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Events Headlines
WEBINAR, 26 April 2024 (4PM CEST): Strengthening Families: A Cornerstone of Sustainable Societies. Episode 3: Families and Freedom of Religion or Belief
(David Dollahite, Marcela Szymanski, William Duncan, Alessandro Calcagno, European Union & International Affairs Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Sutherland Institute)
EVENT, 18 April 2024 (1PM - 6PM PDT): Finding Common Ground: Protecting Freedom of Religion and Human Dignity (Las Vegas, NV, USA)
(Las Vegas Alliance for Religious Freedom and Human Dignity)
EVENT, 18 April 2024 (6PM EDT): 3rd Annual Freedom of Religion Roundtable (Kennesaw, GA, USA)
(Paul Murray, Hannah Clayson Smith, Barry Loudermilk, David Wilkerson, Alexandria Shuval-Weiner, Kemal Korucu, John H. Vaughn)
EVENT, 17-18 April 2024: Faith & Life Lecture Series (Berea, OH, USA)
(Baldwin Wallace University)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 17 April 2024 (9:30AM ET): Harmony in Diversity - "Hinduism" with Gopal D. Patel
(European Union and United Nations Offices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
EVENT, 17 April 2024 (2:30PM ET): ISGRJ Race and Religion Lecture Series: Global Circuits of Difference (Newark, NJ USA)
(Mbaye Lo, Rutgers University)
HYBRID EVENT, 17 April 2024 (1PM ET): Empowering Youth in Catalyzing Faith-inspired Approaches to SDGs 16 and 17 in the Climate Change Agenda
(Religions for Peace; Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF); International Islamic Fiqh Academy)
EVENT, 23 April 2024 (5:45PM ET): Public Interest Piety: Unpacking the Role of Religion in 2024’s Fraught Politics (Cambridge, MA, USA)
(Adam Philips, Asma Uddin, Justin Giboney, Harvard Law School)
International Headlines
Faith in Law, Law in Faith: Reflecting and Building on the Work of John Witte, Jr.
(Edited by Rafael Domingo, Gary S. Hauk, and Timothy P. Jackson, Brill)
Australia: Religious freedom and the NSW Conversion Practices Ban Act 2024
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Australia: Horrified worshippers watch online and in person as a bishop is stabbed at a church in Sydney
(Mark Baker and Rod McGuirk, Associated Press)
India: The end of secular India: Modi’s quest to entrench Hindu nationalism
(Hartosh Singh Bal, Foreign Affairs)
Global Interfaith Monitor 22
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Colombia: Churches play a key role as Colombia emerges from conflict, say peace envoys
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
2024 multi-faith high-level forum keynote addresses
(YouTube Video, Religions for Peace)
Bahrain's King pardons more than 1,500 prisoners for Eid Al Fitr
(The National)
Ghana's ruling party candidate opposes LGBTQ+ practices
(BBC News)
Articles of interest - 15 April 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Nepal: Christian groups oppose Nepal’s ‘curbs’ on religious activities
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Nigeria: Ten years since the abduction of the Chibok Girls, the Nigerian government must finally protect vulnerable communities
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Fostering spirituality: Four levels of freedom of religion or belief
(Hans Noot, Bitter Winter)
Japan: A conference discusses the religious liberty crisis in Japan and internationally
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
IIOK: Restrictions on religious freedom in Occupied Kashmir condemnable: Raza
(Pakistan Observer)
Legal Journal Number 6 (20): April (Spanish)
(Observatorio de Libertad Religiosa de América Latina y El Caribe)
Europe Headlines
Vatican complains after French court rules in favor of nun dismissed from religious order
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Allouche v. France (Respect for private life; Authorities failed to take into account the antisemitic aspect of the case)
(The European Court of Human Rights)
Inaction over antisemitic threats and Article 8 ECHR: Allouche
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Against Senate’s opposition, France passes new anti-cult law
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Russia: Archbishop fined for criticising Russia's war in Ukraine
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
CEC-UCCRO joint statement calls for just and lasting peace in Ukraine
(Conference of European Churches)
Estonia: The Russian Orthodox Church to be declared a terrorist organization?
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Law and religion roundup – 14th April
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
‘Prejudice, Islamophobia’: Free speech fears as UK redefines extremism
(Aina Khan, Al Jazeera)
Islamophobic offenses in Germany doubled in 2023: Report
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
The losing battle against Greece's tumbling birthrate
(Reporting and writing by Karolina Tagaris, Reuters)
United States Headlines
The true cost of the churchgoing bust
(Derek Thompson, The Atlantic)
Analysis: Abortion, like gun control, is now subject to minority whim
(Philip Bump, The Washington Post)
Around the web - 15 April 2024
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Legal Spirits 059: Daniel McCarthy on “the Other Nones” (podcast)
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Darling, Land join Ukrainian Baptist leaders in letter to House Speaker
(Scott Barkley, Baptist Press)
Louisiana Supreme Court: Revival of barred sex abuse claims violates priest's rights under state constitution
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
The truth about Fulton’s impact on religious freedom
(Daniel Benson, National Review)
Bliss chaplains hold first Religious Leader Symposium
(David Poe, Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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