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Monday, 3 January 2022

China: Online religious services and activities led by foreigners to be banned in China
(Evangelical Focus)

Five predictions for 2022
(Knox Thames)

Religious arbitration: How America’s courts safeguard the First Amendment by defending it
(Michael Shevack, World Religion News)

U.S. military uses religious test against service members to enforce vaccine mandate
(Jay Richards, The Federalist)

Uzbekistan: For tiny Uzbekistan Church, New Year seems more important than Christmas
(La Croix International)

Ethiopian bishops plead for peace as war reaches new turning point
(La Croix International)

Hong Kong: The end of media freedom in Hong Kong?
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Should religion be counted on to improve ‘mental’ health?
(Juan Sanchez Gil, The European Times)

The fallen idol: A Catholic alternative to neoliberalism
(Anthony Annett, Commonweal)

Catholic Relief Services says 2022 will see humanitarian challenges
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Wednesday, 29 December 2021

Archbishop Tutu and the people left in the dust
(Christine M. Venter, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

Tutu’s advocacy for LGBTQ rights did not sway most of Africa
(David Crary, Associated Press)

Archbishop Tutu had strong ties to Catholic Church
(Günther Simmermacher, Catholic News Service)

South Africa: Saki Macozoma shares how anti-apartheid leader Desmond Tutu restored his faith
(Vicky Abraham, Religion Unplugged)

California man sentenced to life followed by 30 years in prison for federal hate crimes Related to 2019 Poway Synagogue shooting and attempted mosque arson
(U.S. Department of Justice)

Trump idolatry has undermined religious faith
(Jennifer Rubin, The Washington Post)

Marjorie Taylor Greene deems Kwanzaa a 'fake religion' in bizarre Twitter attack
(Curtis M. Wong, The Huffington Post)

Nigeria: Fresh concerns for Du Merci children who were forcibly relocated to a rural orphanage
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

West Africa tipped to be persecution 'hotspot' in 2022
(Christian Today)

Israel: Hard-hit by COVID, Israel’s ultra-Orthodox slow to get shots
(Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press)

Suit: Missouri shooting range made Muslim woman remove hijab
(Margaret Stafford, Associated Press)

Indonesia allows boat with 120 Rohingya refugees to land
(Yayan Zamzami, Associated Press)

Undertakers, rabbis join global fight promoting COVID shots
(Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press)

Germany: As omicron spreads, churches welcome German court ruling on triage
(Catholic News Service)

Germany: In eastern Germany, pastors push for shots despite protests
(Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press)

Deposit of nominal damages does not moot student's claim in remand from Supreme Court
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Victory again for Chike: Court ruling keeps govt officials accountable
(Alliance Defending Freedom)

NY governor vetoes bill aimed at preventing Hasidic Hews moving into neighboring town
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

‘Anti-Semitism in disguise’: New York Orthodox groups welcome Hochul’s veto of conservation bill
(Jewish News Syndicate)

Millennials lead shift away from organized religion as pandemic tests Americans’ faith
(Seema Mody, CNBC)

Bulgaria's Ministry of Health and religious communities launch campaign to promote vaccines
(Radio Bulgaria)

Tibet: “Cultural Revolution like crackdown”: China demolished a sky-high Buddha statue and 45 huge prayer wheels in Drakgo, Tibet
(Central Tibetan Administration)

Tibet: NGOs allege violation of religious freedom by Chinese government in Tibet
(Hindustan Times)

From conflict to cooperation: Lessons from the road to Muslim-Jewish partnership
(Ari Gordon, Religion News Service)

How 2021 collapsed the divide between religion and politics
(Jacob Lupfer, Religion News Service)

Islamic-friendly comic book content finds a growing audience
(Joseph Hammond, Religion News Service)

Harry Reid, pugnacious Senate majority leader with deep Jewish ties, dies at 82
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Harry Reid remembered as a fighter, skilled Senate dealmaker
(Laurie Kellman and Ken Ritter, Associated Press)

One of the nation’s most powerful politicians was also a steadfast ‘home teacher’ at church
(Samuel Benson and Hal Boyd, Deseret News)

In new job, the ‘Anthony Fauci of the New York City Council’ aims to fight COVID and antisemitism
(Jacob Kornbluh, Forward)

Russia: Group for protection of Christian values created at State Duma
(Interfax-Religion)

Russia: WHO Regional Office for Europe thanks the Russian Orthodox Church
(The European Times)

Russian Church considers the long-term isolation of criminals no less effective than death penalty
(Interfax-Religion)

Russian govt orders monitoring of violations of citizens' rights along ethnic, religious lines
(Interfax-Religion)

Painting or icon? That big hole in New York Times report on Catholic University controversy
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Five big Catholic news angles that journalists will need to cover during 2022
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)

Switzerland: Artist wants museum to take down paintings over concerns they were stolen in Shoah
(JTA, Jewish News)

IRS stands by decision on Iowa church and the use of hallucinogenic drugs
(Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch)

France closes mosque for radicalism. When will West apply same standard to China?
(Global Times)

Vietnamese police disrupt Christmas celebration of Montagnard Christians
(Radio Free Asia)

India: What is fuelling intolerance in India?
(Al Jazeera)

India: Vandals caught on camera desecrating historic church in India after Christmas prayers
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

India: Christians on edge in India’s Karnataka ruled by Modi’s BJP
(Maitreyee Boruah, Al Jazeera)

In India, calls for Muslim genocide grow louder. Modi’s silence is an endorsement.
(Rana Ayyub, The Washington Post)

Turkey: The religious roots of Turkey’s currency crisis
(Daniel Pipes, The Wall Street Journal)

Revisiting 2021’s top religion stories
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)

Pakistan revamps education at the point of a gun
(James M. Dorsey, Modern Diplomacy)

Jan. 8 Florida religious event seeks to spark nationwide revival, organizers say
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)

Pakistan: Celebrating Christmas in Muslim-majority Pakistan
(Cynthia Sohail, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Ukraine: Architectural restoration: Blueprint for Orthodox-Catholic harmony?
(Andrew Sorokowski, Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Denmark: A former Danish Minister for Immigration is sentenced: A new chapter in the Danish ‘migrants saga’
(Jacques Hartmann, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

UK: Call to protect minority faith women and girls
(Ellen Teague, The Tablet)

Tuesday, 28 December 2021

1st U.S. gay bishop remembers Tutu’s generosity, kindness
(Holly Ramer, Associated Press)

What does it mean to say Jesus was a refugee?
(Shira Telushkin, Religion & Politics: Fit for Polite Company)

Desmond Tutu, anti-apartheid cleric, dies At 90: How religious and world leaders remembered him
(Clemente Lisi, Religion Unplugged)

Bishop Tutu, God & democracy
(Mark Tooley, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)

US Catholic clergy shortage eased by recruits from Africa
(Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Associated Press)

In abortion rights debate, Biden doesn’t often use the word
(Colleen Long and Zeke Miller, Associated Press)

Men are at war with God
(Mary Eberstadt, First Things)

Tom Gutherz: Rabbi fighting the Far Right
(Arno Rosenfeld, Forward)

UK UNCLOS inquiry: Is UNCLOS fit for protecting human rights at sea? A comment
(Elizabeth Mavropoulou, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Plug-In: Best religion-news writing of 2021, as volunteered by scribes coast to coast
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

UK: The Guardian view on the Queen’s jubilee: time to face change
(The Guardian)

Australia: Coalition’s religious discrimination bill sends ‘dangerous signal’, Muslim groups say
(Daniel Hurst, The Guardian)

UAE issues first civil marriage licence for non-Muslim couple
(Al Jazeera)

India: Dalits who converted to Buddhism oppose Bill
(Sathish G.T., The Hindu)

India: 'Obsession with religious identity leaves me cold': Remembering Indo-Fijian historian Brij Lal
(Mary-Rose Abraham and Gayathri Vaidyanathan, The Wire)

India blocks foreign funds for Mother Teresa’s charity
(Krutika Pathi, Associated Press)

Christmas arrives in Saudi Arabia as kingdom plays catch-up in religious soft power rivalry
(James M. Dorsey, Modern Diplomacy)

Vietnam: Grappling with ethnoreligious politics and positionalities in Vietnam
(Seb Rumsby, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)

Vietnamese police arrest followers of religious group during founder’s funeral
(Radio Free Asia)

Middle East: Faith, not numbers is future of Christians in the Middle East
(La Croix International)

Iraqi Christians worship at a church in Baghdad in the run-up to #Christmas
(Twitter, Government of Iraq)

Iran Christian prisoners get rare 10-day holiday leave
(AFP, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Myanmar: Prayer mount in Chin State seized by the junta
(International Christian Concern)

Myanmar Coup: Military regime seeks to weaponize religion
(Billy Ford and Zarchi Oo, The United States Institute of Peace)

UK: She’s behind you! Debut Muslim panto sweeps Britain
(Sarah Glubb, Arab News)

Syria: Kurdish leaders say poverty ‘biggest threat’ as it drives Syrians into arms of Islamic State
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor)

Japan: First female Bishop in Japan and South East Asia elected
(Anglican communion News Service)

Zambia: Increase in monetary policy rate may worsen living conditions, cautions JCTR
(Cisa News Africa)

UK: A year in rights: 2021
(Hannah Shewan Stevens, Each Other)

Russia is playing with fire in the Balkans
(Ivana Stradner, Foreign Affairs)

Pakistan: How Islamist fundamentalists get away with murder in Pakistan
(Kunwar Khuldune Shahid, Foreign Policy)

Ireland: Still no room at the inn (not a welcoming environment for Jews)
(Lawrence A. Franklin, Gatestone Institute)

Abortion, vaccines and religious freedom: Top health law decisions of 2021
(Brendan Pierson, Reuters)

IRD’s Top 10 in 2021
(Jeffrey Walton, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)

Turkey report details human rights violations
(International Christian Concern)

The power of belief in conspiracy theories
(Susannah Crockford, The University of Chicago Divinity School)

Nigeria: Involve men in preventing gender-based violence, women church leaders in Nigeria recommend
(World Council of Churches)

Nigerian churches train women and girls on human rights
(Fredrick Nzwili, World Council of Churches)

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