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Monday, 8 November 2021

Ecclesiastical court judgments – October (II)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

French bishops agree to compensate sex abuse victims
(Associated Press)

Pakistan lifts ban on radical party behind anti-France rally
(Munir Ahmed, Associated Press)

Abu Dhabi issues law on divorce, inheritance for non-Muslims
(Associated Press)

Poles protest strict abortion law after pregnant woman dies
(Associated Press)

Ministerial exception doctrine requires dismissal of priest's interference with contract claim
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Articles of interest - 8 November 2021
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Religious equality in employment: Where is Europe heading to?
(Santiago Cañamares Arribas, The European Times)

Pope decries Ethiopia’s humanitarian crisis, urges dialogue
(Associated Press)

‘Liturgy for Planetary Crisis’ Episcopal COP26 worship service highlights Native land stewardship
(Egan Millard, Episcopal News Service)

Most Church leaders boycott ‘fake’ election in Nicaragua
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Church seeks new ways to combat violence on Brazil-Paraguay border
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Planned Parenthood fundraiser to go ahead on campus of Catholic university
(John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

CELAM looks to explain ‘politics is a way of living the Christian faith’
(David Agren, Catholic News Service)

America’s youth are religious. They’re spiritual. But they don’t trust institutions
(Mya Jaradat, Deseret News)

China increases surveillance of pastors, tests loyalty to communist party
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Malaysian state criminalizes proselytizing, Christian conversions; violators face jail and canings
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

A German tabloid called me antisemitic. It cost me my job. Now, it’s my turn to speak
(Nemi El-Hassan, Forward)

Churches worldwide unite in prayer for 340 million Christians persecuted for their faith in Christ
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Truth, justice and the torturing of tolerance
(Karen Swallow Prior, Religion News Service)

Is there room for a religious left?
(John Avlon, CNN)

Asian churches urged to have innovative pastors
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

International Christian persecution: Remembering the mistreated
(Lela Gilbert, National Religious Broadcasters)

India hunts 'fake news' spreaders after anti-Muslim attacks
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

The wars within Islam are not over
(Philip Zelikow, Foreign Affairs)

Russia: Civil rights committee takes stand for Jehovah's Witnesses
(Credo.Press, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

The Most Reluctant Convert depicts CS Lewis dragging his feet to Christianity
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Did the Biden Administration retreat on religious liberty to spite Trump?
(Nathan Lewin, Newsweek)

Bishops seek answers in vandalism of churches and Catholic symbols
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)

Indian Catholics hope a papal visit will halt anti-Christian persecution
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)

European diversity campaign celebrating Hijab ended after French backlash
(Joseph Hammond, Religion News Service)

In Crimea, Jehovah's Witnesses jailed for extremism, sent to Russian labor camps
(Felix Corley, Religion Unplugged)

Religious news from around the web - November 8, 2021
(World Religion News)

Israel: Coalition chiefs vow to advance religion and state reforms, enraging opposition
(The Times of Israel)

Religious organizations are not agents for federal mandates
(Ryan Tucker, National Review)

South Asia replaces Middle East as epicentre of Muslim religious ultra-conservatism – analysis
(James M. Dorsey, Eurasia Review)

Brazil court upholds ban on missionaries trying to contact isolated Indigenous
(Fernanda Wenzel, Mongabay)

In Brazil, law requiring African history in schools turns 18—how has it been implemented?
(Euro Mascarenhas Filho, Rio On Watch)

Chicago officials are right to encourage COVID vaccinations – but sponsoring an official prayer day isn’t the way to do it.
(Rob Boston, Americans United for Separation of Church and State)

Americans United applauds Biden Administration for rescinding Trump-era rule that expanded religion-based discrimination by federal contractors
(Americans United for Separation of Church and State)

Vice President Kamala Harris headlines antisemitism conference
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Sunday, 7 November 2021

EVENT, 5-7 November 2021: Global FoRB Action Summit 2021
(21Wilberforce)

Saturday, 6 November 2021

ONLINE EVENT, 6 November 2021: Politics and Religion: A Symposium
(Sector for Cultural Dialogue Team, Portsmouth Catholic Diocese)

Friday, 5 November 2021

Supreme Court to hear oral argument on clergy access for the condemned
(Becket: Press Release)

Supreme Court to hear case on FBI's surveillance of Muslims
(Rowaida Abdelaziz, Huffington Post)

International Law: System or Set?
(Adil Ahmad Haque, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

The UN HRC recognizes the right to a healthy environment and appoints a new Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change. What does it all mean?
(Annalisa Savaresi, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Introducing David Lefkowitz’s Philosophy and International Law
(Andreas Follesdal and Steven R. Ratner, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Efforts being made to create conditions for papal visit to N. Korea
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Atlanta-area Episcopalians, Ismaili Muslims forge relationship through community service
(Shireen Korkzan, Episcopal News Service)

Myanmar religious groups say they face persecution
(Tommy Walker, Voice of America)

USCIRF releases new report on Burma
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

West needs to stop seeing Afghan women as in need of ‘saving’
(Hind Elhinnawy, Asia Times)

AP PHOTOS: Diwali marked in Asia with celebrations, prayers
(Associated Press)

Nebraska AG finds 258 victims of Catholic church sex abuse
(Grant Schulte, Associated Press)

Greek Church urges faithful to get vaccinated as cases spike
(Associated Press)

Appeals court agrees city can’t ban Catholic group’s rally
(Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press)

Ahead of Nov. 7 vote, Nicaraguan bishops say ‘meaning of democracy is lost’
(Ines San Martin, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Nicaragua’s Ortega seeks 4th straight term with foes in jail
(Associated Press)

Lawsuit: Anti-Muslim prejudice prompted city to block mosque
(Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press)

Foundation sues Virginia AG Mark Herring, challenges new Virginia statute
(Parental Rights Foundation)

ACLU, ACLU-MS and Simpson Thacher file federal lawsuit against Mississippi city for discriminating against proposed mosque
(ACLU of Mississippi)

Romania: An anti-vax sermon by the bishop of Giurgiu led to an investigation against him
(The European Times)

India hosts international conference “The Spread of Buddhist Thought”
(Shyamal Sinha, The European Times)

Afghan girls, faraway relatives worry over dreams disrupted
(Mariam Fam and Noreen Nasir, Religion News Service)

While most media ignore religious persecution, Al Jazeera devotes space and time to it
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

Estonian pastor assumes role as Lutheran World Federation's first female leader
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Israeli police protect women’s prayer group from ultra-Orthodox protesters
(Roxanne Stone, Religion News Service)

Israel: Religious reform: Government coalition members weigh in
(David Breakstone, Jerusalem Post)

Israel demolishes Muslim cemetery near Al Aqsa Mosque to build park
(Ahmad Melhem, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Israelis are inspired by British Jews’ unity and resolve
(Naftali Bennett, Jewish News)

Why Jewish ritual slaughter bans are unnecessary — and harmful to Jewish life
(Avi Shafran, Religion News Service)

Justice Department reaches agreement resolving investigation of religious practice policies and procedures within Michigan Department of Corrections
(U.S. Department of Justice)

How should Christians respond to the Victorian government’s hostility to religious faith?
(Patrick Parkinson, ABC News Australia)

Bangladesh’s religious minorities are under attack
(The Economist)

Business and religion in the metaverse
(Andrés Ortega Klein, European Council on Foreign Relations)

COVID and the malaise of human rights
(David McGrogan, Law & Liberty)

West African bishops launch "online pilgrimage" for justice
(Guy Aimé Eblotié, La Croix International)

In Southern Thailand, two KAICIID fellows find friendship, seek peace
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

China jails 600 Christian cult members amid crackdown
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Cardinal Coutts celebrates Diwali in Pakistan temple
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Sri Lanka: Bishops oppose 'one country, one law'
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

COP26 event urges partnership between religious, Indigenous leaders to save planet
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

US Muslims gave more to charity than other Americans in 2020
(Shariq Siddiqui and Rafeel Wasif, The Conversation)

LGBT migrants in South Africa: religion can be a blessing, and a curse
(John Marnell, The Conversation)

How religion helped African migrants during a risky Atlantic crossing
(Nicolas Parent, The Conversation)

Religious organizations ask federal courts to block Biden’s vaccine mandate
(Mark A. Kellner, Washington Times)

Pioneer of faith-based feminism and WWII priest to be beatified in April
(Catholic News Agency)

USCIRF releases factsheet reiterating its recommendations for State Department CPC and SWL designations
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

New report details experience of Christians detained in North Korea
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)

Slovenian EU Presidency: European church delegation meets with Prime Minister Janez Janša
(Conference of European Churches)

Egyptian female religious chanters break gender barrier
(Maryam Raafat, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Cuba: All Party Parliamentary Group condemns targeting of religious leaders following nationwide protests
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

Call to prayer for Eastern Ukraine
(Thomas Bucher, Evangelical Focus)

Egyptians want preacher who justified violence against women stopped
(Hagar Hosny, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

4th Circuit: Denial of church's application for water and sewer plan amendment violated RLUIPA
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

First ever Scientology arbitration award upheld by 11th Circuit
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Iran's female soccer fans still can't attend games
(Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Iran lashes out at UN's latest report on human rights violations
(Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Islamic State attack sparks sectarian bloodletting in Iraq’s Diyala
(Shelly Kittleson, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

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