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Wednesday, 26 May 2021

Report says UK Conservatives seen as insensitive to Muslims
(Associated Press)

Glendale approves law providing LGBTQ anti-bias protections
(Associated Press)

Navy sailors sue for right to wear religiously mandated beards
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

From here to Utopia: What religion can teach the Left
(David Albertson and Jason Blakely, Commonweal)

English bishop warns assisted suicide could become law with new bill
(Catholic News Service)

What government officials get wrong about religion
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)

Faith and hope in Hong Kong
(David Mulroney, First Things)

Suit seeks to limit anti-Muslim speech on Facebook but roots of Islamophobia run far deeper
(Caleb Elfenbein, The Conversation)

Buddhist justice versus American justice
(Tara Mulay and Tuere Sala, The Buddhist Review, Tricycle)

Jehovah's Witnesses punished harshly by courts in Khakassia
(IAKhakasia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

The court sent one more of Jehovah's Witnesses behind bars. Rustam Seidkuliev was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for talking about the Bible
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia)

Russia: FECRIS says the persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses is propaganda
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Court sorts out sentences for Jehovah's Witnesses
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Another trial by media: In defense of Mother Teresa and why she is a saint, not a 'cult leader'
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)

Are religious and culturally conservative groups silenced on the Internet?
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

COVID-19 legislation and guidance: update to 29 May
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

US millennials seem likely to seek non-Bible world; believe in horoscopes rather than God: Survey
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Jewish leaders meet two deputy London mayors to address rise in antisemitism
(Lee Harpin, Jewish News)

After SCOTUS' 'Guadalupe' ruling, religion and law collide over fired unwed, pregnant teacher
(Charles Toutant, Law.com)

Modi’s religious nationalism hurts India’s Hindus, too
(Sunita Viswanath, Foreign Policy)

Religious Americans are less likely to endorse legal marijuana for recreational use
(Stephanie Kramer, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

Biden, abortion, and the temptations of status: Biblical lessons from another “Ordinary Joe”
(Robert F. Cochran Jr., Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)

Christians flee Myanmar to take refuge in India
(Nirendra Dev, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Algeria: Historic church building returned to the EPA
(Middle East Concern)

Are members of a voluntary association bound in contract? Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church of Canada
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Canadian Supreme Court refuses to invalidate Archbishop's expulsion of church members
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

No contract formed between church and expelled members: Supreme Court of Canada
(Aidan Macnab, Law Times)

French, Canadian, Israeli, UN officials demand justice for Sarah Halimi as world anti-Semitism raging
(David Israel, Jewish Press)

Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience to open in New Orleans with rooms full of 'meaning and memory'
(John Pope, Times Picayune)

Quebec Superior Court decision moves Quebec closer toward anti-religious society
(Susan Ponting, Context Beyond the Headlines)

Germany: FECRIS sentenced for slanderous statements about JWs
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

House of One: Berlin lays cornerstone for a place for religious understanding
(Christoph Strack, Deutsche Welle)

Migration a hot topic for Italy’s bishops as more bodies wash up in Libya
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Is it safe to sing at church yet? Depends who you ask.
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Monday, 24 May 2021

WEBINAR, 24 May 2021 (3PM ET): USCIRF Conversation: Update on Religious Freedom Progress in Sudan
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Religion a key topic for many millennial moms during pandemic
(Joseph Hammond, Religion News Service)

Democracy after God
(Tobias Cremer, Breaking Ground)

Lithuanian parliament latest to call China's treatment of Uyghurs 'genocide'
(Andrius Sytas, Reuters)

The Weekly Round-up: Criminal justice scandals and ‘prison-like’ hotels for victims of modern slavery
(Hugo Murphy, UK Human Rights Blog)

Court of Appeal holds modern slavery conclusive grounds decisions are NOT admissible as expert evidence
(Samuel March, UK Human Rights Blog)

The Weekly Round-Up: The Queen’s Speech and Gendered Violence
(Alethea Redfern, UK Human Rights Blog)

Lessons from the Muslim situation in France
(Alexander Riley, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)

Rajapaksa steps up Sri Lanka’s anti-Muslim measures
(East Asia Forum)

How significant is Pentecost for Christians?
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

‘Hope in the Holy Land’: New film helps Christians understand Israeli-Palestinian conflict
(Emily Wood, The Christian Post)

‘Not suitable for living’: Gaza's Christian population dwindles amid Hamas rule, job struggles
(Rami Dabbas, The Christian Post)

Jews and Muslims find common ground in German city
(Oliver Pieper, Deutsche Welle)

Jewish man reports assault with slur in Germany’s capital
(Associated Press)

German court upholds ban on prayer vigils near Planned Parenthood-affiliated abortion organization
(Emily Wood, The Christian Post)

China arrests Vatican-approved bishop, priests, seminarians
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Asia, the hub of modern slavery
(Rock Ronald Rozario, Union of Catholic Asian News)

US condemns Erdogan remarks toward Israel as anti-Semitic
(Diego Cupolo, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Israeli police escort Jews to flashpoint Jerusalem site
(Joseph Krauss, Associated Press)

Synagogue attacks and slurs: Jewish community rocked by rise in anti-Semitism amid Israel-Gaza fighting
(Jemima McEvoy, Forbes)

Debate over Israel-Palestine violence highlights shifting political and religious alliances
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

Jewish camp for adults attracts a growing set of young people more ‘ish’ than ‘Jew’
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Polygamy, peyote, and foster care: America’s fraught relationship with religious liberty
(Nicholas Ripley, Jurist)

Biden Administration promotes LGBTQI rights in foreign policy, threatening international religious freedom: Opinion
(Grace Melton, The Heritage Foundation)

Biden to skip Notre Dame commencement amid backlash over abortion stance
(Lawrence Richard, The Denver Gazette)

Religious leaders who challenged legitimacy of church closures in Scotland entitled to expenses increase
(Scottish Legal News)

NGOs submit petition to rights body over persecution of Christians in Turkey
(Ahval)

Islamic radicals kill 15 Christians in attack on baptism celebration in Burkina Faso
(Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post)

Suit against Chicago schools over transcendental meditation program can move ahead in part
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Articles of interest - 24 May 2021
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Iowa Supreme Court dismisses fiduciary and defamation claims against church and pastors
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Another church seeks emergency injunction against COVID limits from Supreme Court
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Maine church seeks emergency relief from SCOTUS
(Liberty Counsel)

Opening of court sessions with prayer violates Establishment Clause
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

FFRF wins lawsuit against praying Texas judge
(Freedom From Religion Foundation)

Just a Bill: Religious freedom consensus rarely voted into law
(Jayson Casper, Christianity Today)

WEBINAR, 3 June 2021 (1PM ET): The Role of Faith ERGs and Faith Communities in Advancing Health
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

COVID-19 and religious freedom: Some comparative perspectives
(Javier Martínez-Torrón, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

Photos of the week: Buddha’s birthday; vaccine drives
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

Something more than luck (on division and unity)
(James Christie, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

Two weeks in review, 10 – 23 May 2021
(Gail Lythgoe, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Prisoner whose beard was forcibly shaved seeks investigation
(Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press)

NYC mayor says antisemitic attackers ‘will be prosecuted’
(Associated Press)

Romania’s biggest Catholic service offers faith, vaccines
(Stephen McGrath and Andreea Alexandru, Associated Press)

UNESCO exhibit in Venice focuses on rebuilding Mosul sites
(Colleen Barry, Associated Press)

Another monumental Christ statue being built in Brazil
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

When it comes to pot, most pastors are out of step with the communities they serve
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)

Pakistan: Government attempts to 'Islamize' mainstream curriculum
(S. Khan, Deutsche Welle)

The decline of Christianity in Pakistan
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Pension discrimination could cost Muslim Brits $18bn
(Arab News)

British Jews fear antisemitism has risen to unprecedented heights after Gaza protests
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Law and religion round-up – 23rd May
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Cuomo orders state police to increase patrols around synagogues amid spike in anti-Semitic crimes
(Brittany Bernstein, National Review)

Now progressives are whitewashing anti-Semitic attacks
(David Harsanyi, National Review)

My fellow Hindus sued me for raising alarms about Hindu supremacy
(Sunita Viswanath, Religion News Service Opinion)

'God Bless the USA Bible' creates 'toxic mix,' say critics who call it a 'Trump Bible'
(Mark A. Kellner, Washington Times)

Russian Orthodox leader repeats Moscow's rejection of Ukrainian church
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Protestants' request to assign church building to them turned down (Russia)
(Fontanka, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Putin notes Patriarch Kirill's contribution to strengthening traditional values in congratulatory telegram
(Interfax-Religion)

Russian Foreign Ministry rejects USA accusations of non-observing religious freedom
(Interfax-Religion)

“Net zero”, church heating, and the consistory courts
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Christians celebrate Pentecost worldwide as Pope Francis calls for their unity and rejection of ideologies
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Pope prays for China, Congo, appeals for peace in Colombia
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Freedom of religion or freedom for religion?
(Haldun Gülalp, Open Democracy)

Healing Muslim-Christian relations in the United States
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Catholic social teaching and Islamophobia (Responding to: Healing Muslim-Christian relations in the United States)
(Jordan Denari Duffner, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

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