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EVENT, 20 June 2024: Religious Freedom Annual Review: Becoming Peacemakers Through Supporting Religious Freedom and Pluralism (Provo, UT, USA)
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)
HYBRID EVENT, 31 May 2024 (8:30AM CT): 10th Annual Law and Religious Freedom Conference (Kansas City, MO, USA)
(University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law)
EVENT, 21-22 May 2024: "Dare to Overcome" National Faith@Work ERG Conference (Washington, DC, USA)
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 21 May 2024 (12PM ET): Welcoming the Refugee: Religious Norms for Humanitarian Aid in Troubled Times
(Ruben Garcia, David Hollenbach, Cynthia Juárez Lange, Mario Marazziti, Katherine Marshall, Ruth Messinger, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
EVENT, 16 May 2024 (16:00 AEST): Law and Politics of Religious Fraud Regulation: Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong (ACT, Australia)
(Jianlin Chen, Australian National University)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 14 May 2024 (9:30AM ET): Harmony in Diversity - "Bahá'í Faith" with Rachel Bayani
(European Union and United Nations Offices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 13 May 2024 (3:30 PM CEST): UDHR Beyond 75, Ep. 1: Global Education Initiatives
(Katherine Cash, David Kirkham, Eleonora Mura, European Union & International Affairs Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
International Headlines
Saudi Arabia announces stringent penalties for unauthorised Hajj pilgrims
(Gulf News)
Bangladesh: 63 individuals to attend Hajj at government expense
(RTV News)
New book: How Islam Rules in Iran: Theology and Theocracy in the Islamic Republic
(Mehran Kamrava, Cambridge University Press)
India says Canada yet to provide evidence of its involvement in the killing of a separatist leader
(Ashok Sharma, Associated Press)
India: Reflections on my beloved India in an election year
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Dominican Republic: Ahead of general elections, Church releases list of endorsed candidates in Dominican Republic
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
S Korean Church told to lead youth toward unification with North Korea
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Kenya: “We need to locate the chains of corruption in order to break them,” declare faith leaders and experts at LCMC Conference
(Wesley Omondi, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Vietnam rejects unobjective judgements in US report on int’l religious freedom
(Vietnam Plus)
South Africa: Ramaphosa signs bill barring hate crimes, hate speech into law
(Sunday World)
Regime change and religious discrimination after the Arab uprisings (podcast)
(Jason Klocek, Religious Freedom Institute)
Haiti: Shunned for centuries, Vodou grows powerful as Haitians seek solace from unrelenting gang violence
(Dánica Coto, Associated Press)
Pope Francis condemns ‘act of blind hatred’ in Eastern Congo
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Mozambique's president says northern town under Islamist attack
(Reuters)
Ghana: My government will support churches – Bawumia assures Clergy
(Modern Ghana)
Europe Headlines
United States Headlines
Opinion: Doe, et al. v. Board of Regents of the University of Colorado, et al.
(Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals)
Iowa Catholic bishops address new law affecting immigrants
(Diocese of Des Moines)
Religion is being misused to divide America
(William J. Barber II, Newsweek)
Federal court rules University of Colorado vaccine policies “motivated by religious animus”
(Thomas More Society)
Boy Scouts' more inclusionary rebranding leaves one group feeling slighted
(Aila Slisco, Newsweek)
Religious exemptions and abortion: Religious permission is not enough
(Nathan Berkeley, Religious Freedom Institute)
Religious discrimination claim for denial of personal leave moves ahead
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Amid surge of campus protests, chaplains find reason for hope in their students
(Elizabeth E. Evans, Religion News Service)
California’s anti-Jewish education law needs to be thrown out
(Michael Helfand and Maury Litwack, The Hill)
Medicine doesn’t just have ‘conscientious objectors’ − there are ‘conscientious providers,’ too
(Raymond G. De Vries, The Conversation)
Christian students ask DC court to uphold religious freedom on campus
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Debate: Islam and the State (podcast)
(Yasir Qadhi and Mustafa Akyol, Acton Institute)
S5, Ep. 28: Conscience protections in SCOTUS abortion cases (podcast)
(Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Are politics replacing religion in American life?
(Perry Bacon Jr., Kate Cohen and Shadi Hamid, The Washington Post)
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