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Events Headlines
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)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 18 June 2024 (9AM ET): Religious freedom and integral human development: a new global platform
(Atlantic Council)
EVENT, 14 June 2024 (12PM ET): From the Garden to Government: What does Creation have to do with Politics? (Washington, DC, USA)
(Vincent Bacote, Faith & Law)
WEBINAR, 7 June 2024 (11AM ET): Addressing Polarisation through Interfaith Dialogue
(United Religions Initiative)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 5 June 2024 (9:30AM ET): Harmony in Diversity - "Latter-day Saints"
(Francesco Di Lillo and Ryan Koch, European Union and United Nations Offices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
EVENT, 5 June 2024 (18:00 CET): Governmental responsibility and personal ethos (Brussels, Belgium)
(COMECE, the Chapel for Europe and Europäischen Zukunftsgesprächen)
International Headlines
Mexico: Elections in Mexico: Freedom of religion or belief remains an unaddressed issue
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Mexico: Claudia Sheinbaum to be Mexico’s first woman, Jewish president
(Jewish News Syndicate)
Argentina: President Milei’s surprising devotion to Judaism and Israel provokes tension in Argentina and beyond
(Isabel Debre and Almudena Calatrava, Associated Press)
Israel: Yeshiva representative to High Court: Draft of Haredi men would violate freedom of religion
(Jeremy Sharon, The Times of Israel)
Lag B’Omer pilgrimage to Tunisian synagogue chilled by Gaza war
(David I. Klein, Religion News Service)
India: USCIRF Annual Report 2024: A deep dive into religious freedom in India - OpEd
(Humma Rehman Qureshi, Eurasia Review)
Indonesian environmentalists slam law allowing religious groups to manage mining areas
(Arie Firdaus, Benar News)
The Case for Banning Cousin Marriage
(Patrick S Nash, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion)
Barbados: Anglican Church intends to help Barbados seek reparations
(YouTube Video, Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation)
Pakistan: Church leader demands protection of minorities, their rights
(The Nation)
Pakistan: A Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy and attacked by a mob has died of injuries
(Babar Dogar, Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 3 June 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Interfaith, multiculturalism and sustainable development
(Karma Salloum, Eurasia Review)
China: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest May 16-31
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Vietnam: Thich Minh Tue, the Vietnamese Buddhist monk who walks barefoot for faith and (religious) freedom
(Asia News)
Uganda: Religious freedom advocates collect signatures to block RFOs proposed policy
(Jeff Andrew Lule, New Vision)
Europe Headlines
United States Headlines
Christian sues in California over public pride flags
(Andrew Stanton, Newsweek)
Latinos play an important role in environmental movement, Georgetown panel says
(Aleja Hertzler-McCain, Religion News Service)
For many American Jews protesting for Palestinians, activism is a journey rooted in their Jewish values
(Atalia Omer, The Conversation)
Liberalism's identity irresolution
(Timothy Gutmann, Sightings, The University of Chicago Divinity School)
Faith-based groups that assist migrants become targets of extremists
(Miriam Jordan, The New York Times)
These three anti-Zionists were just ordained as rabbis
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
What is religious literacy?
(Freedom Forum)
California city orders police & fire chaplains to stop praying ‘in Jesus’ name’
(First Liberty)
Obstructing police clearing abortion clinic demonstrators not protected as free exercise
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Civil court must accept disciplinary actions by hierarchical church's parent body
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
States must stop punishing religious organizations for serving everyone
(Nathan Berkeley, Religious Freedom Institute)
Billions in taxpayer dollars now go to religious schools via vouchers
(Laura Meckler and Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Religious liberty legal clinic files Supreme Court and 9th Circuit briefs
(Carrie Hilger, University of St. Thomas)
Christian lifeguard sues L.A. County Fire Department for religious discrimination over forced raising of pride flag
(Thomas More Society)
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