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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)
CALL FOR PAPERS, abstracts due 15 June 2024: The Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief: Perspectives from the Global South
(Centre for Religion, Conflict and Globalization, University of Groningen)
EVENT, 12 June 2024 (6PM ET): RFI Open House: Launch of the 2023 Impact Report (Washington, DC, USA)
(Religious Freedom Institute)
International Headlines
Israel’s Knesset advances contentious ultra-Orthodox conscription law
(Al Jazeera)
Israel: How a Palestinian/Jewish village in Israel changed after October 7th (on interfaith dialogue)
(Masha Gessen, The New Yorker)
Israel: Despite Israel’s isolation, large Christian delegation sees nations embrace the Jewish state
(Felice Friedson and Giorgia Valente, The Jerusalem Post)
WCC calls for a permanent ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian access in Gaza
(World Council of Churches)
Sudan: WCC reiterates solidarity with Sudan, lifts up vulnerable people
(World Council of Churches)
Nigeria: ‘They realised their guns weren’t fast enough’
(Jonathan Downing, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Vatican official: Hundreds of millions of Christians ‘face high levels of persecution’
(Andrés Henríquez, Catholic News Agency)
Australia: The government is drafting anti-hate speech laws. Here are 4 things they should include
(Nicole Shackleton, The Conversation)
Pakistan army promotes first Christian woman to brigadier general
(Arshad Mehmood, The Jerusalem Post)
Indonesian court jails comedian for joking about the name Muhammad
(Reuters)
Canada: RCMP official calls for debate on hate speech law after probe of controversial imam ends without charges
(Daniel Leblanc, CBC News)
NZ: Auckland Tibetan Association calls on PM Luxon to raise Tibet during the Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s visit to New Zealand
(Central Tibetan Administration)
Bolivia: Following forced closure of Catholic Teachers College, Bishops sue Bolivian state, take case to international human rights enforcer
(ADF International)
Europe Headlines
United States Headlines
Catholic parish defends religious mission from state officials
(Becket)
Should faith groups have a say in the future of space travel?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Calling faith critical to higher education, educators launch new Commission on Faith-based Universities
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)
New law mandates school release for religious classes, including Satanic Teachings
(Grant Palmer, Fox 25)
Probe launched after Jewish student group omitted from New Jersey high school yearbook
(Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press)
How Wisconsin faith leaders are tending to complex interfaith work
(Phil Haslanger, Interfaith America)
'Pedophile rabbi': UCLA Chabad rabbi assaulted, told to go back to Poland
(Michael Starr, The Jerusalem Post)
Around the web - 11 June 2024
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
State funding of only secular home-school materials upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Maryland Parental Power Summit inspires and educates
(Religious Freedom Institute)
FFRF calls out Texas school district for bible distribution
(Freedom From Religion Foundation)
Congressional leaders form task force to counter Project 2025 and defend democracy
(Jared Huffman, U.S. House of Representatives)
Religious Freedom Week 2024: Called to the Fullness of Dignity
(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
The EEOC’s disdain for religion
(Rachel N. Morrison, National Review)
EEOC’s disdain for religion — Part II
(Rachel N. Morrison, National Review)
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