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Wednesday, 15 February 2023

Religious freedom bill vetoed 7 years ago, Ga. lawmakers looking to try again
(Richard Elliot, WSB-TV)

Pakistan’s outcasts and their ordeals
(Faisal C K, The New Indian Express)

As faith falters, global Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast becomes a movement
(Felice Friedson/The Media Line, The Jerusalem Post)

Zimbabwe: Strict regulations for faith, traditional healers
(Mukudzei Chingwere, The Herald)

Justice Department secures settlement in religious discrimination suit against Lansing, Michigan
(U.S. Department of Justice)

ACC discusses ‘good differentiation’ amid divisions in Anglican Communion on human sexuality
(David Paulsen, Episcopal News Service)

More Americans see bipartisan common ground on foreign policy than on abortion, other issues
(Amina Dunn, Pew Research Center)

Muslim claims Southwest Airlines fired him from BWI job over religious request
(Mark Kellner, The Washington Times)

Tuesday, 14 February 2023

EVENT, 11-14 February 2023: Youth Peacebuilding: Interfaith Dialogue from Theory to Practice
(Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue (DICID) and A Common Word Among the Youth (ACWAY))

WEBINAR, 14 February 2023 (9AM ET): Women of Faith Peacebuilders
(International Center for Religion & Diplomacy)

Indonesian minister against closing church under harsh fiat
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) and The Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE))

Monday, 13 February 2023

FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT, deadline 13 February 2023: DRL FY22 IRF Empower Youth Leaders to Advance Religious Tolerance in Nigeria
(U.S. Department of State)

Egypt’s Coptic Christians outraged at government's mishandling of adoption case
(Shahira Amin, Al-Monitor)

Iran: #Place2Worship campaigner released after nearly five years in prison
(Article 18)

At UN event, American Jewish Committee CEO Ted Deutch urges UN to do more to call out antisemitism
(American Jewish Committee)

Lebanon's once-thriving Christian population dwindling as country approaches collapse
(Brady Knox, Washington Examiner)

An interview with Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt
(Robert Siegel, Moment Magazine)

Biden faces pressure to help Nigerian Christians
(Susan Crabtree, Real Clear Politics)

Around the web - 13 February 2023
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)

First Annual Faith & Belief @ Work MBA case competition
(Brian Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

New book: Religious Speech and the Quest for Freedoms in the Anglo-American World
(Wendell Bird, Cambridge University Press)

Majority of Canadians opposes MAiD for mental illness
(Cardus)

The forgotten urgency of religious liberty
(Mike Berry, World)

How Russia's FSB embraced religion in the face of a baffling war
(Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, The Moscow Times)

Russia: In the shadow of the war, what is next for the Russians?
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Is Russia’s invasion of Ukraine still a religious war?
(Lucian N. Leustean, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)

Religion Watch, Volume 38 No. 3
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

Bishops around the world condemn unjust persecution of the Church in Nicaragua
(Felipe Herrera-Espaliat, Vatican News)

Religious freedom violations more than double in Cuba in one year
(Ken Camp, The Baptist Paper)

Uganda: Fight same-sex marriage head-on, Kaziimba tells MPs
(Simon Peter Emwamu, Monitor)

Kenya seeks divine help to end crippling, ongoing drought
(Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press)

Priest killed in Mexico, threats force concert to cancel
(Associated Press)

Articles of interest - 13 February 2023
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Germany sees shortage of graves for Muslim immigrants
(Christoph Strack, Deutsche Welle)

In first, Polish priest sentenced on charges of spreading antisemitic hate speech
(David I. Klein, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Belarus: Lukashenka’s crusade against the Roman Catholic Church
(Camilla Gironi, New Eastern Europe)

Daesh kills 11, kidnaps 64 near Syria's Palmyra: SOHR
(Middle East Monitor)

Al-Azhar: Muslims’ support for Al-Aqsa Mosque based on religious beliefs
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))

Arab leaders warn Israeli actions threaten regional turmoil
(Samy Magdy, Associated Press)

Indonesian university honors Vatican official for interfaith dialogue
(Katharina R. Lestari, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Two weeks in review, 30 January – 12 February
(Tal Gross, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Uyghurs languish in forced labor, re-education camps as Chinese governor preps European visit
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)

The life and times of the faith-based initiative
(Tevi Troy, Mosaic)

Washington Post looks at 'school choice' bills, and (#surprise) omits 'equal access' info
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

For Christians in Memphis, Tyre Nichols’ death a cause for concern, action
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion Unplugged)

The conscience rights of health care professionals under the Affordable Health Care Act and its regulations: An emerging controversy
(Charles J. Russo, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

Saudi columnists bolster calls for reform of Muslim religious law – analysis
(James M. Dorsey, Eurasia Review)

Pakistan: Sindh: Stifling minorities
(Tushar Ranjan Mohanty, South Asia Intelligence Review (SAIR))

UK Islamic charity head: Jews and Muslims should be allies over Islamophobia day
(Jewish News)

Law and religion round-up – 12th February
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Ordination training and employment status: Grabe
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Australian PM reaffirms commitment to allow religious schools to hire staff based on faith
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)

India: Kerala HC: Religion does not propagate terrorism; fundamentalists have distorted religion
(Sabrang)

Harvard alum petitions Supreme Court of India to legalize same-sex marriage
(Marina Qu, The Harvard Crimson)

Indian tax agents raid BBC offices in wake of Modi documentary
(Al Jazeera)

The freedom of religion or belief movement needs to be honest and talk about this
(Floyd Brobbel, The Christian Post)

Ethiopia news: President Sahle-Work cautions against using “race and religion” for political gain, calls it “crossing red line” after meeting with Orthodox Church leaders
(Addis Standard)

Rio de Janeiro: The fight against religious intolerance gains a strong ally, the Permanent Forum on Law and Religions (Portuguese)
(Blog Tais Paranhos)

Brazil: Report on growing cases of intolerance is released during the National Week to Combat Religious Intolerance (Portuguese)
(UNESCO)

Antisemitism fears up last year by 33% among U.S. Jews, poll says
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)

Friday, 10 February 2023

Fidei Defensor
(Reverend Dr. Andrew Teal, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

IRF Summit 2023: Recordings available
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)

Muslim couple give big to autism and promoting religious understanding
(Maria Di Mento, Philanthropy Today)

A bill banning Chinese citizens from buying property has some wondering if they’re welcome in Texas
(Dana Liebelson, Los Angeles Times)

Sacred spaces threatened: 3 times places of worship faced barriers
(Freedom Forum)

New book: Sacred Foundations: The Religious and Medieval Roots of the European State
(Anna M. Grzymała-Busse, Princeton University Press)

Fewer and fewer marriages in Croatia, especially church-registered
(Katarina Anđelković, Total Croatia News)

Mexico’s Supreme Court decisions during the Cristero Rebellion
(Alejandro Díaz Domínguez, Journal of Church and State)

Religious conversion and citizenship: The rise of limbo between secular and Islamic citizenship in Malaysia
(Myengkyo Seo, Journal of Church and State)

Pope: Human trafficking 'disfigures dignity'
(Deborah Castellano Lubov, Vatican News)

Pope seeks release of Cubans arrested during 2021 protests
(Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press)

Federal Circuit hears arguments by organization seeking "church", but not non-profit, tax status
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Bishop must testify in divorce case with millions of dollars at stake
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

2nd Circuit hears arguments on religious objections to NYC employee vaccine mandate
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Ministerial exception doctrine requires dismissal of Jewish teacher's defamation suit
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

S4, Ep. 12: Accusations of religious bias on campus and in Congress (podcast)
(Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

A Christian nation? Understanding the threat of Christian nationalism to American democracy and culture
(PRRI)

When did prayer become acceptable to NFL? When a crisis happened on live television
(Terry Mattingly, Religion Unplugged)

Let us honour the memory of Patriarch Antonios by bringing an end to the violations of the Eritrean regime
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

ACLJ files federal lawsuit against Smithsonian museum for accosting, berating, and kicking out Christian students for their pro-life hats
(Jay Sekulow and Jordan Sekulow, American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ))

Return the Lavra to its rightful owners. Basilian monks met with the chairman of the Ternopil Regional Council
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Head quarter Jehovah's Witnesses closed in Kherson
(Christian Network Europe)

Protestant Church Switzerland appeals in public baptism case
(Christian Network Europe)

In the news: Breaking religious freedom stories across the country - 10 February 2023
(First Liberty)

Iran urged by HRWF to release 13 Ahmadis detained for 8 weeks
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Iran: “Christians are constantly watched as spies”
(Willy Fautré, Bitter Winter)

WCC general secretary offers reflections at Global Tolerance & Human Fraternity Summit in Abu Dhabi
(World Council of Churches)

Judge England condemns lawless executive power in Moscow, ID
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Spain offers citizenship to freed Nicaraguan political prisoners
(Al Jazeera)

Demolition threatens 400-year-old chapel in India
(Basant Rawat, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Indian gov’t withdraws appeal to hug cows on Valentine’s Day
(Associated Press)

Indian states asked to report on Christian persecution
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

CEC participates in Prague Continental Assembly of the Synod
(Conference of European Churches)

Blackburn mosque extension, new dome and minarets approved
(Bill Jacobs, Lancashire Telegraph)

Canon B5 and the Prayers of Love and Faith
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Priest faces legal battle for “praying for free speech” – and pro-life bumper sticker
(ADF UK)

FBI retracts leaked document orchestrating investigation of Catholics
(Tyler Arnold and Joe Bukuras, Catholic News Agency)

Do American evangelicals suffer 'second class' status among political conservatives?
(GetReligion)

Russia: Fled fearing prosecution for preaching that war is "terrible"
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

The withdrawal mystery solved: how the European Court of Human Rights decided to move forward with the cases against Russia
(Julia Emtseva, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

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