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Wednesday, 4 September 2024

Thousands of illegal Israeli settlers take over Ibrahimi Mosque prayer room
(Middle East Monitor)

“There is no incompatibility between the exercise of faith and human rights,” says Silvio Almeida at G20 event (Portuguese)
(Ministério dos Direitos Humanos e da Cidadania)

Brazil: Constitution of health and life and Jehovah's Witnesses (Portuguese)
(Luigi Bonizzato, Jota)

Law and religion roundup – 1st September
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Ecclesiastical court judgments – August
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Tuesday, 3 September 2024

Pope opens Asia odyssey with stop in Indonesia to rally Catholics, hail religious freedom tradition
(Nicole Winfield and Edna Tarigan, Associated Press)

Pope Francis arrives in Muslim-majority Indonesia for visit focusing on interreligious dialogue
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Poland eases abortion access with new guidelines for doctors under a restrictive law
(Associated Press)

Swiss rally for persecuted Christians: “This faith has endured in suffering, even in the darkest prison cell”
(Evangelical Focus)

Around the web - 3 September 2024
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)

Dominican Republic: A top court in the Dominican Republic deliberates anti-sodomy laws targeting police and military
(Dánica Coto, Associated Press)

Praising the MWL's Islamic and humanitarian role across the globe: In countries of religious and ethnic diversity
(Muslim World League)

RFI joins appellate brief defending World Vision’s right to uphold convictions on marriage
(Religious Freedom Institute)

The different options for administering Israel’s holiest sites
(Nahshon Perez, Algemeiner)

Anti-Christian sentiment and persecution in the Holy Land
(Mario Alexis Portella, Crisis Magazine)

Afghanistan: New morality law affirms Taliban’s regressive agenda, experts call for concerted action
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)

Iran: UN experts alarmed by surge in executions, demand moratorium on death penalty
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)

AFJN launches ‘Unity Through Diversity’ peace project in Eastern Congo (includes audio for new song “Tuishing Pamoja” (Let’s Live Together”)
(Africa Faith and Justice Network)

Parliament adopts law “On protection of constitutional order in the sphere of activity of religious organizations”
(Institute for Religious Freedom, Ukraine)

Yemen: Remaining prisoners released: The Yemeni Bahá’í community’s unyielding pursuit of peace
(Bahá’í World News Service)

Knowledge about religions is good—but cross-cultural religious literacy is better
(Institute for Global Engagement)

A Pakistani religious leader is tried in his absence for allegedly threatening Geert Wilders
(Mike Corder, Associated Press)

Teaching of evolution does not violate Establishment Clause
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Articles of interest - 2 September 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

6th Circuit reverses dismissal of Muslim inmate's religious accommodation complaints
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Los Angeles churches could soon build homes on their parking lots
(Giulia Carbonaro, Newsweek)

Government aims to support church schools like state-run educational institutions
(HungaryToday)

Kyrgyzstan proposes amendment to laws regulating religious sphere
(The Times of Central Asia)

Bangladesh’s Hindu-Buddhist-Christian council pushes for secular state
(Rishabh Jain, Religion News Service)

The sacred and the profane: The ethics of Hajj fund management in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Maldives
(Edward Mariyani-Squire, Hafidz Lidinillah and Maria Bhatti, ABC News Australia)

Australia: The future of religious freedom in a secular world
(Anthony Fisher, Quadrant)

Europe: From economic necessity to socio-religious crisis (Spanish)
(Fishel Szlajen, Infobae)

Mexico: These will be the penalties for having an abortion after 6 weeks in Aguascalientes (Spanish)
(Ale Huitron, Infobae)

Defining religion and accommodating religious exercise
(Justin Collings and Anna Bryner, Indiana Law Journal)

Antisemitism on campus: Understanding hostility to Jews and Israel
(Graham Wright, Shahar Hecht, Sasha Volodarsky, and Leonard Saxe, Brandeis University)

Saturday, 31 August 2024

Event registration deadline, 31 August 2024: Seventh ICLARS Conference: The Accommodation of Religion or Belief in the Public Sphere: Undeserved Privilege or Fundamental Right? (South Bend, Indiana, USA)
(International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies)

Friday, 30 August 2024

Institutions as agents of persecution and inclusion of minority faiths
(Brett G. Scharffs, International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)

Many around the globe say it’s important their leader stands up for people’s religious beliefs
(Jonathan Evans, Maria Smerkovich, Manolo Corichi and William Miner, Pew Research Center)

Religion and foreign policy webinar: Statelessness of religious and ethnic minority groups
(Council on Foreign Relations)

The deadly message of the “death capsule”: Assisted suicide and the (God-given) limits of consent
(Adam M. Carrington, World)

Italy’s citizenship debate may capture a ‘Francis effect’ on national politics
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Uzbekistan: Given punishment cell "so he will stay in prison longer"
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

Faith communities take a stand against lethal autonomous weapons
(World Council of Churches)

Nigeria: Bishops urge President Tinubu to reassess economic policies, consider return to regional system of government
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)

Mozambique: Archbishop Dalla Zuanna urges political leaders to focus on peace and policy ahead of October elections
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)

SCOTUS 2024-2025: Religious liberty cases to watch
(Becket)

Ahead of Labor Day, U.S. Bishops advocate for better treatment of workers
(John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

New course on current issues in law, faith, and religion invites leading scholars to the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law
(Jessica Curtis-Castillo, Pepperdine University)

Will Iowa’s abortion ban respect religious freedom?
(Christine Ryan, Religon Dispatches)

New book: The Paradox of Islamic Finance: How Shariah Scholars Reconcile Religion and Capitalism
(Ryan Calder, Princeton University Press)

Colorado’s campaign against Christians continues
(Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, National Review)

Pacific island churches fight future without fossil fuels
(James Shri Bhagwan, Sojourners)

3rd Circuit: District court did not show compelling interest in denying Muslim inmate religious accommodations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Satanic Temple plans to ‘raise hell’ over Florida school chaplain law
(Jeffrey S. Solochek, Tampa Bay Times)

Afghanistan: Taliban reject UN concerns over laws banning women’s voices and bare faces in public
(Associated Press)

Church and state cross swords in Italy over immigration, autonomy
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Burkina Faso: Up to 200 people killed in attack in central Burkina Faso
(Al Jazeera)

Israel: Have Israel’s far-right religious nationalists peaked?
(The Economist)

Israel says it killed Islamic Jihad commander in gunbattle at West Bank mosque
(Maytaal Angel and Ali Sawafta, Reuters)

Brasilia: Leave no one behind – The G20 Interfaith Forum’s journey
(Katherine Marshall, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

Symposium on religion and international affairs will focus on role of faith and civil society in multilateral solutions
(World Council of Churches)

Iran: Religious issues and persecution – Monthly digest August
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

‘More that unites us’: Bridging the border between Indians, Pakistanis, Hindus and Muslims
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

Givi Mikanadze confirms consultations with the Patriarchate of Georgian to further promote the role of the religious institution in the country’s constitution
(Rustavi 2)

Germany: Ex-head of banned Islamic center faces deportation
(Timothy Jones, Deutsche Welle)

Attack in Germany: Catholic, Jewish leaders weigh in on deadly terror before key elections
(AC Wimmer, Catholic News Agency)

Poland's Supreme Court head challenges religious education decree
(Polish Press Agency)

Chile: Religious denominations oppose the recognition of a Satanist organization (Spanish)
(Agencia Informativa Católica Argentina)

Thursday, 29 August 2024

WEBINAR, 29 August 2024 (10:30AM ET): USCIRF Hearing - Navigating Challenges and Opportunities for Religious Freedom in Pakistan
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Wednesday, 28 August 2024

Sokolovskiy v. Russia: Criminal conviction for religious ‘hate speech’ violated the right to freedom of expression of a blogger
(Dirk Voorhoof, Strasbourg Observers)

Zelensky: Pope's position on banning the UOC-MP is evidence of the influence of Russian propaganda abroad
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Kremlin calls Ukrainian ban on branch of Orthodox Church an attack on freedom of religion
(Reuters)

Australian military to fly pope to remote PNG town
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Australian bishop urges new Northern Territory leaders to leave no one behind
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Australia: ‘Bizarre and disturbing act’ in front of Adelaide mosque leaves community shaken
(7news)

Germany and Europe are once again 'Islamic State' targets
(Christoph Hasselbach, Deutsche Welle)

Latzel lawsuit is terminated after pastor pays 5,000 euros
(Addy de Jong, Christian Network Europe)

South Africa: Religious freedom and women's rights
(YouTube Video, Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA))

Pope Francis: Human dignity must be ‘common commitment’ of all Christian churches
(Kristina Millare, Catholic News Agency)

Pope will visit the Istiqlal mosque in Indonesia on the first stop of an interfaith Asian trip
(Edna Tarigan and Andi Jatmiko, Associated Press)

Louisiana's defense of Ten Commandments in classrooms 'flawed': Lawyers
(Sean O'Driscoll, Newsweek)

Harvard Law School defends Amish
(Kelsey Osgood, Anabaptist World)

Taiwan: Tai Ji Men and the 2024 International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
(Willy Fautré, Bitter Winter)

Prejudice toward Muslims is highest among all religious and ethnic groups
(Shibley Telhami, The Brookings Institution)

President Sulyok: Christianity represents Hungary's moral foundation
(The Budapest Times)

Beijing’s sovereign claims for Tibet
(Cristopher Lingle, American Institue for Economic Research)

China officially recognizes formerly ‘underground’ bishop, Vatican says
(Kristina Millare, Catholic News Agency)

Legal spirits 062: Can a public school ask kids to state their religion?
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)

Cameroon: Bishops in Cameroon urge peace amid escalating separatist violence
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

CEC highlights protection of sacred sites and holy places at G20 Interfaith Forum
(Conference of European Churches)

The suspect in a French synagogue attack said he wanted to change Israel’s actions, prosecutors say
(Associated Press)

6th Circuit: Off-duty police did not violate dismissed pastor's free exercise rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Platforming religion: The Dems’ and GOP’s official positions compared
(Mark Silk, Religion News Service)

Brazilians march for Eshu, an Afro-Brazilian deity, to protest Christian intolerance
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Religion News Service)

US government spends record $454 million to secure religious institutions amid rising antisemitism
(Jackie Hajdenberg, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Filming in churches – guidance
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Home Secretary set to strengthen hate crime laws to help tackle anti-Jewish hate
(Lee Harpin, Jewish News)

India: Secularism and right wing politics in India – Analysis
(Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra, Eurasia Review)

India: Direct infringement on religious freedom: Telangana board rejects new Waqf Bill
(Abdul Basheer, India Today)

Sweden charges two men over 2023 Quran burnings
(Al Jazeera)

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