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Tuesday, 24 January 2023

Hispanic Protestant churches growing in face of overall Christian declines, survey reports
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)

Cambridge schools create ‘sacred spaces' for safe prayer
(Bianca Beltrán, NBC Boston)

WCC expresses solidarity with churches condemning assassination of human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko
(World Council of Churches)

ECtHR / Lithuania: A children’s book of fairy tales and same-sex marriages
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

State religious freedom laws vary, and are crucially important
(Rick Plasterer, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)

Kim Jong-Un cares more about his weapons than the people of North Korea
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

Reconfiguring school patronage can work if Church and State co-operate for the common good
(Alan Hynes, The Irish Times)

Stop use of religion to justify sexual violence against women, groups urge Somalia
(Sudan Tribune)

The growing role of religions in the Western Balkans
(Vatican News)

Sierra Leone parliamentary caucus on freedom of religion or belief network launched
(Express News)

Brazil: Employee who suffered abuse at work because she is Muslim must be compensated (Portuguese)
(Bom Dia Advogado)

Brazil: Adherents of Afro-Brazilian religions still suffer from prejudice (Portuguese)
(José Augusto Limão e Pedro Marra, Correio Braziliense)

Brazil: PJSC [State Court] highlights National Day to Combat Religious Intolerance, celebrated this Saturday, 1/21 (Portuguese)
(Assessoria de Imprensa, Poder Judiciário de Santa Catarina)

Friday, 20 January 2023

How New York has answered religiously motivated hate crime
(Tori Luecking, Religion News Service)

Canada: Top court confirms spiritual beliefs of Indigenous people can be considered by government decision-makers
(Shari Narine, Vancouver Sun)

Canada: Ontario court sides with Catholic schools over public funding challenge
(Michael Swan, The Catholic Register)

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS, deadline 20 January 2023: Training for Civil Society on Addressing Religion-Related Hate Crime
(Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)

WEBINAR, 20 January 2023 (17:00 CET): Four years of impunity after dam collapse in Brumadinho
(COMECE, CIDSE, Misereor, RENSER and the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights)

Nicaraguan priest found guilty, sentenced to eight years in prison for ‘conspiracy’
(Catholic News Agency)

At March for Life, a jubilant crowd prepares for state-level fights
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

Suit by clergy challenges Missouri abortion bans
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

5 rabbis sue state of Missouri over abortion bans on religious freedom grounds
(Jackie Hajdenberg, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

A coalition of religious leaders is suing to overturn Missouri's abortion 'trigger ban'
(Sarah Fentem, St. Louis Public Radio)

RFI announces Jim Bennett as Director of National Center for Religious Freedom Education
(Religious Freedom Institute)

European Parliament condemns blasphemy laws ahead of potentially landmark free speech case in Nigeria
(ADF International)

Flyers coach Tortorella defends Provorov’s Pride boycott
(Dan Gelston, Associated Press)

4th Circuit: Muslim inmate's free exercise claim rejected; Establishment Clause claim remanded
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Dismissal of Title VII suit by teacher fired by Catholic school is denied
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

‘At the crossroads of migration’: An interview with Bishop Mark J. Seitz
(John Gehring, Commonweal)

Italian church hails arrest of kingpin, but warns anti-mafia fight isn’t over
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Amid violence and political crisis, Peru’s bishops appeal for calm
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Press release following UN Deputy Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director's visit to Afghanistan
(UN Women)

Perspective: The fate of the religious university and why it matters
(Eboo Patel, Deseret News)

A timeless work that changed history (on Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter From Birmingham Jail”)
(Religious Freedom Institute)

Religious accommodation test on thin ice with Justices’ new case
(Khorri Atkinson and J. Edward Moreno, Bloomberg Law)

The silver lining of the Supreme Court’s next harmful religious liberty ruling
(Mark Joseph Stern, Slate)

The Church of England and same-sex relationships – update
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Army veteran fined for silent prayer: Penalty for “praying for my son, who is deceased”
(ADF UK)

Pope Francis discusses ‘ecological conversion’ with Buddhist monks from Cambodia
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)

Supreme Court agrees to hear religious freedom case involving postal worker
(Jorge Gomez, First Liberty)

Tennessee city prevents a Christian homeless ministry from operating
(Jorge Gomez, First Liberty)

In the news: Breaking religious freedom stories across the country - 20 January 2023
(First Liberty)

Photos of the week: MLK Day; Orthodox Epiphany
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

China: Police detain more ethnic Christians in rural Yunnan
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

Seoul Sungrak Church: One of the world’s largest Baptist churches banned as a “cult” in China
(Chen Wangli, Bitter Winter)

European Jewish Congress shocked and appalled by Russian FM’s holocaust reference
(European Jewish Congress)

Are Russian governors who reach out to shamans pandering to constituency or cultivating magical patriotism? – OpEd
(Paul Goble, Eurasia Review)

Chechen leader says he begins to prepare local priests for war in Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

‘To Kidnap A Pope’ recounts how Napoleon normalized religious freedom
(Joseph Hammond, Religion Unplugged)

Building solidarity in an interdependent world at Davos
(YouTube Video, GHR Foundation)

Iran, Malaysia to continue Quranic diplomacy: Ambassador
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))

Saudi Arabia limits external loudspeakers in mosques
(Saudi Gazette)

Indonesian President reaffirms religious freedom
(International Christian Concern)

Christian worship service prohibited in Indonesia
(Morning Star News)

Opponents say bill to change Montana obscenity law could have ‘debilitating’ effects
(Blair Miller, The Missoula Current News)

Nigeria: Merchants of faith: Religion and politics
(Richard Odusanya, Opinion Nigeria)

Court to reconsider if California school district must recognize Christian club
(Nate Raymond, Reuters)

Rio Holocaust Memorial remembers Jewish victims - and others
(Eléonore Hughes, Associated Press)

Brazil: Court denies claim for compensation for religious discrimination in hospital (Portuguese)
(TJ-MG, Bom Dia Advogado)

Brazil: The fundamental right to religious discourse: dissemination of faith, proselytism and evangelization (Portuguese)
(André Ramos Tavares, Comunidade de Juristas de Língua Portuguesa)

Brazil: Religious intolerance exists in Brazil and we need to fight it, says anthropologist (Portuguese)
(Amanda Garcia and Letícia Vidica, CNN Brasil)

Brazil: CNJ tables allow monitoring judicial proceedings on religious intolerance (Portuguese)
(Conjur)

Cabo Verde: Catholic religion continues to dominate in Cabo Verde despite a break (Portuguese)
(Mundo Ao Minuto)

Recent cases of vandalism, arson, and hate crimes
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)

Thursday, 19 January 2023

HYBRID EVENT, 19 January 2023 (1:30 PM MST): The Future of Religion and Conflict
(Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict, Arizona State University)

Freedom, tradition, and precarity at Hamline University
(Lauren E. Osborne, Sightings, The University of Chicago Divinity School)

Wednesday, 18 January 2023

The fight for rights of holocaust survivors—transforming a breach of basic international humanitarian law rights into individual compensations programs
(Avraham Weber, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

WEBINAR, 18 January 2023 (14:00 CET): Every Part of Creation Matters
(Conference of European Churches)

Legal Spirits Episode 047: “Christianity and Constitutionalism”
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)

Book review: A new “Bible” for religious literacy and engagement
(Knox Thames)

Tolerance, religious freedom, and authoritarianism (podcast)
(David H. Warren, The Middle East File: Religious Freedom Institute)

‘The government could do more to end discrimination of pastors’, evangelicals say
(Evangelical Focus)

Dutch Senate expands constitutional ban on discrimination
(Mike Corder, Associated Press)

Religious liberty advocates applaud Biden administration rollback of Trump policies allowing faith-based discrimination
(Mark Wingfield, Baptist News Global)

Japan’s religious donations law. 1. An ambiguous text
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)

Russia: Religious persecution and issues – Jan 01.15
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Understanding Islamic education in Russia: The struggle over identity and belonging in Russia’s Muslim-majority regions
(Alisa Shishkina, Center for European Policy Analysis)

Pakistan dispatch: femicide against members of religious minorities must be addressed
(Jurist)

Israeli police stopped Jordan envoy from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque
(Al Jazeera)

Israel: It has always been a 'religious war': On Ben-Gvir and the adaptability of Zionism
(Ramzy Baroud, Middle East Monitor)

Highlights from the keynote address of Ambassador at Large Rashad Hussain Africa Peace Conference January 17, 2023
(U.S. Embassy in Mauritania)

India's top court asks to remove remarks deriding minorities
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

India: ‘Ramcharitmanas’ controversy: Bihar CM says govt does not interfere in religious practices
(The Indian Express)

The concerns of young Evangelicals offer political insights for 2024
(Ryan Burge, Religion & Politics: Fit for Polite Company)

What the data says about abortion in the U.S.
(Jeff Diamant and Besheer Mohamed, Pew Research Center)

Are immigrants a threat? Most Americans don’t think so, but those receptive to the “threat” narrative are predictably more anti-immigrant.
(PRRI)

Biden, Trump and a never-ending religious freedom battle: These little-known religious freedom policies get updated each time power changes hands
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)

Preventing violent extremism
(United Religions Initiative)

World Watch List 2023
(Open Doors)

Christian persecution rising in Africa, North Korea, advocacy group says
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)

New Mexico law violates doctors’ freedoms
(Alliance Defending Freedom)

Mufti’s talk of women’s duties angers some Turkish Cypriots
(Menelaos Hadjicostis, Associated Press)

In latest twist for faith-based initiative, Biden tacks back toward religious freedoms
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)

Jews, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians unite in support for Apache fight to save Oak Flat
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)

Hamline University retracts ‘Islamophobia’ charge as instructor sues
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

The support of faith for the displaced and those who aid them
(David Hollenbach, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

'When you see antisemitism, act immediately'
(Christoph Strack, Deutsche Welle)

After religious freedom objection, US Merchant Marine Academy obscures massive painting of Jesus at sea
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Catholic ministry asks court to recognize that it is religious
(Becket)

Religious leaders in Malawi appeal for collaboration “to contain cholera epidemic”
(Jude Atemanke, Anglican Ink)

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