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Monday, 7 November 2022

Patriarch Kirill says the current challenges threaten the very existence of Russia
(Interfax-Religion)

Russia: Administrative fines continue for Ukraine war protests
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

Chief Rabbi of Ukraine appeals to the MFA regarding UN vote on the nuclear issue
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Crazy political stuff happening in churches right now, but which events get the elite ink?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Overlooked voting trend: Atheists and agnostics are a growing force for Democrats
(Ryan Burge, GetReligion)

CEC president stresses the significance of dialogue to achieve peace at R20 Bali Summit
(Conference of European Churches)

Bolivian Catholics take to the streets to pray, as violence engulfs cities
(La Croix International)

Paraguay Catholic bishops call for new education pact to transform society
(La Croix International)

Pastor in Laos tortured, brutally murdered
(Anonymous, Religion Unplugged)

Dr. Oz campaign part of subtle shift in Muslim American voting patterns
(Joseph Hammond, Religion Unplugged)

US may elect first Muslim senator. Why are few Muslims thrilled?
(Ali Harb, Al Jazeera)

How modernity swallowed Islamism (Shadi Hamid) - Official video essay
(YouTube Video, First Things)

Facial hair flap reignites after D.C. fire department reinstates beard ban
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)

Two weeks in review, 24 October – 6 November
(Tal Gross, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

WCC supports Korean churches’ statement calling for halting military actions and choosing the path of peace
(World Council of Churches)

Energy crisis | COMECE calls for solidarity ahead of the winter
(The Catholic Church in the European Union)

Mauritania shrugs off mounting criticism of capital punishment blasphemy codes
(Scott Morgan, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)

Algeria: Religious freedom to be scrutinized at the UN
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

IRFBA statement on blasphemy and related offences
(U.S. Department of State)

Canada: Hearings on constitutionality of Quebec's secularism law underway in Court of Appeal
(CBC News)

Japan: The great witch hunt against the Unification Church in Japan. 1. Bearing false witness
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)

Religious liberty and natural-rights constitutionalism
(Peter Berkowitz, Real Clear Politics)

Archbishop tells G20 event Christianity 'on the very edge of extinction' in Iraq
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Brazil: The right of religion in Brazil (Portuguese)
(Iso Chaitz Scherkerkewitz, PGE-SP)

Brazil: 505 years: Understand the political influences of the Protestant Reformation (Portuguese)
(Rute Moraes, Revista Oeste)

APPG FoRB Monitoring
(All Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief)

Church in Fife hosts emergency cost of living crisis summit
(The Church of Scotland)

BBC’s report on antisemitic Hanukkah attack had ‘significant editorial failings,’ government regulator finds
(Gabe Friedman, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Law and religion round-up – 6th November
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

‘Antisemitic’ conspiracy theorist David Icke banned from most of Europe
(Jewish News)

North Macedonia accepted the Amendments against Bulgarian Cultural Clubs
(Sofia News Agency)

Polish court acquits men in toppling of priest statue
(Vanessa Gera, Associated Press)

New anti-Semitism commissioner Ulrich: "Xenophobia against foreigners is shameful" (German)
(Evangelische Zeitung)

Friday, 4 November 2022

EVENT, 3-4 November 2022: 3rd Brazilian Congress of Religious Law (Portuguese)
(Instituto Brasileiro de Direito e Religião)

VIRTUAL EVENT, 4 November 2022 (14:00 CEST): 8th Anniversary of #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness
(World Council of Churches)

Notre Dame Law Review hosts symposium on ‘Unconstitutional Conditions and Religious Liberty’
(Arienne Calingo, University of Notre Dame Law School)

The issue of extraterritorial jurisdiction in the repatriation of children detained in Syrian camps: shortcomings in the ECtHR judgment in H.F. and Others v. France
(Sanna Mustasaari, Strasbourg Observers)

Could Russia again invoke its “essential security interests” in relation to the war in Ukraine?
(Sue Ng, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

The Protection of the Atmosphere and the ‘Regressive’ Development of International Law
(Islam Attia, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Mortier v. Belgium: A Landmark Decision on Euthanasia in the Case of Mental Illness
(Ilaria Bertini, UK Human Rights Blog)

Challenging State Responses to the Covid-19 pandemic before the ECtHR
(Lewis Graham, Strasbourg Observers)

Women, Life, Freedom: Have international lawyers run out of words?
(Zan Azadi, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Algeria: USCIRF releases new report on law and religion in Algeria
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

International Day Of Prayer 2022 | Rebecca: Nigeria
(YouTube Video, Voice of the Martyrs USA)

Stop praying for persecuted Christians only
(Knox Thames, Christianity Today)

Pope in Bahrain advocates for religious freedom, action on extremism
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Pope urges end to death penalty as he arrives in Bahrain
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Teacher asks court to restore suit on trans student pronouns
(Denise Lavoie, Associated Press)

Averted synagogue threat relieves NYC-area Jews — for now
(Michael Balsamo and Mike Catalini, Associated Press)

Partisan mailer poses as Catholic newspaper in Arizona
(Josh Kelety, Associated Press)

Rochester diocese to pay $55 million to sex abuse survivors
(Associated Press)

New York church challenges state ban on firearms in houses of worship
(First Liberty)

Suit challenges New York ban on firearms in houses of worship
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Court upholds decision to dismiss lawsuit filed by McLennan Co. justice of the peace sanctioned for refusing to perform same-sex weddings
(Tommy Witherspoon, KWTX News)

Disciplinary warning to justice of the peace who would not perform same-sex weddings is upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

S4, Ep. 05: Christian nationalism and the midterm elections
(Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

F.B.I. locates suspect after warning of security threat at New Jersey synagogues
(Tracey Tully and Shlomo Schorr, The New York Times)

The American Renewal Project wants to mobilize pastors for the Republican Party
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

In Indiana, a legal victory for religious liberty over fetal personhood
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)

Prayer rally against Michigan abortion amendment going ahead, despite online efforts to stop it
(John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Minnesota bishop expresses outrage over desecration at Catholic cemetery
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

The meaning of Stanford’s apology to Jews
(Mark Oppenheimer, The New York Times)

Ancient Orthodox Church of Ukraine legally withdraws from its subordination to Moscow
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Labour warn watered-down online safety bill ‘will allow antisemitic hate to flourish’
(Lee Harpin, Jewish News)

Burial in closed churchyards
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

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

Privy Council solution to irregular burial
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Fostering and sexual and religious abuse: Loste
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Pushing states to attach regulatory strings to vouchers
(James G. Dwyer, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

Podcast: The inalienable right to religious liberty, with Vincent Phillip Muñoz
(Hosted by Samuel Gregg, Law & Liberty)

Pakistani Christians reject Christmas Eve elections
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Canada: Statement on the passage of Bill 28
(Canadian Civil Liberties Association)

128 scholars ask UN not to adopt IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
(Al Jazeera)

Egypt’s authoritarian actions must have immediate consequences: Parliament stands in support of environmental organizations gathering at Sharm el-Sheikh
(Parliament of the World's Religions)

Hate speech: Interfaith and interdisciplinary perspectives
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

Sri Lanka: Cardinal Ranjith criticizes Sri Lanka’s draft constitution
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Australia: Christian group hails Australia’s efforts for religious freedom
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

India: UP: Sacrilege at mosque sparks protest, copy of Quran found burnt
(Press Trust of India, Siasat Daily)

Never-ending Islamophobia in Europe
(Irfan Ashraf, Daily Sabah)

Islamophobia has become an industry: Human Rights Commission Chair
(Daily Sabah)

WCC extends support for UN resolution to end blockade that harms Cuban people
(World Council of Churches)

WCC member churches head to COP27, ready to push for a just, sustainable global community
(World Council of Churches)

Putting religious displays back where they belong
(Jorge Gomez, First Liberty)

The “Christian nationalist” label is being used to silence people of faith
(Jorge Gomez, First Liberty)

Indonesia: Bishop calls out human rights violations in Papua
(International Christian Concern)

Faith and politics: 5 key religion storylines in the 2022 midterm elections
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion Unplugged)

Israel poised to have its most religious government; experts say no theocracy yet
(Judah Ari Gross, The Times of Israel)

The long reach of the federal government in protecting religious liberty
(New York Law Journal)

Nigeria: Why politics of religion must stop – Wike
(Vanguard News Nigeria)

Time for Maldives to catch up with Gulf nations on religious reforms
(Rahul Kumar, India Narrative)

Brazil: Lula is back on the scene: The Brazilian election and its consequences
(Eric Patterson, World)

Brazil: Freedom for all (Portuguese)
(Hélio Carnassale, IASD)

Brazil: Religious leaders explain relationship between religious freedom and economic success (Portuguese)
(R7, Correio do Povo)

Pope Francis travels to Bahrain and calls for 'religious freedom' (Portuguese)
(Márcio Campos, Bol)

Catholic conflicts on marriage continue, even decades after Vatican II
(Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation)

Thursday, 3 November 2022

EVENT, 31 October - 3 November 2022: Annual Forum on Religion and Sustainable Development
(International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD))

WEBINAR, 3 November 2022 (10AM ET): USCIRF Conversation: Iranian Government Propaganda Against Religious Minorities
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Wednesday, 2 November 2022

Bahrain’s Shiites hope pope raises human rights during visit
(Bassem Mroue, Jon Gambrell and Mariam Fam, Associated Press)

In Bahrain, pope's message may get caught in Shi'ite-Sunni Muslim divide
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)

WCC acting general secretary to deliver lecture at Bahrain Dialogue Forum
(World Council of Churches)

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