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Wednesday, 3 August 2022

Eight years into genocide, Yazidi community threatened by political inaction
(Yazda)

India: Hyderabad: Masjid-e-Khaja bulldozed late at night in Shamshabad
(Shaista Khan, Siasat Daily)

India: How religious worship is boosting conservation in India
(Kavitha Yarlagadda, BBC News)

Archie Battersbee: Mum says life support could end on Wednesday
(BBC News)

Welsh bishops demand cancellation of debts for poorer countries
(Anglican Ink)

Christians urged to stand with believers who “pay the ultimate price”
(SAT-7 UK)

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

Dobbs is not a religion case
(Bruce Ledewitz, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

How the Green Bay Packers helped Justice Samuel Alito explain religious liberty law
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)

Alito’s anxiety
(Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood, Word & Way)

Faith-based groups sue to overturn Florida's 15-week abortion ban
(Matt Dixon, Politico)

Wisconsin violated Archdiocese rights in excluding clergy as COVID precaution after other outsiders were allowed in
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Impact of Kennedy v. Bremerton already apparent as courts are forced to reconsider Establishment Clause cases
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Religion, health, and public life: A conversation with Becky Yang Hsu
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Somalia names former al-Shabab spokesperson as religion minister
(Al Jazeera)

Somalia appoints former al-Shabab militant as new religious affairs minister
(Deutsche Welle)

Deborah Lipstadt, back from Saudi Arabia, says progress underway on combatting antisemitism in Gulf states
(Andrew Lapin, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Turkish NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom is hosting an interfaith basketball clinic in Jerusalem
(Jacob Gurvis, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Disability theology: How religious beliefs can help or hinder accessibility
(Kathryn Post, Religion News Service)

Sikh Americans honor 10th anniversary of Oak Creek shooting
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)

The simple Sikh teaching that can inspire us to resist hating those who hate us
(Simran Jeet Singh, RNS Column: Articles of Faith)

Democrats call on IRS to review Family Research Council’s ‘church’ status
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

"While standing up to the enemy, Ukraine thinks about feeding the world’s hungry,"- Head of the UGCC
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

An interfaith prayer for Ukraine held in Bucha
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Churches criticize Ukraine’s OK of Council of Europe women’s convention
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Russia: Government pressure on religious leaders to support Ukraine war
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

News-media theater? Seattle Pacific University sues state attorney general in LGBTQ fracas
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

Celebrating the Scholarship of Michael J. Perry
(John Witte, Jr., Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

Colombian bishops offer president-elect support in tackling narco criminal gangs
(La Croix International)

Putin’s war in Ukraine politicizing Muslims in Russia – OpEd
(Paul Goble, Eurasia Review)

Pope Francis to visit Kazakhstan for interfaith conference
(Al Jazeera)

Religions for Peace-South Africa hosts interfaith youth climate program
(Facebook, Religions for Peace)

CAIR-WA files ‘flying while Muslim’ lawsuit against Alaska Airlines
(Council on American-Islamic Relations)

Religion is a feature, not a flaw
(Josh Holdenried, First Things)

Religious persecution overseas threatens U.S. national security, retired general says
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)

‘Biased’, ‘selective’, ‘antisemitic’: Accusations against the UN commission of inquiry on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
(Rosa Freedman, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Pakistani politician calls for expulsion of Ahmadis
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Faith groups praised for response during Covid pandemic
(Paul Jeffrey, Union of Catholic Asian News)

South Korea: Prayers, songs in South Korea express hopes for reconciliation and the WCC 11th Assembly
(World Council of Churches)

Russia: Freedom of religion or belief: Special bimonthly digest (16-31.07.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Amos C. Brown Fellowship to Ghana begins
(Newsroom: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

FFRF critiques Justice Alito’s disturbing remarks against nonreligious
(Freedom From Religion Foundation)

FFRF gets teacher’s evangelizing halted in Alabama
(Freedom From Religion Foundation)

Against public atheism
(Timon Cline, The American Conservative)

Religious freedom conflicts ahead after Michigan supreme court redefines sex
(Kevin J. Jones, Catholic News Agency)

Religious freedom rolled back in Sudan
(Barnabas Fund)

Victory for religious practice at Job Corps site – student Bible study allowed
(Geoffrey Surtees, American Center for Law and Justice)

El Salvador: The faith-based politics of El Salvador’s millennial president
(Amy Fallas, Religion & Politics: Fit for Polite Company)

Christian flag to be raised at Boston City Hall Plaza Wednesday after Supreme Court First Amendment case
(Heather Morrison, Mass Live)

In Japan, ties between politics and religion run deep
(Will Fee, Japan Times)

Albania: Some messages from Department of Youth and Women in Albania Interreligious Council
(YouTube Video, Këshilli Ndërfetar i Shqipërisë)

The impact of religion and religious organizations
(Elizabeth Clark, SSRN)

Turkey: Former President Gül implies ruling AKP should keep religion out of politics
(Turkish Minute)

The Turkish school preserving culture of young Uighurs in exile
(Jaclynn Ashly, Al Jazeera)

Archbishop of Canterbury’s remarks on human dignity lift up traditional and progressive marriage beliefs
(David Paulsen, Episcopal News Service)

Why the Christian flag will fly over Boston City Hall Wednesday
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)

Tuesday, 2 August 2022

WEBINAR, 2 August 2022 (3PM ET): USCIRF Conversation: Constitutional Reform and Religious Freedom in Cuba
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

EVENT, 2 August 2022 (10AM ET): Protecting and Promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief
(The United States Institute of Peace)

Monday, 1 August 2022

Appeals court protects religious school’s right to choose its leaders
(Becket)

For Biden, Palestinian struggle has an Irish Catholic cast
(Daoud Kuttab, Religion News Service)

Biden Administration declares ‘open season’ on religious hospitals that object to gender transitions
(Isaac Schorr, National Review)

Fiona Harrigan: Why Utah Republicans bucked Trump and Biden on Afghan refugees
(Peter Suderman, Reason)

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS, due 1 August 2022: Religious Liberty Fellowship (PDF)
(J. Reuben Clark Law Society)

North Korea: USCIRF releases report on Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism and religious freedom in North Korea
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Around the Web - 1 August 2022
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)

Religion is dying? Don’t believe it
(Byron R. Johnson and Jeff Levin, The Wall Street Journal)

Vocation of the Business Leader: A Reflection, 5th ed.
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

Australia: Parliament to host de facto euthanasia debate with territory rights bill
(Lisa Visentin, The Sydney Morning Herald)

Hong Kong: Religious freedom next to be threatened in Hong Kong, says Christian campaigner
(Tola Mbakwe, Premier Christian News)

Iran arrests members of Baha’i faith on spying charge
(Associated Press)

Salvadoran Archbishop praises government crackdown on gangs
(Associated Press)

Iraq cleric’s followers camped out in parliament for 2nd day
(Samya Kullab and Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press)

Canada: Pope visits Nunavut for final apology of his Canadian tour
(Nicole Winfield and Rob Gillies, Associated Press)

Many educational systems, a common good
(Albert Cheng, Rian Djita, David Hunt, Cardus)

Photos of the week: Pope visits Canada; Hindu festivals
(Jessi Dodge, Religion News Service)

Japan: Lawyers say church caused suffering for Abe’s alleged killer
(Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press)

Michigan Supreme Court: State's public accommodation law bars sexual orientation discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Articles of interest - 1 August 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Health care workers settle COVID shot mandate for $10.3 million
(Liberty Counsel)

Interlocutory appeal available on charitable immunity ruling, but not on church autonomy holding
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Ministerial exception doctrine requires dismissal of race and national origin discrimination claim
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Less religious, more diverse: How the Democratic Party is changing
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)

Argentine bishops call for more action to tackle country’s economic crisis
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Washington state confirms probe into Seattle Pacific University’s LGBTQ hiring practices
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)

There is a lot of antisemitic hate speech on social media – and algorithms are partly to blame
(Sabine von Mering, Monika Hübscher, The Conversation)

US officials ‘outraged’ over comments made by member of UN inquiry into Israel-Gaza conflict
(Andrew Lapin, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Alito decries 'hostility to religion' in first public remarks since abortion decision
(Greg Stohr, Bloomberg)

Kremlin refuses to comment on situation surrounding Jewish Agency for Israel
(Interfax-Religion)

Russian state news agency reports Ukrainian church politics
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

And this just in: The Episcopal Church gets more sobering news from the book of numbers
(Ryan Burge, GetReligion)

Indonesia: In Yogyakarta, we are giving fellows a unique experience in the context of interreligious training
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

AOC rips Supreme Court’s ‘legitimacy’ after Alito’s swipe at foreign critics
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)

Two weeks in review, 18 July – 31 July
(Tal Gross, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

President of Peru attends interfaith prayer service hosted by Latter-day Saints
(Church Newsroom)

Vaccine mandates and America’s military: restoring religious freedom for service members
(Mia Gradick and Jorge Gomez, First Liberty)

Anti-BDS laws' certification requirements
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Why America needs a new kind of atheism right now
(Zeeshan Aleem, MSNBC)

Vietnamese religious leader appeals five-year sentence
(Radio Free Asia)

There is no freedom to insult — Hafiz Hassan
(Malay Mail)

A growing number of religious groups are developing reparations programs for Black Americans
(Julia Duin, Newsweek)

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