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Friday, 12 August 2022

CAIR responds to Appeals Court ruling on college curriculum that forces Muslim students to denigrate Islam
(Council on American-Islamic Relations)

9th Circuit: Prof gets qualified immunity in suit challenging his course presentation of Islam
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

9th Circuit hears oral arguments in suit by Fellowship of Christian Athletes on high school rules
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

With climate bill passed, Democrats deliver on top policy concern for American Jews
(Asaf Elia-Shalev, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Two Muslim men file federal discrimination suit against Alaska Airlines after they say they were removed for texting in Arabic
(Justin Gamble, CNN)

Ukrainian President thanks Pope Francis for prayers in phone call
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Alito’s call to arms to secure religious liberty
(Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times)

USCIRF welcomes President Joe Biden’s appointment of Mohamed Hag Magid to U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Synagogue of judge who approved Trump’s search warrant cancels Shabbat service
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Axios looks at the hot political (of course) trend of Latinos becoming evangelical voters
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Natural law, the common good, and limited government: Friends, not foes
(Melissa Moschella, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)

What public schools can and can’t do
(Jessica Schurz, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)

From Vienna to Lisbon and beyond, KAICIID continues its work of convening dialogue
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

Catholic groups warn of increased church vandalism, call for more news coverage
(Clemente Lisi, Religion Unplugged)

CAIR-SFBA welcomes San Francisco school board’s decision to close schools on Eid holidays
(Council on American-Islamic Relations)

Taiwan: Christians in Taiwan fear ‘severe’ persecution should China conquer island, advocates say
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)

Joint message of Thursdays in Black ambassadors on gender-based violence, sexual abuse and faith communities
(Religions for Peace)

Thursdays in Black ambassadors: “we cannot be silent” about gender-based violence in faith communities
(World Council of Churches)

World Council of Churches leader looks to assembly in Germany to mobilize action for climate justice
(World Council of Churches)

Rev. Dr Lydia Mwaniki reflects on deep roots of gender justice—and hope for the future
(World Council of Churches)

Zambia: Bishop Phiri Admonishes the use of churches as political platforms
(Odiwuor Opiyo, Catholic Information Service for Africa)

World: The FoRB Int’l Ministerial Conference in London, a great mass
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

San Diego Symphony agrees to stop discrimination against a church
(Ethan Tong, First Liberty)

Prayer out of bounds? First Liberty appeals Cambridge Christian School case
(Ethan Tong, First Liberty)

Religious freedom in decline? Major wins at the Supreme Court suggest the tide is turning
(Ethan Tong and Jorge Gomez, First Liberty)

Major U.S. and British government-sponsored summits defend global religious freedom
(Eric Patterson, Providence Mag)

Republicans keep mostly mum on calls to make GOP ‘party of Christian nationalism’
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

Indonesia: Yet another victim of Indonesia’s blasphemy law
(Andreas Harsono, Human Rights Watch)

Believing Jews control everything is a moral, intellectual deficiency
(YouTube Video, Jewish News Syndicate)

Does faith have a place in mental health?
(Vimeo, The Associated Press, The Conversation and Religion News Service)

Montana seeks more religious exemptions to vaccination requirements
(Matt Volz, Montana Free Press)

FFRF deplores assault on Salman Rushdie
(Freedom From Religion Foundation)

Bahá’í World Publication: New article examines the pursuit of social justice
(Bahá’í World News Service)

The future of religion in the Metaverse
(Chris Karnadi, Religion & Politics: Fit for Polite Company)

Photos of the Week: Ashoura; ELCA Churchwide Assembly
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

The London-based Ukrainian Welcome Centre is providing support to thousands of Ukrainians who escape the bloodshed in their country
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

UK: Truss sets out plan to ‘protect British Jewry’ with attack on ‘woke civil service’
(Lee Harpin, Jewish News)

American diplomacy abandons religious freedom
(Thomas Farr, The Wall Street Journal)

Imam Mohamed Magid appointed to international religious freedom commission
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Malaysia: The impact of Malaysia’s dual legal system on religious freedom
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Canada: New research shows Bill 21 having 'devastating' impact on religious minorities in Quebec
(Steve Rukavina, CBC News)

Germany denies refuge to Christian convert – after family member tortured, killed for his faith
(ADF International)

Religious Freedom after the Sexual Revolution: A Catholic Guide
(Helen M. Alvare, Catholic University of America Press)

The Church and Employment Law: A Comparative Analysis of The Legal Status of Clergy and Religious Workers
(John Duddington, Routledge)

Germans dislike pro-life stance of Roman Catholic Church
(Christian Network Europe)

Thursday, 11 August 2022

WEBINAR, 11 August 2022 (2PM ET): Religious Liberty at the Supreme Court 2022
(The Federalist Society)

Wednesday, 10 August 2022

Fear turns to shock among Albuquerque Muslims as police say the shooter is a Muslim
(Becky Sullivan, National Public Radio)

‘Who is next?’ Fear spreads in US Muslim community amid killings
(Al Jazeera)

Turkey: Erdogan asks Turkish diplomats to fight Islamaphobia
(Nazlan Ertan, Al-Monitor)

The discriminatory “status quo” on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount: An international law viewpoint
(Alan Baker, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)

Kennedy v. Bremerton School District: Gedicks’s comment
(Frederick Mark Gedicks, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

In ruling for the praying football coach, what did the Supreme Court really say?
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)

Kennedy v. Bremerton School District: The final demise of Lemon and the future of the Establishment Clause
(Daniel L. Chen, The Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy)

Analysis: The Taliban are wrecking Ashura too. Afghanistan’s extremist rulers are cracking down on minorities, especially Shiites, as hard as they have on women.
(Lynne O'Donnell, Foreign Policy)

Photos: Muslims worldwide mark holy day of Ashura
(Al Jazeera)

Removing hurdles for religious college athletes
(Sara Weissman, Inside Higher Ed)

President Dallin H. Oaks: ‘We have got to think about religious freedom for all the children of God’
(Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News)

Tampa religious school to receive federal lunch funds after all
(Divya Kumar, Tampa Bay Times)

Don’t be too quick to blame social media for America’s polarization – cable news has a bigger effect, study finds
(Homa Hosseinmardi, The Conversation)

American Sikhs are targets of bigotry, often due to cultural ignorance
(Simran Jeet Singh, The Conversation)

China: Two church leaders in China have their day in court
(International Christian Concern)

A call for sanctions to stop Anti-Uyghur brutality in Xinjiang
(Marco Respinti, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)

Refusal to hate, engaging with others, drives Sikhs decade after shooting attack
(Mark Kellner, The Washington Times)

Weekly Highlight #216: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: COVID-19 in "normal times"; discrimination and hate crimes
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

How can we strengthen personal bonds in the workplace?
(Kent Johnson, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

Why Pew Research Center typically can’t report the views of smaller U.S. religious groups
(Besheer Mohamed, Pew Research Center)

Pakistan: Shiites killed in Gilgit-Baltistan
(Marco Respinti, Bitter Winter)

Preserving stories of Hindu, Muslim and Sikh relationships through India’s partition
(Richa Karmarkar, Religion News Service)

India: Enforced Vegetarianism in India
(Kavita Chowdhury, The Diplomat)

India’s so-called secularism?
(Amjed Jaaved, Pakistan Today)

What Christians in Muslim lands must endure
(Alexandra Greeley, National Catholic Register)

Murder of Alika Ogorchukwu: Is Europe just as racist as America?
(Tafi Mhaka, Al Jazeera)

António Guterres (UN Secretary-General) on World's Indigenous Peoples Day 2022
(United Nations)

Italy: 50 Muslim and Scientologists joined to clean up the main Street of the Great Mosque of Rome
(The European Times)

How should Christians approach political conversations on college campuses?
(Kadin Christian, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission)

On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, WCC reiterates commitment to renewal of creation
(World Council of Churches)

What the Methodist split tells us about American political polarization
(Bonnie Kristian, Reason)

Zoning officials tell New Hampshire church it can't use living room to host prayer meetings
(Christian Britschgi, Reason)

Germany: Asylum application from convert increasingly rejected in Germany
(Christian Network Europe)

Iraq Shiite cleric behind parliament sit-in steps up demands
(Samya Kullab, Associated Press)

Japan PM purges Cabinet after support falls over church ties
(Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press)

Sri Lankans rally against crackdown on protesters
(Eranga Jayawardena, Associated Press)

Subsidized housing family size limit did not violate rights of Orthodox Jewish family
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Cop's anti-Muslim Facebook posts were free speech, court rules
(Daniel Wiessner, Reuters)

More courts are being asked to consider whether abortion restrictions violate religious freedom
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Christianity’s postliberal critics: ‘A world after liberalism’
(Jeet Heer, Commonweal)

Argentine Church launches pilgrimage to draw attention to narcotics crisis
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Haiti: Religious orders call for international intervention in Haiti
(Catholic News Service)

Polish church official: State commission can’t access abuse documents
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

100+ Jewish leaders & elected officials defend JFREJ from ADL's attacks
(Jews for Racial & Economic Justice)

There is a secular case for life
(David French, Dispatch: The French Press)

Presidents of Russia, Israel agree to continue departmental contacts regarding Jewish Agency for Israel
(Interfax-Religion)

European Court of Justice upholds ban on Russia's RT France
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)

Russia’s religious freedom violations in Ukraine
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

"No jihad is possible in this war," - the Head of the Crimean Religious Administration appeals to Muslim POWs from Russia
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

A new Iron Curtain descends on Russia’s Jews
(Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt, Common Sense)

Speakers at CEC seminar highlight the role of religion in Ukraine conflict
(Conference of European Churches)

Justice Clarence Thomas' America: Straight, color-blind, religious, and heavily armed
(Eric Segall, Dorf on Law)

The best policy for supporting families is “Do No Harm”
(Clara E. Piano, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)

The Supreme Court wants to end the separation of church and state
(Kimberly Wehle, Politico)

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