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Friday, 3 June 2022

CAIR-MA files claim against McDonald’s on behalf of Muslim woman intentionally served bacon
(Council on American-Islamic Relations)

Complaint: McDonald’s intentionally sold Muslim family bacon
(Mark Pratt, AP News)

Americans' erratic relationship with religion will be tested again after abortion ruling, experts say
(Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA Today)

St. Vincent workers who declined COVID-19 vaccine sue hospital for religious discrimination
(Johnny Magdaleno, Indy Star)

Australia: ‘A normalised culture of antisemitism’: students sue Melbourne school, alleging Jews were bullied
(Staff, Australian Associated Press)

Afghanistan: Preventing mass atrocities in Afghanistan
(The United States Institute of Peace)

Canada: Words aren't enough to stop hate crimes in N.L., says head of Muslim association
(CBC News)

Case page: 303 Creative v. Elenis
(Becket)

The Supreme Court still has to tackle religious rights: #CourtChatter
(Twitter, Bloomberg Politics)

Being able to express one’s faith at work is a shared American value
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

Corporations are embracing religious diversity
(Kevin Stocklin, The American Conservative)

A summary of the conference that changed my perspective of religious freedom
(Killian Canto, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

When you are able to bring your whole self to work, expect greatness: An Intern story
(Sara Caycho, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

My research took on new meaning at Dare to Overcome
(Jane Sandberg, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

Weekly Highlight #207: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Faith to action’s repository on children and covid-19; looming food crises and religious coping; vaccine requirements in schools
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

Utah Interfaith Pride service celebrates the divine and LGBTQ lives and loves
(Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune)

China a ‘glaring example’ of religious repression, US says
(Al Jazeera)

China: Freedom of religion or belief: FORB Bimonthly (16-31.05.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Western consulates in Hong Kong ignore Beijing appeal not to openly comment on Tiananmen Square crackdown anniversary
(Nadia Lam, Laura Westbrook, and Edith Lin, South China Morning Post)

Meet the first minister of gun violence prevention
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

Report: Israel arrested no Jews over violent, racist march
(Josef Federman, Associated Press)

Jerusalem: Int’l union for Muslim scholars calls for defending Al-Aqsa
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))

Israel signs free trade deal with UAE, first-ever with an Arab state
(Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post)

Instagram video: Public school graduation ceremonies and the Free Exercise clause
(Hannah Santos, Freedom Forum Institute)

A new history of the Transcendentalists
(Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)

World Jewish Congress welcomes UN special rapporteur’s action plan against antisemitism
(World Jewish Congress)

Education is the key to further protecting religious practices in Europe, says EU official
(Yossi Lempkowicz, European Jewish Press)

Humanitarian access in conflict zones: The role of faith-based actors
(YouTube Video, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

AP-NORC poll details rift between lay Catholics and bishops
(David Crary, Associated Press)

Kashmir: Hindu banker and a worker from India fatally shot in Kashmir
(Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press)

India decries ‘biased’ US report on religious freedom
(Al Jazeera)

Some India officials ignoring or supporting religious attacks: US
(Al Jazeera)

India: “Family a seedbed for change”: Fostering a new culture of equality in India
(Bahá’í World News Service)

India: A long-dead Muslim emperor vexes India’s Hindu nationalists
(Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press)

Spain fires captain whose soldiers knelt at Franco memorial
(Ciarán Giles, Associated Press)

Muslim call to prayer arrives to Minneapolis soundscape
(Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press)

Campus ministries, counselors join to tackle mental health
(Giovanna Dell'Orto and Kathryn Post, Associated Press)

Certiorari denied in church's challenge to Colorado COVID restrictions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

7th Circuit hears oral arguments on reinstatement of doctor who refuses vaccination on religious grounds
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Doctor meets 7th Cir. skepticism in bid for vaccine exemption
(Robert Iafolla, Bloomberg Law)

Suit challenges California group's ethnic studies curriculum as antisemitic
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Louisiana Legislature passes ‘fix’ to make it easier for sex abuse victims to sue
(Julie O’Donoghue, Louisiana Illuminator)

Louisiana legislature clarifies child sex-abuse look-back window
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Parents can move ahead with challenge to school's transgender transition policy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

COVID testing requirement survives Free Exercise challenge
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

High school rules barring religious requirements for Christian student organization leaders is upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

New study: Government favoritism of religion ‘may harm institutions it is meant to support and protect’
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

What faith groups are doing to help with the housing crisis
(Mya Jaradat, Deseret News)

Utah religious leaders say ‘no more’ to deaths from gun violence
(Emily Ashcraft, Deseret News)

2 women are killed at a church in Iowa, hours after a shooting near Milwaukee
(Ayana Archie, National Public Radio)

Seattle Pacific University students plan to sue over LGBTQ exclusion
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)

El Salvador: How to break the cycle of violence?
(Sturla Stålsett, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Bishop chairmen call for Congressional action to address gun violence
(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)

Indonesian leader honors Catholics with Flores visit
(Konradus Epa, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Indonesia: Can a 'green Islam' save Indonesia from climate collapse?
(Enno Hinz, Deutsche Welle)

Should religion influence U.S. public policy? It always has, on both the left and right
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)

Poland: RFI's David Trimble interviewed by Laboratory of Religious Freedom in Poland
(Religious Freedom Institute)

Act on food crisis now, urges WHO special envoy at churches-led meeting
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

State Department: Bulgaria refuses to allow construction of new mosques
(The European Times)

One country, two faiths
(Lee Trepanier, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)

One Faith No Longer: The Transformation of Christianity in Red and Blue America
(George Yancey and Ashlee Quosigk, NYU Press)

A shifting world and the political loyalties of a globalized Vatican
(Massimo Faggioli, La Croix International)

Faith emerges as a vital part of Uvalde's story, even as attention focuses on police and guns
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion Unplugged)

Red flags in the SBC response to sexual abuse
(Aaron M. Renn, First Things)

Pride Month rainbow flag displayed at American Vatican embassy in Rome
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)

Blinken vows U.S. will ‘stand up’ for religious freedom around globe
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)

Parliament executive director joins inauguration of Home of Harmony
(Parliament of the World's Religions)

Resisting despair, addressing extremism and recommitting to non-violence
(Parliament of the World's Religions)

Myanmar: US report highlights minority persecution in Myanmar
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Mongolia: Pope urges Mongolian Catholics and Buddhists to promote peace
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Sri Lankan religious leaders decry arrest of activists
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

No pseudonymity for challenge to Maine healthcare worker vaccine mandate
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Nigeria: WCC condemns kidnappings in Nigeria, urges adequate security for all
(World Council of Churches)

Nigeria is following Pakistan on blasphemy and mob violence
(Farahnaz Ispahani and Sean Nelson, Real Clear Religion)

Nigeria: RFI's Stephen Rasche interviewed on Islamic extremism in Nigeria
(Religious Freedom Institute)

Male “champions for gender justice” from African countries share insights
(World Council of Churches)

EU Military Bishops in Brussels discuss perspectives for peace
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))

Russia: Freedom of religion of belief : FORB special bimonthly newsletter
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Ukrainian Orthodox Church breaks with Moscow over war
(Neil MacFarquhar, The New York Times)

Russian Orthodox head escapes EU sanctions thanks to Orban
(Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press)

Pope, Kirill may meet at religious congress in Kazakhstan in September
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Russian aggression turns Lithuanian church against Moscow
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada votes for sanctions on Patriarch Kirill
(Interfax-Religion)

Lavrov, OIC secretary general discuss causes of escalation in int'l relations
(Interfax-Religion)

Russia destroyed over 370 cultural heritage sites after 100 days of war: almost half of them are churches
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Russia: Renewed criminal trials of Muslim Nursi readers
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

Russia: Islam is the Kremlin's other pillar against the West
(Benjamin Quénelle, La Croix International)

WCC urges action on global humanitarian impacts of the war in Ukraine
(World Council of Churches)

Abortion rights groups sue to stop Florida's 15-week ban
(Arek Sarkissian, Politico)

Thursday, 2 June 2022

EVENT, 31 May - 2 June 2022: 2nd Catholic Youth Convention on the Future of Europe
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))

Wednesday, 1 June 2022

UK: Street preacher wins legal challenge against Covid arrest on Easter Sunday
(Christian Today)

Around the web - 31 May 2022
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)

UK: Sharia law considerations for pension trustees
(Kirsty McLean, National Review)

Nigeria: Truth about religious intolerance in Nigeria
(Raymond Oise-Oghaede, The Guardian)

Rev Kort, pastor Latzel, politician Räsänen: accusations of homophobia in Europe
(Evangelical Focus)

Kyrgyzstan: Fundamentalist Islamic group still active in Kyrgyzstan despite ban and crackdown
(Farangis Najibullah, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)

UK: Encouraging evangelism in public services will promote division, not divinity
(Megan Manson, National Secular Society)

Nigerian archbishop: Religious persecution is ‘systematic’ in country’s north
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Asia/Pakistan - Christians wanted to carry out the most humble jobs: the Punjab government puts an end to this practice
(Agenzia Fides)

Islam’s political system in view of Hanafi Sunnis
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))

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