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Wednesday, 3 August 2022

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)

Egypt keeps former powerhouse Muslim Brotherhood out of politics
(Reuters)

Egypt: Mabrouk Attia to stand trial over contempt of religion charges
(Egypt Independent)

Cato lawsuit to discover if Trump lied to SCOTUS about the Muslim Ban
(David J. Bier, Cato Institute)

Ghana: Harmonious religious diversity is a force for good – Dr Bawumia, as he Launches to Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana’s 175th Anniversary
(African Business)

A “revolutionized” Supreme Court term
(Steven K. Green, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

Pakistan: Abolishing blasphemy laws in Pakistan will lead to more violence
(Farah Adeed, Acton Institute)

Thailand: Southern museum eyes multiculturalism
(Bangkok Post)

Human trafficking: ‘All-out assault’ on rights, safety and dignity
(Modern Diplomacy)

U.S. judge rejects parts of Boy Scouts' $2.7 billion sex abuse deal
(Dietrich Knauth, Reuters)

Catholic school shielded from counselor's bias claims over same-sex relationship
(Daniel Wiessner, Reuters)

Church Reporter, Vol. 7/7, 28 July 2022 - Newsletter for the English speaking members and friends of the Church Law Society
(Jiří Rajmund Tretera and Záboj Horák, eds., Church Law Society Prague – Brno – Olomouc – Stříbro – České Budějovice)

Lao Evangelical church conducts peace building workshop for Christian leaders
(Institute for Global Engagement)

Center for Women, Faith & Leadership hosts fellowship workshop and retreat in Norway
(Institute for Global Engagement)

Hijabi women face discrimination in Germany, Netherlands, Spain
(Daily Sabah)

European countries clash with United Kingdom over women's rights
(Christian Network Europe)

UK: Communion row over same-sex marriage overshadows Lambeth Conference opening
(Catherine Pepinster, Religion News Service)

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

Law and religion round-up – 31st July
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Reforming the law on employment status (or not)
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

“Call Bethel”: Jehovah’s Witnesses and sexual abuse. 1. A biased investigation
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)

Scotland: Aberdeen church backs new food bank role as cost of living crisis hits
(The Church of Scotland)

Summer 2022 Issue
(The Revealer, The Center for Religion and Media at NYU)

Saturday, 30 July 2022

VIRTUAL EVENT, 30 July 2022 (2PM ET): Global Watch Party: Human Trafficking
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

Friday, 29 July 2022

Talk About Law and Religion: Fred Gedicks on Kennedy V. Bremerton School District
(YouTube Video, International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)

Portugal launches inquiries into alleged Catholic Church sexual abuse
(Catarina Demony, Reuters)

Vietnam religious freedoms group hits out at sentences against Peng Lei members
(Radio Free Asia)

EVENT, 29 July 2022: Power and the Development of International Law: Asian Perspectives (Kathmandu, Nepal)
(Asian Society of International Law)

WEBINAR, 29 July 2022 (12PM EDT): Extraction and Exploitation: The Effects of Mining on Religious Communities
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Weekly Highlight #215: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: COVID-19 vaccination and social assistance efforts; tensions play out in the law
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

Afghanistan: The UN must not ignore Afghan religious minorities
(Martin Parsons, The Critic)

Responsiveness to religious inequalities in contexts of displacement: Evidence from providers of humanitarian assistance to Shi’a Hazara refugees from Afghanistan in Pakistan
(Jennifer Philippa Eggert, Maryam Kanwer, Jaffer A. Mirza, Institute of Development Studies)

High court allows sex abuse suit against diocese to proceed
(Mark Pratt, Associated Press)

Canada says pope’s apology to Indigenous not enough
(Nicole Winfield and Rob Gillies, Associated Press)

God does not want ‘a world governed by religious laws,’ pope tells Canadian clergy
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)

ISIS is a problem of yesterday, today and tomorrow
(Sarhang Hamasaeed, The United States Institute of Peace)

Iraq: Followers of cleric enter Iraqi parliament in show of force
(Ali Abdul-Hassan and Samya Kullab, Associated Press)

Seattle Pacific University sues Washington state over probe into LGBTQ exclusion
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)

Christian university fights Washington state probe into anti-LGBTQ hiring practices
(Alanna Madden, Courthouse News Service)

Christian university sues to stop investigation of LGBTQ discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Judge tosses lawsuit from Wisconsin church facing land loss after leaving denomination
(Joe Kelly, Courthouse News Service)

Title IX applies to religiously affiliated school that is tax exempt
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

8th Circuit: Christian school lacks standing to challenge HUD memo on sex discrimination in housing
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

The new gun control bill is a good thing, faith leaders say. But the country needs more
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)

Bishops: HHS proposals are ‘violation of religious freedom and bad medicine’
(John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Spain: Abuse commission investigates thousands of cases from 1970s, 1980s
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service)

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