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Monday, 13 June 2022

Canada: Manitoba will intervene if Supreme Court hears battle over Quebec secularism law
(Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press)

Canada: Jewish York University students sound alarm over antisemitic graffiti found near campus
(Kayla McLean, Global News)

Canadian megachurch discloses 38 reports of sexual misconduct by 4 pastors
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Canada awaits Pope Francis visit as Pontiff aims at reconciliation with indigenous peoples
(Clemente Lisi, Religion Unplugged)

Ohio bill calls for Canada to be put on religious-freedom watchlist over COVID restrictions
(Tom Blackwell, National Post)

UAE bans Disney-Pixar film over same-sex relationship characters
(Alexander Cornwell, Reuters)

Moldova between aggression and accommodation
(Forum for Religious Freedom-Europe)

China must address grave human rights concerns and enable credible international investigation: UN experts
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)

Church representatives share resiliency lessons and humanitarian efforts at Summit of the Americas and Interreligious Forum
(Mary Richards, Newsroom: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Friday, 10 June 2022

The Islamic world's outrage against India won't protect the country's Muslims
(Debasish Roy Chowdhury, Time)

India’s anticonversion laws loophole
(Surinder Kaur, Christianity Today)

Pakistan probes Hindu temple’s desecration as India protests
(Associated Press)

Anger erupts in Bangladesh, India over comments about Islam
(Julhas Alam, Associated Press)

India’s dark turn from model of religious pluralism to cautionary tale
(Khyati Y. Joshi, Religion News Service)

India: Are minorities safe In India?
(Ahmed Saeed, Eurasia Review)

South Asia protests over prophet remarks by India’s BJP officials
(Al Jazeera)

India: Analysis: Islamophobia is the norm in Modi’s India
(Somdeep Sen, Al Jazeera)

Podcast: Why is Muslim hate on the rise in India?
(Al Jazeera)

India: Protests flare across India over anti-Muslim comments by ruling party members
(Saurabh Sharma and Fayaz Bukhari, Reuters)

Pakistanis rally to denounce India over remarks about Islam
(Associated Press)

Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment (Fifth Edition)
(John Witte, Joel A. Nichols, and Richard W. Garnett, Oxford University Press)

Catholics debate Israel
(Sage Showers, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)

Israel: Holocaust memorial chairman thanks pope for opening archives
(Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press)

New vaccine may be option for troops with religious concerns
(Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press)

9th Circuit OK's refusal to house Muslim inmate only with co-religionists
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Free Exercise challenge to New Mexico COVID orders moves ahead
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Colorado imposes reporting requirements on health care sharing ministries
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Nigeria: Statement by the KAICIID Board of Directors following Nigeria Owo church attack
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

Nigeria: The paradoxes of jihadism in Nigeria – Analysis
(James Barnett, Hudson Institute)

Nigerian officials say terror group ISWAP behind church massacre
(Timothy Obiezu, Voice of America)

Statements from CSW and Nina Shea of Hudson on the carnage in Nigeria. The Buhari Government has been indifferent to widespread targeted killings, atrocity crimes and abductions. Insecurity and Impunity are the watchwords of his Government.
(David Alton, Lord Alton of Liverpool)

Nigeria: IRFBA Chair and Vice Chair’s statement on Nigeria
(Office of International Religious Freedom, U.S. Department of State)

Nigeria: The persecution of Christians can no longer be ignored
(Paul Coleman, Spiked)

Nigeria suspects Islamic State of killing 40 in Catholic church
(Camillus Eboh And Felix Onuah, Reuters)

Statement by Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić [death penalty]
(Council of Europe)

Britain’s de facto blasphemy law strikes again
(Stephen Evans, National Secular Society)

UK cinema chain cancels screenings of ‘blasphemous’ film after protests
(Helen Pidd, Jessica Murray and Andrew Pulver, The Guardian)

UK: In support of amendments to the Schools Bill
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

UK: Flags and flagpoles: Church of England
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

UK: Catholic Union presses Minister on religious freedom commitments
(James Somerville-Meikle, Independent Catholic News)

UK: Government 'should do more' to promote religious freedom
(Liam Coolican, The Tablet)

Jan. 6 committee must address Christian nationalism
(Amanda Tyler, Religion News Service)

Humanism and USCIRF’s 2022 Annual Report
(Isabella Russian, The Humanist)

Taliban rejects U.S. Dept. of State’s latest report on international religious freedom
(International Christian Concern)

Australia: ‘Don’t ignore us’: Faith leaders demand quick action on religious freedoms
(Matthew Knott and Lisa Visentin, Brisbane Times)

Ex-members of La Luz del Mundo say Naasón Joaquín García deserves more than 16 years
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)

How Christian nationalism paved the way for Jan. 6
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

Humanist children’s books translated, available free in Muslim-majority countries
(Kathryn Post, Religion News Service)

Canada: Liberals begin search for special representative to combat Islamophobia in Canada
(Eric Stober, Global News)

Ireland: Conscientious objection to abortion remains strong in Irish hospitals
(Angelo Bottone, The Iona Institute)

USCIRF welcomes Senator Mitch McConnell’s appointments of Abraham Cooper and Eric Ueland to U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Exiled Nicaraguan priest says Ortega regime is attacking Church
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

LGBTQ outrage over DeSantis visit to NYC during Pride Month
(Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press)

Christian mission's suit over sex offender statute is moot
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Portugal’s lawmakers approve 3rd attempt to allow euthanasia
(Barry Hatton, Associated Press)

Pope Francis calls pornography a ‘threat to public health’
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Italy: Amid national synod, Italian Church faces challenges on multiple fronts
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Two Ivy League presidents are stepping down. They leave different legacies on campus Israel speech and antisemitism.
(Andrew Lapin and Caleb Guedes-Reed , Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

German government reports startling 29% increase in antisemitic crimes
(Toby Axelrod, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

German leader warns ‘Jewish life under massive threat’ amid antisemitic crime spike
(Toby Porter, Jewish News)

Lea Schlenker reflects on a Europe where young, religious people want to live
(Susan Kim, Conference of European Churches)

Churches, pro-life centers attacked as Supreme Court abortion ruling looms
(Sean Salai, The Washington Times)

Mother Church will not recognize any self-proclaimed autocephaly in Ukraine, - Hierarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Podcast: So many questions after that symbolic Tampa Bay Rays conflict over 'Pride' logos
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Vatican game that never ends: Knowns and unknowns with covering next papal election
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)

Rejecting all things Christian in America
(Eric Patterson, World)

State Department releases 2021 International Religious Freedom Report
(YouTube Video, EWTN)

Is Qatar trying to eradicate the Baha’i community?
(The European Times)

Prayer is everywhere
(Leslie Griffin, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

Constitutional recognition of religious exemptions to vaccination requirements
(James G. Hodge, Jr., Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

Iraqi Christians not "infidels" or a "minority" in their country, says Chaldean patriarch
(La Croix International)

Workshop addresses urban challenges to integration ahead of European Policy Dialogue Forum
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

Pro-abortion rights protesters interrupt Joel Osteen church service
(Anne Stych, Religion Unplugged)

Kenya: Poor election preparedness is high risk to country, Bishops caution
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)

Kenya: Fake miracle spree in Kenya leads to Pentecostal oversight
(Robert Carle, Religion Unplugged)

Southern Baptist Leaders respond to Guidepost Solutions pride Tweet after abuse investigation
(Kim Roberts, Religion Unplugged)

Le pouvoir de la religion sur la scène internationale
(Agence de Presse Protestante)

The Second Interreligious Forum of the Americas
(FIDELA)

MRFF, CAIR call on Army Secretary to protect Muslim soldier facing discrimination
(Council on American-Islamic Relations)

Guns and the American soul
(Peter J. Leithart, First Things)

Baptist relief group pledges $4 million to implement abuse task force ideas, fund victims’ care
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)

Sri Lankan religious leaders bat for free and fair elections
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Nepal's new Christian leaders vow to protect community
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Indonesia: Muslim, Catholic lay groups sign Indonesian pact
(Konradus Epa, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Lithuania: Conscientious objection: JWs win a case in Strasbourg
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Iran: A Tehran court sentences seven Christians, including a clergyman, to a total of 32 years in prison
(Asia News)

Polls & God’s elect
(Mark Tooley, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)

Russia’s persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses: Unlawful, the European Court of Human Rights says
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)

Russia: European court sides with Jehovah's Witnesses
(Moscow, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

All-Tatar Public Center designated as extremist organization, banned
(Interfax-Religion)

Russian Orthodox Church concerned about prospects of ban on marches near clinics, religious sites
(Interfax-Religion)

Head of the UGCC calls on the international community not to buy the goods Russia stole from Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Roundtable denounces military aggression against Ukraine, calls for ongoing open dialogue
(World Council of Churches)

Ukraine: The Russian Orthodox Church annexes Ukrainian dioceses
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

USCIRF welcomes release of religious prisoner of conscience Dennis Christensen
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

China: UN human rights experts urge China to allow them ‘full access’
(United Nations)

Turkey: Video of students kicking Quran in Turkey stirs outrage
(Sara Zouiten, Morocco World News)

Turkey's religious arm gears up for intensive campaign among the diaspora for Erdoğan's re-election bid
(Abdullah Bozkurt, Middle East Forum)

Azerbaijan: Direct regime employing and firing imams is "role of a religious organisation"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Thursday, 9 June 2022

EVENT, 9-10 June 2022 (in-person and live stream): J. Reuben Clark Law Society Annual Conference and Thomas L. Kane Award Ceremony, Salt Lake City, UT
(J. Reuben Clark Law Society)

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