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Wednesday, 6 April 2022

UK: COVID-19 legislation and guidance update, April
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

UK: Political parties battle for Jewish votes at community hustings
(Jewish News)

UK MPs to discuss Bermuda’s decision to ditch same-sex marriage
(Shaun Connolly, The Royal Gazette)

Europe’s growing anti-Christian intolerance problem
(Angelo Bottone, The Iona Institute)

Ireland: 'Taking Stock; how Covid-19 affected the Church'
(YouTube Video, The Iona Institute)

France: Escaping the straitjacket: ‘Soldiers of God in a secular world’
(Peter Steinfels, Commonweal)

Message for the celebration of the Golden Rule Day – April 5, 2022
(Mussie Hailu, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

Message on the UN International Day of Conscience
(Twitter, Fiona Bruce)

EVENT, 6 April 2022: The Social Ethos of the Orthodox Church (Washington, DC)
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

EVENT, 6 April 2022: 2022 Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy
(Geneva Summit)

US Senate candidate Mark Walker’s church appearances receive scrutiny
(Russ Bowen, CBS 17)

1983 arson conviction vacated due to antisemitism at trial
(Mark Pratt, AP News)

During Ramadan, fasting restaurant workers juggle food and faith
(Richard Morgan, The Washington Post)

Illinois church touts ‘Fasting from whiteness’ as Lent 2022 observance
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)

U.S. Senate confirms Deborah Lipstadt as antisemitism monitor
(Yonat Shimron, The Washington Post)

Nigeria: ‘Day of shame for Nigerian authorities’: Mubarak Bala sentenced to 24 years in prison
(Humanists International)

Nigeria: USCIRF condemns Mubarak Bala prison sentence, calls for U.S. government response
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Nigerian atheist jailed for blasphemy over Facebook posts
(Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press)

Nigeria: APPG Statement on the sentencing of Mubarak Bala
(All Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief)

Nigerian humanist jailed for 24 years after pleading guilty to blasphemy
(Emmanuel Akinwotu, The Guardian)

Nigeria: Religious leaders in Nigeria call for peace ahead of divisive election period
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

Nigeria: National security: Senate moves to establish Commission on Religious Harmony
(Premium Times)

Pope kisses Ukrainian flag, condemns 'the massacre of Bucha'
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)

Writing about religion with style
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)

Lebanon says Pope Francis will visit crisis-torn country in June
(Bassem Mroue, Crux)

Mormon leader reaffirms faith’s stance on same-sex marriage
(Sam Metz, Religion News Service)

Jackson’s confirmation to Supreme Court moves ahead
(Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service)

Kentucky to treat churches as 'essential services' during pandemics, emergencies
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

For Gen Z, religious pluralism will require bridging the religious-secular divide
(Daniel Cox, Aspen Institute)

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation to Supreme Court likely as 3 Republicans signal support
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)

Journal issue explores religion as a weapon in Russia's war against Ukraine
(Mark R. Elliott, Religion Unplugged)

44% of kids were ‘sad, hopeless’ during COVID-19 lockdowns; 19% contemplated suicide: CDC study
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Attacks on religious freedoms and human rights abuses soar in Ukraine
(Sam Mednick, Devex)

Myanmar military destroy over 47 churches in 2 predominantly Christian states, rights groups say
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Tennessee bill protecting religious organizations during times of crisis in Senate
(Adrian Mojica, Fox News)

Most Christian parents are worried about their kids' spiritual health: poll
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)

Arizona legislature passes bill to protect practices of faith-based adoption agencies
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Arizona bans gender reassignment surgeries for minors, biological males from women's sports
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)

UN experts urge Saudi Arabia not to extradite two Uyghur detainees to China
(Sharnam Vaswani, Jurist)

China: Congressional-Executive Commission on China Annual Report
(U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China)

China: Reports document China's renewed crackdown on religions
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

English police to allow priests to give last rites at crime scenes
(Simon Caldwell, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Pope Francis apologizes for abuse of Canada's Indigenous children
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Pope Francis discusses health but again declines to name Putin as Ukraine aggressor
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)

Iranian speaker urges vigilance after stabbing attack at Imam Reza (AS) shrine
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))

Iran: Supreme leader wants 10 million Iranians to memorize Quran
(Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Faith based dialogue can tackle vaccine hesitancy and build trust
(Andrew Hatala, Maryan Chloe Pervaiz, Richard Handley, Tara Vijayan, BMJ)

Immigration in the 2021 American Values Survey: Religious diversity and the ‘contact hypothesis’
(Laura Alexander, PRRI)

Despite public opposition, the Supreme Court may fundamentally change the trajectory of LGBTQ rights
(Jonathan S Coley, R.G. Cravens III, SJ Crasnow, PRRI)

South Carolina House passes bill for doctors to deny care that violates ‘conscience’
(Brooke Migdon, The Hill)

War in Ukraine is testing some American evangelicals’ support for Putin as a leader of conservative values
(Melani McAlister, The Conversation)

Sahel region of Africa new 'epicentre' for Christian persecution
(Alex Collett, Premier Christian News)

Egypt: Sisi’s appropriation of Islam undermines Egypt’s religious soft power
(Khalil al-Anani, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Egypt: Months later, nine Egyptian Christians still detained after protests to rebuild church
(Kevin J. Jones, Catholic News Agency)

A critical distinction in the conversation: Support for religious liberty isn’t opposition to LGBTQ people
(Ericka Andersen, World)

Vietnam approves 17 religious texts for use in prisons
(Radio Free Asia)

Odesa Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths unite for Ukraine and against Russian aggression
(Halya Coynash, Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group)

Over 60 places of worship in Ukraine, as well as sites of cultural heritage, have been attacked by the Russian invaders, with some totally destroyed
(Halya Coynash, Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group)

Vietnam: EU must demand end to repression of civil society, respect of human rights pledges
(Vietnam Committee on Human Rights & Quê Me: Action for Democracy in Vietnam)

Australia: Blessing same sex marriages in the Anglican Church in Australia
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

April 2022 Newsletter
(The Association of Religion Data Archives)

SCOTUS 2022: Religious liberty cases to watch (pdf)
(Becket)

Dr. Dennis de Jong full interview (FoRB and the government)
(YouTube Video, Tina Ramirez, Hardwired Global)

Weekly Highlight #200: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Vaccine initiatives; sacramental wine producers struggling
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

First pope, now US churches face boarding-school reckoning
(Peter Smith, Associated Press)

Indonesia jails activist lawyer over Islamic radicalism
(Associated Press)

Trial court's resolution of church factional dispute is upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

KY Gov. Beshear signs bill protecting churches from discrimination
(Alliance Defending Freedom)

Church liability for predator priests fought at top Massachusetts court
(Thomas F. Harrison, Courthouse News Service)

OH court grants Air Force members protection from shot mandate
(Liberty Counsel)

Ukraine’s religious leaders call Russia ‘terrorist state’
(Catholic News Service)

From curbing consumerism to caring for others, Ramadan has lessons for us all
(Nadeine Asbali, The Guardian)

Naw! Nobody in the Title IX wars is asking LGBTQ questions about religious schools
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Press quiet as a mouse when it comes to Catholic angles in this Disney-DeSantis fight
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)

European Jewish Congress ‘shocked and appalled’ as president is sanctioned
(Michael Daventry, Jewish News)

Peruvian bishop walks tightrope between condemning violence and right to protest
(La Croix International)

Ukrainian religions unite in appeal to world
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

"Russian ideology is worse than Nazism" - Head of the UGCC
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

The Church of Georgia is closer than ever to recognize the Autocephaly of Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Israel’s governing coalition in crisis as right-wing Knesset member resigns, citing Passover food in hospitals
(Philissa Cramer, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Israel government loses majority as religious lawmaker quits
(Ilan Ben Zion, AP News)

Israel to allow West Bank women, kids, some men into Al-Aqsa
(Staff, AP News)

As three feasts converge, Holy Land Christians hope for peace, tourism
(Judith Sudilovsky, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Generation Z is finding faith, but falling away from religious affiliation
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)

India: Calls for ban on loudspeakers for Azan get shriller in India
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

How New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary brings education to prison
(Lindsay Nicolet, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission)

The growing religious fervor in the American right: ‘This is a Jesus movement’
(Elizabeth Dias and Ruth Graham, The New York Times)

The Supreme Court can end a century of anti-religion discrimination
(Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, Newsweek)

In India, Muslim hawkers attacked at Hindu temple fairs
(Varsha Torgalkar, Religion News Service)

Senior Missionary and former BYU law professor, Elder John W. Welch, spoke to students about increasing religious freedom awareness in their home countries
(Lexi Langley, Ke Alaka'i (BYU-Hawaii))

Monday, 4 April 2022

Qatar 2022 World Cup mascot highlights Muslim garb known as ‘keffiyeh’ and ‘thawb’
(Clemente Lisi, Religion Unplugged)

Elder Ronald A. Rasband: ‘To heal the world’ (invitation to champion the cause of religious freedom)
(Church News)

Bulgaria: The Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins, Bulgaria’s President will host Iftar
(Sofia News Agency)

France: Islamophobia on the rise as French presidential election nears
(Linah Alsaafin, Al Jazeera)

French far-right leader Le Pen softens image for election
(Elaine Ganley, Associated Press)

France: Macron does more to fuel extremism than to fight it
(Eren Egehan Bağiş, Daily Sabah)

EVENT, 4 April 2022: Borgognoni Lecture: Can religious faith be compatible with public service?
(With speaker Michael Steele, Syracuse University)

Fourth session of the CLR Reading Society: Lewis’ “Learning in War-Time”
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)

Learning in war-time
(The Official Website of C.S. Lewis)

Germany: Ecumenical statement backs assisted suicide
(Christa Pongratz-Lippitt, The Tablet)

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