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Friday, 11 March 2022

Photos of the week: Russian escalation in Ukraine, Umrah pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

Beatifications back home inspire hopes among US Salvadorans
(Alejandra Molina, Associated Press)

Russia-Ukraine war: Some pastors wonder about “end of days”
(David Crary, Associated Press)

Pence meets far-right Israelis on West Bank holy site tour
(Joseph Krauss, Associated Press)

Israel’s Chief Rabbi to create special religious courts for Ukrainian refugees
(Hana Levi Julian, Jewish Press)

Israel approves law barring hundreds of Palestinian families from reuniting
(Middle East Eye)

Israel: Christians fund emergency hotlines to help Ukrainian Jews make aliyah
(Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman, The Jerusalem Post)

Alaska Supreme Court upholds award of vaccination decision-making to father over mother's religious objections
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

A Texas judge blocks the state from investigating parents of transgender youth
(Julián Aguilar, National Public Radio)

As Russian attacks intensify, churches organize rescue missions, relief centers and baptisms
(Erik Tryggestad, Religion Unplugged)

Occupiers spread fake news about Ukraine restricting the rights of Muslims
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

The international law of protected spaces and the collapse of the humanitarian corridors in Ukraine
(Kenneth Chan Yoon Onn, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

As war rages, some Ukrainians look to Mary for protection – continuing a long Christian tradition
(Kayla Harris, Religion News Service)

Trust, humility, bravery: A forum in Texas shows how interfaith understanding is forged
(Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, Religion News Service)

Catholic bishops got exactly what they wanted in congressional budget agreement
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)

Texas clergy part of lawsuit struck down in latest blow to abortion law challenge
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)

In search of a prophetic voice for tech ethics: How should the Church speak about the digital age?
(John P. Slattery, Commonweal)

Nicaragua: Ortega regime expels Vatican representative from Nicaragua
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Orthodox priest reportedly arrested in Russia for sermon decrying invasion of Ukraine
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

Elder Gong: Religious liberty is deeply rooted in Latter-day Saint doctrine and history
(Trent Toone, Deseret News)

How European Latter-day Saints are supporting and providing relief to refugees
(Trent Toone, Deseret News)

Their country suddenly a pariah, Jews look for ways to leave Russia
(Jonathan Shamir, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

ADL develops algorithm to track antisemitism on social media
(Asaf Shalev, Forward)

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson would add another Protestant voice to heavily Catholic Supreme Court
(Yahoo News)

Courageous judges uphold religious liberty
(Lathan Watts, Inside Sources)

What do the Nation of Islam and Marjorie Taylor Greene have in common?
(Joseph Stuart, Religion & Politics: Fit for Polite Company)

The purpose of hijab: Reclaiming the narrative
(Um Talhah Sadaf Syed, Muslim Matters)

Russian victory would mark end of religious freedom in Ukraine
(Arielle Del Turco, Family Research Council)

Russia: Appellate court orders new trial for Jehovah's Witness
(OVD.Info, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Churches respond to growing humanitarian needs in Ukraine and bordering countries
(World Council of Churches)

Patriarch Kirill accuses Western politicians of attempting to turn Ukrainians into Russia's enemies
(Interfax-Religion)

Russia: Patriarchate priest fined for condemning war in Ukraine
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

Podcast: What's next for Russian priests who asked if Putin will be damned for invading Ukraine?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Does the Global Respect Act respect moral orthodoxy?
(Todd Huizinga, The Hill)

An “oath unviolated”: Realizing the joy of medicine through the free exercise of conscience
(Andrew S. Kubick, Christ Medicus Foundation)

UK: Abuse survivors hear Stormont public apology
(Jayne McCormack & Chris Andrews, BBC News)

UK: Victims of ‘vile’ abuse of children in care in Northern Ireland reject apology
(Lisa O'Carroll, The Guardian)

UK: English cardinal calls on UK government to accept more Ukrainian refugees
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

UK: Contested heritage and the Church of England
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

UK: Religious discrimination in employment: Bialick
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Churches will suffer if Florida changes solar policy
(Lewis Jennings, The Palm Beach Post)

Religion, politics, and public health: A toxic combination
(Barbara Pfeffer Billauer, The American Council on Science and Health)

Egyptian president mandates compulsory church constructions in new urban plans
(La Croix International)

Egypt: The soft power role of the Egyptian Orthodox Church in resolving future religious conflicts
(Nadia Helmy, Modern Diplomacy)

Bangladesh: Court seeks end to discrimination against Bangladeshi women
(Stephan Uttom, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Pakistan Prime Minister endorses Islamization
(International Christian Concern)

Oklahoma Muslims return to state Capitol for day of advocacy
(Carla Hinton, The Oklahoman)

Australian Christian Lobby, religious parties seek to gain influence in SA election
(Rebecca Puddy, ABC News Australia)

Indonesia: Ministry to issue circular on worship in places of worship
(Antara News)

German Bishops: 'Unacceptable to lend religious legitimacy to war'
(Lisa Zengarini, Vatican News)

Germany loosens asylum requirements for Ukrainian Jews amid ongoing war with Russia
(Toby Axelrod, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Graduate Theological Union’s GTUx is launched to spiritually equip ‘nones,’ activists
(Kathryn Post, Religion News Service)

Christians, Jews and Muslims experience workplace discrimination differently, new Rice research shows
(Rice University’s Religion and Public Life Program (RPLP))

Some churches take virtual worship all the way, ditching buildings entirely
(Diana Kruzman, Religion Unplugged)

How Burkina Faso became the epicentre of conflict in the Sahel
(Mucahid Durmaz, Al Jazeera)

The Istanbul Convention: A missed opportunity in mainstreaming cyberviolence against women in human rights law?
(Gizem Guney, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Sri Lanka: Rights body calls for reform of Sri Lankan abortion law
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Nigeria: Catholic priest abducted, parish worker killed in Kaduna
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)

UN report decries “criminalisation” and persecution of Baha’is across MENA region
(Bahá’í International Community)

UN expert raises alarm over serious human rights violations against religious minorities in situations of conflict
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)

Austria: Perpetrators despoil and damage church in Villach
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)

Italy: Napoli church defaced with graffiti for the second time
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)

France: Church tagged with insults against priest
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)

France: Tiktok influencers desecrate French church on viral video
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)

Swedish Jewish man denied entry to bus due to Jewish symbol on clothing
(Zvika Klein, The Jerusalem Post)

Spain: Ombudsman tasked with probing church sex abuse record
(Associated Press)

Portugal: Rabbi tied to inquiry into Roman Abramovich’s Portuguese citizenship arrested: Report
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Sister Dierdre “Dede” Byrne sues Washington, DC, over health worker COVID-19 vaccine mandate
(Thomas More Society)

Thursday, 10 March 2022

EVENT, 10-11 March 2022: 2022 Church History Symposium—Latter-day Saints and Religious Liberty: Historical and Global Perspectives
(BYU Department of Church History and Doctrine and the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

EVENT, 10-12 March 2022: Wellbeing of digitalized societies and work place
(Conference of European Churches)

VIRTUAL EVENT, 8-10 March 2022: Training for Civil Society on Addressing Anti-Christian Hate Crime
(Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)

WEBINAR, 10 March 2022 (14:30 UCT/Ghana, 15:30 Nigeria, 16:30 So Africa): ACLARS 2022 Regional Webinar Series - #2: Law, Religion and International Relations in West Africa: The Way Forward
(African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies and the West African Regional Centre for Law and Religion Studies (WARCLARS))

Wednesday, 9 March 2022

Malawi: Country is still in anguish, warns Catholic bishops
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)

Ethiopian bishops reiterate call for peace in their country
(Fredrick Nzwili, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

WEBINAR, 9 March 2022 (8PM ET): Securing Religious Freedom: The Eruv Litigations: Robert G. Sugarman, Esq. & Yehudah L. Buchweitz, Esq.
(Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center)

VIRTUAL EVENT, 9 March 2022 (10:30 AM in London): APPG special meeting on preventing persecution of religious and ethnic minorities in India
(All Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief)

Ivory Coast: Abidjan interfaith dialogue: A turning point of religious tolerance in Africa
(Hamisu Kabir Matazu, Daily Trust)

Uganda: Hardline Muslims kill evangelist at open-air event
(Morning Star News)

Perspective: The little-known connection between religious freedom and Putin’s war
(Brian Grim, Deseret News Opinion)

Methodist conservatives to launch breakaway group in May
(Peter Smith, Associated Press)

On March 6, ironically Forgiveness Sunday for the Orthodox, Patriarch Kirill abandoned all caution and blessed the war of aggression against Ukraine and the “false freedom” of democratic countries
(Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)

In some ways, this is a religious war
(Jim Geraghty, National Review)

Refugees, reporting and the far right: how the Ukraine crisis reveals brutal ‘everyday racism’ in Europe and beyond
(Bina Fernandez, The Conversation)

How the Ukraine war is dividing Orthodox Christians
(Jonathan L. Zecher, The Conversation)

Resist the risk of a nuclear winter, rally for the global peaceful spring
(Cardinal Charles Bo, Religions for Peace)

Episcopal-Methodist full communion partnership on hold as UMC delays vote on split over LGBTQ+ inclusion
(Melodie Woerman, Episcopal News Service)

Can churches be protectors of public health?
(Andrew Gardner, The Conversation)

In Texas, the nation’s largest children’s hospital is halting gender-affirming care for trans youths
(Anne Branigin, The Washington Post)

Tennessee has a choice: stop adding anti-LGBTQ legislation or continue to cause harm
(R.G. Cravens, The Tennessean)

The affair of the sausages and religious freedom: Five hundred years ago today, some Swiss people ate sausages. This was a major event in the history of Christianity.
(Russell P. Johnson, Sightings - The University of Chicago Divinity School)

Pakistan broaches ‘Hijab Day’ for International Women’s Day
(Lynne O'Donnell, Foreign Policy)

Reactions of Russian religious minorities on the aggression against Ukraine
(Stanislav Panin, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

Interview with Tatiana Moon, daughter of the founder of the Unification Church, Reverend Sun Myung Moon
(YouTube Video, Tina Ramirez, Hardwired Global)

How the Moscow patriarchate projects the Kremlin’s world geopolitics: Margin notes to religious issues linked to the Ukrainian war
(Vincenzo Pacillo, DiReSoM: Diritto e Religione nelle Società Multiculturali/ Law and Religion in Multicultural Societies)

Iraq: USCIRF releases new report highlighting religious freedom in Iraq
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Afghanistan: Religious minorities “remain stranded under constant fear of death”
(ADF International)

UK/International: Punish the perpetrators
(Fionn Shiner, Aid to the Church in Need)

Religious diplomacy: How to integrate religious engagement into international relations
(Giancarlo Anello, DiReSoM: Diritto e Religione nelle Società Multiculturali/ Law and Religion in Multicultural Societies)

Lori Joe Brown: Driven 4word (podcast on the American Express Christian employee resource group)
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

Weekly Highlight #196: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Alliances, Novavax, freedom of religion or belief and burials
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

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