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Wednesday, 20 April 2022

Anti-death penalty experts address over 250 people of faith as four executions loom
(Religion News Service)

Religion is central in film depicting last abortion clinic along Texas’ southern border
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)

Moscow Patriarch, who backs Putin, gets another plea from World Council of Churches to intervene for a ceasefire in Ukraine
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Liberal religion's sharp decline closes Reform Jewish seminary. How about some elite news ink?
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)

This religious season reminds us of faith’s liberating promise
(E.J. Dionne Jr., The Washington Post)

Renovations complete, Washington’s LDS temple provides rare public glimpse inside
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Hollywood is using Orthodox Jews as a cudgel to bash all people of faith
(Yaakov Menken and Jonathan Bronitsky, Washington Examiner)

African bishops call for world leaders to reject ‘unequal and unsustainable’ economic model
(John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Australian bishops to voters: Remember the most vulnerable
(Catholic News Service)

‘No schools, no churches!’: Black sisters and the fight for Black Catholic education
(Shannen Dee Williams, Commonweal)

Atheists, spurred by growing ranks, gather for first time since start of pandemic
(Heather Greene, Religion News Service)

How should Christians think about the war in Ukraine?
(Collin Bastian, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)

Sweden riots over Quran burning: What is happening?
(Al Jazeera)

Turkey’s long-standing freedom of religion or belief issues remain unresolved: report
(Turkish Minute)

UK: Harassment in employment?: Ali v Heathrow Express
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

UK: We need more religion in politics, not less
(David Aaronovitch, The Times)

UK: The Church shouldn’t have a privileged platform in political debate
(National Secular Society)

German intel: Known antisemitism cases ‘tip of the iceberg’
(Associated Press)

Spain: Burger King draws criticism for ‘blasphemous’ ad in Spain
(Ines San Martin, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Spain: Masks no longer necessary inside churches in Spain
(Catholic News Agency)

France: Man plants explosive device during mass in Toulouse
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)

UK: Repeated vandalism to Hartlepool church
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)

Spain: Pro-abortion and disrespectful tags found on Sarriá church
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)

Italy: Priest and parish people attacked in Rome
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)

Germany: Church in Halstenbek ransacked
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)

Saudi Arabia: As COVID-19 shutdown lifts, Mecca’s pilgrims bring Islam’s holiest city back to life
(Rabiya Jaffery, Religion News Service)

Biden to propose removing conscience protections for health care professionals
(Alliance Defending Freedom)

Mental health of Muslim healthcare workers during COVID-19
(Dr. Rania Awaad, Kamal Suleiman, Dalia Mogahed, Dr. Lana Abdole, Alizah Ali, and Nour Hammami, nstitute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) and Stanford Muslim Mental Health & Islamic Psychology Lab)

Monday, 18 April 2022

Sweden: Several dozen hurt in days of unrest in Sweden
(Agence France-Presse, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)

Sweden links riots to criminal gangs that target police
(Jari Tanner, Associated Press)

Sweden: European Organization of Islamic Centers denounces Quran desecration in Sweden
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))

Sweden: Middle East denounces Sweden as riots break out over Quran burning
(Adam Lucente, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)

“Friends of the court” making the most of Amicus Curiae with UN Treaty Bodies
(Vincent Ploton, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

President of North Macedonia: Bulgaria offers us a Hitlerite and a Nazi for Rapprochement
(Sofia News Agency)

UK: Archbishop says UK’s Rwanda migrants plan goes against God
(Jill Lawless, Associated Press)

UK: Britain’s Trojan Horse: A hoax that still harms Muslims
(Tahir Mahmood Alam, Al Jazeera)

UK: Law and religion round-up – 17th April
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Blasphemy laws are bad for security
(Elizabeth O’Casey, The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)

Freedom of Religion or Belief is for EVERYONE
(Joelle Fiss, The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)

Freedom of religion or belief fosters peaceful coexistence
(Mariam Gavtadze, The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)

The COVID-19 pandemic and freedom of religion or belief
(Merilin Kiviorg, The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)

Freedom of religion or belief builds security
(Dmytro Vovk, The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)

Secularism – is it good or bad for freedom of religion or belief?
(Marco Ventura, The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)

Women need greater freedom of religion or belief
(Emir Kovacevic, The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)

Turkey: Ramadan becomes political battleground in Turkey
(Pinar Tremblay, Al-Monitor: Turkey Press)

VIRTUAL EVENT, 18 April 2022 (8AM MST): The Role of Peace Education in the Covid-19 Recovery
(Religions for Peace)

Centered on compassion and justice, leaders hold interfaith dinners at mosques
(Sarah McCammon, NPR)

Holy days converging in April spark interfaith celebrations
(Luis Andres Henao, Associated Press)

The DEA v. religion v. psychedelics
(Dave Hodes, Green Market Report)

Kenya: Atheism in Kenya: Why accurate numbers are hard to come by
(P. Pratap Kumar, The Conversation)

Decades of church-military 'symbiosis' behind pro-Ukraine war stance of Russian Orthodox
(Mark Kellner, The Washington Times)

Cornell University, Chinese students, and the Uyghur Genocide: They tried to silence their Uyghur classmate Rizwangul Nurmuhammad, whose story was told in Bitter Winter. Incredibly, the university tried to appease them.
(Kok Bayraq, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)

4 interesting facts about Easter: Disputed origins, different dates, religious significance of the egg
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Wearing black, hot cross buns: 7 Good Friday traditions
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Israel: Reeling from Friday’s clashes, Israel braces for more violence in Jerusalem
(Rina Bassist, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Israel coalition faces new split over Jerusalem violence
(Guillaume Lavallee and Alexandra Vardi, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Israel: Christians continue to leave Jerusalem amid ongoing instability
(Ahmad Melhem, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Israel: Despite terror wave, Israel determined to keep Al-Aqsa open for Ramadan
(Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Israeli government crisis deepens after closing of major mosque
(Patrick Kingsley and Raja Abdulrahim, The New York Times)

Israel: Orthodox Church leader says Israeli police wrongfully imposing limits on ‘Holy Fire’ ritual
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Jerusalem: For Christians, Jews, Muslims this Easter weekend has something, but violence shrouds Jerusalem
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Israel: After fire, construction to resume soon at $77 million Bahá’í shrine In Israel
(Iain Carlos and Gil Zohar, Religion Unplugged)

Israel: Tensions flare as Israeli police enter Al-Aqsa Mosque again
(Al Jazeera)

Iran warns Israel against hostile military action
(Deutsche Welle)

Israel: Clashes erupt again near flashpoint Jerusalem holy site
(Josef Federman, Associated Press)

Sri Lankans abandon holiday celebrations for protests
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Ramadan, Passover, Easter and the hidden saints – OpEd
(Rabbi Allen S. Maller, Eurasia Review: Opinion)

Amid continuing fighting in Ukraine, Pope Francis urges leaders not to give up on peace
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)

Centro Islámico, a hub for Latino Muslims near and far, breaks ground on expansion during Ramadan
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)

Episcopal Church mulls changes to Holy Week readings seen as antisemitic
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

For rabbis visiting the border with Ukraine, Passover has a whole new meaning
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Saudi Arabia: Robots to help Muslim women pilgrims at holy sites in Saudi Arabia
(Adam Lucente, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)

Gaza Strip: Hamas, Islamic Jihad finance 'resistance' dramas for Ramadan
(Entsar Abu Jahal, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)

Good Friday 2022: Papal envoy prays at mass grave in Ukraine
(Catholic News Agency)

Canadians consider certain religions damaging to society: survey
(Ashleigh Stewart, Global News)

Canada: Nursing instructor and master's student examining racism and discrimination faced by Muslim nurses
(University of Calgary)

Around the web - 18 April 2022
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)

Articles of interest - 18 April 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Statement by President Joe Biden on Easter
(The White House)

The “reasonable observer” of prayer in school
(SCOTUSblog)

Left and right cheer together, for a change, as U.S. Supreme Court defends religious liberty
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Protestant globalism and human rights
(Gene Zubovich, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

Ukrainian autocephaly: A challenge to Russian neo-imperialism
(Nicholas Denysenko, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

A post-Roe legislative agenda for Congress
(Josh Craddock, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)

Legal Journal Number 6 (17): April (Spanish)
(Observatorio de Libertad Religiosa de América Latina y El Caribe)

Alliance of church and state in Russia fosters acceptance of Putin’s war – book review
(Eurasia Review)

World Picnic stops in New York, with women committed to human rights
(Lia Beltrami)

CAIR renews call for U.S. House, Senate committees to probe military contractors again caught spying on Muslim prayer apps
(Council on American-Islamic Relations)

Orthodox Jews reach out to Ukrainian brethren, refugees, evoke World War II-era rescue group
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)

Timor-Leste: Bishops urge Timorese to do their democratic duty
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Algeria: Broadcasting series stopped in Algeria for insulting religious values
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))

How churches and communities can collaborate to overcome the opioid crisis
(Daryl Crouch, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission)

No pseudonymity in challenge to denial of religious exemption from military vaccine mandate
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Hate crimes should not be judged by intent alone, but by how they affect all of us
(Norman Chen and Nitasha Kaur Sawhney, Religion News Service)

Philippines: Nuncio warns Filipinos to beware of fake news before elections
(Catholic News Service)

Reverse Open House Series: How a temple open house inspired visits to other faiths’ sacred sites, events
(Scott Taylor, Church News)

Idina Menzel, Ilana Glazer, Rachel Bloom and several other Jewish celebs discuss antisemitism on YouTube show
(Evelyn Frick, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Ilhan Omar strikes again
(Arjun Singh, National Review)

Hostages held in Mariupol mosque freed
(Interfax-Religion)

Advancing global peace and security through religious engagement: Lessons to improve U.S. policy
(Peter Mandaville and Chris Seiple, The United States Institute of Peace)

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