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Wednesday, 23 March 2022

Israel’s minister of religious affairs appoints women as latest reform
(Mazal Mualem, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Tunisia calls on Muslim nations to stop Israeli crimes
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))

At train stations and borders, Ukrainians face human trafficking threat
(Anli Serfontein, Catholic News Service)

Most Christians see their spiritual lives as private, but outlook clashes with their role as disciples: study
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)

Ukrainian Orthodox Christians confident in a 'brighter' future amid Russian invasion
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)

Most US adults think country is moving in wrong direction morally, turning to family for guidance: study
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)

Putin quotes John 15:13 to hail Ukraine invasion at Moscow rally: 'The words from the Bible'
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Working-class Christian boys with strong faith in God do better in school than less religious peers: study
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)

Americans' post-COVID return to church flatlines: Survey
(Ecumenical News)

Study: More congregations are reopening but attendance remains flat
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Study: Women of no faith face discrimination — when they are seen at all
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)

Pope: No justification for Russia's 'sacrilegious' war on Ukraine
(Cindy Wooden, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Myanmar welcomes new priests amid conflict
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

With Ukraine, Vatican balances diplomacy and interfaith ties
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

As more than 3 million flee Ukraine, US focuses aid in Europe
(Rhina Guidos, Union of Catholic Asian News)

War in Ukraine may leave millions hungry, warns Eugene Cho of Bread for the World
(Bob Smietana, Religion News Service)

Jehovah’s Witnesses to resume in-person gatherings, door knocking still on hold
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)

Australia: Religious freedom is under threat in Victoria
(Andy Mullins, MercatorNet)

Cuba: Report on Cuba finds increased violations of freedom of religion
(Alex Collett, Premier Christian News)

Pakistani PM urges Islamic nations to mediate in Ukraine war
(Munir Ahmed, Associated Press)

Pakistan: Religious violence on rise in Pakistan: Report
(ANI)

Pakistan’s blasphemy laws promote mob murder against Christians
(McKenna Hammack, Providence Mag)

Weekly Highlight #198: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Resilience and reopening
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

Indonesia: Alissa Wahid full interview (freedom, extremism, blasphemy, and more)
(YouTube Video, Tina Ramirez, Hardwired Global)

Autocratic vs. democratic Islam = UAE vs. Indonesia – analysis
(James M. Dorsey, Eurasia Review)

Brazil: Rio de Janeiro temple called a ‘beacon for life’ as Brazil prepares for religious freedom symposium
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)

Brazil: Pastors’ role in education funding creates uproar in Brazil
(Diane Jeantet, Associated Press)

Haiti: Prominent Haitian Vodou priestess dies, and country mourns
(Peter Smith, Associated Press)

Iraq: Rights group denounces violence against LGBT people in Iraq
(Mariam Fam and Samya Kullab, Associated Press)

Russian talking point: Blaming US for Ukraine church split
(Peter Smith, Associated Press)

Statement by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden marking Nowruz
(The White House)

Supreme Court GVR's Title VII reasonable accommodation appeal
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

DC minor consent law violates parents' free exercise rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Judge bars D.C. from vaccinating children without parental consent
(Justin Wm. Moyer and Julie Zauzmer Weil, The Washington Post)

In settlement, Michigan allows Catholic charities to refuse child placements with same-sex or unmarried couples
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Case closed: Catholic nonprofit can keep its doors open to serve thousands of vulnerable MI children
(Alliance Defending Freedom)

Kyiv’s Jews, persecuted under Polish-Lithuanian, Russian, Nazi and Soviet regimes, now face the onslaught of Putin’s forces
(Victoria Khiterer, The Conversation)

Why is Russia’s church backing Putin’s war? Church-state history gives a clue
(The Conversation)

Saudi Arabia: Mass execution of 81 men
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Afghanistan: Taliban threaten revenge killings
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Zelensky offers new details about his family’s Holocaust history, igniting debate over Ukrainian Holocaust memory
(Philissa Cramer, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Canada: Papal meetings will address ‘legacy of suffering’ Indigenous face, Canadian bishops say
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

The European Response to Conflict in Ukraine: a Legal Analysis: . Summarised on Law Pod UK
(Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog)

Is Putin a ‘real’ Christian? To understand this conflict we need to ask different questions
(Sarah Riccardi-Swartz and Robert Saler, Religion Dispatches)

Putin and the Muslim world
(Julius Strauss, The Spectator)

Islamists from Middle East fighting in Ukraine - Syrian ambassador to Russia
(Interfax-Religion)

As Florida's DeSantis wages culture war, his Catholic faith isn't news – unless it's used to attack him
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)

Young ambassadors combat hate speech and discrimination in Morocco
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

Colombian bishops band together to support diocese gripped by violence
(l, La Croix International)

The death of Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Ibrahim Al-Qurashi: A window to stop the cycle of violence ideology – analysis
(Muhammad Saiful Alam Shah Sudiman, Eurasia Review)

Zelensky counts on the Vatican to act as a mediator in ending the war
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

New website OnlySky aims to unite the nonreligious
(Kimberly Winston, Religion Unplugged)

Churches get mixed results in suits over land use regulations
(Bernie Pazanowski, Bloomberg Law)

Indian state forbids interfaith marriages, conversions
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

India: How is the hijab row threatening Indian secularism?
(Murali Krishnan, Deutsche Welle)

India: Karnataka govt defends move by temples to ban Muslim traders from fairs
(Hindustan Times)

The real civil rights issue of our time
(Josh Holdenried, First Things)

Hindu man in US Air Force gets religious waiver to wear tilak as part of uniform
(Scroll)

Why the future of the world’s largest religion is female – and African
(Gina Zurlo, The Conversation)

Barbados: Religious faiths urged to come together to tackle issues
(Barbados Today)

Local clergy affix letter calling for end to Ukraine war to Jerusalem Russian church
(Lazar Berman, The Times of Israel)

Northeast Tennessee city’s crosses face legal challenge, stir offer of counsel
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)

Winners of the 2022 H.M. King Abdullah II World Interfaith Harmony Week prize announced
(Parliament of the World's Religions)

Statement by the G20 Interfaith Forum on the present and unfolding tragedy in Ukraine and Eastern Europe
(G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

The Council of Europe excludes Russia: A setback for human rights
(Jannika Jahn, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Philippine Supreme Court shuts door on would-be bigamists
(Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News)

WHO guidelines on abortion imply conscience objections are 'indefensible'
(Kevin J. Jones, Catholic News Agency)

Will Finland side with religious freedom?
(Frank Wolf and Arielle Del Turco, The Hill)

UK: An inclusive Britain starts with inclusive schools
(Stephen Evans, National Secular Society)

UK: Johnson says UK universities have been ‘tolerant of antisemitism for too long’
(Lee Harpin, Jewish News)

UK: Rustat memorial: judgment
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

FoRB: MEPs Van Dalen and Fidanza launch the 2017-2021 worrying report
(The European Times)

Tuesday, 22 March 2022

WEBINAR, 22 March 2022 (4PM London): Violations of FoRB as a Driver of Forced Migration
(Lord Alton of Liverpool, Fiona Bruce MP, Brendan O'Hara MP, the APPG on the Yazidis and the APPG on IFoRB)

Monday, 21 March 2022

High court rejects case of Christian group, bisexual lawyer
(Associated Press)

Justices issue quiet order list; Alito and Thomas highlight religious-liberty issue
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)

Alito and Thomas eye bigger carveout for churches to discriminate in hiring
(Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse News Service)

How Putin’s invasion became a holy war for Russia
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

Myanmar: Determination of the Genocide against the Rohingyas- a step toward truth, accountability, and future
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Myanmar: USCIRF welcomes State Department’s determination of genocide committed by Burmese
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Since the beginning of the occupation, the number of religious organizations in Crimea has halved, and that of the OCU parishes decreased by six times
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Ukraine: Evangelical pastor arrested by Russians in Mariupol
(Release International)

Ukraine: The Azov Battalion: Is it really a “Nazi” regiment?
(Massimo Introvigne, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Russia: Will Patriarch Kirill be an accomplice to war crimes and the gravedigger of the Orthodox Church?
(Novaya Gazeta, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Around the web - 21 March 2022
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)

U.S. judge rules against Kentucky clerk who denied same-sex marriage licenses
(Reuters)

US expands travel bans on Chinese officials for persecution
(Matthew Lee, Associated Press)

US says Myanmar repression of Muslim Rohingya is genocide
(Ben Fox, Associated Press)

Afghanistan: Taliban announcement a clear sign girls returning to school
(Kathy Gannon, Associated Press)

Vatican defends hasty rollout of revolutionary laity reform
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Canada: Prime Minister's tweet following attack at mosque
(Justin Trudeau, Twitter)

Canadian mosque worshippers attacked with bear spray
(Associated Press)

Canada indigenous demand Church admit role in ‘genocide,’ rescind colonization edicts
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Scouts reach deal with Catholic committee in BSA bankruptcy
(Randall Chase, Associated Press)

Articles of interest - 21 March 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Churches can move ahead on damage claims against county for its COVID orders
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

New York releases new proposed curriculum rules for nonpublic schools
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Ketanji Brown Jackson publicly expresses thanks to God but keeps faith history private
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Franklin Graham, Russia and the ‘Moralist International’
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)

Chile: Controversy in Chile over government appointment of Jesuit
(Sixtine Lerouge, La Croix International)

Chile’s new leader puts bishops on notice over legacy of abuse scandals
(Ines San Martin, Crux)

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