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Friday, 29 January 2021

X and Y v North Macedonia: A missed opportunity to improve the case law on anti-Roma custodial violence
(X and Y v North Macedonia: A missed opportunity to improve the case law on anti-Roma custodial violence, Strasbourg Observers)

The growing issue of anti-semitism in New Zealand
(Paul Hunt and Meng Foon, Stuff.co.nz)

Liberal government declares Jan. 29 national day of remembrance for victims of mosque shooting (Canada)
(Peter Zimonjic, David Cochrane, Sean Gordon, CBC News)

How highly religious women are redefining feminism
(Naomi Schaefer Riley, Deseret Magazine)

Revelations from a hidden life: The life of Franz Jägerstätter offers us an example of how to love our fellow citizens in a time of partisan antagonism and division.
(Elizabeth Regenerus, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)

Forced adoption case against Norway hits European Court of Human Rights
(Courthouse News, Hiiraan Online)

Poll: Best and Worst ECtHR Judgment of 2020
(Strasbourg Observers)

Vaccinations, outreach, and persecution: The latest on religion and COVID-19
(G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

Photos of the Week: Voodoo fashion, Candlemas preparations
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

Parliament endorses joint interfaith statement on the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
(Parliament of the World's Religions)

$346,000 Luce Grant to fund the Transatlantic Policy Network on Religion and Diplomacy at Georgetown University (PDF)
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Church again asks Supreme Court to invalidate California COVID restrictions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

CA churches return to SCOTUS
(Liberty Counsel)

RLUIPA bars city's enforcement of parking lot restrictions on church
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Biden to reverse anti-abortion rights policies in new executive actions
(Bo Erickson, CBS News)

9th Circuit hears oral arguments in case of high school coach who prayed at 50-yard line
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Beloved football coach who was fired for brief, private prayer makes case before Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
(First Liberty)

Secular elected officials form new organization
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Joe Biden’s choice on religious freedom
(Mary Vought, The Wall Street Journal - Opinion)

Sweden/China: Call for signatures: Letter in support of a Chinese citizen facing deportation
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Will the EU-China investment agreement survive Parliament’s scrutiny?
(The Diplomat)

The disappearing mosques in Xinjiang, China
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Churches-EU Dialogue: Ecumenical delegation meets with Portuguese EU Presidency
(Conference of European Churches)

Christianity on display at Capitol riot sparks new debate
(Elana Schor, Associated Press)

Judge orders polygamous sect to sell South Dakota compound
(Associated Press)

By Sea of Galilee, archaeologists find ruins of early mosque
(Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press)

Patriarch: Pope to meet Iraqi Shiite leader Sistani in Iraq
(Nicole Winfield and Samya Kullab, Associated Press)

Poland: Near-total abortion ban takes effect amid protests
(Vanessa Gera, Associated Press)

2 men caned 77 times for having sex in Indonesia’s Aceh
(Riska Munawarah, Associated Press)

Ruling brings kosher slaughterhouse new business, old fears
(Justin Spike, Associated Press)

U.S. Supreme Court declines to intervene in Nevada COVID restriction case, sends death row chaplain case back to lower court
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Connecticut expected to ease restrictions on religious services
(Associated Press, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Swiss religious leaders: Ban on burqas would violate religious freedom
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Another criminal conviction of Jehovah's Witnesses woman
(Kavkazskii Uzel, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Armenian Church assisting with return of prisoners from Azerbaijan
(Interfax-Religion)

Russia: "The policy of expelling 'extremists and terrorists'"
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

Eric Patterson on religious freedom and democracy a decade after the Arab Spring
(Religious Freedom Institute)

Amanda Gorman showed us how civic ceremonies can have prayer without invoking God
(Kate Cohen, The Washington Post Opinion)

Plea in Supreme Court seeks religion, gender neutral adoption process
(Abraham Thomas, Hindustan Times)

Religious freedom in Europe is becoming more of an issue
(John Burger, Aleteia)

Islamophobic attacks in France increase by 53% in 2020
(Daily Sabah)

As UN condemns forced cremations, Sri Lanka’s foreign secretary denies discrimination
(Tamil Guardian)

Italian Episcopal Conference – The Sign of Peace is reintroduced into the Mass (Italian)
(DiReSoM: Diritto e Religione nelle Società Multiculturali/ Law and Religion in Multicultural Societies)

Kumbh Mela 2021: Centre issues guidelines, makes THIS mandatory for devotees
(DiReSoM: Diritto e Religione nelle Società Multiculturali/ Law and Religion in Multicultural Societies)

Consequential human rights diplomacy
(Knox Thames, Harvard Human Rights Journal)

How much longer will the Middle East celebrate Christmas?
(Knox Thames, Religion News Service)

Japan: Supreme Court to review case about donations to the Unification Church
(Willy Fautré, Bitter Winter)

In Hiroshima and Nagasaki, religious leaders hail nuclear ban treaty US shuns
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Biden moves to restore funding for family planning clinics; reverses Mexico City Policy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Catholic bishops call on Biden to change reality at Mexican border
(John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Menos mexicanos se declaran católicos y aumentan los “sin religión” en nuevo censo
(ACI Prensa)

London chaplain banned from prison work for revealing Islamic extremism
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination in Europe, Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination in Europe)

Thursday, 28 January 2021

WEBINAR, 28 January 2021, 12:00 PM EST: Research-based Pathways to Powerful Political Engagement
(Institute for Social Policy and Understanding)

Wednesday, 27 January 2021

AALS 2020 Law & Religion Newsletter
(Section on Law & Religion, Association of American Law Schools)

2021 Holocaust Remembrance
(Outreach Programme on the Holocaust, United Nations)

Don't repeat what Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorates, world urged
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Pope marking Holocaust warns another genocide possible
(Associated Press)

Iconic British landmarks bathed in purple light to mark Holocaust Memorial Day
(Jewish News)

WEBINAR, 27 January 2021 (12:30PM EST): Is America’s Religious Soft Power Effective?
(A Conversation with Peter S. Henne, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

WEBINAR, 27 January 2021 (4:30PM EST): Democracy and Faith Under Siege: Responding to Christian Nationalism
(Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Appeals court rules on California churches that challenged Covid restrictions
(Catholic News Agency)

Biden reverses military ban on gender transitioning
(Catholic News Agency)

Pope Francis forced to miss more events due to recurrent nerve pain
(Catholic News Agency)

A group of Catholic bishops issues statement condemning bullying of LGBTQ youth
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

Vatican gradually to defund some mission territories
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)

UN adopts resolution on protecting religious sites
(Catholic News Agency)

Egypt unveils restored Isis Temple 150 years after its discovery
(Rasha Mahmoud, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Visitors can begin to follow Jesus along Egypt's Holy Family Trail
(Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Egypt announces first major archeological discovery of 2021
(Alaa Omran, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Uproar after scholar bans excavation of Egyptian mummies
(Mohamed Sabry, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Islamic State kills 1, wounds 3 in Sinai
(Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Religious news from around the web January 25, 2021
(World Religion News)

Court blocks mandate forcing doctors to perform controversial gender transition procedures
(Becket: Press Release)

Myanmar's displaced Christians form village called 'Bethel' outside Yangon
(Leah MarieAnn Klett, The Christian Post)

Orthodox diocese denies that priest was suspended for attending DC pro-Trump protest
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Kentucky bill requiring abortion clinics to save babies born alive becomes law
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Protesters disrupt pro-life mass at Catholic church in Ohio: 'Jesus hates you'
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)

33 missing children rescued in major human trafficking investigation in California
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Boston can reject Christian flag at City Hall, 1st Circuit rules
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Christian leaders urge Biden to lift sanctions on Syria
(Jackson Elliott, The Christian Post)

Protesters and supporters denounce explosion at anti-LGBTQ First Works Baptist Church
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)

UK free to make trade deals with genocidal regimes after Commons vote
(The Guardian, The Guardian)

Religious leaders discuss racism, religion, faith in United States
(Stamford Advocate, Stamford Advocate)

Man files for removal of religious affiliations in Indian court
(TNN, The Times of India)

The struggle for religious freedom — from Thomas Jefferson to Black Lives Matter
(Paul Rosenberg, Salon)

European concerns regarding the suggested legislation on compulsory translation of non-Danish language sermons. (PDF)
(Conference of European Churches)

Cardinal: Danish bill requiring translation of homilies threatens religious freedom
(Catholic News Agency, Catholic News Agency)

Order of Australian member defends right to religious freedom of speech
(Keane Bourke and Herlyn Kaur, ABC News Australia)

Supreme Court hears campus religious freedom, free speech case
(Staff, The Pathway)

Spotlight on international religious freedom
(Carol Castiel, VOA)

Will Indonesia’s new Religious Affairs minister protect religious minorities?
(East Asia Forum)

Who is behind recent attacks against Turkish presence in Idlib?
(Sultan al-Kanj, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)

Pakistan issues notices to Google, Wikipedia over ‘sacrilegious’ content
(Online News Editor, La Prensa Latina)

Shincheonji’s Chairman Lee not guilty of breaking virus law: The decision
(Bitter Winter)

Sri Lanka: ‘Forced’ cremation of COVID victims’ bodies must stop - UN rights experts
(UN News)

Dealing with the ‘curse’ of race and religion in politics
(Imran Ariff, Free Malaysia Today)

Remarks by President Biden in signing of Executive Order reversing the 2018 transgender military ban
(The White House)

US bishops urge Biden to reject abortion rights after 'deeply disturbing' statement
(Catholic News Agency)

Watch what Biden does, not what he says: Executive orders will widen rift within U.S. bishops
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)

Biden, faith and tolerance: Op-Ed
(James Freeman, The Wall Street Journal - Opinion)

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