EVENT, 24-25 October 2024: Praying for All the Persecuted: A Global Gathering (Dallas, TX, USA) (Institute for Global Engagement, Dallas Baptist University)

EVENT, 15 October 2024: 7th Annual Summit for Religious Freedom: Finding Common Ground for Religious Freedom (Dallas, TX, USA) (DFW Alliance for Religious Freedom and Human Dignity)

31st Annual International Law and Religion Symposium, 6-8 October 2024: Religious Freedom as a Tool for Peacemaking (Provo, Utah, USA) (International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)

CALL FOR PAPERS, abstracts due 30 September 2024: 12th Annual Conference: Law, Religion and Work in Africa (Rabat, Morocco) (The African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies)

EVENT, 21 September 2024 (10AM CT): Building Bridges: Religious Freedom and Community Engagement for Everyday Disciples (Independence, MO, USA) (John Thomas, Independence Stake Center)

EVENT, 17 September 2024 (11:30AM ET): MeckMIN Faith Leader Lunch (Charlotte, NC, USA) (Mecklenburg Metropolitan Interfaith Network)

HYBRID EVENT, 17 September 2024 (11:30AM ET): Religious Freedom for All: Building Bridges & Breaking Bread Together (Orlando, FL, USA) (Valencia College West)

EVENT, 13 September 2024 (12PM ET): Religious Liberty and Regulations: Implications of Overturning Chevron (Washington, DC, USA) (Laura Wolk Slavis, Paul J. Ray, Rachel Morrison, Amy Vitale, Faith & Law)

EVENT, 6 September 2024 (9AM CT): Louisiana Religious Freedom Summit (Baton Rouge, LA, USA) (Louisiana Religious Freedom Alliance)

Event registration deadline, 31 August 2024: Seventh ICLARS Conference: The Accommodation of Religion or Belief in the Public Sphere: Undeserved Privilege or Fundamental Right? (South Bend, Indiana, USA) (International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies)

WEBINAR, 29 August 2024 (10:30AM ET): USCIRF Hearing - Navigating Challenges and Opportunities for Religious Freedom in Pakistan (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

VIRTUAL EVENT, 27 August 2024 (20:00 Argentina/Uruguay / 19:00 Chile/Paraguay): The Importance of Respect for Faith and Religious Beliefs in the Public Sphere (Fishel Szlajen and David Frol, J. Reuben Clark Law Society for South America)

Nicaraguan dictatorship eliminates tax exemptions for Catholic and Evangelical churches (Walter Sánchez Silva, Catholic News Agency)

Afghanistan’s morality law (United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan)

Afghanistan: Taliban’s law promoting virtue and eliminating vice or as we call it - gender epartheid (Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Uzbekistan’s tightrope between individual religious expression and secular governance (Niginakhon Saida, The Diplomat)

Hamas urges condemnation over Quran burning by Israeli soldiers (Al Jazeera)

'I'd raise an Israeli flag and build a synagogue': Ben-Gvir charts explosive vision for Temple Mount/Al-Aqsa compound (Jonathan Lis, Haaretz)

Australia: Tickle v Giggle: Sex and gender identity (Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Articles of interest - 26 August 2024 (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pakistan: Promoting diversity through court-mandated mediation (Jo Chitlik, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

Indian court tells Church-run schools to ensure fair appointments (Union of Catholic Asian News)

Canada: Calgary's Muslim community marches in 'Peace Parade' (Steven Wilhelm, Calgary Herald)

Japan: Religious persecution grows in democratic Japan (Sam Brownback, The Washington Times)

Adopting children, respecting their religious identity: Ethical and legal considerations (Spanish) (Fishel Szlajen, Infobae)

Human enhancement: bioethics, individual and society (Spanish) (Fishel Szlajen, Infobae)

Synagogue attack ignites debate on rising antisemitism in France (Hélène de Lauzun, The European Conservative)

French authorities open terror probe after police officer injured in synagogue blast (Joshua Berlinger, CNN)

The suspect in the Germany attack was motivated by Islamic State group ideology, prosecutors say (Daniel Niemann and David McHugh, Associated Press)

Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia reacts hysterically to the ban on the activities of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine (Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

WCC urges caution with new law passed by Ukrainian Rada (World Council of Churches)

Pope Francis condemns Ukraine’s ban on Russian Orthodox Church (Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)

JRS UK’s response to new government plans on detention (Jesuit Refugee Service UK)

Archbishops’ Commission on Racial Justice – 5th report (David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Law and religion roundup – 25th August (Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Greek Orthodox cemetery in Istanbul vandalized (ekathimerini)

Around the web - 26 August 2024 (Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)

Oklahoma teachers were told to use the Bible. There’s resistance from schools as students return (Sean Murphy, Associated Press)

Anti-Injunction Act precludes RLUIPA claim, but church's constitutional claims move ahead (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Knights of Columbus may move ahead with suit for denial of permit for Christmas program (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

The powerful impact of religion and politics in America’s civic life (Asma T. Uddin, Interfaith America)