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, 10 September 2024 (8AM GMT+2): Strengthening Partnerships and Human Rights (Brussels, Belgium) (Fearghas O’Beara and Vasileios Alexandros Papakonstantinou, European Union & International Affairs Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

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)

Australian military to fly pope to remote PNG town (Union of Catholic Asian News)

Australian bishop urges new Northern Territory leaders to leave no one behind (Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Australia: ‘Bizarre and disturbing act’ in front of Adelaide mosque leaves community shaken (7news)

South Africa: Religious freedom and women's rights (YouTube Video, Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA))

Pope Francis: Human dignity must be ‘common commitment’ of all Christian churches (Kristina Millare, Catholic News Agency)

Pope will visit the Istiqlal mosque in Indonesia on the first stop of an interfaith Asian trip (Edna Tarigan and Andi Jatmiko, Associated Press)

Taiwan: Tai Ji Men and the 2024 International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief (Willy Fautré, Bitter Winter)

Beijing’s sovereign claims for Tibet (Cristopher Lingle, American Institue for Economic Research)

China officially recognizes formerly ‘underground’ bishop, Vatican says (Kristina Millare, Catholic News Agency)

Cameroon: Bishops in Cameroon urge peace amid escalating separatist violence (Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Brazilians march for Eshu, an Afro-Brazilian deity, to protest Christian intolerance (Eduardo Campos Lima, Religion News Service)

India: Secularism and right wing politics in India – Analysis (Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra, Eurasia Review)

India: Direct infringement on religious freedom: Telangana board rejects new Waqf Bill (Abdul Basheer, India Today)

Israel: Hamas: Israeli decision to organise tours to Al-Aqsa Mosque is a 'dangerous escalation' (Middle East Eye)

Egypt: Christians arrested for their faith in Egypt are running out of time (Kelsey Zorzi, The Hill)

Sokolovskiy v. Russia: Criminal conviction for religious ‘hate speech’ violated the right to freedom of expression of a blogger (Dirk Voorhoof, Strasbourg Observers)

Zelensky: Pope's position on banning the UOC-MP is evidence of the influence of Russian propaganda abroad (Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Kremlin calls Ukrainian ban on branch of Orthodox Church an attack on freedom of religion (Reuters)

Latzel lawsuit is terminated after pastor pays 5,000 euros (Addy de Jong, Christian Network Europe)

Germany and Europe are once again 'Islamic State' targets (Christoph Hasselbach, Deutsche Welle)

President Sulyok: Christianity represents Hungary's moral foundation (The Budapest Times)

CEC highlights protection of sacred sites and holy places at G20 Interfaith Forum (Conference of European Churches)

The suspect in a French synagogue attack said he wanted to change Israel’s actions, prosecutors say (Associated Press)

Filming in churches – guidance (David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Home Secretary set to strengthen hate crime laws to help tackle anti-Jewish hate (Lee Harpin, Jewish News)

Sweden charges two men over 2023 Quran burnings (Al Jazeera)

GOC dissatisfied with GD’s alleged plans to recognize Orthodox Christianity as state religion (Civil Georgia)

Forging bonds of faith: A Rabbi's journey with evangelical Christians in Poland - opinion (Joshua Stanton, The Jerusalem Post)

Louisiana's defense of Ten Commandments in classrooms 'flawed': Lawyers (Sean O'Driscoll, Newsweek)

Harvard Law School defends Amish (Kelsey Osgood, Anabaptist World)

Prejudice toward Muslims is highest among all religious and ethnic groups (Shibley Telhami, The Brookings Institution)

Legal spirits 062: Can a public school ask kids to state their religion? (Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)

6th Circuit: Off-duty police did not violate dismissed pastor's free exercise rights (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Platforming religion: The Dems’ and GOP’s official positions compared (Mark Silk, Religion News Service)

US government spends record $454 million to secure religious institutions amid rising antisemitism (Jackie Hajdenberg, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)