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)

Institutions as agents of persecution and inclusion of minority faiths (Brett G. Scharffs, International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)

Many around the globe say it’s important their leader stands up for people’s religious beliefs (Jonathan Evans, Maria Smerkovich, Manolo Corichi and William Miner, Pew Research Center)

Religion and foreign policy webinar: Statelessness of religious and ethnic minority groups (Council on Foreign Relations)

The deadly message of the “death capsule”: Assisted suicide and the (God-given) limits of consent (Adam M. Carrington, World)

Uzbekistan: Given punishment cell "so he will stay in prison longer" (Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

Faith communities take a stand against lethal autonomous weapons (World Council of Churches)

Nigeria: Bishops urge President Tinubu to reassess economic policies, consider return to regional system of government (Catholic Information Service for Africa)

Mozambique: Archbishop Dalla Zuanna urges political leaders to focus on peace and policy ahead of October elections (Catholic Information Service for Africa)

New book: The Paradox of Islamic Finance: How Shariah Scholars Reconcile Religion and Capitalism (Ryan Calder, Princeton University Press)

Pacific island churches fight future without fossil fuels (James Shri Bhagwan, Sojourners)

Afghanistan: Taliban reject UN concerns over laws banning women’s voices and bare faces in public (Associated Press)

Burkina Faso: Up to 200 people killed in attack in central Burkina Faso (Al Jazeera)

Israel: Have Israel’s far-right religious nationalists peaked? (The Economist)

Israel says it killed Islamic Jihad commander in gunbattle at West Bank mosque (Maytaal Angel and Ali Sawafta, Reuters)

Brasilia: Leave no one behind – The G20 Interfaith Forum’s journey (Katherine Marshall, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

Iran: Religious issues and persecution – Monthly digest August (Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

‘More that unites us’: Bridging the border between Indians, Pakistanis, Hindus and Muslims (FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

Chile: Religious denominations oppose the recognition of a Satanist organization (Spanish) (Agencia Informativa Católica Argentina)

Italy’s citizenship debate may capture a ‘Francis effect’ on national politics (Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Church and state cross swords in Italy over immigration, autonomy (Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Givi Mikanadze confirms consultations with the Patriarchate of Georgian to further promote the role of the religious institution in the country’s constitution (Rustavi 2)

Germany: Ex-head of banned Islamic center faces deportation (Timothy Jones, Deutsche Welle)

Attack in Germany: Catholic, Jewish leaders weigh in on deadly terror before key elections (AC Wimmer, Catholic News Agency)

Poland's Supreme Court head challenges religious education decree (Polish Press Agency)

SCOTUS 2024-2025: Religious liberty cases to watch (Becket)

Ahead of Labor Day, U.S. Bishops advocate for better treatment of workers (John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

New course on current issues in law, faith, and religion invites leading scholars to the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law (Jessica Curtis-Castillo, Pepperdine University)

Will Iowa’s abortion ban respect religious freedom? (Christine Ryan, Religon Dispatches)

Colorado’s campaign against Christians continues (Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, National Review)

3rd Circuit: District court did not show compelling interest in denying Muslim inmate religious accommodations (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Satanic Temple plans to ‘raise hell’ over Florida school chaplain law (Jeffrey S. Solochek, Tampa Bay Times)

Symposium on religion and international affairs will focus on role of faith and civil society in multilateral solutions (World Council of Churches)