EVENT, 1-3 September 2026: 8th ICLARS Biennial Conference: State Neutrality and Cooperation with Religion: Protecting Freedom of Religion or Belief without Discrimination (Palermo, Italy) (International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies)

EVENT, 30 August 2026: Festival of Faiths (Indianapolis, IN, USA)(Religious Freedom Alliance Council)

New study of 2 million online posts shows persistent anti‑Jew and anti‑Muslim hate in Australia (Matteo Vergani, Andrea Giovannetti, and Kewen Liao, The Conversation)

Giggle v Tickle comment on ABC website (Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

In an interview, Catholic Relief Services speaks about the issues facing the Lake Chad Basin in Africa (Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Indian Catholics pray, fast to protest new rules on foreign donations (Bijay Kumar Minj, Union of Catholic Asian News)

The Islamic Republic takes advantage of minorities (Article 18)

When law loses its conscience: Common manifestations of religious conflict within modern rule of law (Wang Yu-Ran, Bitter Winter)

Canadian Museum for Human Rights opens ‘Nakba’ exhibit amid pushback from Jewish leaders (Grace Gilson, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Articles of interest - 29 June 2026 (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Secular-Christian social justice: climate, race, and gender in the twenty-first century (Noa Ben-Asher, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

Zelensky: Russia damaged 740 religious buildings in Ukraine (Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

When policies are not enough: faith leaders and the future of migration in the Western Balkans (KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

Man arrested after suspected arson attack at Dublin Islamic prayer centre (Conor Lally, The Irish Times)

Radio program discusses history of Muslims’ presence in Poland (International Quran News Agency (IQNA))

Thousands join anti-racism demo after terrorism-linked murder bids (BBC)

Religious leaders in Italy sign pact to promote dialogue and coexistence (Almudena Martínez-Bordiú, EWTN News)

Freedom to believe – and not believe: humanists challenge Lithuania’s religious status quo (Domantė Platūkytė, Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija)

Maryland man sentenced to federal prison for making online threats (U.S. Department of Justice)

President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission delivers historic report draft (U.S. Department of Justice)

ICE releases a Texas nun intercepted walking to church dressed in her habit (Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press)

Should the clergy-penitent privilege be abolished in child sexual abuse cases? (Paul Cassell, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Employees actually do not have the right to believe that LGBTQ rights are 'immoral' (Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Texas Native American tribe asks U.S. Supreme Court to protect sacred religious land (First Liberty)

ACLU-D.C. demands DMV allow full hijab in driver’s license photo (ACLU)

‘Weaponizing ignorance’: Muslims bear brunt as Texas Republicans make hate mainstream (Tyler Hicks, The Guardian)

Legal Spirits 079: A short take on coffee shops and political combat (Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)