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    • Voicing Sharp Religious Opposition to the War in Iran: A Case Study from the Roman Catholic Community
    • Preserving Religious Cultural Heritage: Invoking Perspectives on Human Dignity and the Virtues of Religious Freedom
    • Clashing Vulnerabilities? Revisiting Executief van de Moslims in België and Others v. Belgium with Vulnerability Theory
    • Armenia’s State-Church Relations: Not Much Room for Optimism
    • Protecting Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion: Ensuring a Future of Peace and Shared, Sacred Flourishing for All
    • Deaton, Deenen, and Integrity and Role of Catholic Social Teaching
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    • The Naming of Religious Groups: A Human Rights Analysis
    • Pope Francis and His Legacy in Theology, Canon Law, Interreligious Dialogue, and Religious Leadership
    • Conscientious Objection to the Military Service: A Right in Progress
    • Marking the 10th Anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide
    • Infinite, Finite, and Definite Dignity: Reflections on the Catholic Church’s Dignitas Infinita
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    • Illiberal Democracies and Religion: Interview with Renáta Uitz
    • Measuring Religious Freedom Globally: Interview with Jonathan Fox
    • Moving Toward Anti-Separation of Religion and State: Frank Ravitch on the Current U.S. Supreme Court
    • Standing Up for Everyone, Standing by the Vulnerable: An Interview with Brett Scharffs and Elizabeth Clark
    • Pope Leo XIV’s Peace Initiative Relative to the Russia-Ukraine War: Commentary by Pavlo Smytsnyuk
    • Pope Leo XIV’s Pontificate: More Continuity Than Change. Interview with Thomas Massaro
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    • Ukraine’s Church-State Relationship May Be Changed Significantly: Interview with Dmytro Vovk
    • Walking the Walk for Everyone in the Community: Andrea Schneider on Religion, Gender, and Negotiation in Jewish Communities
    • Ori Aronson on Religion and the Constitutional Crisis in Israel
    • Nazila Ghanea on Religious Freedom and Gender Equality as Non-Clashing Rights
    • András Sajó on Religious Freedom, Constitutionalism, and Democracy in the Jurisprudence of the Strasbourg Court
    • Religious Freedom: Toward a Pluralist Understanding
    • Brett Scharffs on Teaching Law and Religion Globally
    • Catherine Wanner on Religion in Post-Communist Countries
  • Podcast
    • Justice and Accountability for the Yazidi Genocide Ten Years On
    • The Russian World Narrative and the Russian aggression in Ukraine
    • Business and Religious Rights
    • Qur’an-Burning Cases in Europe
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  • Posts
    • Voicing Sharp Religious Opposition to the War in Iran: A Case Study from the Roman Catholic Community
    • Preserving Religious Cultural Heritage: Invoking Perspectives on Human Dignity and the Virtues of Religious Freedom
    • Clashing Vulnerabilities? Revisiting Executief van de Moslims in België and Others v. Belgium with Vulnerability Theory
    • Armenia’s State-Church Relations: Not Much Room for Optimism
    • Protecting Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion: Ensuring a Future of Peace and Shared, Sacred Flourishing for All
    • Deaton, Deenen, and Integrity and Role of Catholic Social Teaching
  • Conversations
    • Sociology of Religious Freedom
    • Religious Law and Human Rights
    • The Naming of Religious Groups: A Human Rights Analysis
    • Pope Francis and His Legacy in Theology, Canon Law, Interreligious Dialogue, and Religious Leadership
    • Conscientious Objection to the Military Service: A Right in Progress
    • Marking the 10th Anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide
    • Infinite, Finite, and Definite Dignity: Reflections on the Catholic Church’s Dignitas Infinita
    • See All
  • Videos
    • Illiberal Democracies and Religion: Interview with Renáta Uitz
    • Measuring Religious Freedom Globally: Interview with Jonathan Fox
    • Moving Toward Anti-Separation of Religion and State: Frank Ravitch on the Current U.S. Supreme Court
    • Standing Up for Everyone, Standing by the Vulnerable: An Interview with Brett Scharffs and Elizabeth Clark
    • Pope Leo XIV’s Peace Initiative Relative to the Russia-Ukraine War: Commentary by Pavlo Smytsnyuk
    • Pope Leo XIV’s Pontificate: More Continuity Than Change. Interview with Thomas Massaro
  • Interviews
    • Ukraine’s Church-State Relationship May Be Changed Significantly: Interview with Dmytro Vovk
    • Walking the Walk for Everyone in the Community: Andrea Schneider on Religion, Gender, and Negotiation in Jewish Communities
    • Ori Aronson on Religion and the Constitutional Crisis in Israel
    • Nazila Ghanea on Religious Freedom and Gender Equality as Non-Clashing Rights
    • András Sajó on Religious Freedom, Constitutionalism, and Democracy in the Jurisprudence of the Strasbourg Court
    • Religious Freedom: Toward a Pluralist Understanding
    • Brett Scharffs on Teaching Law and Religion Globally
    • Catherine Wanner on Religion in Post-Communist Countries
  • Podcast
    • Justice and Accountability for the Yazidi Genocide Ten Years On
    • The Russian World Narrative and the Russian aggression in Ukraine
    • Business and Religious Rights
    • Qur’an-Burning Cases in Europe
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  • Voicing Sharp Religious Opposition to the War in Iran: A Case Study from the Roman Catholic Community
  • Preserving Religious Cultural Heritage: Invoking Perspectives on Human Dignity and the Virtues of Religious Freedom
  • Freedom of / from Religion in Pubic Spaces? About New Law Proposal in Israel
  • Illiberal Democracies and Religion: Interview with Renáta Uitz
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Recent Posts

  • Voicing Sharp Religious Opposition to the War in Iran: A Case Study from the Roman Catholic Community April 3, 2026
  • Preserving Religious Cultural Heritage: Invoking Perspectives on Human Dignity and the Virtues of Religious Freedom March 30, 2026
  • Freedom of / from Religion in Pubic Spaces? About New Law Proposal in Israel February 19, 2026
  • Illiberal Democracies and Religion: Interview with Renáta Uitz February 13, 2026
  • Clashing Vulnerabilities? Revisiting Executief van de Moslims in België and Others v. Belgium with Vulnerability Theory February 6, 2026
  • Armenia’s State-Church Relations: Not Much Room for Optimism January 29, 2026
  • Measuring Religious Freedom in Perceptions January 4, 2026
  • Religious Freedom and the Courts January 4, 2026
  • Three Aims of Sociology of Religious Freedom: Toward a New Paradigm of Religious Change January 4, 2026
  • Sociology of Religious Freedom January 4, 2026

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Artificial intelligence Autocephaly Catholic Church Catholicism Chile Church-State Relations Constitutional Space COVID-19 Decolonization Digitalization Discrimination Fratelli tutti Freedom of Expression Gender Gender Equaility Genocide Human Dignity Humanitarian Aid Human Rights Interfaith Dialogue International Religious Freedom Israel Jewish Law LGBTI+ Marriage Minorities Peacebuilding Politics and Religion Pope Francis Refugee Religion and Constitution Religion and Judging Religion and War Religious Autonomy Religious Freedom Religious Law Religious persecution Rule of Law Russia Russian Orthodox Church Russian World Secularity Security Ukraine Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Blog Editors

Co-editors:

Dmytro Vovk, Director, Center for the Rule of Law and Religion Studies, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Amy Andrus, Associate Director, International Center  for Law and Religion Studies

Contributing editors:

Jane Wise, Associate Director, International Center  for Law and Religion Studies

Donlu Thayer (blog originator), Senior Fellow, International Center for Law and Religion Studies

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