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    • Israel’s Death Penalty Law: “Jewish and Democratic”?
    • The EUCJ Ruling in Katholische Schwangerschaftsberatung v. JB and Its Impact on Ecclesiastical Labor Law in Germany
    • Women and Church Governance: What Pope Francis’s Reform Changed—and What it Left Open
    • 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
  • Conversations
    • Magnifica Humanitas: Human Dignity, Technology, and the International Order
    • Sociology of Religious Freedom
    • Religious Freedom and Indigenous Rights: Global Perspectives
    • 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
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    • Michalyn Steele on Why the Progeny of Bowen v. Roy Changed Her View of the Original 1986 Case
    • Two Words: Why Frank Ravitch No Longer Supports the Overturning of Employment Division v. Smith
    • Brett G. Scharffs on the Evolution of His Thinking About Refah Partisi v. Turkey
    • 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
  • Interviews
    • Religious Freedom, Equality, and Non-Discrimination in Employment Cases: Interview with Cole Durham
    • 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
    • Israel’s Death Penalty Law: “Jewish and Democratic”?
    • The EUCJ Ruling in Katholische Schwangerschaftsberatung v. JB and Its Impact on Ecclesiastical Labor Law in Germany
    • Women and Church Governance: What Pope Francis’s Reform Changed—and What it Left Open
    • 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
  • Conversations
    • Magnifica Humanitas: Human Dignity, Technology, and the International Order
    • Sociology of Religious Freedom
    • Religious Freedom and Indigenous Rights: Global Perspectives
    • 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
    • See All
  • Videos
    • Michalyn Steele on Why the Progeny of Bowen v. Roy Changed Her View of the Original 1986 Case
    • Two Words: Why Frank Ravitch No Longer Supports the Overturning of Employment Division v. Smith
    • Brett G. Scharffs on the Evolution of His Thinking About Refah Partisi v. Turkey
    • 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
  • Interviews
    • Religious Freedom, Equality, and Non-Discrimination in Employment Cases: Interview with Cole Durham
    • 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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Rafael Domingo is Spruill Family Professor of Law and Religion at Emory University and Alvaro d’Ors Professor of Law at the University of Navarra. You can follow him on Twitter @RafaelDomingoO1.

Talk About posts by Rafael Domingo:

  • Fratelli tutti: A Marvelous Gift of Pope Francis

Recent Posts

  • Greek Tragedy: Gideon Sapir on Why He Is Now Critical of the Israeli Supreme Court’s Decisions on Religious Exemption from Military Service
  • Context Matters: Michel Rosenfeld on Rethinking His Initial Support of the ECtHR Judgement in Leyla Şahin v. Turkey
  • Correct Bits that Do Not Fit: Elizabeth A. Clark on the ECtHR Grand Chamber’s Unsettling Judgement in Lautsi v. Italy
  • Constitutional Rights Symmetry: Thomas Berg’s Evolution of Opinion on Obergefell v. Hodges
  • Global Overview of Religious Registration Systems: Latin America, Southeast Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula

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Recent Posts

  • Greek Tragedy: Gideon Sapir on Why He Is Now Critical of the Israeli Supreme Court’s Decisions on Religious Exemption from Military Service July 28, 2026
  • Context Matters: Michel Rosenfeld on Rethinking His Initial Support of the ECtHR Judgement in Leyla Şahin v. Turkey July 28, 2026
  • Correct Bits that Do Not Fit: Elizabeth A. Clark on the ECtHR Grand Chamber’s Unsettling Judgement in Lautsi v. Italy July 28, 2026
  • Constitutional Rights Symmetry: Thomas Berg’s Evolution of Opinion on Obergefell v. Hodges July 28, 2026
  • Global Overview of Religious Registration Systems: Latin America, Southeast Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula July 27, 2026
  • Global Overview of Religious Registration Systems: Arabian Peninsula July 27, 2026
  • Global Overview of Religious Registration Systems: Southeast Asia July 27, 2026
  • Global Overview of Religious Registration Systems: Latin America July 23, 2026
  • Building Babel or Rebuilding Jerusalem: Magnifica Humanitas on AI, Power, and the Measure of Civilization July 23, 2026
  • Pope Leo XIV, Peter Thiel, and the Future of Humanity: The New Pope’s First Encyclical and Its Political Significance July 23, 2026

Topics

Artificial intelligence Autocephaly Catholic Church Catholicism Chile Church-State Relations COVID-19 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 Pope Leo XIV Refugee Religion and Constitution Religion and Judging Religion and War Religious Autonomy Religious Exemption Religious Freedom Religious Law Religious persecution Russia Russian Orthodox Church Russian World Secularity Security U.S. Supreme Court 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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