Sacred Rights, Secular Times, The Future of Free-Exercise – The Journal For Global Justice & Public Policy (JGJPP)

Friday, February 20, 2026 | 9:00AM - 3:00PM EST

The Journal for Global Justice’s annual symposium will explore the evolving state of religious liberty in Western democracies as traditional faith commitments clash with rising secular ideologies, particularly in education and the public square. From Christian schools in Oklahoma to private Catholic academies in France, religious institutions are increasingly forced to navigate aggressive regulatory and ideological pressures. What is at stake is not just institutional autonomy, but the very meaning of Free Exercise in pluralistic democracies.

Location: Library Building - McLeskey Atrium

Audience: Everyone

Point of Contact: jgjpp@mail.regent.edu