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Year: 2011

BILL TRACKER: Congress Votes to Reauthorize US Commission on International Religious Freedom

Posted on December 21, 2011December 21, 2011 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

H.R. 2867: United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2011 is now on President Obama’s desk.  There had been some concern that the USCIRF may not have been approved by the Senate. Bookmark this page to track the latest developments. The funding and function of USCIRF was the subject of…

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Adventist church leaders meet with Hungarian ambassador on looming deregistration of churches

Posted on December 16, 2011December 16, 2011 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Religious liberty leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church this week met the Hungarian ambassador to the United States in an effort to help officials from that country better understand the potential effects of a looming deregistration of churches.

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New York City ‘Workplace Religious Freedom Act’ Clarifies Religious Accommodation Requirements for Employers

Posted on December 2, 2011December 2, 2011 by Michael Peabody

On August 30, 2011, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed the “Workplace Religious Freedom Act”  (Int. 632-A) into law clarifying what requirements employers are required to meet to demonstrate that they have done all that is necessary to make a reasonable attempt to accommodate the bona fide religious needs of employees. Under pre-existing law,…

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Should Congress Continue to Fund the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom?

Posted on December 1, 2011December 2, 2011 by Michael Peabody

(This article was written as a contribution to a Liberty Magazine Round Table discussion. Read the other responses and contribute your thoughts at http://www.libertymagazine.org/index.php?id=1665 ) By Michael D. Peabody – In August 2011, the Pew Research Institute released a study, Rising Restrictions on Religion, which found that more than a third of the population of the world…

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Trial Court Upholds Most of Canada’s Anti-Polygamy Law (Religion Clause blog)

Posted on November 24, 2011November 24, 2011 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Law Professor Howard Friedman reports on his Religion Clause blog: Excerpt: In Canada, the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the province’s superior trial court) today upheld most of Canada’s anti-polygamy law (Sec. 293 of Criminal Code of Canada) against challenges to it brought under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The suit was brought…

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Vatican again urges radical reform of global marketplace – The Irish Times

Posted on November 23, 2011 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Excerpt:  TRADE ISSUES: FOR THE second time in the last month, the Holy See has argued that international trade markets need to be radically reformed. The point was made by secretary of state Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone who, at a Vatican meeting of European Bishops’ Conferences on the New Evangelisation yesterday said: “The [global] crisis illustrates…

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John F. Kennedy’s Speech Affirming Separation of Church and State

Posted on November 20, 2011November 20, 2011 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute, where no Catholic prelate would tell the president (should he be Catholic) how to act, and no Protestant minister would tell his parishioners for whom to vote; where no church or church school is granted any public funds or political preference; and where no man is denied public office merely because his religion differs from the president who might appoint him or the people who might elect him.

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ANALYSIS: Bishops Claim Religious Liberty Under Assault

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Michael Peabody

The Church can assert its right speak in the the public square, but it should not assume power it does not have in order to force the rest of society to follow its lead.

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U.S. Senator Lieberman Describes Sabbath Observance in New Book

Posted on November 17, 2011November 17, 2011 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Senator Joseph Lieberman, Independent-Democrat of Connecticut and former vice presidential candidate describes his observance of the Sabbath in his new book entitled, “The Gift of Rest.” Description: The Sabbath is a gift that Senator Joe Lieberman, as an observant Jew, received from his parents who, in turn, received it from their parents, who received it…

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Film Review: “One Nation Under God” (2011): Misinterpreted facts and frightening conclusions

Posted on November 14, 2011November 14, 2011 by Jason Hines

By Jason Hines, Esq. – Yesterday was a premiere event for the Religious Right movement. In churches, homes, and other venues around the country, conservative Christians watched the premiere of “One Nation Under God,” a DVD created by the group United in Purpose, headed by Bill Dallas. (You can find out more general information about…

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