Current Events
New York City Council Passes Workplace Religious Freedom Act (Sikhsayaset.net)
EXCERPT: The law, called the “Workplace Religious Freedom Act” by supporters, changes the legal standard by which courts…
Article18
Article18: Pakistan — Christian Flood Victims in Punjab Face Land Discrimination in Disaster Aftermath
By Martin Surridge – The bad news that comes out of Islamabad typically features either nuclear proliferation, harboring…
Current Events
New Pew Research Center Survey Finds Moderate Attitudes Among Muslim Americans (Pew Forum)
EXCERPT: A comprehensive public opinion survey by the Pew Research Center finds no indication of increased alienation or…
Current Events
Karel Nowak: A Legacy of Religious Liberty (Spectrum Magazine)
Shortly before I left the work at the GC office I had an opportunity to sit down with…
Current Events
Italy Edges Closer to ‘Burqa Ban’ Law (AJE)
EXCERPT: An Italian parliamentary commission has approved a draft law that would ban women from wearing veils that…
Church and State
Pennsylvania Debates Whether To Hunt On Sundays (Huffington Post)
EXCERPT: Two of the most influential forces in conservative lobbying are poised to go head-to-head this fall over…
Family
Religious Groups Object to Covering Birth Control (Fox News)
EXCERPT: They defied the bishops to support President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. Now Catholic hospitals are dismayed…
Employment Law
Feds Find Young Children Working Strawberry Farms – ABC News
EXCERPT: “In a letter to Labor Secretary Hilda Solis sent last Friday, Human Rights Watch expressed concern over…