Day: March 19, 2013

Church and State Constitution Legislation Supreme Court

Kentucky Legislature Passes Religious Freedom Restoration Measure

In response to a state Supreme Court decision upholding incarceration of an Amish group for refusing for religious reasons to install orange triangles on their buggies, the Kentucky Legislature has, by a veto proof margin, passed a measure (HB 279) which is designed to prevent the government from substantially burdening an individual’s freedom of religion.

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Free Speech International

In Pakistan, mob burns homes in anti-Christian violence (ANN)

Residents of a Christian community in eastern Pakistan, among them Seventh-day Adventists, are reeling after a mob torched their homes and businesses in response to alleged insults against Muhammad.

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