High School Sophomores Answer Question “How Would You Feel If Your Religious Freedom Was Taken Away?”
As their final assignment for the play, I had students respond to the question, “How would you feel if your religious freedom was taken…
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Author: Martin Surridge
May 2010
April 2010
Uproar in Canada over face-veil ban (Al Jazeera English)
In Quebec a furious public debate has erupted over Muslim women who wear the niqab – face veil. Out of over 200,000 Muslims in…
Observations of Liberty in China (WWUB)
By Martin Surridge – The mass of strangers and suitcases pressed against me so tightly that I did not have to worry about the…
French PM advised against total Islamic veil ban
EXCERPT from BBC News (link below): France’s top administrative body has advised the government that any total ban on face-covering Islamic veils could be…
March 2010
Religious Tension Leads to Clashes in Jerusalem (From Al Jazeera English)
Tension over Religious Sites Leaves Dozens Hurt in Jerusalem Clashes
EXCERPT from BBC News (link below): Palestinians and Israeli police have clashed near the Jerusalem compound housing the al-Aqsa mosque, leaving dozens of people…
Faith Healing Couple Guilty of Murder
EXCERPT from ABC News (link below): An Oregon husband and wife who relied on faith rather than medicine to treat their dying child were…
The Winter Olympics and Inequality in Global Athletics
In high school, the only sports I played to any significant extent were soccer and basketball. A lot of my friends went snowboarding or…
February 2010
UN condemns Gaddafi jihad call
EXCERPT from Al Jazeera English (link below): The United Nations and European Union have condemned a call from Libya’s leader for Muslims to carry out…
The European Attack on Religious Liberty
While they have been easy to miss, the news has been peppered recently with stories of serious threats to religious liberty not in the…