Vatican Walks A Fine Line On Trying To Combat Blasphemy In UN (RNS Excerpt)
EXCERPT: In recent years, the Vatican has gone to court to fight images that it considered “offensive” toward Pope Benedict XVI, such as an ad-campaign…
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Celebrating California’s New Religious Freedom Law (Washington Post)
Rajdeep Singh writes in the Washington Post about AB1964, recently signed into law by California Governor Jerry Brown. Excerpt: When my Sikh father immigrated…
Inside Interfaith Iran (Liberty Magazine)
Martin Surridge describes the status of religious liberty in Iran. EXCERPT: [dc]F[/dc]or the past few months the eyes of the believers around the world…
A Document in Common: Leaders Reflect on the 225th Anniversary of the US Constitution
On September 17, 1787, the Constitution of the United States was signed by thirty-nine men who changed the course of history. This year…
Definition of “Religious Liberty” Taking Center Stage This Election Cycle
[dc]T[/dc]he Diocese of Charlotte has posted two large banners near the site of the Democratic National Convention. One reads, “A message from the Catholic…
Putin’s God Squad (The Daily Beast)
Excerpt: The church’s “Third Rome” legacy-reinforced by Soviet personality cults and a pervasive prison culture that celebrates strong leadership-underpins the concept of the ideal…
BREAKING NEWS: Iran Pastor Nadarkhani Released from Prison
The American Center for Law and Justice announced this morning that Iranian Pastor Youcef Nardarkhani has been released after spending 1,062 days in prison…
California Governor to sign workplace religious dress and grooming bill
California Governor Jerry Brown is expected to sign workplace religious accommodation legislation this weekend. AB 1964 will amend Section 12940 of the Government Code,…
GOP Platform Includes War on Religion Claim (BJC)
The Republican Party platform adopted yesterday includes a section on religious liberty, repeating the claim that the Obama Administration has engaged in a “war…
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on International Religious Freedom (Carnegie Endowment)
A transcript of the event is available at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace website.