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Current Events
Canada’s "Combatting Hate Act": Legislative Expansion of Criminal Speech Laws
Bill C-9, the *Combatting Hate Act*, has cleared the Canadian Senate, instituting expansive new criminal penalties for hate-motivated activi…
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3 Years After Revival at Asbury: Why the United Methodist Church Is Locking Out Its Largest Seminary
Hughes Auditorium 2003 – Asbury Revival The air inside Hughes Auditorium had grown thick with the scent of damp wool and old wood, but…
Church and State
European Church leaders call for protection of ‘Sunday rest’ (SofiaEcho)
The church representatives expressed their wish to see the Sunday rest day being better protected in national legislations as well as in the…
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On the Table
A collection of the latest news and opinions. VIRGINIA: Laid-off religious workers denied jobless benefits Under Virginia law, as in many…
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Scholarship contest asks high school students to revisit JFK speech on separation of church and state
The Religious Liberty Council of the Baptist Joint Committee on its website announced the 5th annual Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship Con…
Employment Law
Oregon Legislature Votes Down 1923 Ban on Teachers Wearing Religious Dress
Oregon Legislature Votes Down 1923 Ban on Teachers Wearing Religious Dress By Michael Peabody – This month we have a couple of big sto…
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Obama’s Olive Branch Doctrine (PART II) Interfaith Tolerance & the Reshaping of U.S. Foreign Policy
President Obama's middle-ground approach to the credible and well-established “Clash of Civilizations” theme – when formulating internationa…
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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 cover their faces in publ…