Circumcision Ban: Violating Religious Freedom? (Odyssey Networks)
A coalition including Jewish and Muslim groups have launched a lawsuit challenging a proposed ban on circumcision that is due to go before San…
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Germany, EU demand Iran to free pastor Nadarkhani | MF Monitor
EXCERPT: Germany, one of the few countries with diplomatic ties with Iran, has asked Iran to stay the execution of a pastor who refused…
State Department Reports on Serious Freedom Abuses Abroad (CenterForLiberty.org)
Since its creation in 1998, the USCIRF has been controversial, both at home and abroad. At home, criticism typically focuses on the charge that the…
Article18: Norway — Personal Reflections on the Origin of a Tragedy
The fact of the matter is that the demon of terrorism is one that will practice whatever religion it must to satisfy its craving for…
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…
Prayers, Parks, and Monuments: Litigation Over Religious Symbols in America
By Jason Hines - Now the clock is ticking for the group because there are KY tourism tax incentives for the project that are set…
Supreme Court Rules Closely-Held Corporations Have Religious Rights
Most business owners set up corporations as legal alter-egos to avoid being held personally responsible if their businesses get sued, but in this case, the…
We Separate Church and State for a Reason – Romney’s Perspective on Religion and the Presidency
On December 6, 2007, candidate Mitt Romney gave this speech at the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas in…
Report says 225,000 Haiti children work as slaves (AP)
From http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/latinamerica/6783415.html EXCERPT: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Poverty has forced at least 225,000 children in Haiti’s cities into slavery as unpaid household servants, far more…
Italy Fights School Crucifix Ban (AJE)
The Italian government has begun its appeal against a decision by the European Court of Human Rights to ban crucifixes in school classrooms.