http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Polygamy+doesn+breach+religious+freedom+guarantee+lawyer+argues/4544448/story.html
Polygamy law doesn’t breach religious freedom guarantee, lawyer argues – Vancouver Sun Read More »
By Martin Surridge – Just a few weeks ago, I returned from one of the most beautiful and enchanting countries in Southeast Asia-Thailand-a country known for its love of soccer, its patriotic fervor, sandy beaches, and the rapidly developing, international
http://news.adventist.org/2011/03/european-court-oks-d.html
European Court OKs display of crucifixes in Italian classrooms – Adventist News Network Read More »
Religious employees who wear religious clothing are sometimes segregated from the rest of the employees or kept from the public. This coalition is working to prevent this. http://www.huffingtonpost. com/2011/03/30/coalition-works-to-protec_n_842185.html
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Do religious accommodation requirements cover a 3 week trip to Mecca? http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/justice-department-sues-on-behalf-of-muslim-teacher-triggering-debate/2010/07/28/ABfSPtEB_story.html
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20110324/NEWS01/303240057/1008/NEWS01/Lawyer-says-right-religious-liberty-protects-Amish-sect-s-refusal-use-safety-triangles-buggies
This case involving the ministerial exemotion from employment discrimination statutes could have huge implications for churches and denominations.
Spencer Chiimbwe is a Zambian national residing in the United States since 2006. Throughout his life he has been involved in conflict transformation at a national and international level including being a Peace Fellow, Action Researcher and Coordinator for both the Coalition for Peace in Africa in Southern Africa Region and for the ACTION Support Center. He is also a member of the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPACC), a global civil society-led network which seeks to build international consensus on peace building and prevention of violent conflict. Finally, after moving to New York City, he founded the New York Center for Conflict Dialogue which enhances diplomatic efforts to resolve conflicts through facilitating and coordinating various thematic forums on conflict.
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Part 2 of the profile on Thailand will be featured next week. This slightly more personal entry previously ran under the title “Observations of Liberty in China” back in Spring of 2010 and is rerun this week as part of
