religious freedom

Source: www.rediff.com --- 17 days ago
Taking note of the recent violence against the Christian community in India, the US has asked the Indian government to protect the religious freedom throughout the country. "We urge all parties to refrain from violence and urge government officials to protect religious freedom throughout India and thus preserve India's longstanding tradition of religious tolerance," said Ambassador for International religious freedom, John Hanford. ...

Source: www.abc.net.au --- 4 days ago
The right of the medical Institution to set its own standards versus: The right of medical staff to concience versus: The right of the indidual patient to treatment versus: The right of the state to legislate and compel. ...

Source: www.chron.com --- 5 days ago
The ACLU filed a lawsuit against the Needville Independent School District, arguing leaders violated the law by requiring a Native American student keep his hair a certain way. ...

Source: video.state.gov --- 15 days ago
Secretary Rice and John V. Hanford, Ambassador at Large for International religious freedom announce the release of the State Department's 2008 Annual Report on International religious freedom . ...

Source: www.voanews.com --- 4 days ago
The Chinese government continues to restrict religious practice. ...

Source: blog.beliefnet.com --- 14 days ago
By Daniel Burke Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) The U.S. State Department, in its annual report on international religious freedom issued Friday (Sept. 19), admonished several Asian nations, including China, for severely repressing religion. Listing "countries of particular concern" that engage in or tolerate "particularly severe violations of religious freedom," the report highlights everything from government persecution to patriotic education campaigns designed to extirpate religion. The eight countries of particular concern are: Myanmar (formerly Burma), China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Uzbekistan. Compiled by diplomats and human rights activists every year since 1999, the 800-page report covers 198 countries and territories and is mandated by federal law. "In exposing injustice, this report lights a candle -- and 800-page candle -- that we trust will encourage justice and greater respect for the rights of religious believers across the globe," said John V. Hanford, U.S. ambassador at large for religious freedom. Despite sanctions and diplomacy, China's repression of religious freedom intensified in the last year, especially in the run up to the Olympic Games, the report says. Churches were closed, foreigners detained, Falon Gong practitioners arrested and possibly killed, Muslims prohibited from taking the hajj to Saudi Arabia, and Buddhist monks were forced to undergo "patriotic education" campai ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 17 days ago
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Source: www.moreover.com --- 17 days ago
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Source: www.rferl.org --- 17 days ago
Iran and Uzbekistan are designated "Countries of Particular Concern," which are defined as "countries that have engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom." ...

Source: www.app.com --- 22 days ago
To residents and township officials, the fight over a local rabbi accused of holding worship services in his home is simply a matter of maintaining the peace of the neighborhood and of following the law. ...

Source: www.catholic.org --- 5 days ago
Pope Benedict XVI receives Central Asian bishops and urges them to follow the example of the early Christian ... ...

Source: www.cfr.org --- 14 days ago
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Source: www.oecumene.radiovaticana.org --- 16 days ago
(20 Sept 08 - RV) The US State Department has released its 10 th annual Report on religious freedom. One issue highlighted is the effort to ...» ...

Source: www.ucanews.com --- 16 hours ago
Pope Benedict XVI maintains that Central Asian countries must guarantee full exercise of religious freedom even as the states seek to combat violence and extremism. ...

Source: www.dakotavoice.com --- 5 hours ago
If we were in church, Pastor Steve Hickey could get a "Amen!" from this corner with his latest post at Voices Carry. He talks about the great need to restore the separation of church and state that... Dakota Voice: your conservative choice for info and insight on Left and Right ...

Source: www.aina.org --- 15 days ago
Cairo -- freedom of religious belief in Egypt "declined" between July 2007 and June 2008, according to the US State Department's annual assessment of religious freedom throughout the world, the International religious freedom Report. ...

Source: www.dakotavoice.com --- 28 days ago
The Washington Post is reporting on an Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) initiative to overturn the unconstitutional 1954 tax code which prohibits tax exempt organizations from endorsing political... Dakota Voice: your conservative choice for info and insight on Left and Right ...

Source: www.feminist.org --- 22 days ago
Proposed amendments to the Florida state constitution were disqualified Wednesday after a ruling by the Florida Supreme Court. The proposed amendments were placed on the ballot by the 2007-08 Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission, a move that was reportedly engineered by former Governor Jeb ... ...