Religious Freedom

Car Rentals: Car-hire case becomes question of religious freedom 2008-05-16

A case which started out as a question of car damages is being taken up as a case of religious rights. According to the Detroit Free Press, Ginah Muhammad ...

The Herald: Turkey"s problems 2008-05-16

Noting that there are "considerable reservations about the modern Turkish state", Harry Reid (Comment, May 15) sees such "legitimate worries" as an argument ...

Associated Baptist Press: Analysis: "Evangelical Manifesto" draws praise, critique ... 2008-05-16

If more evangelicals take this step, the cause of religious freedom will be advanced in important ways.ì Nonetheless, moderate/progressive Baptists ...

Virtue Online: VIRGINIA: More Hierarchical Denominations Support Diocese in Amici ... 2008-05-16

This statute is clearly at odds with and uniquely hostile to the concept of religious freedom . We hope that the Court will recognize that the statute is ...

Des Plaines Journal: US Won't Hear Cemetery Case 2008-05-16

The case was an appeal to stop the relocation of the cemetery under the Illinois Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) brought to the high court ...

New York Times: Persecuted to Powerful: Exhibiting a History of New York"s Catholics 2008-05-15

But during the American Revolution they gained religious freedom , and by 1785, the small band of Catholics had established the city"s first parish ...

Gulf Times: Media urged to give peace a chance 2008-05-15

íWe try to use words that enrich and bring peace to the society, increase mutual love and religious freedom ,ì he said. Mohamed Misfer from Qatar and Ari ...

Hays Daily News: AP Top Kansas News at 3:58 am CDT 2008-05-15

The Agees have contacted the Military Religious Freedom Foundation about possible legal action. The foundation expects to include their complaint in ...

Viet Nam News: Nation celebrates Buddha"s legacy 2008-05-15

"I"ve seen many pagodas and met many Vietnamese monks and I fully trust in religious freedom in Viet Nam." Senior world State and religious representative ...

Kathimerini: US ambassador says Washington backs reopening of Halki school off ... 2008-05-15

... school on the island of Halki, off Istanbul, and that matters of religious freedom are being given attention íat the highest levelì in Washington.

Examiner.com: Fairfax expected to approve lease renewal for Saudi school 2008-05-15

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom in October urged the State Department to close the facility, which is linked to the Saudi Embassy ...

Islamic Republic News Agency: Palestinians' religious rights violated at verge of Jewish state' ... 2008-05-15

Article 18 of that set of laws points out to the necessity of observing religious freedom , even for the prisoners, or the residents of occupied territorie ...

Peninsula On-line: Religious leaders express concern over human trafficking 2008-05-15

The session was chaired by Dr John Bernard Taylor, representative of UN International Society for Religious Freedom , Switzerland.

The Epoch Times Ireland: Persisting Human Rights Issues Across Asia Linked With China and Trade 2008-05-14

Christopher Smith; and support for recommendations by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom to place Vietnam back on the list of Countries ...

San Diego Union Tribune: Lawyer criticizes appeals court decision in eagle case 2008-05-14

However, she said the ruling, in common with other federal cases about Indian religious freedom , ends up ípunishing the individual Indian practitioner even ...

Wall Street Journal: Dalai Lama's Envoys To Talk With Chinese 2008-05-13

He said the protests represent a backlash to Beijing's efforts to stifle human rights and religious freedom in Tibetan areas of China.

Mail on Sunday: Pagan prisoners win right to have 'magic wand' twigs in cell ... 2008-05-12

Prison bosses have been instructed to let pagan inmates keep twigs in their cells...to use as wands. Officers have been told to allow prisoners to collect ...

New Bern Sun Journal: First Baptist's bicentennial celebration under way 2008-05-12

... worshippers at New Bern's First Baptist Church gave thanks Sunday for religious freedom , beginning a year-long 200th anniversary celebration.

The Commercial Dispatch: Mothers" yearning (5/11) 2008-05-11

Is that too much to expect, especially in a country built on the concept of religious freedom ? It is too much to ask when the polygamist community ...

Jakarta Post: Tibet: Between myths and facts 2008-05-09

The myth would thus go on from here that, since then, Tibetan people have been oppressed without cultural and religious freedom , or what the 14th Dalai Lam ...

1410 WIZM: HOLMEN BOARD SELLS STAR HILL 2008-05-09

Even though two groups Freedom From Religion and The American Humanist Association offered more money. The Lions Club will fence in the site and take ...