Source: Huffington Post Early in its existence, the Soviet Union turned Vladimir Lenin’s dictum that “religion is the opium of the people” into official policy. Atheism was what Lenin wanted […]
Source: Caller Times BY KATHY MILLER Our state’s elected leaders claim to support religious freedom, but many are acting in ways that threaten and radically redefine that fundamental liberty. Texas Attorney […]
Source: Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — In a case that will test the limits of Dutch freedom of expression, firebrand lawmaker Geert Wilders appeared in court Friday for the first […]
Source: Phys.org Prophet Muhammad believed that freedom of religion and civic rights were important components of a ‘Muslim nation,’ according to a Rice University analysis of the prophet’s covenants with Christians. The researcher argues that the covenants can be used to develop a stronger democratic partnership between Muslims and Christians […]
Source: The Guardian Democrats assailed the amendment as hate masquerading as religious tolerance. Republicans took turns donning a “Beetlejuice”-style jacket on the senate floor. And both sides were invited to […]
Source: The Guardian India has denied visas for a delegation from the US government agency charged with monitoring international religious freedom. The delegation from the US Commission on International Religious […]
Source: The Guardian From Russia to Pakistan by way of the US campaign trail, bigotry and ideas of policing belief need to be confronted The murder of Salman Taseer was […]
Source: The Guardian A coalition of more than 400 companies is openly opposing a Georgia “religious liberty” bill that is rapidly heading toward passage, with at least one major company […]
Epigraph: And there is life for you in the law of retaliation, O men of understanding, that you may enjoy security. (Al Quran 2:179/180) Source: BBC Pakistan has hanged the […]
Source: Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s state media have criticized celebrities for attending an event in northeastern India with members of the Tibetan government-in-exile, adding to Chinese authorities’ warnings […]
Source: CNN (CNN)After lengthy debate, Georgia’s state Senate passed an amended version of a religious freedom bill Friday, sending it back to the House and infuriating critics who slam the revised measure as anti-gay and lesbian. If the Republican-led House agrees with the Senate version, it will go to Gov. […]
Source: Slate What with New Hampshire primaries and Zika scares and Syria deals, you might have missed that it was also a big week for “religious liberty.” In West Virginia, […]
theguardian: by Giles Fraser — French secularism, or laïcité, treats religion as a dirty little secret, and manifests itself as a restriction of public prayer or the open expression of religious identity A policeman stands guard as a digger destroys a church at a migrant camp in Calais on 1 […]
Source: CNN CNN)The arc of history is bending backward, away from freedom and justice. It’s not what was supposed to happen, but it’s the troubling reality revealed in a new […]
Source: Indian Express In October, Naoot described in a post on her Facebook account Eid Al-Adha’s tradition of slaughtering sheep as the “greatest massacre committed by human beings”. An Egyptian […]
Source: Reuters Nearly 200 workers, mostly Somali immigrants, have been fired from a meat-packing plant in Colorado after staging a walkout to protest what they said were insufficient prayer accommodations, the company and Islamic advocacy groups said on Thursday. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said the workers were treated […]
Source: Christian Today Majority of Americans said it’s important to protect freedom of religion for different religious groups, with Christianity getting the highest mark. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public […]
BBC World Service: A blurred division between religion and state in some parts of the Middle East and North Africa is often alluded to. Terrorist attacks on western targets in the name of Islam have amplified calls for a ‘Muslim enlightenment’ and movement towards secularisation. But Karen Armstrong, author of […]
Huff Post: In the aftermath of the Paris attacks, we’d all be wise to listen to the 5th Khalifa of theAhmadiyya Muslims Community who has repeatedly been giving viable solutions to remove the poison of ISIS while exhorting Muslims to be true to the faith they follow. He condemned the […]
Epigraph: The hypocrites say, ‘If we return to Medina, the one most honorable will surely drive out therefrom the one most mean (Muhammad);’ while true honor belongs to Allah and […]