Category: Religious Freedom
UK Special Envoy: ‘Freedom of religion is about respecting people’s inherent worth’
Speaking in the House of Commons this week, Mrs Bruce said: “Sadly, one of the human rights most at risk globally today is that addressed by article 18 of the universal declaration of human rights. The rights “to education, jobs, homes, family life, access to justice, liberty and even life itself all can be at risk” when freedom of religion or belief is under attack. She said tackling religious intolerance “needs to be at the heart of our policies”, because the rights “to education, jobs, homes, family life, access to justice, liberty and even life itself all can be at risk” when freedom of religion or belief is under attack.
Read More‘I was kidnapped by Boko Haram but refused to renounce Christ’
A Nigerian Christian woman has shared how she refused to turn her back on Christ when she was kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists. Amina’s family was first attacked by the Islamist group in 2012, when a group of 20 militants raided her home and attempted to force her husband and children to renounce their Christian faith. When they refused, they were attacked one by one. “My husband died immediately”, said Amina, “but two of my children were later rushed to hospital and their lives were saved by God’s grace after surgery”.
Read MoreVirginia Values Act Makes Everyone Who Disagrees a Bigot
In Updegrove v. Herring, a photographer challenged the Virginia Values Act, which could force service providers to create artwork contrary to their faith.
Read MoreFormer Greendale teacher sues district for violating his religious beliefs over his opposition to same-sex marriage
Robert Clay accused the district of religious discrimination, First Amendment retaliation and interfering with his contract.
Read MoreBelgium religious faiths want more worshippers at services
Representatives of the religious faiths recognized in Belgium have joined forces to urge federal authorities to increase the number of people admitted inside places of worship during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreReligious leaders vow to seek inter-Korean religious exchanges, tackle discrimination
Ven. Wonhaeng, head of the Jogye Order, South Korea’s largest Buddhist denomination, said Tuesday that he will work hard to push for inter-Korean religious exchanges this year by providing aid to help the North overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, and at the same time promoting joint projects.
Read MoreBiden Has Promised to Undo These Pro-Life Policies
Pro-life advocates have repeatedly praised Trump’s steps to protect the unborn throughout his administration. These advocates also warned that the Biden administration would be the most pro-abortion ticket in history. “It’s certainly disheartening, but we aren’t going to give up, and we will do whatever we can to stop abortion from being promoted,” National Right to Life Committee President Carol Tobias told NBC News.
Read More‘If Americans don’t push back right now, we could lose all the freedoms we have,’ prominent pastor warns
Americans must stand up now and defend their most basic freedoms, urged Pastor Brian Gibson, a popular evangelical preacher and advocate for First Amendment rights. Gibson is the leader of Peaceably Gather, a Christian, pro-freedom network that helped organize the reopening of thousands of churches during scientifically discredited COVID-19 lockdowns last year.
Read MoreProclamation on Religious Freedom Day, 2021
On Religious Freedom Day, we honor the vision of our Founding Fathers for a Nation made strong and righteous by a people free to exercise their faith and follow their conscience. As Americans united in unparalleled freedom, we recommit to safeguarding and preserving religious freedom across our land and around the world. NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 16, 2021, as Religious Freedom Day.
Read MoreCalifornia’s Donor-Disclosure Law Threatens Religious Charities
As Americans, we often take for granted that our government generally has no business regulating what we believe, what we say, who we associate with, or what organizations we support financially. But California now demands that each of the more than 60,000 private charities registered in the state provide it annually with the names and addresses of their top donors.
Read MorePope says women can read at Mass, but still can’t be priests
Pope Francis changed church law Monday to explicitly allow women to do more things during Mass, granting them access to the most sacred place on the altar, while continuing to affirm that they cannot be priests.
Read MoreThe future of Catholic schools in Spain is in question under a new law
When the Jesuits opened the Padre Piquer education center in Madrid 55 years ago, the neighborhood around it was viewed as a slum. Over the years the community’s infrastructure drastically improved, but the neighborhood remained a bubble of poverty in an otherwise affluent part of the Spanish capital. Throughout, the school remained true to its mission of bringing quality education to people of limited means. Now , Alberto Rodriguez de Rivera, the school’s director, is worried about how much longer that will last.
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