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One of the loudest voices calling for better protection of religious freedoms in recent years has been the Prime Minister Scott Morrison. But what exactly is religious freedom, and why are we having this debate now? Who follows what religion in Australia? Christianity remains the dominant religious group in […]…
News Modal Trigger BEIJING — China’s government is ratcheting up a crackdown on Christian congregations in Beijing and several provinces, destroying crosses, burning Bibles, shutting churches and ordering followers to sign papers renouncing their faith, according to pastors and a group that monitors religion in China. The campaign corresponds […]…
Attorneys for the city of Phoenix submitted this place card to the Arizona Supreme Court as a sample of the kind of place cards that Brush & Nib Studios would make for heterosexual couples, but refuse to produce for a same-sex wedding. (Courtesy) PHOENIX — The city of Phoenix […]…
Click here to view full article at www.nbcnews.com Judaism is not a race. But Jewish people can be targeted for racism. That may seem like a contradiction. But a recent ruling by U.S. Magistrate Mark Hornsby of Louisiana updated anti-discrimination laws in the state. In doing so, Hornsby has potentially…
Click here to view full article at christiannews.net PARKERSBURG, W. Va. — One of the nation’s most conspicuous Church-State separation groups has filed a lawsuit against a city in West Virginia in an effort to stop city council members from opening public meetings with the Lord’s Prayer. The Wisconsin-based Freedom…
Click here to view full article at sputniknews.com US currency A federal appeals court shot down on Tuesday a lawsuit challenging the use of the US national motto on printed money. The phrase, “In God We Trust,” has long been a point of contention for secular Americans. The 8th Circuit…
Click here to view full article at www1.cbn.com Parents in Maine who want to use school choice funds to send their children to religious schools aren’t being allowed to participate in the state’s school tuition program. Since 1873, Maine has paid for parents in small towns to send their children…
Click here to view full article at www.lawandreligionuk.com More answers to readers’ queries and comments Below is a further compilation of “Quick Answers” to questions which have arisen from searches of, or comments during July, providing links to our blog posts addressing these issues. As before, the topics covered in…
Click here to view full article at www.lawandreligionuk.com The Supreme Court has ruled that it is no longer necessary for NHS Trusts to seek the permission of the Court of Protection in order to withdraw Clinically Assisted Nutrition and Hydration (CANH) from a patient who has a prolonged disorder of…
Click here to view full article at www.patheos.com In a unanimous decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today, the judges ruled that the Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Directors (in California) was indeed violating the Establishment Clause by promoting Christianity at meetings. This is a huge…
Click here to view full article at www.washingtonexaminer.com Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will be an ardent defender of religious liberty, all experience shows. As general counsel of a law firm devoted to religious liberty cases, I normally would evaluate a judicial nominee by searching through his or her decisions…
Click here to view full article at idahostatejournal.com Portneuf Valley Interfaith Fellowship Religious freedom is a basic human right that gives our lives dignity and meaning and enables all of us to think, act upon, and express what we deeply believe. It’s recognized in constitutions and declarations the world over.…
Click here to view full article at religionnews.com Entrance to Louisiana College in Pineville, LA. Photo by Billy Hathorn/Creative Commons (AP) — Jewish people are protected by a law against racial discrimination in employment decisions, a federal magistrate judge has concluded in siding with a football coach suing a private…
Click here to view full article at www.lawandreligionuk.com So it’s goodbye from him – and it’s goodbye from him… Brexit Last week, Boris Johnson resigned as Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary and David Davis as Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union. Johnson was replaced by Jeremy Hunt, who campaigned…
Click here to view full article at www.lawandreligionuk.com A fairly quiet week – though not for Mrs May… Leicester City Council and criticism of Israel In R (Jewish Rights Watch, t/a Jewish Human Rights Watch) v Leicester City Council [2018] EWCA Civ 1551 , the Court of Appeal ruled unanimously…
Click here to view full article at www.dailysignal.com Emilie Kao is director of the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Religion & Civil Society at The Heritage Foundation. Canada’s Supreme Court recently ruled 7-2 against Trinity Western University, prioritizing sexual orientation over the free exercise of religion. This ruling should…
Click here to view full article at www.latimes.com I feel about people with strongly held religious convictions pretty much the the same way I feel about people who can juggle machetes and lit torches: I’m impressed and maybe a little envious, but please be careful around others. That’s been on…
Click here to view full article at www.lawandreligionuk.com The CJEU has ruled in MB v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2018] Case C‑451/16 , that the previous position in the United Kingdom under which the acquired gender of a transsexual person was not recognised for the purpose of…
Click here to view full article at www.catholicnewsagency.com Des Moines, Iowa, Jun 22, 2018 / 10:49 am ( CNA/EWTN News ).- After reviewing $844,000 worth of grants that were given by Polk County, Iowa to local Catholic schools a few years back, the Diocese of Des Moines said that it…
Click here to view full article at www.christianpost.com (Screenshot: YouTube/The Bridgehead)Jordan Peterson in an interview with Canadian author and activist Faytene Grassechi uploaded on June 20, 2018. Jordan Peterson, the Canadian psychologist, author, and free-speech advocate, has warned Canadian Christians that they must make a "great leap forward" because religious…
Click here to view full article at www.christiantoday.com The aerial view of Trinity Western University is seen in a screen capture of a video promoting the school. The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that law societies in Ontario and British Columbia can deny accreditation to an evangelical Christian law…
Click here to view full article at www.lawandreligionuk.com Trinity Western was probably the main news of the week, but the likely abolition of blasphemy in Ireland may prove of wider importance in the longer term. Trinity Western On Friday, the Supreme Court of Canada handed down two judgments in the…
Click here to view full article at www.lifesitenews.com Shutterstock OTTAWA, June 15, 2018 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The Supreme Court decision favoring LGBTQ “rights” over a Christian college’s freedom to uphold Christian moral standards is an outright attack on religious freedom, said a number of critics. In a pair of…
Click here to view full article at www.lifesitenews.com Shutterstock OTTAWA, June 15, 2018 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The Supreme Court decision favoring LGBTQ “rights” over a Christian college’s freedom to uphold Christian moral standards is an outright attack on religious freedom, said a number of critics. In a pair of…
Click here to view full article at nationalpost.com As my beloved readers know, I have always enjoyed Canadian appellate law in the spirit of a knowledgeable spectator. And I have always believed that the news media may not have been devoting enough attention and resources to this element in the…