Burqa Battle * Baby Messiah * Bacon Attack: Religious Freedom Recap: Sept. 16-23
Welcome back to the Religious Freedom Recap, our weekly look at top stories and developments on religious liberty around the globe. The post Burqa Battle * Baby Messiah * Bacon Attack: Religious...
View ArticlePersian Peace? * Mass Martyrdom * Erotic Sermons: Religious Freedom Recap:...
Iran’s president picks up the phone. The archbishop of Canterbury condemns recent attacks on Christian “martyrs.” And German Protestants get frisky in the pews. The post Persian Peace? * Mass Martyrdom...
View ArticleDriving Miss Saudi * Rihanna’s #burqaswag * Atheist invasion: Religious...
Saudi women get behind the wheel. RiRi gets booted from an Abu Dhabi mosque. And London’s atheists take a shot at world domination. The post Driving Miss Saudi * Rihanna’s #burqaswag * Atheist...
View ArticleThanksgivukkah freedoms * No free hugs * Khallowistmas: Religious Freedom...
Religious freedom lies at the heart of both Thanksgiving and Hanukkah. Saudi Arabia bans the “exotic practice” of free hugs. And Festivus takes a back seat to Khallowistmas, December’s hottest new...
View ArticleOn National Religious Freedom Day, look abroad
January 16 is Religious Freedom Day in the U.S. Yes, America’s still got issues. But let’s not forget how good we’ve got it compared to the North Koreas and Irans of the world. The post On National...
View ArticleKaty Perry’s mistake * Brunei’s Allah ban * God’s Constitution: Religious...
Katy Perry destroys “Allah” in a music video, then dissolves the incident completely amid backlash. Brunei bans non-Muslims from using “Allah” and 18 other holy words. And Tom DeLay tells us Allah,...
View ArticleBrittany Maynard dies * ISIS crucifies teen * Sneaky bat mitzvah: October’s...
Brittany Maynard ends her life. ISIS fighters crucify a Syrian teen for taking photos. And Women of the Wall host a sneaky bat mitzvah in Jerusalem. This and more in this month’s recap. The post...
View ArticleOn National Religious Freedom Day, look abroad
January 16 is Religious Freedom Day in the U.S. Yes, America’s still got issues. But let’s not forget how good we’ve got it compared to the North Koreas and Irans of the world.
View ArticleKaty Perry’s mistake * Brunei’s Allah ban * God’s Constitution: Religious...
Katy Perry destroys “Allah” in a music video, then dissolves the incident completely amid backlash. Brunei bans non-Muslims from using “Allah” and 18 other holy words. And Tom DeLay tells us Allah,...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: A parched patch of prejudice
(RNS) What's next? Disobeying traffic signs because a gay-friendly city government put them up? Drawing down on a policeman because he happens to be gay? Obeying only those laws that no gay person...
View ArticleTunisia takes on militants, pushes back against Shariah law
TUNIS, Tunisia (RNS) Militancy in the Arab world is often fueled by repressive political policies; many experts say Tunisia is wisely steering away from despotic edicts that have rocked Arab Spring...
View ArticleFive takeaways from the Hobby Lobby case
(RNS) Corporations can't pray, but they do have religious rights -- and other takeaways from the Supreme Court decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby.
View ArticleGerman Catholics petition Schleswig-Holstein state to reinstate God in...
BERLIN (RNS) The Schleswig-Holstein parliament voted with a two-thirds majority to exclude mention of God from the new constitution, becoming the seventh of 16 German states to do so.
View ArticleBrittany Maynard dies * ISIS crucifies teen * Sneaky bat mitzvah: October’s...
Brittany Maynard ends her life. ISIS fighters crucify a Syrian teen for taking photos. And Women of the Wall host a sneaky bat mitzvah in Jerusalem. This and more in this month’s recap.
View ArticlePresbyterian Church (USA) approves same-sex marriage amendment
(Reuters) A majority of the 171 regional "presbyteries," or local leadership bodies of the church, have now voted to change the wording of the constitution to define marriage as a commitment "between...
View ArticleArkansas judge tells state to recognize hundreds of same-sex marriages
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) Arkansas must recognize as lawful some 500 same-sex marriages that were performed during a six-day window in May 2014, a state judge ruled on Tuesday.
View ArticleHelp Wanted: President of the United States
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View ArticleThe Religious Freedom Restoration Act is discriminatory. Let’s fix it
(RNS) RFRA is being used as a vehicle for institutions and individuals to argue that their faith justifies myriad harms -- to equality, to dignity, to health and to core American values. This is wrong.
View ArticleLeaders urge Mexico’s Mormons to fight against same-sex marriage
SALT LAKE CITY — 'The family is ordained of God and marriage between man and woman is essential to his eternal plan,' said the letter, reaffirming the Mormons' longstanding stance against gay unions.
View ArticleThe First Amendment Defense Act is actually bad for religious freedom
WASHINGTON (RNS) The FADA is just the latest example of a troubling pattern of corruption of the noble concept of the freedom of religion and belief.
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