United States Department of State, International Religious Freedom Report for 2017, https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/281008.pdf. See “Mali and Mauritania Conduct Joint Operations against al-Qaeda Base,” Terrorism Monitor, July 7, 2011, https://www.aberfoylesecurity.com/?p=692 This...
This interpretation flips the meaning of religious freedom on its head and threatens both true religious freedom and public education.…The problem here is even bigger than public funds paying for praying, as wrong as that is. Unlike public schools, private religious schools often do not honor ...
freedom of speech living and writing under the pressure of a death sentence Rushdie’s works in translations The conference is open for researchers representing various academic disciplines such as literature, cultural studies, political science, history, psychology, social sciences, religious studies, to...
June 20, 2023 It’s been a long time since my last post, but this is a good occasion to get back to it! Today, the Global Reporting Centre and UBC’s School of Journalism, Writing and Media publishedNot Just Words: How Reputational Attacks Harm Journalists and Undermine Press Freedom. ...
More school choice –More education freedom was one of the good things that happened in 2022 and I am uncharacteristically optimistic that we will see more progress in 2023. In part, this is because the evidence for choice is so strong. But it is also because Republican politicians are learn...
75% of Costa Ricans identify as Catholic. Even so, Costa Rica is considered quite secular. The government assures religious freedom for all. In the minority, you will find most other religions, including Evangelicals, Protestants, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jews, Mormons, and Muslims. Expats who set...
Freedom evaluates the degree to which a country grants its citizens certain civil and political liberties. The grades are derived by equally weighting select components of CATO Institute’s Human Freedom Index (to include freedom of movement; religious freedom; the freedoms of association, assembly an...
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Ukraine insisted Russia was behind the coup as part of its “scenario for provoking instability to undermine the global security order” (Anadolu Agency, August 1, 2023). Perhaps putting a damper on the idea that Russia had orchestrated the coup was Russian foreign min...
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Monday for a baker who refused to custom-bake a cake for a same-sex wedding out of sincere religious belief. …this apparent victory for religious freedom may be short-lived. …While seven Justices on the High Court held for Mr. Phillips, the majority decision...