Islam has always been for freedom of choice with respect to one’s faith. In the Qur’an in Chapter 2, verse 256, God orders, “Let there be no compulsion in religion” Although apostasy is a sin in Islam, never during the time of the Prophet Muhammad (s) was an apostate put to ...
what practically makes up the core of our personality: the independent use of our liberty. But in this is the gift that loving obedience is. Yes, the whole perfection of spiritual life – and the whole of true freedom – consists in the renouncement of self-will, as St. Bonaventure tells...
Religious freedom - with compromises.(NEWS)(SERIES: China: A brighter moon)Ringham, Eric
Neurotic religion is characterized as involving a sacrifice of intellect, wishful compromises, authoritarianism, and an inability to tolerate freedom. Neurotic attempts to cope with stress may manifest themselves in and through certain religious... ...
BEIJING, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Freedom of religious belief is protected by the Constitution in China, according to a white paper released by the State Council Information Office Tuesday. Stipulations in the Constitution serve as the constitutional basis for the State in protecting citizens' freedom ...
NEW DELHI, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Tibet has been part of China since ancient times and it enjoys development and religious freedom, Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong wrote in an article published in the Hindustan Times on Wednesday. ...
This work intends to investigate the different conceptions—accommodation and laicization—that underlie processes of legislative regulation and judicial decision in matters of conflicts involving the right to religious freedom, in the legal systems of North America and Brazil. We will also investigate th...
Our abiding concern in both the original filing of May 21, 2012, and this re-filing has been Notre Dame’s freedom—and indeed the freedom of many religious organizations in this country—to live out a religious mission. We have sought neither to prevent women from having access to services...
The freedom of religious belief of all ethnic groups is protected by the Constitution and the laws, with all religions and religious sects being equally respected and protected, said the document, titled "Democratic Reform in Tibet -- Sixty Years On." "This equates to true religious harmony,"...
a "sincerely held religious objection."McCrory had said no one who takes a government oath should be allowed to avoid performing duties required by that oath.Before North Carolina, only Utah had passed such a similar exemption, earlier this year.Are “religious freedom” bills a turning point...