Religious freedom - with compromises.(NEWS)(SERIES: China: A brighter moon)Ringham, Eric
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 ...
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. The article, entitled China's Tibet: A story of progre...
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 ...
Utah is the only state that's approved a similar exemption, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Utah's governor signed that bill. Other "religious freedom" bills have ignited political firestorms inIndiana,ArkansasandLouisiana. ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Even as President Donald Trump sharply challenged the faith of his political opponents this week, he was drawing new attention to a religious issue that he’s staked repeated claim to: the global freedom to worship. The day after Trump touted his support for domestic religio...
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 Supreme Court has ruled that teachers in religious schools are not protected by anti-discrimination laws. The justices also ruled that employers with religious objections to birth control can deny contraception coverage. Ilya Shapiro, director of the
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,"...