... the “Manhattan Declaration” don’t seem to understand that justifying discrimination in the name of religious freedom is not a good idea. For example, Wuerl and the DC city council are at ... a new non-discrimination bill. As Wuerl correctly describes it, Under the bill, religious organizations would be exempt from participating in ceremonies or from teaching about same-sex marriage ...

... nations he has visited was China.  Many of us who look at persecution issues and religious freedom have been wondering what the outcome of President Obama ... China. President Obama also emphasized the importance of freedom of information in a question-and-answer session with college ... 39;t be holding China accountable on the issue of religious freedom, or human rights issues. There were more important ...

... the Australian Christian Lobby, Cardinal Pell pushed the notion that Anti-Discrimination politics is impinging on freedom of religion.  According to some commentators Pell: …not only spoke eloquently, but convincingly of religious freedom in Australia. Pulling no punches, he unequivocally established the serious concerns over the anti-discrimination ...

... the petition and the group of 100,000 people asking for religious freedom, you will make a great measurable step towards ... young monks into the army within a few weeks. We need your help to bring an end to religious persecution in Viet Nam with this new petition to ASEAN, European ... for Human Rights to continue diplomatic pressure. Religious freedom is a basic human right and a core principle of ...

TIME TO DEMAND TOTAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OF RELIGION FOR ALL MUSLIMS WORLDWIDE Stop all fascist murdering of non muslims worldwide All muslims and all muslim leaders are 100% responsible ... fascist cold blooded sociopathic murdering of non muslims just for being non muslims Total 100% religious freedom for Saudi Arabia and ALL OTHER MUSLIM COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE IMMEDIATELY!

The Irish Catholic reports (not sure of publication date) that there is growing support for a concientious objector or ‘religious freedom’ amendment to the Civil Partnership Bill. (h/t ... ;In general, the Labour Party would not support any measure that requires a religious organisation to be involved in any activity that is in conflict with its ethical position.” Eh? ...

Tess Livingstone; 21/11/09 Religious freedom in Australia is under direct attack from the Human Rights Commission, says Cardinal George Pell. The Archbishop of Sydney last night told the Australian Christian Lobby annual conference the only question about the commission’s inquiry into freedom of religion in Australia was “how bad it will be”. He said Race Discrimination

... the public display of crosses on the exteriors of Christian buildings. And what about those offensive nativity scenes which sprout on church lawns at this time of the year? What is your response to the ban in Switzerland? What are your thoughts about religious freedom and its limits?

In late October, the State Department released the 2009 Report on International Religious Freedom, a study annually submitted to Congress. Remarks on the study by Michael H. Posner, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, are available here. (The country report for Turkey is available here.) The Russian foreign ministry said, on publication

... differentiate between ordinary Swiss Muslims and the particular clerical fascist parties that present themselves as religious movements. This is broad brush attack on anybody who identifies as Muslim. Other ... the opposition campaign points out, this is the sort of attack on religious minorities, on the principle of freedom of religious expression – quite innocuous, architectural expression &# ...

... which takes immediate effect, violates both the freedom of religion of Muslims living in the country and the prohibition of discrimination on the grounds of religious belief as set out in ... surprise and a great disappointment. That Switzerland, a country with a long tradition of religious tolerance and the provision of refuge to the persecuted, should have accepted such a grotesquely discriminatory ...

... . That’s the way a democracy works. the main priority is unrestrained sexual freedom What part of asking not to be barred from the institution of committed monogamy suggests a crusade for unrestrained sexual freedom ... You can count on me to stand behind you 100% on this, so long as you’re talking about your performance a religious ceremony, and not the creation of a civil marriage.

... be compelled to follow Sharia provisions regarding the imprisonment of female apostates. It will show whether the American legal system and American society are up to the challenge of defending the freedom of religion and freedom of conscience from stealth jihadists and Islamic supremacists. It will show whether Muslim girls facing a domestic situation analogous to Rifqa's have any hope, even ...

John Esposito: "Despite our increasingly globalized world and the need to strengthen religious pluralism as well as to transform an outmoded notion of tolerance based simply on co-existence to one based on mutual understanding and respect and the equal rights of all citizens, many countries

... 39;s statement.) He said in part: We recognize that there are many significant challenges to religious freedom and tolerance in the Middle East and South Asia. Throughout the region religious minorities do not enjoy equal access to education, employment, ... inhibit the social contributions of minorities and exacerbate inter-religious tension. In many Muslim-majority countries, minority Muslim ...