Voters in Ireland last week removed the crime of blasphemy from that country’s constitution, a change that the minister of justice hailed as “another reflection of the strong public support for a modern, liberal constitution.” Yet despite Ireland’s example, insulting God or religious figures is still a crime in more than 70 countries, in some …
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday announced next steps for the Justice Department’s Religious Liberty Task Force, inspired by one of the Supreme Court’s most important rulings on religious rights in decades. After the nation’s highest court ruled last year that states cannot refuse all financial aid to churches, Sessions said Monday that the task …
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A Pakistani court has overturned the death sentence of a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy, a case that has polarised the nation. Asia Bibi was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad in a row with her neighbors. She always maintained her innocence, but has spent most of the past eight …
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Four of the Republicans running for governor in Georgia, including the party’s eventual nominee, Brian Kemp, had promised to sign a Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law if they were elected. There are versions of RFRA legislation in some twenty states; these laws often aim to protect businesses and individuals who wish to deny services …
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White House counselor Kellyanne Conway blamed Saturday’s Tree of Life synagogue shooting in which 11 were killed on “the anti-religiosity in this country.” [….] “The anti-religiosity in this country that is somehow in vogue … making fun of people who express religion, the late-night comedians, the unfunny people who go on TV. … It’s always …
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However, my 77-year-old grandfather was bedridden, often in pain and uncomfortable. After a long, full life, he no longer wanted to live under these circumstances. He told my father, he did not think it was right that the law did not allow him to peacefully end his suffering. When Oregon voters passed the Death with …
Campaigners in Ireland celebrated the end of a “medieval” ban on blasphemy on Saturday, after voters overwhelmingly backed removing the offence from the constitution in a referendum. The referendum saw 64.85% vote yes to remove the prohibition on blasphemy, with 35.15% in favour of retaining it. A total of 951,650 people voted for the change, …
Despite a few contradictory overtures to LGBT Americans on the campaign trail, during his first two years in office, President Trump established that he’s no friend to that community, particularly not people who are transgender. Trump has already rescinded an Obama administration memo allowing transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice, and attempted …
In July, Rachel Peterson’s OB-GYN called in a prescription to the Meijer pharmacy in Petoskey, Michigan, for misoprostol to treat her recent miscarriage. But about an hour later, Meijer pharmacist Richard Kalkman called Peterson and told her that because of his religious beliefs, he would not fill her prescription—nor would he call another pharmacist or transfer …
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Less than a year ago, Alabamans rejected Republican Roy Moore’s bid for the US Senate amid allegations that he had sexual contact with teenage girls while he was in his 30s. But next month, there’s a chance voters will usher in one of Moore’s former aides and judicial acolytes: Republican Tom Parker, an associate justice …
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