…as seen in India and Egypt. Religious minorities frequently face discrimination in accessing resources like loans, education, and essential goods like fertilizers. These barriers, whether intentional or not, have significant…
“Regulation of FoRB Rights by Organized Crime in Mexico: A Real Although Largely Overlooked Issue” by Teresa I. Flores
…observance of days of rest, provisions for celebrating religious holidays, the freedom to display religious symbols, the opportunity to teach the precepts of one’s religion and to receive religious education…
“Lessons Learned from Public Policy in Colombia to Identify Violations of Religious Freedom” by John Fredy Osorio Cardona
…response from entities like the Ministry of Education. We share only a few experiences today due to time limitations in this valuable symposium titled “Masking Religious Freedom Violations.” The general…
“The Push Away From Religion and the Pull Toward Secularity: The Rise of the Nones in the US” by Jesse M. Smith and Ryan T. Cragun
…were created in their present form raise serious concerns for those who embrace evidence-based worldviews. Education and exposure to scientific thinking make it hard to reconcile religious claims with compelling…
“Freedom of Conscience and Religion in the Americas: Following OAS General Assembly Resolutions to Promote Pluralism and Strengthen Communities” by Emily Cole
…With respect to education, a curriculum that emphasizes living in pluralistic societies is vital for elementary schools, high schools, and universities. Certainly, the nuances of freedom of conscience and conscientious…
“Speaking Truth to Power in Challenging Times: Lessons from the Arab Spring Politics of Muslim Jurists” by Muhammad Amasha
…that depended on education endowments nationalized by the modern state. But I also studied cases where the sacrifice is way higher. Speaking truth to power can end up with intellectuals’…
“Demystifying the Academic Article” by Gene Zubovich
Demystifying the Academic Article Gene Zubovich Photo by stokpic on Pixabay (CCO) This fall I taught a graduate seminar on the history of religion in the United States. I have…
“Trump’s Problem with Race and Religion” by Steven K. Green
…forty scholarly articles and chapters on church-state matters, and he regularly collaborates on amicus curiae briefs at the US Supreme Court. Recommended Citation Green, Steven K. “Trump’s Problem with Race…
“Self-Defense and Human Rights: David Little Responds Part 2”
…fundamental rights to religion—Little variously calls the right of self-defense itself ‘foundational,’ ‘supreme,’ ‘the greatest’, the fulcrum of all other rights…the fountain through which other rights flow.” Witte continues: “And…
“Constitution Day 2020: Human Dignity and the U.S. Presidential Election” by Randall A. Poole
…Dignity and Political Entitlements,” 378. (The three supreme ideals or “transcendentals” are truth, beauty, and the good.) In simplest terms, we might say that the source of human dignity is…