More than 140 religious leaders called on President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and congressional leaders to uphold principles of religious freedom following a series of attacks on people of faith, clergy and houses of worship.
Religious Freedom
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Cardinal Parolin defends Vatican-China agreement amid criticism
“History was not built in one day; history is a long process. And I think we have to put ourselves in this perspective.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Will a 40-foot cross finally push the Supreme Court to revisit public religious displays?
The case gives the court an opportunity to clarify the test used to determine when government-sponsored religious displays violate the First Amendment.
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Bishop says Asia Bibi will live in Canada
Asia Bibi, the Catholic woman who spent eight years on death row in Pakistan, will be welcomed to a small town in Canada.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: Politicians fail the country by applying religious tests
A commitment to religious liberty demands that effort be devoted to resolving, rather than exacerbating, any real or apparent tension between religious obligation and civil duty.
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No place for ‘religious test’ in government, says Senate in unanimous vote
The U.S. Senate late Jan. 16 unanimously adopted a resolution “to reaffirm religious liberty and condemn religious tests for federal officials.”
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Who will give Asia Bibi asylum? A blasphemy case in Pakistan puts Britain in a difficult spot
Fearing reprisals from militant groups, Britain shies away from offering asylum to Asia Bibi, a Catholic woman whose death sentence for blasphemy against Islam has been thrown out by judges in Pakistan.
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Asia Bibi, in hiding after blasphemy acquittal, is banned from leaving Pakistan
It has been a month since Asia Bibi was acquitted of blasphemy, but her ordeal is far from over.
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Ultranationalism threatens religious freedom, says report from Aid to the Church in Need
“Religious Freedom in the World 2018” found worsening conditions for religious freedom in 17 nations, citing attacks on Christians in India and Iraq.
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All Christians should welcome the end of Ireland’s ban on blasphemy
Before the vote, the Irish bishops called the law against blasphemy “largely obsolete,” and its demise makes for a more constructive social arrangement than Catholic hegemony.