"To the religion of your ancestors, Islam," the judge reportedly replied. "I cannot," Nadarkhani responded. … He called the situation "religion apartheid." "The tendency is not to respect the right of minorities," Sadegh-Khandjani said.…
authorities to release Pastor Nadarkhani, and demonstrate a commitment to basic, universal human rights, including freedom of religion … "To the religion of your ancestors, Islam," the judge reportedly replied. "I cannot," Nadarkhani responded.…
Indeed 6% more American Jews than American Muslims believe that American Muslims face prejudice due to their religion. … comfortable in being American Jews without being constrained from practicing their faith or be compelled to convert to another religion…
Amendment, according to the brief: (1) The freedom to associate based on the right to assemble, and (2) the right to free exercise of religion … to control who teaches their faith, and who transmits it to the next generation, remains indispensable to the free exercise of religion…
"There, in black and white in the text of the Constitution, are special protections for religion," Scalia continued. … Solicitor General Leondra Kruger, representing the EEOC, seemed to try to do her best to get the court to view the case without the religion … Associate Justice Stephen Breyer said that "since this is tough and I'm stuck on this, I don't see how you can avoid going into religion…
Most of these supporters of Moore and Jones are youth looking to be a part of an idea bigger than themselves; the whole God and religion … Corporatism, the religion of American politics today; is supported by the very rich and have made monopolies of the top 1%.…
discrimination is now being used to tell campus-recognized religious groups that can’t distinguish between practitioners of their religion … and non-practitioners of their religion when choosing leaders. … In the end, what is ultimately at stake here are the God-given rights to freedom of speech and religion.…
same Constitution, mind you, whose First Amendment states that:
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion … What would be a more effective prohibition on the free exercise of religion than taxation?…
The religion of his fathers teaches not just that individuals have the power to improve themselves ethically, but that their ability … "Judaism is the religion of the free human being freely responding to the God of freedom," observes Sir Jonathan Sacks, the British…
At best, Marx viewed religion as a necessary evil in a world of oppressors, the need for which (like the state) would wither away once … Marx sought not only the abolition of religion and free commercial exchange but "the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions…
lighting of the menorah is a religious practice and not a political one, and Chabad’s leadership did not want to “conflate” the religion … and music festival in Williamsburg, Va., would be a chance to highlight the message of light amid darkness, without emphasizing religion…
Discriminating against people based on their religion is obscene. … The decree further declared, “Every citizen is free to profess any religion or profess none. … All deprivations of rights connected with the profession or non-profession of any religion are hereby abolished.”…