Category: freedom of religion

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The United States of America was founded on the idea that every person has a set of inalienable, God-given rights that must be protected at all costs. Among them are the freedom of religion, the right to bear arms, and the freedom of the press. The First Amendment of the American Constitution guarantees freedom of…


Lawyer for Christian University That Won Court Challenge of Summer Jobs Program Says Issue ‘Of Concern to Everybody’

A lawyer representing a Christian university in a case against Ottawa regarding its student hiring program says everyone should be concerned when government funds are conditional on adherence to state-imposed ideas. “It’s about whether or not the government can dictate what people believe, and what beliefs are appropriate and what beliefs are not,” Albertos Polizogopoulos, a…


India’s Anti-Religious Freedom Laws

Commentary Three state governments in India have recently passed new “freedom of religion” laws, also known as anti-conversion laws. The new laws are an attempt to suppress the alleged “love jihad”—an attempt by Muslim men to marry Hindu women with the intention of converting their wives to Islam. Historically, India’s anti-conversion laws differ slightly by…


Sydney Rally to Protect HK Freedoms Condemns Attack on HK Printing Press

Australians have rallied on Thursday to condemn the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) escalating attacks on people of faith and on press freedom after the Hong Kong office of The Epoch Times printing facility was attacked on Sunday. Gathering in front of the Chinese consulate in Sydney, The Epoch Times Australia, Falun Gong practitioners, and human…


School in China Requires Students to Disclose Their Religious Beliefs

Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities in one Chinese city are mandating that school students disclose their religious beliefs, according to a Chinese parent who recently moved to the United States. He spoke with The Epoch Times and expressed concern that China could be seeing another wave of religious persecution. Yan Tao, a new Chinese immigrant…


Rugby Star Isreal Folau Cancelled for Second Time Due to Religious Views

The St. George Illawarra Dragons rugby league team have backflipped on signing star player Israel Folau after backlash from sponsors in response to controversy over Folau’s religious views which he expressed on social media in 2019. On Tuesday, the Dragons said they made inquiries to the National Rugby League (NRL) about pursuing the code-hopping, 31-year-old…


Rugby Star Israel Folau Cancelled for Second Time Due to Religious Views

The St. George Illawarra Dragons rugby league team have backflipped on signing star player Israel Folau after backlash from sponsors in response to controversy over Folau’s religious views which he expressed on social media in 2019. On Tuesday, the Dragons said they made inquiries to the National Rugby League (NRL) about pursuing the code-hopping, 31-year-old…