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Category: Civil Rights
Religion Clause - January 05, 2009
Today in Episcopal Church Cases, (CA Sup. Ct., Jan. 5, 2009), the California Supreme Court held that building and property of the St. James Parish in Los Angeles belongs to the Episcopal Church, not the parish, once th
Religion Clause - January 05, 2009
In Australia, Melbourne's Herald-Sun and Sydney's Morning Herald reported last week that Victoria's Attorney-Gener
Religion Clause - January 05, 2009
From SSRN:Jeffrey Shulman, The Outrageous God: Emotional Distress, Tort Liability, and the Limits of Religious Advocacy, (Penn State Law Review, Vol. 113, p. 381, 2008).Jeffrey Shulma
Religion Clause - January 05, 2009
Ekklesia reported yesterday that five of the eleven British Catholic adoption agencies that were given 21 months to adjust to the 2007 Equality Act (Sexual O
Religion Clause - January 05, 2009
Yesterday's Y Net News reports on the efforts of three Reform Jewish synagogues in Israel to get the Ministry of Religious Affairs to list them on its website of Israeli synagogues. The Ministry, however, objects to listing non-
Religion Clause - January 05, 2009
Today's Springfield (IL) State Journal Register carries an interview about Rep. Rahm Emanuel with Emanuel's rabbi, Rabbi Asher Lopatin. Emanuel is President-elec
Religion Clause - January 04, 2009
Today's Christian Science Monitor reports on efforts underway by the Obama transition team to extend and modify Pres. Bush's Faith-Based and Community Initiative. It reports
Religion Clause - January 04, 2009
Beginning immediately, I will be moderating all comments before they appear online on religion Clause. I regret moving to this system, but lately there has been a significant increase in commercial spam and in off-topic and inappropriate comments. I welcome reasoned comments on all postings. H
Religion Clause - January 04, 2009
In United States v. Manneh, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 105209 (D NY, Dec. 31, 2008), a New York federal district court refused to dismiss
Religion Clause - January 03, 2009
The Ft. Worth Star Telegram reported on Thursday that the proposed final draft (full text) of science curriculum standards for Texas high schools plea
Religion Clause - January 03, 2009
In the latest chapter of a complex procedural route through the courts, in Barnes-Wallace v. City of San Diego, (9th Cir., Dec. 31, 2008), the U.S. 9th Circ
Religion Clause - January 03, 2009
As previously reported, Muslim cemeteries in India have refused burial to the bodies of the Mumbai terrorists, saying that their actions demonstrate that they could not be true Muslims. Vanderbilt Un
Religion Clause - January 02, 2009
The Joplin (MO) Globe yesterday reported on tax dispute between Jasper County, Missouri and The Bridge, a Christian ministry. At issue is whether the group is entitled to an exemption from real estate and personal property tax
Religion Clause - January 02, 2009
In Malaysia, the newspaper Catholic Herald has been in a dispute for some time with government officials over the paper's use of the term "Allah" in its Malay language edition to refer to God. In November, the Herald filed suit asking the courts to resolve the issue. (See
Religion Clause - January 02, 2009
The Roanoke, Virginia Times reported on Wednesday that Roanoke's vice mayor, Sherman Lea, who is also a minister, is asking that his name be removed from the list of clergy who offer invocations before city council meetings. His request cam
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