Priest abuse lawsuit erodes religious freedom, Vermont diocese claims BurlingtonFreePress.com The prospect of paying more big damage awards to victims of long-ago priest sexual abuse will put the state's Roman Catholic diocese out of business and violate constitutional protections regarding religious freedom, the diocese is claiming in papers ...
Protesting surveillance at mosques Albany Times Union 3, 2012, over police documents that showed the New York Police Department recommending increased surveillance of Shiite mosques based solely on their religion. Kelly and Mayor Michael Bloomberg have insisted that police only follow legitimate leads and ... Muslims to NY attorney general: Investigate NYPDWall Street Journal
A Puritan's 'war against religion' Los Angeles Times By John M. Barry In January, while conservative Christians and GOP presidential candidates were charging that "elites" have launched "a war against religion," a federal court in Rhode Island ordered a public school to remove a prayer mounted on a wall ...
Legislative leaders not inclined to oppose ban on religion in state-funded ... Arkansas News By John Lyon LITTLE ROCK — A state lawmaker last week called on the Legislature to reject a proposed rule banning preschools from using state money for religious activities, but legislative leaders say a line between church and state has to be drawn ...
Religious radicalism and cultural change Inside Indonesia A significant escalation in acts of violence, particularly in matters of religion, has been evident in West Java. In the 10 days following the issuing of the West Java Gubernatorial Regulation banning Ahamdiyah on 3 March 2011 alone, ...