After a study by the Open University, the Minister of Justice and Safety told the House of Representatives that taking action against “social exclusion” would be both against religious liberty and unrealistic.
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Update on the Buenos Aires Yoga School. 4. Where Do We Go from Here
With the decision of the Court of Appeals the case did not end. The defendants won an important battle. The “war” continues.
Update on the Buenos Aires Yoga School. 3. The Court of Appeal’s Rulings
On December 7, the elevation to trial was annulled. The case was sent back to Judge Lijo, with the dissenting opinion of one Appeal judge who would have acquitted the defendants immediately.
Update on the Buenos Aires Yoga School. 2. The Arguments of the Defense
Based inter alia on the forensic examination of the alleged “victims,” who constantly claimed they had never been victimized, the defense insisted the prosecutors had no case.
Update on the Buenos Aires Yoga School: What Really Happened
The Court of Appeals annulled the elevation to trial of the defendants and urged the investigating judge to evaluate the new evidence in dialogue with the parties.
Missouri, District Court: “Coercive Persuasion Is Not a Recognized Tort”
The court also said that negligence claims against a religious institution are (largely) barred by First Amendment.
A New Religious Liberty Organization Is Launched in Africa
The African Forum for Religious and Spirituality Liberty (AFRSL) was solemnly inaugurated in Cape Town. It has the potentiality of changing the history of religious freedom on the continent.
A Fruity Settlement: After Court Ruling, East Lansing Withdraws Ban Against Catholic Farmer
Steve Tennes rents his Country Mills Farm for weddings but excludes same-sex marriages for religious reasons—which led to his ban from the city’s farmer’s market.
4th Circuit: Five-Percent Nation is Protected as a Religion Even if It Denies Being One
The African American movement, also known as Nation of Gods and Earth, has consistently claimed it is not religious. Courts, however, have protected it as a religion.
USCIRF: Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan from Bad to Worse
Anti-blasphemy statutes are being amended to make them even more dangerous for religious minorities, says the US Commission on International Religious Freedom.