Reversing an earlier jurisprudence, both the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court ruled that schedules should be adjusted to respect religious liberty.
Religious Liberty
Mehmutjan Memet: A Uyghur Is Dying in Jail, His Family’s Pleas Are Ignored
Wife and children wait for news of a husband and father critically ill in a Chinese prison. His mother and other relatives are in jail too.
Why the Catholic Church Denounced Bolivia to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
A law passed in 2010 closed private institutions that delivered degrees in education, including the Normal Superior Catholic Institute Sedes Sapientiae
The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. 5. Why Are They Persecuted?
The peaceful followers of the AROPL have been harassed, discriminated, and beaten in Muslim countries but also in Thailand and Sweden. Why?
The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. 4. The Divine Just State
AROPL believers expect a millennial kingdom of peace and justice, ruled by a wise philosopher-king.
Yuxi, Yunnan: Ramadan Fasting Prohibited to Minors and Party Members
The end of previous tolerance for Ramadan is seen as a punishment for local Muslims’ protests against the Sinicization of Najiaying Mosque.
The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. 3. Esotericism and Progressive Millennialism
We may recognize in the AROPL some common traits with both esoteric movements and millennialist religions with a progressive approach.
The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. 2. From Ahmed al-Hassan to Abdullah Hashem
In chaotic post-Saddam Iraq, a cluster of new religious movements proceeding from a man called Ahmed al-Hassan emerged. The AROPL is the largest one.
The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. 1. A Drama and Its Characters
A group of believers in a new religion (not to be confused with the Ahmadiyya community discriminated against in Pakistan) are persecuted in various countries.
Giving the Devil His Due: Satanists and Exorcists, Good, Bad, and Indifferent
Is it enough to proclaim to be a Satanist, or an exorcist, to be a real one? Accepting these claims at face value may end up endangering religious liberty.