Mussolini, who outlawed Freemasonry, falsely claimed the hero of the West was born in Romagna. He didn’t know he was a lifelong Freemason.
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Oak Flat Apache Sacred Site Case Goes to the U.S. Supreme Court
The full Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to rehear the case. Only the Washington Justices can now save the site from destruction.
The Satanic Temple and Abortion: Did Idaho’s Attorney General “Defeat Satan”?
He claimed so in a sensational press release. He did win a case, but things were a little bit more complicated.
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 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.
米国国際宗教自由委員会がフランスの新たな反カルト法案に対して警告
米国国際宗教自由委員会は、現状でも悪法であるフランスの「反カルト法」の修正案がもたらす憂慮すべき影響について明言した。
L’USCIRF met en garde contre le nouveau projet de loi anti-sectes français
La Commission internationale des États-Unis pour la liberté religieuse s’exprime sur les implications inquiétantes des amendements proposés à la déjà mauvaise loi française contre les « sectes ».
USCIRF Warns Against New French Anti-Cult Draft Law
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom speaks out on the disturbing implications of the proposed amendments to the already bad French law against “cults.”
US Business Leaders Condemned for Applauding Xi Jinping
USCIRF reprimanded American CEOs for implicitly supporting China’s crackdown on religious liberty. They paid $40,000 for being there and got nothing in return.