2024年6月26日に発表された報告書は、敵に対しては説得力を持って非難するが、政治的同盟者に対してはやや甘いという昨年の態度を裏付けた。
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The US Department of State Yearly Report on Religious Freedom: Exemplary on China, Timid on Japan
The report, published on June 26, 2024, confirms last year’s attitude to persuasively denounce foes but somewhat excuse political allies.
U.S.: State Judges Cannot Revise a Church Court Decision That Violated the Church’s Own Rules
A California State Appellate Court confirmed a typical American principle, and one at odds with the case law of other countries.
Buffalo Bill as a False Italian—but a Real Freemason
Mussolini, who outlawed Freemasonry, falsely claimed the hero of the West was born in Romagna. He didn’t know he was a lifelong Freemason.
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。