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Whereas religious civil liberties, such as the right to hold or not to hold a religious belief, are essential for Freedom of Religion (in the United States secured by the First Amendment), religious discrimination occurs when someone is denied "the equal protection of the laws, equality of status under the law, equal treatment in the ...
The White House and the U.S. Department of Education have launched campaigns for colleges to offer religious acceptance and anti-discrimination training and offered educational resources ...
Persecution of members of the Rastafari movement, an Abrahamic religion founded in Jamaica in the early 1930s among Afro-Jamaican communities, has been fairly continuous since the movement began but nowadays is particularly concerning their spiritual use of cannabis and discrimination related to spiritual hair styles mainly dreadlocks.
Defamation of religion resolutions were the subject of debate by the UN from 1999 until 2010. In 2011, members of the UN Human Rights Council found compromise and replaced the "defamation of religions" resolution with Resolution 16/18, which sought to protect people rather than religions and called upon states to take concrete steps to protect religious freedom, prohibit discrimination and ...
A federal judge rejected a religious discrimination case against personal finance guru Dave Ramsey and his company that sought to challenge the Franklin-based employer’s COVID-19 response and ...
That same study suggests up to 1 in 5 U.S. adults currently suffer from major religious trauma symptoms. ... villain in my life story,” Swift-Godzisz said, adding that he’s been traumatized by ...
Religious discrimination in Pakistan is a serious issue. Several incidents of discrimination have been recorded with some finding support by the state itself. In a case of constitutionally sanctioned religious discrimination, non-Muslims in Pakistan cannot become prime minister or president, even if they are Pakistani citizens.
Article 3: Discrimination on the basis of religion or belief is a disavowal of the Charter of the United Nations and a violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 4: All States should take measures to combat religious intolerance in legislation and all aspects of life including civil, economic, political, social and cultural ...