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'Blasphemy law is unworthy of secular democracy'
In 21st century India, in Mumbai, no less, an endeavour to expose a blatant fraud has cost Sanal Edamaruku, the president of the Indian Rationalist Association, his freedom. #Q&A #Freedom of Expression #Blasphemy laws #Sanal Edamaruku #Indian Rationalist Association #Catholic Secular Forum
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Why Jesus wept in Mumbai: The church versus the rationalist
Sanal Edamaruku, the president of the Indian Rationalist Association, is in exile in Finland after he tried to debunk the "miracle" of a weeping image in a church in Mumbai. But there's more to this story than that. #JustSaying #Freedom of Expression #Blasphemy laws #Sanal Edamaruku #Indian Rationalist Association #Catholic Secular Forum
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Lebanon Daily StarTurkey boosts security for Orthodox patriarch after 'attack plot'
Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan address an audience during the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) 2013 Annual Meeting and Business Forum in Istanbul May 10, 2013. REUTERS/Osman Orsal ISTANBUL: Turkish police have boosted sec #Istanbul #European Bank for Reconstruction and Development #Bartholomew I
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SandwalkMr Moran Because a government PAYS for a school sy...
I wonder: Could the practice of forcing us to subsidize religious organizations thru our taxes be succesfully challenged as unconstitutional? I know eliminating Catholic schools would require amending the constitution. But is there any requirement that c #Toronto #Ontario #Wikipedia
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United Press InternationalUnder the U.S. Supreme Court: Islamic law in U.S. courts
Does Islamic law, Sharia, have a place in American courts? A lot of state legislatures don't think so, and there is a large movement to ban its application in the domestic courts, state and federal. WASHINGTON, May 19 (UPI) -- Does Islamic law, Sharia, h #Supreme Court of the United States #Oklahoma #Louisiana