The popular push to ban the burqa in France lacks clear legality, reports The Associated Press.
France wrestles with upcoming vote to ban burqa
law and religion
Not just a bill to support women’s rights or secular values
On July 13, French parliament will vote on a bill to ban burqa-style veils in the name of gender equality…
Kagan opposed by secularists
In the past weeks, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan has attracted the ire of countless, largely conservative, political blocs. Yet,…
Louisiana prays for relief from spill
After more than two months and 120 million barrels of oil, many Gulf Coast residents have lost faith in our…
Religion and the judiciary
In The Guardian, Aidan O'Neill discusses the role of religion in the American and British Supreme Courts.
Christianity and healthcare reform
Sarah Posner, of The American Prospect, has written an article about how some Christian, non-profit groups, known as health-care-sharing ministries…
“Inter-Asian Connections”
Following the successful inaugural conference held in Dubai in February 2008, the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social…
Regulating yoga
As the Washington Post's Maria Glod reports, a group of yoga instructors in Virginia have asked a federal judge to…
The blame game
How did the same people who elected Barack Obama President last Tuesday vote to pass Proposition 8 in California, the…
Religious freedom & U.S. foreign policy
Ten years ago today President Clinton signed the landmark International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA), a law its supporters hoped would…