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	Status of religious freedom in Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Freedom of religion in Germany is guaranteed by article 4 of the Grundgesetz stating that "the freedom of religion, conscience and the freedom of confessing one's religious or philosophical beliefs are inviolable.
		Religious freedom, like the other basic rights of the Grundgesetz, is limited where it collides with the core value of human dignity or with the basic rights of others, or if it is misused to fight against the basic constituency of free democracy.
		Religious groups with the status of "Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts" are, besides the Roman Catholic church and the Protestant Churches, the Old Catholic Church, some of the Jewish religious communities, the Methodists, the Seventh-Day Adventists, and other communities, with variations from state to state.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Status_of_religious_freedom_in_Germany (2630 words)

	Status of religious freedom in Malaysia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The status of religious freedom in Malaysia is a controversial issue.
		In its judgement, it stated that "the right of religious practice of the two infant children shall be exercised equally by both parents" based on the Guardianship of Infants Act 1961.
		Her legal case is based on the freedom of religion clause in the constitution.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Status_of_religious_freedom_in_Malaysia (3784 words)

	French Views of Religious Freedom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The paradox is that both countries embrace religious freedom and respect the separation between church and state.
		In the tradition of French laïcité that emerged from this context, freedom of conscience is still understood by the French as a freedom from the moral authority of a single dominant religion.
		Freedom of association in France is guarranteed under the 1901 Law of Association.
	www.brook.edu /fp/cusf/analysis/relfreedom.htm (1882 words)

	Italy
		There was no change in the status of respect for religious freedom during the period covered by this report, and government policy continued to contribute to the generally free practice of religion.
		The absence of an intesa does not affect a religious group's ability to worship freely; however, the privileges granted by an intesa are not always granted automatically, and a religious community without an intesa does not benefit financially from the voluntary check-off on taxpayer returns.
		The Government plans to finalize pending omnibus religious freedom legislation, which incorporates current provisions contained in other laws, before seeking approval of the pending accords; the accords awaited parliamentary approval at the end of the period covered by this report.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/irf/2003/24415.htm (1713 words)

	Religious Freedom, Cornerstone of Human Dignity
		Considering the importance of religious freedom for the very life of the Church and her faithful, it is obvious that Vatican diplomacy must actively concern itself with this right.
		When the registration of religious communities is required in order to enjoy fully and exercise effectively the right to religious freedom, it cannot be denied by state Authorities provided that, obviously, there exist those general basic conditions required by national legislations and by international standards.
		Even in States in which the right to religious freedom is taken very seriously and in which the Church can say that she is reasonably satisfied, there is always something which does not adequately respond to her needs.
	www.ewtn.com /library/CURIA/STATRELF.HTM (2935 words)

	Religious Freedom and Pluralism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Freedom, said the pope, is one of the transcendental properties of the good society, a “fourth pillar,” as it were, alongside truth, justice, and love.
		The constitutional right to freedom, by allowing different positions to be held and propagated without external interference, protected and enhanced pluralism, but we now face the danger that extreme and unreconciled pluralism may turn against the principles that undergird religious freedom itself.
		Both freedom and religion are jeopardized by the skeptical relativism that threatens to become the dominant ideology of the nation.
	www.acton.org /publicat/m_and_m/2002_spring/dulles.html (5080 words)

	Bahai News - Religious freedom in Germany
		Religious freedom under the German constitution means freedom of belief and freedom to act according to one's beliefs.
		Religious freedom in Germany is rooted as well in texts other than the constitution, such as the Lander constitutions, agreements between the government and specific religious organizations, and case law.
		Religious freedom is safeguarded by a large number of provisions in German law that protect individual as well as collective and corporate freedom.
	www.uga.edu /bahai/News/010101-5.html (7490 words)

	Report on International Religious Freedom: Yemen
		There was no change in the status of respect of religious freedom during the period covered by this report.
		Followers of other religions are free to worship according to their beliefs and to wear religiously distinctive ornaments or dress; however, the Government forbids conversions, requires permission for the construction of new places of worship, and prohibits non-Muslims from proselytizing.
		Religiously motivated violence is neither incited nor tolerated by the Islamic clergy, except for a small politically motivated clerical minority, often with ties to foreign extremist elements.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/anti-semitism/relyemen00.html (1475 words)

	Religious Freedom Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Nontraditional religious groups are free to practice their beliefs and proselytize, provided that they respect public order and general moral standards.
		The Court of Cassation further found that the issue of whether Scientology constitutes a religion must be readdressed by another court of appeal, in accordance with criteria established by the Constitutional Court.
		Roman Catholic religious instruction is offered in public schools as an optional subject.
	religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu /nationprofiles/Italy/status.html (240 words)

	International Religious Freedom Report 2002: Italy
		In such cases, state support is to be governed by legislation implementing the provisions of an accord ("intesa") entered into by the Government and the religious confession.
		If a religious community so requests, an intesa may provide for state routing, through a voluntary check-off on taxpayer returns, of funds to that community--a privilege that some communities initially declined but later requested.
		The absence of an intesa does not affect a religious group's ability to worship freely; however, the privileges granted by an intesa are not always granted automatically, and a religious community without an intesa may not benefit financially from the voluntary check-off on taxpayer returns.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/irf/2002/13941.htm (1625 words)

	ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
		The religious persecution which the Catholic churches must carry on would once again break out, as soon as they have the power to set them afoot; for their concept of the nature of the Church and of the obedience of faith demands them.
		The dogmatic concept, “the freedom of the Church,”; is not of itself the premise of any kind of civil intolerance; it be-comes such only through the mediating concept, “religion of the state,” which is not a dogmatic but a constitutional concept.
		Moreover, the freedom of the Church, as well as her protection by the state, is perfect; there is no enfeoffment to the regime.
	www.georgetown.edu /centers/woodstock/library/1949c.htm (7861 words)

	Religious Freedom World Report 2000
		In various parts of the former Soviet Union the principle of religious freedom challenges the new political authorities and the leaders of the dominant religions.
		Religious liberty is just not seen as a fundamental freedom, but rather as an unacceptable exigency.
		The Adventist church's religious liberty director is able to provide input in the development of new legislation providing for religious freedom.
	parl.gc.adventist.org /documents/world_reports/wr2000.htm (10662 words)

	Religious Freedom
		A solid majority pray every day and nearly half attend religious services at least weekly but, consistent with principles established even before the United States secured its independence, they typically view faith as a freedom reserved to individuals, regardless of their particular beliefs, and one protected from government interference.
		We reject religious discrimination in every form, and we continue our efforts to oppose prejudice and to counter any infringements on religious freedom.
		[…] There was no change in the status of respect for religious freedom during the period covered by this report, and government policy continued to contribute to the generally free practice of religion.
	www.usembassy.it /policy/topics/rel-freedom (406 words)

	Burundi - International Religious Freedom Report
		There was no change in the status of religious freedom during the period covered by this report, and government policy continued to contribute to the generally free practice of religion.
		A new bill that specifically guarantees religious freedom and details the registration and regulation of religious organizations was drafted by the Ministry of the Interior, which is responsible for registering religious groups.
		While there is no law that accords tax exemptions to religious groups, the Government often waives taxes on imported religious articles used by religious institutions and also often waives taxes on the importation by religious institutions of goods destined for social development purposes.
	classbrain.com /art_cr/publish/burundi_religious_freedom_report.shtml (877 words)

	International Association for Religious Freedom
		Although the draft constitution is meant to establish stability in a country that has seen over 20 years of constant war, advocates for religious freedom have expressed concerns over its focus on Islam as the state religion.
		In Italy, for example, a judge ruled in October that a school should remove crosses from its walls following a case brought by a Muslim activist who did not want his children to see crucifixes at their primary school.
		Altogether, the survey covered 11 religious groups across 7 nations and, as such, was designed as a first-ever review of the state of religion on a global scale.
	www.iarf.net /GlobalIssues/Updates/Fall2003.htm (2081 words)

	International Association for Religious Freedom
		The 5th Congress was held in Berlin in August 1910 as the "World Congress of Free Christianity and Religious Progress." Prior to the Congress foreign delegates stopped at Cologne to join a demonstration led by Friends of Protestant Freedom in the Rhinelands against the strictures of the State Church.
		It advocates religious freedom in the sense of: (a) free, critical and honest affirmation of one's own religious tradition; (b) religion which liberates and does not oppress; (c) the defense of freedom of conscience and the free exercise of religion in all nations.
		The General Assembly passed a number of resolutions concerning religious freedom that affirmed international law, the process of democratization in Romania, and increased advocacy by the IARF on behalf of religious freedom.
	www.geocities.com /~iarf/shorthistorypic.html (2849 words)

	Annual Report on International Religious Freedom for 1999: Italy
		Roman Catholicism is not the state religion but it is the dominant one, in the sense that most citizens were born and raised under Catholic principles, which form part of their culture.
		Italy's formal relations with the Roman Catholic Church are governed by the terms of its 1929 Concordat with the Vatican.
		The overall tone for interconfessional relations is set by religious and government officials who, by word and practice, encourage mutual respect for differences.
	www.cesnur.org /testi/irf/irf_italy99.html (689 words)

	Religious Rights - Italy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		(2) Religious denominations other than Catholic are entitled to organize themselves according to their own creed provided that they are not in conflict with Italian juridical organization.
		All are entitled to freely profess their religious convictions in any form, individually or in associations, to propagate them, and to celebrate them in public or in private, save in the case of rites contrary to morality.
		The religious character and the religious or confessional aims of an association or institution shall not involve special legal limitations or special fiscal burdens for its constitution, legal status, or any of its activities.
	www.unesco.org /most/rr3ital.htm (249 words)

	Botswana Religious Freedom Report
		The Constitution provides for the suspension of religious freedom in the interests of national defense, public safety, public order, public morality, or public health; however, any suspension of religious freedom by the Government must be deemed "reasonably justifiable in a democratic society."
		There were no reports of forced religious conversion, including of minor U.S. citizens who had been abducted or illegally removed from the United States, or of the Government's refusal to allow such citizens to be returned to the United States.
		The U.S. Embassy discusses religious freedom issues with the Government in the context of its overall dialog and policy of promoting human rights.
	classbrain.com /art_cr/publish/botswana_religious_freedom_report.shtml (717 words)

	Russia Christian, Christian persecution, democracy, religious freedom
		Now there is much freedom but many people do not enough initiative to earn more for themselves.
		It’s the offical and state-supported religious institution in Russia but its activities are bad to other protestants and other denominations.
		Vlad: You know there were few other countries behind the Berlin Wall and in some of them there were more freedom of religion (like in East Germany) and in others there were horrors of Communist inquisition (like in Romania) and in the third ones the life of Christians were quite tough (Russia).
	www.praisesong.net /russia.htm (4642 words)

	Religious Freedom on Trial
		Although many Western nations have well-articulated charters that make provision for religious plurality and the protection of religious liberty, advocates of human rights and religious freedom have expressed their concern at a rising tide of religious intolerance worldwide.
		New religious movements or minority religions are often vulnerable to such hostilities, being targeted by anti-religious groups and some sectors of the media.
		Our commitment to a communal lifestyle, our religious convictions, as well as our preference for educating our children at home has raised the question as to whether such a unique environment is adequate for the full development of our children.
	www.thefamily.org /dossier/statements/freedom.htm (6666 words)

	US renews list of religious freedom violators
		The announcement was made along with the separate release of the State Department's seventh annual report on international religious freedom which took several US foes and friends alike to task for a lack of progress.
		The commission said at the time it found the three governments had "engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom." But the three were absent from the list released Tuesday, US officials said.
		Uzbekistan, considered hostile to non-approved religions showed a "slight decine in the already poor status of religious freedom" with the government continuing its campaign against unauthorized Islamic groups.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=78416 (632 words)

	Crossroads Arabia » Religious Freedom: Another Look (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		There is no Religious Freedom report issued on this country.
		I am saying that based on those items reported in the Religious Freedom reports, a case can be made for including the Vatican among those countries that have no religious freedom.
		Through religious propaganda, this state seeks to suppress those beliefs and delegitimize those who hold them.
	xrdarabia.org /blog/archives/2005/02/12/religious-freedom-another-look (1713 words)

	Jehovahs Witness Discussion Forum - Topic: Religious freedom in peril? (page 1)
		Parmly said the United States believes "that a government that fails to honor religious freedom and freedom of conscience is a government in danger of not fully recognizing the priority of the individual over the state."
		Books from sociologists of late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are still republished, where the word 'secte' is used, without any derogatory meaning, simply to identify small denominations or groups that are not (or not yet) regarded as part of the mainline by the majority churches.
		On the other hand, for the general public 'secte' is rather used, in the sense of the 1996 parliamentary commission, to identify a dangerous religious (or, rather, 'pseudo-religious') movement using mind control techniques.
	www.jehovahs-witness.com /6/5004/1.ashx (2033 words)

	Manuel Garcia, Jr.: Thinking is Religious Freedom
		A religiously-oriented critic could see this as a paradoxical attempt to "separate church and state" during a persecution of religion, but the intent is for a removal of anti-religious bias from appropriate social pressure on religiously-organized communities to conform their behaviors to widely-equitable norms guided by rationality and morality.
		Yes, it is proper to prevent the involuntary physical mutilation of women though justified by religious arguments, and it is proper to apprehend perpetrators of such acts, to be tried under applicable secular laws.
		And, yes, it is proper to decertify teachers, schools and school boards that propound religious dogma and pseudo-scientific falsehoods in place of verifiable knowledge -- this is a crime against the education of children.
	www.counterpunch.org /garcia09222005.html (2976 words)

	Religious Freedom News Links 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Religious freedom law used to challenge home schooling oversight
		Religious freedom, the more repressive governments are in Asia
		Religious Differences Seen as Biggest Challenge to Peace in Sudan
	www.religiousfreedom.com /News/News.htm (1671 words)

	Baha'i Faith & Religious Freedom of Conscience
		The Baha'i Faith and Religious Freedom of Conscience
		freedom has been imperilled more than once in the past 70 years, people are
		Freedom of this kind means that all men should be immune
	www.fglaysher.com /bahaicensorship/Cole2003.htm (9900 words)

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