Questions tagged [freedom-of-religion]
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How does NC's atheism prohibition fit with the 1st Amendment of the US Constitution?
In 1971, the US State of North Carolina rewrote its constitution. According to this source, one of the purposes of this was that "Ambiguities and sections seemingly in conflict with the U.S. Constitution were either dropped or rewritten."
Yet, the…
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Does the first amendment protect children forced to receive a religious education?
Many parents "force" their children to receive religious education. Does the children's U.S. First Amendment right to freedom of religion allow them to get the police to stop their parents from doing this sort of thing? Or do First Amendment rights…
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Discrimination on the grounds of unsavoury religious beliefs?
Under UK law it's illegal for someone to discriminate against you because of your religion or beliefs.
What happens if those some of beliefs are currently socially unacceptable or illegal or immoral?
Consider the following scenarios...
Someone…
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Is there any judicial precedent regarding US governors' power (or lack thereof) to limit church attendance in an emergency?
A federal judge in Kansas ruled it might be unconstitutional:
A federal judge signaled that he believes there's a good chance that Kansas is violating religious freedom and free speech rights with a coronavirus-inspired 10-person limit on in-person…
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How broad is the SCOTUS ruling on parents opting children out of classroom instruction that conflicts with their religious beliefs?
Today the US Supreme Court handed down their decision in Mahmoud vs Taylor.
At issue was a school board's policy that:
it will not give [parents] notice when ["LGBTQ+-inclusive" texts] are going to be used and that their children’s attendance…
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Can a church-run university terminate employees because of their religion?
There are a number of churches in the United States that operate universities, and I understand that these universities are legally permitted to give preference to members of the church when hiring for academic and other positions, or even to…
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May my business notify Christians that we won't serve them?
Hypothetically, suppose that I own and operate a small business in Colorado which expresses artwork for clients and that I do not want to express Christian concepts because I am a Satanist. Might it be lawful to make a public notice that I will not…
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Is there a line that excludes preaching religious murders from first amendment protection?
In general, religious beliefs can be as free under the first amendment as they come. You can believe in any god or pantheon, or nothing at all in pretty much any fashion. Very free indeed. But is it truly unlimited? So to illustrate, let's take a…
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Does Shari'a law permit execution of apostates?
According to this source:
According to Islamic law apostasy is punishable by death, imprisonment or confiscation of property and blasphemy is punishable by death. Conversion from Islam to another faith is also considered as a serious offence under…
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Is this grounds for Child Protection Services
If a religious parent found out their child was an atheist or part of the LGBT community, then freaked out about it and told them I rather have you dead than have you be what you are. Can CPS remove the child out of the home?
To combat LGBT and…
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Does Article 1 Section 3 of the Oregon Constitution give taxpayers the right to prevent their taxes from being used to fund abortion?
Section 3. Freedom of religious opinion. No law shall in any case whatever control the free exercise, and enjoyment of
religeous [sic] opinions, or interfere with the
rights of conscience. —
Could someone who has a religious belief that abortion…
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Is It Legal to Mention “The Creator” in U.S. Public Schools?
I give lots of guest presentations to K-18 schools/universities all over the world. Since the subject is Space exploration, I frequently feel the need to invoke (using one of these very "generic" terms) "The Almighty," or "The Creator" (i.e. I NEVER…
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Does Norway's new "LGBTQ+ Hate Speech" outlaw reading parts of religious texts in churches / mosques?
Recently I read a National Review article titled Norway’s ‘LGBTQ+ Hate Speech’ Law. It quotes from a Reuters article Norway outlaws hate speech against trans and bisexual people. That article is saying:
People found guilty of hate speech face a…
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Given the US Constitution's 1st Amendment freedom of religion, how can current pandemic restrictions on worship be legal?
The 13th amendment ending slavery and involuntary servitude, which has a big "except" for allowing it as a punishment for crimes. The 1st amendment has no exceptions listed though. It also has several rights squeezed into it: speech, press,…
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Are Satanists legal in the US?
I heard that Satanists in USA are legal and are even represented in the counsil of the churches and have "study books" used in school.
In Russia there is a law that acts which are done to harm somebody other are illegal.
Does the US have a similar…
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