Questions tagged [religious-law]
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Challenges of being an atheist in India
India is a country with secular polity with right to religious freedom but a highly religious society. This might be affecting laws and policies of the governments.
The stratification in and the structure of Indian society (broadly) definitely poses…
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Are there restrictions on parental rights to limit a minor's association?
At what age does an individual gain the right to associate freely? For example, could parents bar contact with volunteers from a LBGTQ group to a child if the parents were (by ideal/simplified hypothetical case) in no way harming the child?
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Is any group required to get parental permission to permit attendance by a minor in the US?
First, this follow up question was sparked from this previous question, which can be summed up as "are there restrictions on parental rights to limit a minor's association."
I'm assuming we are not talking about any kind of activity or speech that…
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Why does Dubai (and other countries) imprison women who report being raped?
Most of us have heard the grotesque stories about rape victims in Dubai (and probably other countries as well), who have been imprisoned for pre-marital sex after reporting being raped to the local authorities.
A woman can be imprisoned for…
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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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Triple Talaq Bill introduced in Indian Parliament
From an article in a leading newspaper:
Mr. Shashi Tharoor said he was against triple talaq, already voided by the Supreme Court, but opposed the Bill as it conflated civil and criminal laws.
How does it conflate civil and criminal laws?
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Can a person legally convert to any religion including very minor religions in India or disavow all religion?
Say a person in India wants to change his religion in Government certificates like the Aadhar card (UID) to say "Pastafarianism" or "Ancient Greek Religion" (think Zeus) or "Scientology".
Does the religion have to be registered or recognized or…
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Is it legal to deny a priest a job because he's atheist
Hypothetically, if you had an Atheist looking to make money by becoming a priest, would the church be legally allowed to deny him the job because of his religion (or lack of), assuming he's still willing to talk about God as if he is Christian? I am…
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United States residents can't preach in Canada?
I have recently been told by someone with a background working in American border patrol that if an American tells a Canadian border patrol agent they're crossing to worship, things will be fine; but if the American says they're crossing to preach,…
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Converting to a minority religion in India?
What if one wanted to convert to minority religion in India.
The problem is it may not have a registered religious organisation associated in India.
Is religious choice in India restricted a few religions?
Does one have to create an organization and…
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Are second level cousins considered "Sapindas" in India's Hindu Marriage Act?
Are second level cousins considered Sapindas in India's Hindu Marriage Act?
Please refer the following screenshot in which the highlighted SINDHUJA [Y] (Red in color) and RAJ [M1] (White in color) may legally marry each other, but the SANTHOS [M2]…
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Differences in legal standing between adherents of a religious sect and of a political philosophy
If one holds an event and says no Catholics allowed, that would surely be unlawful religious discrimination. But what if one said "no Tories allowed"? Or "no fascists allowed"? Would that be legally okay?
If one said that "Muslims are everything…
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Would an online employment directory for graduates of Christian Colleges be discriminatory?
I recently read an article describing an employer who was trying to recruit Christian workers because he felt they were more honest. The article claims this behavior is breaking Federal Anti-discrimination Laws.
My question: Would the following job…
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Can a Christian convert marry a non-Christian girl under Indian Christian Marriage Act?
I am a Christian in India who recently got converted from Hinduism. I am in love with a woman who's a Hindu. I was thinking about marrying her in the Church I am a member of, but she pointed out that the marriage might not be possible since Churches…
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Why did Judge Hugo Black consider Humanism and atheism to be a religion?
As this site declares: https://donotlink.it/9NEO
While sometimes labeled “Secular” Humanism (to falsely frame it as non-religious), Humanism most certainly is a religion, and was acknowledged as such by the US Supreme Court in Footnote 11 of…
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