In the United States, the debate involving the conflict between two different ideas of the separation or distinction between religion and the state institutions is played out at the level of civil and individual rights.Other parts of the report were the subject of a prior posting.
The conflict between American society and the Islamic communities is no exception. The latter complain of attacks against their places of meeting and prayer. They pursue legal paths in their attempts to introduce Koranic law into the legal system as has happened in Canada.
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Thursday, July 27, 2006
Report On Religious Liberty In The Americas
Zenit continues to reprint portions of the report by Aid to the Church In Need on religious freedom around the world. Here are the sections of the report dealing with religious freedom in the Americas- 1, 2. Here is what the report has to say about conditions in the United States: