Showing posts with label Conversion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Conversion. Show all posts
Thursday, April 28, 2022

European Court Says Switzerland Wrongly Denied Asylum To Pakistani Convert To Christianity

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In M.A.M. v. Suisse ,  (ECHR, April 26, 2022) [decision in French], the European Court of Human Rights ruled in favor of a Pakistani asylee ...
Wednesday, December 08, 2021

Indian Court Says Religious Conversion Does Not Change Person's Caste

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In Raj v. The Tahsildar ,  (Madras High Ct., Nov. 17, 2021), the High Court in the Indian city of Madras (Chennai) held that "conversio...
Tuesday, March 02, 2021

Israel's Top Court Rules That State Must Recognize Non-Orthodox Conversions Under Law of Return

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Yesterday, Israel's Supreme Court ruled that those who convert to Judaism in Israel under auspices of the Reform or Conservative (Masort...
Friday, December 04, 2020

Indian State Places New Restrictions On Religious Conversion

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On Nov. 27, the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh promulgated the  Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020 ...
Saturday, February 29, 2020

British Tribunal Denies Asylum To Disingenuous Iranian Convert To Christianity

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Britain's appellate court that reviews decisions on visa and asylum applications and the right to enter or stay in the UK-- the Upper Tr...
Thursday, September 13, 2018

Israeli Court Orders Recognition of Conversion Performed Outside of Official Rabbinate

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Haaretz  and Times of Israel report today that in a first of its kind decision in Israel, a Jerusalem district court has ordered Israel'...
Monday, September 03, 2018

Scottish Appeals Court Says Government Did Not Adequately Consider Refugees' Claim of Conversion To Christianity

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In TF and MA v. Secretary of State for the Home Department ,  (Scot. Ct. Sess., Aug. 30, 2018), Scotland's Inner House, Court of Session...
Tuesday, April 10, 2018

India Supreme Court Affirms Right To Choose Religion and Marriage Partner

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In Jahan v. Asokan K.M .,  (India Sup. Ct., April 9, 2018), a 3-judge panel of India's Supreme Court, in 61 pages of opinions, set aside...
Tuesday, March 06, 2018

Malaysia's Federal Court Says Conversions To Christianity Are For Sharia Courts

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In Malaysia last week, the Malaysian Federal Court dismissed appeals by four women who seek to have their names and religious affiliation ch...
Thursday, December 21, 2017

Oklahoma Supreme Court Reverses Itself In Suit By Muslim Convert To Christianity

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In Doe v. First Presbyterian Church U.S.A. of Tulsa ,  (OK Sup. Ct., Dec. 19, 2017), the Oklahoma Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, withdrew...
Monday, October 09, 2017

Claim of Fraudulent Luring Into Conversion To Christianity Dismissed on Ecclesiastical Abstention Grounds

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In Rymer v. Lemaster , (MD TN, Oct. 4, 2017), a Tennessee federal district court adopted a federal magistrate's recommendation of Aug. 3...
Friday, February 24, 2017

Oklahoma Supreme Court Says Church Autonomy Shields Suit Over Publicity of Baptism

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In a 5-3 decision in Doe v. First Presbyterian Church USA of Tulsa ,  (OK Sup. Ct., Feb. 22, 2017), the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that th...
Thursday, December 08, 2016

Israeli Rabbinate Will Adopt New Standards Likely To Validate Conversion of Ivanka Trump

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As previously reported , in Israel in July the country's Supreme Rabbinical Court (which hears appeals in personal status matters) ruled...
Thursday, August 11, 2016

Court Rejects As Applied Challenge To California Reparative Therapy Ban; Seattle Adopts Its Own Ban

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In Pickup v. Brown ,  (ED CA, Aug. 9, 2016), a California federal district court dismissed plaintiffs' amended complaint raising an &quo...
Friday, April 01, 2016

Israel's High Court Recognizes Conversions Performed Outside of the Chief Rabbinate's Jurisdiction

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Israel's High Court of Justice yesterday dealt another blow to the monopoly power of the country's Chief Rabbinate.  The Jerusalem P...
Friday, March 25, 2016

Malaysian Civil Court Orders Recognition of Conversion Back To Christianity

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In what the Borneo Post describes as a landmark case, a High Court judge in the Malaysian state of Sarawak has ordered the National Religio...
Saturday, February 13, 2016

Israel Supreme Court Says Public-Funded Mikvehs Must Be Open To Reform and Conservative Conversions

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According to Haaretz  and Times of Israel , last Thursday a 3-justice panel of Israel's Supreme Court held that state-funded  mikvehs   ...
Thursday, December 31, 2015

Malaysia Court of Appeal Says Civil Courts Have No Jurisdiction Over Religious Conversions

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Malaysia Insider reports that yesterday in a 2-1 decision, Malaysia's Court of Appeal held that civil courts have no jurisdiction to vo...
Monday, November 23, 2015

Israel's Rabbinical High Court To Consider Retroactive Conversion Revocation Case

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Times of Israel  and Haaretz report on an appeal filed last week with Israel's Rabbinical High Court seeking reversal of a lower religio...
Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Burma's Parliament Passes Controversial Religious Conversion and Monogamy Laws

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According to Human Rights Watch , on Aug. 21 Burma's joint parliament passed two bills that violate human rights and threaten to entrenc...