Showing posts with label Germany. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Germany. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 15, 2022

German Federal Court Refuses To Order Removal Of Medieval Antisemitic Sculpture

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As reported by AP , Germany's Federal Court of Justice yesterday refused to order a Wittenberg church where Martin Luther once preached...
Friday, January 21, 2022

Report Criticizes Cardinal Who Later Became Pope For Not Acting On Sex Abuse Reports

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A German law firm yesterday released a lengthy report ( full text in German ) on sexual abuse by clerics and employees in the Archdiocese of...
Sunday, July 18, 2021

EU Court of Justice Says Neutral Ban On Employees Wearing Any Religious Or Political Symbols Is Permitted

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In IX v. WABE eV ,  (CJ EU, July 15, 2021), the Court of Justice of the European Union gave preliminary rulings in two cases from German Lab...
Friday, February 28, 2020

German Top Court Upholds Hijab Ban For Legal Interns Involved In Official Proceedings

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In a decision handed down last month, but not published until yesterday, Germany's Federal Constitutional Court in a 7-1 decision reject...
Thursday, February 06, 2020

German Court Refuses To Order Removal of Anti-Semitic Church Carving

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AFP reports that an intermediate appellate court in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt has refused to order the removal of a 13th century an...
Sunday, July 07, 2019

German Court Says Sikhs Not Exempt From Motorcycle Helmet Law

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DW reports that Germany's Federal Administrative Court has ruled that religious freedom objections are not sufficient to exempt Sikhs f...
Sunday, June 16, 2019

German Court Rejects City's Ban On"Burkini"

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Breibart News  today reports: The ban on the sharia-compliant swimwear known as the “burkini” has been overturned by the higher administra...
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Bavarian Court Upholds Ban On Judges and Prosecutors Wearing Hijab

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In Germany, Bavaria's constitutional court yesterday upheld a Bavarian law banning judges and prosecutors from wearing religious symbols...
Wednesday, January 16, 2019

European Court Upholds Removal of Children From Home Schooling

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In Wunderlich v. Germany ,  (ECHR, Jan. 10, 2019), the European Court of Human Rights in a Chamber Judgment upheld Germany's three-week ...
Sunday, September 23, 2018

European Court Says Catholic Hospital May Have Illegally Fired Doctor

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In IR v. JQ , (COJ, Sept. 11, 2018) the Court of Justice of the European Union held that in Germany, a Catholic hospital may have discrimina...
Thursday, May 10, 2018

German Labor Court Upholds Ban On Primary School Teacher Wearing Hijab

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In 2015, Germany's Constitutional Court invalidated a blanket ban on Muslim teachers wearing the hijab (head scarf) while teaching. How...
Thursday, April 26, 2018

In Bavaria, State Buildings Will Display A Cross

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According to Evangelical Focus , in Germany this week the Minister President of the state of Bavaria has ordered every state administration ...
Monday, April 23, 2018

European Court Interprets Provision Allowing Churches To Hire On Basis of Religion

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In Egenberger v. Evangelisches Werk für Diakonie und Entwicklung eV ,  (CJEU, April 17, 2018), the Court of Justice of the European Union in...
Sunday, March 25, 2018

European Court Upholds Germany's Removal of Children From Religious Sect Parents

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Last week in the cases of  Tlapak and Others v. Germany and   Wetjen and Others v. Germany , (ECHR, March 22, 2018), the European Court of ...
Friday, August 04, 2017

German Court Says Church of Flying Spaghetti Monster Is Not a Religion

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In Germany, a court in Frankfurt an der Oder has upheld a decision by the Infrastructure Ministry of Brandenburg to deny the Church of Flyin...
Wednesday, July 19, 2017

German Judge Says Litigant May Not Wear Hijab In Court

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Daily Sabah reported yesterday that in the German state of Brandenburg, a family court judge has informed a Muslim woman who is suing her h...
Sunday, July 02, 2017

Germany's Bundestag Approves Same-Sex Marriage

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As reported by BBC  and the New York Times , on Friday Germany's Bundestag passed legislation permitting same-sex marriage.  Currently o...
Friday, April 07, 2017

European Court Says German Church Taxes Do Not Violate Religious Freedom

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In Case of Klein and Others v. Germany ,  (ECHR, April 6. 2017), the European Court of Human Rights in a Chamber Judgment held that Germany&...
Thursday, December 08, 2016

German Top Court Says Muslim School Girl Must Take Part In Mixed Swim Classes

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Germany's Federal Constitutional Court-- the country's highest court-- yesterday ruled that an 11-year old Muslim school girl must t...
Wednesday, December 07, 2016

Merkel Calls For Burqa Ban In Germany

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The Los Angeles Times reports that yesterday German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for a ban in Germany on the burqa and niqab that fully...