Showing posts with label Secularism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Secularism. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Menorah Lighting Triggers Debate Over Secularism In France

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The Forward (Dec. 11) reports that a new controversy over the meaning of secularism is raging since last week in France: The scene of the f...
Monday, September 11, 2023

France's Conseil D'Etat Upholds Ban on Wearing Abayas in Schools

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On Thursday, France's Council of State upheld the government's ban Muslim girls wearing the abaya at school.    France 24 explains...
Tuesday, March 07, 2023

India's Supreme Court Rejects Petition on Renaming of Historical Cultural Religious Places

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In Upadhyay v. Union of India ,  (Sup. Ct. India, Feb. 27, 2023), the Supreme Court of India dismissed a petition brought by a leader of a ...
Wednesday, August 03, 2022

French Constitutional Tribunal Upholds Regulation Of Religious Associations

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France's Constitutional Council last month in  Union of Diocesan Associations of France and others   (Conseil constitutionnel, July 22, ...
Thursday, June 23, 2022

French High Court Says City Must Ban Burkinis In Municipal Pools

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  CNN reports  that on Tuesday, France's highest administrative court, the Council of State, held that the city of Grenoble cannot permi...
Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Plaintiffs Lack Standing To Challenge "Black Lives Matter" Mural As Establishment Clause Violation

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In Penkoski v. Bowser ,  (D DC, July 12, 2021), the D.C. federal district court held that a Black Lives Matter mural painted on DC streets w...
Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Canadian Trial Court Upholds Most Applications of Quebec's Ban On Officials Wearing Religious Symbols

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In Hak v. Attorney General of Quebec , (Que. Super. Ct., April 20, 2021), a Quebec (Canada) Superior Court judge in a 240-page opinion uphel...
Thursday, April 08, 2021

Suit Against Alabama Is Dropped After Voter Registration Form Is Amended

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Last October, the Freedom From Religion Foundation sued Alabama's Secretary of State challenging language in Alabama's voter registr...
Sunday, February 14, 2021

Humanist Organization Lacks Standing To Challenge Texas Ban On Secular Marriage Celebrants

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 In Center for Inquiry, Inc. v. Warren ,  (5th Cir., Feb. 10, 2021), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed for lack of standing a ...
Friday, January 29, 2021

Secular Elected Officials Form New Organization

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A press release issued earlier this week announced the formation of a new organization, the Association of Secular Elected Officials.  Acco...
Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Suit In Nigeria Challenges Arabic On Currency As Violating Secular Status of Country

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This Day reports on a suit heard yesterday by Nigeria's Federal High Court challenging Arabic inscriptions on Nigerian currency. Plaint...
Friday, April 03, 2020

Michigan Will Allow Secular Marriage Celebrants

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In an April 2 press release, the Center for Inquiry reports: Secular celebrants are now permitted to officiate and solemnize marriages in...
Wednesday, January 15, 2020

New Report On State Laws Impacting Church-State Separation and Religious Equality

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Last week, American Atheists released its report: 2019 State of the Secular States .  The introduction to the 45-page report says in part: ...
Friday, December 13, 2019

Appeals Court Refuses Temporary Injunction Against Quebec's Secularism Act

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In Hak v. Attorney General of Quebec,  (Quebec Ct. App., Dec. 12, 2019) ( full text of opinion in French ), the Quebec Court of Appeal, by a...
Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Suit Filed Against Quebec's Ban On Public Employees Wearing Religious Symbols

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AP reported  yesterday that in the Canadian province of Quebec, another lawsuit has been filed challenging Bill 21. The law, passed earlier ...
Friday, July 19, 2019

Quebec Court Refuses To Enjoin Law Barring Officials From Wearing Religious Symbols

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In Hak v. National Council of Canadian Muslims , (Quebec Super. Ct.., July 9, 2019) [opinion in French], a Quebec trial court refused to is...
Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Quebec Enacts Ban On Public Employees Wearing Religious Symbols

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On June 16 in Canada, Quebec's Parliament passed and the Lieutenant Governor signed ( legislative history ) Bill 21 ( full text as intro...
Friday, June 08, 2018

Suit Seeks Recognition of Non-Religious Wedding Officiants

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A suit was filed last week by Center for Inquiry, a secular humanist organization, challenging the limits in Michigan law that prevent secul...
Sunday, August 14, 2016

French Mayor Bans Muslim Burkinis On Beach [UPDATED]

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In an order issued on July 28, but first publicized last week, the mayor of the seaside French city of Cannes has banned swimwear that does ...
Friday, December 05, 2014

French Court Says Local Council's Nativity Scene Violates Principle of Secularism

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On Tuesday in France, the Nantes administrative court ruled that the traditional nativity scene that for years has been placed at the entran...