“Shariah 101: What is it and why do states want to ban it?”
This July 25, 2013, explainer from the Religion News Service answers common questions about Shariah.
Tag: religious freedom
“Hmong Refugees Face First Cultural Hurdle”
More than 15,000 ethnic Hmong refugees now living in Thailand are eligible to be resettled in the United States, but their common practice of polygamy raises problems, according to a March 2, 2004, Reuters article posted by the Washington Times.
“Why just have one? An evaluation of the anti-polygamy laws under the Establishment Clause”
Read an article published in the spring 2003 issue of the Houston Law Review on the constitutionality of banning polygamy in the United States.
“Video games are a good fit for theological exploration”
A March 5, 2012 Polygon article about theological exploration in games and a look at how that occurs in the controversial, religiously-charged game The Binding of Isaac.
100 Questions and Answers About Arab Americans: A Journalist’s Guide
The Detroit Free Press provides this resource on Islam and Arab-Americans in the U.S.
National Paralegal College: Freedom of Religion and the Establishment Clause
The National Paralegal College’s website has a page about the Establishment Clause of the Constitution; it includes several examples of situations in which Establishment Clause debates might arise.
“Tea Party Reps Want ‘Christian Nation’ View Of Constitution Taught”
Read a January 2011 article posted by Americans United for Separation of Church and State about the efforts of high-profile Tea Party members to promote in Congress the doctrine that America is a “Christian nation.”
Det norske Hedningsamfunn (Norwegian Hedningsamfunn)
Det norske Hedningsamfunn (Norwegian Hedningsamfunn) is a Norwegian atheist organization which works to remove religious privileges from Norwegian society.
Hofesh
Hofesh is an Israeli organization which works to create a more secular Israel.