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Religious Freedom
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding: Documents and Statements 
 Collection of "the principal documents and statements available in English that have helped to chart and mark the direction and discussions of Christian-Jewish understanding and relations since the Second World War. Also included ... [are a few] Jewish-Christian-Muslim documents." Provides documents including the "Balfour Declaration" (1917), Roman Catholic statements, Protestant documents, and Jewish-Christian documents such as "The Vatican and the Holocaust, A Preliminary Report" (2000). From Sacred Heart University. http://www.sacredheart.edu/pages/129_documents_and_statements.cfm Topics: Religion Last updated Feb 19, 2009 Circle Sanctuary
This group "is a non-profit international Nature Spirituality resource center and legally recognized Shamanic Wiccan church" that is "dedicated to research, spiritual healing, counseling, and education." Site provides information on seasonal celebrations and pagan weddings, selected articles from its print publication, and links to related sites. http://www.circlesanctuary.org/ Topics: Faiths, Holidays and Observances Individually, Religion, Social Issues Last updated Jul 14, 2004 International Religious Freedom
The Department of State's annual report supplements "the most recent Human Rights Reports by providing detailed information with respect to matters involving international religious freedom. This Annual Report includes individual country chapters on the status of religious freedom worldwide." Reports on nearly two hundred countries include religious demography, societal attitudes, and abuses and restrictions on religious freedom. http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/ Topics: International Governments, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, Law by Place (U.S. States & non-U.S.), Religion, Social Issues Last updated Aug 25, 2004 Religious Freedom
The International Association for Religious Freedom, founded in 1900 in Boston, reports on legislation, persecution and other topics related to religion in countries throughout the world. Includes the quarterly newsletter A Global Review of the Denial of Religious Freedom . http://www.iarf.net/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, Religion, Social Issues Last updated Sep 8, 2003 Religious Tolerance
The Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance, a group of four lay volunteers, has as its stated purpose to "disseminate accurate religious information," and "expose religious fraud, hatred and misinformation." Over 500 informative, well-researched and balanced essays discuss 63 religions from Asatru to Zoroastrianism as well as the religious and spiritual aspects of "Hot Topics" from abortion to women in the clergy. While beliefs are not criticized, actions which harm or limit individual freedoms resulting from religious beliefs are censured. http://www.religioustolerance.org/ Topics: Corruption & Fraud, Religion Last updated Aug 28, 2002 The RJ&L Religious Liberty Archive
"An extensive repository of valuable information ... for anyone seeking information about state and federal laws pertaining to religious freedom in the United States." Browse Supreme Court cases, federal and state statutes, treatises, historical documents, and related links. Search or browse the archive of cases dating back to 1813. From Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP, a Colorado law firm representing "a wide variety of religious institutions." http://www.churchstatelaw.com/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Government, Nonfiction by Genre, Religion, Social Issues Last updated Jun 17, 2004 |
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