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  • 5 Jul 2011
    Liechtenstein churches set to lose government funding

    Churches in Liechtenstein, one of the world's smallest countries need to face up to government plans to withdraw state subsidies under new legislation.

  • 18 Mar 2010
    Religious registration in the Slovak Republic

    The Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic’s recent ruling on 'religious registration' is very bad news for presently unregistered smaller churches and organisations, says Lubomir Martin Ondrasek. A more just solution is needed.

  • 14 Mar 2010
    Concern over moves to re-impose a state religion on Nepal

    Human rights, faith and minority groups are expressing concern that some Hindu activists are pressuring the Nepalese government to reimpose Hinduism as the state religion.

  • 16 Dec 2008
    Religious Defamation

    A year after the repeal of blasphemy from English law, religious defamation laws are tightening their grip on the world, with the apparent support of the United Nations.

  • 9 Feb 2008
    God in Public: reflections on faith and society

    Tom Wright is bishop of Durham. Rabinder Singh is a member of Matrix Law Chambers. Roger Smith is director of JUSTICE. Lord Hoffman is the Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.

  • 29 Jan 2007
    Renewed Australian row about the boundaries of faith and politics

    In a further response to an article by the new leader of the Australia Labor Party, Kevin Rudd, on 'Faith and Politics', a senior Cabinet minister has accused him of using his Christian faith for political point scoring.