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RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
One positive that has surfaced is the agreed-upon goal of all concerned to restore this iconic structure to even greater grandeur.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
So clear were the facts and the law that the Court of Appeal determined that the museum had no further rights of appeal. The Court’s July 10 decision was final.
RELIGIOUS LITERACY
“The concept of bringing people of all faiths together through friendly communication and the open exchange of ideas is one that should inspire—and can change—the world.”
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
“We stand with the Muslim community, Christchurch, New Zealand, and all those affected by this insane act of bigotry and destruction,” said International STAND Director Edward Parkin. “There are no words that can undo it—no band-aids for the hurt, horror and sadness the victims, their families, New Zealand and the international Muslim community are suffering right now. But what we can and must do is ensure this event brings us closer together, rather than what the perpetrators most want: to drive us apart.”
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
In a Jewish cemetery near Strasbourg, France, on February 19, vandals used the cover of night to deface nearly 100 of these sacred memorials, spray-painting them with swastikas and anti-Semitic phrases.
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
“A&E is under the misguided impression that hate sells, but the faith community and the American people will never forget this attack on their rights and freedoms. A&E stands on the wrong side of issues that deeply matter to the people of this country.”
MEDIA & ETHICS
Addressing religious and government representatives in various forums, Religions Unite President Bishop Craig Worsham spoke on the American media’s dissemination of bigoted, anti-religious rhetoric and the degree to which this endangers believers everywhere, directly cutting across the United States’ religious freedom image and mission.
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
On Saturday, February 9, 2019, Brandon Reisdorf was returned to jail and held without bail for violating his criminal restraining order , appearing at the San Diego Church of Scientology to harass Church staff and parishioners.
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
Seventy-four years ago today, more than 7,000 prisoners were liberated from Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. As these once-again free people poured through the gates and returned to the world, they could not forget the 1.1 million who had already lost their lives within. Or the more than six million others killed elsewhere.
TOLERANCE
“Dr. King’s work pushed this civilization forward, advancing tolerance, freedom and understanding among the peoples of Earth,” said STAND International Director Edward Parkin. “His selfless dedication—and the words he chose to so passionately and compellingly express it—continues to inspire millions, and will forever.”
