Tag Archive: justice

Imam suspected of framing Christian girl accused of blasphemy in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD — A Christian girl who was arrested under Pakistan’s controversial anti-blasphemy law may have moved a step closer to freedom on Sunday after police detained a Muslim cleric on suspicion of planting… Continue reading →

Jailed Pakistani girl terrified, activist says

ISLAMABAD • A Pakistani Christian girl detained on accusations of defaming Islam was too frightened to speak in a prison where she is being held in solitary confinement for her safety, an activist… Continue reading →

Anti-religious gunman charged

A gunman said “I don’t like your politics” before opening fire on a Christian lobby group’s security guard in Washington DC, says the FBI. Floyd Lee Corkins, 28, also allegedly had a bag… Continue reading →

Christian B&B must shelve faith: Human Right Commission

Gay couple wins human rights battle after reservation cancelled at Christian B&B GRAND FORKS, B.C.—The owners of a now-closed bed and breakfast in southern B.C. must pay more than $4,000 for refusing a… Continue reading →

Government-funded ‘registry of homophobic acts’ launched in Quebec

QUEBEC – In what they are touting as a “world first,” a Quebec homosexual activist group has launched a “registry of homophobic acts” with support and funding from the Quebec Government’s Justice Department. … Continue reading →

‘Your God is wrong’: Anti-abortion activist to appeal conviction, saying judge attacked religion

The lawyer for an anti-abortion activist jailed for entering a Toronto abortion clinic last fall is appealing her conviction, saying he thinks the judge may have left the impression of bias during a… Continue reading →

German court outlaws religious circumcision for boys

BERLIN — Circumcising young boys on religious grounds causes grievous bodily harm, a German court ruled Tuesday in a landmark decision that the Jewish community said trampled on parents’ religious rights. The regional… Continue reading →

The True North – Strong and Free?

Canadians are painfully nice. This is not all bad, of course. Our history has made niceness a necessary quality to maintain harmony between a wide variety of cultures, faiths, and political beliefs. One… Continue reading →

Sheep among the world’s wolves

Syria’s civil war shows a real need to protect religious freedom As the death toll rises in the armed conflict in Syria, human stories are often overshadowed by politics. The West, led by… Continue reading →