Khandu said that the Act had remained dormant until September 30, when the Gauhati High Court directed the state government to finalise the rules under the Freedom of Religion Act within six months.

With substantially larger groups, the most conspicuous examples are the formulation of laws and the establishment of law ... Religion Evolved and Why It Endures. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

The current petitions, including one from a member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), argue that the 1991 law infringes on religious freedom and constitutional secularism.

One of the contentions was that the provisions took away the right of judicial remedy to reclaim a place of worship of any person or a religious group. The 1991 law prohibits conversion of any ...

Among the beliefs and practices of The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light that conflict with Islamic teachings and Syariah law are disparaging prophets by claiming some nearly had their ...

READ MORE: Ohio House passes bill requiring colleges give students 3 days of absences for religious observation This session’s law also contains several prohibitions against schools requiring ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge is considering whether to overturn a Minnesota law that bans religious tests for colleges that participate in a state program that allows high school students to ...

A new lawsuit says the project could disrupt a retreat center for Soka Gakkai International-USA, a group popularized by Tina ...

Five years later, the law known as Bill 21, which bars many public servants from wearing religious symbols while on the job, is facing a Supreme Court challenge, with opponents arguing it ...

The Indiana Supreme Court will not immediately decide whether the state's Religious Freedom Restoration ... also could expressly exempt the abortion law from the protections provided by RFRA ...