News from August 2017
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park is proud to announce the installation of a new temporary exhibit in the park’s visitor center. The Dream Rocket Project is a collection of more than 65 unique art pieces created by Massachusetts youth on the topic of Strength In Diversity. Each piece represents a unique point of view on what diversity means today to local community and for the national as a whole. The exhibit will be on display through the month of September.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution provides for “the freedom to practice one’s religion alone or in the company of others" and prohibits discrimination based on religion. The government facilitates revenue collection for 16 religious groups through the taxation system, and it distributes publicly funded grants to 43 applicant...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution establishes the state as secular and affirms the separation of religion and state. It provides for freedom of religion and equality before the law without distinction as to religion. It prohibits “denominational propaganda" that inhibits national unity. The government maintained its...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Randy Jarrett, 45 of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit access device fraud before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Dr. Yev Gray was sentenced to 90 months in prison and ordered to pay $6,974,895.00 in restitution related to the submission of false reimbursement claims for non-rendered podiatric services.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution protects freedom of religion and states the government will consider the religious beliefs of society and form cooperative relations with the Roman Catholic Church and other religious faiths. The government has a bilateral agreement with the Holy See that grants the Roman Catholic Church ...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of conscience and worship, and of religious instruction. Religious organizations may register with the government under the regulations provided for nonprofit corporate bodies. A Seventh-day Adventist student had to relocate to a school in Dili after being expelled...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution and laws provide for freedom of religion and the right to profess one’s faith freely. The constitution provides that the government will support the Roman Catholic Church. By law, public schools are secular, but private schools run by registered religious institutions are eligible for...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and stipulates there shall be no state religion. It provides for freedom of belief and the right to practice and promote any religion, and to belong to and participate in the practices of any religious organization in a manner consistent with the constitution.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: Fort Spokane Visitor Center (23 miles north of Davenport, WA) - 9:00 to 1:00.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and affirms the state supports no religion. Legal statutes prohibit discrimination based on religion. A poll by Pew Research Center reported 57 percent of inhabitants believed religious leaders should have “no influence at all" in political matters. A...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of conscience, which includes freedom of thought and religion, subject to the interests of defense, public safety, order, morality, and health; and to the protection other persons’ rights and freedoms. Additionally, national laws prohibit religious discrimination...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and worship and prohibits discrimination on the basis of religion. The government’s Commission for Religious Freedom (CLR) and High Commission for Migration (ACM) sponsored activities to promote religious tolerance and acceptance, published religious ...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and prohibits discrimination based on religion. The government and the Cuban Communist Party monitored religious groups through the Office of Religious Affairs (ORA) in the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and continued to control most aspects of religious life.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution guarantees freedom of conscience, religion, thought, belief, opinion, expression, and the right to equal protection and benefit of the law without discrimination on the basis of religion. Religious groups are not required to register, but those that do receive tax-exempt status. In October...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and affirms the state supports no religion. Legal statutes prohibit discrimination based on religion. A poll by Pew Research Center reported 57 percent of inhabitants believed religious leaders should have “no influence at all" in political matters. A...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A former mayor of Lawrence was sentenced Tuesday to ten months in federal prison for embezzling thousands of dollars from a food bank in Douglas County, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said. The defendant was ordered to pay $81,446 in restitution.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion. Religious groups with memberships equal to or greater than 2 percent of the population are required to register with the government.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution requires the separation of state and religion, establishes freedom of religious choice and practice, prohibits religious discrimination, and stipulates the government shall not interfere in the practice of any religion. On Oct. 2, dozens or more were reportedly killed at a religious...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and belief and prohibits discrimination on the basis of religion. The government does not require religious groups to register; however, registered groups receive tax-exempt status. In October the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights...
