News from May 2021
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution guarantees freedom of religion and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion. It references Jesus Christ and God and stipulates the state shall respect religion. On Jan. 1, a law repealing the constitution’s prohibition on blasphemy entered into force. From March until June ...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of conscience and worship. The law prohibits religious discrimination and provides civil remedies to victims of discrimination. Religion and state are officially separate. The National Office of Religious Affairs (ONAR), an executive government agency, is charged...
By USDA Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision on April 9, 2021, against Jordan Dillon, doing business as L and D Cattle (Dillon) of Sanger, Texas, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion, including freedom of thought, freedom to practice one’s religion, and freedom from oaths contrary to one’s beliefs. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in March, the government temporarily suspended all public religious gatherings. On May 30, the government...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution bars the federal and state governments from adopting a state religion, prohibits religious discrimination, and provides for individuals’ freedom to choose, practice, propagate, or change their religion. The constitution provides for states to establish courts based on sharia or customary...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution guarantees freedom of faith and conscience, and it and the penal code prohibit discrimination against any religion or its members. The constitution delegates regulation of the relationship between the government and religious groups to the 26 cantons. In November, the Federal Council ...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: Reports on Hong Kong, Macau, Tibet, and Xinjiang are appended at the end of this report.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for the freedom to change religion or belief and the freedom to show and spread religious belief through worship, teaching, observance, or practice. The law designates the Ekalesia A Kelisiano Tuvalu (Congregational Christian Church of Tuvalu, or EKT) as the state church and...
By DOE Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), and Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) reintroduced legislation to reauthorize and modernize the collection of the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation fee. The AML fee collection authority is set to expire in September of this year.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
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 State Newswire | May 12, 2021
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. The government’s strict lockdown, imposed in March in response to the...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
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 Homeland Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH) to provide additional resources and better coordination for serious cyber-attacks or breaches that risk the safety and security of Americans has advanced in the Senate. The legislation was unanimously approved by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, where Peters serves as Chair and Portman serves as Ranking Member.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), which cites the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), states that citizens “enjoy freedom of religious belief" but limits protections for religious practice to “normal religious activities," without defining “normal." The U.S. government...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Meridian man was sentenced today to 52 months in federal prison for possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Kurt Thielhorn, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The country’s laws and Supreme Court rulings protect the freedoms of conscience, faith, religion, and worship, regardless of an individual’s religious affiliation. The 1992 Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty describes the country as a “Jewish and democratic state." The 2018 Basic Law: Israel - The...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The Fundamental Law (constitution) provides for freedom of religion, including freedom to choose, change, or manifest religion or belief, cites “the role of Christianity" in “preserving nationhood," and values “various religious traditions." It prohibits religious discrimination and speech violating...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for the free exercise of all religions. Religious organizations may register as legal entities classified as religious associations and thereby acquire tax-exempt status and other government benefits. Seventh-day Adventists continued to state some public educational institutions...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for the right to choose, practice, and change one’s religion, and it defines the country as a Christian nation. The Ministry of Customs and Revenue stated its intention to pursue cases through the Office of the Attorney General against at least 40 pastors from the Congregational...
