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What Burke appears not to grasp is that the First Amendment forbids the making of civil law on the basis of a religious belief. The point at which life begins is a matter of religious dogma, not scientific fact. The beautiful thing about this country is that you can live by what you believe; you just can't make others live by your beliefs. Fortunately, many devout Roman Catholic lawmakers, like Kennedy and John Kerry, have understood this...
That rejection extends to Western demands for Afghan women to have basic rights. Listen to Abdul Wahid, 26, a Taliban member jailed for his involvement in a car-bomb blast that claimed several lives. Wahid says compromise on the establishment of Islamic law is out of the question - and to him, that means women would not be able to work. "They could leave the house, but only if they were dressed appropriately. They could go to school, but they would never be able to work in offices - only in women's hospitals or as teachers at girls' schools...
Jeffrey Hawkins, the group's executive director, has spent nearly three decades in law enforcement and security services. He says many religious leaders fear that obvious security measures, like guards and surveillance cameras, will make a church seem unwelcoming. "It's a paradigm shift that has to happen," says Hawkins, who works with churches to assess risk and develop security plans...
...those stories lies a common struggle for liberation, for universal rights before the law, and for human dignity against the evils of slavery and apartheid,” she said in her speech. “So if the journey from Boston to Johannesburg is a long one in miles, it is for countless Americans a very short one in emotional resonance. I am one of those Americans...
...Harvard Law School announced Monday that it is likely to scale back a program launched in 2008 that waives third-year tuition for students planning to pursue careers in public service, as University-wide budget cuts force schools to re-examine financial aid allocations...