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The EEOC has stated: The law protects not only people who belong to traditional, organized religions, such as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism, but also others who have sincerely held religious, ethical or moral beliefs. [read post]
13 Oct 2021, 5:00 pm by Emily Coombs Waddell
The agency responsible for enforcing Title VII, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), states “The law protects not only people who belong to traditional, organized religions, such as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism, but also others who have sincerely held religious, ethical or moral beliefs. [read post]
11 Oct 2021, 4:00 am by Howard Friedman
Eastman, "Religiously Scrupulous"': Freedom of Conscience at the Founding, 17 Ave Maria Law Review 18-34 (2019).Massimo Campanini & Mohamed 'Arafa, Islam and Democracy: Appreciating the Nuance and Complexity of Legal Systems with a Basis in Religion, 26 Barry Law Review 1-30 (2020).Volume 5, Buddhism Law & Society (2019-20). [read post]
In guidance issued earlier this year, the EEOC stated “[t]he law protects not only people who belong to traditional, organized religions, such as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism, but also others who have sincerely held religious, ethical or moral beliefs. [read post]
According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), “[t]he law protects not only people who belong to traditional, organized religions, such as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism, but also others who have sincerely held religious, ethical or moral beliefs. [read post]
18 Aug 2021, 5:35 am
Mindfulness developed as a part of Buddhism, where it’s intimately tied up with Buddhist spiritual teachings and morality.... [read post]
7 Jul 2021, 9:03 am by Patrick S. O'Donnell
However, if, as I speak, I relate my experience to the Buddhist teachings, it is not in order to propagate Buddhism. [read post]
5 Jun 2021, 12:38 pm by Georgialee Lang
Dorje’s role as His Holiness, the high lama of the Karma Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism. [read post]
2 Jun 2021, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
High-level university administrators (say, deans, provosts, chancellors, and presidents)—in both private and public institutions—have been asked with increasing frequency in recent years to issue statements on behalf of the academic units/universities they lead concerning national and world events that certainly involve important topics of discourse but that may not have distinctive relevance to academic institutions. [read post]
27 May 2021, 4:10 am by Howard Friedman
Yesterday President Biden issued a Statement (full text) sending warm wishes to Buddhists celebrating the festival of Vesak, saying in part:The ceremonial lighting of a lamp, the symbol of this holiday that has been celebrated for over 2,500 years, reminds us of Buddhism’s teachings of compassion, humility, and selflessness that endure today. [read post]
21 May 2021, 9:57 am
Some conservative groups had called for the prohibition to be preserved, contending that the practice of yoga is inseparable from Hinduism and Buddhism and amounted to a religious activity.... [read post]
13 May 2021, 8:55 am by JURIST Staff
In 2008 constitution [now abolished at the instance of the National Unity Givernment], a provision says the main religion of Myanmar is Buddhism. [read post]
16 Apr 2021, 9:30 pm by ernst
 The virtual Buddhism and Comparative Constitutional Law workshop, organized by Tom Ginsburg and Benjamin Schonthal, is ongoing this semester. [read post]
30 Mar 2021, 7:19 am
Authorities have expanded the ‘‘sinicization’’ campaign to target not only religions perceived as ‘‘foreign,’’ such as Islam and Christianity, but also Chinese Buddhism, Taoism, and folk religious beliefs. [read post]
26 Mar 2021, 5:45 am by beckygillespie
Why Buddhism Matters in Constitutional Reform beckygillespie Fri, 03/26/2021 - 07:45 Read more about Why Buddhism Matters in Constitutional Reform The religion is playing a growing role in constitutional practice in parts of Asia. [read post]
23 Mar 2021, 2:13 pm by Hayleigh Bosher
This chapter explores the role of music and songs in Buddhism/Taoism, Christianity, Hindusm and Islam, and the impact of this on the scope of the copyright exceptions in Malaysia and Singapore. [read post]
10 Mar 2021, 3:33 pm by Patrick S. O'Donnell
Cottingham (Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of Reading and Professorial Research Fellow, Heythrop College, London) is a Catholic (he serves on the Advisory Board of the Von Hügel Institute), and his examples, explanations and reflections often draw upon his faith (as we say) while largely assuming—and I think in most cases correctly—that his arguments and conclusions apply in one fashion or to one extent or another to other traditional religious worldviews (he… [read post]