
A Missed Chance To Defend Core Freedoms: ECHR Rejects Worship Ban Case
The aim of the case was to ensure that in times of crisis, our societies do not abandon their foundational commitments to freedom of religion and belief.

The aim of the case was to ensure that in times of crisis, our societies do not abandon their foundational commitments to freedom of religion and belief.

Church services and processions—especially at Marian shrines—need particular attention, the interior minister warned.

Liberal church leaders claim that “right-wing extremism” is currently the biggest threat to Europe.

There is a real symbolic battle to be fought here, which few politicians dare tackle.

It seems that many people in power think that if they play the ostrich, the threat of jihad or Sharia oppression of non-Muslims will go away.

While French authorities assure the public that the burning of Notre Dame Cathedral was accidental, many right-wing pundits continue to speculate that it was, in fact, an Islamic attack.

Attacks on churches in Leipzig, a city that’s well known for being a left-wing extremist stronghold, have occurred in frequent intervals over the past several years.

Under two ordinances, the sites of different religious confessions were forced to remain closed precisely during the times that worshipers normally gathered—mosques on Fridays, synagogues on Saturdays, and churches on Sundays, in all three cases from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.