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  International Institute for Religious Freedom publishes UN reports on religious freedom by Professor Bielefeldt

  The International Institute of Religious Freedom published all the 12 official reports to the UN Human Rights Council of the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religions and Belief, presented by the present United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt. Each report has its own specific topic like religious minorities, apostasy and blasphemy, conversion, women’s rights, or school education.

  Monday July 10th, 2017 / Human Rights, ProMundis Blog, Right to religious freedom, Religions, Religious Freedom

   
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  The devastating Situation Christian Minorities face in non-democratic Countries

  ARTICLE Why Christianity increasingly suffers from discrimination and persecution

  Monday July 10th, 2017 / Articles, Christianity & Politics, Persecution of Christians, Special topics politics, Politics, ProMundis Blog, Right to religious freedom

   
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  Free WEA-CD with books and journals available online and to order for free

  The Theological Concerns Department of the World Evangelical Alliance for years distributes a CD with many books on theology, world religions, as well as several journals. It is updated regularly.

  Friday July 7th, 2017 / Ethics, Society, Human Rights, Ecumenism, Politics, ProMundis Blog, Religions, Theology

   

• Islam & Manchester: Why does a special rule apply to Islam that is not granted to any other Religion or Group?

  After “Manchester,” there was complete silence in the British media and within British politics about the fact that the perpetrators and those who took responsibility for the act of terror invoked Islam. It is a worthy aim to have the desire to prevent innocent individuals, in this case Muslims around the world, from being thrown into a maelstrom where they are prejudged. However, this is certainly not how the problems will be solved.

  Friday July 7th, 2017 / Special topics Society, Islam, ProMundis Blog, Religion & State

   
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  My Teacher Heinrich Leonard Cox (1935–2016)

  My teacher Heinrich Leonard Cox (1935–2016) died on September 6, 2016, a few weeks after his 81st birthday. Since far too few obituaries have appeared, I would like to remember him once again.


  Wednesday July 5th, 2017 / cultural anthropology, ProMundis Blog, Volkskunde

   
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  Visit on the occasion of the retirement of Patriarch Gregor III Laham in Beirut

  After our visit of the President of Lebanon we met Patriarch Gregory III Laham in front of the President’s palace, as the Pope had just excepted his resignation at age 84 and he officially said farewell to the President. So we just drove to his second official residence (the first one is in Damascus).

  Monday July 3rd, 2017 / Ecumenism, Orthodox Churches, ProMundis Blog

   
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  VKW publishes Study on History and Practice in the Iranian Theocracy

  The Bonn Publishing house Verlag für Kultur und Wissenschaft (Culture and Science Publ.) has published a new volume on the background of the theocracy in Iran.

  Monday July 3rd, 2017 / Special topics politics, Islam, Politics, ProMundis Blog, Religions