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Preservationism, or The Elephant in the Room: How Opponents of Same-Sex Marriage Deceive Us into Establishing Religion [PDF]
, 2007 The overwhelming majority of support for bans on same-sex civil marriage has come from religious believers, and the so-called secular justifications for these bans are mere pretexts for religious beliefs that homosexuality, homosexuals, and same-sex ...
Wilson, Justin T.
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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
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Does Epistemic Humility Threaten Religious Beliefs? [PDF]
, 2018 In a fallen world fraught with evidence against religious beliefs, it is tempting to think that, on the assumption that those beliefs are true, the best way to protect them is to hold them dogmatically.
Dormandy, Katherine
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Realising Aboriginal Community Controlled Approaches to Child Reunification
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Reunification rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out‐of‐home care (OOHC) in Australia are critically low, even though reunification is the preferred permanency outcome for children following removal, and despite a range of mechanisms and strategies ostensibly to support effective reunification. To better understand the
B. J. Newton +4 more
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Implementation of the Mobile Court Policy in Religious Courts On The Legal Political Perspective
Jurnal Hukum IslamThe mobile court policy is a way in which the court can provide the best and equal service to justice seekers by the principles of simplicity, speed and low costs. This research discusses the mobile court policy and its implementation in religious courts
Hazar Hazar Kusmayanti +3 more
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WHITHER ISLAMIC LEGAL REASONING? The Law and Judicial Reasoning of The Religious Courts
Journal of Indonesian Islam, 2014 The article analyses the judicial reasoning employed by the religious courts in giving decisions on inheritance, particularly since the promulgation of the 1991 Compilation of Islamic Law.
Ahmad Rofii
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Jehovah’s Witnesses and Blood Transfusions: An Analysis of the Legal Protections Afforded to Adults and Children in European/English Human Rights Contexts [PDF]
, 2017 This article considers the degree to which the religious beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses are given consideration in European and English courts. Adults' refusal of blood transfusions, based upon religious belief, is examined within the context of European
Ó Néill, C
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Child sexual exploitation (CSE) is an insidious form of child sexual abuse (CSA) that impacts Australia's most vulnerable children and young people. Reports of CSE abuses experienced by children and young people living in out‐of‐home care (OOHC) have spurred urgent calls for improving responses to CSE in Australia.
Sarah Ciftci +2 more
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Problematics of the Execution of Religious Court Decisions
Fiat JustisiaThis article examines the problem of authority in the execution of Religious Court decisions in Indonesia and its impact on the effectiveness of Islamic law.
Inna Fauziatal Ngazizah +4 more
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An Economic Analysis of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act [PDF]
, 2000 As an attempt by Congress to overturn a Supreme Court ruling by statute, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), although passed by a congressional landslide, was one of the most controversial pieces of legislation passed during Bill Clinton\u27s ...
Wheeler, Travis C.
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