Health education and religious freedom There is an ongoing debate in the Polish public sphere about a new, currently optional subject called "Health Education." Its creators announce that it is intended to introduce an "anthropological change" into school education. Among other things, this change involves a departure from the perspective known from the existing subject […]
Blasphemous Images from the Paris Olympics Opening. A Handful of Reflections On July 26, viewers around the globe witnessed the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris. Unfortunately, instead of a ceremony celebrating sporting competition and associated virtues such as perseverance in effort and systematic pursuit of goals, we received a spectacle fitting into […]
Subject of the presentation Resolving Conflicts between Parents with Regard to Religious Upbringing of Their Children Speaker Dr. Adam Jakuszewicz Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz On May 31, 2023, a three-day international conference entitled “Religious Freedom and Other Human Rights: Threats and Trends” began in Toruń. It was organized as part of the “Laboratory of Religious Freedom” project, carried […]
Subject of the presentation Taking a Knee. Pencils through the Lemon's Heart Speaker Rev. Prof. Franciszek Longchamps de Bérier Jagiellonian University, Poland On May 31, 2023, a three-day international conference entitled “Religious Freedom and Other Human Rights: Threats and Trends” began in Toruń. It was organized as part of the “Laboratory of Religious Freedom” project, carried out by the […]
Faith Under Fire - 25 Years Since the Enactment of the US International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 This October marked the 25th anniversary of the United States Congress's enactment of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (IRFA). This law, a groundbreaking act for its time, made the protection and promotion of religious freedom […]
Solidarity with Believers in Spain - Threat to Catholics’ Religious Freedom On the evening of Friday, December 8, 2023, during the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary—patroness of Spain—a manifesto was read before the Rosary prayer in over 50 Spanish Catholic churches. The manifesto expressed opposition to the drastically deteriorating situation […]
Subject of the presentation Maine and Murcia, so far so close. Private religious education and public subsidies Speaker Dr. Raúl César Cancio Fernández Judicial Adviser of The Spanish Supreme Court, Spain On May 31, 2023, a three-day international conference entitled “Religious Freedom and Other Human Rights: Threats and Trends” began in Toruń. It was organized as part […]
Subject of the presentation The situation of the Catholic Church in the People's Republic of Poland Speaker Prof. Paweł Skibinski, University of Warsaw, Poland On May 31, 2023, a three-day international conference entitled “Religious Freedom and Other Human Rights: Threats and Trends” began in Toruń. It was organized as part of the “Laboratory of Religious Freedom” project, carried out […]
Subject of the presentation Hungarian approach to the promotion of FoRB – the Hungary Helps Program Speaker Márk Aurél Érszegi, Unit for Religion and Diplomacy, Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade On May 31, 2023, a three-day international conference entitled “Religious Freedom and Other Human Rights: Threats and Trends” began in Toruń. It was organized as […]
Subject of the presentation Religious Freedom in the Post-Religious West Speaker Todd Huizinga, Religious Freedom Institute, USA On May 31, 2023, a three-day international conference entitled “Religious Freedom and Other Human Rights: Threats and Trends” began in Toruń. It was organized as part of the “Laboratory of Religious Freedom” project, carried out by the Pro […]
