THE PROBLEM OF JUSTIFYING THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF RELIGION
The topic of human rights is one of the most important questions in philosophy. It demands urgent attention because, sadly, the violation of human rights is both a common and global phenomenon. Many different types of human rights violations exist, but in this paper I want to focus exclusively on th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dharmaram College
2006
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Journal of Dharma
Year: 2006, Volume: 31, Issue: 1, Pages: 51-65 |
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Ethical Rationalism
B Jacques Maritain B Global Community B Alan Gewirth B Human Rights B Natural Law |
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| Summary: | The topic of human rights is one of the most important questions in philosophy. It demands urgent attention because, sadly, the violation of human rights is both a common and global phenomenon. Many different types of human rights violations exist, but in this paper I want to focus exclusively on the persecution of people because of their religious beliefs. Consider, to take just a few contemporary examples, China’s harsh treatment of Tibetan Buddhists, Uighur Muslims, Christians, and Falun Gong members, the Sudan’s genocide against Christians and other nonMuslims, Iran’s torture and execution of Baha’is and Christians, and North Korea’s almost complete suppression of religious freedom. |
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| ISSN: | 0253-7222 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma
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