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India: Top court places rights activists under house arrest
August 30, 2018 By Faith Matters

India: Top court places rights activists under house arrest

India’s Supreme Court ordered police on Wednesday to put five prominent rights campaigners suspected of links to Maoist guerrillas under house arrest as outrage grew over their detention. Critics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government have dismissed the allegations against the activists, who were detained a day earlier, and said the crackdown was part of […]

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U.S.: Court rejects atheists’ appeal over ‘In God We Trust’ on currency
August 29, 2018 By Faith Matters

U.S.: Court rejects atheists’ appeal over ‘In God We Trust’ on currency

A federal appeals court on Tuesday said printing “In God We Trust” on U.S. currency is constitutional, citing its longstanding use and saying it was not coercive. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St Paul, Minnesota rejected claims by 29 atheists, children of atheists and atheist groups that inscribing the national motto on […]

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