In Focus: Testing the limits to freedom of religion: building a case against polygamy

Alon Weinberg | University of Manitoba Long outlawed but seldom prosecuted, the practice of polygamy continues to challenge authorities seeking to apprehend its practitioners while honoring their constitutionally-guaranteed religious freedoms. …Continue reading »

Daddy Knows Best: With Valentine’s Day gifts like these, who needs reproductive freedom and moral autonomy?

Rannting with Ann Pellegrini Every day seems to bring a new assault not just on women’s reproductive freedom in the United States, but on the notion of women as moral …Continue reading »

In Focus: Sobre la ley antidiscriminación

Iván Smirnow | Universidad de Chile La discriminación en Chile, como en todo país signado por la desigualdad, no es equitativa—cuesta más a algún*s que a otr*s. El proceso para …Continue reading »

In Focus: Sobre la “libertad religiosa” y la reforma al artículo 24 constitucional

Armando Díaz Camarena | México En el Siglo XIX, las leyes de Reforma constituyeron el inicio de una serie de dispositivos jurídicos dedicados a la separación de la política y …Continue reading »

In Focus: Acuerdo de Vida en Pareja (AVP)

Iván Smirnow | Universidad de Chile En agosto, el Gobierno presentó el proyecto Acuerdo de Vida en Pareja (AVP), con el que pretende regular las relaciones de hecho de heterosexuales …Continue reading »

In Focus: San Francisco Circumcision Ban

Alon Weinberg | University of Manitoba The ongoing debate over the State’s right to intervene in, regulate, accommodate and block particular religious practices recently came to a head in a …Continue reading »

In Focus: Respecto al debate sobre el Matrimonio Homosexual y la Ley Antidiscriminación en Chile

Iván Smirnow | Universidad de Chile   “En el nombre de Dios, se abre la sesión” (El señor Labbé, Secretario General del Senado) La intensidad del debate público respecto a …Continue reading »

In Focus: ¿Matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo en Chile?

Iván Smirnow | Universidad de Chile En Chile, el matrimonio es entre un hombre y una mujer. Así ha sido afirmado insistentemente por distintos sectores políticos y múltiples actores y …Continue reading »

In Focus: Will a Conservative Majority re-open the Abortion issue in Canada?

Alon Weinberg | University of Manitoba A Conservative minority government led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper was recently given a majority government, despite receiving slightly less than 40% of the …Continue reading »

In Focus: From the Disorder, Others Raise their Voices

Iván Smirnow | Universidad de Chile It has been a particularly agitated month for the Chilean church(es). Some blame the current crisis on the repudiated figure of Fernando Karadima, spreading …Continue reading »

In Focus: Religious Change in Mexico – Results from the 2010 Census

Armando Diaz Camarena | México There are few indicators in Mexico that show change in the religiosity of the population; the most important of these can be found in the …Continue reading »