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This article discusses the Hindu practice of Sati, in which the widow voluntarily gets burned alive at her husband's funeral pyre. In the Hindu religion, people can only reach enlightenment if they are a female, so many females burned themselves alive in hopes of achieving enlightenment.

By the Establishment clause, teachers are not permitted to instigate prayer nor deter it among students. Teachers are given the right to gather with other school officials and administrators, however are not permitted to take part in prayer meetings with students. In schools that practice moments of silence, it is acceptable for students to practice their religious customs, however teachers are not authorized to influence such activities.

The goal of the ACLU is to guarantee that all are free to practice their faith-or no faith at all-without governmental interference. Through litigation, public education, and advocacy, the ACLU promotes religious freedom and works to ensure that government neither prefers religion over non-religion nor favors particular faiths over others.

All people have the right to practice their faith without government intervention. The government cannot prefer any religion over others.

Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) is a non-profit organization whose main mission is to support efforts aimed at introducing human rights concepts and values into educational curricula and teaching practices. The HREA site contains many on-line resources for human rights organisations and educators. This link is a resource about sustainable development, the right to development, and basic human needs and rights.

Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) is a non-profit organization whose main mission is to support efforts aimed at introducing human rights concepts and values into educational curricula and teaching practices. The HREA site contains many on-line resources for human rights organisations and educators. This link is a resource about sustainable development, the right to development, and basic human needs and rights.

This is a rather lengthy article but it is very interesting. It talks about want freedom of expression means and how it is at risk. It also talks about other countries also.

Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) is a non-profit organisation whose main mission is to support efforts aimed at introducing human rights concepts and values into educational curricula and teaching practices. The HREA site contains many on-line resources for human rights organisations and educators.

Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) is a non-profit organisation whose main mission is to support efforts aimed at introducing human rights concepts and values into educational curricula and teaching practices. The HREA site contains many on-line resources for human rights organisations and educators.

"Teaching Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Instructional Strategies and Practices How to Implement the Strategy: Academic Instruction How to Implement the Strategy: Three Components of Successful Programs for Children With ADHD"

This article is a MSN report about phone companies shady practices. Through legal avenues, phone companies are able to sell our personal information to outside sources without our knowledge.

Freedom and Individual Rights in Medicine (FIRM) promotes the philosophy of individual rights, personal responsibility, and free market economics in health care. People have a right to chose their doctor.

The purpose of this website is for the freedom and individual rights in medicine. They are for moal and practical medicine for the citizens that pay for their own medical care in a capitalist free market.

a plan to hike state cig tax by 32 cents was tried and house shot it down. it would have practically doubled the tax in the state of LA Mi also rejected sim bill. Money would have been put toward healthcare and education.

According to two Supreme Court rulings established in 1963, giving verbal account of Biblical passages and conducting prayers in schools by teachers is not permitted. The Supreme Court permits the action of teachers praying in school, however they may not initiate or guide such actions. All teachers and students may freely participate in praying, as they wish, however school administration is not permitted to lead such events. Students may practice their equal rights to exercise religious customs.

Do you ever wonder when you are able to practice your religion? Have you ever been denied a job opportunity or given rude looks because you believed in something someone else did not? This website provides a lot of helpful information regarding religious discrimination and shows how our society views it currently.

This article along with anything oriented around Religious Freedoms makes me fume. Workplace discrimination is a double bladed sword in my opinion. The employee has the right to practice religion in the workplace in many cases, but the owning entity is forced to forfeit their liberty to refuse based on their own beliefs. Duality and legality in its most primitive forms.

I believe that we as individuals should be able to be open and free about ourselves. Religion is a HUGE part of some people's lives, to the point they live and breathe nothing but their religion. Totally not the same, but it's almost like breastfeeding in the workplace. Some people (such as myself) need to take breaks to pump,I am constantly being joked about, given rude looks, and mocked for something I chose to do as a mother, much like those who are ridiculed for being religious. We should all be able to do and be as we please.

A judge rules that a law that require authorities to check suspicious persons for their immigration status. Those officers who were against this practice now have no choice.

This article is from the "Practical Homeschooling Magazine" one of the most popular homeschooling magazines today. It discusses the different ways that states deal with the question of whether homeschoolers should participate in public school programs. It also gives a list of pros and cons that homeschoolers have come up with while debating the issue of equal access.

Article on a San Diego restaurant that didn't accept tipping but added a service charge of 18% instead. The switch from tipping to service charge led to improved food, thanks to happier cooks that were paid more. Business improved and the restaurant was making more money than before, when it practiced tipping.

With a Congress that's afraid to tackle immigration reform, the President can take practical, and legal, steps in the meantime to improve the system as it currently exists. The answer is brought up to what the President is actually planning to do and what he can do on the basis of immigration and is answered in this reading.

A statement from The National Infertility and Adoption Education Organization focusing on the Personhood Ammendment put forth in Mississippi in 2011 and it's impact on IVF practices and how it would limit the scope of fertility treatments available to infertile couples.

This site explores the personal freedom of religion. It highlights areas of the world still struggling to attain this right and the religions groups facing persecution today.

This site explores the personal freedom of religion. It highlights areas of the world still struggling to attain this right and the religions groups facing persecution today.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints shares their stance on the need for religious freedoms, no matter what religion you want to practice is defended. The site also goes into responsibilities of religious freedom advocates.

The United States was built on land taken from Indian nations. Treaties between the US and the Indian nations over land is being overruled by the federal government. The federal government has been overruling sacred places on Native American land.

Everyday, the native American community is pushed further into the ground by the American government. Though they were in the America's first, there is little respect to their traditions. This article focuses on thirteen touchy subjects for Native Americans.

the issued shown here are very important issues people don't see native Americans go through. as a Native American myself I see these issues everyday such as a resent issue of a Native American being strutted by a border patrol agent was in a way swept under carpet. the article gives us what native Americans face even the issues where the u.s. had treaties with the native Americans and did not do anything to help resolve the issue but keep in hidden as much as they can.

It is everyones right to have the opportunity to receive a good education. Education and knowledge are said to be the best quality. With this said it takes a lot of self motivation, but some kids just don't have access to education.

An article discussing the importance of education in society. The main idea is that under performing schools demand a certain skill set and access to funding in order to provide a path to success for their student base, and the unfortunate truth that this practice is not existent. School is the corner stone for the success of children and current standards and practices have created inequality across the nation

Education being a social justice issue is nothing out of the norm. Education is not just about teaching common core programs but, it is also a place to teach kids and adults how to protect the dignity of humanity. Education is a huge dividing line between being successful and unsuccessful.

The article explains how important biodiversity is when maintaining life. The author explains that since 1970, human activities has destroyed 75 percent of all ecosystems. The article also talks about how our agricultural and fishing practices have driven 1 million species to extinction.

This is truly sad. It's horrible that people are causing species to go extinct, and it's even worse because it seems like most people don't care.