Abstract This study uses the Religion and State round 2 (RAS2) dataset to examine the presence of religious freedom in 177 countries. There are many different conceptions of the meaning of religious freedom but they can be divided into two categories, those which focus on the free exercise of religion—that is the right to practice religion and maintain religious institutions—and those wh…
Abstract European legislators must increasingly deal with issues related to fundamental rights. Religion is a frequent topic obliging them to do so. It is not directly part of the EU’s competences but is a source of values underlying policy choices and a tricky political object. Relying on the findings of a survey about what Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) believe and what they do…
Abstract A human right to freedom of religion is not equivalent to a right to tolerance. Human rights and tolerance-rules serve for different purposes and are based on different justifications. Tolerance-rules serve to protect a peaceful living together with strangers who share no common values. Human rights serve to protect every individual’s personhood. Religion can only be a matter of hu…
I nsects are ever present in human lives. They are at once awe inspiring, fascinating, beautiful, and, at the same time, a scourge of humans because of food loss and disease. Yet despite their negative effects, we depend on insects for pollination and for their products. As insects are the largest living group on earth (75% of all animal species), any understanding of ecological interactions at…
I nsects are ever present in human lives. They are at once awe inspiring, fascinating, beautiful, and, at the same time, a scourge of humans because of food loss and disease. Yet despite their negative effects, we depend on insects for pollination and for their products. As insects are the largest living group on earth (75% of all animal species), any understanding of ecological interactions at…
Industri pertambangan Australia sangat sejalan dengan upaya global untuk mencapai pembangunan yang berkelanjutan. Komitmen untuk melakukan pembangunan berkelanjutan melalui praktek unggulan sangatlah penting bagi perusahaan pertambangan untuk mendapatkan dan mempertahankan ‘izin sosial untuk beroperasi’ dalam masyarakat. Buku pedoman dalam seri Praktek Unggulan Program Pembangunan Ber…
ABSTRACT. The small island of Moti as a part of Ternate islands has a unique ecosystem which never been explored yet. This study was aimed to explore diversity of Lepidopteran and Coleopteran and to the discussed its on the term of Island biogeography theory and the impact of habitat fragmentation and altitude to its diversity. Sampling was conducted by using actocarpus, banana, and dung b…
Objective. To examine the direct and mediated relationships between religious coping, spirituality, social developmental factors, and violence among high-risk and gang-involved youth in a high-crime, Latin American country. Methods. Using a community sample of 290 high-risk and gang-involved youth in San Salvador, El Salvador, structural equation modeling was employed to examine the relationsh…
Religion provides directives for positive moral action and the promotion of human welfare; but religious beliefs can also foster and justify abusive behavior in the context of family life and child rearing. Parents, who are emotionally distraught and cannot control their responses to their child’s needs or misbehavior, might wield religious ideas to intimidate and control their children. In …