Gambia rejects an effort to reverse a ban on female genital cutting, but a new vote could come soon
The bill is backed by religious conservatives in the nation of less than 3 million people.
The bible college, named for evangelist preacher D. L. Moody, is facing a sex discrimination lawsuit from a former teacher.
The bill is backed by religious conservatives in the nation of less than 3 million people.
The defense called no witnesses; Muhammad Syed tearfully declined to testify in his own defense.
"If I looked into everything that was said and written about me ... I would need a weekly session with a psychologist!" he quipped.
The case brought to the surface stark divisions between the justices on the intersections between the government, the courts and churches.
A Scientology spokesperson called the ruling "a resounding victory for the Church and free speech."
They believe Israel is key to an end-times prophecy that will bring about the return of the Christian Messiah.
The implementation of the law has been one of the key poll promises of Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the run-up to the general election.
“The nun brainwashed me into thinking we were head over heels in love,” Anne Gleeson said. “God’s love, that’s why no one else could know about it — it was so special.”
"Nothing is available anymore," said Abdelrahman Ashur, 19. "We don't feel that joy. Every Ramadan we used to be at home and now we are sitting in tents that we built with our own hands."
The majority of an 11-judge panel sided with a mining company that plans to build a nearly two-mile-wide copper mine at a sacred religious site to western Apache people.