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Freedom of Religion and Belief and Freedom of Speech in an Open Society

25 June 2005

Address by David Pollock to Conference on the Limits of Religious Freedom (25 June 2005) The degree of uniformity in society in the past can easily be exaggerated, but what is undeniable is that there was almost always a dominant religion or ideology, espoused by and identified with the political masters of the day, and that heresy and schism were seen as a threat to the state and were liable to lead to religious persecutions…. read more »

The Limits of Religious Freedom

This symposium, organised in collaboration with Humanistischer Verband Deutschlands (HVD), was held on Saturday June 25, in conjunction with the 2005 General Assembly. It formed part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Freethinkers Organisation of Germany (which became the Humanistischer Verband Deutchslands, in 1993). The programme was as follows: Morning session (Chair: Marianne MARCHAND, EHF board member) Welcome – Steinar NILSEN, EHF President Opening address – Prof. Otto WOLFF,… read more »