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Montana Passes Legal Safeguards for Religious Freedom
07/12/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – On Thursday, July 8, Montana governor Greg Gianforte signed the Montana Religious Restoration Act (RFRA) into law, providing for greater protections for religious liberty and practice in the state.
“Citizens should not be left defenseless when their government attempts to burden their ability to live and worship according to their faith,” said Alliance Defending Freedom, a religious freedom group.
“This law provides a sensible balancing test for courts to use when reviewing government policies that infringe upon the religious freedom rights of Montanans.”
The new law has received both praise and criticism, including from Shawn Reagor, director of Equality and Economic Justice with the Montana Human Rights Network, who claimed the state’s RFRA
California Senate Committee Approves Bill to Allow Divestment of Turkey
04/23/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – A bill in California that requires the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) and State Teacher’s Retirement System (STRS) to allow school districts and cities opt out of investment vehicles issued or owned by the Republic of Turkey passed the Senate Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement Committee on Tuesday. Senator Anthony J. Portantino, who introduced the bill, highlighted just how important it would be to California’s large Armenian population.
“Many public employees of CalPERS and CalSTRS are descendants of Armenian Genocide survivors and most of them had to relieve the intergenerational trauma during the recent Artsakh war, in which Turkey was heavily involved,” he said.
Life in America: Descendants of the Armenian Genocide
Lucy and Anahit grew up listening to stories from family members about the genocide, but now they are faced with it happening again today.
Anahit meets with a 108-year-old Assyrian Turkish genocide survivor.
This story was originally published in the April issue of ICC’s
04/15/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – For descendants of the Armenian genocide living in America today, the heart-aching reality of their history is something they never want to experience first-hand. As Turkey and Azerbaijan continue to spread their ideology throughout the region and the world, anti-Armenian rhetoric and hate crimes are spilling over onto U.S. soil.