Sentence examples for secular legislation from inspiring English sources

The new constitution provided a framework for secular legislation, a new judicial code, and a free press.

To the contrary, "the legitimacy of secular legislation" depends on "whether the State can advance some justification for its law beyond its conformity to religious doctrine".

(2) Although written as if inspired by the gods, the legislation is secular, composed of dispositions fixed and codified by the temporal lord.

1997, the UAHC resolved to support "secular efforts to promote legislation which would provide through civil marriage equal opportunity for gay men and lesbians," and to "encourage... congregations to honor monogamous domestic relationships formed by gay men or lesbians".

But the Establishment Clause requires more than that legislation have a secular purpose.

The ruling opens a new opportunity for Mr. Erdogan to reach out to liberal Turks, who oppose the secular elite but resented his legislation on the head scarves.

That makes rulings binding once both parties have given authority to the arbitrator.In Canada legislation framed with secular arbitration in mind but used by religious courts is a hotter issue than in Britain.

Lieberman's party – which rose to prominence on the back of largely Russian immigrant votes – is secular, and Lieberman had backed legislation to insist that the ultra-Orthodox undertake mandatory national service like other Israelis.

The religious views of Pope Francis, whether laudable or lamentable, have no relevance to the policies and legislation of a secular state.

This is why it has rushed to issue a temporary constitutional declaration stating that Islamic law would be the main source of legislation, without consulting secular opposition leaders on the issue of reviving Article 219, which the Muslim Brotherhood had forced into the constitution, defining Islamic law as the basis of all Egyptian law.

He can also veto legislation deemed to violate the secular constitution.