All religious cults are free in Uruguay. The State does not support any religion. The Catholic Church recognizes the domain of all the temples that have been totally or partially built with funds from the National Treasury, excepting only the chapels intended for the service of asylums, hospitals, prisons or other public establishments. It also declares that temples consecrated to the worship of various religions are exempt from all kinds of taxes.
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Text of the US President Biden’s State of the Union Address – 245th year as a nation
. Six days ago, Russia’s Vladimir Putin sought to shake the very foundations of the free world, thinking he could make it bend to his menacing ways. But he badly miscalculated. He thought he could roll into Ukraine and the world would roll over. Instead, he met with a wall of strength he never anticipated or imagined. He met the Ukrainian people.
American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man (1948)
The American peoples have acknowledged the dignity of the individual, and their national constitutions recognize that juridical and political institutions, which regulate life in human society, have as their principal aim the protection of the essential rights of man and the creation of circumstances that will permit him to achieve spiritual and material progress and attain happiness;
Charter of the Organization of American States-1948
Conscious that that mission has already inspired numerous agreements, whose essential value lies in the desire of the American peoples to live together in peace and, through their mutual understanding and respect for the sovereignty of each one, to provide for the betterment of all, in independence, in equality and under law;
Select literature from Northern America
John Smith: The Proceedings of the English Colony in Virginia
The Bill of Rights
Thomas Paine: Profession of Faith
Abraham Lincoln: Second Inaugural Address
Mark Twain: An American's View of Europe
U.S. celebrates National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy 2021
Today, Greece is a crucial NATO ally and friend of the United States, and a leader for peace and prosperity in the Eastern Mediterranean, Black Sea, and Western Balkans regions. The United States welcomes Greece's commitment to hosting the United States Naval Support Activity at Souda Bay, Crete, and United States rotational forces elsewhere in Greece. Through our ongoing Strategic Dialogue, we have advanced our relationship in nearly every respect. We have accelerated progress on making the region a safer place, and we have increased trade and investment that brings jobs and prosperity to the people of our nations and to the world.
Tibetan Policy Act of 2001
The People's Republic of China has failed to respond to efforts by the United States and others to initiate a dialogue between the Chinese leadership and the Dalai Lama or his representatives leading to a mutually beneficial negotiated solution with respect to Tibet.
List of statutory names of Acts of US Congress
1950 Amendment to Public Law 38 Aug. 5, 1950, ch. 592,64 Stat. 414 1951 Amendments to the Universal Military Training and Service Act June 19, 1951, ch. 144, title I,65 Stat. 75 Short title, see 50 U.S.C. 3801 1955 Amendments…
Budget of the U.S. Government for Law and Justice- FY 2021
The 2021 Budget requests $31.7 billion for DOJ, a $730 million or 2.3-percent decrease from the 2020 enacted level. The Budget targets funding increases to support public safety and national security while reducing or eliminating lower priority spending.
Defense Budget of the U.S. Government FY 2021
The Budget requests $705.4 billion for DOD, including $636.4 billion for the base budget and $69 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO). The Budget reflects a $0.8 billion increase above the 2020 enacted level for base and OCO.
Taiwan Travel Act-2018
The United States considers any effort to determine the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful means, including by boycotts or embargoes, a threat to the peace and security of the Western Pacific area and of grave concern to the United States.
Statutory Rape Issues in USA
Currently, all States have laws that prohibit sexual intercourse with persons under a certain age. Although commonly referred to as “statutory rape” laws, the term is not usually found in criminal statutes. Rape, sexual assault, and unlawful sexual intercourse are some of the more commonly used terms.
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