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Modesty - General
According to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, modesty is defined in the following three ways:
- The state or quality of being modest.
By Jerry Price - Apr 3, 2006
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Modesty
U.S. influence needed in Sudan, USCIRF says
The United States must maintain its influence in Sudan if a just peace is to be achieved in the strife-torn, east African country, said the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom and members of Congress. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 3, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
Critics of RU 486 call for vote to suspend its sale
Members of the House of Representatives continue to call for a floor vote on legislation to pull the abortion drug RU 486 from the market.
Forty-seven representatives wrote Majority Leader John Boehner of Ohio April 10 to urge him to schedule action on the RU 486 Suspension and Review Act, H.R. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 3, 2006
Land: FDA should regulate tobacco products
ERLC President Richard Land urged Congress April 5 to bring tobacco products under the regulation of the federal government and thereby protect the health of Americans. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 3, 2006
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse
Senate urged to pass broadcast decency bill
The ERLC has joined other pro-family organizations in calling for swift action by the Senate in support of the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act, which would dramatically increase fines for indecent material on radio and television broadcasts. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 3, 2006
Topic: Family, Pop Culture, Sexual Purity
ERLC, Focus ask SBC pastors to help protect marriage
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and Focus on the Family Action are leading an effort to help Southern Baptists to persuade their senators to support a federal amendment to protect marriage. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 3, 2006
American involvement needed to gain peace in Sudan, panel, representatives say
WASHINGTON (BP)—The United States must continue to exert its influence in Sudan if a just peace is to be achieved in the strife-torn African country, a bipartisan government panel and members of both political parties have stated. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 31, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
George Mason: More than a team in the Final Four
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—Sports pundits didn’t give the Patriots of George Mason University much of a chance to make it out of the first round in the men’s NCAA basketball tournament when they were awarded an at-large bid pitting them against the Spartans of Michigan State. more »
By Dwayne Hastings - Mar 31, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State
ERLC photo contest to showcase ‘Faith, Family & Freedom’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—A busy calendar keeps Richard Land on the road much of the year. On most Sundays and many weekday nights, the president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission is speaking in a Southern Baptist church somewhere across the country. more »
By Dwayne Hastings - Mar 30, 2006
Issues & Answers: Human Rights
While we may believe otherwise, the concept of human rights is not unique to the twenty-first century. The Charter of Liberties (also known as the Coronation Charter), proclaimed by Henry I of England in 1100 and a forerunner of the Magna Carta, bound the king to the law, thereby constraining the reach of the monarchy and establishing some rights for a segment of Great Britain’s population that previously had none. more »
By staff - Mar 28, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights
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