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Religion in public life: finding a consensus
A diverse, 28-member drafting committee that includes Southern Baptist church-state leader Richard Land has issued a description of current law regarding religious expression in the United States that it says is unprecedented in scope. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 14, 2010
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty
N. Korea again listed as most repressive
An organization that serves the persecuted church again has rated North Korea as the worst oppressor of Christians. It was the eighth consecutive year that Open Doors gave the Asian regime the top ranking, this time 25 points ahead of Iran, the No. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 13, 2010
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
The Weakened State of Religious Liberty
Our nation will give special emphasis this week to a constitutional protection and timeless right conferred to us by God: religious liberty. President Obama will set aside Jan. more »
By Doug Carlson - Jan 12, 2010 - (2)
Topic: Citizenship, Religious Liberty
Californians’ Vote for Traditional Marriage Threatened
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in what is expected to be a landmark case addressing same-sex “marriage.” more »
By Richard Land - Jan 12, 2010
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality,
LIFE DIGEST: Schiavo death rated decade’s top bioethics story
The 2005 dehydration death of Terri Schiavo was “hands down” the most important bioethics story in the last decade, a specialist in the field says. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 12, 2010 - (1)
Topic: Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues, Citizenship, Science, Bioethics
ERLC Files Friend-of-Court Brief on Marriage
A challenge to California’s ban on same-sex “marriage” is now before a district court. In defense of traditional marriage, the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has filed a brief with the U.S. more »
By staff - Jan 11, 2010
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship,
PROP 8: Opposition to ‘gay marriage’ is not based on bigotry, ERLC says in legal brief
Christian opposition to “same-sex marriage” is not based on hostility toward homosexuals and should not be considered bigotry, the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission says in a friend-of-the-court brief prepared for the current trial on California’s Proposition 8. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 11, 2010
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, ,
Congress’s Dangerous New Year Resolutions
While the calendar has changed, the battles in Washington, D.C., have not. Health care reform is still first on the agenda. For the next several weeks, congressional leadership is working behind the scenes to create a bill they believe can pass both chambers and accomplish their goals. more »
By staff - Jan 6, 2010
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Healthcare
Mont. assist. suicide ruling ‘blurs’ life line
A Montana Supreme Court ruling that does not accord a constitutional right to assisted suicide but allows doctors to provide patients with lethal prescriptions endangers the terminally ill, disabled and elderly, a pro-life lawyer said. more »
By staff - Jan 6, 2010
Topic: Life, End-of-Life Issues, Citizenship, , Science, Bioethics
Congress’ Top Resolution: Health Care Reform at Any Cost
True to tradition, millions of Americans have begun the new year with an ambitious set of resolutions—eat less, exercise more, etc.
Congress has resolved to achieve some “less-more” goals in 2010 as well. more »
By Doug Carlson - Jan 5, 2010 - (1)