Archive - Tom Strode
Lethal infections prompt study of RU 486
Federal officials will investigate the safety of the abortion drug RU 486 after they learned the four California women who died following its use suffered from an uncommon and lethal bacterial infection, The New York Times has reported. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 30, 2005
Topic: Life, Citizenship, Legislation
Land urges passage of workplace religion bill
Richard Land told members of Congress at a recent hearing a new law is needed to restore protection for the religious rights of employees.
Land, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, told a House of Representatives subcommittee the Workplace Religious Freedom Act (WRFA) should be passed in order to reinstate free exercise rights undermined by court action. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 30, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Human Rights, Religious Liberty
LIFE DIGEST: Deaths in Calif. prompt government to study safety of RU 486
WASHINGTON (BP)—The federal government will investigate the safety of the abortion drug RU 486 after it was discovered the four California women who died following its use suffered from an uncommon and lethal bacterial infection, The New York Times has reported. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 28, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Cloning, Stem-Cell Research
Bush’s visit to church in China applauded by Baptist leader
WASHINGTON (BP)—Southern Baptist church-state specialist Richard Land commended President Bush for his attendance at a church service and his promotion of religious liberty while he was in China. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 23, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Human Rights, Religious Liberty
LIFE DIGEST: New test may mean more abortions of Down children
WASHINGTON (BP)—A new advance in technology may mean a new setback for one group in the human family.
The recent announcement of a screening test that can identify unborn children with Down syndrome in the first trimester has raised the specter of even more babies with the condition being aborted. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 21, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Cloning, Stem-Cell Research
Land: Law needed to protect workplace religious liberty
WASHINGTON (BP)—A new law is needed to restore protection for the religious rights of employees, Southern Baptist church-state specialist Richard Land said at a recent congressional hearing. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 18, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Religious Liberty
Lawmakers urge Bush to protect chaplains’ freedom
Members of Congress have called on President Bush to ensure the religious freedom of chaplains in the armed services.
Senators and representatives, led by Rep. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 15, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Religious Liberty
Same 8 regimes named worst religious liberty violators
The U.S. State Department has named the same eight governments to its list of the world’s worst violators of religious freedom for the second consecutive year. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 15, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Religious Liberty
Panel urges U.S. to press China on religious liberty
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has urged the federal government to communicate a “consistent, candid and coordinated message” to China that it needs to reverse the deteriorating conditions for religious freedom and other human rights in the world’s most populous country. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 15, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Religious Liberty
Marriage amendment delayed in committee
It appears the Senate Judiciary Committee will not act on a constitutional amendment to protect marriage before 2006.
The Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights Subcommittee forwarded the Marriage Protection Amendment to the Judiciary Committee in a 5-4 vote Nov. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 15, 2005
Topic: Family, Marriage, Citizenship, Legislation