Archive - Tom Strode
ERLC no longer supports church free-speech bill
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has pulled its support for a bill it says no longer protects the free speech rights of churches.
The ERLC announced April 25 it would not back the latest version of the Houses of Worship Free Speech Restoration Act, H.R. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 29, 2005 - (1)
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Legislation, Religious Liberty
Appeals court upholds Ten Commandments display
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which is based in Chicago, has upheld a Ten Commandments display that is similar to one currently being considered by the U.S. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 15, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, National, Religious Liberty, Social Issues
Administration officials criticize Bush stem cell policy
Some officials in President Bush’s administration criticized his opposition to federal funding of destructive embryonic stem cell research during a recent congressional hearing. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 15, 2005
Topic: Life, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Legislation, Social Issues
ERLC opposes asylum changes in terrorist bill
The ERLC is opposed to new legislative language that could hinder refugees fleeing to the United States from religious and political oppression. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 15, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Legislation, Religious Liberty
Land urges pressure on China to help North Koreans
ERLC Resident Richard Land joined Sen. Sam Brownback, R.-Kan., and other human rights advocates April 7 in calling for action on behalf of North Korean refugees who escape to China. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 15, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
Battle over same-sex ‘marriage’ continues in states
The states continue to form the battleground over homosexual “marriage.”
Among recent developments on the issue, according to Baptist Press: more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 15, 2005
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
Showdown reportedly near on judicial filibusters
The Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate apparently is moving toward a showdown over judicial filibusters.
It appears likely Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee will call for a vote in the next few weeks to change the Senate’s rules in order to bar filibusters of judicial nominees, according to The Washington Post. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 15, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, National
Pro-life measures promoted in Congress
Efforts to enact pro-life legislation continue in Congress.
In recent developments:
By Tom Strode - Mar 31, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Cloning, Citizenship, Legislation
ERLC institute addresses ‘same-sex marriage’
The ERLC Research Institute has issued a call for Christians to resist the campaign to legitimate “same-sex marriage” while also ministering compassionately to homosexuals. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 31, 2005
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
Senate rejects ‘morning-after’ measure
The Senate defeated March 17 an amendment calling for $100 million in the federal budget to be used for family planning programs that would include insurance coverage of contraception and promotion of the use of the “morning-after pill,’ also know as emergency contraception. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 31, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation