Archive - Tom Strode
Bush pushes comprehensive cloning ban at U.N.
President Bush has urged the United Nations to adopt a resolution in support of a comprehensive ban on human cloning.
In a Sept. 21 speech to the U.N. more »
By Tom Strode - Sep 30, 2004
White House threatens veto over abortion
The Bush administration has warned the Senate the President will veto a foreign aid bill if abortion-funding measures are not removed before it reaches his desk, according to LifeNews.com. more »
By Tom Strode - Sep 30, 2004
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation
Justice to appeal partial birth abortion rulings
The Department of Justice announced Sept. 27 it will appeal two more decisions against the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act.
The department will appeal to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals an opinion by federal judge Richard Kopf of Lincoln, Neb., invalidating the 2003 law, which prohibits an abortion procedure on a nearly totally delivered unborn child. more »
By Tom Strode - Sep 30, 2004
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation
Senate passes North Korean Human Rights Act
The Senate approved by unanimous consent Sept. 28 a bill to promote human rights in North Korea.
North Korea is one of eight regimes labeled by the Department of State as “countries of particular concern,” a designation reserved for the most severe violators of religious liberty. more »
By Tom Strode - Sep 30, 2004
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Legislation
Pledge Protection Act gains OK in House
The House of Representatives approved a bill Sept. 23 to bar federal courts from considering challenges to the Pledge of Allegiance.
The House voted 247-173 for the Pledge Protection Act, H.R. more »
By Tom Strode - Sep 30, 2004
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Legislation, Religious Liberty
House to vote Sept. 30 on marriage amendment
The House of Representatives will cast an important vote Sept. 30 on the legal status of marriage in the United States.
Representatives will vote on the Marriage Protection Amendment (MPA), H.J. more »
By Tom Strode - Sep 30, 2004
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
Land: Cultural divide causes furor over religion in politics
Expressions of faith by presidents and presidential candidates are more controversial because of a growing divide in American society between the religious and nonreligious, not because those statements are more numerous, ERLC President Richard Land said recently. more »
By Tom Strode - Sep 1, 2004
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty
Abortion conscience clause survives House
A measure to protect pro-life health care providers and insurers has survived the House of Representatives.
The House approved the legislation Sept. more »
By Tom Strode - Sep 1, 2004
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Legislation, Religious Liberty
State Department adds Saudi Arabia to CPC list
The State Department has finally designated Saudi Arabia as one of the most severe violators of religious freedom in the world.
In its Sept. 15 report on global religious liberty, the State Department added Saudi Arabia, Vietnam and Eritrea to its list of “countries of particular concern.” They joined the following holdovers from last year’s CPC list: Burma, China, Iran, North Korea and Sudan. more »
By Tom Strode - Sep 1, 2004
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
Third judge strikes down partial birth abortion ban
The Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act struck out at the federal court level.
On Sept. 8, Richard Kopf became the third federal judge to strike down the 2003 law, which prohibits an abortion procedure on a nearly totally delivered unborn child. more »
By Tom Strode - Sep 1, 2004