Religious Liberty - articles
Pakistan extremism concerns USCIRF
WASHINGTON—Religious extremism in Pakistan poses a continuing threat to religious freedom and human rights, witnesses told the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom during a hearing on Capitol Hill. more »
By Yvette Rattray - Apr 18, 2009
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Issues,
Cuba thwarts visit by religious liberty panel
WASHINGTON—A scheduled visit to Cuba during which a U.S. panel planned to discuss religious freedom with faith communities and government officials was canceled when the delegation’s visas were withheld by the Cuban government. more »
By Yvette Rattray - Apr 18, 2009
Topic: Citizenship, Religious Liberty, Issues,
The danger of the state as a substitute for conscience
You have heard it said: “You can’t legislate morality.”
My response: One of my personal heroes was Martin Luther King, Jr. I am grateful his morality was legislated on George Wallace and Lester Maddox. more »
By Richard Land - Mar 31, 2009 - (2)
Topic: Citizenship, Religious Liberty
INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Conduct code threatens Christian schools in Great Britain
LONDON—A proposed new code of conduct for teachers in Great Britain will force Christian schools to actively promote Islam and gay rights, the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has warned. more »
By staff - Mar 13, 2009
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Religious Liberty
INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Pakistan Christian threatened over providing prayer rooms
LAHORE, Pakistan—The Christian manager of a nursing school residence hall in Lahore, Pakistan, has been threatened by a Muslim colleague because she provided a prayer room for Christian students. more »
By staff - Mar 13, 2009
Topic: Citizenship, Religious Liberty
Stimulating Religious Discrimination
The stimulus is coming! Those who voted for it gave it thunderous applause Tuesday night during the President’s speech to the combined houses of Congress. more »
By Richard Land and Barrett Duke - Feb 27, 2009 - (2)
Topic: Citizenship, Legislation, Religious Liberty
Children first
The removal of 462 children from the FLDS polygamist sect’s… ranch in Eldorado, Texas…has raised important questions about separation of church and state and the First Amendment’s “free exercise” protections. more »
By Richard Land - May 2, 2008 - (3)
Topic: Family, Abuse, Child Abuse, Citizenship, Religious Liberty
Political candidates and their faith: Mike Huckabee and his feminist critics
Article VI of the U.S. Constitution says, “The Senators and Representatives before mentioned and the members of the several state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support this constitution, but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States” (emphasis added). more »
By Richard Land - Jan 8, 2008 - (51)
Topic: Faith, Citizenship, Church and State, National, Religious Liberty
Atheism at Christmastime
Early in December, I visited my daughter at college. Spread across her floor was a project she was working on for an elementary education class. more »
By Penna Dexter - Dec 11, 2007 - (13)
Topic: Family, Children, Education, Pop Culture, Citizenship, Legislation, Religious Liberty
Richard Land: Romney Speech Reflections
Mitt Romney gave an eloquent defense of the positive and crucial rule that religion has played in our nation’s history from the first settlements down to the present day. more »
By Richard Land - Dec 7, 2007
Topic: Faith, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, National, Religious Liberty