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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
All people have access to the public square, Land tells journalists
NASHVIILE, Tenn. (BP)—All people are entitled to the liberty to practice their religious faith, Richard Land told a gathering of black journalists during a discussion of faith-based initiatives. more »
By Dwayne Hastings - Nov 14, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty
Commission urges U.S. to press China for religious freedom
WASHINGTON (BP)—The United States government should communicate a “consistent, candid and coordinated message” to the Chinese regime that it needs to reverse the deteriorating conditions for religious freedom and other human rights in the world’s most populous country, a bipartisan commission has recommended. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 11, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Religious Liberty
SBC’s Richard Land testifies in support of Workplace Religious Freedom Act
Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, will testify today in support of the Workplace Religious Freedom Act, H.R. more »
Nov 10, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Church and State, Legislation, Religious Liberty
SBC’s Richard Land to testify in support of Workplace Religious Freedom Act
Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, will testify Thursday, Nov. 10, in support of the Workplace Religious Freedom Act, H.R. more »
Nov 9, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Church and State, Legislation, Religious Liberty
Congressmen urge Bush to protect chaplains’ religious liberty
WASHINGTON (BP)—Members of Congress are calling on President Bush to preserve the religious freedom of chaplains in the armed services.
Senators and representatives, led by Rep. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 8, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty
Religious persecution signals other abuses, Land says
WASHINGTON (BP)—The suppression of religious liberty signals that other freedoms are threatened in a country or region, Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land said at a bipartisan conference on human rights. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 3, 2005
Topic: Life, Cloning, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Human Rights, Religious Liberty
LIFE DIGEST: Wisconsin gov. vetoes conscience clause bill
WASHINGTON (BP)—It doesn’t pay to be a healthcare provider in Wisconsin and have a pro-life conscience.
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle has vetoed for the second year a bill that would have helped protect doctors and other medical professions from being forced to participate in such procedures as abortion, embryo-destructive research and assisted suicide. more »
By Tom Strode - Oct 17, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Persecution, Religious Liberty
ERLC fellows urge Romania to protect religious liberty
The fellows of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s Research Institute adopted a resolution Sept. 21 urging the government of Romania to heed concerns about potentially restrictive church-state legislation under consideration. more »
By Tom Strode - Oct 14, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Religious Liberty