Religious Liberty - news
Gay activists demand Obama concessions for Warren pick
The gay-rights movement’s leading organization is calling on President-elect Barack H. Obama to “turn the corner” on the Rick Warren controversy by endorsing its policy agenda for homosexuals, bisexuals and transgender people. more »
By Tom Strode - Dec 22, 2008
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation, Religious Liberty
USCIRF: Religious liberty in Iraq marked by ‘severe abuses’
A bipartisan U.S. panel has recommended Iraq be returned to a list of the world’s worst violators of religious liberty for the first time since an American-led invasion liberated the Middle East country from Saddam Hussein’s rule in 2003. more »
By Tom Strode - Dec 17, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Religious Liberty
‘Tis the season for Christian-bashing
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, according to the 1963 Johnny Mathis hit song written by Eddie Pola and George Wyle.
I, too, thought the song was much older but Google, that limitless fount of information for the Internet Age, proved me wrong once again. more »
By William H. Perkins, Jr. - Dec 13, 2008 - (4)
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Religious Liberty, Social Issues
An Improper Attack on Religion
A placard placed by an atheist group near a Nativity scene and a “holiday tree” (all privately sponsored) in a Washington state government building has generated plenty of reaction from Christians across the United States. more »
By Richard Land - Dec 10, 2008 - (4)
Topic: Citizenship, Religious Liberty
Pluralism: A Future and a Hope for Religious Diversity in the United States
Since our beginning as a nation, the American experiment has intertwined the religious character of its citizens with the religious neutrality of the state. more »
By Richard Land - Dec 9, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, , Religious Liberty
Judeo-Christian heritage not welcome at Capitol Visitor Center
The ribbon was cut on the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) last week with all the expected fanfare. Theaters, galleries, original founding-era documents, a scale model of the Capitol building, and interactive computers line the now-complete exhibition hall intended to provide Capitol visitors with a history of Congress, the nation’s first branch of power. more »
By Doug Carlson - Dec 9, 2008 - (6)
Topic: Citizenship, , Religious Liberty
Bangladesh ‘at crossroads,’ USCIRF told
The American ambassador to Bangladesh told a bipartisan panel on religious freedom Dec. 4 he is confident the Asian country will have a bright future but acknowledged it is “at a crossroads” in determining whether it will become a moderate Islamic democracy or a “breeding ground for terrorists.” more »
By Tom Strode - Dec 8, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
Tradition of religious diversity
Various faith groups find freedom to worship
When European explorers came to Argentina in the 1500s, they sought one thing — riches. Word was spreading that Peruvian silver mines had created great wealth for South American colonists, though the rumors were not entirely true. more »
By Carrie Brown McWhorter - Nov 27, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Religious Liberty
Comment to EPA: Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions under the Clean Air Act
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is asking for public comments through Nov. 28 on a proposal to regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas emissions that would financially burden families, churches, and businesses. more »
By staff - Nov 18, 2008
Topic: Family, Living, Finances, Citizenship, , National, , Religious Liberty, Science, Environment
High court weighs religious sect exhibit
A city should not be required to include an exhibit from an unorthodox religious sect in a public park just because it has accepted a Ten Commandments monument for display in that setting, an attorney argued before the U.S. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 14, 2008
Topic: Faith, Bible, 10 Commandments, Citizenship, , Church and State, Religious Liberty