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Day of Silence countered by Day of Truth
This April 18, thousands of students at high schools across the country will once again be demonstrating their support of homosexuality during the annual Day of Silence. more »
By Lucretia Goddard - Mar 28, 2007 - (71)
Topic: Faith, Apologetics, Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Persecution, Religious Liberty, Social Issues
Bush ‘deeply disappointed’ with Bolton’s resignation as United Nations ambassador
John Bolton, United States ambassador to the United Nations, has resigned in the face of a Democratic takeover of the Senate in January.
President Bush accepted the resignation “with regret” Dec. more »
By Tom Strode - Dec 5, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
There is no war against Islam, Bush says at United Nations
President Bush told the people of Iran and other Middle East countries in a Sept. 19 speech at the United Nations that America has not declared war on Islam and wants them to live in peaceful societies. more »
Topic: Citizenship, National, Persecution, Religious Liberty, War
Execution rescheduled for Thursday for 3 Indonesian Catholics, report says
Three Catholic men in Indonesia are scheduled to be executed Thursday, according to report by International Christian Concern Sept. 19.
The men were accused of inciting violence between Muslims and Christians in 2000 that led to the deaths of some 1,000 people in the Poso port region of Sulawesi island. more »
By staff - Sep 19, 2006
Topic: Faith, Life, Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
House votes to preserve San Diego cross
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved July 19 a measure intended to protect the Mount Soledad cross in San Diego, Cal., as a memorial to military veterans. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 24, 2006 - (1)
Topic: Citizenship, Church and State, Legislation, Persecution
Senators urge stronger action from Bush on Darfur
WASHINGTON (BP) – Prominent United States senators from both political parties have called on President Bush to press more forcefully for protection for the beleaguered people of Darfur. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 7, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty, Issues
Link between religious persecution, terrorism needs attention, Bolton says
WASHINGTON (BP)—The connection between religious persecution and support for terrorism demonstrates why freedom of belief should be significant to the foreign policy of the United States and the work of the United Nations, Ambassador John Bolton said recently at Religious Freedom Day on Capitol Hill. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 27, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty, War
Sudan, rebel group agree; Land urges U.S. aid
The Sudanese government and Darfur’s largest rebel group signed an agreement May 5 in an effort to bring peace to a region of the African country that has been devastated by what the Bush administration has described as genocide. more »
By Tom Strode - May 1, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
USCIRF: Religious liberty threatened in Afghanistan, Iraq
Threats to religious liberty have mounted in both Afghanistan and Iraq, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said in its annual report released May 3. more »
By Tom Strode - May 1, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
SBC’s Land to speak at Save Darfur Rally in Washington
WASHINGTON, April 28, 2006—Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, will be speaking at “The Rally to Stop Genocide,” addressing the genocide crisis in Sudan’s Darfur region, April 30, at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. more »
Apr 28, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution