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The Modern-Day Slavery In Our Own Backyard
The resignation of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has catapulted prostitution into the national spotlight once again. The details behind the call girl now known as “Kristen” are still unraveling, but one thing is certain: her life as a prostitute is anything but typical among women who exchange sex for money. more »
By Doug Carlson - Mar 24, 2008
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Citizenship, Human Rights, Legislation
Fu receives ERLC religious freedom award
Bob Fu, a leading advocate for the persecuted church in his native China, received a Southern Baptist religious freedom award during a ceremony at the Library of Congress Feb. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 12, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
LIFE DIGEST: Roe would be history had Clark said ‘yes’ to Reagan, author says
The Supreme Court would have overturned Roe v. Wade at least 15 years ago had the person who probably was President Reagan’s first choice accepted nomination as a justice, a political biographer says. more »
By Tom Strode - Dec 17, 2007
Topic: Family, Children, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Human Rights, National
United States lead on Burma needed, USCIRF panel told
Effective, international pressure on the military junta of Burma, also known as Myanmar, to change its repressive ways depends on the leadership of the United States, a bipartisan, religious liberty panel was told in a Capitol Hill hearing. more »
By Tom Strode - Dec 5, 2007
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
VIDEO: The Land/Wallis Debate
Dr. Richard Land , president of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, and Jim Wallis, president of Sojourners, squared off this fall in a debate as part of The Washington Briefing 2007: Values Voter Summit. more »
By staff - Nov 9, 2007
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Church and State, Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Social Issues, Science, Environment
Action on Burma urged by U.S. commission
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has called on the United States and the United Nations to mount an international effort to hold the Burmese military regime accountable for its violent crackdown on peaceful demonstrations. more »
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
Land: Petraeus advice may aid freedom
Religious freedom in Iraq could benefit from the United States adhering to the recommendation of its military leader there to refrain from an accelerated pullout of its forces, a Southern Baptist ethicist says. more »
By Tom Strode - Sep 21, 2007
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, National, Persecution, Religious Liberty, War
Health care bill causes concern heading into conference committee
Congress wrapped up its summer of work with a great frenzy of activity last week. Because the members worked on so many bills, some of the failings of their efforts may not receive the attention they deserve. more »
By Barrett Duke - Aug 7, 2007
Topic: Family, Children, Elderly, Living, Health, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Human Rights, Legislation, Science, Bioethics
Iraqi religious minorities continue to suffer, panel told
Conditions for religious minorities in Iraq “have deteriorated very considerably” in the last three to four months, the bipartisan U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) was told recently. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 27, 2007
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty, War
Human trafficking close to home
NASHVILLE—Natalie Grant’s introduction to the issue of human trafficking began with an episode of the Law and Order television program. The well-known Christian recording artist found it hard to believe the program’s story line in which organized crime groups were engaged in the trafficking of human beings. more »
By Dwayne Hastings - Jul 24, 2007 - (2)
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Human Rights, Immigration, National