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Land urges passage of workplace religion bill
Richard Land told members of Congress at a recent hearing a new law is needed to restore protection for the religious rights of employees. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 30, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Human Rights, Religious Liberty
Bush’s visit to church in China applauded by Baptist leader
WASHINGTON (BP)—Southern Baptist church-state specialist Richard Land commended President Bush for his attendance at a church service and his promotion of religious liberty while he was in China. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 23, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Human Rights, Religious Liberty
Land: Law needed to protect workplace religious liberty
WASHINGTON (BP)—A new law is needed to restore protection for the religious rights of employees, Southern Baptist church-state specialist Richard Land said at a recent congressional hearing. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 18, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Religious Liberty
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
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
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
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
Land: Evangelical support for Israel stronger than ever
WASHINGTON (BP)—American evangelical Christian support for Israel “has never been more widespread than it is today” and can be traced back to the 17th century Puritans, Southern Baptist religious liberty specialist Richard Land told a gathering of Christians and Jews recently in Washington. more »
By Tom Strode - Oct 3, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution
White House blocks funds linked to China’s coercive abortions
The Bush administration has refused for the fourth consecutive year to provide money to a controversial United Nations family planning fund linked to China’s coercive population control program. more »
By Tom Strode - Sep 30, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Human Rights