Human Rights - news
Bioethicist: Not just autistic at risk if sex screening approved
WASHINGTON (BP)—All human life is in jeopardy if regulators approve a British hospital’s plan to destroy male human embryos from families with a history of autism, a Southern Baptist bioethicist says. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 29, 2006
Topic: Life, Abortion, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Human Rights, Science, 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
Supreme Court allows pro-life plates to stand in two states
WASHINGTON (BP)—The United States Supreme Court permitted pro-life license plates in Louisiana and Tennessee by refusing June 26 to accept challenges to those states’ approval of such auto tags. more »
By staff - Jun 27, 2006
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Human Rights, Social Issues, Issues
President’s speech provides ‘raw materials’ for future consensus
WASHINGTON, May 16, 2006—Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, commented on President Bush’s May 15 speech regarding immigration reform. more »
May 16, 2006 - (4)
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Legislation, Social Issues
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
Porous borders have led to current immigration crisis, ERLC’s Land says
WASHINGTON (BP)—The federal government’s failure to secure the nation’s borders has sparked “severe consternation” among many Americans and precipitated the current crisis over illegal immigration, Richard Land said April 28 during a public policy discussion at the Family Research Center in Washington. more »
By Dwayne Hastings - Apr 28, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Human Rights, Immigration
U.S. influence needed in Sudan, USCIRF says
The United States must maintain its influence in Sudan if a just peace is to be achieved in the strife-torn, east African country, said the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom and members of Congress. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 3, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
American involvement needed to gain peace in Sudan, panel, representatives say
WASHINGTON (BP)—The United States must continue to exert its influence in Sudan if a just peace is to be achieved in the strife-torn African country, a bipartisan government panel and members of both political parties have stated. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 31, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty