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ANALYSIS: The Apocalyptic struggle between Jefferson’s Wall and the Church
By Bill Cork - EXCERPT: "Let's be careful that we speak not only of religious liberty, but that we uphold the American tradition of separati…
January 2009
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Workplace Discrimination Claims On the Rise (BeliefNet – RNS)
The proposed Workplace Religious Freedom Act would provide greater protections but has languished in Congress for more than a decade, despit…
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US Says Kyrgyz Law Would Restrict Religious Freedom (VOA News)
U.S. lawmakers are urging Kyrgyzstan's president not to sign legislation they say will severely restrict religious freedom in the Central As…
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Religious group promotes new Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom that stands against secularism
Thanks to Pastor John Bechtel for forwarding information about a movement to expand the definition of the Virginia Statute of Religious Free…
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On Cardinal Stafford’s Speech: Are the Church and the State on an Unavoidable Collision Course?
On November 13, 2008 J. Francis Cardinal Stafford spoke before the International Conference to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Ponti…
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Burma launches new crackdown on religious groups
EXCERPT: Burma's military junta has begun a new round of anti-Christian campaigning, pro-democracy activists have claimed. On Jan 13 the Dem…
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Human Rights Nightmare: Indian mafia gangs are deliberately crippling children for profit (DailyMail.co.uk)
EXCERPT: Now in hiding after being rescued from the hospital by a charity, Aamir is one of hundreds of Indian children deliberately crippled…
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Illinois law requiring moment of silence in public schools ruled unconstitutional
The court upheld the principle that students have a constitutional right to pray on their own at any time and that the government or the sch…
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Judge Bork predicts ‘terrible conflict’ will endanger U.S. Catholics’ religious freedom (CNA)
Former Supreme Court nominee Judge Robert Bork has predicted that upcoming legal battles will have significant ramifications for religious f…
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The role of religion under Obama (CS Monitor)
WASHINGTON - After decades of ceding God to the GOP, at least in the public square, Democrats – with President Obama in the lead – are speak…