“Faithiness” Artifacts from the 2008 Democratic Convention
A collection of news stories about faith at the 2008 Democratic Convention in Denver.
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Year: 2008
Sunday Shopping to be Banned in Croatia – Efforts Underway in Britain
In a concession to the Catholic Church, the Croatian parliament has passed a law requiring all shops to be closed on Sundays beginning January 1,…
BLOG: Democrats Begin Faith-filled Convention
For all practical purposes, it resembled an interfaith worship service. In a move designed to appeal to religious voters, the Democrats opened their convention in…
VIDEO: Madeleine Albright Discusses “The Mighty and The Almighty: United States Foreign Policy and God”
From Fora.TV - Recorded May 7th, 2006 - Madeleine Albright talks about The Mighty and The Almighty: United States Foreign Policy and God. The former…
Olympics: China Bans Foreign Chaplains – only “official” chaplains allowed (Houston Chronicle)
"China's ruling Communist Party is suspicious of any cause that could compete with its authority, including organized religion. Officially, the party allows worship only at…
VIDEO: VP Candidate Joe Biden on Religion, Government, and the Presidency (Fora.TV)
Recorded in May 2007, Delaware Senator and Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden discusses the role of religion in American society, and gives his thoughts…
Could Chet Edwards be Obama’s Running Mate? Edwards speaks on Religious Liberty
Rep. Chet Edwards - "I believe perhaps America's greatest single contribution to the world from our experiment in democracy is our model of religious freedom…
The Hijacking of Religion
By Jonathan Gallagher, Ph.D. - "For a country to move from general tolerance to extreme intolerance in just a few short years speaks of the…
Why Communities Must Support Public Education
By Danielle Peabody - "If society expects to reap the benefits of educational improvements, society needs to be willing to step in and contribute its…
INTERVIEW: Barry Lynn – Why Churches Should Stay out of Politics (SpectrumMagazine.org)
Spectrum Magazine has just interviewed Barry Lynn, the executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Lynn is an attorney, activist, and…