Why America should not be declared a “Christian Nation”
History tells us that it would not be a debate between Christians and atheists. If Christianity won predominance over every other religious system in the…
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Month: September 2009
Faith in Context: President Obama & Faith-based Initiatives
As he said he would during the campaign last year, President Obama has retained the "faith-based initiatives" emphasis at the White House, but restructured the…
Chris Seiple: Religious Freedom: The Ultimate Counterterrorism Weapon?
While the U.S. can summon hard power with relative ease, employing soft power is more difficult. Indeed, smart power suggests that hard and soft power…
Pope Benedict XVI on Religious Freedom (CNA)
A short Catholic News Agency overview of international religious persecution and the importance of preserving religious freedom.
Jehovah’s Witnesses Undergo Persecution in the former Soviet Union
Since their formation in the late 19th century, Jehovah's Witnesses have suffered relentless persecution worldwide for their controversial religious beliefs. Archibald Cox, Jr., famous for…
3 states still ban religious clothing for teachers (Associated Press)
EXCERPT: PORTLAND, Ore. – A law backed by the Ku Klux Klan nearly a century ago to keep Catholics out of public schools is…
Civil Rights Pioneer E.E. Cleveland talks about meeting Martin Luther King, Jr.
On August 30, 2009, renowned evangelist Edward Earl Cleveland died at Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, Alabama. He was 88. Cleveland worked for more than…
Religion in Public Schools: Academic, Not Devotional (J. Brent Walker – Washington Post)
EXCERPT: The Texas Board of Education, the nation’s second largest purchaser of public school textbooks, is revising its K-12 social studies curriculum and deciding…