Haiti Quake Report (ADRA)
First hand reports of Adventist Development and Relief Agency’s assistance to the earthquake victims of Haiti. Visit ADRA.org…
The Dangerous Idea of Protecting Religions from “Defamation” (USCIRF)
A Threat to Universal Human Rights Standards November 11, 2009 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – In advance of the…
Interview with Jeff Sharlet: The Secret Political Reach Of ‘The Family’ (National Public Radio)
The Secret Political Reach Of ‘The Family’ This is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. The fundamentalist group The…
Germany: Rigid Sunday law used against Scientology which is considered “business” by gov’t. (Der Spiegel)
GERMANY – Scientologists have had a particularly difficult time in Europe where many view them as a nuisance…
Pope urges religious reconciliation (Al Jazeera)
Excerpt: Pope Benedict XVI has called on followers of the three major monotheistic religions to put their differences…
Around the globe, religious freedom under assault (Read it News)
EXCERPT: At a time when religious persecution is at the heart of the world’s most violent conflicts, religious…
TURKMENISTAN: Old “offences” still used to punish current religious activity (Forum 18)
EXCERPT: By Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service Former prisoner of conscience Shageldy Atakov, is the latest victim…
US Commission on International Religious Freedom Issues 2009 Report – 13 Nations of concern
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Friday, May 1, announced its 2009 recommendations…