Current Events
Religious-freedom groups mourn Kennedy, cite church-state views (ABP)
EXCERPT: . . . The late senator “was a great champion of church-state separation,” said Barry Lynn, executive…
Current Events
Bill would give president emergency control of Internet (CNET)
EXCERPT: Internet companies and civil liberties groups were alarmed this spring when a U.S. Senate bill proposed handing the White…
Current Events
‘We have so many uncanonised martyrs’ – Christians in Pakistan are living in daily fear of violence from extremists (Catholic Herald)
Sister Janet Fearns, communications coordinator of Missio writes about the extent of religious persecution in Pakistan. A link to…
Current Events
Charles Colson on media indifference to international religious freedom
Charles Colson recently wrote an interesting editorial on the media’s non-response to religious freedom issues in India. Here…
Current Events
Open Forum: What does religious freedom mean to you?
Here is how some members of our Facebook community responded to the question, “What does religious freedom mean…
Civil Rights
Tennesee governor signs Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law
On July 1, 2009, Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law. Introduced…
Current Events
First religious liberty festival in Jerusalem draws hundreds (ANN)
Source: Adventist News Network Hundreds of religious liberty proponents from Israel and the Palestinian Territories gathered in…
History
Baptists Mark 400th Anniversary, Celebrate Religious Freedom (BeliefNet)
EXCERPT: UTRECHT, Netherlands — (RNS/ENI) Four hundred years after the first Baptist congregation was established, followers have been…
Current Events
When work and religion collide
Because religious beliefs are protected and there is a more diverse workforce, religious accommodation issues have increased. This…