Current Events
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…
Family
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…
Current Events
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…
Current Events
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…
Church and State
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…
Current Events
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…
Current Events
The role of religion under Obama (CS Monitor)
WASHINGTON - After decades of ceding God to the GOP, at least in the public square, Democrats –…
Asides
QUOTATION: A man who cannot be enticed by money . . .
“A man who cannot be enticed by money or intimidated by the threat of jail or death has…
Civil Rights
Workplace Religious Accommodation: Man Refuses to Drive ‘No God’ Bus (BBC)
A Christian bus driver has refused to drive a bus with an atheist slogan proclaiming "There's probably no…
Constitution
RITSEMA: Supreme Court deals death blow to the 4th Amendment (Civics News)
Now, any the time that law enforcement makes a "mistake" that prevents them from doing a proper search,…