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Barack Obama on Religious Tolerance and Persecution
Obama: Over time, what we are doing is setting up new norms and creating a universal principle that people's faith and people's beliefs have…
Current Events
The Passing of Richard John Neuhaus (1936 – 2009)
On January 8, 2009, Richard John Neuhaus, 72, the intellectual force behind an influential coalition between Catholics and Protestants passe…
History
Celebrate Religious Freedom Day on January 16
Since 1993 each year, the President declares January 16th to be “Religious Freedom Day,” and calls upon Americans to “observe this day throu…
Current Events
Lawsuit filed to remove “So help me God” from inaugural oath (USA Today)
A George Washington myth bites the dust: There’s no eyewitness documentation he ever added “So help me God” to the end of…
Current Events
RITSEMA: Tracking Pat Robertson’s Shift to the Left
OPINION - Pat Robertson, one of those Christian spokesmen that makes Christians cringe every time he opens his mouth, has struck again. At l…
Current Events
New law in Russia ends jury trials for ‘crimes against state’ (LA Times)
Reporting from Moscow -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev paused in the last, quiet hours of a dying year to sign into law a controversial…
History
It is a sad reflection of our time that Che Guevara is seen as a hero (Telegraph)
Two new films out this month give the full Hollywood treatment to two very different military and political heroes. By Nigel Jones It is a s…
Military
“Should I Fight?” An overview of the recent symposium on conscientious objection
An attendee reports on the recent symposium held in Canada from November 6-9, 2008.
Current Events
Weekend Inspiration: Third Day “This is My Offering” – World Vision
The band Third Day discusses the AIDS crisis in Africa and how YOU can help.
Legal Issues
Soldier alleges military pattern of Christian bias (AP)
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - An atheist soldier suing over prayers at military formations claims a larger pattern of religious discrimination exists…