Church and State
Religion-politics mix proves perilous (Christian Century)
If anything defines this election season, it is religion and politics, but as the Christian Century astutely points…
Current Events
Vatican Walks A Fine Line On Trying To Combat Blasphemy In UN (RNS Excerpt)
EXCERPT: In recent years, the Vatican has gone to court to fight images that it considered “offensive” toward Pope…
Current Events
Secularism isn’t the same everywhere: Three models in Europe highlight various church-state relations (ANN)
23 Feb 2011, Berne, Switzerland Corrado Cozzi (Reprinted from Adventist News Network) Understanding three models of church-state relations…
Church and State
VIDEO CLIP: Compulsion in religion and the freedom to disbelieve
Dr. Ravi Zacharias speaks out in support of religious freedom and against attempts to create theocracy. He also…
Civil Rights
EEOC issues New Guidelines on Religious Discrimination
Thanks to the tireless efforts of many the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released new guidelines that…
Human Rights
CHINA: Underground church activist detained enroute to Christian service Bush was attending (The Independent)
Human rights concerns are underlying the pageantry of the Beijing Olympics where persecution against certain religious groups continues.…
Current Events
Definition of “Religious Liberty” Taking Center Stage This Election Cycle
[dc]T[/dc]he Diocese of Charlotte has posted two large banners near the site of the Democratic National Convention. One…
Constitution
Obama’s Olive Branch Doctrine: Religion & the Path of Democratic Reform in the Arab-Muslim World (PART I)
By Gregory W. Hamilton, President Northwest Religious Liberty Association (NRLA) March 15, 2011 President Barack Obama came to…
Church and State
VIDEO: VP Candidate Joe Biden on Religion, Government, and the Presidency (Fora.TV)
Recorded in May 2007, Delaware Senator and Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden discusses the role of religion…
Human Rights
Olympics: China Bans Foreign Chaplains – only “official” chaplains allowed (Houston Chronicle)
"China's ruling Communist Party is suspicious of any cause that could compete with its authority, including organized religion.…