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Cuba’s Turn: From 1940s Prosperity to Communist Control
In 1959, Fidel Castro entered Havana to cheers, promising freedom, land reform, and justice. Within a year, he…
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Federal Judge Dismisses Former Priest’s Discrimination Lawsuit Against Archdiocese of New Orleans
A federal court in New Orleans has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Catholic priest Kesiena Dennis Obienu,…
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Supreme Court Reviews West Virginia Law Banning Transgender Athletes from Girls' Sports
This is article 2 of 2 as it addresses the other case the Court heard today on Transgender…
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New York Jury Awards $2 Million in Gender Transition Medical Malpractice Verdict
Westchester County jury finds psychologist and surgeon liable for rushing minor into irreversible surgery. A Westchester County Supreme…
Constitution
Balancing Government Secrecy and Accountability – What Should the Next President Do?
In attempting to increase national security, has the Bush administration gone too far in sacrificing accountability for secrecy?…
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VIDEO: R. Gustav Niebuhr: “The False Promises of Tolerance” (Chataqua Institution)
Author and professor R. Gustav Niebuhr argues that tolerating people of different faiths is not enough; that in…
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Saudi King – World facing covert economic war (SaudiGazette.com.sa)
World leaders vowed Saturday in Beijing to overhaul the global financial system in the face of recession fears.
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Talking Points SB 786 – Oregon Workplace Religious Freedom Act
GENERAL Talking Points Federal Religious Accommodation Law Defining terms: “Undue hardship.” Title VII of the U.S.…
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3 states still ban religious clothing for teachers (Associated Press)
EXCERPT: PORTLAND, Ore. – A law backed by the Ku Klux Klan nearly a century ago to keep…
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A Tennessee mosque, a good American story (First Amendment Center)
EXCERPT: By Charles C. Haynes, Director of the Religious Freedom Education Project December 31, 2010 — The No.…