Smelling an Old Man’s Feet: Reflections on Footwashing, the Ordinance of Humility
By Martin Surridge - While the state of some feet and certain odors might not be too pleasant, some are downright ugly; the ritual itself…
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Sikh Group Develops App to Report Airport Profiling (CNN)
EXCERPT: Airline travelers who feel they’ve been harassed at airport check-ins by screeners now have a speedier outlet on which to complain right at…
Tom McClintock – CISPA Cyber-security Bill – A Truly Orwellian Measure
Speech Made by Congressman Tom McClintock from the House Floor on April 27, 2012
Pepperdine Conference Addresses The Claims of Law and Religion
EXCERPT: “The problem is that there isn’t an understanding among the general public of the heart of the issue,”said Michael Peabody (JD ’01), an…
Key California Committee Passes Workplace Religious Freedom Act
Photo Credit www.istockphoto.com/ Amelia Johnson [dc]I[/dc]n August 2010, Noor Abdallah, a Muslim woman who worked as a hostess at Disneyland’s Grand Californian hotel complained…
June is National Torture Awareness Month
Join the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) and congregations across the country in marking Torture Awareness Month this June. Under the theme “2012 – Confronting…
Taking Alarm: The Importance of the International Religious Liberty Association
“It is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties. We hold this prudent jealousy to be the first duty of citizens…
Interfaith Moral Action on Climate to Meet April 24 in Washington, DC
After God created the world and all that is in it, He gave it to mankind to cultivate and guard (Genesis 2:15). God gave…
Why Do Gingrich and Obama Agree on the Supreme Court?
Last week, after three days of tough argument before the Supreme Court, the President created a stir when he said that it would be…
Grace Notes: American Grace: How Religion Divides And United Us (Liberty Magazine)
David Pendleton reviews Robert D. Putnam’s and David E. Campbell’s new book American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us. EXCERPT: “A leading, perhaps even the…