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Analysis: Obama Administration Declines to Defend Part of the Defense of Marriage Act

By Jason Hines | February 23, 2011

Today Attorney General Eric Holder and the Obama Administration announced that the Justice Department will no longer attempt to defend Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) (which defines “marriage” as between one man and one woman and “spouse” as a member of the opposite sex) from challenges in states that recognize gay marriage.

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PE.com : YUCAIPA: ‘In God We Trust’ to be displayed

By ReligiousLiberty.TV | February 15, 2011

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Russia’s Medvedev calls for Egypt to respect religious rights (ChannelNewsAsia)

By Martin Surridge | February 12, 2011

EXCERPT: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday urged Egypt to hold legitimate elections and respect religious rights following the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. “Russia hopes democratic procedures in Egypt will be fully restored and all legitimate electoral procedures

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Giles County, VA. To Rehang 10C Plaques in Public Schools

By Martin Surridge | February 1, 2011

WSLS 10 News, Roanoke, Virginia, 1-20-2011 Giles County School Board votes unanimously to reinstall 10 Commandments plaques in all public schools.

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Egypt’s Coptic Christians Call for More Religious Freedom (AJE)

By Martin Surridge | January 8, 2011

EXCERPT: Angry protests by Egypt’s Christian Copts have become a familiar scene. Hundreds clashed with police last November over plans for a new church building in Giza, leaving two protesters dead. And in January of that year, Copts protested in

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A Tennessee mosque, a good American story (First Amendment Center)

By Martin Surridge | January 7, 2011

EXCERPT: By Charles C. Haynes, Director of the Religious Freedom Education Project December 31, 2010 — The No. 1 religion story of 2010 was the emotional, often ugly debate over plans for an Islamic center two blocks from ground zero

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Religious Liberty 2010 – A Year in Review

By Jason Hines | December 30, 2010

By Jason Hines – 2010 has been an interesting year in the area of church-state relations, both at home and abroad. While we cannot cover every event of magnitude that took place this year in this forum, we will touch

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Secrecy v. Transparency – Wikileaks and the Gospel

By Michael Peabody | December 11, 2010

The keywords for today are “Secrecy” and “Transparency.” There are good secrets and bad secrets. Things to be concealed and things to be revealed. Some people want to know, others want to hide. Secrecy is an valuable commodity. From universities

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In Peru, ‘historic’ religious liberty legislation passes (ANN)

By ReligiousLiberty.TV | December 8, 2010

Law recognizes religious pluralism; all faiths to enjoy same ‘rights, obligations and benefits’ 7 Dec 2010, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States Adventist News Network Staff Members of Peru’s congress voted last week to approve legislation guaranteeing the religious liberty of

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The case against legalizing marijuana in California (Philadelphia Inquirer)

By ReligiousLiberty.TV | October 14, 2010

EXCERPT: Prop 19 pushers argue that by taxing and regulating marijuana, the state will reap a tax windfall. But the act would let every landowner grow enough marijuana to produce 24,000 to 240,000 joints a year for “personal consumption.” Who

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