In the News
Religious freedom requires Baptists to hold in tension certain principles (The Baptist Standard)
EXCERPT: DALLAS-Baptists must hold in tension three sets of paradoxical ideas if they are to remain faithful to…
Family
PBS Series “Liberty’s Kids” Now on YouTube
An excellent educational cartoon series for kids (and adults) starring Walter Cronkite as Ben Franklin is now on…
Church and State
Texas execution looms after jury consult Bible (Amnesty International)
EXCERPT: A Texas man who faces execution after jurors at his trial consulted the Bible when deliberating his…
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Pope Benedict XVI on Religious Freedom (CNA)
A short Catholic News Agency overview of international religious persecution and the importance of preserving religious freedom.
Current Events
Jehovah’s Witnesses Undergo Persecution in the former Soviet Union
Since their formation in the late 19th century, Jehovah's Witnesses have suffered relentless persecution worldwide for their controversial…
Current Events
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…
Current Events
Religion in Public Schools: Academic, Not Devotional (J. Brent Walker – Washington Post)
EXCERPT: The Texas Board of Education, the nation’s second largest purchaser of public school textbooks, is revising its…
Current Events
Adventist Golfer put his faith ahead of on-course success (Tulsa World)
EXCERPT: A FIELD OF 312 golfers will tee off Monday in the U.S. Amateur at Southern Hills and…
Current Events
Bill would give president emergency control of Internet (CNET)
EXCERPT: Internet companies and civil liberties groups were alarmed this spring when a U.S. Senate bill proposed handing the White…
Current Events
‘We have so many uncanonised martyrs’ – Christians in Pakistan are living in daily fear of violence from extremists (Catholic Herald)
Sister Janet Fearns, communications coordinator of Missio writes about the extent of religious persecution in Pakistan. A link to…