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GOP Platform Includes War on Religion Claim (BJC)
The Republican Party platform adopted yesterday includes a section on religious liberty, repeating the claim that the Obama Administration has engaged in a “war on religion.” The problem is, it ignores the facts… read more here >>> http://bjcmobile.org/gop-platform-includes-war-on-religion-claim/
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on International Religious Freedom (Carnegie Endowment)
A transcript of the event is available at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace website.
Why Liberty of Conscience Is the Most Important Issue in 2012
By Stephen N. Allred – hen it comes to discussing political viewpoints with fellow church members silence is often eloquence. After all, haven’t we been wisely counseled to check our political viewpoints at the door when we come together as believers in Christ?[i] Besides, most of us have learned this from experience. I’ve been “un-friended”…
Kmiec: Is Paul Ryan Romney’s New Religion Problem? (Huffington Post)
Constitutional law scholar Douglas Kmiec shares his views on how the Paul Ryan pick will affect the Catholic vote in an article published today in the Huffington Post. Read the full article at the Huffington Post.
Judge Allows Muslims to Use Murfreesboro Mosque (NYTimes.com)
Excerpt: “What the judge did was wrong in that he held the mosque to a much higher standard than any other institution applying for a land-use permit in Rutherford County,” said Eric Rassbach, a lawyer with the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a nonprofit law firm that helped file the lawsuit on behalf of the…