Religious Freedom Advocate Lee Boothby Dies
On November 6, 2014, attorney Lee Boothby died at the age of 81 in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Boothby was known for his relentless advocacy for…
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Unsettled and Inconsistent Law: Fetal Rights and Personhood
The legal status of the unborn child is not as clear as most people think. There are glaring inconsistencies in the way that the law…
Adventist Pastor Abducted During Communion Service in Eastern Ukraine
On September 27, 2014, a Seventh-day Adventist pastor in eastern Ukraine was abducted by gunmen as he was conducting a communion service at a…
Liberty Institute Files EEOC Charge of Discrimination on Behalf of Dr. Eric Walsh
ATLANTA, GA, September 23, 2014—Today, Liberty Institute and Parks, Chesin & Walbert, attorneys for Dr. Eric Walsh, a leading public health expert, who holds both…
Healthy Habits
According to a survey released September 22, 2014 by Pew Research Center, 72% of Americans think that religion is losing its influence on American society…
Habits of Women Who Are Always in Shape
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has recently filed suit in two cases alleging that employers violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964…
Religious Liberty in China: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
By Doug Bandow - Today China's big cities look much like urban areas anywhere in the world. There are lots of cars. What I didn't…
RUSSIA: “We still cry when we remember the burned books” (Forum 18)
A Tatarstan court had to reject the prosecutor's suit to have a further 18 books by or about the Turkish Islamic theologian Said Nursi declared…
Trend-Watch: Is a second Hobby Lobby Case in the works?
Is a second Hobby Lobby case in the works? Meggan Sommerville is a sixteen-year Hobby Lobby employee in Aurora, Illinois who has been denied access…
ASI 2014: Dr. Eric Walsh on Persecution and the Refiner’s Fire
On August 9, 2014, Dr. Eric Walsh presented the closing address at the Adventist Services and Industries convention at the DeVos Place Convention Center in…