Morning Bell: Obamacare Awakens a Sleeping Giant
It is a rare moment indeed when faith denominations of all stripes unite together in common cause, and it is rarer still when that cause… Read More
Many Faiths Unite in Opposition to Obama Attack on Religious Liberty
The Obama Administration’s mandate under the Obamacare statute that many religious employers provide health care coverage for contraception, abortifacients, and human sterilization tramples upon their… Read More
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Morning Bell: Obamacare’s Latest Victim Is Religious Freedom
It has not even been two years since Obamacare was enacted, and already the President’s health care law has taken another victim — the religious… Read More
Obamacare’s Contraception Mandate Tramples on Religious Liberty
The Obama Administration’s mandate under the Obamacare statute that many religious employers provide health care coverage for contraception, abortifacients, and sterilization tramples upon their free… Read More
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Scribecast: Rep. Frank Wolf Discusses Political and Religious Rights
With economic issues dominating the domestic political agenda and much of our foreign policy focused on combating terrorism, systematic violations of political and religious rights… Read More
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Supreme Court Decision in Hosanna-Tabor a Major Win for Religious Freedom
Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision that resoundingly affirms the freedom of religious groups to choose their own ministers. Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran… Read More
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2011 Victories and Challenges for Religious Liberty
As the year draws to a close, we take a look back at a few of the victories and challenges for religious liberty during the… Read More
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Morning Bell: Will the President Protect Religious Rights?
Sometimes the White House gets the easy questions wrong. On Tuesday, White House press secretary Jay Carney was asked about a controversial mandate stemming from… Read More
Obamacare Threatens Life and Liberty
The Supreme Court’s announcement on Monday that it will consider the constitutionality of some of Obamacare’s provisions, including the individual mandate, has reignited discussion of… Read More
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Veterans’ Groups Win Right to Religious Freedom
Last week, a federal judge approved a settlement agreement that will help ensure that religious freedom is respected at the Houston National Cemetery and other… Read More
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World Waking Up to Iran’s Religious Persecution
Today, an Iranian Christian pastor’s life hangs in the balance as he sits in a prison in Iran. Yousef Nadarkhani was handed a death sentence… Read More
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Court Hears Case on Religious Freedom, Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination Policies
Last week a federal appeals court heard arguments in an important religious freedom case known as Ward v. Wilbanks. The case illustrates how sexual orientation… Read More
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Christian Charity Free to Staff on a Religious Basis
Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court denied review in an important religious freedom case called Spencer v. World Vision. World Vision is a Christian… Read More
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Is Religious Freedom Just for Churches?
On October 5, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a very important case concerning religious freedom. Several religious freedom cases have been in… Read More
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New California Law Illustrates How Nondiscrimination Mandates Can Burden Conscience
Last week, California passed a law that penalizes organizations that refuse to provide benefits to employees’ same-sex domestic partners or spouses on the same terms… Read More
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China: “A Serious Crisis Between State and Church That Is Still Unfolding”
Nineteen Chinese pastors have joined together to send a remarkable petition to the National People’s Congress on behalf of one of Beijing’s largest underground churches…. Read More
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal May Threaten Religious Liberty in Armed Forces
Yesterday, the House Armed Services Committee heard testimonies from leaders in the armed forces on the impact of last year’s repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t… Read More
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Growing Religious Intolerance in Pakistan Spells Demise of Democracy
Today’s murder of Pakistani Minority Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti by religious extremists establishes a pattern of growing religious intolerance. It is undermining Pakistan’s struggling democracy… Read More
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Guest Blogger: Why Religious Freedom is Relevant … Why Religious Freedom is the Solution
The New Year’s Eve Attack on a Coptic Church in Egypt has left by the last count 23 churchgoers dead. While the Egyptian security is… Read More
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Morning Bell: Why Does Religious Freedom Matter?
Last weekend NPR legal correspondent Nina Totenberg inadvertently created a mini-controversy when she said on Inside Washington: “I was at — forgive the expression –… Read More
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Freedom and Toleration at Mount Vernon
The Hanukkah miracle begins with the story of the Syrian-Greek emperor Antiochus making the observance of Judaism punishable by death. The Jews fought back, and… Read More
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Religious Liberty, Obama’s Surprising Soft Spot
President Obama apparently has a soft spot in his heart for religious liberty. And the New York Times editorial board is not pleased. The president… Read More
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Freedom to Thank God, In America and Abroad
Americans really are blessed. It’s Thanksgiving weekend, and most of us are free to approach it as we please: Gathering once again as family and… Read More
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Ready, Fire, Aim on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (Update: Service Chiefs Weigh In)
Before the Democratic health bill was passed in March, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi attempted to reassure the public that Congress would have to pass the… Read More
Outside the Beltway: Good Friday is Still Good Friday. Thank God.
Do Christians have civil rights? Earlier this week, citizens of Davenport, Iowa were informed that City Administrator Craig Malin planned to change the name of… Read More
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Sacrificing for Religious Liberty: Same-Sex Marriage in Washington, D.C.
With the decision by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to deny a stay requested by proponents of traditional marriage, the District of Columbia’s… Read More
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The D.C. Government’s Strike against Foster Kids – and Religious Liberty
This week Washington, D.C. became the second U.S. jurisdiction to lose the benefit of Catholic Charities’ adoption and foster care services over the issue of… Read More
Morning Bell: Martin Luther King Jr. Held These Truths. Do You?
On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. stood at the Lincoln Memorial and admonished America to return to its First Principles. In his I… Read More
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God and Liberty: Reasons for Thanksgiving
Of the many influences that shaped the American concept of liberty, the first and most formative was faith. More than anything else, religion formed the… Read More
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In the Green Room: China Aid President Bob Fu
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8KQnFVuoqQ[/youtube], In his disappointing debut in Shanghai, China, President Obama made every effort to avoid offending those who practice an offensive system that actively represses… Read More
