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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Kerry: Religious Freedom is a "Birthright"
Unveiling an annual report on the global status of religious freedom, Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday reinforced America's commitment to promoting freedom of religion worldwide, and pledged to push restrictive countries - including U.S. allies -- toward expanded rights even if it makes them "uncomfortable."
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Monday, May 20, 2013
Pope Leads Pep Rally at Vatican, Meets with Merkel
Pope Francis lamented that investment losses by banks trigger more alarm in the economic crisis than the struggle of people to feed their families, as he led a huge rally Saturday to invigorate the church's moral conscience, hours after he held talks at the Vatican about the economic crisis with Germany's leader.
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Pentagon Debunks Reports of Anti-Christian Policies
Christian conservatives have grown increasingly alarmed in recent weeks over reports and rumors that the Pentagon is considering new policies aimed at discriminating against Christians and disciplining or even court-martialing those who share their faith.
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Lebanese Man Gets 300 Lashes, 6 Years for Helping Woman Convert to Christianity
A Lebanese man was sentenced to 300 lashes with a whip and six years in prison for his role in helping a Saudi woman convert to Christianity and flee the kingdom in the latest example of the religious intolerance that grips the region.
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Early Bird Registration Rate Extended! June 14-17 Religious Liberty Summit
Join us June 14-17 in Silver Spring, MD for an inspiring weekend filled with religious liberty training and information sessions, spiritual emphasis and testimony, American history tour, Capitol Hill legislative office visits, and a banquet at the Seventh-day Adventist Church headquarters.
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Thursday, May 2, 2013
USCIRF Cites 15 Countries for Religious Freedom Violations
For its annual report of violators, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom counts 15 nations where abuse of religious liberty is "systemic, egregious, and ongoing."
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
TEDx Talk: The Numbers of Religious Freedom
This TEDx talk provides an overview of Pew Research findings on the rising tide of restrictions on religion around the world coming from governments as well as groups in society.
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Leading Senior Assisted Living Facility Settles Religious Discrimination Suit
Senior Living Properties, LLC, which owns 35 senior assisted living facilities in Texas, will pay $42,500 and furnish extensive injunctive relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged the company with denying a religious accommodation to an employee.
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Seeking Refuge
Imagine you are a Christian living in a society permeated by religious fanaticism and extreme intolerance. With few rights in your own country, you are seeking the liberty to live in a country that was founded upon freedom. This story is not hypothetical; it is surprisingly common.
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Stanford Law Students Help Seventh-day Adventist
The only day he couldn’t work for his job was Saturday. The reason? Rick Pink of Sunnyvale is a Seventh-day Adventist.