In the News
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February 9th, 2012
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February 9th, 2012America's congressionally approved watchdog for global religious liberty has called on Saudi Arabia to release 35 Ethiopian Christians arrested during a prayer meeting and imprisoned for nearly two months.
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February 9th, 2012The Virginia state Senate passed legislation Thursday allowing private adoption agencies to deny placements that conflict with their religious or moral beliefs, including opposition to homosexuality.
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February 9th, 2012First Things has an excellent article on same sex science that uses a - well - scientific approach to looking at same sex attraction. I am sure the usual suspects will be up in arms with accusations of homophobia and bigotry proceeding any actual reading of the article. In any event, I highly recommend you hie thee hence.
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February 9th, 2012The Obama administration is under increasing pressure to reverse its order mandating that religious organizations cover abortion-inducing contraceptives in insurance plans, with congressional Republicans threatening legislative action and two prominent Christian leaders calling it the "greatest threat to religious freedom in our lifetime."
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February 9th, 2012As you probably know by now, Obama Administration has refused to grant religious organizations an exemption from purchasing health insurance that covers abortion-inducing drugs, surgical sterilization, and contraception. The Catholic bishops in America have responded quickly, decrying the Administration’s decision for what it is—an egregious, dangerous violation of religious liberty—and mobilizing a vast grassroots movement to persuade the Administration to reverse its decision.
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February 9th, 2012NAIROBI, Kenya (Compass Direct News) – Islamic extremists from the rebel al Shabaab militia in Somalia beheaded a Christian on the outskirts of Mogadishu last month, sources said.
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February 9th, 2012ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT (ANS) — National and international rights groups have consistently criticized the recourse to the so-called “reconciliation meetings” — dubbed “Bedouin sittings” — that take place between Copts and Muslim assailants after every attack on Coptic Christians, says Egyptian journalist Mary Abdelmassih, writing for AINA — Assyrian International News Agency www.aina.org .
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February 9th, 2012Evangelical pastor Rick Warren sent a message on Twitter today that is resonating with pro-life advocates opposed to the new Obama mandate forcing religious employers to pay for birth control and abortion-causing drugs.
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February 9th, 2012TEHRAN, IRAN (ANS) — In the latest approach of the Islamic Republic of Iran to oppose the growth of Christianity, a Christian convert was sentenced to one year of deprivation of education by a Revolutionary Court in Tehran.