First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life - Nbr. 1998, January 1998
'The Lustre of Our Country: The American Experience of Religious Freedom' is a scholarly, thoughtful exploration by John T. Noonan, Jr., a member of the Ninth Circuit Court. Noonan shows judicial decisions about religious freedom since 1950 have forbidden any connection between religion and government, often creating governmental hostility toward religion. Noonan portrays the First Amendment as one of the most innovative proposals in establishing the US.
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Saturday Evening Post - Vol. 281 Nbr. 6, November 2009
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Thomas Jefferson didn't mince words when he gave his view on religious freedom: "It does me no injury for my neighbor to say ...... a world where government-sanctioned and supported religion was the norm, where differences of faith and ...
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Between the Lines; Livonia - September 17, 2009
Same-Gender Marriage and Religious Freedom: A Call to Quiet Conversations and Public Debates written by [C. Welton Gaddy], offers a diversity of ideas based on the Interfaith Alliance's unique advocacy for religious freedom and interfaith exchange. This project's cross-denominational nature is at the core of it's efforts to spark national conversation and action.
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New Hampshire Business Review - June 05, 2009
"I think we are creating a very good legislative record in terms of our values and our commitment in protecting religious freedom."
--Plymouth Democratic State Sen. Deborah ...
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Chicago Defender - October 28, 2009
"Some claim that the best way to protect the freedom of religion is to implement so-called anti-defamation policies that would restrict freedom of expression and the freedom of religion." Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told reporters. "I strongly disagree."
"The protection of speech about religion is particularly important since persons of different faith will inevitably hold divergent views on religious questions," Clinton said. "These differences should be met with tolerance, not...
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Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, The - Vol. 28 Nbr. 5, July 2009
Following an April 19 meeting in Washington, DC, the American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT), a national coalition of major Islamic organizations, issued a statement re-affirming its opposition to FBI tactics and government policies targeting the Muslim community. Representatives from the 10-member umbrella organization, which includes the American Muslim Alliance (AMA) and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), as well as their two observer organizations, th...
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First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life - Nbr. 1999, October 1999
Reunion between the Eastern and Western branches of Christianity appears unlikely for the near future, although influential elements within the Catholic Church seem willing to accept limits on Catholic religious freedom in Russia for the sake of progress toward that goal. About half of the Russian people identify themselves as Orthodox, although few actually go to church. Orthodoxy is regarded more as a neo-pagan tribal religion, something to fill the ideological vacuum left by the demise of ...
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Human Events - August 10, 2009
Whether the case in volves displays of crosses on public property, the rights of hospital workers to decline participation in abortions, or parents ' desires for their children to opt out of sex education classes in public schools, ADF is on the job in the courtroom. Sears points out, "have dealt with the most critical issues related to religious liberty." [...] they highlight the importance of the ADF's National Litigation Academy in continually training attorneys and updating them on all ...
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Attorneys for the Rights of the Child Newsletter - Vol. 7 Nbr. 3, October 2009
Were this to be the decisive factor, then surely circumcision should be extended to all male children at birth as has recently occurred in some American states. [...] according to this line of reasoning, circumcisions should all be performed by doctors, or medical practitioners, and at a time that is optimum for the health of the child rather than at a religiously prescribed point in his life.
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