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Int’l religious liberty report gets bad reviews

Published on September 20, 2011

The U.S. State Department"s first list under the Obama administration of the worst violators of overseas religious freedom received disappointing reviews from some advocates on the issue.... Continue Reading »

LIFE DIGEST: Fed gov’t to fund N.H. Planned Parenthoods after N.H. says it won’t

Published on September 19, 2011

New Hampshire government has blocked funds from going to Planned Parenthood, but apparently that will not prevent the Obama administration from placing money in the abortion giant"s coffers.... Continue Reading »

No clergy at 9/11 ceremony called ‘bigotry’

Published on September 2, 2011

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg"s decision not to include clergy in the 10th anniversary remembrance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks has drawn objections from Christian leaders.... Continue Reading »

White House statement on Biden challenged

Published on August 26, 2011

The White House has sought to clarify that it opposes China"s population control policy in the wake of Vice President Joe Biden"s refusal to "second-guess" a program marked by forced abortion and involuntary sterilization. Women"s Rights Without Frontiers, China... Continue Reading »

Biden won’t ‘second-guess’ China’s coercive policy

Published on August 24, 2011

Vice President Joe Biden"s refusal to "second-guess" China"s coercive population control policy has drawn strong disapproval from American opponents of the controversial program.... Continue Reading »

LIFE DIGEST: China doubted over announced end of sex-selection abortion

Published on August 22, 2011

The Chinese government announced Aug. 8 plans to restrict sex-selection abortions, but a leading American foe of Beijing"s coercive population control policy expressed skepticism.... Continue Reading »

Gov’t marijuana ruling was ‘right,’ Duke says

Published on August 12, 2011

The federal government"s decision to continue to classify marijuana as a hazardous drug with no accepted medical use was the right ruling for the right reason, said a Southern Baptist public policy specialist.... Continue Reading »

Debt ceiling compromise — not ‘ideal’ but a ‘first step’

Published on August 4, 2011

Congress and President Obama completed approval of a bill Aug. 2 to raise the federal debt ceiling and to reduce spending even more, but all sides seemed to agree the new law is only a precursor to what will... Continue Reading »

House passes cut, cap, balance bill

Published on July 21, 2011

The U.S. House of Representatives adopted a bill July 19 not only to reduce federal spending but to require a constitutional amendment to balance the budget before raising the debt ceiling.... Continue Reading »

Abortion-causing drugs should be covered under health care law, committee says

Published on July 21, 2011

Health insurance plans will be required to provide no-cost coverage of contraceptives -- including drugs that can cause abortions -- under a recommendation made to the federal government July 19... Continue Reading »

SBC’s Land disagrees with Cain on mosques

Published on July 19, 2011

The free exercise of religion is too vital to allow communities to restrict it, Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land said July 18 in response to presidential candidate Herman Cain"s support for a local ban on the building of a... Continue Reading »

SBC ethicist: Porn’s destruction infiltrating the church

Published on June 9, 2011

Foes of pornography are losing, and an onslaught of sexual attacks likely will result, Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land believes. ?We?re losing this war. We haven't lost it, but we?re losing it,? Land, president of the Ethics & Religious... Continue Reading »