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• in Technorati Women
  Woman Denied by Republican Darrell Issa Gives Testimony on Ed Show
  The testimony of Sandra Fluke is important and deserves to be heard
  by danbimrose / on Feb 16, 2012
• in Politics
  Can We Live Up to Our Motto “In God We Trust”?
  Last Tuesday, by a vote of 396-9, the House reaffirmed our national motto “In God We Trust.”
  by efrank / on Nov 7, 2011
• in Politics
  The French Ban on Niqab and Burqas: An Exercise in Empathy
  Imagine, if you will, that your religion was the target of a similar law...
  by odanu / on Apr 11, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “religious freedom”

 

• Hate speech or religious freedom debated at Chicago Heights marriage rally (video)

  
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  CHICAGO HEIGHTS - Saturday at a rally outside State Rep. Anthony DeLucas district office, opponents and proponents of gay marriage faced off on whether a root issue is a choice between religious freedom and hate speech. Gay rights advocate Mark...
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• Supreme Court of Canada Upholds Restrictions on Religious Based Hate Speech

  
  Michael-In-Norfolk - - Coming Out In Mid Life — Authority: 154
  SUPREME COURT OF CANADA I can already hear the shrieks and bleating  of the American Christofascists - actually, you can read it at the misnamed Christian News Net - following the Supreme Court of Canadas ruling that a man could be prosecuted under Canadas hate speech statutes for disseminating anti-gay ...
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• Saudi Arabia: Cleric who Backed Protests on Trial for His Life

  
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  Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email Saudi authorities should ensure a fair trial for the Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr. (Beirut) – Saudi authorities should ensure a fair trial for the Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr, Human Rights Watch said today. read more
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• Hey Anglicans, hearing the Benghazi testimony, how ‘bout that IX Commandment?

  
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  The claims made by President Obama’s administration, blaming last September’s assassination of American diplomatic staff on a YouTube that hurt Islam’s feelings, are in tatters.  It is clear that the story was made up; to what end is “the rest of the story” we should be anxious to hear. Meanwhile, let’s ...
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• Women of the Wall Prevail -- Sightings (Sara Hirschhorn)

  
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  For Americans the state of Israel is something of an enigma. We often hear that it is our most important democratic ally in the Middle East. Sometimes we even speak of it in terms that equate Israeli democracy and practice with American processes. One of the questions that Ive long wrestled with concerns whether a ...
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• Commission on International Religious Freedom Releases Annual Report

  
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  Last week the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom released its 2013 Annual Report . The report details the rights of religious minorities and the current state of government repression of religious practices around the world. In a statement issued at the report’s release the Commission ...
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• Repaso: May 10, 2013

  
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  1. The view from below John Stackhouse ( @jgsphd ) shares a poignant passage from Bonhoeffer’s Letters and Papers From Prison and concludes: I almost never, ever, thank God for setbacks, disappointments, frustrations, and injustices in my life that would let me, for once, see things the way so many people ...
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• US Military Clarifies Religious Freedom Policy. Again.

  
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  For the third time in a week, the US military released a statement attempting to articulate the DoD’s policy on religious freedom. In response to multiple media questions, LtCmdr Nathan Christensen issued the following statement [emphasis added]: There is no DOD wide policy that directly addresses religious ...
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• Is this the documentary that got a U.S. citizen sentenced to hard labor in North Korea?

  
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  In November, North Korean officials arrested an American citizen named Kenneth Bae who was on what was supposed to be a five-day guided tour of the North Korean city of Rason. Bae was charged with unspecified crimes against the state and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor . Read full article >>   ...
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• Christian Converts in Morocco Fear Fatwa Calling for Their Execution

  
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  A recent Moroccan fatwa calling for the execution of those who leave Islam has left many Christian converts in turmoil . There is still much debate over how the fatwa, which only recently came to light after the government’s top authority on Islam issued it last year, could change laws in Morocco. But a Moroccan ...
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• -2013 Annual Report: U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom

  
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                            (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The USCIRF 2013 annual report on religious freedom is out. Here’s a link to the 400 page analysis with a detailed ‘blow by blow’ country by country summary of violations in the past year. The 15 worst countries when it comes to ...
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• The world’s worst violators of religious freedom

  
  Cranach: The Blog of Veith — Authority: 142
  The worst countries for religious freedom are either Muslim or atheist.  (Burma is Buddhist.)  We understand about Islam, but atheists like to present themselves as tolerant.  What does it tell us that no countries of Christian heritage are on the list?  (After the jump: the 15 countries currently on the official ...
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• Minnesota Same Sex Marriage Measure Amended To Add “Civil” In Order To Protect Religious Freedom, Susan V. Patton Of Campton Hills Illinois Pleads Guilty To Battery For Role In January Anti-Gay Hate Crime Attack, Daniel McLoughlin Sentenced To Five Years

  
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  In Minnesota, gay and lesbian advocates are embracing a last-minute change to a same sex marriage proposal that would add the word “civil” in front of marriage in state law. The move is designed to clarify that the proposal will only change the legal definition marriage, not encroach of religious freedom for those ...
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• Video: Admiral William Lee, National Day of Prayer 2013

  
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  As previously discussed.
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• Weinstein v Weinstein on Hyperbole and Respect

  
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  This is perhaps one of the funniest things on The Internet: Casey Weinstein: Daniel, make your points, but hyperbole like calling people ‘enemies of the constitution’ won’t stand on this page. It should be easy enough to carry on a respectful conversation. We deal with plenty of hate/death threats, etc. through ...
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• Forget about protecting gay kids from bullying, the REAL victims of bullying are young Christians.

  
  The Immoral Minority — Authority: 509
  Courtesy of HuffPo :   The clip, produced by Idaho-based group Reach America , features teens saying they will build "an army" commanded by Christ.  "We are in a war for the hearts and souls of our generation," one says. "Failure is not an option," another adds.  The video begins with a parade of teens ...
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• Why is Gay Marriage Progressing Across the Globe?

  
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  Diane Robertson Legalized same-sex marriage is making progress around the globe.  Since the New Year, New Zealand , France , and Uruguay have legalized gay marriage. Great Britain is currently working on a law that would legalize gay marriage, and marriage is on trial in the Supreme Court of the United States. ...
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• GODLESS WEDNESDAY: There Is No God: Atheists in America

  
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  I am known as something of a "closet sociologist" (and an out atheist) and so news that a new book about atheists in America from two sociologist professors  is coming out soon is exciting. The book is There is no God: Atheists in America  by David A. Williamson  and George Yancey . Here is the blurb for the ...
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• An Act to Protect Religious Freedom: Public Hearing 5/10

  
  As Maine Goes — Authority: 138
  Allows a person whose right to exercise the persons religion is burdened by a government law or exercise of authority to bring an action in court. Read More Join/Start the AMG Discussion read more
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• Weinstein Media Coddling Gets Noticed, Disavow Demands Increase

  
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  For years Michael “Mikey” Weinstein has had the friendly ear of the media.  His comments have often gone unchallenged and his credibility — including his motivations and background — have been ignored.  The recent dust-up over his meeting at the Pentagon has undone that, thanks in part to Weinstein’s ...
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