By Robert P. George, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Robert P. George is chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). The views expressed are his own. A dozen years ago today, the 9/11 attacks brutally awakened the American people to the global reality of terrorism – of lethal groups like al Qaeda and the…
Do citizens of our country who earn their living as a commercial photographers have the right to turn down the job if the wedding ceremony to be photographed is for a lesbian or gay couple? Not in New Mexico, according to the ruling of the state’s Supreme Court. (Read the Reuters news story here). Ok,…
By Faith McDonnell On July 23, 2013, Dr. Robert P. George was elected Chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). USCIRF, an independent, bi-partisan U.S. federal government commission tasked with making policy recommendations to the President, Congress, and the State Department, was created by Congress through the enactment of the International Religious Freedom…
By Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Despite a promise by the Sudanese government to grant its minority Christian population religious freedom, church leaders there said they are beset by increased restrictions and hostility in the wake of the South Sudan’s independence. In 2011, South Sudan, a mostly Christian region, split from the predominantly Muslim and…
By Napp Nazworth The Southern Baptist Convention issued a joint statement Monday urging Christians to avoid sensationalism and misrepresentations, while also raising issues of concern regarding recent reports that the U.S. military may be violating the religious freedom of Christians. “We reject any and all attempts to sensationalize or misrepresent situations, in this or any other…
By Bethany Blankley Ocean Grove N.J., a one square mile town along the North Jersey seashore, is known for its state and national historic designation as having the largest aggregate of Victorian and early 20th century structures in America. Founded in 1869 during the holiness movement by a group of ministers and friends, its mission is…