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Religious Freedom Resolution Introduced due to Recent Religious Intolerance Abroad
By on March 21, 2011  |  Comments 2

Religious Freedom Resolution Introduced due to Recent Religious Intolerance Abroad

In the latest push to promote international religious freedom, U.S. Congressman Trent Franks (R-AZ) and Congressman Heath Shuler (D-NC) recently introduced House Resolution 141.  The resolution would proposition the UN Human Rights Council to pass its own resolution on protecting international religious freedom as well as condemning intolerance.  Congressmen Franks and Shuler, whom co-chair the [...]

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Six Principles of Religious Liberty from the Founders
By on November 12, 2010  |  Comments 0

Six Principles of Religious Liberty from the Founders

This Fall in our “gazette”, The Providence Forum focused its message on the six principles of religious liberty from the Founders of our great nation. The principles are highlighted in the two-part article titled, Religious Liberty in America: Development of the Founders’ View & Development of the Court’s View. The first part, Development of the [...]

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By on October 18, 2010  |  Comments 2

Ron Paul Tea Party Speech on October 9, 2010 in Virginia

Ron Paul delivered a powerful 22-minute speech back on October 9, 2010 at the Virginia Tea Party Patriots Convention. For those of you who may not know Ron Paul, he’s a member of the House of Representatives and a big believer in the Constitution of the United States of America. Paul is considered by many [...]

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Stephen Colbert Endorses Tea Party Coloring Book for Kids
By on October 13, 2010  |  Comments 0

Stephen Colbert Endorses Tea Party Coloring Book for Kids

Have you heard about the Tea Party Coloring Book for Kids? Yes, there really is such a thing. In fact, it’s getting a TON of publicity these days from big time news outlets like Fox News, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and it even surfaced as a topic on Stephen Colbert’s TIP/WAG segment of [...]

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By on September 22, 2010  |  Comments 0

UPDATE: Mosque Developer Financed by Egyptian Businessman with Links to Terrorists

A few weeks ago we wrote about the fiery Ground Zero Mosque controversy that’s flooded our news outlets of late. Since the article has come out there have been significant updates in the story. When we first wrote about the mosque controversy we spotlighted Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, a highly regarded religious leader in America. Now, [...]

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France’s Face Veil Ban Sparks Muslim Protests

France’s Face Veil Ban Sparks Muslim Protests

On April 11th, France’s anti-burka law officially became enforceable throughout the country.  The law, which was originally passed by lawmakers on October 11th, 2010, bans citizens from wearing full face veils in public.  An individual choosing to wear a face veil may only do so in their residence, a private car, or a place of [...]

Separating Religious Freedom From Religious Action – A Society’s Dilemma

Separating Religious Freedom From Religious Action – A Society’s Dilemma

The release of Jeff and Marci Beagley from prison has brought attention back to the Followers of Christ Church controversy that has made Oregon City headlines over the past years.  In this particular case, the Beagley’s 16 year old son, Neil, died in June 2008 from kidney failure.  The kidney failure resulted from an untreated [...]

Missouri “Religious Freedom In Public Places” Bill Passed By State House

Missouri “Religious Freedom In Public Places” Bill Passed By State House

The Missouri House recently passed the HJR 2 bill intended to reaffirm a citizen’s rights of expressing religious beliefs in all public places.  The bill, proposed by Rep. Mike McGhee (R-Odessa), was passed by the state House with a 126-30 vote, and now moves to the Senate.  Specifically, the proposed constitutional amendment permits a citizen [...]

“In God We Trust” Resolution Moves To House For Vote

“In God We Trust” Resolution Moves To House For Vote

House Concurrent Resolution 13 was approved by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Friday, March 18th.  The resolution, which now moves to the full House for a vote, is intended to reaffirm the term “In God We Trust” as the U.S. national motto.  Sponsored by Congressman Randy Forbes (R-VA), Resolution 13 also goes further to [...]

Archbishop Chaput On America’s Religious Freedom Model

Archbishop Chaput On America’s Religious Freedom Model

On March 1st Archbishop Charles J. Chaput addressed the issue of religious freedom during a speech given at a Georgetown University conference sponsored by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs.  As a commissioner for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom from 2003-2006, Chaput examined the history of religious freedom in the [...]

President Obama Appoints an Ambassador for Religious Freedom

President Obama Appoints an Ambassador for Religious Freedom

On February 7th, a controversial move by President Obama gained national attention and put the religious freedom ambassador position back into the spotlight. This position was created as a result of the International Religious Freedom Act, which President Clinton enacted in 1998. As explained by CNN’s Dan Gilgoff, the International Religious Freedom Act’s purpose is [...]

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“To Bigotry No Sanction, to Persecution No Assistance” – George Washington

“All possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship. It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights. For happily the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no [...]

House Bill 109 – Utah Bill for Protecting Religious Liberties

House Bill 109 – Utah Bill for Protecting Religious Liberties

Legislators in Utah have introduced new Legislation, House Bill 109, geared towards protecting religious liberties. The only issue is that some folks so that the new Bill is so broad that it may actually legalize activities such as polygamy to smoking peyote. According to NECN, Representative LaVar Christensen, R-Draper, the bill’s sponsor said, “the intent [...]

H.R. 440

H.R. 440 – Proposed Legislation for Protecting Christians Overseas

Representative Frank Wolf (R-Va.), author of H.R. 2431, the “International Religious Freedom Act”, a Bill that helped establish an Ambassador for Religious Freedom, is at it again. Wolf has introduced legislation designed to support Christians, and other religious minorities, in places like Iraq and Pakistan. A topic we have written about extensively here of late, [...]