Faith And Religious Expression Under Fire

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Published Sep 12 2012 by PR Newswire

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Religious Liberty May Be Threatened for U.S. Military

Recent events involving perceived restrictions on religious liberty within the Army, Air Force, and the Pentagon have many concerned about the military’s stance toward people of faith. These concerns have even prompted Members of Congress to send a letter ... [Published Heritage Foundation - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Religion, Mikey Weinstein, Military/Armed Forces, Evangelism

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 2 reports

Arizona Senate

Arizona Senate advances bills for religious groups

PHOENIX — A little religion could soon go a long way in avoiding unpopular government mandates.The Arizona Senate passed a trio of bills Wednesday that seek to lower property taxes for religious institutions and make it easier for some people to sue ... [Published First Amendment Center - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Religion, Arizona Senate, Ed Ableser

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 10 hours ago - 4 reports

Freedom From Religion Foundation

Lindale 5th grade class modifys play due to religious conflict

Lindale, Tx (KETK) — A 5th grade class in Lindale has to modify their annual school play due to religious conflict.A concerned parent called the "Freedom From Religion Foundation" and complained about some religious songs and speeches in the play.Three ... [Published KETKNBC - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Religion, Freedom From, Freedom From Religion Foundation

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 18 hours ago - 5 reports

Hobby Lobby

The courts, birth control and phony claims of 'religious liberty'

A woman holds a birth control pill. These tiny pills are now at the heart of an ongoing fight over religious freedom. (Eric Gaillard/REUTERS)Should your boss be able to determine which prescription medications you take at home? Should your boss have a ... [Published Washington Post - May 23 2013]

Entities: Religion, Hobby Lobby, courts, Fake

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 3 reports

Roman Catholic Church

CONSENT ORDER: Seven parties allowed to submit in dispute over use of word "Allah"

PUTRAJAYA: Six state islamic religious councils and an association were allowed to be made parties in a dispute over the use of "Allah" in a Catholic weekly paper, Herald.This means the lawyers representing the Kedah, Terengganu, Selangor, Melaka, Johor ... [Published New Straits Times - May 23 2013]

Entities: Religion, Court of Appeal, Roman Catholic Church, Malaysia

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 4 reports

Belarus dismisses US report on religious freedom

Minsk, May 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Belarusian foreign ministry has dismissed part of the Religious Freedom Report published by the US State Department about the country as "outdated" and failing to take into account the current situation in the cou ... [Published Business Standard India - May 22 2013]

Entities: Belarus, Dismissal, Religion

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 3 reports

Parents say yoga 'too religious' for classroom

A popular workout is on trial in California. A lawsuit claims that yoga is too religious to be practiced in a public school. ... [Published WHAS 11 - May 22 2013]

Entities: Religion, Lawsuit

Blogs

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Two Men Arrested For Tweets After Murder of Bri... [Published Hit & Run - 4 hours ago] <p><img alt="" height="220" src="http://cloudfront-media.reason.com/mc/_external/2013_05/twitter.jpg?h=220&w=220" title="\|\|\|Twitter" width="220" style="float: right;"/>The murder of aBritish soldier on the streets of London on Wednesday prompted t ...
Religious minorities unite for freedom [Published Allvoices Indonesia - 8 hours ago] Pondok Gede sub-precinct head Comr. Dedy Tabrani speaks to an Ahmadi behind the locked gate of the Al Misbah Mosque in Bekasi on April 5. (Antara/Widodo S. Jusuf) Next to a sealed Ahmadi mosque in Bekasi is a plot of... ...
Gruesome Religious Sculptures - Saints Alive by... [Published TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends - 13 hours ago] ( TrendHunter.com ) The Saints Alive exhibit reinterprets iconic religious statues and figures in rather gruesome ways. They have been creepily deconstructed and reattached with mechanical parts to give them a... ...
First Amendment clause-trophobia [Published Right Wing News blog - 14 hours ago] “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a ...
When Jihadists Attack [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - 16 hours ago] Here’s a just-released but gripping video showing one of the Woolwich religious maniacs rushing pell-pell toward the police as if he were on PCP or something. There was something truly unhinged about this disturbing incident. ...

Audio/Video

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Secretary Kerry and Ambassador Johnson Cook Pre... [Published US Department of State - YouTube Channel - May 20 2013]
Kerry: Religious freedom is a "birthright" [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - May 20 2013]
Video: "Thriller" music video almost destroyed [Published Latest 60 Minutes Headlines - CBS News - May 19 2013]
Are we getting straight answers on IRS? [Published CNN.com - Video - May 17 2013]
Rep. Fleming on Religious Freedom in the Military [Published Rep. John Fleming - YouTube Channel - May 16 2013]

Press Releases

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FRC Commends SCOTUS for Taking Town of Greece v... [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - May 20 2013]
"Where are the Christians: the Unrealized Poten... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - May 14 2013]
Liberty Institute Vows To Protect Religious Fre... [Published Auto & Transportation - May 06 2013]
ACLJ Calls On Defense Secretary To Cut Ties Wit... [Published Auto & Transportation - May 06 2013]
Rear Admiral's Courageous National Day of Praye... [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - May 03 2013]