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Protect religious hiring rights, group urges
Southern Baptist church-state specialist Richard Land and 10 Baptist college presidents joined other American religious leaders Aug. 25 in urging Congress to protect the hiring rights of faith-based organizations that receive federal grants. more »
By staff - Aug 26, 2010
Topic: Citizenship, Church and State, Legislation, Religious Liberty,
ERLC urges court to uphold Ariz. school choice
The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold an Arizona program that allows tax credits for scholarship donations contributed to religious organizations. more »
Topic: Citizenship, , Church and State, Religious Liberty,
Court ruling threatens Christian college groups
A public university may deny a Christian organization official recognition under an uncommon policy that requires groups to accept all students as members regardless of their beliefs, the U.S. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 29, 2010
Topic: Citizenship, , Church and State, Religious Liberty,
Court to rule on school choice tax credits
The U.S. Supreme Court will rule on an Arizona tax-credit program that allows donations for scholarships to religious schools, it announced May 24. more »
By Tom Strode - May 25, 2010
Topic: Citizenship, , Church and State, Religious Liberty,
High court gives cross backers partial win
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that rejected a congressional attempt to protect the display of a cross on federal land in California. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 28, 2010
Topic: Citizenship, , Church and State,
Christian law group case may be sent back
It will come as no great shock to religious liberty defender Mathew Staver if the U.S. Supreme Court returns a case about the free speech and association rights of Christian law students to a lower court. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 27, 2010
Topic: Citizenship, , Church and State, Religious Liberty,
White House to appeal Day of Prayer ruling
The Obama administration will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that invalidated the National Day of Prayer.
The decision was revealed April 22, a day after members of Congress gathered at a Capitol Hill news conference to urge the White House to work vigorously to overturn the decision. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 22, 2010 - (1)
Topic: Citizenship, , Church and State, Legislation, National,
Land: non-coercion vital in witnessing
Evangelical Christians, particularly Baptists, believe in both their responsibility to share the Gospel of Christ for the purpose of conversion and others’ freedom to accept or reject that witness, Richard Land said at a March 3 conference at Georgetown University. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 5, 2010
Topic: Faith, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty,
Religion in public life: finding a consensus
A diverse, 28-member drafting committee that includes Southern Baptist church-state leader Richard Land has issued a description of current law regarding religious expression in the United States that it says is unprecedented in scope. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 14, 2010
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty,
High court takes Christian students’ case
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a state university may deny recognition to a student religious organization that requires its leaders and members to affirm its beliefs. more »
By staff - Dec 10, 2009
Topic: Citizenship, , Church and State, Religious Liberty,