May 16th, 2012
posted by Elizabeth A. Castelli
At its March 2012 meeting, the Administrative Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops approved “Our First, Most Cherished Liberty: A Statement on Religious Liberty,” a document drafted by the USCCB’s Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty.
Read The bishops, the sisters, and religious freedom
May 11th, 2012
posted by Ann Pellegrini
May 8th, 2012
posted by Benjamin Schonthal
May 3rd, 2012
posted by Samia Huq
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Received wisdom from across the political spectrum suggests that securing religious freedom results in peaceful co-existence and ensures individual and associational flourishing vis-à-vis the state. Meanwhile, a deficit of religious freedom is seen as a driving force behind—if not the proximate cause of—insecurity and violence. The logic of these assumptions is currently being used to justify a wide range of well-funded public and private interventions in many parts of the world.
But what is religious freedom, and why are we talking about it now?
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April 27th, 2012
posted by Shalom L. Goldman
Though many Evangelicals are uncomfortable with Romney’s positions on some issues, his enthusiasm for the Israeli leadership—“Bibi Netanyahu and I are old friends,” Romney said recently, using Netanyahu’s nickname—resonates with the conservative Evangelical base. He made that claim in an interview in mid-March on an Alabama radio program, “The Rick & Bubba Show.” But on that very show, his enthusiasm for Israel led to tough questions for the candidate. As a Mormon, didn’t he believe that America, not Israel, was the Promised Land?
Read Romney and the two holy lands
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