Posts Tagged ‘Department’
Causes
Lebanese man gets 300 lashes, 6 years for helping woman convert to Christianity
A Lebanese man was sentenced to 300 lashes with a whip and six years in prison for his role in helping a Saudi woman convert to Christianity and flee the Saudi kingdom.
Samaritan’s Purse UK, Department for International Development partner to save children, mothers in Uganda
Supported by UKaid from the Department for International Development, UK charity Samaritan’s Purse has launched a maternal child health project in Uganda that will drastically improve the life expectancy of children under five...
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Thomas More Law Center files lawsuit against CAIR-Michigan, Allegan, Mich. officials
Irony -- Police Shut-down Event Promoting U.S. Constitution -- Thomas More Law Center Files Lawsuit Against CAIR-Michigan; Allegan Officials ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 30, 2012 / Christian Newswire / -- In the middle of an even...
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Accused Nazi guard John Demjanjuk dies at 91
CLEVELAND (RNS) Former Ohio autoworker John Demjanjuk died Saturday (March 17) in Germany, ending nearly 35 years of legal battles with officials in three countries who claimed he was a guard in a Nazi death camp. He was ...
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U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for religious freedom says she will be hands on
The Obama administration’s U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom said recently that she plans to apply a more hands-on, faith-based approach in dealing with global faith issues. Rev. Suzan Johnson-Cook to...
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University pays settlement to Christian professor in discrimination case
A university paid recently a settlement to a Christian professor of astronomy who sued it over alleged hiring discrimination because of his faith, in a case that may carry national implications regarding religious intolerance. ...
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Bishop Eddie Long’s church faces a new sexual harrassment lawsuit
New Birth Missionary Baptist Church has been slapped with a new lawsuit, this time by a former employee who claims she is the victim of sexual harassment. Tama Colson, who filed her suit at the U.S. District Court of North Geor...
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British Government may approve independent atheist public schools
Michael Gove, education secretary of the U.K., said that setting up atheist schools can be considered as part of the reforms he will make in his department. This comes after atheist educator and writer Richard Dawkins expressed...
Commentary and News
Quebec will appeal ruling vs. secular ethics and religion course
The Quebec government will appeal a ruling by a superior court judge that allows a Catholic high school in Montreal to drop a course on ethics and morality by the province. Michelle Courchesne, education minister said the rulin...