Human Rights Group Urges Release of Indonesian Christian Women
December 2, 2005
- The president of an interdenominational human rights group that advocates for religious freedom says the justice system in Indonesia is a disgrace. For an example, he points to the recent arrest and conviction of three female Sunday school teachers charged with "attempting to coerce children to change their religion." Full Story...Jewish Group Condemns Anti-Christian 'War on Christmas'
December 2, 2005
- A group of Jewish Americans says its members are fed up with the war being waged against Christmas. Yesterday, at a National Press Club gathering in Washington, the group's president, Don Feder, voiced his organization's feelings when he declared, "Jews Against Anti-Christian Defamation is here today to say, 'Enough already. If you're offended b... Full Story...
Pro-Family Group Cancels Boycott of Ford Motor Co.
December 1, 2005
- Six months after voluntarily suspending its efforts, the American Family Association (AFA) has announced it will not call for a nationwide boycott of the Ford Motor Company. Full Story...
CMA Psychiatrist Dreads Homosexual's Possible APA Presidency
December 1, 2005
- A psychiatrist and spokesman for the Christian Medical Association is expressing his concern that a man currently running for the presidency of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) is likely to put the organization "deeper into the pocket of homosexual activists." Full Story...
Lawsuit Threatened Over Student-Initiated Graduation 'Altar Call'
December 1, 2005
- The ACLU is looking to sue an Arkansas high school over a prayer at its spring commencement. Full Story...
Anniversary of Parks' Civil Disobedience Act Inspires Tributes
December 1, 2005
- Individuals and groups around the U.S. are remembering the late civil rights hero Rosa Parks today on this 50th anniversary of her historic act of civil disobedience. In honor of her contribution to the causes of justice and equality, many nationwide have dedicated the day as a memorial to Parks and her legacy -- one Internet community even desi... Full Story...
Restoring 'Christmas' -- Walgreen's, Kroger Respond
December 1, 2005
- You win some -- and you lose some. That adage seems to apply appropriately to one group's ongoing efforts to keep "Christ" in Christmas, at least on the retail front. Full Story...
Harvard Student Joins Voices Protesting Boston's Renamed 'Holiday Tree'
December 1, 2005
- Christian students at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, are criticizing Christmas censorship that is happening in nearby Boston this year. Recently, the city officially renamed its Christmas tree in Boston Commons a "holiday tree" -- a move that has sparked outrage in Beantown and beyond. Full Story...
U. Kansas Prof Forced to Apologize for E-mail Deriding Christian Right
December 1, 2005
- A University of Kansas professor who announced plans not long ago to start a course characterizing creationism and intelligent design as "religious mythologies" has now had to apologize for recent comments he made about conservative Christians. Full Story...
PJI Helps California Woman Secure Religious Accommodation at Work
November 30, 2005
- An employee at a California company has won the right to adjust her work schedule so she can attend Sunday morning church services. As one pro-family attorney points out, the law was on side of the worker and woman of faith, whether her employer realized it or not. Full Story...
Pro-Family Attorney Hails Swedish Pastor's Supreme Court Victory
November 30, 2005
- An attorney with the AFA Center for Law & Policy is joining other U.S. Christians in commending a Swedish minister for standing up for his religious-speech rights after he was charged of a hate crime, convicted, and sentenced to prison for preaching a message deemed "disrespectful" to homosexuals. Full Story...
Group's Petition Urges Constitutional Protection of Motto, Pledge
November 30, 2005
- A pro-family group is working toward its own goal of gathering one-million signatures for a petition to Congress designed to thwart the latest legal efforts of atheist Michael Newdow. Full Story...
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