Muslim leaders are increasingly concerned about the upcoming congressional hearings planned by Rep. Peter King (R-NY) to investigate the threats posed by "radical Islam" here in the United States. Politico reports: His upcoming hearings have caused deep...
Speaking at the formal arrival ceremony for Chinese President Hu at the White House, President Obama used the occasion to remark on the importance of human rights: “History shows that societies are more harmonious, nations are more successful and the world...
Following up an earlier story, the University of Kentucky has agreed to settle a hiring dispute with an astronomer who claimed he was denied a position because of his religious beliefs. Martin Gaskell was a leading candidate to direct the school's new observatory...
In his remarks accepting the Virginia First Freedom Award over the weekend, Baptist Joint Committee Director Brent Walker said: It is not just how government treats religious liberty; it’s how we treat each others’ religion…Ours is not a Christian...
Some elected officials would see Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as an opportunity to promote unity across our differences, to bring people together. Then I guess there is another approach, the one taken by newly elected Alabama Governor Robert Bentley in his speech at...
