religious liberty at stake in battle over contraception rule
25 May 2012, 5:15 pm
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." This is the first line of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Archbishop urges people of all faiths to stand for religious freedom
25 May 2012, 3:28 pm
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- After receiving the inaugural religious Freedom Award May 24, Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori encouraged people of all faiths to stand together to defend religious liberty.

Even After Abuse Exposé, religious Group Will Continue to Police Itself
25 May 2012, 2:00 pm
A Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn will get 150 new surveillance cameras meant to help catch child predators, but the footage will be controlled not by the police, but by an organization that's been accused of shielding child molesters from authorities. ...

Faith leaders vow to fight threats to religious liberties in public sphere
25 May 2012, 10:15 am
Leaders from a variety of faith backgrounds, politicians and educators met Thursday in Washington, D.C., for the National religious Freedom Conference: Rising Threats to religious Freedom, an event that organizers say is part of a battle against the trampling of religious liberties in the public sphere.

religious leader: Obama’s gay marriage support a ‘slap in the face of black clergy’ [VIDEO]
25 May 2012, 10:05 am
Bishop Harry Jackson, senior pastor at Hope Christian Church, is leading a coalition of 176 religious leaders against President Barack Obama’s declared support for gay marriage and the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act.

religious freedom speech offers few clues about new office
24 May 2012, 10:24 pm
A speech by Canada's foreign affairs minister about religious freedom in Washington, D.C., is providing few new clues as to what a planned office to promote the cause will entail.

Baird defends support of Israel, offers few details on religious freedom office
24 May 2012, 7:31 pm
WASHINGTON - Canada's foreign affairs minister was the keynote speaker Thursday at an event in the U.S. capital honouring religious freedom, forcefully defending his government's strong support of Israel while promoting its plans for an Office of religious Freedom.

John Baird to champion religious freedom in U.S. speech
24 May 2012, 4:06 am
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will be the main speaker at a Washington, D.C., event celebrating religious freedom, but the event sponsor's hardline stance on same-sex marriage and homosexuality is at odds with Baird's support for gay rights around the world.

Bill includes certain religious exemptions
23 May 2012, 9:19 am
religious leaders opposed to a proposed expansion of Jacksonville's human rights ordinance to include sexual orientation responded to questions regarding the bill's religious exemptions Wednesday morning.

Lori to take religious freedom message to Washington
22 May 2012, 7:25 pm
New archbishop to be honored for 'defense of religious liberty' As Catholic institutions across the country sue the Obama administration over new health insurance rules, Baltimore's new archbishop is scheduled to speak in Washington this week at a conference focusing on "Rising Threats to American religious Freedom."