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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Amish Man's Letters Sway Lawmakers on Buggy Issue
The simple, heart-felt letters of an old-fashioned Amish man are being credited for the Senate's quick passage of a bill that would allow Kentucky's Amish residents to use reflective tape on their horse-drawn buggies instead of the bright orange triangular signs that they object to on religious grounds. Photo by Utente:TheCadExpert.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Convergys Settles EEOC Suit for Religious Discrimination
Convergys Customer Management Group will pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC charged Convergys with violating federal law by refusing to hire a call center job applicant who could not work on Saturdays due to his religious beliefs.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Supreme Court of Canada Rules: Exemption From Religious Studies Class Not an Option
Catholic parents lose battle to keep children out of multi-faith course at Quebec schools.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Turkey Urged to Allow Greater Religious Freedom
The spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians said Monday that Turkey's new constitution should grant equal rights to minorities in the country and safeguard religious freedoms.
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Chinese Blocked Visit by U.S. Religious Freedom Envoy, Experts Say
Chinese officials denied a visa to a top State Department envoy and refused to meet with her to discuss issues of religious freedom days before this week’s high-profile visit to Washington by China’s vice president, according to rights advocates and others. Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Birth Control and Religious Liberty: An Adventist Perspective
What principles should guide the Adventist Church's response to the current debate in the United States about government-mandated health insurance coverage for contraception? The Public Affairs and Religious Liberty department, along with the Office of General Counsel, reviews some long-standing values that will help chart our course.
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Obama: Religious Liberty will be Protected; Women Will Still Be Able to Get Contraception
President Obama moved to contain a growing political crisis Friday by altering a new birth control rule that had angered Catholics and ignited a debate across the political spectrum about the bounds of religious freedom. Under the new arrangement — the details of which have yet to be finalized — women who work for such organizations would still be guaranteed contraceptive coverage. But they will obtain it directly from their insurance companies, which must provide the coverage without charging an additional premium.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Faith in the Public Sector? Young Adventist Professionals Speak Out
Do individual Seventh-day Adventists have a contribution to make in the public sector? The answer is a resounding “Yes,” according to a group of young Adventist professionals from the Washington DC area who are making their mark in both government and public advocacy.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
NARLA Urges SoS Clinton to Assess Religious Issues Involved in Nigeria's Ongoing Violence
The North American Religious Liberty Association (NARLA) joined several faith and public policy organizations in composing a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, requesting her immediate attention to the escalating sectarian violence in Nigeria.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
In Nigeria, Escalating Religious Conflict Impacts Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nigeria is seeing a drop in church attendance and some church closures amid worsening religious conflict in the country. An upsurge of attacks against Christian churches by the extremist group Boko Haram beginning late last year has led to ongoing sectarian violence between Muslim and Christian groups in northeastern Nigeria.