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    May 10, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Thou shalt not display the Ten Commandments at a public school?

    Is displaying the Ten Commandments alongside copies of the Declaration of Independence, the Star-Spangled Banner, Magna Carta and other documents at a Virginia public high school an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion? Or is it part of an educational exhibit of historic documents?
    Is displaying the Ten Commandments alongside copies of the Declaration of Independence, the Star-Spangled Banner, Magna Carta and other documents at a Virginia public high school an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion? Or is it part of...

    Tags: Politics, Judges, American Civil Liberties Union, Justice System, Civil Rights

    2. May 13, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Transcript: Read Mitt Romney's full address to Liberty University

    Reaching out to a 30,000-strong Christian crowd at Liberty University on Saturday, Mitt Romney delivered the school's commencement address, half <span>congratulating </span>the students, and half delivering campaign remarks. In the speech, Romney reiterated his opposition to gay marriage in the wake of President Obama's announcement of personal support for the issue, and made tacit references to his own Mormon faith.
    Reaching out to a 30,000-strong Christian crowd at Liberty University on Saturday, Mitt Romney delivered the school's commencement address, half congratulating the students, and half delivering campaign remarks. In the speech, Romney reiterated his...

    Tags: Jerry Falwell, Billy Graham, Employment Opportunities, Civil Rights, Belief and Faith

    3. Mar 28, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Cubans praise Pope Benedict's call for religious liberty

    World Now
    Tens of thousands of people crowded Revolution Plaza to hear Pope Benedict XVI speak Wednesday. Many praised the pope’s call an expanded role for the church, though they noted that Cuba had taken baby steps toward more religious freedom in recent...
    4. Apr 7, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Obama praised – and pummeled – on matters of faith

    President Obama stood before an audience of distinguished Christian clergy and lay leaders and took on the mantle of pastor in chief.
    President Obama stood before an audience of distinguished Christian clergy and lay leaders and took on the mantle of pastor in chief. "I have to be careful," he joked at the White House's annual Easter prayer breakfast. "I am not going to stand up here...

    Tags: Republican Party, Religious Conflicts, Civil Rights, Belief and Faith, Roman Catholicism

    5. Feb 19, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Darrell Issa's political theater

    When Rep. Darrell Issa, the California Republican who chairs the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, convened a hearing Thursday on religious freedom and the mandate that health insurers cover contraception, he ignited a firestorm of protest before he even started.
    When Rep. Darrell Issa, the California Republican who chairs the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, convened a hearing Thursday on religious freedom and the mandate that health insurers cover contraception, he ignited a firestorm of...

    Tags: Dan Burton, Politics, Henry Waxman, Health Treatments, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

    6. Feb 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Santorum: Voters should get 'nervous' about Obama on religion

    Escalating his attack on President Obama over matters of faith and politics, Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum said Monday that Obama had been &quot;particularly weak" in protecting religious liberty around the world and compared him to "tyrants" who want to limit the role of faith in their citizens lives.
    Escalating his attack on President Obama over matters of faith and politics, Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum said Monday that Obama had been "particularly weak" in protecting religious liberty around the world and compared him to "tyrants"...

    Tags: Politics, Rick Santorum, Justice System, Reformed, Civil Rights

    7. Feb 10, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Obama accommodates religious groups with change to birth control rule

    President Obama said new changes to a health insurance mandate will accommodate concerns about religious freedom without compromising healthcare access for women, even as he complained that critics had turned the mandate into a &ldquo;political football.&rdquo;
    President Obama said new changes to a health insurance mandate will accommodate concerns about religious freedom without compromising healthcare access for women, even as he complained that critics had turned the mandate into a “political football.&...

    Tags: Politics, Insurance, Health Treatments, Roman Catholicism, Health

    8. Feb 11, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times Exclusive

  8. At CPAC, candidates decry President Obama's 'war on religion'

    President Obama is trying to accommodate Catholic bishops on birth control, but at CPAC, Republican presidential candidates still ranted about his assault on religion.
    President Obama is trying to accommodate Catholic bishops on birth control, but at CPAC, Republican presidential candidates still ranted about his assault on religion. At the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington on Friday, Newt...

    Tags: Republican Party, Religious Conflicts, Karl Rove, Employment Opportunities, Civil Rights

    9. Feb 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. John Boehner vows to fight new contraceptive rules

    In a rare show of political force, House Speaker John A. Boehnertook to the House floor to criticize the Obama administration's new rules on contraceptives and vowed the GOP-led chamber will work to overturn what he characterized as an attack on religious freedoms.
    In a rare show of political force, House Speaker John A. Boehnertook to the House floor to criticize the Obama administration's new rules on contraceptives and vowed the GOP-led chamber will work to overturn what he characterized as an attack on religious...

    Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Health Treatments, Planned Parenthood, Civil Rights

    10. Feb 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. A Puritan's 'war against religion'

    In January, while conservative Christians and GOP presidential candidates were charging that &quot;elites" have launched "a war against religion," a federal court in Rhode Island ordered a public school to remove a prayer mounted on a wall because it imposed a belief on 16-year-old Jessica Ahlquist. The ruling seems particularly fitting because it was consistent not only with the 1st Amendment but with the intent of Roger Williams, who founded Rhode Island expressly to provide religious liberty and who called such forced exposure to prayer "spiritual rape."
    In January, while conservative Christians and GOP presidential candidates were charging that "elites" have launched "a war against religion," a federal court in Rhode Island ordered a public school to remove a prayer mounted on a wall because it imposed a...

    Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Religious Conflicts, Judges, Justice System

    11. Sep 15, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Silicon Valley gives conservative Christians a boost

    Silicon Valley, the politically liberal technology hub, is an unlikely incubator of conservative Christian activism.
    Silicon Valley, the politically liberal technology hub, is an unlikely incubator of conservative Christian activism. But a group of its venture capitalists is backing an ambitious project that seeks to affect the 2012 election by registering 5 million...

    Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Politics, NASCAR, Evangelical Christianity, File Sharing

    12. Oct 11, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Coptic Christians in Egypt may be nostalgic for Hosni Mubarak

    Opinion L.A.
    Seventeen years ago, on a visit to an Egyptian church, I was surprised to see a portrait of President Hosni Mubarak in the vestibule. I was told that Christians regarded the strongman as a protector. Shortly before our visit there......
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