10 http://www.christiannewswire.com Religious Liberties / Persecution Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:33:29 -0700 en-us Religious Liberties / Persecution http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12080 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12080 Contact: Misty Allmond, 936-560-3900, visionamerica1@yahoo.com MEDIA ADVISORY, Nov. 6 /Christian Newswire/ -- Referring to the man being held in connection with the deaths of 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas yesterday, Scarborough observed: "We know that Dr. Hasan is a devout Muslim who once told a fellow officer that 'Muslims have a right to stand up against the U.S. military.' Clearly, yesterday's rampage was not motivated by love. Given Hasan's worldview, it's probable that he was moti Source: Allmond Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:45:21 -0700 Religious Liberties / Persecution http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12078 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12078 Contact: Liberty Counsel Public Relations Department, 800-671-1776 ORLANDO, FL, Nov. 6 /Christian Newswire/ -- Liberty Counsel has recently cleared the way for numerous Good News Clubs to use public school facilities for after-school programs. The Clubs, sponsored by Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF), are designed to teach good character and Christian values to children ages 5-12. Supreme Court precedent requires that schools grant CEF the same access to school facilities as Source: Liberty Counsel Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:58:27 -0700 Religious Liberties / Persecution http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12069 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12069 Church security expert warns that churches must start to take security seriously Contact: Nancy Kirkpatrick, Christian Security Network, 800-805-7126, nancy@christiansecuritynetwork.org CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 5 /Christian Newswire/ -- By all accounts, the murdered Catholic Nun in New Mexico was worried about crime and her safety; she was killed on October 31st and her killer(s) are still at large. "It is very sad to see another incident occur in the Christian community and another Source: Christian Security Network Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:48:38 -0700 Religious Liberties / Persecution http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12067 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12067 Contact: Liberty Counsel Public Relations Department, 800-671-1776 WEST PALM BEACH, FL, Nov. 5 /Christian Newswire/ -- A Florida circuit court judge, for the fourth time, dismissed a frivolous defamation complaint filed against Jews for Jesus by Edith Rapp. After dismissing the complaint, the court ruled that Rapp's attorney must pay personally for the time and cost expended by Liberty Counsel in defending Jews for Jesus against the complaint. The case has been repeatedly Source: Liberty Counsel Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:20:04 -0700 Religious Liberties / Persecution http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12063 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12063 Open Doors Launches Campaign Urging Iran to Release Christians Now Contact: Jerry Dykstra, Open Doors USA, 616-915-4117, jerryd@odusa.org SANTA ANA, Calif., Nov. 5 /Christian Newswire/ -- On August 9 two Christian women appeared before an Iranian judge who asked them to deny their faith and return to Islam. Maryam Rostampour, 27, and Marzieh Amirizadeh Esmaeilabad, 30, have been held in the notorious Evin prison in Tehran since March 5. They were originally accused of "acting again Source: Open Doors USA Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:07:01 -0700 Religious Liberties / Persecution http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12015 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12015 Contact: Bob Sturm, 703-396-6974; after 6 PM EST 703-307-8176; ConservativeHQ.com MANASSAS, Va., Nov. 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following is a statement by Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com: The special election in New York's 23rd Congressional District has dramatically highlighted the disconnect between Republican leaders and the base of the GOP. Today the GOP is a party with leaders but no followers. It's clear that the main opposition to President Obama and Source: American Target Advertising Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0700 Religious Liberties / Persecution http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12004 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12004 Dr. James Dobson praised for "remarkable" legacy   Contact: Gary Schneeberger, Focus on the Family, 719-548-5853, press@family.org;   COLORADO SPRINGS, Nov. 2  /Christian Newswire/ -- Focus on the Family Founder and Chairman Emeritus James C. Dobson, Ph.D., will leave the ministry as its primary radio voice at the end of February, the ministry announced Friday.   Dr. Dobson's departure from the radio program and from official affiliation with the organizatio Source: Focus on the Family Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:22:00 -0700 Religious Liberties / Persecution http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11412 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11412 Contact: Annee Kahler, Media Coordinator, 267-210-8278, Annee@ChinaAid.org; Washington, DC Contact: Jenny McCloy, Directory of Advocacy, 202-213-0506, Jenny@ChinaAid.org; www.ChinaAid.org, www.MonitorChina.org INNER MONGOLIA, Sept. 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- Christians Li Mingshun and Zhang Yonghu were indicted by the Erlianhaote City People's Procuratorate on July 31, 2009, for aiding North Korean refugees fleeing to South Korea through China. Li and Zhang were among several Ch Source: China Aid Association, Inc. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:54:39 -0600 Religious Liberties / Persecution http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11411 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11411 Contact: Liberty Counsel Public Relations Department, 800-671-1776 DALLAS, Sept. 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- Liberty Counsel attorneys are in trial today on behalf of Darrel Rundus and his Christian ministry, Great News Network, regarding a lawsuit filed against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for violating the First Amendment right to free speech and the Fourth Amendment guarantee against unlawful search and seizure. In 2006, the Secret Service raided GNN's office without a Source: Liberty Counsel Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:42:00 -0600 Religious Liberties / Persecution http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11400 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11400 Contact: Annee Kahler, 267-210-8278, Annee@ChinaAid.org; Directory of Advocacy (Washington, DC): Jenny McCloy, 202-213-0506, Jenny@ChinaAid.org; www.ChinaAid.org, www.MonitorChina.org   HENAN, China, Aug. 31 /Christian Newswire/ -- With the 60th Anniversary Celebration of Communist Party rule in China rapidly approaching, Chinese authorities continue vilifying Christians as "imaginary enemies, " boldly taking actions to dismantle and control the independent Christian church, es Source: China Aid Association, Inc. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:21:04 -0600 Religious Liberties / Persecution http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11393 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11393 "Most of Kobia's farewell speech could easily have been delivered by any number of Third World tyrants who deflect from their own failures by demonizing Israel and the U.S." -- Mark Tooley, IRD President Contact: Jeff Walton, Institute on Religion and Democracy, 202-682-4131, 202-413-5639 cell, jwalton@TheIRD.org WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 /Christian Newswire/ -- The departing chief of the Geneva-based World Council of Churches (WCC) slammed Israel's "sin against God" in his August 26 goo Source: Institute on Religion & Democracy Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:53:45 -0600 Religious Liberties / Persecution http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11387 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11387 Contact: CBN Public Relations, 757-226-2450   VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Aug. 31  /Christian Newswire/ -- The Christian Broadcasting Network  (CBN) announced today that its founder and Chairman, Pat Robertson, has returned home after extensive heart surgery at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, NC. Mr. Robertson has suffered a condition known as atrial fibrillation, an often-debilitating heart disorder involving shortness of breath and weakness affecting an estimat Source: CCN Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:01:08 -0600 Religious Liberties / Persecution http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11375 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11375 Contact: Liberty Counsel Public Relations Department, 800-671-1776 WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 /Christian Newswire/ -- Liberty Counsel has filed a Petition for Certiorari at the United States Supreme Court on behalf of Erica Corder, a high school graduate with a 4.0 GPA who was denied her diploma until she issued a publically disseminated, coerced, written apology for presenting a thirty-second valedictory speech that included a religious reference. Erica was one of fifteen valedictorians from the Le Source: Liberty Counsel Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:22:17 -0600 Religious Liberties / Persecution http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11372 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11372 Contact: GFA Media Office, 972-300-3379, info@gfamedia.org CARROLLTON, Texas, Aug. 28 /Christian Newswire/ -- There is both good news and bad news coming out of Orissa, India, one year after Hindu radicals went on a bloody rampage that left 50,000 Christians fleeing for their lives into the state\'s forests. As they fled, the religious extremists killed whoever they could capture, then destroyed Christian homes and burned churches. Photo: Relief Camp in Orissa, India -- A year after bei Source: Gospel for Asia Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:00:00 -0600 Religious Liberties / Persecution http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11371 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11371 Contact: Catherine Short, Legal Director, Life Legal Defense Foundation, 805-640-1940 MEDIA ADVISORY, Aug. 27 /Christian Newswire/ -- On August 24, Judge Stuart Hing denied the Alameda County District Attorney's motion for an injunction against Rev. Walter Hoye. The injunction sought by the District Attorney would have forever banned Rev. Hoye from exercising free speech rights within 100 yards of the Family Planning Specialists abortion clinic in Oakland.  In his five-pa Source: Life Legal Defense Foundation Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:57:20 -0600 Religious Liberties / Persecution http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11339 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11339 Interfaith Committee of Security Experts Collaborates in Response to Violence and Crimes against Houses of Worship Jeffrey Hawkins, Founder of Christian Security Network, Heads Faith-Based Security Committee Contact: Ty Mays, 770-256-8710, tmays@inchristcommunications.com, Download a press kit at www.christiansecuritynetwork.org/press-room  WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 /Christian Newswire/ -- In response to incidents of violence and other crimes against churches and other houses Source: InChrist Communicatinos Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:46:38 -0600 Religious Liberties / Persecution http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11323 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11323 Contact: Liberty Counsel Public Relations Department, 800-671-1776 SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla., Aug. 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- After a 7½ hour hearing in federal court, federal District Judge Casey Rodgers told Michelle Winkler that she would not be held in civil contempt over her husband's prayer at an awards banquet. Ms. Winkler, who is a clerical assistant for the Santa Rosa County School District, is represented by Liberty Counsel. Senior Litigation Counsel Horatio Mihet and David Corr Source: Liberty Counsel Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:36:48 -0600 Religious Liberties / Persecution http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11322 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11322 Contact: Dr. Gary G. Dull, The Faith and Freedom Institute, 814-944-2894, 814-207-0102 cell WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- On Tuesday, August 25, 2009 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM THE FAITH AND FREEDOM INSTITUTE will be conducting a PATRIOTIC PRAYER RALLY on Lafayette Park, across from The White House in Washington, DC. The theme of the rally is "RETURN AMERICA," and the objective is to motivate concerned American citizens to stand up and speak out for the many freedoms currently u Source: THE FAITH AND FREEDOM INSTITUTE Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:16:29 -0600 Religious Liberties / Persecution http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11317 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11317 Contact: Mary Kuper, 619-972-2221, mkuper@prodigy.net SAN DIEGO, Aug. 21 /Christian Newswire/ -- Kathy Villalobos was a dance teacher for two San Diego Public Middle Schools. For five years she taught young teens how to dance. One day in class she played a song to her students that had the name "Christ" in it. Within five days, she was fired. That event transpired 4 1/2 years ago. This Monday August 24, jury selection and her trial begins at the El Cajon East County Courthouse - along wi Source: Mary Kuper Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:14:09 -0600 Religious Liberties / Persecution http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11311 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=11311 Contact: Traci Scott, 503-644-1300 BEAVERTON, Oregon, August 21 /Christian Newswire/ -- Oregon will join Pennsylvania as the only states that forbid teachers from wearing religious attire. The nationwide debate over religious observances in schools and the workplace made its way to Oregon. During the 2009 legislative session, leaders in Salem passed the Oregon Workplace Religious Freedom Act. The act requires employers to accommodate employees' observance of religious holidays and allows Source: OregonFaithReport.com Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:04:52 -0600