By Bob Allen A Hong Kong Baptist University professor will lose his job for publishing unsubstantiated claims about another university in a controversial book that has been denounced as politically motivated. Radio Television Hong Kong reported Dec. 12 that Professor…
Binders of Hispanics
By Miguel De La Torre In meetings at GOP headquarters across the country, one can almost hear the party bosses ordering the delivery of binders of Hispanics. This is not all bad. The Latina/o community, and by extension the United…
Binders of Hispanics
By Miguel De La Torre In meetings at GOP headquarters across the country, one can almost hear the party bosses ordering the delivery of binders of Hispanics. This is not all bad. The Latina/o community, and by extension the United…
Senate rejects UN disabilities treaty
By Bob Allen Religious Right leaders claimed victory Dec. 4 after Senate Democrats failed to muster a two-thirds vote necessary to join a United Nations treaty modeled after the Americans With Disabilities Act establishing international standards for the rights of…
Fiscal cliff talks worry charities
By Bob Allen Representatives of the Charitable Giving Coalition, comprised of about 600 organizations including some of America’s most active charities, descend on Capitol Hill Dec. 4 for two days of lobbying members of Congress about making sure that any…
Obama stresses religious liberty in Burma
By Bob Allen President Obama stressed religious freedom in a historic speech Nov. 19 in Burma, a country long beset by military conflict and regarded as one of the world’s worst oppressors of minority faiths. Obama, the first sitting U.S….
Equal time with Al Mohler
By Miguel De La Torre Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., was quoted widely concerning the re-election of President Barack Obama. If afforded equal time, here’s how I would respond to comments attributed to him…
Faith leaders pledge to work with Obama
By Bob Allen A diverse group of faith leaders wrote President Obama Nov. 13 to congratulate him on his re-election and pledge to work with the administration during the next four years to help the nation “live up to the…
Christians support UN status for PLO
By Bob Allen One hundred Christian leaders in the Holy Land issued an open letter Nov. 14 asking western governments to support the Palestinian people in their struggle for independence and freedom. The letter from the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical…