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Christian, other faith leaders urge Congress to close Guantanamo Print E-mail
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By Bob Allen   
Friday, November 13, 2009
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- More than 40 religious officials signed a letter Nov. 12 to congressional leaders -- and copied to all members of Congress -- urging immediate action to close the United States' military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
 
Baptist leaders say Muslims should not be banned from military Print E-mail
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By Bob Allen   
Thursday, November 12, 2009
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- Three Baptist leaders said it would be a mistake to ban Muslims from service in the United States military based on the Nov. 5 mass shooting that killed 12 soldiers and one civilian and wounded more than 40 at Fort Hood in Texas.
 
Texas textbook battles have national significance, scholar says Print E-mail
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By Ken Camp   
Thursday, November 12, 2009
DALLAS (ABP) -- Battles in the Texas State Board of Education over social studies textbooks have national consequences and amount to a conflict over what kind of nation the United States was founded to be -- and what it may become in the future, a nationally recognized authority on religious-liberty issues recently said.
 
Analysis: Off-year elections produce mixed bag for religious conservatives Print E-mail
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By Robert Marus   
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- While results of the Nov. 3 off-year state elections suggest that reports of the Religious Right’s demise are greatly exaggerated, the movement’s influence on election outcomes throughout the country was rather mixed.
 
Obama signs bill extending hate-crimes protections Print E-mail
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By Robert Marus   
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- With the stroke of a pen Oct. 28, President Obama expanded federal hate-crimes laws to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected categories, a goal for which gay-rights activists have been working for more than a decade.
 
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