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  • I See You Are Very Religious0

    A few days ago I attended a press briefing presented by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life and the Brookings Institution. Topic A was a presentation of a Pew survey on religion and the 2000 presidential election, followed by a panel discussion by representatives of various Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish groups of their

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  • The Globalization of Religious Liberty0

    At the opening of the third millennium there appears to be positive global consensus regarding religious liberty as a fundamental human right. In fact, it has become, generally speaking, politically incorrect to be

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  • Religion in Cuba0

    The shift toward the present state of increased religious freedom in Cuba seems to have occurred sometime in the early 1980s. In 1985 Frei Betto, a Brazilian Jesuit priest, published a book entitled Fidel and Religion

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  • Theocracy Now?0

    Toward the end of Marshall

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  • Charitable Choice0

    Encounters like this reflect the long, honorable tradition of churches helping the downtrodden through both physical and psychological crises. From the perspective of most churches, the provision of financial and spiritual sustenance is essential to accomplishing their religious missions, and they back up this judgment with hard work, sincere commitment, and a great deal of

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  • Obiter0

    Anthony told me about the routine: he was stripped naked, his hands and ankles were lashed together, a pole was threaded between his ankles, and he was hoisted up to hang head down. Then they beat the soles of his feet, sometimes for hours, until they were swollen and finally insensitive to pain. He told

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