By a large majority, the Senate voted June 15 to extend federal hate-crimes protections to sexual minorities. Senators voted 65-33 to add crimes based on
WASHINGTON — One of the world’s top human rights organizations has accused the United States of “fighting injustice with injustice” in the Bush administration’s war
Fifty years to the day after the words “under God” were added to the Pledge of Allegiance, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected — by an
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — A Michigan school district has apologized to a high school valedictorian whose yearbook quote was removed because it included a verse
NEW YORK — Viacom Inc. — the global communications company that owns CBS, Paramount Pictures, Showtime, MTV and several other major media properties — announced
DELHI, India — On May 18, barely a week after India’s Congress party defeated the previous pro-Hindu government in national elections, Chief Minister Selvi J.
PARIS, France — Seven nations in the European Union (EU) have urged that the bloc’s new constitution make an explicit reference to Europe’s Christian roots.
Religious liberty has gained a higher profile in the United States and other countries during the last five years even as global persecution persists, members
