Posts Tagged ‘Rights’

Minnesota Good News Club Fights for Campus Rights

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From China, Blind Activist Chen Testifies Before Human Rights Panel

Chen Defended Women from Forced Abortion  Contact: Jeff Sagnip, 202-225-3765; chrissmith.house.gov  WASHINGTON, May 15, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ — Chen Guangcheng, the blind Chinese human rights lawyer who caught the attention of the world over the past two weeks in his bid to escape house arrest in China by seeking help in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, [...]

Tony Evans: Gay Marriage Is Not a Civil Rights Issue

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Religious Rights Coalition Plans to Give Sebelius Lesson on U.S. Constitution

Tens of thousands set to protest religious rights violations in unconstitutional HHS Mandate in cities coast to coast Contact: Tom Ciesielka, 312-422-1333, tc@tcpr.net WASHINGTON, May 8, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ — In testimony before the House Education and Workforce Committee, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said that she did not know if religious freedom [...]

Biden, Educ. Sec'y OK with 'gay marriage' rights

Vice President Joe Biden says he’s “absolutely comfortable” with gay couples who marry getting the same civil rights and liberties as heterosexual couples. And Education Secretary Arne Duncan has followed suit. Front Page Stories

Chinese Human Rights Defender Chen Testifies at Emergency Hearing

In surprise, Chen, via phone, joins human rights leaders testify before panel   Contact: Jeff Sagnip, Congressman Chris Smith, 202-225-3765   WASHINGTON,  May 3, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ — The blind Chinese human rights defender Chen Guangcheng today surprised the world by testifying via telephone before the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China, joining other human rights [...]

Religious Abortion Rights Coalition Recruits Obama Faith-Based Ally

“Few liberal lobbies in Washington are as shameful as RCRC, which claims God opposes any restrictions on abortion.” — Mark Tooley, IRD President Contact: Jeff Walton, Institute on Religion & Democracy, 202-413-5639, jwalton@TheIRD.org WASHINGTON, April 30, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ — A coalition of liberal faith groups giving religious cover for abortion rights advocacy has named [...]

EEOC's 'gross distortion' of Civil Rights Act

A conservative attorney is outraged that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has ruled that federal law protects transgendered individuals from employment discrimination. Front Page Stories

Bill would protect conscience rights, enforce DOMA

Kansas Congressman Tim Huelskamp says chaplains and other military personnel are being penalized for failing to support the new policy allowing homosexuals to serve openly. Front Page Stories

Oklahoma GOP Leadership Fails to Bring Personhood Act to Floor Vote; Personhood Oklahoma Petition Drive Can Bring Preborn Personhood Rights to Statewide Vote

Contact: Jennifer Mason, Personhood USA, 202-595-3500 OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., April 19, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ — Republican members of the Oklahoma House have decided to abandon SB 1433, the Oklahoma Personhood Act. The bill would have defined the beginning of human life at conception and recognized that unborn children are possessed of the same rights as [...]