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Review Round-up for Religious Freedom Month

February 1st, 2010 · 4 Comments · Religious Freedom

Here’s a quick look at this month’s reviews. Don’t worry if you haven’t posted your review yet, we’ll do this round-ups every once in awhile. Thanks for a great month everyone! I’m passing things on to Hannah for February. (she’ll do a much better job!)
Amy reviewed The Trouble with Islam by [...]

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Action Steps for Religious Freedom Month

January 30th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Religious Freedom

The most important thing we can do to help ensure that people around the world are not persecuted for their beliefs, for changing their beliefs, or for not believing at all is to make sure that people in the position of power know about violations of these rights. This month’s action steps focus on [...]

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An Apology

January 28th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Religious Freedom

Did you know January 16th was Religious Freedom Day? Read the letter from President Obama about the purpose of this day.
Additionally, I know I’ve been a poor host this month, and I deeply apologize. Expect an outpouring of posts over the next few days including recommended action steps you can take. Thanks [...]

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Religious Persecution in Myanmar

January 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Religious Freedom

This article provides a quick overview of the religious persecution in Myanmar today.

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Severe Threats to Religious Liberty Today

January 11th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Religious Freedom

When reading through the answers to the opening meme for the month, I saw an expressed interest in learning where about threats to religious freedom today. While freedom is always of a delicate nature, the Independent U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom named, in 2009, the following thirteen countries as being Countries of Particular [...]

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January Reviews for Religious Freedom

January 10th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Religious Freedom

Please add permalinks to your reviews on the books, articles, blog posts you read or movies you view for the month of January. A round-up of all reviews will be posted at the end of the month. Thanks for your participation in the Social Justice Challenge!

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Why Does Religious Freedom Matter?

January 3rd, 2010 · 16 Comments · Religious Freedom

Welcome to the Social Justice Challenge 2010 everyone! I’m more excited about this challenge than any other because I sincerely hope it will be life changing for all involved. I have long wanted to focus more of my reading on what matters and I hope that this challenge helps us to not only [...]

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