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The Manhattan Declaration, an historic document
We are Orthodox, Catholic, and evangelical Christians who have united at this hour to reaffirm fundamental truths about justice and the common good, and to call upon our fellow citizens, believers and non-believers alike, to join us in defending them. These truths are:
1.the sanctity of human life
2.the dignity of marriage as the conjugal union of husband and wife
3.the rights of conscience and religious liberty. Read more »
New Human Rights Crackdown in China
The Chinese government continues its communist-style oppression of its own people. One prominent uman rights attorney remains missing after more than 130 days. Yet America continued to allow communist China to flood our nation with goods from this oppressive regime. Read more »
Iran Convicts American Journalist of Spying
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By Aaron J. Leichman
Christian Post Reporter
Sun, Apr. 19 2009 08:42 AM EDT
An American journalist detained in Iran has been convicted of spying and sentenced to eight years in prison, her lawyer reported Saturday.
Both U.S. president Barack Obama and U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton said they were “deeply disappointed” [...] Read more »
Dakota Voice Week in Review, Ending 4/11/2009
Here are 10 of the best installments from Dakota Voice over the past week. These articles made the list because of the number of hits, number of comments, importance and impact of the material, etc.
For your Easter Sunday leisure reading, here they are in case you missed them the first time around or want to [...] Read more »
Former Muslim Warns West About Threat of Sharia Law
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By Michelle A. Vu
Christian Post Reporter
Sat, Apr. 04 2009 12:55 PM EDT
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Open, tolerant, and generous Western nations are being taking advantage of, warns a former Muslim from the Middle East who now lives in America.Muslims in Arab countries as well as some born and bred in the West are [...] Read more »
Chinese Human Rights Group Issue Unprecedented Letter to Govt
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By Ethan Cole
Christian Post Reporter
Sun, Apr. 05 2009 09:38 AM EDT
Eight human rights groups in China have issued an unprecedented open letter challenging the Chinese government to account for its rights violations against Chinese citizens.
Police in mainland China, the groups wrote in the letter Friday, have frequently used their [...] Read more »
US Seeks Seat on UN Human Rights Council
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By Ethan Cole
Christian Post Reporter
Wed, Apr. 01 2009 03:46 PM EDT
The United States will run for an elected seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council this year, the State Department announced Tuesday, reversing the Bush administration’s approach to the often discredited Council.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has recently [...] Read more »
Pope to Address Human Rights, Moral Root of Africa’s Problems
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By Jennifer Gold
Christian Today Reporter
Tue, Mar. 17 2009 08:28 AM EDT
Pope Benedict XVI is set to arrive in Africa Tuesday for his first visit to the continent since becoming the head of the Roman Catholic Church four years ago.
Aboard the Alitalia plane headed to Yaounde, Cameroon, the pope told reporters [...] Read more »
Clinton Talks Human Rights With Chinese Diplomat
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By Ethan Cole
Christian Post Reporter
Fri, Mar. 13 2009 05:00 PM EDT
After coming under a barrage of criticism for seeming to downplay human rights in U.S.-China relations, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reaffirmed the Obama administration’s commitment to promoting human rights after a meeting with a high-level Chinese diplomat this [...] Read more »
Hillary Clinton Fails to Promote Human Rights to China
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By Ethan Cole
Christian Post Reporter
Wed, Feb. 25 2009 03:45 PM EST
Several U.S. Congressmen expressed “dismay” this week over Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s statement that human rights would not be a top priority for the United States in its dealings with China.
U.S. Congressman Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.), co-chair of the [...] Read more »
State Dept Report Critical of Human Rights in China
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By Ethan Cole
Christian Post Reporter
Thu, Feb. 26 2009 11:15 AM EST
In stark contrast to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s softer remarks on China’s human rights, the U.S. State Department report on Wednesday had sharp criticism for the eastern superpower over rights violations ranging from religious repression to extrajudicial killings.
The [...] Read more »
