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9/11 – We Remember and We Are Not Afraid
Around the United States of America, people are remembering this day as “Patriot Day.” Ten years ago today, terrorists attacked New York City, Washington DC crashing jets into buildings and murdering thousands. Another planned attack on Washington DC was thwarted in mid-air on Flight 93 by courageous people, and it crashed in Shanksville,
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Overcoming Hopelessness and Fear in Our Shared March of Life
Many in the world are paralyzed by crushing hopelessness and fear in their lives. They may be struggling from financial, health, family, or human rights issues. Those struggling may face situations or even other people who seek to threaten their health, their homes, their livelihood, and even their
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Independence Begins with Freedom from Hate and Fear
Once again, America finds itself commemorating another Independence Day. We recognize this day as the day when people of the English colonies in America could no longer live under rule of England. We associate American independence with July 4, 1776, and our Declaration of Independence. We remember
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A Terrorist Attack We Must NOT Forget
A year ago, on June 10, 2009, in Washington DC, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum was attacked by a white supremacist, Holocaust denier James Von Brunn, who sought to enter the museum with a rifle to kill Jews. In his murderous rage, he shot and killed black security guard Stephen Tyrone Johns, who
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Barefoot in the War of Ideas for Human Rights
The challenge for our generation is how to fight barefoot in the global war of ideas in support of our universal human rights. We must learn how to fight such a war of ideas without the traditional weapons of military, political, and even foreign policy campaigns of might, hate, and cunning. The magnificent
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New York City Mosque Protest, Islam, and Religious Freedom
We stand in support of our universal human rights of freedom of religion, freedom of conscience, and freedom of worship for all people. The “Stop Islamization of America” (SIOA) group has organized a June 6 protest in New York City against stopping a future “ground zero mosque.”
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UK and Europe Mosque Protests
Everyone has a right to believe, a right to freedom of worship, and a right to freedom of conscience. These are universal
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A Right to Believe and to Worship
Across the world, we see a steady stream of news reports by those who seek to deny others freedom of conscience and freedom of worship. Whatever your religion (or none at all), you can be certain that houses of worship are being protested, vandalized, or bombed around the world – and your freedom
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Cartoon Contests and Human Dignity
When we promote cartoons that mock an individual religion, race, gender, or ethnicity, are we mocking them – or mocking human dignity? In April 2010, a controversial U.S. comedy television cartoon “South
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Afghan Constitution, Women’s Rights, and the Taliban
On May 12, 2010, in Washington DC, arguably the most powerful man in the world, United States President Barack Obama, publicly supported
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