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Church State Council info@churchstate.org No http://www.churchstate.org/assets/templates/csc/images/podcast.jpg http://churchstate.org/index.php?id=325 June 15, 2013 Relief for Student Religious Clubs Kim Colby, senior staff counsel, Center for Law and Religious Freedom of the Christian Legal Society, on recent state legislation to require public universities to permit religious clubs to retain statements of faith and other religious requirements for officers. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2013/Colby_6.15.13.mp3 Tue, 07 May 2013 12:36:06 EST 00:00:00 June 8, 2013 Expulsion of Christians from Middle East Lincoln Steed, editor of Liberty Magazine, reflecting on what he views as the final expulsion of Christians from some middle eastern nations. www.libertymagazine.org http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2013/Steed_6.8.13.mp3 Tue, 07 May 2013 12:33:58 EST 00:00:00 June 1, 2013 Implementing Workplace Religious Freedom Phyllis Cheng, Director of the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, discusses the intensive activity in adopting new regulations, training, and education following the passage of the Workplace Religious Freedom Act. www.dfeh.ca.gov http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2013/Cheng_6.1.13.mp3 Tue, 07 May 2013 12:32:16 EST 00:00:00 May 25, 2013 Seeking Refuge Tina Ramirez, Director of International Relations, Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, www.becketfund.org. discusses her article in the March/April issue of Liberty magazine on the plight of Christian refugees denied asylum status because of the bizarre implementation of the USA Patriot Act. http://www.libertymagazine.org/index.php?id=1901 http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2013/Ramirez_5.25.13.mp3 Tue, 07 May 2013 12:25:26 EST 00:00:00 May 18, 2013 Marriage in the Supreme Court Lincoln Steed, editor of Liberty Magazine, discussing the Supreme Court’s hearing of cases involving marriage. www.libertymagazine.org http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2013/Steed_5.18.13.mp3 Tue, 07 May 2013 12:21:26 EST 00:00:00 May 11, 2013 State Religious Freedom Bills Tim Schultz, state legislative director of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., discussing recent momentum in enacting State RFRA bills in Kansas, Kentucky, and a bill with strong support in Nevada. For more info: www.religiousliberty.org. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2013/Schultz_5.11.13.mp3 Tue, 07 May 2013 12:13:42 EST 00:00:00 May 4, 2013 Czech Republic in Historic Settlement with Churches Mark Kellner, News Editor, Adventist Review, Adventist World Magazine, www.adventistreview.org, discussing the Czech Republic’s payment of reparations amounting to some 37 billion dollars over 30 years to 17 churches, including 45 million dollars to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2013/3FRKellner2-27-13FINAL.mp3 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:02:09 EST 00:00:00 April 27, 2013 Religious Worldview of American Revolutionaries Lincoln Steed, editor of Liberty, a Magazine of Religious Freedom, www.libertymagazine.org, Discussing a new book, American Insurgents, American Patriots, by scholar T.H. Breen. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2013/1FR Steed1_2-27-13FINAL.mp3 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:00:11 EST 00:00:00 April 20, 2013 California implementation of Affordable Care Act Acknowledges Spiritual Methods of Care Eric Nelson, Media and Legislative Spokesperson for Christian Science in Northern California, www.christianscience.com, and Eric writes a regular blog at: www.norcalcs.org on how California has addressed the needs of his faith community in application of the Affordable Care Act mandates. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2013/1FR_Nelson2-27-13FINAL.mp3 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:57:29 EST 00:00:00 April 13. 2013 Right to Work Laws a Boon to Religious Freedom Professor Bruce Cameron, Senior Counsel with the National Right to Work Foundation Legal Defense Fund, discussing recent “right to work” laws in Michigan and Indiana, and a modified law in Wisconsin, and how these laws protect the religious conscience of believers who object to labor union membership. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2013/3FRCameron2-27-13FINAL.mp3 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:48:05 EST 00:00:00 April 6, 2013 California Targets Religious Institutions – SB 131 Ned Dolesji, Executive Director of the California Catholic Conference, discussing California’s efforts to reopen the statute of limitations – not against perpetrators of child abuse – but against private institutions only, not public ones. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2013/2FRDolesji2-27-13FINAL.mp3 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:47:01 EST 00:00:00 March 30, 2013 The Papal Election and Religious Freedom Lincoln Steed, editor of Liberty, a Magazine of Religious Freedom, www.libertymagazine.org, discussing the prospects for a new pope and the role of the church with respect to religious freedom. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2013/1FR_Steed1_2-27-13FINAL.mp3 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:45:47 EST 00:00:00 March 23, 2013 Religious Liberty in America Attorney Nicholas P. Miller, Director of the Andrews University International Religious Liberty Institute, and professor of church history at Andrews University discussing challenges to religious liberty following the re-election of President Barack Obama, and the historical Protestant approach to religious freedom. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2013/3FR Miller1-31-13FINAL.mp3 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:43:21 EST 00:00:00 March 9, 2013 Hurricane Sandy Aid to Churches? Attorney Richard Foltin, national and legislative director of the American Jewish Committee, www.ajc.org, discussing the contentious issue of whether FEMA grants and loans should flow to religious bodies damaged in the storm. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2013/1FR_Foltin1-31-13FINAL.mp3 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:38:29 EST 00:00:00 March 2, 2013 Placerville Church Wins Right to Minister to Homeless Attorney Brad Dacus, President of Pacific Justice Institute, www.pji.org, discussing a recent victory in a northern California town where a church was denied permission by the local planning commission to conduct homeless ministry. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2013/2FRDacus1-31-13FINAL.mp3 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:33:00 EST 00:00:00 February 23, 2013 Pastor In Prison in Togo Dr. John Graz, Secretary General of the International Religious Liberty Association, discussing efforts to release Pastor Monteiro from prison in Togo, Africa, where he has been wrongly accused of conspiracy in a murder/blood trafficking case. Write to Pastor Monteiro, or on his behalf, check out link at: http://news.adventist.org/en/archive/category/category/religious-liberty. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2013/1FRGraz1-31-13FINAL.mp3 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:28:00 EST 00:00:00 February 16, 2013 - Christian Anti-Semitism in America? Pastor Jeff Zaremsky, pastor of two Messianic Adventist congregations in Florida, discussing the very troubling issue of Christian anti-semitism. www.shalomadventure.com http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2013/Zaremsky-Anti-Semitism.mp3 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:13:41 EST 00:00:00 February 9, 2013 - Compulsory Worship in America? Brady Henderson, legal director of the ACLU of Oklahoma, discussing a challenge filed against a sentence imposed on a 17 year old found guilty of DUI manslaughter that included ten years of compulsory church attendance as part of his probation. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2013/Henderson-CompWorshipFINAL.mp3 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:10:09 EST 00:00:00 February 2, 2013 California's Senate Bill 1172 Attorney Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel and Dean of Liberty School of Law, discussing the extraordinary restrictions on the freedom of licensed counselors to help those struggling with same sex attractions imposed by California law, and court cases challenging the constitutionality of the bill. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2013/Staver-SB1172 .mp3 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:49:44 EST 00:00:00 January 26, 2013 Liberty Magazine Update Liberty Magazine editor Lincoln Steed on the influence and importance of Liberty Magazine in a world where religious conflicts have taken on geopolitical significance http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2013/January26,2013Liberty.mp3 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:40:59 EST 00:00:00 January 19, 2013 Arab Spring or Nightmare? Liberty Magazine editor Lincoln Steed presents a very sobering perspective on the wholesale expulsion of the Christian community from the middle east in conjunction with the falsely so-called “Arab Spring.” http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2013/January19,2013Arab.mp3 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:37:21 EST 00:00:00 January 12, 2013 Hate Speech in Canada Attorney Gerry Chipeur, discussing a recent victory on behalf of Pastor Boissoin who was charged with hate speech for publishing a letter in the local paper critical of the policy of public school instruction about homosexuality, and urging Christians to oppose the policy. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2013/January12,2013HateSpeech.mp3 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:33:11 EST 00:00:00 January 5, 2013 Pastor Nadharkani’s Release! Jordan Sekulow, the Director of Policy and International Operations for the American Center for Law and Justice, www.aclj.org, discussing the international effort to secure the release of a Christian pastor convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to be hanged, but recently released in Iran. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2013/January5,2013.mp3 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:01:11 EST 00:00:00 December 29, 2012 Do corporations enjoy religious freedom? Casey Mattox, senior counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom, www.alliancedefendingfreedom.org, on corporate challenges to the mandates of the Affordable Care Act. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2012/December22,2012.mp3 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:58:46 EST 00:00:00 December 22, 2012 Home Bible Study a Crime? Attorney John Whitehead, president of the Rutherford Institute, www.rutherford.org, who represents Pastor Michael Salmon, a man arrested and jailed for the crime of hosting a weekly Bible study in his home in Phoenix, Arizona. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2012/December22,2012.mp3 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:54:08 EST 00:00:00 December 15, 2012 Missouri Prayer Amendment Holly Holleman, general counsel for the Baptist Joint Committee on Religious Liberty, www.bjconline.org. , on a constitutional prayer amendment adopted by 80% of voters. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2012/December 15,2012.mp3 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:58:46 EST 00:00:00 December 8, 2012 Pastor Arrested in Blood Libel Attorney Todd McFarland, Associate General Counsel for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, talking about the plight of Pastor Antonio Monteiro, imprisoned in Togo, awaiting trial for a scandalous accusation of having women murdered, and using their blood in religious rituals. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2012/Dec8,2012.mp3 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:52:43 EST 00:00:00 December 1, 2012 Religion Thriving in Public Schools! Charles Haynes, senior scholar at the First Amendment Center. http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/, with an encouraging assessment of the status of religion in the public schools. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2012/December1,2012.mp3 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:44:18 EST 00:00:00 November 25, 2012 Religious Freedom and Healthcare Attorney Kim Daniels, coordinator of Catholic Voices, USA, discussing the ongoing constitutional issues and clash of rights in the various court cases over the mandates in the health care bill. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2012/November 25, 2012-Religious Freedom and Healthcare.mp3 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:32:17 EST 00:00:00 November 18, 2012 Must Reading! Nicholas Miller, director of the Andrews University International Religious Liberty Institute, discussing two new books: Religious Roots of the First Amendment, he authored, and published by Oxford University Press, and Homosexuality, Marriage and the Church, which he edited, published by Andrews University Press. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2012/November 18, 2012-Must Reading.mp3 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:31:09 EST 00:00:00 November 11, 2012 The Bible Belt Strangling Religious Freedom? Attorney Charles Kester discussing a case out of Alabaster, Alabama, where the city clings to flagrantly unconstitutional city codes regulating free speech activities, and preventing door-to-door witnessing activities. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2012/November 11, 2012-Bible-Belt-Strangling.mp3 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:30:05 EST 00:00:00 November 4, 2012 Bellwether Case to be Heard by New Mexico Supreme Court Attorney Jim Campbell, Alliance Defending Freedom, reviewing the decision to hear an appeal from the wedding photographer who was fined for refusing to provide artistic photography services for a same sex commitment ceremony. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2012/November 4, 2012-Bellweather-Case.mp3 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:29:00 EST 00:00:00 October 27, 2012 Gov. Brown Signs California Workplace Religious Freedom Act Attorney Rajdeep Singh, Director of Public Policy, the Sikh Coalition, celebrating with host, Alan Reinach, their mutual victory in passing the Workplace Religious Freedom Act into law, and discussing the major provisions of the bill. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2012/October 27, 2012-Brown-SignsWRFA.mp3 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:24:38 EST 00:00:00 October 20, 2012 Remembering Wisconsin Temple Massacre Attorney Rajdeep Singh, Director of Public Policy, the Sikh Coalition, reflecting on how we can respond constructively to the massacre in building bridges with one another, and combat intolerance. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2012/October 20,2012-Wisconsin-Temple-Massacre.mp3 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:17:38 EST 00:00:00 October 13, 2012 Public funding of Religious Schools? High School Principal Tim Erich, discussing his Ph.d thesis on public funding of religious schools. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/Oct13,2012_Pulic_Funding.mp3 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:11:20 EST 00:00:00 October 6, 2012 California Human Trafficking Ballot Measure Rosario Dowling, Regional Director, Northern California, California Against Slavery, discussing a California ballot initiative to toughen laws against Human trafficking, especially in the sex trade. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/Oct6,2012_California_Human_Trafficking.mp3 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:07:33 EST 00:00:00 September 29, 2012 Pastors in Prison in Iraq Tina Ramirez, Director, International and Government Relations at the Becket Fund. www.becketfund.org. Pastor Abde Ali Hamza is languishing in prison in Kurdistan, part of Iraq, held by security forces and tortured to recant his faith. For more info on what you can do to help, contact tramirez@becketfund.org http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/Sept29,2012_Pastors-in_Prison.mp3 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:05:54 EST 00:00:00 September 22, 2012 Dr. Ben Carson Under Attack! Timothy G. Standish, Ph.d, Research Scientist, Geoscience Research Institute, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, discussing an intolerant attack on Dr. Ben Carson when he was giving a commencement address at Emory University. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/Sept22,2012_Dr.BenCarson.mp3 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:01:37 EST 00:00:00 September 15, 2012 World Congress on Religious Liberty Lincoln Steed, editor of Liberty magazine, discussing International Religious Liberty Association’s World Congress, held every five years, and the significant role it plays in promoting religious freedom around the world. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/Sept15,2012_World_Congress.mp3 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:58:47 EST 00:00:00 September 8, 2012 Unconstitutional Universities? Kevin Theriot, Senior Counsel, Alliance Defense Fund, on the ADF initiative to combat unconstitutional policies on public university campuses, i.e., speech codes, restrictive free speech zones, and restrictions on student clubs. www.speakupmovement.org. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/Sept8,2012_Unconstitutional_Universities.mp3 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:10:30 EST 00:00:00 September 1, 2012 Secularism: threat to religious freedom? Nicholas P. Miller, Esq., discussing the recent World Congress of the International Religious Liberty Associaiton, in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and his own presentation on the clash between secularism and religious freedom. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/Sept1,2012Secularism.mp3 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:08:26 EST 00:00:00 August 25, 2012 Feeding Hungry Banned in American Cities Andy Bales, CEO Union Rescue Mission, in Los Angeles, discussing a national problem of increased regulation preventing ministries to the hungry and homeless. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/Aug25,2012_Feeding_Hungry MP3.mp3 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:05:30 EST 00:00:00 August 18, 2012 Zombie Muhammed and the Judge Lincoln Steed, editor, Liberty, a Magazine of Religious Freedom, on the story of the judge who dismissed a case of assault against a Muslim who beat up a Halloween parader dressed as a Zombie Muhammed. See the video clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP-X3hpCfR8&feature=related http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/Aug18,2012_ZombieMP3.mp3 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:48:45 EST 00:00:00 August 11, 2012 Discrimination Against Campus Religious Clubs Carol Swain, Professor of Political Science and Law at Vanderbilt University, discussing how campus requirements that religious clubs allow both members and officers who do not share the club’s religious beliefs are driving religious clubs off campus. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/August_11,_2012_Discrimination_Against_Campus_Religious_Clubs_MP3.mp3 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:51:56 EST 00:00:00 August 4, 2012 Recant or Die! Dr. John Graz, Secretary-General of the International Religious Liberty Association, www.irla.org, discussing the case of Pastor Youcef Nadharkani, who has been convicted of apostasy and sentenced with execution unless he recants his faith in Christ, and professes Islam. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/August_4,_2012_Recant_or_Die_MP3.mp3 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:48:11 EST 00:00:00 July 29, 2012 California Workplace Religious Freedom Act Rajneesh Singh, Director of Law and Policy, The Sikh Coalition, promoting California Assembly Bill 1964, the Workplace Religious Freedom Act, designed to remedy the most significant religious liberty issue in America: people of faith losing jobs, or failing to be hired, because of their faith. www.sikhcoalition.org; http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/1607/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=118457 http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/July_29,_2012_California_Workplace_Religious_Freedom_Act_MP3.mp3 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:46:38 EST 00:00:00 July 22, 2012 Liberty Dinner Lincoln Steed, editor of Liberty magazine, discussing the institution of an annual banquet on Capitol Hill promoting religious freedom, and the significant role of diplomacy, in particular, the growing role of Canada in promoting religious freedom. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/July_22,_2012_Liberty_Dinner_MP3.mp3 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:41:08 EST 00:00:00 July 15, 2012 Feeding Hungry Banned in American Cities Andy Bales, CEO Union Rescue Mission, in Los Angeles, discussing a national problem of increased regulation preventing ministries to the hungry and homeless. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/July_15,_2012_Feeding_Hungry_Banned_in_American_Cities_MP3.mp3 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:39:14 EST 00:00:00 July 8, 2012 Marriage on Trial in Hawaii Attorney Jim Hochberg, representing the Hawaii Family Forum, in a Federal Court challenge to the state law restricting marriage to a man and a woman. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/July_8,_2012_Marriage_on_Trial_in_Hawaii_MP3.mp3 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:32:11 EST 00:00:00 July 1, 2012 Bill to Outlaw Sexual Orientation Change Therapy Nicholas P. Miller, Esq., discussing California’s SB 1172 that restricts access to professional counseling by gay teens. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/July_1,_2012 Bill_to_Outlaw_Sexual_Orientation_Chance_Therapy_MP3.mp3 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:25:25 EST 00:00:00 June 24, 2012 Pastors in Prison in Iraq Tina Ramirez, Director, International and Government Relations at the Becket Fund. www.becketfund.org. Pastor Abde Ali Hamza is languishing in prison in Kurdistan, part of Iraq, held by security forces and tortured to recant his faith. For more info on what you can do to help, contact tramirez@becketfund.org. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/June_24,_2012_Pastors_in_Prison_in_Iraq_MP3.mp3 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:21:16 EST 00:00:00 June 17, 2012 Discrimination Against Campus Religious Clubs Carol Swain, Professor of Political Science and Law at Vanderbilt University, discussing how campus requirements that religious clubs allow both members and officers who do not share the club’s religious beliefs are driving religious clubs off campus. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/12-6-17 Discrimination Against Campus Religious Clubs.mp3 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:19:12 EST 00:00:00 June 10, 2012 Global Systems Decline Threaten Religious Freedom Scott Christiansen, author of a new book, Planet in Distress, on how the decline and collapse of global systems pose unique threats to religious freedom. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/12-6-10 Global Systems Decline Threaten Religious Freedom.mp3 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:16:03 EST 00:00:00 June 3, 2012 Defining Religious Organizations? Ned Dolesji, Executive Director of the Catholic California Conference, discussing the narrow definition of religious organization in the national health care law, constituting an offensive government definition of what is a legitimate religious organization. http://www.cacatholic.org/index.php/issues2/religious-liberty/368-hhs-mandate-an-unwarranted-government-definition-of-religion http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/12-6-3 Defining Religious Organizations.mp3 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:10:50 EST 00:00:00 May 27, 2012 Zombie Muhammed and the Judge Lincoln Steed, editor, Liberty, a Magazine of Religious Freedom, on the story of the judge who dismissed a case of assault against a Muslim who beat up a Halloween parader dressed as a Zombie Muhammed in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. See the video clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP-X3hpCfR8&feature=related http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-5-27 Zombie Muhammed and the Judge.mp3 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:09:24 EST 00:00:00 May 20, 2012 Constitutional Standards for Religious Freedom? Knox Thames, Director of Policy and Research at the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, discussing an effort to promote international constitutional protections for religious freedom, as many countries are preparing to adopt new constitutions. The document can be found at: : http://yalejournal.org/2011/12/international-standards-for-constitutional-religious-freedom-protections/. Mr. Thames bio is at: http://www.uscirf.gov/about-uscirf/professional-staff.html#Knox_Thames. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-5-20 Constitutional Standards for Religious Freedom_1.mp3 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:02:20 EST 00:00:00 May 13, 2012 Religion in Political Campaigns Michael Lieberman, Washington Counsel for the Anti Defamation League, on the need for political candidates to avoid sowing religious discord in elections. An interfaith group prepared a document: Religion in Political Campaigns - An Interfaith Statement of Principles, which can be found at: http://www.adl.org/PresRele/RelChStSep_90/6246_90.htm http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-5-13 Religion in Political Campaigns.mp3 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:55:03 EST 00:00:00 May 6, 2012 California Workplace Religious Freedom Act Rajneesh Singh, Director of Law and Policy, The Sikh Coalition, promoting California Assembly Bill 1964, the Workplace Religious Freedom Act, designed to remedy the most significant religious liberty issue in America: people of faith losing jobs, or failing to be hired, because of their faith. www.sikhcoalition.org; http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/1607/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=118457 http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-5-6 CA Workplace Religious Freedom Act_1.mp3 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:46:14 EST 00:00:00 Gerry Chipeur 04-29-12 Polygamy laws upheld in British Columbia Gerry Chipeur, constitutional lawyer with Miller, Thomsen, in Calgary, B.C., discussing a recent win in the B.C.Supreme Court upholding criminal laws banning polygamy. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-04-29-chipeur.mp3 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:35:19 EST 00:00:00 Lincoln Steed 04-22-12 Arab Spring Turns Autumnal Lincoln Steed, editor, Liberty magazine, www.libertymagazine.org,, on the dismal prospects for religious and civil liberties in Arab nations where secular autocrats are likely to be replaced by “democracies” dominated by Islamic religious parties. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-04-22-steed.mp3 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:33:45 EST 00:00:00 Jim Campbell 04-15-12 Ocean Grove Campmeeting Association Case Jim Campbell, attorney, Alliance Defense Fund, www.telladf.org, discussing a critically important case where a religious property was subjected to public accommodations laws, and fined for refusing to permit a same sex commitment service to be held in one of its pavilions used for religious services. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-04-15-campbell.mp3 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:32:07 EST 00:00:00 Alan J. Reinach, Esq. 04-08-12 The Politics of Contraception Alan J. Reinach, Esq., host of Freedom’s Ring, analyzing the battle over contraception in terms of the polarization between left and right. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-04-08-reinach.mp3 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 11:31:00 EST 00:00:00 Lincoln Steed 04-01-12 National Defense Authorization Act Lincoln Steed, editor, Liberty magazine, www.libertymagazine.org, discussing the new provision for indefinite detention of American citizens http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-04-01-steed.mp3 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:29:00 EST 00:00:00 Eric Baxter 03-25-12 Contraception Mandate Eric Baxter, attorney with the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, www.becketfund.org, discussing the liberty of conscience problems in the health care law. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-03-25-baxter.mp3 Sun, 25 Mar 2012 11:27:00 EST 00:00:00 Dr. John Graz 03-18-12 Recant or Die! Dr. John Graz, Secretary-General of the International Religious Liberty Association, www.irla.org, discussing the case of Pastor Youcef Nadharkani, who has been convicted of apostasy and sentenced with execution unless he recants his faith in Christ, and professes Islam. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-03-18-Graz.mp3 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 11:24:00 EST 00:00:00 3-11-12 Christianity is Discrimination! Jeremy Tedesco, senior staff attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund discussing the decision of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Alpha Delta Chi v. Reed, holding that a public university can deny recognition to a student group that restricts membership to Christians, because the group engages in illegal discrimination. www.telladf.org. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/3-11-12-Christianity-is-Discrimination.mp3 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:56:15 EST 00:00:00 3-4-12 Hungary Law Restricts Churches Joe Grieboski, President of the Institute on Religion and Public Policy, www.religionandpolicy.org, discussing the recent law depriving all but 14 religions of their legal status in Hungary. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/3-4-12-Hungary-Law-Restricts-Churches.mp3 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:55:18 EST 00:00:00 2-25-12 The Devil’s in the Details Stanley Carlson-Thies, director of the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance, discussing a little known provision in the Health Care law requiring employers to provide coverage that includes the “morning after” pills, regarded by some as causing abortions, and violating religious convictions. www.irfalliance.org. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2-25-12-Devil-in-Details.mp3 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:52:42 EST 00:00:00 2-18-12 2011 Land Use Review Dan Dalton, Esq., discussing the trends in religious land use cases and conflicts impacting your right to have a church, and to use property for religious purposes. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2-18-12-Land-Use-Review.mp3 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:15:47 EST 00:00:00 2-11-12 75th Anniversary of Baptist Joint Committee Executive Director J. Brent Walker, Esq., joins us for a retrospective on 75 years of Baptist advocacy in our nation’s capitol in support of religious freedom and the separation of church and state. www.bjconline.org. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2-11-12-Baptist-Anniversary.mp3 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:14:50 EST 00:00:00 2-4-12 2011 Books in Review Greg Hamilton, President, Northwest Religious Liberty Association, discussing his recommended reading list of the best books of 2011, including: John Ikenberry, Liberal Leviathan: The Origins, Crisis, and Transformation of the American World Order; Robert Kaplan, Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power; and Niall Ferguson, Civilization, The West and the Rest: http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2-4-12-Books-in-Review.mp3 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:14:08 EST 00:00:00 1-28-12 2011 Year in Review J. Brent Walker, Esq., Executive Director, Baptist Joint Committee on Religious Liberty, www.bjconline.org, doing a year end wrap up of the most significant religious freedom developments of 2011. More topics can be found online. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/1-28-12-Year-in-Review.mp3 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:13:10 EST 00:00:00 1-21-12 No First Amendment Rights for Catholic Charities of Illinois – Forced to Close Adoption/Foster Care Agency Attorney James Sweeney, counsel to the California Conference of Catholic Bishops, discussing a court decision preferring sexual freedom over the religious freedom of a Catholic adoption agency to place children only in homes with a father and a mother. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/1-21-12-Rights-for-Catholic-Charities.mp3 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:12:11 EST 00:00:00 1-14-12 Religious Objection to Labor Unions Matt McReynolds, staff attorney of the Pacific Justice Institute, www.pji.org, discussing the increase in religious objectors to labor union membership. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/1-14-12-Religious-Objection-to-Unions.mp3 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:11:19 EST 00:00:00 1-7-12 Egregious Case of Religious Discrimination Appealed to Supreme Court Attorney Robert Tyler, director of Advocates for Faith and Freedom, www.faith-freedom.com, discussing the claims of Chad Farnan, who, as a high school student, was mocked and belittled for his Christian faith by his science teacher. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/1-7-12-Egregious-Case.mp3 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:10:24 EST 00:00:00 12-31-11 Personhood Amendment Fails in Mississippi Kevin James, Associate Director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty for the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s Atlanta regional office, discussing the recent Mississippi rejection of a ballot initiative that would have designated the unborn as a “person.” http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-31-11-Personhood-Amendment-Fails.mp3 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:09:43 EST 00:00:00 12-24-11 The Vatican’s Call for a Global Central Bank Nicholass P. Miller, Executive Director of the Andrews University International Religious Freedom Institute, discussing the implications for religious freedom of the Vatican’s latest foray into international finance. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-24-11-Vaticans-Call-for-Central-Bank.mp3 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:08:31 EST 00:00:00 12-24-11 The Vatican’s Call for a Global Central Bank Nicholass P. Miller, Executive Director of the Andrews University International Religious Freedom Institute, discussing the implications for religious freedom of the Vatican’s latest foray into international finance. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-24-11-Vaticans-Call-for-Central-Bank.mp3 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:08:31 EST 00:00:00 12-24-11 The Vatican’s Call for a Global Central Bank Nicholass P. Miller, Executive Director of the Andrews University International Religious Freedom Institute, discussing the implications for religious freedom of the Vatican’s latest foray into international finance. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-24-11-Vaticans-Call-for-Central-Bank.mp3 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:08:31 EST 00:00:00 12-17-11 Congressional Staff Briefed on Institutional Religious Freedom Stanley Carlson Thies, founder and director of the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance, www.irfalliance.org, discussing his recent briefing of Congressional officials on important religious freedom issues. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-17-11-Congressional-Staff-Briefed.mp3 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:07:45 EST 00:00:00 12-10-11 Graduate Student Expelled for Her Faith David Cortman, Sr. Counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals recently heard arguments in a case involving the expulsion of a Michigan graduate student who was expelled from her counseling program because of her Christian beliefs. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-10-11-Graduate-Student-Expelled.mp3 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:07:03 EST 00:00:00 12-3-11 Should Christians Vote? Kevin James, Associate Director of Public Affairs & Religious Liberty for the Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, on the biblical foundations of Christians exercising the rights and privileges of citizenship. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-3-11-Should-Christians-Vote.mp3 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:06:16 EST 00:00:00 11-26-11 Free Speech Win for Intelligent Design Attorney Bill Becker reports on a settlement against the California Science Center, that had cancelled a showing of http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/11-26-11-Free-Speech-Win.mp3 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:05:31 EST 00:00:00 11-19-11 Christmas in Public Schools: the perennial battleground Charles Haynes, Senior Scholar at the Freedom Forum of the First Amendment Center, on the right way to celebrate the reason for the season in public schools. Check out “Finding Common Ground” under publications: www.firstamendmentcenter.org. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/11-19-11-Christmas-in-Public-Schools.mp3 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:03:34 EST 00:00:00 11-12-11 Faith and Presidential Politics J. Brent Walker, Esq., Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee on Religious Liberty, on the legal and practical boundaries of faith in the current political cycle. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/11-12-11-Faith-and-Presidential-Politics.mp3 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:04:17 EST 00:00:00 11-5-11 Supreme Court Hears Critical Religion Case: Hosana Tabor Attorney Luke Goodrich, Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, discusses the oral arguments before the Supreme Court recently in a case involving the right of churches and church schools to determine who is qualified to transmit faith and values, free from judicial second-guessing. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/11-5-11-Hosana-Tabor.mp3 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:01:40 EST 00:00:00 10-29-11 Italy Bans the Burqa Barry Bussey, , emeritus director of the North American Religious Liberty Association, on Italy’s recent law essentially banning Muslim women from appearing in public, and ironically, in the name of protecting women’s rights and freedom of choice. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/11-29-11-Italy_Burqa_Ban.mp3 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:35:19 EST 00:00:00 10-22-11 New York Balances Same Sex Marriage and Religious Freedom? Charles Haynes, senior scholar, First Amendment Center, on the significant religious freedom protections in the newly enacted NY State same sex marriage law. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/10-22-11_New_York_Same_Sex_Marriage_and_Religious_Freedom.mp3 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:33:58 EST 00:00:00 10-15-11 Countering Public Hostility to Religion Joel Oster, Senior Counsel, Alliance Defense Fund, www.telladf.org , on an ADF letter campaign to public facilities to urge their compliance with First Amendment requirements that they do not exclude religious content and viewpoints from public meeting facilities. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/10-15-11_Countering-Public_Hostility_to_Religion.mp3 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:32:01 EST 00:00:00 10-08-11 Tribute to Karel Nowak Barry Bussey, emeritus director of the North American Religious Liberty Association, celebrating the life of a great Christian diplomat and champion of religious freedom. Barry’s blog about Elder Nowak is posted at: www.lawandconscience.wordpress.com. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/10-08-11-Karel-Nowak.mp3 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:30:08 EST 00:00:00 10-01-11 San Francisco Ballot Initiative to Ban Circumcision Abby Porth, Associate Director, Jewish Community Relations Council – on the national/local attack on this ancient religious practice, and the court decision striking down the ballot initiative under California law. Also see: www.jcrc.org; www.stopcircban.com http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/10-01-11-San_Francisco_Circumcision.mp3 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:28:16 EST 00:00:00 09-24-11 Religious Freedom in the Military Daniel Blomberg, staff counsel, Alliance Defense Fund, www.telladf.org, discussing the problems for religious freedom posed by new government policy that gays can serve openly in the military, and efforts to introduce legislation in Congress to remedy the problem. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/09-24-2011-Religious_Freedom_In_The_Military.mp3 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:22:53 EST 00:00:00 Foursquare Gospel Church Wins Important Land Use Case Attorney Dan Dalton discussing an important appeals court victory in California, involving a city’s attempt to restrict the location where churches can locate. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/5_7_11_Church_wins_Land_Use_Case.mp3 Fri, 06 May 2011 15:25:00 EST 00:00:00 Spotlight on Religious Liberty Award Winners Liberty Magazine editor, Lincoln Steed, highlighting the accomplishments of two recent award winners, Dr. John Graz and Asmir Jahangir who were honored by the First Freedom Foundation. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/4_30_11_Religious_Liberty_Award_Winners.mp3 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:24:00 EST 00:00:00 Tax Credits for Education at the Supreme Court Constitutional Law Professor Douglas Laycock, of the University of Virginia, discussing the case of Garriott v. Winn, challenging an Arizona tax credit system to aid private and religious schools. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/4_23_11_Tax_Credits_for_Education_at_the_Superme_Court.mp3 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:20:00 EST 00:00:00 Religious Harassment in the Military Chris Rada, Research Director of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, discussing the problem of religious harassment in the military, and the policy problems when missionaries follow the American military in Muslim lands. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/4_16_11_Religious_Harassment_in_the_military.mp3 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:19:00 EST 00:00:00 Protests Raise Questions About Labor Unions Host Alan J. Reinach, Esq. discussing the biblical issues involved in the labor movement, and its conflict with capital. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/4_9_11_Protests_Raise_Questions_About_Labor_Unions.mp3 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:15:00 EST 00:00:00 Festival of Religious Freedom Host Alan J. Reinach, Esq., describing the upcoming Festival of Religious Freedom, September 4, 2011, one week before the tenth anniversary of 9/11. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/4_2_11_Festival_of_religious_freedom.mp3 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:09:00 EST 00:00:00 Winds of Freedom in the Middle East, Part III Liberty Magazine editor, Lincoln Steed, discussing the problems of promoting democracy in a region prone to restricting religious freedom. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/3_26_11_Winds_of_freedom_in_the_middle_east_Part_3.mp3 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:08:00 EST 00:00:00 Winds of Freedom in the Middle East, Part II Nicholas P. Miller, Esq., Executive Director of the Andrews University International Religious Freedom Institute, discussing the recent uprisings in the Middle East, and the implications for religious freedom. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/3_19_11_Winds_of_freedom_in_the_middle_east_Part_2.mp3 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:07:00 EST 00:00:00 Winds of Freedom in the Middle East, Part I Attorney James Standish, emeritus director of the North American Religious Liberty Association, discussing the implications for religious freedom of the recent uprisings. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/3_12_11_Winds_of_freedom_in_the_middle_east_Part1.mp3 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:06:00 EST 00:00:00 Pledge of Allegiance Ruled Constitutional Jeremy Tedesco, staff attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund, discussing a ruling from the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals throwing out a challenge to a New Hampshire law authorizing the recitation of the Pledge at the start of the day in public schools. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2-12-11_Pledge_of_Allegience_Ruled_Constitutional.mp3 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:52:00 EST 00:00:00 Marriage on Appeal: Part Two Robert Tyler, Attorney, Director of Advocates for Faith and Freedom, discussing the oral arguments and issues in the appeal of a Federal judge’s decision striking down California’s Prop 8 marriage amendment, retaining marriage as a man and a woman in the state constitution. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2-5-11_Marriage_On_Appeal_Part_2.mp3 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:34:00 EST 00:00:00 Marriage on Appeal-Prop 8 Before the Ninth Circuit Carol Hogan, Communications Director for the California Catholic Conference discussing the oral arguments in the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals regarding the ballot iniatiative approved by California voters preserving marriage under the state Constitution. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/1-29-11_Marriage_On_Appeal_.mp3 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:09:50 EST 00:00:00 San Francisco Resolution Against the Roman Catholic Church Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Law, discussing a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision in favor of San Francisco’s condemnation of the Catholic Church for opposing same-sex adoptions by Catholic Charities in S.F. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/ Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:30:00 EST 00:00:00 Religious Freedom Goes to European Court of Human Rights Law Professor Brett Scharffs discusses two conflicting decisions of the European Court arising from church discipline of employees for sexual misconduct – i.e., affairs, and their implications for the religious freedom of those churches http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/1-15-11_Religious_Freedom_to_European_Court.mp3 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:29:00 EST 00:00:00 Religious Freedom for Muslims? Liberty Magazine editor, Lincoln Steed, discusses the religious freedom implications for all Americans arising from the controversy over a Muslim community center in lower New York. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/1-8-11_Religious_Freedom_for_Muslims.mp3 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:27:00 EST 00:00:00 Government Seizure of Bulgarian Orthodox Church Law Professor, Brett Scharffs discussing a decision of the European Court of Human Rights arising from state interference with a split in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church arising during the communist era, involving ownership and control of more than 100 church buildings. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/1-1-11_Government_Seizure_of_Bulgarian_Church.mp3 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:20:00 EST 00:00:00 Religious Freedom and Spiritual Revival Liberty Magazine editor, Lincoln Steed, discusses the close connection between religious freedom and spiritual revival, whose winds are blowing in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-25-10_Religious_Freedom_and_Spiritual_Revival.mp3 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 15:19:00 EST 00:00:00 Can a Church Organist Sue the Church? Attorney Charles Steinberg compares a German case where a church organist sued after being fired for adultery, with an American case headed to the Supreme Court, where an elementary school teacher at a Lutheran school was fired. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-18-10_Can_a_Church_Organist_Sue_the_Church.mp3 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:17:00 EST 00:00:00 Can a Minister Sue the Church? Attorney Mark Chopko discussing an Oregon case that allowed a jury to award substantial damages to a minister who was terminated for misappropriation of church funds, and who sued the church for telling the congregation why he was fired. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-11-10_Can_a_Minister_Sue_the_Church.mp3 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:14:23 EST 00:00:00 Atheists At it Again: Challenging “Parsonage Exclusion” for Ministers Todd McFarland, Associate General Counsel, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, discussing a constitutional challenge to a “parsonage exclusion” tax benefit historically provided to ministers. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-4-10-Atheists_at_a_Glance.mp3 Sat, 04 Dec 2010 12:30:00 EST 00:00:00 Indiana Gay Rights Ordinance Threatens Religious Freedom Nicholas Miller, Esq., Executive Director of the Andrews University International Religious Freedom Institute, discussing the battle over a local gay rights ordinance in South Bend, Indiana, and its inadequate exemption for religious institutions. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/11-27-10-Indiana_Gay_Rights_Ordinance_Threatens_Religious_Liberty.mp3 Sat, 27 Nov 2010 12:30:00 EST 00:00:00 Youth Pastor Arrested for Witnessing at the Mall Attorney Tim Smith discussing the case of Snatchko v. Westfield, and a marvelous victory for free speech against the large national shopping mall chain that sought to banish religious speech from the common areas of a Roseville, California shopping mall. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/11-20-10-Youth_Pastor_Arrested_for_Witnessing.mp3 Sat, 20 Nov 2010 12:29:00 EST 00:00:00 Wake up and Smell the Equality! Alan Reinach, host of Freedom’s Ring, discussing a series of three Federal Court decisions holding that religious values regarding human sexuality and marriage are discriminatory, and illegal. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/11-13-10-Wake_Up_and_Smell_the_Equality.mp3 Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:29:00 EST 00:00:00 Bibles Banned on Religious Liberty Day! Harry Michet, Senior Litigation Counsel for Liberty Counsel, Florida, discussing a wonderful victory for religious freedom in Collier County, Florida, where the school district decided that it could restrict Bible distribution because the Bible lacked any significant educational value for students. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/11-6-10-Bibles_Banned_on_Religious_Liberty_Day(1).mp3 Sat, 06 Nov 2010 12:28:00 EST 00:00:00 Vouchers Fail in Florida Amireh Al Haddad, Director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, discussing vouchers for religious schools in Florida. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/10-30-10-Vouchers_Fail_in_Florida.mp3 Sat, 30 Oct 2010 12:27:00 EST 00:00:00 Religion and Education: The State’s Strings Still Strangle Lincoln Steed, editor of Liberty Magazine, www.libertymagazine.org, the nation’s oldest and best publication devoted to religious freedom, discussing attacks on religion in education in Spain and Australia. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/10-23-10-Religion_and_Education.mp3 Sat, 23 Oct 2010 11:38:00 EST 00:00:00 Islam and Religious Liberty James Standish, International Religious Liberty Association, putting the Islamic terrorist threat in perspective, and concluding that we can uphold religious freedom in America without compromising on our national fight against terrorism. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/10-16-10-Islam_and_Religious_Liberty.mp3 Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:35:00 EST 00:00:00 Censorship of Student Religious Speech Charles Haynes, Senior Scholar, First Amendment Center, www.firstamendmentcenter.org, discussing the recent decision of the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upholding the right of a first grader in Plano Texas to give candy canes with a religious message to fellow students at a Christmas party in school! Yes, this really was a federal Case! http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/10-9-10-CensorshipofStudentReligiousSpeech.mp3 Sat, 09 Oct 2010 11:34:00 EST 00:00:00 Report from Jordan Nicholas Miller, Esq., Executive Director of the Andrews University International Religious Freedom Institute, reporting on a groundbreaking meeting between Christian and Arab leaders in Jordan the week before 9/11/2010, in an atmosphere charged by the threat of Koran burnings in Florida. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/10-2-10-ReportfromJordan.mp3 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 11:33:00 EST 00:00:00 Indonesia’s Blasphemy Law Upheld by Nation’s Highest Court Angela Wu, International Law Director of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, (www.becketfund.org. ) discussing a ruling from the Indonesia High Court upholding that nation’s Blasphemy law. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/9-25-10-Indonesia_Blasphemy_Law.mp3 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:23:00 EST 00:00:00 Where Freedom Can’t Ring: Phoenix, Arizona prosecutes bishop for ringing church bells Erik Stanley, senior legal counsel, Alliance Defense Fund, (www.telladf.org) recounting how the city of Phoenix, Arizona, prosecuted and convicted a bishop for ringing church bells, in violation of a noise ordinance, and vigorously defended this conviction against a constitutional challenge in Federal Court. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/8-14-10-Phoenix_Church_Bells_Case.mp3 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:16:00 EST 00:00:00 Supreme Court Report: A Cross on a Lonely Mojave Desert Hill Eric Rassbach, National Litigation Director for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, discusses Buono v. Salazar, Supreme Court decision http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/9-11-10-A_Cross_On_a_Lonely_mojave_desert.mp3 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:03:55 EST 00:00:00 Torture and Slavery Endured by Tens of Thousands of Believers in China Bob Fu, Founder and President of China Aid Association, (at www.Chinaaid.org) discussing the persecution of thousands of Chinese in forced labor camps, where they are often beaten and tortured. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/9-4-10-Torture_and_Slavery_of_Believers.mp3 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:58:55 EST 00:00:00 Ethnic Violence Erupts in Nigeria David Dettoni, Director of Operations and Outreach, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, discussing a recent slaughter of some 500 Christian villagers, allegedly in retaliation for an earlier killing of Muslims, near Jos, Nigeria. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/8-21-10-Ethnic_Violence_Erupts_in_Nigeria.mp3 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:01:37 EST 00:00:00 Patience With God: Faith for People Who Don’t Like Religion (or Atheism) Author Frank Schaeffer, son of the late Francis Schaeffer, discussing his latest book. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/8-7-10-Faith_for_People_Who_Dont_Like_Religion(1).mp3 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:58:23 EST 00:00:00 Religious Liberty Retrospective J. Brent Walker, Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, reviewing the significant Supreme Court decisions and developments of the first decade of the twenty first century. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/3-13-10-Religious_Liberty_Perspective.mp3 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:06:00 EST 00:00:00 Persecution of Christians in India Nicholas P. Miller, Esq., Director of the Andrews University International Religious Liberty Institute, discussing persecution of Christians in the Indian state of Orissa. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/7-31-10-Persecution_of_Christians_in_India.mp3 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:26:00 EST 00:00:00 Sunday Revival in the European Union Lincoln Steed, Editor of Liberty Magazine, www.libertymagazine.org, the nation’s oldest and best publication devoted to religious freedom, discussing the status of Sunday in the European Union. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/7-24-10-Sunday_Revival_in_the_European_Union.mp3 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:24:00 EST 00:00:00 Compulsory Unionization Bill Defeated in Washington State Greg Hamilton, President of the Northwest Religious Liberty Association, talks about a bill to compel child care centers and owners to be unionized. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/7-17-10-Compulsory_Unionization_Bill_Defeated_in_Washington_State.mp3 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:21:00 EST 00:00:00 Ask God what your grade is! Attorney David Hacker, with the Alliance Defense Fund, discussing an egregious case of hostility and discrimination against a Christian student in a Los Angeles community college, and the successful injunction against a speech code restricting “offensive” speech on campus http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/7-10-10-Ask_God_What_Your_Grade_Is.mp3 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:19:00 EST 00:00:00 Freedom and Security and Torture Policy As the new administration backs away from prior policies regarding waterboarding, Attorney James Standish, Associate Director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, discusses the immorality of torture from a Christian worldview. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/7-3-10-Freedom_and_Security_and_Torture_Policy.mp3 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:18:00 EST 00:00:00 Accreditation Threats to Canadian Universities Grace Mackintosh, Director of Public Affairs for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada, regarding threats to accreditation of religious colleges and universities in Canada. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/6-26-10-Accreditation_Threates_to_Canadian_Universities.mp3 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:16:00 EST 00:00:00 Missionaries and Diplomats James Standish, Emeritus President of the North American Religious Liberty Association, discussing the role of missionaries as ambassadors for the United States, and the positive role they play internationally in light of postmodern criticism of missionary activities. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/6-19-10-Missionaries_and_Diplomats.mp3 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:15:00 EST 00:00:00 Faith-Based Initiative Tune Up By Obama Administration, Part 2 Melissa Rogers, Director of the Center for Religion and Public Affairs, Wake Forest University Divinity School, discussing the Obama Administration’s assembling a stellar interfaith panel to analyze the “faith-based” initiative, and make recommendations. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/4-11-09-Faith_Based_Initiative_in_the_Obama_Admin.mp3 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:49:00 EST 00:00:00 Faith-Based Initiative Tune Up By Obama Administration, Part 1 Melissa Rogers, Director of the Center for Religion and Public Affairs, Wake Forest University Divinity School, discussing the Obama Administration’s assembling a stellar interfaith panel to analyze the “faith-based” initiative, and make recommendations. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/6-5-10-Faith-based_Initiative_by_Obama_Part_1.mp3 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 15:48:00 EST 00:00:00 Oregon Passes Workplace Religious Freedom Bills Greg Hamilton, president of the Northwest Religious Liberty Association, discussing two bills protecting religious freedom for workers of various religions. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/5-29-10-Oregon_Passes_Religious_Freedom_Bills.mp3 Sat, 29 May 2010 15:46:00 EST 00:00:00 Ethnic Violence Erupts in Nigeria David Dettoni, Director of Operations and Outreach, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, discussing a recent slaughter of some 500 Christian villagers, allegedly in retaliation for an earlier killing of Muslims, near Jos, Nigeria. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/5-22-10-Ethnic_Violence_Erupts_in_Nigeria.mp3 Sat, 22 May 2010 15:45:00 EST 00:00:00 City Says No to Religious Meetings at Home Daniel Blomberg, Staff Attorney, Alliance Defense Fund, discussing Gilbert, Arizona’s provision that religious assemblies are not allowed in single family homes! http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/5-15-10-City_Says_No_to_Religious_Mtgs_at_Home.mp3 Sat, 15 May 2010 15:44:00 EST 00:00:00 Perry v. Schwarzenneger: Marriage on Trial Jordan Lorence, senior legal counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund, reporting on the trial proceedings. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/5-8-10-Marriage_on_Trial.mp3 Fri, 07 May 2010 11:18:00 EST 00:00:00 Health Care Rights of Conscience Steve Aden, senior legal counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund, discussing the case of a nurse who was forced to participate in an abortion, against her religious beliefs, on threat of losing her job and her license. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/5-1-10-Health_Care_Rights_of_Conscience.mp3 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:17:00 EST 00:00:00 Challenges to Faith-Based Organizations Stanley Carlson Thies, president of the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance, discussing the role of faith-based charities, the need to protect them through religious exemptions, and the unique challenges they face, especially from wooden “non-discrimination” laws that threaten their right to exist. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/4-24-10-Challenges_to_Faith-Based_Organizations.mp3 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:15:00 EST 00:00:00 Campus Censorship David French, Alliance Defense Fund, discussing campus speech codes, and accreditation issues that threaten to put the gospel in chains on campus, and coerce students to express support for beliefs or behaviors they find offensive. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/4-17-10-Campus_Censorship.mp3 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:11:00 EST 00:00:00 Free Speech and Religion Update Barry Bussey, Executive Director of the North American Religious Liberty Association, discusses three recent issues: the Focus on the Family Superbowl ad; Bible verses on rifle scopes; and Secretary Clinton’s speech on Internet Religious Freedom. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/4-10-10-Free_Speech_and_Religion.mp3 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:08:00 EST 00:00:00 Yuma, AZ Prefers Bars to Churches Eric Treene, senior counsel to the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, discussing a city that refuses to permit churches to locate downtown, so that liquor establishments can thrive. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/4-3-10-Yuma_Arizona_Prefers_Bars.mp3 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:28:00 EST 00:00:00 Patience With God: Faith for People Who Don’t Like Religion (or Atheism) Author Frank Schaeffer, son of the late Francis Schaeffer, discussing his latest book. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/3-27-10-Patience_with_God.mp3 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:23:00 EST 00:00:00 The Role of Religion in American Foreign Policy: Vietnam - a case study Judd Birdsall, with the U.S. State Department’s Office of International Religious Freedom, discussing the remarkable turnaround in religious freedom in Vietnam, and the role U.S. policy played http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/3-20-10-Religion_in_America_Foreign_Policy.mp3 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:17:00 EST 00:00:00 Civil Religion and the Presidential Prayer Breakfast Barry Bussey, discussing President Obama’s recent speech at the prayer breakfast, and the larger role of civil religion in American life. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/3-6-10-Presidential_Prayer_Breakfast.mp3 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:32:00 EST 00:00:00 The Next Decade: The Main Issues Facing Religious Freedom Dr. John Graz, Secretary General of the International Religious Liberty Association, discussing expected challenges to religious freedom globally, and the dim prospects for improving religious freedom in the coming years. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2-27-10-The_Next_Decade.mp3 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:24:00 EST 00:00:00 Arizona Tuition Tax Credit Stands . . . For Now Gary McCaleb, senior counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, discussing challenges to corporate and individual tax credit programs in Arizona for school tuition http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2-20-10-Arizona_Tuition_Tax_Credit_Stands.mp3 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:22:00 EST 00:00:00 University of California Discriminates Against Christian Club Kim Colby, senior legal counsel for the Christian Legal Society, Center for Law and Religious Freedom, discussing the case of U.C. Hastings v. Martinez, now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, involving the law school’s exclusion of a Christian Legal Society chapter for its allegedly discriminatory policy of requiring members to sign a statement of Christian faith. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2-13-10-University_Discriminates_Against_Christian_Club.mp3 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:21:00 EST 00:00:00 Same Sex Marriage Battles Continue in Hawaii Attorney Jim Hochberg, discussing the legal status of marriage, and ongoing legislative battles over the status of marriage and civil unions in Hawaii. For information on current legislation, go to www.hawaiifamilyforum.org. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/1-30-10-Same_Sex_Marriage_Battles_Continue_in_Hawaii.mp3 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:20:00 EST 00:00:00 The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, “ENDA” Barry Bussey, Executive Director of the North American Religious Liberty Association, discussing the religious freedom implications of extending legal protections against employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/1-16-10-The_Employment_Non-Discrimination_Act_ENDA.mp3 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:11:00 EST 00:00:00 Church State Matters: Fighting for Religious Liberty in Our Nation’s Capital J. Brent Walker, Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee, discusses his latest book about twenty years of advocating for the separation of church and state. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/1-9-10-Church_State_Matters.mp3 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:08:00 EST 00:00:00 Religious Freedom Denied at Wright State University Robert Shibley, Vice President of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), discussing the denial of club recognition of the Campus Bible Fellowship, after thirty years of meeting. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/1-2-10-Religious_Freedom_Denied_at_Wright_State_University.mp3 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:05:00 EST 00:00:00 Religious Hostility in Schools Jennifer Monk, Associate Counsel, Advocates for Faith and Freedom, discussing the case of Chad Farnan v. Capistrano School District, a huge win for religious freedom in protesting against the overt hostility to Christianity from a public school history teacher. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-26-09_Religious_Hostility_in_Schools.mp3 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:45:00 EST 00:00:00 N.Y. Same-sex Marriage Case Austin Nimocks, Senior Legal Counsel, Alliance Defense Fund, discussing challenges to NY State decision to recognize out of state same-sex marriages, in violation of state law. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-19-09_NY_Same-Sex_Marriage_Case.mp3 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:15:00 EST 00:00:00 Churches and Charter Schools Charles Haynes, Senior Scholar at the First Amendment Center, discussing the constitutional issues with churches seeking to operate public charter schools. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-12-09-Churches_and_Charter_Schools.mp3 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:10:00 EST 00:00:00 Mojave Cross Case in the Supreme Court http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-5-09_Mojave_Cross_Case_in_the_Supreme_Court.mp3 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:05:00 EST 00:00:00 11/28/09 - Charity in Truth - the Pope's Encyclical http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/11-28-09_Charity_in_Truth_The_Popes_Encyclical.mp3 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:52:00 EST 00:00:00 11/21/09 - Festivals of Religious Freedom Dr. John Graz, Secretary General of the International Religious Liberty Association, discussing global efforts to focus attention on religious freedom through large national festivals, with stadium attendance of up to 50,000 people. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/11-21-09_Festivals_of_Religious_Freedom.mp3 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:18:00 EST 00:00:00 11/14/09 - Christians and War Gary Councell, Director of Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists discussing the historic Adventist teachings http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/11-14-09_Christians_and_War.mp3 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:13:00 EST 00:00:00 11/7/098 - Sunday Rest Initiatives in the European Union Karel Nowak, Secretary General of International Association for Defense of Religious Liberty, reporting from Bern, Switzerland, on efforts to secure Sunday as a universal rest day in the EU. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/11-7-09_Sunday_Rest_Initiatives_in_the_European_Union.mp3 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:07:00 EST 00:00:00 Clifford Goldstein 10/31/09 - World Religions Meet at United Nations Clifford Goldstein, editor of the Adult Sabbath School Quarterly for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, discussing the prophetic implications of the world religions meeting together. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/10-31-09_World_Religions_Meet_at_UN.mp3 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST 00:00:00 Lincoln Steed 10/24/09 - Torture Update Lincoln Steed, editor of Liberty Magazine, discussing the current investigation of the legacy of torture in the U.S. and the urgent need for America to reclaim our values of respect for human life and liberty. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/10-24-09_Torture_Update.mp3 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:24:00 EST 00:00:00 Dean Broyles 10/17/09 - Regulating Home Bible Studies Dean Broyles, President of the Western Center for Law and Policy, and lawyer for Pastor David Jones, whose home Bible study was cited by San Diego County for violating the zoning regulations. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/10-17-09-Regulating_Home_Bible_Studies.mp3 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:23:00 EST 00:00:00 James Gibson 10/10/09 - Justice Sonia Sotomayor James Gibson, staff counsel for the Baptist Joint Committee, on the analysis of our newest Justice’s record on religious liberty. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/10-10-09_Justice_Sonia_Sotomayor.mp3 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:22:00 EST 00:00:00 Nicholas P. Miller, Esq. 10/3/09 - Marriage, Homosexuality and the Church Nicholas P. Miller, Esq., director of the Andrews University International Religious Liberty Institute, discussing an historic conference addressing an issue crucial to the Christian life and experience in the U.S. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/10-3-09-Marriage_Homosexuality_and_the_Church.mp3 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:21:00 EST 00:00:00 Bruce Cameron 9/26/09 - The Cost of Objecting to Labor Union Membership Bruce Cameron, Reed Larson Professor of Labor Law at Regent University School of Law, also on staff with National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, discussing a recent case from the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/9-26-09_The_Cost_of_Objecting_to_Labor_Union_Membrshp.mp3 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:18:00 EST 00:00:00 Holly Holleman 9/19/09 - Faith Based Initiative in the Obama Administration Holly Holleman, legal counsel to the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, discussing the current status of faith-based funding. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/9-19-09_Faith-based_Initiative_in_the_Obama_Admin.mp3 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:17:00 EST 00:00:00 Casey Mattox 9/12/09 - Lutheran High School Case Casey Mattox, Litigation counsel, Center for Law and Religious Freedom of the Christian Legal Society, discussing a big win for private, religious schools, in a case involving the expulsion of two female students for their public romantic relationship. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/9-12-09_Lutheran_High_School_Case.mp3 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:15:00 EST 00:00:00 Lincoln Steed 9/5/09 - Hate Crimes and Hate Speech in Congress Lincoln Steed, editor of Liberty magazine, discussing current legislation in Congress regarding hate crimes. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/9-5-09_Hate_Crimes_and_Hate_Speech_in_Congress.mp3 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:47:00 EST 00:00:00 Alan J. Reinach, Esq. 8/29/09 - Marriage as Illegal Bigotry? Host, Alan Reinach discusses the current status of traditional religious beliefs regarding marriage in California, in the wake of a series of state cases regarding religious liberty and gay rights. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/8-29-09-Marriage_as_Illegal_Bigotry.mp3 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:46:00 EST 00:00:00 Alan J. Reinach, Esq. 8/22/09 - Censorship Host, Alan J. Reinach, Esq., discussing the liberal intolerance that would silence the church on moral issues, despite insisting on their own right to advocate for public immorality. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/8-22-09-Censorship.mp3 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:43:00 EST 00:00:00 Barry Bussey 8/15/09 - Report from Geneva: Human Rights Commission Barry Bussey, Legislative Affairs Director for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, discussing the current state of Resolutions on Religious Defamation http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/8-15-09_Report_from_Geneva_Human_Rights_Commission.mp3 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:38:00 EST 00:00:00 Nick Miller 8-8-09 Proposition 8 Revisited: a Post Supreme Court Analysis Nicholas Miller, Esq., Director of the Andrews University International Religious Liberty Institute, discusses the California Supreme Court’s decision upholding traditional marriage http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/8-8-09__Proposition_8_Revisited,_A_Post_Supreme_Court_Analysis.mp3 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:29:00 EST 00:00:00 Alan J. Reinach 8-01-09 The Separation of Church and State Host, Alan J. Reinach, Esq., explains what the Historic Protestant view of separation is and contrasts it with the secularist and fundamentalist approaches. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/8-1-09__The_Separation_of_Church_and_State.mp3 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:29:00 EST 00:00:00 Barry Bussey 7/25/09 - Marriage in the District of Columbia Barry Bussey, Executive Director of the North American Religious Liberty Association, discusses efforts to overturn the District of Columbia’s acceptance of same sex marriages from other states. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/7-25-09__Marriage_in_the_District_of_Columbia.mp3 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:27:00 EST 00:00:00 Greg Hamilton 7/18/09 Oregon Legislature Enacts The Oregon Workplace Religious Freedom Act Greg Hamilton, President of the Northwest Religious Liberty Association, discusses this important bill to protect the rights of workers to religious accommodation http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/7-18-09__Oregon_Legislature_Enacts_Workplace_Religious_Freedom_Act.mp3 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:26:00 EST 00:00:00 Nick Miller 7/11/09 Proposition 8 Revisited: a Post Supreme Court Analysis Nicholas Miller, Esq., Director of the Andrews University International Religious Liberty Institute, discusses the California Supreme Court’s decision upholding traditional marriage http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/7-11-09__Proposition_8_Revisted_-_A_Post_Supreme_Court_Analysis.mp3 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:25:00 EST 00:00:00 Barrett Duke 7/4/09 - Baptist Perspectives on the Separation of Church and State Barrett Duke, Vice President for Public Affairs, Southern Baptist Committee, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. www.erlc.com. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/7-4-09_Baptist_Perspectives_on_the_Separation_of_Church_and_State.mp3 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:24:00 EST 00:00:00 Eric Treene 6/27/09 - Fair Housing Act Doesn’t Outlaw Discrimination? Eric Treene, special counsel for religious discrimination, Civil Rights Division of the United States Justice Department, discusses a case in the Seventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that the Fair Housing Act does not apply to discrimination that occurs after the rental or sale of housing, and its implications for religious freedom. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/6-27-09_Fair_Housing_Act_Doesn't_Outlaw_Discrimination.mp3 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:23:00 EST 00:00:00 Angela Wu 6/20/09 - United Nations Resolution Regarding Defamation of Religion Angela Wu, International Law Director at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, in Washington, D.C., discusses a series of U.N. Resolutions that shape international law to the standards of Islamic law, in forbidding public criticism of religion. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/6-20-09_-_UN_Resolution_Re_Defamation_of_Marriage.mp3 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:23:00 EST 00:00:00 Joe Grieboski 6/13/09 - Kazhakstan and Afghanistan: Harsh Religious Laws Joe Grieboski, President of Institute on Religion and Public Policy, www.religionandpolicy.org. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/6-13-09_-_Kazhakstan_and_Afghanistan.mp3 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:22:00 EST 00:00:00 Greg Hamilton 6/6/09 - R ome as Global Peacemaker Greg Hamilton, President of the Northwest Religious Liberty Association, www.nrla.com http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/6-6-09_-_Rome_as_Global_Peacemaker.mp3 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:21:00 EST 00:00:00 Alan Reinach 5/30/09 - Marriage as Illegal Bigotry Host, Alan Reinach discusses the current status of traditional religious beliefs regarding marriage in California, in the wake of a series of state cases regarding religious liberty and gay rights. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/5-30-09_-_Marriage_as_Illegal_Bigotry.mp3 Sat, 30 May 2009 01:20:00 EST 00:00:00 Barry Bussey 5/23/09 - Report from Geneva: Human Rights Commission Barry Bussey, Legislative Affairs Director for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, discusses the current state of Resolutions on Religious Defamation http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/5-23-09_-_Geneva_Human_Rights_Commission.mp3 Sat, 23 May 2009 01:19:00 EST 00:00:00 Tim Tracey 5/16/09 - Christian Legal Society v. Kane Tim Tracey, Esq., attorney with the Center for Law and Religious Freedom of the Christian Legal Society, discusses a series of decisions denying Christian student groups the right to require voting members and officers to be professing Christians http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/5-16-09_-_Christian_Legal_Society_v._Kane.mp3 Sat, 16 May 2009 01:18:00 EST 00:00:00 Barrett Duke 5/9/09 - Conscience Provisions Under Attack Barrett Duke, Vice President for Public Affairs, Southern Baptist Committee, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, www.ERLC.com., discusses challenges in the workplace to the rights of conscience. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/5-9-09_-_Conscience_Protection_Under_Attack.mp3 Sat, 09 May 2009 01:16:00 EST 00:00:00 Howie Beigelman 5/2/09 - No Religious Freedom at Home? Howie Beigelman, Orthodox Union Deputy Director of Public Policy, talks about legislative efforts to solve the problem of condos and apartment buildings outlawing religious displays such as a Mezuzah, a Christmas wreath, or other symbols of religious identity. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/5-2-09_-_No_Relgious_Freedom_at_Home.mp3 Sat, 02 May 2009 01:14:00 EST 00:00:00 Matthew McMearty 4/25/09 - We the People Act Matthew McMearty, Legislative Affairs Director for the Church State Council, discusses an effort in Congress called We the People Act. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/4-25-09_-_We_the_People_Act.mp3 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:14:00 EST 00:00:00 Greg Hamilton 4/18/09 - Religion in the Obama Era Greg Hamilton, President of the Northwest Religious Liberty Association, discusses the shift toward the broad evangelical middle reflected by the presidential election, and shifting priorities among the nation’s evangelical voters. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/4-18-09_-_Religion_in_the_Obama_Era.mp3 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:12:00 EST 00:00:00 Derek Davis 4/11/09 - Faith-based Initiative in the Obama Administration Derek Davis, Dean of Graduate School, University of Mary Hardin Baylor, Director of the Center for Religious Liberty discusses faith-based initiative in the Obama Administration http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/4-11-09_-_Faith_Based_Initiative_in_the_Obama_Admin.mp3 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:09:00 EST 00:00:00 Richard Foltin 4/4/09 - Workplace Religious Freedom Act Update Richard Foltin, Esq., Legislative Director and Counsel for the American Jewish Committee in Washington, D.C., www.ajc.org. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/4-4-09_-_Workplace_Religious_Freedom_Act_Update.mp3 Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:08:00 EST 00:00:00 Barry Bussey 3/28/09 - Sri Lanka Law Restricts Religious Conversion Barry Bussey, Legislative Afffairs Director of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, discusses a Sri Lankan effort to outlaw attempts to proselytize, witness, evangelize, or otherwise seek to make religious converts. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/3-28-09_-_Sri_Lanka_Restricts_Religious_Conversion.mp3 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:07:00 EST 00:00:00 Casey Mattox 3/21/09 - Inequality at Law School Discussion with Casey Mattox,Esq., Litigation Counsel for the Center for Law & Religious Freedom http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/3-21-09_-_Inequality_at_Law_School.mp3 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:05:00 EST 00:00:00 Tim Smith 3/14/09 - E.harmony Accused of Discriminating Against Gays Discussion with Tim Smith,Esq. a Sacramento attorney. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/3-14-09_-_E-Harmony_Accused_of_Dicrminating_Against_Gays.mp3 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:03:00 EST 00:00:00 James Gibson 3/7/09 - Supreme Court Religious Monument Case Interview with James Gibson,Esq. staff counsel of Baptist Joint Committee on Religious Liberty, www.bjconline.org. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/3-7-09_-_Supreme_Court_Religious_Monument_.mp3 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:00:00 EST 00:00:00 Christ Clark 2/28/09 - Proposition 8 – the Spiritual Side Pastor Chris Clark, East Claremont Baptist Church, San Diego, California http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2-28-09_-_Proposition_8_The_Spiritual_Side.mp3 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:59:00 EST 00:00:00 Art Spitzer 2/21/09 - Can Firemen Wear Beards? Art Spitzer, Legal Director, ACLU of the National Capitol Area. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2-21-09_-_Can_Fireman_Wear_Beards.mp3 Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:58:00 EST 00:00:00 Erik Stanley 2/14/09 - Post Proposition 8 Vandalism Erik Stanley,Esq., Senior Legal Counsel, Alliance Defense Fund. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2-14-09_-_Post_Proposition_7_Vandalism.mp3 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:56:00 EST 00:00:00 Nicholas Miller 2/7/09 - Proposition 8 [Gay marriage] Postmortem Nicholas P. Miller, Esq., Executive Director, Andrews University International Religious Liberty Institute http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2-7-09_-_Proposition_8_Postmortem.mp3 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:55:00 EST 00:00:00 Casey Mattox 1/31/09 - Religious Monuments in the Supreme Court. Casey Mattox, Esq., Litigation Counsel, Center for Law & Religious Freedom of the Christian Legal Society http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/1-31-09_-_Religious_Monuments_in_the_Supreme_Court.mp3 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:54:00 EST 00:00:00 Barry Bussey, Esq. 1/24/09 - New Director for Religious Liberty Barry Bussey, Esq. is the new Associate Director of Public Affairs & Religious Liberty for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/1-24-09_-_New_Director_for_Religious_Liberty.mp3 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:53:00 EST 00:00:00 Brent Walker, Esq. 1/17/09 - Top 10 Religious Liberty Stories of 2008, Part II Brent Walker , Esq., Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee on Religious Liberty,discusses stories of 2008. www.bjconline.org http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/1-17-09_-_Top_Ten_Religious_Liberty_Stories_of_2008_Part_II.mp3 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:52:00 EST 00:00:00 Brent Walker, Esq. 1/10/09 - Top 10 Religious Liberty Stories of 2008, Part I Brent Walker , Esq., Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee on Religious Liberty. www.bjconline.org http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/1-10-09_-_Top_Ten_Religious_Liberty_Stories_of_2008_Part_1.mp3 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:50:00 EST 00:00:00 Alan J. Reinach, Esq. 1/3/09 - Ceremonial Prayer Host, Alan J. Reinach, Esq., discusses a powerful prayer by Pastor Joe Wright before the Kansas Senate, the exception to the rule that ceremonial prayer is “vain repetition” contrary to the teachings of Jesus. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/1-3-09_-_Ceremonial_Prayer.mp3 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:49:00 EST 00:00:00 Charles Steinberg, Esq. 12/27/08 - Religious Liberty for Prisoners Charles Steinberg, Esq., Vice President of the Northwest Religious Liberty Association, on the story of Joe Macom, a Native American Christian who was denied the right to have a Bible and attend church, because he had registered in prison as a Native American. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-27-08_Religious_LIberty_for_Prisoners.mp3 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:20:00 EST 00:00:00 Alan J. Reinach, Esq. 12/20/08 - Censorship Host, Alan J. Reinach, Esq., discusses the liberal intolerance that would silence the church on moral issues, despite insisting on their own right to advocate for public immorality. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-20-08_Censorship.mp3 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:41:00 EST 00:00:00 Greg Hamilton 12/13/08 - Workplace Religious Freedom Bills in the Pacific NW Greg Hamilton, President of the Northwest Religious Liberty Association, discussing plans to press for enactment of important legislation in the states of Washington and Oregon. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-13-08_Workplace_Religious_Freedom_Bills_-_Pacific_NW.mp3 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:42:00 EST 00:00:00 Jim Sweeney, Esq. 12/6/08 - North Coast Women’s Health Center v. Benitez Jim Sweeney, Esq., counsel for the California Catholic Conference, discusses a California Supreme Court decision holding that Christian doctors cannot rely on a religious freedom defense to a claim they discriminated against a lesbian patient seeking artificial insemination. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/12-6-08__Benitez_Case.mp3 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:44:00 EST 00:00:00 Alan J. Reinach, Esq. 11/29/08 - The Separation of Church and State Alan J. Reinach, Esq., explains what the historic Protestant view of separation is and contrasts it with the secularist and fundamentalist approaches. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/11-29-08_Separation_Between_Church_and_State.mp3 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:48:00 EST 00:00:00 Robert Tyler, Esq. 11/22/08 - University of California Discriminates Against Christian Schools Robert Tyler, Esq. President of Advocates for Faith and Freedom, discusses the Federal Court’s decision against Christian schools and their students, who have suffered discrimination and exclusion from U.C. campuses because of the Christian worldview in high school courses. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/11-22-08_UC_Discriminates_against_Christian_Schools.mp3 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:46:00 EST 00:00:00 Kristen Waggoner, Esq. 11/15/08 - Washington Pharmacist Case Kristen Waggoner, Esq., an attorney for a pharmacy and two pharmacists, battles a regulation that would require them to sell the “morning after pill,” Plan B, against their religious conscience. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/11-15-08_Washingon_Pharmacist_Case.mp3 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:45:00 EST 00:00:00 Lincoln Steed 11/8/08 - Religious Liberty and the Economy Liberty Magazine editor, Lincoln Steed, discusses the need to find peace and calm in Christ during a time of economic uncertainty, rather than looking to the state to provide spiritual solutions. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/11-8-08_Religious_Liberty_and_the_Economy.mp3 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:39:00 EST 00:00:00 Professor Richard Epstein 11/1/08 - Who Can Enforce Constitutional Rights? Professor Richard Epstein, University of Chicago Law School and Fellow at the Hoover Institute, discusses the Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation case, challenging the Faith-Based Initiative and holding that citizens cannot enforce their rights under the First Amendment. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/11-1_-_Who_Can_Enforce_Constitutional_Rights.mp3 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:38:00 EST 00:00:00 Alan Reinach 10/25/08 - Gay Marriage Threatens Religious Liberty – Part 2 Alan J. Reinach, Esq., host of Freedom’s Ring, answers objections to the support for the Marriage Amendments, such as Proposition 8 in California, and explains why supporting marriage does not violate the separation of church and state, and why it is not hurtful to gays. He also further explains the seriousness of the threat to the survival of the church. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/10-25_-_Gay_Marriage_Threaens_Religious_Liberty_-_Part_I.mp3 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:37:00 EST 00:00:00 Randall Balmer 10/18/08 - God in the White House Randall Balmer, Professor of American Religious History at Barnard College, Columbia University, discusses his new book and the unreliability of a candidate’s religious professions as a predictor of policy or performance in the White House. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/10-18_-_God_in_the_White_House.mp3 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:36:00 EST 00:00:00 Kevin James 10/11/08 - Religion and Politics in an Election Year Kevin James, Associate Director of Public Affairs & Religious Liberty for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the southern states, discusses whether Christians should vote, how to responsibly exercise the vote, and other issues regarding avoiding partisanship and division in the body of Christ over political differences. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/10-11_-_Religion_and_Politics_in_an_Election_Year.mp3 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:35:00 EST 00:00:00 Lincoln Steed 10/4/08 - Testing Times - Liberty Magazine Update Lincoln Steed, editor of Liberty magazine, discusses the current and future issues of Liberty, and the concern that we live in testing times for the future of freedom http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/10-_4_-_Testing_Times_-_Liberty_Magazine.mp3 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:34:00 EST 00:00:00 Lincoln Steed The Visit of Pope Benedict Lincoln Steed, editor of Liberty magazine discusses the religious liberty implications raised by the visit of the Pope to the U.S. and current Vatican policy and practice regarding church and state relations. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/The_Visit_of_Pope_Benedict.mp3 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:32:00 EST 00:00:00 Todd McFarland EEOC Issues and New Guidelines on Religion in the Workplace Todd McFarland, Associate General Counsel of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists discussing important new guidelines issued by a Federal civil rights agency giving employers direction on dealing with religious issues in the workplace http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/EEOC_Issues_-_New_Guidelines.mp3 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:32:00 EST 00:00:00 Kevin James Legislative Update Kevin James, Associate Director of Public Affairs & Religious Liberty for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the southern states, discusses various bills including Florida initiatives to remove constitutional prohibitions on public funding of religion; Ten Commandments bills; and a bill to require elections to be conducted on Saturdays. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/Legislative_Update.mp3 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:30:00 EST 00:00:00 Alan J. Reinach, Esq. Gay Marriage Threatens Religious Liberty – Part I Alan J. Reinach, Esq., host of Freedom’s Ring, discusses why gay marriage is the most dangerous threat to religious liberty in America today. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/Gay_Marriage_and_Religious_Liberty_-_Part_1.mp3 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:28:00 EST 00:00:00 Barrett Duke 8-16-08 - Human Trafficking Bill Barrett Duke is Vice President for Research and Director of the Research Institute of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, the Southern Baptist Convention, HR 3887, to reauthorize a congressional act to deal with human trafficking. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/8-16_Human_Trafficking_Bill.mp3 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:27:00 EST 00:00:00 Journalist Max Blumenthal 8-9-08 - Hastening Armageddon Journalist Max Blumenthal discusses the lobby organization founded by Pastor John Hagee, Christians United for Israel, and how it is seeking to facilitate the Rapture by urging an American attack on Iran, and the escalation of war in the middle east, based on their interpretation of biblical prophecy. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/8-9_Hastening_Armageddon.mp3 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:26:00 EST 00:00:00 Attorney Ward Coe 8-2-08 Historic Jury Verdict in Church Favor Attorney Ward Coe, discusses a $3.7 million jury verdict in a religious discrimination land use case involving a Seventh-day Adventist Church in Maryland. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/Historic_Jury_Verdict.mp3 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:25:00 EST 00:00:00 John Whitehead 7-26-08 - The Falling of the Religious Right Attorney John Whitehead, founder of the Rutherford Institute, and one of the founders of the Religious Right, discusses the failure of the political effort and the welcome return to spiritual roots. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/7-26_The_Falling_of_the_Religious_Right.mp3 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:23:00 EST 00:00:00 Greg Hamilton 7/19/08 - Politicians Using Faith to Defend the War Greg Hamilton, President of the Northwest Religious Liberty Association, discusses the significant role of faith in shaping American policy in the middle east, especially the contribution of Catholic leaders. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/7-19_Politicians_Using_Faith_to_Defend_War.mp3 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:23:00 EST 00:00:00 Frank Schaeffer 7-12-08 - Crazy for God Frank Schaeffer discusses his book: CRAZY FOR GOD - How I Grew Up As One Of The Elect, Helped Found The Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (Or Almost All) Of It Back http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/7-12_Crazy_for_God.mp3 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:21:00 EST 00:00:00 Ambassador Robert Seiple 7/5/08 - Religious Freedom in American Foreign Policy Ambassador Robert Seiple, the first U.S. Ambassador for International Religious Freedom, discussing the role of religious freedom in U.S. policy ten years after passage of the International Religious Freedom Act. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/7-5_Religious_Freedom_in_American_Foreign_Policy.mp3 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:20:00 EST 00:00:00 Attorney Kelly Shackleford 6/28/08 - Texas Sized Mess Attorney Kelly Shackleford, Liberty Legal Institute, discussing a brief he filed regarding the religious freedom issues in the ongoing child custody and abuse proceedings deriving from the raid on the FLDS compound in Eldorado, Texas. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/6-28_Texas_Sized_Mess.mp3 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:20:00 EST 00:00:00 Nicholas P. Miller, Esq. 6/21/08 - California Outlaws Homeschooling Nicholas P. Miller, Esq., Director of the Andrews University International Religious Freedom Institute, discusses an appeals court ruling that parents cannot homeschool without being certified by the state http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/6-21_California_Outlaws_Homeschooling.mp3 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:18:00 EST 00:00:00 Fabian Carballo 6/7/08 - A Teacher Teaches Religion in Public Schools High School Teacher, Fabian Carballo, discusses how he incorporates religion legally into his curriculum in public school. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/6-7_Teaching_Religion_in_Public_Schools.mp3 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:15:00 EST 00:00:00 Greg Hamilton 5/31/08 - Religious Discrimination in Prison Greg Hamilton – President, Northwest Religious Liberty Association, discusses a unique case where prison officials blocked an inmate from participating in religious services, because he claimed to be both a Native American and a Christian. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/5-31-08.wma Sat, 31 May 2008 00:14:00 EST 00:00:00 Lincoln Steed 5/24/08 - Religion in an Election Year Lincoln Steed, Editor, Liberty magazine, discussing the growing role of religion in how Americans evaluate presidential candidates and the importance of preserving the principle of “no religious test for public office. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/5-24-08.wma Sat, 24 May 2008 00:10:00 EST 00:00:00 Alan Reinach 5/17/08 - Foundations of Religious Freedom, Part II The Demise of Free Exercise. Host, Alan Reinach continues a series with a discussion of the erosion of the constitutional protection for the free exercise of religion. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/5-17-08.wma Sat, 17 May 2008 00:09:00 EST 00:00:00 Lincoln Steed 5/10/08 - Liberty Magazine Update Editor Lincoln Steed observes that we are in a time of crisis for civil and religious freedoms, and compares this time to previous eras. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/5-10-08.wma Sat, 10 May 2008 00:06:00 EST 00:00:00 J. Brent Walker 5/3/08 - Churches and Politics in an Election Year J. Brent Walker, Executive Director, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, discussing the do’s and don’ts of churches and politics. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/5-3-08.wma Sat, 03 May 2008 00:12:00 EST 00:00:00 Attorney Kevin Block 4/26/08 - Pacific Union College Protects Property Rights Attorney Kevin Block discusses how the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 proved instrumental in helping a Christian college avoid a prolonged conflict with Napa County over its development rights. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/4-26-08.wma Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:04:00 EST 00:00:00 Barrett Duke 4/19/08 - Human Trafficking Bill Barrett Duke is Vice President for Research and Director of the Research Institute of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, the Southern Baptist Convention, HR 3887, to reauthorize a congressional act to deal with human trafficking. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/4-19-08.wma Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:03:00 EST 00:00:00 James Standish 4/12/08 - Workplace Religious Freedom Act James Standish, Executive Director of the North American Religious Liberty Association, giving an update on the most critically important religious liberty issue of the day – religion in the workplace. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/4-12-08.wma Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:03:00 EST 00:00:00 Vinny Demarco 4/5/08 - FDA Regulation of Tobacco Vinny Demarco, National Coordinator, Faith United Against Tobacco, discusses bills in Congress to regulate tobacco, HR 1108, S 625. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/4-5-08.wma Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:01:00 EST 00:00:00 Jonathan Gallagher 3/29/08 - An American Ayatollah? Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Deputy Secretary General of the International Religious Liberty Association, discusses his chapter in the book, Politics and Prophecy, on the dangers of Dominionism http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/3-29-08.mp3 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:59:00 EST 00:00:00 Douglas Morgan 3/22/08 - Politics and Prophecy: Marching to the Call of History Professor of History and Political Studies, at Columbia Union College, Douglas Morgan, discussing the role of the United States in biblical prophecy, and his contributing chapter in a new book http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/3-22-08.mp3 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:58:00 EST 00:00:00 James Standish 3/15/08 - Free Exercise of Religion: What its all about James Standish, Esq., Director of the North American Religious Liberty Association, discusses his chapter in the new book, Politics and Prophecy, explaining the principles of free exercise of religion. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/3-15-08.mp3 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:01:00 EST 00:00:00 Alan J. Reinach 3/8/08 - Religious Liberty and the Gospel Host, Alan J. Reinach, Esq., discusses how our modern concepts of religious freedom are based on the gospel of Jesus Christ. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/3-8-08.mp3 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:57:00 EST 00:00:00 Nicholas Miller 3/1/08 - Creation and Religious Freedom, Part 2 Nicholas Miller, Esq., director of the Andrews University International Religious Freedom Institute, on the doctrine of creation and its relationship to the civil and religious liberties protected under the U.S. Constitution. March 1, 2008 http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/3-1-08.mp3 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:56:00 EST 00:00:00 Nicholas Miller 2/23/08 - Creation and Religious Freedom, Part 1 Nicholas Miller, Esq., director of the Andrews University International Religious Freedom Institute, on how the doctrine of creation is the foundation of religious freedom http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2-23-08.mp3 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:59:00 EST 00:00:00 Laurie Wyndham 2/16/08 - Petra Presbyterian Church v. Village of Northbrook Laurie Wyndham, legal counsel to the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, discussing a recent case denying a church the right to build on land it purchased. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2-16-09.mp3 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:57:00 EST 00:00:00 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher 2/9/08 - Sexual Orientation Regulations in Great Britain Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Deputy Secretary General of the International Religious Liberty Association, discusses new regulations that impose regulations on religious and secular businesses alike, restricting their freedom to act in accordance with their own values regarding sexual morality http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2-9-08.mp3 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:56:00 EST 00:00:00 Max Blumenthal 2/2/08 - Hastening Armageddon Journalist Max Blumenthal discusses the lobby organization founded by Pastor John Hagee, Christians United for Israel, and how it is seeking to facilitate the Rapture by urging an American attack on Iran, and the escalation of war in the middle east, based on their interpretation of biblical prophecy. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/2-2-08.mp3 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:22:00 EST 00:00:00 James Standish, Esq 1/26/08 - Religion and the Presidential Election James Standish, Esq., Director of the North American Religious Liberty Association, on the role of religion in the primary campaign process, and the religious values that inform voter choices. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/1-26-08.mp3 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:21:00 EST 00:00:00 Barry Bussey 1/19/08 - Background Checks of Church Volunteers Attorney Barry Bussey, Director of PARL for the SDA Church in Canada, discusses a key court ruling in Canada, and how it has been applied to churches, resulting in background checks of church volunteers. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/07-03.mp3 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:21:00 EST 00:00:00 Alan J. Reinach, Esq. 1/12/08 - The Trouble with Vouchers Attorney Alan J. Reinach, host of Freedom’s Ring, discusses the upcoming Utah tuition voucher referendum that would give public funding to private schools, and thereby threaten their independence. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/07-02.mp3 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:21:00 EST 00:00:00 Todd McFarland 1/05/08 - Jonesboro Hispanic Church Case Todd McFarland, Associate General Counsel, General Conference of SDA, discusses a very interesting case of discrimination against an Hispanic Church trying to build in Jonesboro, Georgia. http://www.churchstate.org/assets/files/FreedomsRing/assets/files/FreedomsRing/07-01.mp3 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:21:00 EST 00:00:00