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- Citizen Link - Focus on the Family
- Visit this site for daily Family News in Focus reports, the current editions of Citizen magazine, FOF press releases, attorney's resources, and research papers on numerous social issues. U.S. based.
- Today's Family News
- Updated three times a week, this family news service from Focus on the Family Canada will keep you up to date on current social issues that may have an impact on the family unit in Canada.
- American Family Association - Includes information designed to assist with Christian living on a practical level. The AFA offers many thought provoking articles.
- Answers About Life Before Birth - Great articles from ChristianAnswers.Net
- Answers to Your Secret Fears - Discusses problems in society and provides helpful links.
- The Augustine Club - A student organization dedicated to the study of the Christian intellectual tradition, especially with regard to the ideas and issues of our day. View online articles.
- Australian Christian Lobby - Promoting traditional family values.
- Bread for the World - A Christian citizens' anti-hunger movement in the U.S. which focuses on education about hunger and on influencing public policies on hunger and poverty.
- Christian Vegetarian Association - The CVA believes that vegetarianism expresses the compassion and peace of Christ because the diet spares animals from suffering, alleviates world hunger, protects the environment and preserves human health.
- Christianity, Cyberspace and Culture - Deals with interaction between the Internet and society in general and Christianity in particular.
- Christians For Cannabis.Com - This site contains a view on scripturally valid reasons not to support the War on Drugs.
- Citizen Magazine - Published ten times a year; covers abortion, euthanasia, pornography, homosexual activism, and sex education; suggestions on effective responses. (Published by Focus on the Family)
- Common Divisive Fallacies - Describes several logical fallacies and other erroneous reasoning forms commonly found within different interpretations of scripture.
- Covenant News - Daily news about current events affecting our society's morality: murder by abortion; population control; Planned Parenthood; freedom of speech and religion; homosexuality; abortion aftercare.
- Digitalwalk - A weekly online commentary to challenge and encourage Christians to earnestly live out their faith in our digital, post-modern world.
- Evangel - Analysis of culture, politics, and academics; movie reviews, music reviews and issue articles from a Christian-Right perspective.
- Family Facts - Articles and news stories related to social issues such as marriage, abortion, homosexuality, pornography and the media.
- Family Research Council - Exists to reaffirm and promote nationally, and particularly in Washington, DC, the traditional family unit and the Judeo-Christian value system upon which it is built.
- For Pastors Who Can Read And Think At The Same Time - Article giving a critical analysis of leadership trends and issues within the evangelical Christian movement.
- Gary Demar American Vision - Current events analysis from Christian Reformed perspective.
- Healing the Land - Articles on biblical environmentalism and misconceptions about nature from a Creationist perspective.
- The Heustis Update - A look at current events and American politics through the lens of a Christian conservative world view. Presented by Reed R. Heustis, Jr.
- Justice Fellowship - A Christian public policy organization that seeks to promote Biblically based principles of restorative justice.
- Koinekid Commentary - Biblically-based commentary on moral and spiritual issues in the U.S.
- Life Issues: Applying Biblical Truth - Biblical truths, practical application for real life issues.
- Movement for Christian Democracy - A UK organization that exists to promote Christian involvement in politics and the democratic process.
- Online News And Views-national And World Events - Dorothy Seese conservative and Christian views of the political, social and moral trends in the United States.
- Politically Correct or Biblically Correct - Biblical interpretation of scriptures views on homosexuality and abortion. Site owner welcomes discussion pro or con.
- Reconciliation in Society - On bringing about reconciliation in a society through loving civil action and public repentance.
- The Remnant Bride - Examines Bible contradictions, Clinton, Gore, Bush issues, death and Christianity, the kingdom, two trees in the garden, hyperspace, Nazirite vow.
- The Shepherd's Voice - [English, French] What the Bible says about homosexuality, abortion, divorce, and scolding ecumenism at the expense of truth.
- Thoughts On Social Issues - An article with a Christian perspective on the social and moral problems that confront society.
- True Grace Ministries - Nondenominational Christian organization advocating freedom of religion, and faith in God.
- Views on God and Gun Control - Research detailing what the Bible says about gun control, owning and using weapons, self-defense, and related matters.
- The American Life League - Promotes pro-life lifestyles through campaigns. Contains articles relating to the humanity of the unborn child, abortion risks, legal background and similar topics.
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Abortion - Article written in 1907 discusses the views of the Roman Catholic Church at that time.
- Christian Communication Network - Christian wire release service with a pro-life and pro-family slant.
- Joanna Jepson - Site of Rev. Joanna Jepson of Chester, UK, and her legal action concerning a late abortion on the grounds of a a cleft palate. Includes interview, message boards and details of how to donate.
- Voice For Life - Pregnancy help centers, maternity homes, and "sidewalk counseling" ministries share reports of how God saved babies from abortion.
- Catholic and Pro-life - Pro-life with information and the truth about abortion.Also pregnancy and adoption help.
- Catholic Information Network: For Life - A good collection of articles and links on abortion, contraception, and euthanasia, at CIN.
- Donum Sanctum - A site that explains the philosophy of the Catholic Church as it relates to life issues, such as abortion, suicide, the death penalty and contraception.
- Essays and Speeches - Small collection of essays, mostly on pro-life issues from a Catholic perspective.
- Human Life International - The worldwide Catholic organization dedicated to upholding the value of human life in full conformity to the teachings of the Catholic Faith.
- Life Issues - News, research, academic articles, and archive of official documents on abortion, bioethics, birth control, and related issues.
- Louis & Ellen's Virtual Pro Life Corner - Many and various articles about the Pro Life Movement.
- Missionary Catholics United For Life - Catholic, pro-life advocacy organization in Pennsylvania. Operation Holy Presence is a new approach to end abortion.
- National Black Catholic Apostolate for Life - African American ministry committed to defending human life, from conception to natural death. Mission statement, calendar, affiliates.
- Priests for Life - A pro-life association of Catholic priests headed by Father Frank Pavone. They offer excellent resources for Catholics.
- Pro-Life Issues Addressed - From the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Offers fact sheets, public policy statements, press releases, and Catholic documents on abortion, bioethics and reproductive technology, euthanasia, and Natural Family Planning.
- Pro-Life Pages for Students - Directory from Queensland, Australia, intended to provide students with links to help research life issues from a Catholic perspective. Topics include reproductive technology and end-of-life issues.
- Saint Stanislaus Council - Proposes that the latae sententiae excommunication of those who procure an abortion is not enough - public figures who enable, support, or condone abortion (or euthanasia) ought to be publicly excommunicated.
- Students Turning Around a Nation of Death - Priests for Life youth division, encouraging students to take a vocal position against abortion.
- Aborted Exegesis - A reply to abortion rights arguments which claim scriptural support.
- Abortion: The Issue That Won't Go Away - Explains how to react to women who have had abortions.
- Answering the Theological Case for Abortion Rights - Offers three arguments why abortion rights theologians are wrong.
- Arguments Against Abortion - Offers biblical, medical, legal and philosophical arguments against abortion.
- The Bible and Abortion - The Biblical Basis for a Prolife Position - Argues that the Bible clearly speaks against abortion.
- The Bible's Teaching Against Abortion - Article by Fr. Frank A. Pavone, director of Priests for Life.
- A Biblical Perspective on Abortion - Asserts that the Bible establishes that God recognizes a person even before birth.
- Biblical Prophecy Resource Center - Abortion - Article has sections on the value of life, the law, situational ethics, popular excuses, and for those who have experienced abortion.
- The Biblical View on Abortion - A presentation against abortion by Christian speaker and author, John MacArthur.
- Healing after Abortion - Describes a personal journey towards healing, and offers insight on how to forgive oneself.
- Is Abortion Biblical? - Argues against the "Christian" pro-choice position, with a special focus on Exodus 21.
- The Selfish "Choice" - A pro-life Christian disputes the constitutionality of abortion and brings out the spiritual side of the controversy.
- What does the Bible say about Abortion? - Focuses strictly on the scriptural arguments against abortion.
- J. M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies, Baylor University
- Site focused on church-state relations in the United States and around the world. Back issues of the Institute's "Journal of Church and State" are available for browsing. Also contains a comprehensive list of links to online resources, including primary source material.
- Advocates International - Justice with Compassion - World-wide non-profit organization based in Fairfax, Virginia that deals with issues of religious freedom around the world.
- Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights - The CLRC fights anti-Catholicism and is the nation's largest Catholic civil rights organization. Their website contains articles on conflicts between government and the Catholic Church and/or individual Catholics.
- Children's Healthcare Is a Legal Duty - CHILD is a nonprofit US organization fighting religion-based medical neglect. Includes case histories of children who died after receiving faith-based healing instead of medical care, examples of religious exemptions to public-health regulations, and legal news.
- Church, State, Rock and Roll - A monthly update on state and federal litigation concerning the First Amendment's religion clauses.
- Church vs State and Faith Based Initiatives - Debate how you feel about your First Amendment rights, about school prayer and your taxes going towards religious groups. Do you believe First Amendment had the effect of forbidding anyone from using the government to pass sectarian legislation? Will this open the door for condonation of a particular religion's exclusionary beliefs at the expense of those that are inclusive? Speak up! (no registration - no codes - just opinions)
- Church-State Academic Papers - Political science papers dealing with the relationship of church and state, and religious liberty.
- Congress Again Attempts to Legislate Religious Freedom - After having its Religious Freedom Restoration Act declared an unconstitutional exercise of legislative power in 1997, Congress tries again with the Religious Liberty Protection Act of 1999.
- Doctrinal Errors of Dignitatis Humanae, The - A group of self-described traditional Catholics take issue with the Second Vatican Council's teachings on religious freedom.
- Earth Religions Assistance Pages - Index of resources for practitioners of Earth Religions who are experiencing religious discrimination.
- First Amendment Cyber-Tribune: Freedom of Religion - An overall view of religious liberty as defined by U.S. Supreme Court cases.
- First Amendment Cyber-Tribune: Religious Liberty - List of links to primary and secondary sources, mostly U.S. Government documents and historical essays, concerning the two religion clauses of the First Amendment.
- First Amendment Religion: The Intent of Our Founding Fathers - A paper that discusses and analyzes the thoughts of the founding fathers upon drafting the First Amendment's freedom of religion.
- Godless Americans March On Washington - A march and rally in Washington DC for non-believers worried about the US becoming more of a theocratic state.
- International Coalition for Religious Freedom - A non-profit, non-sectarian, educational organization dedicated to defending the religious freedom of all, regardless of creed, gender or ethnic origin.
- Lady Liberty League - A national and global referral and information exchange network of Pagan religious freedom activists.
- A Little Bit of Inquisition - Subtitle: (And They Called It America) How would you react if your State government required the Witches Rede to be mounted in your child's classroom?
- National Committee For Amish Religious Freedom - Founded in 1967 at the University of Chicago for the purpose of preserving the religious liberty of the Old Order Amish (and related Anabaptist groups, including Mennonites) -- and hence religious liberty for all.
- Nonbeliever Antidiscrimination Project - Discusses theistic oaths for public office holders, mandated participation in religious substance abuse programs, Boy Scouts of America policy mandating theistic oath and statement of religious principle, and veterans' organizations religious membership restrictions.
- Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance - 650+ essays on belief systems, well organized. They neither support nor attack, but attempt to be inclusive of all sides of the issues covered.
- Religion and Politics - Interesting essay which clarifies the difference between "the question of religion and politics" and "the question of church and state".
- Religion, Politics, and the State - Subtitled "Cross-Cultural Observations", an article by N.J. Demerath and Karen S. Straight in Cross Currents that discusses various religion-state models in "Eastern" and "Western" countries.
- Religious Freedom in Islamic Countries. 1998 Report - Surveys freedom of religious minorities, as well as widespread harassment, torture, murder, and interference from government and police.
- The Religious Liberty Archive - An extensive repository of laws, cases, news, and historical materials pertaining to religious freedom in the United States.
- Witches' Voice White Pages, The - A list of legal reference documents and form letters that witches can use in their local fights for religious freedom. Includes references for Australia, Canada, the United States, and a few individual states.
- Faith-Based Office Announcement Sparks Debate - Newly elected President George W Bush announces a plan that will enable the "state" to pay "churches" for social problem solving. Washingtonpost.com. (January 27, 2001)
- Acknowledge God, America - Advocates adding an amendment to the US Constitution to acknowledge the Judeo-Christian God.
- American Center for Law and Justice, The - Law firm founded by Pat Robertson to represent Christians in church-state cases.
- America's Christian Heritage - Recounts God-inspired words and events from American history and advocates a return to Biblical morals and politics.
- America's Christian Heritage Week - Argues that the United States should be recognized as a Christian nation.
- America's Godly Heritage - Argues that the wall of separation between church and state is uni-directional, and that America should be "a nation whose laws are self-consciously built on the laws and principles of the Bible."
- Biblical Theocracy - A book which presents theocracy as a biblically sound form of Christian politics. Distinguishes between theocracy (the rule of God) and ecclesiocracy (the rule of the church).
- Christian Alert Network, The - TCAN believes that every Christian citizen has a civic responsibility to participate in the governmental process and that history records an inexhaustible amount of evidence that the founding fathers fully intended that federal, state, and local governments be based on Christian principle. Toward that end, they distribute "action alerts" on current public policy issues.
- Christian America Amendment - Advocates the passage of a constitutional amendment to make America a Christian nation.
- Greater Things Essays on Religion and Government - Commentary on the symbiotic relationship between the gospel of Jesus Christ and Zion's free government, the kingdom of God, and the preparatory Constitution of the United States. Revealed by deciphering codes in scripture (e.g. Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants).
- Lordship of Christ and the Separation of Church and State - Argues for separation of Church and State from each other while denying that either can be separated from the rule of Jesus Christ.
- The Myth of Separation of Church and State - Suggests that the founders' intent was to protect the church from the state.
- National Legal Foundation - A non-profit Christian constitutional litigation firm and policy think tank committed to restoring America's Biblical foundations.
- National Reform Association - This organization's mission is to maintain and promote in our national life the Christian principles of civil government. Promotes a book titled "Explicitly Christian Politics".
- Religious Freedom Coalition - Christian activist organization promoting the social conservative cause to U.S. Congress and working on behalf of persecuted Christians around the world.
- Religious Freedom Home Page - Defines religious freedom as "the notion that people of religion can freely partake of the practices of their religion without opposition. This would not only include private devotions, but also acts of religious significance within the realm of government." The author applies the latter clause only to practitioners of Western religions.
- Social Issues & Government [ChristianAnswers.Net] - Includes question-and-answer sections on "Government and Politics" and "America's Christian Heritage".
- Spiritual Answers Online - Separation of Church and State - Asks the question: What law actually dictates the separation of Church and State?
- Wallbuilders - This organization's goal is to exert a direct and positive influence in government, education, and the family by (1) educating the nation concerning the Godly foundation of our country and (2) working with elected and appointed federal, state, and local officials to develop public policies which reflect Biblical values.
- About.com - Myths about Church/State Separation - Many common myths about the separation of church and state are explained and refuted. Includes misconceptions about court decisions, school prayer, and the US Constitution.
- ACLU - Religious Liberties - Updates on religious liberties issues from the American Civil Liberties Union.
- Alliance for the Separation of School and State - Offers essays and a petition to sign.
- Americans Supporting Separation of Church and State - Organization opposing the theocratization of the US government by the Religious Right, with information on the GOP, the election in 2000, and George W. Bush.
- Americans United for Separation of Church and State - Founded in 1947, AU brings together Americans of many faiths and political viewpoints to defend church-state separation.
- America's Real Religion, by Gene Garman - Provides primary sources for quotations from Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Thomas Paine, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Abraham Lincoln regarding their personal religion and regarding religion's proper relationship to government.
- Anti-Defamation League: Religious Freedom - News headlines, position papers, and other resources on issues such as the separation of church and state, the Istook Amendment, and religious freedom in the workplace.
- Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs, The - The goal of the BJC is to protect, uphold and defend the significant and historical Baptist distinctive of a free church in a free state.
- The Christian and Politics - An essay presenting Biblically-based reasoning for keeping the spiritual and civil realms separate.
- Church-State Ring - Webring hosted by the Internet Infidels for pages promoting the separation of church and state.
- Churchwatch - A site dedicated to countering the creeping menace of religion in American politics.
- Citizens Project - A grassroots organization in the Pikes Peak [Colorado] region dedicated to upholding the traditional American values of pluralism, freedom of religion and separation of church and state.
- First Amendment, ? la Carte: Freedom of Religion is Freedom From! - Lists several news events that raise the church-state issue, asks if government should be involved in religious affairs, and comments on the US Constitution.
- First Amendment Center: Religious Liberty - Features a number of original publications, a history of religious liberty and of religion in public life, and commentary on recent news items.
- Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. - National organization of freethinkers (atheists, agnostics) in Madison, Wisconsin, working to keep state and church separate and to educate the public about the views of nontheists.
- Hawaii Citizens for the Separation of State and Church - Defending the First Amendment principle that government must never, by intent or consequence, promote religion or demonstrate any preference for one religion over another.
- Jefferson 21st Century Institute - Dedicated to the separation of religion and government. Focuses primarily on constitutionally questionable actions by, or on behalf of, small religious movements.
- Liberty Magazine - Dedicated to the preservation of the separation of church and state with an emphasis on the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the US Constitution. Online version includes archived versions beginning with the May/June 1997 issue.
- Mainstream Loudoun - A Voice for Moderation - A group of citizens who wish to preserve religious and personal freedom, to maintain the separation of church and state, and to counter the imposition through public policy of one religious tradition over others.
- Mislaid American Rights - An eleven-part editorial covering rights, law, personal conduct and the difference between "sin" and crime.
- No to Political Islam, Yes to Human Rights - An online petition to oppose Political Islam, its agenda, and its barbaric interpretation of Sharia law.
- Non-Christian Founding Fathers - Asserts how and why the USA is now backsliding onto the slippery slope of incremental theocracy.
- People For the American Way: Religious Freedom - Civil libertarian organization opposing the political activities of the religious right in the U.S. and advocating strict separation of church and state. Talking points and position papers on current legislation and events.
- Pledge Restoration Project - A campaign to remove the words "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Religion vs. Morality - The Ayn Rand Institute's views on separation, with quotes from the founding fathers of the US, and commentary on some related issues such as abortion and evolution.
- Religious Freedom Coalition of the Southeast (RFCSE) - A non-profit, public interest association created to preserve, protect and defend the right to worship as they wish, roll back Religious Right abuses, root out religious and political fraud and corruption, and champion causes which further religious freedom.
- Remove "In God We Trust" from American Currency - A petition for the U.S. treasury to take out "In God We Trust" on US money.
- The Rise of the Religious Right in the Republican Party - Asserts that the Religious Right's goal of Christianizing America and all elements of society has nearly been attained through gaining control of the Republican Party and putting an ally in the White House.
- Secular Web, The - Separation of Church and State - Articles on Church / State separation from Secular Web Library.
- Separation of Church and State - The Constitutional Principle - Discusses the legal, historical and political/social evidence in support of church-state separation.
- Separation of Church and State Homepage (mirror) - Re-publication of a popular church/state site formerly housed at the University of Louisville.
- Seventh-day Adventist Church State Council - Argues that separation benefits both church and state.
- 1st Amendment, 2nd Commandment and Textile Worship - Heinlein wrote 'one man's religion is another man's belly laugh' Perhaps, but this one isn't funny.
- Strike out "In god we trust" from US coins - Advocates a stamp to place a slashed circle over the word "god" on US coins.
- Torquemada, the Spanish Inquisition and Today's American Inquisition - Compares elements of the American Christian Right to the Spanish Inquisition.
- Abington v. Schempp - Text on the Supreme Court decision on school prayer in 1963, made available by The National Center for Public Policy Research's Constitution and the Courts Archive.
- ACLU on School Prayer - Comments on a proposed new constitutional amendment on school prayer or moment of silence, and how it would violate the US First Amendment.
- ADL: Education - Information about Anti-Defamation League programs and initatives for promoting diversity, combating anti-Semitism, remembering the Holocaust, and other topics in schools.
- American Atheists: Schoolhouse - Collection of documents arguing against school-led prayer and other religious observances in public schools. Includes FAQ, an account of the "Battle of Philadelphia", and testimony given before the U.S. Civil Rights Commission on atheist civil rights.
- Ask Sybil Liberty About Your Right to Religious Freedom - An ACLU publication for students.
- Can Public Schools Be Religiously Neutral? - Argues that secular humanism is the "religion" currently being taught in public schools, and that the schools should therefore be open to all major religions.
- The Case Against School Prayer - Gives a list of frequently asked questions on the issue of prayer in schools, and argues that schools should be neutral and not institute praying. From the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
- Challenging Religious Education - This site promotes the view that religious education (RE) in schools in England and Wales should encourage pupils to learn a faith as opposed to learn about faiths.
- Education Secretary's Statement on Religious Expression - Guidelines set forth by the U.S. Department of Education to clarify the First Amendment rights and responsibilities of students, parents, and schools.
- Educational Research Analysts - Mel and Norma Gabler review public school textbooks submitted for adoption in Texas. Their ratings are based primarily on the texts' adherence to conservative Christian values.
- Federal Guidelines for Religious Expression in Public Schools - Brief synopsis of federal guidelines for how religious expression may be handled in public schools.
- Internet Infidels: School Prayer - Collection of articles for and against government led prayer in the public schools.
- Mercer Law Review: Religious Speech in the Public Schools - The Spring 1995 edition of the Mercer Law Review contains articles and casenotes on various topics relating to religion in the public schools.
- National Association of Christian Educators / Citizens for Excellence in Education - Helps parents and educators reform public schools to reflect conservative Christian views. Resources include newsletters, radio programs, books, seminars, and assistance in getting elected to school boards. The organization also urges Christian parents to remove their children from public schools, and to work for the ultimate privatization of all education.
- National Center for Science Education - National organization devoted to defending the teaching of evolution in public schools, and keeping creationism out.
- National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools - A program to bring a state-certified elective Bible course, "The Bible as History and Literature", into the public high schools in the U.S. Provides streaming video, endorsements, and articles covering historical and legal issues, as well as related links.
- Parents for Excellence in District Schools - PEDS serves as an educational resource and networker link toward keeping public schools safe and secular.
- Pontotoc, Mississippi School Prayer Case - An essay on the North Pontotoc school prayer trial in U.S. District Court, involving a suit brought by Lisa Herdahl of Mississippi against the Pontotoc County School District. Includes judicial decision and links.
- Pray for the Children - A petition to the US House of Representatives that will "allow prayer in our schools".
- Public School Prayer Persecution - Presents arguments why prayer should not be permitted in public schools, and criticism of Christian conservatives.
- Public School System Used Against Christ - Articles from the Christian Parents' Information Network, arguing against the secular public school system.
- Religion and the Community School - Discusses the experiences of one teacher with the intersection of the community school model with the desire of a community to include Christian teachings in their public school's activities.
- Religion in the Public Schools: A Joint Statement of Current Law - A statement drafted by 35 religious and public-policy organizations, in an effort to find common ground on the issue of religious expression in public schools.
- Religion in U.S. Public Schools - Presents both sides of the issue on religious activities in schools, with essays on current legal decisions.
- Teaching About Religion In Public Schools - Offers help to educators to encourage students toward objective consideration of the varied worldviews they may study in history.
- High School Game Influenced by Heathenism - A satire on the issue of public prayer at high school football games. (September 8, 2000)
- Bearing Faithful Witness - United Church - Jewish relations today - A table of contents and overview.. The full document can also be downloaded from this location.
- Bridging the Judeo-Christian Gap - An attempt to examine the common ground between Christianity and Judaism.
- Canadian Council of Christians and Jews - A national, non-sectarian organization dedicated to promoting cultural, racial and religious equality among the people of Canada through the development and implementation of education and research initiatives.
- Come my Beloved -- From Shoah to Shalom - Collection of articles and links that a)take an honest look at the tragic ways traditional Christian understandings of the origin of Christianity and the appropriate way of practicing Christianity have poisoned the relationship between Christians and Jews, and b)provide resources toward a future of shared efforts to follow God's call and serve the cause of love, peace, justice, and freedom.
- Current attempts to convert Jews to Christianity - Argues that evangelical efforts aimed at converting Jews are unethical and should be abandoned.
- Dialogue of Head and Heart - The executive director of the Centre for Jewish-Christian Relations in Cambridge debates with the associate director for the American bishops' secretariat of ecumenical and interreligious affairs debate Vatican document Dominus Iesus' implications for Jewish-Christian relations. Requires free registration to view.
- The Ecumenical Institute for Jewish-Christian Studies - Founded in 1982 by Rev. Dr. James R. Lyons to provide an atmosphere for study in Jewish-Christian relations that would impact local churches and synagogues.
- General Synod XXIII Resolutions: Anti-Semitism - Text of a United Church of Christ resolution.
- International Council of Christians and Jews - Umbrella organisation of 30 national organizations worldwide devoted to Jewish-Christian dialogue.
- The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews - Founded in 1983 by Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein to promote greater understanding between Jews and Christians and to build Christian support for Israel and other shared concerns.
- International Service of Jewish-Christian Documentation (SIDIC) - International Jewish-Christian journal; Info Biblical, Rabbinic, Theological; Vatican/Israel relations, Rome Ghetto, Interfaith Dialogue, Interreligious education, Jewish tradition/roots, Antisemitism.
- Jewish- Christian Relations - Multi-lingual site by the International Council of Christians and Jews. Articles, news, and organizations relating to unity, cooperation, ecumenism, and evangelism.
- Jewish-Christian Relations: Recommended Links & Readings - Bibliography and recommended links. Compiled by Christopher Blosser.
- 'Milestone' Document Passed on Jewish-Christian Relations - The 38th General Council of The United Church of Canada has approved a 'milestone' document on the church's relations with the Jewish community that acknowledges a history of anti-Semitism within Christianity.
- National Jewish Scholars Project - Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies - ICJS - A nonprofit educational organization whose mission focuses on the task of disarming religious prejudice by establishing models of interfaith understanding.
- 2000 Years: Relations Between Catholics and Jews Before and After Vatican II - An academic paper by Thomas G. Lederer. Addresses Christianity and anti-semitism; the theological implications of the Vatican II document _Nostra Aetate_.
- The Silence of Canadian Protestant Churches - Anti-Semitism and Holocaust - Article in the Canadian Jewish News. (April 23, 1998)
- Center for the Study of Ethics and Social Policy (CESP) - Analysis of religious support for and opposition to international human rights law sponsored by Graduate Theological Union.
- Christian Monitor - Christian Monitor provides resources and information on Christian persecution and the suffering Church. It encourages Christians to pray for persecuted and suffering Christians, for the persecuted Church and the modern Martyrs who daily die for the gospel of Christ.
- Christian Persecution News - Christian Persecution Info is a Christian news journal that covers to the broadest degree Christian persecution throughout the world.
- Christian Solidarity International - News and testimonies from victims of religious repression and disaster around the world. Find out how you can help suffering Christians around the world.
- Christian Solidarity Worldwide - Works for the liberty of persecuted Christians and oppressed children throughout the world. Current projects, resources and news articles.
- Christian Solidarity Worldwide - "A Voice for the Voiceless" seeking to demonstrate solidarity with the suffering and persecuted Church worldwide. CSW raises awareness within the UK and European Church body and carries out advocacy work at the Westminster and in the European Union Institutions along with our work at the UN
- Concern Newsletter - Christian persecution news from around the world. Concern is the official newsletter of International Christian Concern, a human rights organization.
- Forum 18 - A Chistian e-mail and web intitaive to defend the freedom of all people, regardless of their religious affiliation.
- The Great Nation of China - Information on Christians persecuted in China with a few articles on specific acts of persecution.
- In Jesus Name Ministries - News of persecution around the world. Opportunities to prayfully and finacially help the persecuted churches around the world.
- In Touch Mission International - An evangelistic ministry serving the persecuted church and individuals in restricted access countries throughout Eastern Europe and Africa. Site includes project descriptions, articles, reports, and resources.
- Indian Christians - A collection of brief news items from various sources.
- International Christian Concern--ICC--Christian Persecution, HumanRights, Religious Liberty, P - International Christian Concern (ICC) is a human rights organization for religious freedom and for assisting Christians who are victims of persecution and discrimination.
- International Persecution of Christians - Index of sites documenting brutal persecution of Christians by tyrannical regimes, especially China, Pakistan and many Arab nations.
- Keston Institute - Monitors freedom of religion and researches religious affairs in communist and post-communist countries.
- Link International - Resources and activities for kids to learn about the persecuted church.
- Mission Without Borders International - Christian humanitarian organization serving people physically, emotionally and spiritually throughout Eastern Europe.
- Open Doors with Brother Andrew - News, information, and strategy to help serve the suffering church worldwide.
- Persecution of Christians Growing in United States - Details of Christian oppression in the USA.
- Petiton for Christian Persecution - Articles on specific countries' Christian persecution, including minor offenses and obscure persecutions.
- Pray for Persecuted Believers - Article exhorting us to pray for believers facing persecution.
- Reaching out to individual cases of persecution - Carelinks ministries aims to reach out to individuals and their families who have been persecuted as a result of their conversion to Christ. We operate especially in the Moslem world but also in Eastern Europe. We also minister to alcoholics.
- Release International - Release International is an holistic ministry that identifies with and supports Christians who are persecuted for their faith. With prayer requests, resources and other ways you can help the persecuted church.
- Stand Today - International campaign to alert the Church to the plight of persecuted Christians worldwide. Site is attempting to recruit one million volunteers to sign up to pray for persecuted believers and act in their behalf.
- Strategic World Impact - Ministry that reaches people in areas of persecution, disaster and war with the gospel. Contains photos, resources, details of the current magazine and facility to make donations.
- Visions of Glory - Christian inspirational webcasts with a section on persecution news.
- Voice of the Martyrs, Australia - Supporting the persecuted Church around the world. Find out what's happening around the world and how you can help.
- Voice of the Martyrs, The - Ministry focused on Christians who are persecuted for their beliefs around the world. Site features a biography of Richard Wurmbrand, a Christian speaker who spent fourteen years imprisoned and tortured in a Communist prison.
- Voice of the Martyrs, USA - A non-profit, interdenominational organization with a vision for aiding Christians around the world who are being persecuted for their faith in Christ.
- Black Social Gospel - Examines African-American figures in the social gospel movement.
- Capitalism in the Gilded Age: The Social Gospel - Short item on the social gospel movement with profiles of leading figures Washington Gladden and Walter Rauschenbusch.
- Chautauqua Movement - Information on the educational movement influenced b social gospel.
- The Chautauqua Movement - Historical resources on the Christian education movement.
- Christian Socialism - Essay on the movement from Spartacus Schoolnet.
- Christian Socialism - Episcopalian viewpoint tracing the history of the movement in Britain from the 1830s to the turn of the last century.
- Christian Socialism - Christian doctrine and practice is examined with respect to the common ownership of property.
- Christian socialism - Definition of the term from the Columbia Encyclopedia.
- Christian Socialism in America - Examines the movement as it developed in the United States.
- The Christian Socialist Movement - Based in Britain and active in the Labour Party, the CSM is in a tradition that stretches back to the early church. "We all share a belief in justice, peace and the wholeness of creation."
- The Complete Chautauquan - History of the the Chautauqua Movement.
- A Consuming Faith: The Social Gospel and Modern American Culture - Information about the book by Susan Curtis.
- Fundamentalism and the Social Gospel - Background article from the companion site to PBS' American Experience episode on the Scope's Monkey Trial.
- A Fundamentalist Social Gospel - Article by Robert Price in the Christian Century on attempts to synthesise what, at first, seem to be two contradictory strains in Christianity; fundamentalism and social gospel.
- The Impact Of The "Social Gospel" On The Church - Article by Sewell Hall on the social gospel and its implications for the church.
- Jerusalem - Hymn favoured by Christian socialists and the social gospel movement in Britain and North America.
- Jubilee: The Social Gospel - Revival of Socialism - Christian view on the concept of the Jewish concept of Jubilee which means the redistribution of wealth, the protection of the earth, and the celebration of community.
- A Kingdom on Earth: Anglo-American Social Christianity, 1880-1940 - Book review by David Jeremy in the English Historical Review.
- The Liberal Protestant Tradition in America - Point form notes on the history of liberal Protestantism.
- Liberalism in Religious Thought - White Social Gospel - Background information on the social gospel movement in the twentieth century and prominent figures in it.
- The Life and Times of the Prophet Vernon Johns: Father of the Civil Rights Movement - Online book by Dr. Patrick L. Cooney? and Henry W. Powell examines the life of the liberal clergeyman and civil rights leader with an extensive look at liberal Christianity and its role in the social justice movements.
- lifeissues.net | The Churches and the Social Gospel - Ronald Rolheiser argues that the churches have been, and still are, at those places with the poor where nobody else wants to be.
- Martin Luther King, Jr., and the African-American Social Gospel - Clayborne Carson on the religious roots of King's social reformism.
- NOW with Bill Moyers. Society and Community. History of the Social Gospel | PBS - Information about the Social Gospel tradition of Christian socialism.
- The Origins of the Social Gospel - Lecture notes from a course on "Religious Life in the United States" examining the origins, theology and impact of the social gospel movement.
- Practical Christian Socialism - Selections from Practical Christianity, An Epitome of Practical Christian Socialism by Adin Ballou, edited by Lynn Gordon Hughes.
- The Prophetic Imperative: Social Gospel in Theory and Practice - Discussion guide to the book by Richard S. Gilbert. PDF format.
- The Reverend Henry Wallace - Paper by economics professor Richard E. Hattwick on the social gospel minister and agricultural reformer who was the grandfather of Vice President Henry A. Wallace.
- Sharing the social gospel - Their Christian Duty: Canadian Missionaries Abroad - For Canadians in China, missionary work went beyond spreading the word of the Bible. Resources from the archives of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- Social and Religious Context of the Social Gospel - The excesses of the Victorian age gave foundation to a number of important political and religious trends that which converged to give rise to the Social Gospel.
- Social Gospel - The Social Gospel is an attempt to apply Christianity to the collective ills of an industrializing society, and was a major force in Canadian religious, social and political life from the 1890s through the 1930s.
- Social Gospel - Definition from The Reader's Companion to American History.
- Social Gospel - Extensive article from the Mennonite Historical Society of Canada.
- Social Gospel - The attempt to move society toward the Kingdom of God by applying Jesus' message to social issues.
- Social Gospel - Article from the Glossary of Religion and Philosophy.
- Social Gospel - Short discussion of the conflict between social gospel and evangelical Christianity.
- The Social Gospel - Class Notes - Political perspective on the social gospel movement in early twentieth century America.
- The Social Gospel: Lindeman's overlooked inspiration? - Essay by James C. Fisher arguing that Eduard Lindeman's work on adult education was influenced by the social gospel.
- Social Gospel Movement - Downloadable books on the topic available by subscription.
- Social Gospel Movement - BoondocksNet Editions - Social Gospel movement books, including The Religion of Revolution and books about Leo Tolstoy, William Lloyd Garrison, Samuel Golden Rule Jones, and the religious movements of the Progressive Era.
- Social Gospel (Protestant Denominations) - Brief definition from AllRefer Encyclopedia.
- Social Gospel Theology - An explanation of the theological position of the social gospel movement.
- The Social Gospel vs. Imperialism - Primary documents and other resources on the Social gospel movement and its participation in the organized anti-imperialist movement from the 1890s to World War I.
- The Social Gospel--The Social Crusades - Lecture on the social gospel from a course on "Religious Life in the United States" examines the movement in the southern United States and the course of social gospel in the twentieth century.
- Stephen Timms MP - Christian Socialism Speeches and Articles - Speeches by the British Labour MP on the topic of faith and politics.
- What Was Chautauqua - Historical essay on the Christian educational movement named after the resort in New York state.
- World Missions and the Social Gospel - Anglican timeline.
- Christian Socialism is possible - Irving Hexham responds to John Redekopp in this Christian Week article. (December 17, 1996)
- Access to Catholic Social Justice Teachings - Directory and some original material, with an emphasis on social justice. Labyrinthine. By Robert Waldrop.
- Authority and Governance in the Roman Catholic Church - General information on research conducted in the United Kingdom on authority, relationships and participation in Catholicism.
- The Catholic-Labor Network - A loose organization of Catholic men and women in the United States concerned about social justice for working people. Catholic social teaching, especially as it relates to labor. Links.
- Catholics Speak Out - A project of the Quixote Center. Promotes equality and justice in the Church, encourages genuine dialogue on issues involving sexuality. Best known for their signature ad campaigns.
- CRCLinks - Catholic, royalist, and communitarian links. Urges the implementation of the traditional social magisterium and the establishment of Catholic monarchy, particularly in France.
- International Moral Truth Foundation - Catholics must stand up for those who cannot defend themselves. Apologetics, human rights, and pro-life issues.
- NETWORK - Catholic organization involved in education, lobbying, and organizing around economic and social justice issues in the United States. Legislative issues, news, suggestions for action, membership information.
- Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice - Umbrella organisation in England and Wales co-ordinates an orthodox Catholic response to the crisis in the Church, offers seminars. Special interest in religious instruction, liturgical abuse, dissent.
- The Roman Catholic Reformation Organization - Newly forming organization to address the current crisis in the Catholic Church in the United States. Is establishing an endowment fund to promote the ordination of women and optional celibacy for the clergy.
- San Francisco Bay Catholic - The international Catholic issues site with the regional name. Strives to present a balanced view of the issues which face the Catholic Church.
- Social Development & World Peace - Catholic viewpoint of world policy issues and major contemporary domestic and international issues which have significant moral and human dimensions. From the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
- Women Priests for the Catholic Church - Arguments supporting the ordination of women, against the statements of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
- Women's Ordination Conference - United States membership organization works for women's ordination as priests and bishops into a renewed priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church.
- The Last Acceptable Prejudice? - James Martin considers the current manifestations of anti-Catholic bigotry in the United States. (March 25, 2000)
- Abuse in the Catholic Church - Hub for articles and documents about the sexual abuse of children by priests and its effect on the Catholic Church. From the Boston Globe.
- The Catholic Church and Sex Abuse - News archive covering the Catholic Church's handling of child sex abuse cases involving priests and other church officials. At National Public Radio.
- The Catholic Church and Sexual Abuse by Priests - A look at the crisis over sex abuse by Catholic clergy, with backgrounders, breaking news, opinion.
- Clergy Abuse Tracker - A digest of links to media coverage of clergy abuse.
- Keep Your Eyes on Jesus - A layman's guide to surviving the sex scandals in the Catholic Church.
- Letter to Priests for Holy Thursday 2002 - From Pope John Paul II, includes apology for the abuse crimes within the clergy.
- Restoring Trust - Proposals, policy statements, opinion pieces, and other documents related to sexual abuse by clergy, from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Sexual Abuse Statement - Official statement on the issue of sexual abuse of minors by clergy.
- The Second Temptation of Christ - Speculates on the root cause of the sex scandals in the Catholic Church.
- Sexual Abuse by Catholic Priests - Links to recent news stories involving abuse by the clergy.
- Speak Truth to Power - Group protesting Catholic church's mismanagement of sexual abuse crisis. Offers activism resources.
- Unholy Acts - 1993 essay published in the New Yorker about how an incident of sexual misconduct by a priest affected a small Catholic church in Massachusetts. By Paul Wilkes.
- Voice of the Faithful - Group formed in response to clergy sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Boston, and the broader difficulties afflicting the Catholic Church throughout the world. The group seeks to aid Catholic growth by providing a voice for the people of the church. Includes information on meetings, chapter formation, and message board.
- Online NewsHour: Church in Turmoil - PBS transcript of a report on the abuse scandals and reported cover-ups within the Catholic Church. (March 13, 2002)
- Alterboys.net - Support and information related to abuse by clergy including survivor links.
- Healing Our Survivors Together (HOST) - A Mendham, New Jersey-based community organizationfocused on healing and preventing childhood sexual abuse. Advocates for the healing of survivors and the protection of children through education seminars, healing support groups and community organizing.
- The Linkup - Support and recovery for victims of clergy sexual abuse.
- Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP) - US, national support group for women and men abused by religious authority figures. Includes recent news, investigative reports, and self-helpf information.
- SurvivorsFirst.org - Advocacy from a group for survivors of clergy sexual abuse. Includes a priest database and message boards.
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