Religion News Blog » USA http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:54:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Laptop seizures at airports anger Denver area Muslims http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22908/airport-laptop-seizures http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22908/airport-laptop-seizures#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:16:25 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22908 laptop Elahi was confronted with what many local Muslims and residents of Arab descent say are increased searches and seizures of laptops at airports and border crossings without warrant or warning.

Civil rights groups are challenging the tactic, as the Bush administration and citizens continue to grapple with the conflict between civil liberties and national security seven years after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22908/airport-laptop-seizures/feed Poll: On torture, evangelicals not looking to Bible, doctrine http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22338/christian-hypocrites http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22338/christian-hypocrites#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:03:49 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22338 Poll A new survey suggests the very Americans who claim to follow the Bible most assiduously don’t consult it when forming their views about torture and government policy.

It shows not only are white evangelical Southerners more likely than the general populace to believe torture is sometimes or often justified, but also that they are far more likely—to tweak a phrase from Proverbs—to “lean on their own understanding” regarding the subject.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22338/christian-hypocrites/feed The FBI’s plan to “profile” Muslims http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21737/the-fbis-plan-to-profile-muslims http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21737/the-fbis-plan-to-profile-muslims#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:27:47 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21737 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21737/the-fbis-plan-to-profile-muslims/feed International legal experts unveil index to measure how well nations follow rule of law. Plus: Robert Jay Lifton comments on U.S. use of torture http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21725/international-legal-experts-unveil-index-to-measure-how-well-nations-follow-rule-of-law-plus-robert-jay-lifton-comments-on-us-use-of-torture http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21725/international-legal-experts-unveil-index-to-measure-how-well-nations-follow-rule-of-law-plus-robert-jay-lifton-comments-on-us-use-of-torture#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:06:44 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21725
Also: not coincidentally, Robert Jay Lifton comments on America's use of torture. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21725/international-legal-experts-unveil-index-to-measure-how-well-nations-follow-rule-of-law-plus-robert-jay-lifton-comments-on-us-use-of-torture/feed Muslim sues over loss of security clearance http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21718/muslim-sues-over-loss-of-security-clearance http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21718/muslim-sues-over-loss-of-security-clearance#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:55:06 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21718 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21718/muslim-sues-over-loss-of-security-clearance/feed US State Department releases annual report on human rights http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20863/us-hypocrisy http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20863/us-hypocrisy#comments Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:43:29 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20863/us-hypocrisy http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20863/us-hypocrisy/feed America adds a shameful chapter to the history of torture http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20833/george-bush-war-criminal http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20833/george-bush-war-criminal#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:30:37 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20833/george-bush-war-criminal http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20833/george-bush-war-criminal/feed George ‘This country does not Torture’ Bush vetoes torture-ban law http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20831/george-bush-torturer http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20831/george-bush-torturer#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:01:17 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20831/george-bush-torturer http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20831/george-bush-torturer/feed George Bush Will Veto Ban On Torture http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20667/george-bush-liar http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20667/george-bush-liar#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:57:33 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20667/george-bush-liar http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20667/george-bush-liar/feed Waterboarding is legal, White House says http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20563/america-tortures-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20563/america-tortures-2#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:07:17 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20563/america-tortures-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20563/america-tortures-2/feed