Kevin J. Jones Copenhagen, Denmark, Jun 8, 2017 / 06:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Danish parliament has repealed an anti-blasphemy law at a time when such laws are still used around the world. “I am glad they are dropping the law. But the law was almost never used in the last 46 years, so it […]

“A ploughshare is a nobler object than a razor. But if your natural talent is for barbering, wouldn’t it be better to be a barber, and a good barber—and use the profits (if you like) to speed the plough? However grand the job may be, is it your job?” Harriet Vane, a fictional character created […]

Posted March 7, 2017 06:26 pm By Vann Ellison Finish high school, get a job and wait to get married. That’s the advice from Ben Carson, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development secretary, on how young people can avoid poverty. Carson’s assertion is derived from research that indeed shows overwhelming numbers of people […]

Study: Ministries saved taxpayers $119 million in 11 cities by offering both housing and healing. Kate Shellnutt [ posted 3/6/2017 10:31AM ] Image: Atlanta Mission When it comes to America’s homeless, Christian organizations set out to do more than offer a hot meal and safe place to stay. They believe that in order to best […]

The leading candidate for governor of Indonesia’s capital is Christian, and he’s being tried for blasphemy. By Paul Marshall — March 2, 2017 The election of Jakarta’s governor usually draws zero attention outside Indonesia. But the current race to lead the capital of the world’s largest Muslim-majority country has drawn the attention of American, British, […]

Faith + Entrepreneurship = Prisoner Rehabilitation 9 Dec, 2016 by Byron Johnson Since the 1970s, the United States prison population has grown by over 700 percent. In fact, one-in-100 adults currently reside behind bars in the U.S. This dramatic growth in the prison population represents an increasing challenge for policy makers and correctional authorities, and translates […]

Article ID: 665548 Released: 29-Nov-2016 10:30 AM EST Source Newsroom: Baylor University The attack at Ohio State University on Monday, when a student rammed his car into a group of pedestrians and began stabbing them with a butcher knife — wounding 11 — illustrates a crucial fact about mass violence, says a Baylor University researcher […]

“Bearing False Witness: Debunking Centuries of Anti-Catholic History” by Rodney Stark. Templeton Press (West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, 2016). 272 pp. $27.95 Agostino Bono Catholic News Service The Catholic Church has more than its fair share of critics and detractors. The church, as a human institution, has been flawed and certainly found itself on the wrong side […]

September 28, 2016 Byron R. Johnson Advocates for criminal justice reform now count among their ranks a very diverse group of leaders. Decision-makers from the political left, right, and center agree we need to revisit a host of issues that continue to trouble the criminal justice system. These include dramatic increases in drug use among […]

 Religious Freedom Project leaders Thomas Farr, Timothy Shah, and Byron Johnson are proud to announce that they are being joined by Kent Hill to create a new religious freedom organization—the Religious Freedom Institute (RFI). As a non-profit, the RFI will take the learning generated by the Berkley Center’s Religious Freedom Project and “put it on […]