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Last week, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would provide $100 million to restart and expand the failed D.C. school voucher program. Sponsored by Speaker of the House John Boehner [...]

This afternoon, a protest outside a United Nations compound in northern Afghanistan that was sparked by the March 20th burning of a Qur’an in Florida by pastor Terry Jones’ church, sadly turned [...]

“It is a good day for religious freedom,” reflected Interfaith Alliance President and State of Belief Host Rev. Welton Gaddy’s after yesterday morning’s Senate hearing on “Protecting the Civil [...]

Tomorrow, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) will chair a hearing on “Protecting the Civil Rights of American Muslims,” the first hearing ever held in the newly-created Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on [...]

Last September, pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center in Florida cancelled his plans to burn the Quran amid outspoken condemnation from religious leaders (like Interfaith Alliance [...]

Last night in DC all of the living presidents (except for President Obama, who is out of town) gathered to celebrate President George H.W. Bush’s program called Points of Light–a [...]

Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee passed out of committee a resolution that would reaffirm “In God We Trust” as our national motto and encourage its display on public buildings.  The [...]

Today I write from DaNang, Vietnam with great appreciation for the Vietnamese people whom I have met here and in Ho Chi Minh City.  I have found an unexpected level of forgiveness related to the [...]

We started the day at a club for disabled and mentally challenged children.  This little girl and I bonded and she kept wanting to have our picture made together.  So, here it is.  She liked it a [...]

My Korean Air flight touched down in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Saturday, March 5th, 23 hours after leaving Dulles Airport in DC.  The two legs of my trip (through Seoul, South Korea) lasted 19 [...]