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That's why it's pretty chilling to hear Vladimir Putin hurling accusations at the West and pointing out that what's going on is identical to what went on when communism was established and religion was completely expunged from the Soviet Union. Between 1917 and 1937, almost a quarter of a million Christians were executed, and churches that survived destruction were converted into things like museums of atheism. Russian President Putin, who hasn't been shy about expressing his disapproval of homosexuality and has banned what he defined as "homosexual propaganda," had this to say: Many Euro-Atlantic countries have moved away from their...

LAW OF THE LAND Justice Moore suspended Ethics panel files charges for refusal to obey court order on monument Posted: August 22, 2003 5:00 p.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com A judicial ethics panel suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore today for refusing to remove his Ten Commandments monument from the Alabama Judicial Building rotunda in compliance with a court order. Moore has 30 days to respond, said Ruby Crowe, an assistant clerk for the court, according to the Associated Press. Earlier today, lawyers for plaintiffs suing Moore dropped a motion to hold him in contempt of U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson's...

The name Eric Liddell may have faded into obscurity, but at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games, Eric's name was on everyone's lips. Eric, a strapping Scotsman with an enormous athletic prowess, had done what few others have. After years of training, and with the Olympic expectations of his country riding on his shoulders, he chose to turn down the opportunity torun in his specialty event, the 100 meters. Even more remarkably, he turned down the opportunity because of his religious faith. Liddell was, it turned out, not only a serious athlete but also a man of serious faith. And his...