Producer's Desk — human rights

• Hollywood Justice - Terry Teachout
• Polanski’s defenders lose sight of the true victim - Steve Lopez
• Roman Polanski’s stench - Kelly Boggs
• ‘Nones’ now 15% of population - USA Today

Time is running short. Last week, Obama unilaterally withdrew from earlier U.S. commitments to build missile defense capabilities in Poland and the Czech Republic that were specifically designed to defend against an Iranian missile threat. In doing so, he sent the wrong message.

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“If the perpetrator of this violence proves to be someone who was acting in the name of the pro-life movement, everyone in the pro-life community must swiftly and soundly repudiate him and his actions…”

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First, congratulations on your successful campaign to become the 44th President of our beloved United States of America. This was a historic election in terms of the massive increase in voter participation as a percentage of the electorate.

I hope you know that there are tens of millions of Americans who did not vote for you who are still very, very pleased that an African-American has been elected President of the United States.”

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The latest newsletter from Richard Land and the ERLC includes…

• LEDE: What does ‘God Bless America’ really mean? - by Richard Land
• Judicial nominees freed before the fourth
• Prof leaves ethics society for its ‘honoring sin’
• Human rights to go to apes in Spain
• AUDIO: Energy in the USA
• Shifting Standards of right and wrong

And more…

My latest post at Casting Stones:

“Today, May 1, was the 20th anniversary of the National Day of Prayer authorized by Congress and President Reagan. I had the great privilege of attending the National Day of Prayer Observance in the East Room of the White House. As I left the White House and made my way to a press conference in Senator Russell Park (across the street from the Russell Senate office building) to protest the manifold human rights abuses perpetrated by China and North Korea, I could not help but express my heartfelt gratitude to God for the blessing of having been born in this great country…”

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Part 1 of Richard’s interview with Ben Stein is now online.

(Originally broadcast on the FaithandFamily.com radio broadcast.)

“Well, it is not just Darwinian… it is Neo-Darwinism, because Darwin himself, he was an open-minded, broad-minded guy. He was a genius. There are no two ways about that.

He got a lot of things wrong and he was a stupendously racist guy, but he was in the category of very, very smart people.

Today’s followers of Darwin, they’re little dictators.” - Ben Stein

Transcript after the break or in PDF (183 KB)

Richard Land sits down with John Chowning, Campbellsville U.’s Vice Pres for Church and External Relations. Click to view.

Their discussion includes:

• Purpose and activities of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
• Practical applications of church and state
• Sex trafficking
• First Amendment, religious liberty and pluralism
• Genocide in Darfur
• and lots more…

(Video is streamed in Windows Media format from Campbellsville U.)

My most recent post to OnFaith, (a Newsweek/Washington Post blog) responds to this question:

Which “ism” is more entrenched in America, sexism or racism? Which should religion address?

EXCERPT: “…my personal impressions… is that racism is even more entrenched in the American experience than sexism, although both are still alive and well in our society. Globally, I would argue that sexism is more prevalent…”

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My latest post at Casting Stones:

“I was aware that the ascension of Nicolas Sarkozy, known affectionately as “Sarko the American” to his countrymen, to the presidency of France was going to have positive ramifications, but I had no idea just how much difference it would make…”

Read the rest at Casting Stones.