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Human Rights

Righting historic wrongs: As we celebrate American ideals, we should acknowledge our national sins as well

By Filings on Mon, 03/02/26
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“Fifty years ago this month, President Gerald Ford began the process of righting a historic wrong, signing an executive order that declared the internment of American citizens of Japanese descent to have been morally and constitutionally wrong” - Dan Darling

Antisemitism Is Anti-Christian, Anti-American, and Anti-Human

By Filings on Tue, 12/16/25
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“This Hanukkah and in the aftermath of the horrifying Australia attack, let us be worthy heirs to their inspiring legacy, and let us, like Clay, stand against the antisemites who dishonor them, their faith, and their country.” - Providence

Six Key Worldview Stories of 2024: Christianity Is a Cultural Good

By Filings on Tue, 12/03/24
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“They are now discovering what has always been true, that the Western ideas of human rights, political equality, and science and art are products of Christianity. These things do not occur in most civilizations, and there is no reason to expect that they will endure in the West if Christianity fades.” - Breakpoint

Slavery and abortion: Helping people see the similarities may ultimately be persuasive

By Filings on Fri, 10/11/24
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“One of the legal issues raised in both cases was simply the definition of a person. Just what and who is a person? And what rights does this ‘person’ have?” - Imaginative Conservative

In warning for Trump, evangelical Christian leaders urge 'biblical principles' on immigration

By Filings on Tue, 10/01/24
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“More than 200 evangelical Christian leaders, moderates as well as influential conservatives, have signed an open letter urging the presidential candidates of both parties to reflect ‘biblical principles on immigration.’” - RNS

Setting the Record Straight on Catholicism and Slavery: A Review of Paul Kengor’s ‘The Worst of Indignities: The Catholic Church on Slavery’

By Filings on Tue, 03/12/24
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“Much of Kengor’s book subsequently explains the ‘before,’ ‘after,’ and ‘ever since’ of the Catholic Church’s condemnation of slavery and how this teaching emerged very early in the Church’s life.” - Religion & Liberty

The term 'genocide' is being misused and abused

By Filings on Tue, 01/30/24
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“The Genocide Convention of 1948 was established in order to prevent the atrocities that took place during the Holocaust from happening again. One hundred and fifty-two countries…. It reads: ‘acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.’” - Jerusalem Post

Are some human rights more important than others? Religious freedom advocates often put it first

By Filings on Thu, 05/04/23
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“Underlying many debates about how courts and policies treat religion… Is any human right – religious freedom in particular – more important than another? And what happens when human rights claims come into conflict?” - The Conversation

Where Do Human Rights Come From?

By Filings on Tue, 10/11/22
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“God’s righteousness is what makes human rights right. What we call human rights are right only if God says they are right.” - Andy Naselli

Amnesty International’s Moral Confusion

By Filings on Wed, 08/17/22
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“Amnesty International, the global human rights watchdog with a self-described mandate to take injustice personally, published a deeply flawed report on Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.” - Providence

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