"He would have lost his effectiveness had he been a religious right champion," said State Representative Arlene Wohlgemuth, a conservative, ardently anti-abortion Republican who supports Mr. Bush.
Religious leader champions children's rights in Mauritania | Un chef religieux, champion des droits de l'enfant en Mauritanie Nouakchott, Mauritania, 14 December 2009 - In mosques around Mauritania, the 20 November prayers were dedicated to children's rights.
The long tradition of religious groups championing progressive causes has been obscured by the shadow of the "religious right" – whose financial backing has meant disproportionate coverage on media outlets like Fox News and talk radio.
From the end of the 16th century, as the Moghuls swept through Persia into the peace-loving hinterland of the Hindus, converting them to Islam, Sikhs became defenders of freedom, guardians of religious independence, champions of tolerance; and we were willing to lay down our lives for the cause.
Bibi Netanyahu, not as part of religious bigotry, champions that barrier against barbarians.
He claimed that he was promulgating a religious philosophy championing Satan, as "the symbol of personal freedom and individualism".
But it was as the second religious king and champion of Buddhism that Khri-srong-lde-brtsan was immortalized by posterity.
I prefer the position of that sometime Baptist, Roger Williams, who founded Rhode Island and was first in America to champion religious freedom.
Becket did not champion religious freedom.
They profess a commitment to preserving India's secular traditions and the religious diversity Gandhi championed.
