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    Articles by Charles Haynes
    For pro-democracy revolutions, democracy is not enough | GUEST VIEWPOINT
    For pro-democracy revolutions, democracy is not enough |...
    By Charles Haynes • February 28, 2011 11:56 am

    The revolutions sweeping across Northern Africa and the Middle East could mark the beginning of a historic advance for democratic freedom – ranking in significance with such milestones of liberty as the American Revolution of 1776 and the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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    GUEST VIEWPOINT | Beyond the shouting, what the law really says about religion
    GUEST VIEWPOINT | Beyond the shouting, what the...
    By Charles Haynes • January 16, 2010 5:57 pm

    Because good news is all too rare in our culture wars, Americans should welcome a common-ground agreement released this week…

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    GUEST VIEWPOINT | Threats to religious liberty in 2009, mountains and molehills
    GUEST VIEWPOINT | Threats to religious liberty in...
    By Charles Haynes • December 20, 2009 11:56 am

    A very bad year for religious liberty got worse earlier this month when the Russian Supreme Court upheld a regional court ruling prohibiting Jehovah’s Witnesses from gathering to worship and banning their publications as “extremist” literature.

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    Cheerleading for Christ in public schools
    Cheerleading for Christ in public schools
    By Charles Haynes • October 8, 2009 1:16 pm

    The varsity cheerleaders at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School are getting their 15 minutes in the news media spotlight this week. Unfortunately, much of the sound-bite coverage may serve only to fuel the ignorance and strife over the role of religion in public schools.

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