Church and State
Federal Judge rules Pennsylvania county seal violates Establishment Clause
A Federal judge has ruled that a Pennsylvania county seal and flag that prominently feature a cross violates…
Church and State
Tax-exemption of clergy housing violates Establishment Clause rules Federal judge
Last Friday a federal judge in Wisconsin issued a ruling that a federal statute that exempts housing for…
Human Rights
New Law – California will not participate in any federal religious registry
California Governor Jerry Brown signed a new law that will prevent state and local agencies and employees from…
History
MacIsaac: This Reformation Day, I Still Protest!
October 31st is not only Halloween but is it Reformation Day - the day that Martin Luther nailed…
International
Senate confirms Gingrich as ambassador to Vatican
In a vote of 70-23, the United States Senate approved the nomination of Callista L. Gingrich as the…
Employment Law
CA governor vetoes religious employee reproductive privacy bill
California Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed legislation that would have prohibited religiously affiliated institutions from taking employment action…
Reformation
Robert Moon: The Martin Luther Experience
“The Martin Luther Experience” implications exist throughout recorded history. Control of humans is incomplete unless it controls beliefs…
Reformation
Edwin Reynolds: Luther’s Impact on the World
Martin Luther’s Reformation has had a profound impact on the modern world, not just the religious world but…
Current Events
Scott Fales: Luther’s Transformation of the West
When Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the doors of the Wittenberg church, it began a radical transformation of western…
Current Events
Bruce Cameron: Luther, Life, and Law
“This life therefore is not righteousness, but growth in righteousness, not health, but healing, not being but becoming,…