Church and State
The Romans 13 Crisis- A pastor looks at the authoritarian use of Scripture
To be fair, perhaps Jeff Sessions did not mean to act against years of religious liberty and separation of church and state. Perhaps, they f…
June 2018
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Free Speech
Supreme Court rules against state-mandated speech
When one person’s opinions can reach the world in a matter of seconds on the Internet, the ability to speak freely is undergoing tremendous…
Peacemaking
Misunderstood Authority: Why Christians should reject govt’s use of Romans 13
By Sonja DeWitt, Esq. - Christians should categorically reject such specious use of this passage--this usage is wholly inconsistent with the…
Human Rights
Supreme Court: Religious animus irrelevant in Trump travel ban case
The Supreme Court rules that the President of the United States has broad discretion to impose travel restrictions, so long as they are rela…
International
They Came to Serve: Protestant Missionaries, Education, and Social Justice
The compelling evidence shows that when the church resists affiliation with the state and maintains its independent role, democracy, social…
Supreme Court
Who really won the wedding cake case?
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court surprised a lot of us and issued a ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case that not only avoided making a…
Free Exercise
Florist asks Supreme Court for remand in wake of cake decision
Attorneys for a Washington florist who refused to make a flower arrangement a same-sex wedding filed a supplemental brief in the wake of Mon…
Free Exercise
Breaking: Court issues 7-2 decision in cake case finding bias in tribunal decision
The Supreme Court issued a 7-2 ruling this morning in favor of the baker in tbe same-sex wedding cake case. The Court’s ruling is narr…
