To accompany https://religiouslibertytv.substack.com/p/the-founders-warning-rights-not-written Opening Question: When we think about freedom, do we see it as something governments hand out, or as something God has already given? Scripture Readings Genesis 1:27 – “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female h… Read more
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The Founders’ Warning: Rights Not Written but Retained
“I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth—that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been assured,…
Kaine’s Senate Hearing Remarks Clash With Founders’ View of Rights and Law
On September 3, 2025, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee convened at the Capitol to review five State Department nominees. The session was routine until Senator Tim Kaine broke with one of the oldest ideas in American political thought: that rights exist independently of government. The exchange began with Riley Barnes, nominee for assistant secretary for…
Breaking: Trump Targets “Woke Agenda” and Pledges Stronger Role for Faith in Public Life in Bible Museum Speech
President ties America’s future to revival of faith, blending political agenda with religious mission By Michael Peabody – On the morning of September 8, 2025, President Donald Trump delivered a speech at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., during what organizers described as a “historic meeting of the presidential commission on religious liberty.”…
UK’s Online Speech Crackdown Draws Transatlantic Concern
The numbers are raw and undeniable: 12,183 arrests in England and Wales in 2023 for online posts that caused “annoyance” or “anxiety.” That’s more than thirty arrests every single day. Not for bombs, not for bank jobs—just for words. According to The Times, the police are now in the business of refereeing the internet, and…
What Trump’s Task Force Report Gets Right — and Wrong — on Religious Liberty
(Illustration: Cover of report) By Michael Peabody In August, the Department of Justice released a 49-page document titled The Initial Report by the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias. Commissioned under Executive Order 14202, the report claims that during Joe Biden’s presidency, federal agencies marginalized Christians through policies on education, healthcare, employment, and holiday observances….
America Is Bleeding: A Reflection for 9/11/2025
“Violence is surrender on the battlefield of ideas.” Cenk Uygur, September 10, 2025. https://youtube.com/shorts/RMrZQ-p-gco?si=YNNXs_f8x_X_birJ The news of Charlie Kirk’s assassination fell heavy on the heart of America. A young man stood before a crowd, words on his lips, conviction in his heart, and then in an instant his voice was silenced by gunfire. The timing…
Charlie Kirk Assassinated During Utah Campus Event
Turning Point USA founder shot mid-sentence while debating mass violence; national leaders condemn attack Charlie Kirk – 1993-2025 Charlie Kirk, 31, the co-founder of Turning Point USA and a prominent conservative activist, was assassinated September 10, 2025, during a campus appearance at Utah Valley University. The fatal shot, fired from a building roughly 200 yards…
Supreme Court Puts Los Angeles Immigration Raids Back in Play
Court grants government request to continue stops based on “reasonable suspicion” while appeal moves forward In June, armed and masked agents in Los Angeles swept through car washes, bus stops, and tow yards. They seized men waiting for day jobs, tamale vendors, even U.S. citizens working on their cars. A federal judge said the Constitution…
Religious Liberty and Gender Identity Collide in Vermont Sports Dispute
Second Circuit ruling illustrates unresolved constitutional conflict likely headed for Supreme Court review American courts continue to face a recurring clash: when claims of religious liberty come into direct conflict with claims of gender identity discrimination, which takes precedence? The legal framework has grown increasingly complex. On one side stands the Free Exercise Clause, shielding…