“In God We Trust” – these four simple words have become deeply ingrained in American culture, appearing on currency, government buildings, and even in some state mottos. But where did this phrase come from, and how did it become so central to American identity? The origins of “In God We Trust” as a national motto…
The Seventh-day Adventist Church has a long history of advocating for religious freedom, dating back to the mid-19th century. #ReligiousFreedom #SeventhDayAdventistChurch #IRLA #LibertyMagazine
Communism and religion have always clashed. From Soviet Russia to modern China, regimes suppressed faith to ensure state loyalty. Religion’s power to inspire resistance made it a threat, but faith is resilient.
In a world of chaos and uncertainty, we are in a phase described as “Postnormal times” by scholar Ziauddin Sardar. Explore the challenges and changes in our globalized society.
Roger Williams’ framework for religious liberty in Rhode Island was the blueprint for religious liberty in the United States and help fulfill its prophetic destiny as a refuge from persecution. The Constitution’s First Amendment channels William’s view of the separation of church and state, where the government will not establish a national religion to force its citizens to support and worship, nor would it restrict the expression of one’s religious preference.
A comprehensive review of retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s decisions in Free Exercise and Establishment Clause cases.
How Seventh-day Adventists thrive amongst the most restrictive Sunday laws in the world.
Attorney Ryan Snow has released a new book that is designed to bring non-lawyers up to date on the most important religious liberty debate facing America. Religious Freedom: What’s All the Freedom About recounts the history behind religious freedom laws, and includes an history of how Congress passed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, or RFRA, in 1993 – a feat hardly imaginable today.
The Virginia legislators who approved the religious freedom statute in 1786, separating church and state, recognized the potential for change, and call the Americans of 2019 and beyond to a greater truth and a higher reality.
Whatever position one takes in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the issue is personal and not mandated by any Scripture except in that we are admonished to be peacemakers.