Church and State
John F. Kennedy’s Speech Affirming Separation of Church and State
I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute, where no Catholic prelate would tell the president (should he…
History
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Article18
Article18: Afghanistan — The Land that Freedom Forgot; A Profile on Religious Persecution in One of the World’s Most Depressing Nations (Liberty Magazine)
The following excerpt is from an article written by RLTV associate editor and Article18 creator Martin Surridge that appeared in the Novembe…
Church and State
Eric Foner on the separation of church and state at America’s founding
History professor and author Eric Foner answers the question: Getting to the American Revolution, what was the impact of the Revolution on r…
Free Speech
Article18: Poland — Citizens March in Bialystok to Protest Antisemitism; Death Metal Singer Not-Guilty After Trashing Bible on Stage
By Martin Surridge – For much of the twentieth century, Poland served as a sort of punching bag for many of Europe’s strongest a…
Current Events
Religious Liberty in French Romantic Poetry: Gérard de Nerval’s Verse Lends Space for Other Religions
By Lauren Peterson — While the number of topics in poetry is unlimited, poetry is commonly thought of as that which explores love and…
History
Discernibly Proactive: History of Adventist Involvement in Public Policy
[T]he leaders of the Church need to place a much higher priority on being involved in the public sphere, finding ways to be discernibly proa…
Human Trafficking
Slavery and the Civil War – How the North and South were to Blame (Adventist Review)
On this 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, the Adventist Review is examining the history of the fiercest conflict ever on…
Church and State
Atheist Group Wants to Stop World Trade Center Cross (CNN)
EXCERPT: A group of atheists has filed a lawsuit to stop the display of the World Trade Center cross at a memorial of the 9/11 terror attack…
Action Needed
Speak Now – A Response to the European Sunday Alliance
In its Founding Statement, the European Sunday Alliance argues that, in the interest of synchronicity, Sunday is the appropriate day of rest…
Church and State
Tennesee Senate Approves Bill to Ban Teaching of Homosexuality in Schools (Boston Globe)
EXCERPT: A bill passed yesterday by the Tennessee Senate would forbid public school teachers and students in grades kindergarten through eig…