Why America should not be declared a “Christian Nation”
History tells us that it would not be a debate between Christians and atheists. If Christianity won predominance over every other religious system in the…
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Chris Seiple: Religious Freedom: The Ultimate Counterterrorism Weapon?
While the U.S. can summon hard power with relative ease, employing soft power is more difficult. Indeed, smart power suggests that hard and soft power…
3 states still ban religious clothing for teachers (Associated Press)
EXCERPT: PORTLAND, Ore. – A law backed by the Ku Klux Klan nearly a century ago to keep Catholics out of public schools is…
Civil Rights Pioneer E.E. Cleveland talks about meeting Martin Luther King, Jr.
On August 30, 2009, renowned evangelist Edward Earl Cleveland died at Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, Alabama. He was 88. Cleveland worked for more than…
Religious-freedom groups mourn Kennedy, cite church-state views (ABP)
EXCERPT: . . . The late senator “was a great champion of church-state separation,” said Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation…
Baptists Mark 400th Anniversary, Celebrate Religious Freedom (BeliefNet)
EXCERPT: UTRECHT, Netherlands — (RNS/ENI) Four hundred years after the first Baptist congregation was established, followers have been challenged to continue championing religious liberty.…
Interview: Scott Ritsema talks about his new book “The Way, the Truth and the Sword”
Scott Ritsema tackles the current controversy surrounding issues of faith and political power in his new book, The Way, the Truth and the Sword:…
Raw Majority Power: Why Checks and Balances Matter
An epic battle played out on two levels at the California Supreme Court on March 5. On a surface level, attorneys fought over a technical…
CLASSIC: The Proper Relation of Church and State
Originally published in Liberty in 1921 - "Why should we Christians desire that the non-Christian be required by law to observe our religious institutions? Why…
PRECEDENT – A century ago religious groups tried to change the California Constitution to enact a religious law
J.O. Corliss - Liberty Magazine - 1908 - "California is the only State in the American Union without a Sunday law. From 1858 to 1883…