Church and State
Government, Religion, and a Mythical Past
By Karen Scott, Walt Pontynen, and Leigh Johnson In this article, originally published in Spectrum in 2002, the authors discuss the intent…
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On September 23, 2008 an Innocent Man is Scheduled to Die
By Terry L. Benedict - How Easily Can an Innocent Man Lose His Life? Ask Troy Davis, who came within a harrowing 23 hours of execution by le…
Employment Law
Proposal Would Deny Federal Money if Employees Must Provide Medical Care to Which They Object (WashingtonPost.com)
The Bush Administration has proposed new regulations which would deny federal money to medical facilities if they required employees to act…
Church and State
Illinois law requiring moment of silence in public schools ruled unconstitutional
The court upheld the principle that students have a constitutional right to pray on their own at any time and that the government or the sch…
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Interview with Attorney and Pastor Mitch Tyner
"In my view, if we are not prepared to protect the rights of those with whom we disagree, we are not serious about religious freedom." Forme…
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Thought and Crime
NOTE: This story has been updated. Read the update. Published in Liberty Magazine – March / April 2008 On July 1, 2007, Satendar Sin…
Church and State
Take Money, Lose Faith – Seven Catholic Schools turned into public schools in Washington DC (Maryland Daily Record)
Charles C. Haynes points out the trap that religious schools can fall into if they decide to take government money. For those of you who st…
Church and State
Paradoxical Christian? I’m a Bible-believing Christian Who Passionately Supports Church State Separation
By Steve Allred – I have some friends who tell me that I don’t make sense when it comes to my position on separation of church a…
Church and State
John Stevens responds to Prof. Daniel Crane’s article on privatizing marriage
John V. Stevens, Sr., an experienced religious liberty advocate, responds to Professor Crane’s article “A Judeo-Christian Argume…
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BREAKING NEWS – Russia Moves to Liquidate Fifty-Six Religious Groups
By Derek H. Davis - On October 15 the Russian Ministry of Justice took steps to begin liquidating 56 non-Russian Orthodox religious organiza…