High School Sophomores Answer Question “How Would You Feel If Your Religious Freedom Was Taken Away?”
As their final assignment for the play, I had students respond to the question, “How would you feel if your religious freedom was taken away?”…
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Oregon Governor Signs Bill Repealing Ban on Teachers’ Religious Dress
SALEM, OREGON - On April 1, 2010, Governor Ted Kulongoski signed a bill (HB 3686) that will repeal Oregon's 87-year-old ban on teachers wearing religious…
Washington House of Representatives Attempts to Facilitate Union Take-Over of Religious Child Care Centers
By Michael D. Peabody - So what's the biggest threat to religious liberty? According to J. Brent Walker, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee…
Pat Robertson, the Earthquake in Haiti, and the Righteousness of God
In 1999, comedian George Carlin wrote, “Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do,…
A Church Scorned: Church, State, Marriage, and the Quest for Power
“And so, by the power vested in me by the State of ___ and Almighty God, I now pronounce you husband and wife. What…
What’s Wrong with Conspiracy Theories?
The other day someone sent me a link to an “Antichrist Decoder” that has been posted online by an otherwise reputable Christian ministry. You can…
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…
Faith in Context: President Obama & Faith-based Initiatives
As he said he would during the campaign last year, President Obama has retained the "faith-based initiatives" emphasis at the White House, but restructured the…
Jehovah’s Witnesses Undergo Persecution in the former Soviet Union
Since their formation in the late 19th century, Jehovah's Witnesses have suffered relentless persecution worldwide for their controversial religious beliefs. Archibald Cox, Jr., famous for…
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…