Potential Outcomes in Supreme Court Wedding Cake Case

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Next Tuesday, December 5, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a difficult case that pits the free exercise of religion and free speech rights of a wedding cake maker against the anti-discrimination rights of a same-sex couple. The couple demands the cake; the baker refuses because he thinks he will be sinning. The question is – can the state of Colorado make him bake the cake?

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Pregnancy center case is Supreme Court’s third forced-speech case this term

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In its third case on the issue of state-required speech this term, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a California case involving whether the state can compel pro-life pregnancy counseling centers to post notices about the existence of publicly-funded abortion and contraceptive services, and requires disclosures if the centers or personnel are unlicensed.

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Eric Youngberg: Luther Was Willing to Pay Ultimate Price for His Beliefs

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This entry is part 8 of 8 in the series Perspectives on the 500th Anniversary of Luther's Posting of his 95 Theses

John 15:13 comes to mind when I contemplate the courage that Martin Luther exhibited the day he nailed his 95 theses to the Wittenberg door.  It reads, “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” Martin’s personal freedom

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C. Norman Farley: Luther and the Grassroots of Freedom

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This entry is part 3 of 8 in the series Perspectives on the 500th Anniversary of Luther's Posting of his 95 Theses

History enlightens us that freedom is a difficult state to achieve and equally difficult to retain. Our current Political/social and Religious struggles remind us of this fact. While there are many in varying religious organizations who shudder at the name Martin Luther, there

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Barry Bussey: Martin Luther – Christianity’s most dangerous man

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This entry is part 7 of 8 in the series Perspectives on the 500th Anniversary of Luther's Posting of his 95 Theses

Historians and theologians will debate Luther until the end of time.  He remains controversial – think only of his views on the Jewish people or his justification of the brutal treatment of the peasants’ uprising.  But make no mistake his

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Steve Wohlberg: The Work of the Reformation Continues

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This entry is part 2 of 8 in the series Perspectives on the 500th Anniversary of Luther's Posting of his 95 Theses

Approximately 500 years ago, Martin Luther sparked a “Reformation” within the Roman Catholic Church that shook Europe. Slumbering minds awoke. Controversy erupted. An unstoppable movement was born. The Pope trembled. When the dust settled, countless Catholics-Turned-Protestant had abandoned their church. Fast-forward to today.

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Scott Fales: Luther’s Transformation of the West

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This entry is part 5 of 8 in the series Perspectives on the 500th Anniversary of Luther's Posting of his 95 Theses

When Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the doors of the Wittenberg church, it began a radical transformation of western thought and culture. But it wasn’t until the Bible was printed in the common languages that mainstream cultures began to embrace the

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