I saw it as soon as we walked out of the store from our back-to-school shopping; a big red pickup with a big Confederate Flag flying from the back. Immediately, I felt uncomfortable and wished that I wasn’t parked so close to it.
Charlottesville: Racism in the Mainstream
By Jason Hines, Ph.D., J.D. [dc]I[/dc] am slightly ashamed and embarrassed that it takes incidents like what happened in Charlottesville yesterday to drive me back into the writer’s chair. I guess the very thing I have criticized has affected me. It becomes monotonous to continue to write 500-1000 words about how everything is going…
States prohibiting all non-public school funding may escape Trinity Lutheran impact
States that have constitutional provisions that prohibit public aid to all private schools, regardless of whether or not they are religiously affiliated, might have a substantial argument against school voucher claims under Trinity Lutheran v. Comer.
Guest Article: Lessons from My Childhood
“My Mom loved to read. She probably read one book a week. My Dad used to say that she always had her nose in a book. But her love of reading also translated into a love of the world of ideas.”
When God is Not on Your Side: Exploring Spiritual Narcissism
So much time, effort money and talent is wasted attacking enemies whom God actually loves and whom He longs to redeem. Jesus died for sinners, even sinners who hate you because they hated Him first.
Supreme Court asks lower courts to apply Trinity reasoning to school voucher cases
Supreme Court sends voucher cases back to the lower courts “for further consideration in light of Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc., v. Comer.”
Supreme Court to review right of private parties to deny services to same-sex couples
The Supreme Court will hear a wedding services case involving a bakery owner who refused to provide a cake for a same-sex wedding for religious reasons.
Supreme Court: State must include church in public funding scheme
The Supreme Court decision in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer changes 200 years of Establishment Clause precedent and puts churches at risk of regulation.
Op-Ed: Castile verdict is a nightmare come to life
By Jason Hines – I’m sitting here without a plan. I do not even have a rough outline of where these thoughts will go. If I have a plan, it is simply to write because the Spectrum Blog needs a post for Thursday morning and there is nothing else I want to talk about. I…
Blessed are the Peacemakers: Why Adventist Clergy Stay Away from Partisan Politics
By Michael D. Peabody, Esq. [dc]I[/dc]n a study released June 11, 2017, researchers from Yale and Harvard concluded that Seventh-day Adventist clergy in the United States are the most evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans when it comes to politics. The study also found that nearly half were not registered to either party….