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Tag: Separation of Church and State

Louisiana Bill Mandating Ten Commandments in Public Schools: Controversy and Implications

Posted on June 4, 2024June 20, 2024 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

In Louisiana, controversy brews as the state considers mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. Critics warn of the dangers to church-state separation.

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The real definition of religious liberty

Posted on February 3, 2018February 10, 2018 by Michael Peabody

In the book, 1984, George Orwell paints a bleak portrait of a future where Big Brother is watching everything you do, and the thought police can practically read your mind. In order to gain the support of the population, an ironically named Ministry of Truth twists the meaning of words to make terrible concepts seem acceptable with slogans such as War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; and Ignorance is Strength.

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Hard-fought religious freedom something to celebrate this Thanksgiving

Posted on November 12, 2014November 12, 2014 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Households throughout the United States are celebrating a presidentially designated Thanksgiving Day. It provides us an opportunity to reflect on the blessings we enjoy as a nation and personally.

The history of this holiday goes back to the arrival of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Mass., in the late autumn of 1620. Although the New World saw intermittent European activity after the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492, in the minds of many, American history truly began with the Pilgrims.

Because most of the occupants of the Mayflower had belonged to a persecuted religious minority in England — Congregationalists, part of the dissenting church movement — they came seeking freedom to practice religion in concert with each individual’s own conscience. But the Pilgrims’ quest was by no means the only reason America came to be viewed as a shelter from religious persecution and intolerance.

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Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom Established Separation of Church and State

Posted on January 16, 2013February 5, 2013 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

The Act, written by Thomas Jefferson, allowed Virginia to become the first state to separate church and state and remains part of Virginia’s constitution. It was later used as a model for other state constitutions as well as the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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Op-Ed: What is a Christian Nation?

Posted on February 16, 2012February 16, 2012 by Jason Hines

I think we have to start at the most basic point – what do we mean when we say “Christian nation?” Part of what makes the notion of a Christian nation unworkable is that I don’t think Christians in America (or anywhere else for that matter) could ever agree on what a Christian nation should be. If Christians can’t agree on what it is, how could the ever actualize it? In some of the comments on left on the Facebook page, some have noted that a Christian nation is impossible because of Christ’s statement that his kingdom is not of this world. (John 18:35-37) While this argument has merit, I mention it only to make the point that it would be hard to actualize a Christian nation if you had a contingent of Christians saying that having a nation is against the very premise of Christianity. In order to address the idea of what a Christian nation is, we have to define both what a nation is and what it means to be Christian.

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John F. Kennedy’s Speech Affirming Separation of Church and State

Posted on November 20, 2011November 20, 2011 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute, where no Catholic prelate would tell the president (should he be Catholic) how to act, and no Protestant minister would tell his parishioners for whom to vote; where no church or church school is granted any public funds or political preference; and where no man is denied public office merely because his religion differs from the president who might appoint him or the people who might elect him.

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Paradoxical Christian? I’m a Bible-believing Christian Who Passionately Supports Church State Separation

Posted on September 26, 2011September 26, 2011 by Stephen Allred

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 and state. You see, some would call me a “fundamentalist” Christian. For example, I believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God and try to live my…

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Blue Laws and Sunday Legislation-why do they exist? CNN Video

Posted on January 13, 2010January 13, 2010 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

A video describing some of the religious and secular rationale behind American Sunday blue laws.

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Religious-freedom groups mourn Kennedy, cite church-state views (ABP)

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Administrator

EXCERPT: . . . The late senator “was a great champion of church-state separation,” said Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, in a preparedstatement. “It’s not just that he consistently voted to support that principle — he really got it. He deeply understood that only a high and…

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The Politics of Obama’s Faith and the Evangelical Left – Stephen Manfield

Posted on September 15, 2008September 18, 2008 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

According to Stephen Mansfield, the author of this book, Barack is “raising the banner of what he hopes will be the faith-based politics of a new generation . . . and he will carry that banner to whatever heights of power his God and the American people allow.”

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