This Fourth of July, Celebrate Religious Freedom (The Baptist Standard)

Brent Walker, Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty says that it is time to celebrate our religious freedom this 4th of July.

Our founders protected our God-given freedom by barring government from meddling in religion or taking sides in religious disputes. As a result, and as a consequence of their foresight and wisdom, America is one of the most religious and most religiously diverse nations on the face of the earth. Despite our religious passion and pluralism, we have been able to avoid, for the most part, the religious conflicts and wars that have punctuated history and continue to plague much of the world today.

Read more of this essay at http://www.baptiststandard.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8156&Itemid=9

4 thoughts on “This Fourth of July, Celebrate Religious Freedom (The Baptist Standard)”

  1. James Barnett

    I would like to thank you for this fantastic website. I will be printing several of these articles to share with fellow church members this weekend.

    God bless you!

    James

  2. I would like to thank you for this fantastic website. I will be printing several of these articles to share with fellow church members this weekend.

    God bless you!

    James

  3. I liked this article. The Fourth of July is a great time to celebrate our country’s birthday and the sacrifices our forefathers made to secure our freedoms.

  4. I liked this article. The Fourth of July is a great time to celebrate our country’s birthday and the sacrifices our forefathers made to secure our freedoms.

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