There has rarely been a more misnamed proposal that the so-called "Religious Freedom" amendment to the Constitution being promoted by Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and other House members.
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Category Archives: Religious Liberty
Trivializing Prayer
The recurring debate concerning government sponsored prayer must rank among the least edifying of public conversations, and that is regrettable because the issue of governments proper role in our lives is truly the issue of our time.
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Culture, Controversy and the Supreme Court
Europe’s religious conflicts were the background for America’s formation, so it shouldn’t be surprising that our national history has been substantially shaped by religious passions: broadly, as religiously-based concerns over social justice have…
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Publisher’s Note, Common Ground
This issue of Common Ground explores some of the myriad ways in which religion intersects with government and politics in America’s pluralistic culture. And intersect it certainly does–for good and arguably for ill…
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Ten commandments
I suppose it was only a matter of time until Indiana became embroiled in one of the more recent church-state controversies: the movement to post the Ten Commandments on the walls of courtrooms and government buildings throughout the country.
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