Separation of Church and State Is So Misunderstood

July 28, 2022   |  

Without a doubt, the U.S. Supreme Court has had a pretty eventful year. It is quite fascinating, to me, to observe how different people react to the court’s various rulings. Over the years, rulings have come down on both sides of the fence, with political conservatives sometimes being very disappointed…
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Wrong Beliefs Lead to Wrong Outcomes

February 17, 2022   |  

Recently, Ross Douthat wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times. Douthat is Roman Catholic, and is a Times opinion columnist who writes particularly about politics, religion, moral values, and higher education. Now being a New York Times opinion writer, it is not difficult to guess where his political…
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Civil Religion vs. Spiritual Religion

April 30, 2021   |  

In recent times, there has been a strong attack on Christians by many politicians, news media personnel, and various social media influencers. The framing of this attack has gone under the guise of “Christian Nationalism.” The idea is that Christians, particularly evangelical Christians, equate God and country by referring to…
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Its Not All Black and White, But It Is

March 11, 2021   |  

I recently read an article written by a woman named Emily Snook. She claims to be solidly and actively pro-life, and a committed Evangelical Christian. However, after very careful consideration, she claims to have voted for Kamala Harris (well, she voted for Joe Biden, but her reason for doing it…
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Christian Adoption Agencies are Being Bullied into Compromising Their Standards

March 2, 2021   |  

An article this week in Christianity Today (CT Online 3/1/21) reports that one of the largest Christian adoption agencies in America has changed an important policy regarding placing children for adoption and foster care. Bethany Christian Services (BCS) has indicated that it will now place children in homes with homosexual…
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Worldwide Government Sponsored Religious Persecution at Record Level

November 11, 2020   |  

A new survey report issued by the Pew Research Center confirms that government sponsored religious persecution and suppression is at a record level around the world. The report, titled In 2018, Government Restrictions on Religion Reach Highest Level Globally in More Than a Decade, was published online on November…
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What’s Missing from the Supreme Court?

September 21, 2020   |  

By now everyone knows that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday, September 18th, at age 87. For several years she battled cancer, so her passing was not unexpected. Consequently, her decease now sets up what promises to be another knock-down drag-out fight in the United …
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