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Religion on Trial 0
- July/August 2014
- July 1, 2014
It’s not easy being British these days. Only a few years after narrowly avoiding compulsory ID cards, British citizens had a close call waiting to find out if their religious freedom would fall victim to the Fraud Act 2006. The veracity of seven religious beliefs was called into question by Tom Phillips, a disaffected ex-Mormon,
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Fuel for Thought 0
- July/August 2014
- July 1, 2014
It’s a matter of presuppositions, really. For a theist, right makes might, which explains how America became great. But for an atheist it works the other way around: might makes right, and this is logical, natural, and even fitting, since it is nature’s method for ensuring survival of the fittest. Humans are just advanced animals.
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Slouching Toward Capernaum 0
- July/August 2014
- July 1, 2014
People with strong convictions of any kind often function best when believing themselves under siege. So long as it is believed that contemporary trends and prevailing forces are inflicting notable harm on one’s cherished values, justification for one’s persistence in proffering and practicing an alternative is easily found. This is even truer in the religious
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Sing Me a Song of Freedom 0
- May/June 2014
- May 1, 2014
The Seventh-day Adventist Church has been a forceful advocate of religious liberty in the United States since its inception nearly 150 years ago. In step with celebrating this commitment, the Church’s Central California Conference Department of Education hosted a tribute concert for World War II veterans to honor the sacrifice they made to protect liberty
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