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The Order of the Day 0
- July/August 2019
- July 1, 2019
Surrounded by many of the leading figures of the Christian Right, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 13831, establishing the White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative. In their eyes, he was acting as a modern-day Cyrus; a secular ruler come to rescue the downtrodden faithful. But is it that simple or beneficial for all parties?
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Religious Freedom on Death Row?0
- July/August 2019
- July 1, 2019
Just a few weeks ago, it appeared to many knowledgeable observers that Americans’ religious rights had received a death sentence. And ironically, it came in a case involving a literal death sentence. Domineque Ray, a Muslim man in Alabama facing execution, requested an imam to be by his side in the execution chamber, but the
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Death by Self-deception 0
- July/August 2019
- July 1, 2019
When I was reading the Bible recently, my mind flashed back to the Washington Post slogan: “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” I was reading these words of Jesus: “Light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil” (John 3:19). I found myself wondering: Does “democracy die in
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Dialing De Minimis 0
- July/August 2019
- July 1, 2019
The intersection of American capitalism and religious freedom can be a tricky place. It has been long said that “the business of America is business.” Not surprisingly, the United States has always been loath to pass any law that could be viewed as interfering with business. In fact, it was not until the Great Depression,
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