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Freedom of Conscience 0
- January/February 2019
- January 1, 2019
In 1785 Founder James Madison, acutely aware of the dangers inherit in the religious/political alliances of Europe that had sown constant turmoil and persecution for centuries, wrote, “The religion then of every man must be left to . . . conviction and conscience. . . .This right is in its nature an unalienable right.” Every week
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The Ultimate Clash of Loyalties – Part 2 0
- January/February 2019
- January 1, 2019
View part 1 here: http://libertymagazine.org/article/the-ultimate-clash-of-loyalties Background: Both secular and religious governments have put millions to death for their most sacred beliefs. In the first century: Jews, Samaritans, and Christians had to endure the ultimate clash of loyalty—“either treason to the Roman state or treason to their God.” Christians for three centuries believed that “religion was a
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The Front Line of Faith 0
- January/February 2019
- January 1, 2019
Every year the U.S. State Department and the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) publish a report listing countries of concern regarding human rights violations. The Mitchell Firm has contributed to government reform and improving public policy across the globe to alleviate such issues for more than 15 years. In February 2018 Matthew
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Self-defense and the Christian 0
- January/February 2019
- January 1, 2019
The angel sent to guard Eden was armed with a sword (Genesis 3:24). An angel armed with a sword appeared to Balaam (Numbers 22:23), and Jesus as the leader of the heavenly hosts appeared before Joshua armed with a sword (Joshua 5:13). Were these weapons or symbolism? And if symbolism, of what?The Mosaic law enshrined
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