728 x 90



  • Here We Go Again0

    Thank the Lord for that, especially now as Congress is again faced with another sorrowfully misleading proposal to undo Establishment Clause protections. Misnamed the Religious Freedom Amendment, the proposal (also known as the Ishtook Amendment) reads: "To secure the people's right to acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience: The people's right to pray

    READ MORE
  • Hear Ye! Hear Ye!0

    The debate over these ten simple words–"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion"–has been a relatively recent development. For the first century and a half after the Establishment Clause was written, there were few arguments over it. By the time the furious debates began, all those who either framed the clause or

    READ MORE
  • Heading Toward Thought Control0

    Late last year the Supreme Court of Canada heard arguments in the case British Columbia College of Teachers v. Trinity Western University, one of many cases now piling up on Canadian court dockets, pitting religious liberty against

    READ MORE
  • Hands Off!0

    Since September 11, 2001, I have made it my practice to wait as long as possible before writing the editorial. The dynamic of history, particularly the dynamic of church-state history, has changed. Things happen quickly. So I wait to see what develops as Liberty nears press time. This issue made its way through the various

    READ MORE
  • Hands Off!0

    I first heard about the health-care religious liberty furor while listening to a White House press briefing. Under new health-care insurance requirements, church-run hospitals might be required to provide employees with insurance coverage for contraception! Roman Catholic hospitals were objecting that this denied their rights of religious freedom. The Roman Catholic position on contraception takes

    READ MORE
  • Hands Off the Offering Plate!0

    Reverend Richard Steele is not a troublemaker. As the pastor of a church with more than 1,000 members and a budget of $650,000, he hardly has time for controversy. His days are spent comforting troubled souls and preparing next Sunday's sermon. But he's no pushover, either. When, in an effort to recoup its losses, the

    READ MORE