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  • Together We Can0

    One of the defining characteristics of the Religious Liberty Dinner, held each year in Washington, D.C., is its ability to draw together people of vastly different backgrounds to celebrate freedom of conscience as a universal value; something that transcends cultural and religious differences. This was particularly apparent at this year’s dinner—the sixteenth time Liberty magazine

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  • To Teach or Not To Teach0

    More than a century before Ohio science teacher John Freshwater found himself at the center of a battle over academic freedom in the classroom, namely, whether he has a right to urge his students to think critically about topics such as evolution, John T. Scopes faced a similar firing squad. In Scopes’ case, however, he

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  • To Honor and Defend0

    Close to 200 people attended the annual Religious Liberty Awards Banquet sponsored by Liberty magazine and the International Religious Liberty Association (IRLA), in cooperation with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. "This dinner had a unique international dimension," said Dr. John Graz, secretary-general of the IRLA. Liberty editor Lincoln Steed noted that "while religious liberty is threatened

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  • To Church or Not to Church0

    Given the severe anticipated health risks of COVID-19, it should not have been a surprise when state and local governments began to impose significant restrictions. Millions of Americans were placed under orders to stay at home and avoid “nonessential” work and activities. The economy reacted immediately, with unemployment rates equaling or exceeding those occurring during

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  • Tithe-payers Sue Church for Alleged Fraud0

    A group of former members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is suing the church for alleged misrepresentation about the way their tithe money was used. In Gaddy v. Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints the former members are asking for the return of their

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  • Tis the Season0

    By the People By Lincoln E. Steed A cold Christmas we had of it; what with plummeting economic indicators, spreading unemployment, tears to anthrax on even Christmas mail, and the prospect of continuing shocks in the ongoing war with terrorism. So much has changed in only a few months. And so much change continues to

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