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  • Courting Disaster0

    Americans are inclined to take for granted their country’s reputation as a beacon of religious freedom for all people. After all, the modern concept of religious freedom arguably originated in America and has spread outward to the rest of the developed world. Our religious freedom has given our country an enviable wealth of religious and

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  • Could it Be in America?0

    Consequential circumstances can sometimes be triggered by inconsequential events. Given the versatility of wind and weather, it might seem of little consequence that the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock rather than far to the south near Virginia, but nevertheless the event has etched itself deeply into the historical consciousness of the country. The Puritan settlement

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  • Conversion And Conflict0

    When convicted terrorist bomber Richard Reid attempted to explode a shoe-bomb on American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami, the first reaction was Why?—for he did not fit the stereotype. Only as investigators followed the trail from Reid's birthplace in Bromley, England, to the plane over the Atlantic did answers slowly emerge. One of

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  • Convergence and Conflict0

    This morning that potential for mischief was realized. There was a terrible almost head-on collision, bent metal, broken bodies, emergency helicopters, and traffic hopelessly snarled. I observed at least one other major accident caused by panic over the delay. Late to work for me too late, perhaps, for others. In recent years I have noted

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  • Contagion0

    Back in early March I was still traveling far afield promoting religious liberty. One of my last trips before “social distancing” had me largely confined to home and walks in my neighborhood was to San Francisco, California. Already there was a sense of rising social panic. The airport was a little quieter than usual; many

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  • Constitutional Implications0

    Religion is a complicated and controversial part of American society.1 A majority of Americans state that religion is very important to them.2 At the same time, a majority of Americans believe that religion should have less of a role in the public square.3 The public square consists of people with varying religions and religious beliefs.

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