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- February 6, 2015
In a 1991 recruitment video, America at a Crossroads, Pat Robertson, founder and chairman of the Christian Coalition, hardly sounded like the leader of a mere "nonpartisan education organization" that doesn't advocate the election or defeat of candidates. "I believe," Robertson said, "that the Christian Coalition will be the most powerful political force in America
READ MOREThe stakes were high for Evangelicals in 2016. The outcome of the presidential election would determine the direction of the Supreme Court, and along with it the fate of abortion, religious liberty, and other issues that are important to the Evangelical community. They responded to the challenge with a historically high turnout on Election Day.
READ MOREThe recent case of the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples has provided us with a well-polished mirror in which to take a long, sobering look at the state of the religious freedom discourse in the United States. Clearly the picture isn’t encouraging. The rhetoric of religious freedom has
READ MOREIt is shocking to discover that one of the longest running offices of the Inquisition was in Lima, Peru. The New World was early tainted by the horrors of religious intolerance. The Inquisition in Peru lasted from 1570 till 1820. Today you can visit the state run-Inquisition Museum in modern Lima; off to one side
READ MOREGarry Rohr, director of an organization called Families for Day, is quite open about the fact that it
READ MOREWhen the Obama administration announced in July that Rabbi David Nathan Saperstein had been nominated as the State Department’s religious freedom ambassador, American religious leaders hailed the selection, given the rabbi’s sterling résumé and past accomplishments. Among other highlights, Saperstein has served as director and counsel of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, a
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