The social network that you can wear
- LIFESTYLE
- February 6, 2015
Illustrations by Paul Vismara Many Canadian parents believe that the worldview permeating the country's public education system conflicts with their religious, personal, and moral convictions. So when the Ontario government introduced controversial legislation in mid-2001–legislation that called for private school tax credits–supporters of independent schools applauded the move. But critics decried the decision and argued,
READ MOREDr. Wilson, you are the president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church: 19 million members in 204 countries! How does the lack of religious freedom affect the mission of your church? We’re very grateful to God that in so many countries we are allowed full freedom to worship and to provide spiritual instruction and guidance. In
READ MORESometimes things that seem impenetrable are merely wrong. Take the song &”I Am the Walrus,&” composed by John Lennon and released by the Beatles in 1967. Lennon purposely tried to make the language obscure to pay back a high school English class that he heard was analyzing his lyrics. He was distressed later to realize
READ MORETaking Liberty With Freedom By Richard P. Moore Though September 11, 2001, will be remembered as the day that changed America, we shouldn't forget October 31 of the same year. That was the day that President George Bush signed the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, which gives the government the kind of sweeping powers of
READ MOREImagine Christian groups that–by religious conviction–are opposed to the practice of homosexuality, yet are nevertheless required to admit practicing homosexuals in membership, or even leadership roles? Certainly, with America's wonderful heritage of religious freedom, that could never happened here. Or could it? In 1995 the University of Wisconsin suspended a Christian group accused of discriminating
READ MOREAn exchange on a blog site. . . MY WORK INVOLVES, among other tasks, editing and preparing for publication materials for a wide variety of clients. At the moment, I'm working on a book setting forth the history of so-called Sunday "blue laws." The very first such law was enacted in the colony of Virginia
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