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- February 6, 2015
In its 1952 Zorach v. Clauson ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court said it is constitutionally permissible for public school children to participate in released-time programs in which the children attended religious instruction classes away from school. Writing for the majority, the late Justice William O. Douglas observed: &”We are a religious people whose institutions presuppose
READ MOREBecause of the worldwide nature of COVID-19, religious practice everywhere has been affected. When a group of Greek Christians made the pilgrimage to Bethlehem and caught COVID-19, the Palestine Authority responded by declaring a “state of emergency,” closing all mosques and churches in the city of Christ’s birth. Israel, which, as of March, had had
READ MOREEditorials published way back before the election in Christianity Today (“Trump Should Be Removed From Office”) and the Los Angeles Times (“An Evangelical Resurrection”) argued that Donald Trump, impeached and shamed, should leave office. The first piece was authored by Christianity Today’s retiring editor, Mark Galli. The second piece in the Los Angeles Times was
READ MOREThe Church State Council has more than a milestone anniversary to celebrate this year. It’s also celebrating a legal sea change for people of faith in America’s workplaces and its role in making that happen. (Photo: Students from Pacific Union College join staff from the Church State Council at the California State Capitol for one
READ MOREEditors' note: This is the fifth and final article in a series on the history of Christian persecution up to the end of the seventeenth century. The first, second, third, and fourth articles can be found here and here, here and here. In considering religious toleration, it is helpful to bear in mind that it
READ MOREThis article is Part Three in a four part series. Click here for Part One, here for Part Two, and here for Part Four. Religious diversity and the very concept of religious liberty in the modern United States both ultimately derive from the English Reformation, which ultimately resulted in a fragmented English Christianity that
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