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  • What Does Separation of Church and State Really Mean?0

    The much-bandied about phrase "separation of church and state" means different things to different people. To those from the secular humanist persuasion, it means that the state can make no public acknowledgment of religion, have no religious displays, recognize no tax exemptions for churches, and goes so far as to regulate even religious expressions of

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  • What Are We Enhancing?0

    Thursday morning, July 30: The mainstream media and punditocracy continued to obsess over &”Gatesgate&” and that evening’s impending &”Beer Summit&” on the White House lawn. Meanwhile, in a barely reported story, U.S. district court judge Ellen Segal Huvelle finally ran out of patience with the U.S. Department of Justice over a human rights violation, compared

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  • What a Blessed Country It Is!0

    A group of officials from a country in Central Asia were visiting the International Religious Liberty Association at the world headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. We did our best to make their visit interesting and invited them to a dinner in their honor. They asked us to explain the relations between the government and

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  • What "Secular" Really Means0

    Secular&” is not a bad word, as many religious people and some politicians believe. In fact, it is a good word and, properly understood, is useful to describe our political culture and church-state configuration. The December 17, 2011, Metro Section of the Washington Post contained two articles that illustrate what I mean. One was a

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  • Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth0

    Paula Jones and Monica Lewinsky don't appear in the following case. Not a breath of illicit sex taints the record. Nobody's going to get kissed or propositioned against his or her will. If your kids sneak a look at this article, they won't ask about words you don't want in their vocabulary until they're senior

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  • We Must Not Be Intimidated0

    I am here in the place of my mother to accept this very prestigious First Freedom Award 2011. My mother deeply regrets that she was unable to attend because of a critical personal crisis and now the volatile situation in Pakistan. She is truly humbled and wants me to extend her deep gratitude for this

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