It says something about the blossoming relationship between the once firmly Protestant United States and the Holy see that on pope Benedict XVI's first visit here the media became fixated on his choice of footwear. Red, handmade designer shoes, no less! But surely such an affectation is not relevant! it seems the old protestant penchant
READ MOREJeff Broadwater of Barton College, Wilson, North Carolina, has sought to acquaint Americans with one of our most important founders. George Mason, in the words of Joseph Ellis, author of Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation, "was the most respected founder in his own time who is virtually invisible in our time." It is not for
READ MOREPacific Union College in Angwin, California, was up against the proverbial wall. A powerful coalition was pressing for an amendment to the Napa County General Plan in order to prevent the college from pursuing plans for an "ecovillage." Proposed development at the college would upgrade commercial facilities and provide added residential housing, including much-needed low-income
READ MORE"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." Those 16 words from the First Amendment spark controversy today, as they have throughout American history. Individuals have tried to inject religion into government and policy, to use religion as a political litmus test and to use the powers
READ MOREI remember a conversation I had with a casual friend when I was first thinking of homeschooling my children. She informed me (rather smugly, I thought) that laws would soon be passed to prevent parents who did not have teaching credentials from teaching their children at home. That was fine for her because she (a)
READ MOREPicture this dystopia: in the name of rationality, reason, and science—religion is severely pro-scribed. Some religious beliefs— beliefs —deemed so dangerous that those holding them should be killed. The concept of religious "tolerance" would also be anathema: persons would not be allowed to hold whatever religious beliefs they chose—this cannot be for beliefs deemed irrational.
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