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  • Iambs And Pentameters0

    BEHOLD, HOW GOOD AND HOW PLEASANT IT IS FOR BRETHREN TO DWELL TOGETHER IN UNITY! PSALM 133:1 Jerry Falwell, a purveyor of (child!) pornography? Jerry Falwell, opposed to preaching the gospel to high school students? Jerry Falwell, refusing to defend the unborn? Is this the same Jerry Falwell who stormed the halls of Congress in

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  • Betrayed0

    Russia's Retreat From Religious Liberty On September 26, 1997, Russian Federation president Boris Yeltsin signed the widely publicized and highly controversial bill "On Freedom of Conscience and on Religious Associations." This law, which comprehensively regulates church-state relations in Russia, is hailed by supporters as a landmark provision that will protect Russia from intrusive and unwanted

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  • As Square a Circle as Possible0

    This is an appealing, and at first glance a plausible, suggestion. If the analysis of this and the preceding chapter is correct, however, then the proposal to treat neutrality as a matter of degree is seriously misleading. Much of the foregoing discussion has tried to show, in essence, that the ideal of religious neutrality is

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  • A Presbyterian Nation, Thank You0

    Pronouncements that the United States of America is a Christian nation are fascinating. They sprout like mushrooms after a bad rain, especially around Independence Day and the National Day of Prayer, and usually from the lips of irreligious politicians. In fact, the historical evidence conclusively proves that the United States is not a Christian nation

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  • When Faith Heals0

    Liberty (January/February 1998) ran "When Faith Kills," by Steven Gey, which explored the thorny issue of religious freedom and alternative methods of healing when children are involved. The title itself suggested negative conclusions about the efficacious nature of this practice. This article attempts to present a more balanced perspective. Though adults have the right to

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  • Protecting the Protected0

    In case they didn't know it already, Tennessee public school students have the right to pray in a public school, vocally or silently, alone or with other students; the right to express religious viewpoints in a public school; the right to speak to and attempt to persuade other students in a public school about religious

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