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  • A Man for A’ That0

    A man of contradictions: That is how many today view John Knox, the outspoken and stalwart Reformer of Scotland. He is remembered both as a bold visionary for the future of reform in Scotland, as well as somewhat of a misogynist to twenty-first-century eyes. For while at times bold, he could also be harsh, even

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  • A Canadian Viewpoint0

    In Canada, America, and Europe, migration, refugee influx, and immigration issues have exploded in unprecedented ways to shape political campaigns, political fortunes, and caused political upheaval even within democracies. The Canadian Corner The immigration issue was certainly a major point of discussion and arguably part of the electoral dynamic in the Canadian federal elections of

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  • Trading Freedom for Fear0

    Dressed in an all-white suit with a white tie, attorney Joe Brandon, Jr., paced back and forth in the county courthouse in Rutherford County, Tennessee, peppering witnesses with incendiary questions. On some of the six days of the proceedings, Brandon wore brightly colored ties with checkered shirts and checkered suits. In all of his looks,

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  • The Inequality of the Equality Act0

    The Seventh-day Adventist Church, which publishes Liberty, has endorsed the Fairness for All Act’s balanced, principled approach to the ongoing conflict between religious freedom and LGBT rights. On May 17, 2019, with a wide majority, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Equality Act (HR 5). For advocates of the legislation, this first-step victory had

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  • Pandora’s Cedar Chest0

    In 1833 William McClure Thomson, a Protestant missionary from America, went toOttoman Syria, which then included Lebanon, and after spending more than 25 years in the area, he wrote a book titled The Land and the Book. His insights into the Lebanese political, social and religious culture were similar in their depth to that of

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  • Natural Laws?0

    Several states have recently passed anti-abortion laws, or laws that severely restrict women’s ability to obtain an abortion. In advancing them, legislators have claimed they are representing the wishes of their constituents; but their public comments reveal a religious motive. One legislator even claimed that God told him to introduce restrictive anti-abortion legislation in Florida.

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