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  • Reflections on the First Freedom0

    You don't have to believe in American "exceptionalism" to recognize that in the way it handles church-state matters the United States of America has made a vital and significant contribution to civilization. In a nutshell this means that government takes no side in religious disputes, does not prefer one religion above others, and does not

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  • The Third Party Interest0

    With the rhetoric and rancor rising in the campaign for the White House, the election has increasingly become a call to the faithful, with candidates attempting to outdo one another in appealing to religious voters. Indeed, listening to these candidates, one could easily think this is a campaign for ecclesiastical rather than presidential office. One

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  • Freedom and Other Words0

    Promoting religious freedom is what I do. I do it because I believe in it, not because I’m paid to edit Liberty magazine. But sometimes I wonder what it takes to convince the average person that religious liberty is important now. It’s often been said that everyone has their price—the early talkies comedian W. C.

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  • We Cannot Deny0

    Whilst we assert for ourselves a freedom to embrace, to profess, and to observe the religion which we believe to be of divine origin, we cannot deny an equal freedom to those whose minds have not yet yielded to the evidence which has convinced us. If this freedom be abused, it is an offense against

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  • Afghanistan: The Land That Freedom Forgot0

    The sound and smell of motorcycles roaring down a street in Kandahar must have overwhelmed 16-year-old Atifa in the moments before the attack. Before she really knew what was happening, one of the cyclists approached Atifa, her sister Shamsia, and several other girls and threw acid onto their faces. Atifa’s scarf melted into her hair,

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  • Reformation, Tolerance, and Persecution0

    Editors' 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

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