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Tolerating the Intolerant 0
- March/April 2001
- March 1, 2001
While the presidential campaign moved on, Bob Jones University and its ultra-conservative religious beliefs continued to stick in the craw of certain politicians. With few persons in Congress willing to stand up and defend the university
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Cults in the Crossfire 0
- March/April 2001
- March 1, 2001
Most people believe they know a cult when they see one. Do you? Can you pick the cult out of the description of the following three religious group? A young man with physical strength and musical talent found himself ostracized from his religious community. Taking a few malcontents with him, he began a new commune
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A New Day in Canada 0
- March/April 2001
- March 1, 2001
Garry Rohr, director of an organization called Families for Day, is quite open about the fact that it
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When Rights Clash 0
- March/April 2001
- March 1, 2001
Rebecca Corneau
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The Enigma of Liberty 0
- January/February 2001
- January 1, 2001
A few months later, on October 25, 1990, Russia passed its first law guaranteeing the freedom of religion. Its aim was to protect the rights of people of all faiths, not to regulate religious life. The law forbade the establishment of
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Kingdom Rights 0
- January/February 2001
- January 1, 2001
Yet the pressing questions of freedom or acquiescence under state authority continue. The issue might be framed as one of kingdom rights. How are individuals and a society to address the trade-off between individual freedoms and collective benefit? The right to dissent from a majority consensus may be a laudable philosophical ideal, but as a
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