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  • Finding Sinai0

    According to the narrative in Exodus, Moses came down from Mount Sinai with two tablets of stone engraved by the finger of God Himself. The words on the stone were a visualization of the words that God had previously thundered out to the multitude gathered at the base of the mountain. However, when Moses came

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  • Church-State Relations in America What's at Stake and What's Not0

    It seems religious freedom has become an object of perpetual litigation. As a consequence, the struggle over church-state relations is vulnerable to a high level of crisis-mongering-especially in those ubiquitous fund-raising appeals. It is difficult to sort out real threats from mere shadows, and even harder to know where best to invest one's time and

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  • Walking a Thin Line0

    Since September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush and the United States Congress have been sometimes frantically creating legislation that will make America more secure. In the process, however, they are walking a thin line between protecting and trampling Americans' civil liberties. As our government officials work overtime to protect us from terrorists, they need

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  • The Rest of the "Story"0

    I start by making it clear that I do not countenance any person's failing to comply with a lawful court order. Second, I do not believe that either Judge Myron Thompson or the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals panel had any choice but to render the decisions that they did in view of the controlling

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  • The Next Wave0

    The wave first appeared as a dark shadow on the horizon that separates open sky from the deep. As it came closer some noticed that water levels on the beach had dropped precipitously. A few headed for the hills and safety. Some actually went out on the reefs to catch the stranded fish flapping on

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  • Negotiating for Religious Freedom0

    As the dispute about what happened on John Kerry's Swift boat more than 35 years ago filled the airwaves last summer, it was distressing that very few people focused on something that actually mattered and continues to matter: a much less publicized war that continues to rage in Vietnam. This new war pits religious leaders,

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  • Defender, Destroyer, or Just Plain Irrelevant?0

    The very mention of the U.N. is enough to bring extremes of emotion and opinion. For some, it's the epitome of wasteful bureaucracy. For others, it's a worthless talking shop. For still others, it is the hegemony of evil, the omega of apostasy, or the end-time sword of doom. Even its supporters qualify their opinions

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  • Darwin's Dictatorship0

    One hates to generalize, but you'd think that of all possible professions, scientists would be the group to keep an open mind. That's what you'd think. But Samuel Chen discovered that at least one scientific theory—evolution—isn't open to speculation. In October 2002 Chen, then a high school sophomore, was cochair of Third Eye Open, a

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  • Darwin And the ID0

    We've got people pushing and shoving to be the plaintiff on this," announced Case Western Reserve University philosophy professor Patricia Princehouse in a recent issue of Science.1 She was not talking about another secondhand smoke lawsuit or grab for the deep corporate pockets of a hot-coffee-serving fast-food restaurateur. No, Professor Princehouse is threatening legal fire

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