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  • Dialing De Minimis0

    The intersection of American capitalism and religious freedom can be a tricky place. It has been long said that “the business of America is business.” Not surprisingly, the United States has always been loath to pass any law that could be viewed as interfering with business. In fact, it was not until the Great Depression,

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  • Death by Self-deception0

    When I was reading the Bible recently, my mind flashed back to the Washington Post slogan: “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” I was reading these words of Jesus: “Light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil” (John 3:19). I found myself wondering: Does “democracy die in

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  • With Silent Lips0

    “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me.” These lines from the most well-known and quoted The New Colossus, a sonnet composed by Emma Lazarus, are displayed on a plaque inside the base of the Statue

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  • Masters of Illusion0

    The Supreme Court of Canada’s (SCC) two decisions in the Trinity Western University case, will reverberate for years to come. In fact, I am of the view they are the most dangerous decisions for religious freedom in the history of the Court’s jurisprudence. Surprisingly, despite their significance, there is very little discussion about the effect

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  • Homeland Rights0

    A madman ran through a crowded marketplace, holding a lit lantern on a sunny, bright morning and shouting, “I seek God! I seek God!” Because many in the market were atheists, they mocked this silly man. Is God lost? they asked. Did He lose his way? Is He hiding? Is He afraid of us?Has He

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  • ​From the burning lands of the Arab world… My Story0

    I made the exodus. I lived it to tell my story. It is the story of how millions of Christians have fled the burning lands of the Arab world. This exodus; this caravan of persecuted, humiliated and despised Christians from the Middle East is continuing today as history marches on and, we sometimes think, the

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  • Framing the Religion Clauses…First Things First0

    In 1902 religious historian Sanford Cobb called religious liberty “America’s great gift to civilization and the world.” Indeed, religious liberty stands as one of our nation’s bedrock principles. Yet, seemingly, it is always under siege–by those who fail to appreciate the complex thinking of the American founding fathers that caused them to write into the

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  • Absent Angels0

    Far too much of the present public discourse and actions by those empowered by the public trust is divisive, strident and arguably hateful. All is not sweetness and light. Yet, thankfully, we in the United States are not just more than 150 years removed from the outbreak of a civil war, but a people granted

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  • The Ox in My Yard0

    It looked kind of regal resting there by our privacy fence. The owner had done an amazing job of restoring it to its former glory. He’d overhauled the engine, replaced broken parts, and given it a beautiful paint job reflective of its original colors and design. I’d always thought old tractors look powerful and efficient,

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