The Church Versus State Debate
- September/October 2013
- September 4, 2013
The Eleventh Annual Religious Liberty Dinner took place on April 18, 2013, at the Canadian Embassy—again. It’s always good to be invited back to meet with friends, especially when there is something to share. Last year Canadian foreign minister John Baird spoke to the Adventist-sponsored group that as usual included a good mixture of the
READ MOREIt wasn’t exactly headline news, even in 1882, though for the then very small (17,169 members) and relatively new (founded in 1863) religious group, called the Seventh-day Adventists, it was a harbinger of things to come. In Oakland, California, Willie C. White, a son of two founders of the church, and superintendent of the Pacific
READ MORERecent events have called into question just how much progress humankind has made. The April 15, 2013, bombing in Boston, Massachusetts, disrupted more than just a marathon; it caused several fatalities, including the death of a child, and maimed and injured more than 100 others. Along with the immediate task of coping with yet another
READ MOREAdvocates of religious freedom, be they genuine or merely self-designated, are astir in America just now. And many are deeply worried. They perceive a secular tide in the land, threatening to stifle the voice and visible practice of faith, at least the conservative kind. When he was president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops,
READ MOREThe protection of freedom of religion afforded by s. 2(a) of the [Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms] is broad and jealously guarded in our Charter jurisprudence.”1 So said the Supreme Court of Canada in 2004. Times have changed. Given the recent decision of the court in the case of S. L. v. Commission scolaire
READ MOREThe very first mega festival of religious liberty was held in 2006 in São Paulo. At that time 12,000 people filled an indoor stadium. This was soon followed by festivals on five continents. The two largest ones were held in stadiums in Luanda, Angola (2008), and in Lima, Peru (2009). Crowds of tens of thousands
READ MORE