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The Awakening 0
- March/April 2011
- March 1, 2011
As the United States entered the 2012 campaign season, the question of religion, and the role of religion in politics and in public life, was as prevalent as it was in the ' 04 campaign (that's 1804), when Thomas Jefferson won a second term in the White House despite the rancorous opposition of the religionists
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Beware When All Speak Well of You 0
- March/April 2011
- March 1, 2011
Religious freedom is proved in the actions, not in the profession. And often the very ones most vocal about freedom are least likely to grant it to others when the moment comes. Jesus Christ knew this—experienced this. To many of the religious of His day, He was nothing more than a troublemaker. His was a
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Free Will, Predestination, and Religious Liberty 0
- January/February 2011
- January 1, 2011
Listening to leaders of the Religious Right in the United States, one might well conclude that Christian dominance of civil government is a biblical command. But a careful review of both Scripture and church history soon reveals that, like a number of beliefs and practices in conservative Christian circles, this one entered Christian theology some
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Do Unto Others 0
- January/February 2011
- January 1, 2011
Is it not strange that the descendents of those Pilgrim Fathers who crossed the Atlantic to preserve their own freedom of opinion have always proved themselves intolerant of the spiritual liberty of others? General Robert E. Lee in a letter to his wife, December 1856.
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Europe and the Issue of Rest 0
- January/February 2011
- January 1, 2011
On May 31, 1998, Pope John Paul II issued the apostolic letter Dies Domini (on keeping the Lord's Day holy), in which he attempted to provide a biblical argument for Sunday worship. While both the argumentation used and the appeal to Scripture are questionable, the practical application of the letter is not. In article 67,
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The Black-Robed Regiment 0
- January/February 2011
- January 1, 2011
Glenn Beck made quite an impact with his Washington rally this year. It led many to comment that he seemed to be positioning himself as a leader of the conservative Christian political spectrum. It has been noted that Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, and David Barton all champion the "Black-Robed Regiment." David Barton, of
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