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A Right of Passage 0
- January/February 2009
- January 1, 2009
Thirty-nine months. Enough time for a teenager to go from frightened freshman to senior world-conqueror. Enough time to cover the invasion of Europe on D-day to V-E Day, three times over. Enough time for a newborn to start walking, talking, and asking questions. This was also the time frame from Todd Sturgill’s firing from his
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Learning About the First 0
- January/February 2009
- January 1, 2009
In the few years since the writing of the First Amendment in 1791, a separation between church and state has become a constitutional given. The First Amendment states, &”Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof . . . and to petition the government for a redress
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Amazing!0
- January/February 2009
- January 1, 2009
John Newton, the eighteenth-century slave-ship captain who was converted to Christianity and became a small-town vicar and renowned hymn writer, is remembered today for his beloved &”Amazing Grace.&” This song, once confined to Evangelical churches, has become an anthem of modern-day Christianity, and is heard in Catholic and Protestant churches, in parades and military events,
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Religious Liberty Dinner 0
- November/December 2008
- November 1, 2008
"I truly believe that this is the true mark of respect for religious freedom—when you stand up not only for your own rights, but when you also stand up for those of your neighbor, even when they believe something that may be radically different from you. You see, true tolerance is not in pretending that
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GR8 PL8 DEB8 0
- November/December 2008
- November 1, 2008
I was young. It was the 1980s. I had a hot, black, complete with pop-up headlights and a vanity plate reading "KTCHME." It was a great car, a great plate. Today if I chose a vanity plate it would probably be a bit more sedate. The question is Would it be sedate enough, and, more
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Changing Times 0
- November/December 2008
- November 1, 2008
Change: how's that for a politically charged title? In your eye, lawyers who might say that Liberty can't speak to political issues! Especially now—either just before or just after a U.S. Presidential election! Well, let's roll, as they say, and speak directly to the times and the issues. First a backup, to keep my job
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