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Equality And Matrimony 0
- September/October 2004
- September 1, 2004
One enters the fray of the same-sex marriage debate with trepidation. The principal parties in the debate are so polarized, and the stakes seemingly so high, that anyone game enough to express an opinion either way had best be prepared to bear the brunt of brutal attacks not merely on his position but on his
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A Chaplain to the Senate 0
- July/August 2004
- July 1, 2004
Editor: Did it ever cross your mind that you might one day be chaplain of the U.S. Senate? Black: I never thought about being the Senate chaplain. One of my favorite Bible verses is Ephesians 3:20, which says that God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we can ask or imagine according
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Political, not Religious 0
- July/August 2004
- July 1, 2004
During Jefferson's eight-year term in office, and in the ensuing eight-year tenure of James Madison, religion and the churches managed not only to survive but even to multiply on a grand scale. Neither president worried about the growth of religion, but only about maintaining its freedom. For example, in 1802 Jefferson explained in the draft
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Dealing With Babylon 0
- July/August 2004
- July 1, 2004
In the days of the early church they looked at the government—they looked at the dominant societal system, the dominant political economic system, and had a name for it. They called it Babylon. You say, "Are you suggesting that the United States is Babylon?" I contend that if you read the biblical book of Revelation
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To Honor and Defend 0
- July/August 2004
- July 1, 2004
Close to 200 people attended the annual Religious Liberty Awards Banquet sponsored by Liberty magazine and the International Religious Liberty Association (IRLA), in cooperation with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. "This dinner had a unique international dimension," said Dr. John Graz, secretary-general of the IRLA. Liberty editor Lincoln Steed noted that "while religious liberty is threatened
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Faith And Social Justice 0
- July/August 2004
- July 1, 2004
Separation of church and state means a lot of things. But it does not mean that the faithful have no voice in the public square. It certainly does not relieve believers from urging government to act with wisdom, justice, and righteousness. And it clearly should not bar personal involvement in matters of law and public
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