Liberty and Justice for All0

• November/December 2016
• October 26, 2016

It’s been said that “the Constitution amounts to a prescription for political struggle and an invitation for an ongoing debate about enduring constitutional principles.”1 Never has this been truer than in the intense debate over same-sex marriage. The first round was noneventful, but lately the topic has exploded with activity: ROUND ONE (1776-1992): First same-sex

How Tolerant Is Islam?0

• November/December 2016
• October 26, 2016

Islam, like Christianity and Judaism, is not of one mind about religious liberty and the rights of minorities. The history of European Christianity is replete with ghastly tales of horror, with Christians persecuting Christians and Christians persecuting Jews. While Jews have been more on the receiving end, they also have shown their intolerance, both within

No King But Jesus0

• November/December 2016
• October 26, 2016

What a difference a decade and a half and a war on terror have wrought! Was it really only in 1999 that the man who was soon to become U.S. attorney general stood before a conservative Christian college audience and proclaimed that America was founded on the belief that “we have no king but Jesus”?

A Peaceful Garden0

• November/December 2016
• October 26, 2016

As the Islamic State (ISIS) wages genocide against Yezidis, Christians, and others in Iraq, a group of Iraqis are planting the seeds that will bring freedom and hope to these broken communities.  By March 2016 both the United States and European Parliament had declared the situation in Iraq genocide, but these designations brought little action;

Religious Persecution and Power in North Korea0

• November/December 2016
• September 1, 2016