July/August 2005

First Amendment Religious Liberty Guarantees Neutrality, Not Hostility 0
- July/August 2005
- July 1, 2005
Benjamin Gitlow's 1925 day before the United States Supreme Court opened the door to vigorous legal disputes testing First Amendment religious liberty guarantees in all jurisdictions. Hardly a church-state activist, Gitlow, an avowed anarchist, unleashed inflammatory rhetoric that pushed the limits of free speech under New York state law. The court responded with a ruling
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Never Hostile to Religion 0
- July/August 2005
- July 1, 2005
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution "affirmatively mandates accommodation, not merely tolerance of all religions, and forbids hostility towards any." Anything less than accommodation would require "callous indifference," which was never intended by the establishment clause of the First Amendment. Looking at the initial drafts of the First Amendment makes it clear that
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Mutual Back-Scratching 0
- July/August 2005
- July 1, 2005
But heading home after church might yield a starkly different type of show, which could lead the uninformed to check the radio dial to make sure they were still listening to Christian radio. For instance, one might hear the sharp rhetoric of Laura Ingraham, a conservative talk radio personality whose show "drives the liberals nuts."
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Marcus Aurelius, Enlightened Persecutor 0

Few emperors of Rome possessed the learning and refinement of Marcus Aurelius. Power and pomp meant little to him; his great passion was for justice. Serving without salary, he supported himself and a host of court retainers from his own abundant riches. In a sensual age, he was a Stoic, who practiced temperance, self-denial, and

A Pictou is Worth Religious Words – Events in a charming Nova Scotia seaside destination 0

Pictou, Nova Scotia, is "a charming seaside destination steeped in Scottish culture and history" on the Northumberland Strait-a convenient stop-off point for those taking the ferry to Prince Edward Island. It is a place where one can sit back and enjoy the traditional and maritime music as it wafts across the harbor from the marina's

Critical Mass 0

There is a surreal aspect to many of the events in our world of late. So many changes. So many alarms and threats. "The old order changeth," but what is to come? I think it axiomatic by now that much of the violent expression of radical Islam derives from a sense of panic at changes

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