March/April 2011

Beware When All Speak Well of You 0

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

The Awakening 0

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

The Right Thing 0

On April 1, 2010, Oregon governor Ted Kulongoski signed HB 3686 into law, overturning an 87-year-old state statute that barred teachers from wearing religious garb in the classroom. Under the law, public schools will be required to make "reasonable accommodation" for teachers' religious beliefs that require the wearing of particular clothing. The bill overturns an

Red Sunday in Washington 0
- March/April 2011
- March 1, 2011
It's not every Sunday that Washington archbishop Donald W. Wuerl can personally thank the U.S. Supreme Court justices and the vice president of the United States for coming to church. But on the Sunday before the first Monday of October each year, the day the High Court returns to begin a new term,
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The Rest of the Story 0
- March/April 2011
- March 1, 2011
Sunday laws have a long history in America. Originally imported from England during the Colonial era by the Puritans, their observance was strictly enforced among the Colonies. Sunday labor was prohibited, and worship at church was required. Civil penalties, varying from fines to whiplashings; and ultimately to death for habitual transgressors, were inflicted. In that
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The Medieval Not Quite Reformed 0
- March/April 2011
- March 1, 2011
Part Two in a Series. Click here for Part One, "The Christian Persecutory Impulse." In the first article we saw that Christian persecution neither originated with Emperor Constantine I in the early fourth century nor was inflicted on the church as part of efforts to extend imperial power. While persecution eventually was indeed imposed by
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