May/June 2003

The Hedge And The Garden 0
- May/June 2003
- May 1, 2003
Illustrations by Ralph Butler Today James Madison gets most of the credit for ratification of the First Amendment. His role was undoubtedly pivotal, but his involvement represents only part of the story. Thousands of others also worked for ratification, many of them members of the fastest-growing denomination in America during the late 1700s, the Baptists.
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Tax Credits 0
- May/June 2003
- May 1, 2003
Illustrations by Paul Vismara Many Canadian parents believe that the worldview permeating the country's public education system conflicts with their religious, personal, and moral convictions. So when the Ontario government introduced controversial legislation in mid-2001–legislation that called for private school tax credits–supporters of independent schools applauded the move. But critics decried the decision and argued,
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Preserving the Legacy 0
- May/June 2003
- May 1, 2003
To paraphrase folk singer Pete Seeger, "Where have all the Baptists gone?" That's a fair question for those watching today's battles over church-state separation, for those who might be surprised to find people identified as Baptist contending for government sponsorship and funding of religion. After all, Baptists helped forge the American experiment in religious liberty
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My title should be an oxymoron. Most religions, based on the spiritual well-being and eternal security of the individual as they tend to be, decry the use of war and violence to advance secular security. Certainly Christianity, as it derives directly from the words and life of Jesus Christ, gives no allowance for religious war

Committed to Liberty And Mission 0

The Seventh-day Adventist Church grew out of a national revival of prophetic interest that swept the United States in the early and mid-1840s. Very much in the Protestant continuum, the church has reached out and become a worldwide phenomenon, with almost 13 million members today–966,774 of them in the United States and Canada. From the

A Place of Protest or Peace 0

Illustrations by David Klein Should the Roman Catholic Church be forced to allow hecklers or protesters in the plaza of St. Peter's Cathedral? Is it reasonable to expect a cloister to open its gardens to sunbathers? Cemeteries, courtyards, and gardens at religious sites are designed as oases of peace and reflection in a turbulent world.

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