Foreclosed And Forbidden0

• September/October 2005
• September 1, 2005

The Other Side0

• September/October 2005
• September 1, 2005

In recent years we have been seriously concerned, in the United States, with the preservation of our religious liberties. For the most part this inter

At Liberty0

• September/October 2005
• September 1, 2005

At the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention, when asked whether we had a republic or a monarchy, Benjamin Franklin replied, "A republic – if you can keep it!" Thomas Jefferson once said, "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty." Preserving democracy does, indeed, take work. It must have an educated and active citizenry. Constructive input,

Incident at East Waynesville0

• September/October 2005
• September 1, 2005

Whatever happened to religious freedom in America? After all, isn't it preaxiomatic that a church has the right to determine for itself what is required for membership? If the free exercise clause means anything, it means that a church should be able to require any kind of belief, no matter how ludicrous. If it wants

At Liberty0

• September/October 2005
• September 1, 1997

"The Religion Clauses of the Constitution represent a profound commitment to religious liberty." So said Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in her dissent to the recent Supreme Court decision that voided the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). RFRA was enacted in 1993 to provide protection for the free exercise of religion. It stated that an individual's

At Liberty0

• September/October 2005
• May 1, 1997

At the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention, when asked whether we had a republic or a monarchy, Benjamin Franklin replied, "A republic – if you can keep it!" Thomas Jefferson once said, "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty." Preserving democracy does, indeed, take work. It must have an educated and active citizenry. Constructive input,