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- February 6, 2015
We have come to this rock to record here our homage for our Pilgrim Fathers; our sympathy in their sufferings; our gratitude for their labors; our admiration of their virtues; our veneration for their piety; and our attachment to those principles of civil and religious liberty which they encountered the dangers of the ocean, the
READ MOREMarcus Borden epitomizes what it means to serve as a role model for young people. Indeed, in recognition of his positive influence on his players, school, and community, the prestigious American Football Coaches Association awarded Borden its 2004 Power of Influence Award. In 2003 Borden was honored as USA Weekendmagazine's "Most Caring Coach" for his
READ MORE"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." Those 16 words from the First Amendment spark controversy today, as they have throughout American history. Individuals have tried to inject religion into government and policy, to use religion as a political litmus test and to use the powers
READ MOREWhen the Vatican announced last fall through Archbishop Pietro Sambi, papal nuncio to the United States, that Pope Benedict XVI would be visiting the United States, "professional Catholics," pundits, clerics, and even politicians debated the meaning and message of his first papal "voyage" to the United States. In fact, it had been nearly 10 years
READ MOREFew people would suspect a church of trying to arrange things so that its clergy would be allowed to break a law with impunity. Yet that is arguably what is happening in Hungary. In an effort to wean the populace off vodka and crack down on the mayhem caused by drunk drivers, Hungary's parliament recently
READ MOREPicture this dystopia: in the name of rationality, reason, and science—religion is severely pro-scribed. Some religious beliefs— beliefs —deemed so dangerous that those holding them should be killed. The concept of religious "tolerance" would also be anathema: persons would not be allowed to hold whatever religious beliefs they chose—this cannot be for beliefs deemed irrational.
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