Knowing history always provides a wider perspective. In particular, I’ve noticed that the state of religious freedom in the United States has remarkable similarities to that of the...
Since the first permanent settlements were established in British North America, religion has been integral to the identity and mission of the American people and their political pursuits....
Every now and then I read a blog post that lights a spark in me. Luma Simms’s article, “How Women Should Rethink the American Dream,” published on The...
The promise of America is a dream. It is not the promise of an easy life, material wealth or even a white picket fence. Instead, the promise is...
We live in a time when religious liberty is more threatened than at any time in living memory. While courts and commentators turn frequently to Thomas Jefferson and...
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights—that among these are Life,...
Our first president, George Washington, defined a vital, visible public role for religion in the civil polity and simultaneously affirmed a robust policy of religious liberty. It is...
Almost everyone knows the story of the first Thanksgiving. They know of the terrible winter of 1621, in which almost half of the Plymouth Bay Colony died. They’ve...
Freedom is the last thing that should be taken for granted. As we celebrate the Fourth of July this week, take a few minutes to reflect on the...
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