To our Founding Fathers it was obvious, or “self-evident,” that self-government, or a democratic republic, could only be perpetuated by the self-governed…To this end, the Founders fundamentally believed...
The Bible instructs Christians to obey, honor, and give tribute to those whom God has placed in positions of authority (Rom. 13: 1-7, Matt. 22:21). Believers are further...
Will it ever be possible to elect a president acceptable to most Christians? Perhaps, but the personal qualities and policy positions many Christians look for in a candidate...
If you ask people today if they value freedom, they will invariably tell you they do. I sometimes wonder if this is true, depending on their preferred government...
Two IFWE alumni, Elise Daniel and Jacqueline Isaacs, have written a book with four other young Christian professionals. Their book, Called to Freedom: Why You Can Be Christian...
Religious freedom bears implications for our lives, just like the biblical view of freedom and economic freedom. In fact, religious freedom is entwined with these other freedoms. The...
The kids in my neighborhood were setting off fireworks well past the time the official celebrations ended, so instead of sleeping I had plenty of time to reflect...
The right to obey one’s conscience is widely considered the ground for religious liberty and has been treated as such for centuries. Martin Luther protested that “to go...
In his 2012 book Coming Apart, Charles Murray argues that the middle class, once seen as the “virtuous silent majority,” is alienated from the “founding virtues” of civic...
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