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In an often-told story, Benjamin Franklin, upon exiting the 1787 Constitutional Convention, was asked what sort of government the delegates had created. “A republic, if you can keep...
As America celebrates Halloween, many here and overseas celebrate an anniversary that changed the world. October 31, 1517 marked the beginning of the Protestant Reformation, which brought change...
This month we celebrate the five-hundredth anniversary of the posting of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses on the church door in Wittenberg, an event that unintentionally ignited what we...
The April edition of The Atlantic magazine featured a fascinating article, “Breaking faith: the culture war over religious morality has faded; in its place is something much worse.”...
“Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your...
For the last twenty years, one of the most hotly contested fronts in American culture wars has been the faith of the founding fathers. At one extreme, some...
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 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...
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A Quick Look at the Role of the Bible in Presidential Inaugurations
Today, President-elect Donald Trump will place his hand on a Bible and take the oath of office to become the forty-fifth President of the United States. The inauguration...