A curious feature of the earliest eras of European immigration to the Americas, and specifically to North America, has to do with religious liberty, freedoms of worship, religious...
On November 24, we will celebrate Thanksgiving and the 402nd anniversary of the Pilgrims crossing the Atlantic to land at Plymouth Rock. They made this perilous journey to...
The First Amendment in the Bill of Rights of the US Constitution establishes that people have the right to freely exercise their religion. Hugh Whelchel explains the importance...
In spite of the prior leak, I was stunned upon hearing the news: The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. It’s still hard to fathom the veracity of...
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...
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...
Religious and civil authority were once unified—pagan gods and political rulers were one, church and state were indistinguishable, and the individual’s religious allegiance was bound up with his...
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...
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 decision requiring government recognition of same-sex marriage, religious believers in wedding-related industries like bakers, florists, and photographers have increasingly faced challenges over...
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