Post Tagged 'Separation of Church and State'

March 18, 2014

What Were the First Historical Documents to Examine Religious Freedom?

When was the concept of freedom of religion first mentioned by secular governments? Robert Louis Wilken, professor emeritus at the University of Virginia and the author of The First Thousand Years: A Global History of Christianity, provides the answer: (Via: Justin Taylor) Continue Reading...

March 03, 2014

Acton On Tap: The Threat to Religious Liberty With Ray Nothstine

James Madison called religious liberty the “lustre of our country” and a guaranteed right that is free from political authority. But some politicians are trying to redefine religious freedom in America, preferring instead to call it “freedom of worship.” Continue Reading...

January 10, 2014

Thomas Jefferson, Catholic sisters, and Obamacare

It’s easy to read that headline and think, “Wha…?” What in the world do Founding Father Thomas Jefferson, Catholic Sisters and our present day health laws have to do with each other? Continue Reading...

December 19, 2013

How the KKK Got Its Way on Separation of Church and State

The phrase “Separation of Church and State” is not in the language of the First Amendment, and the concept was not favored by any influential framer at the time the Bill of Rights was drafted. Continue Reading...

October 30, 2013

The Interior Freedom To Embrace What Is Coherent, Good, True, Beautiful

Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore is one of the Chairmen of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee for Religious Liberty. He recently celebrated what is known as a “Red Mass”, an annual event throughout the church for lawyers, judges, legislators and others in the legal profession, at St. Continue Reading...

October 11, 2013

2013 Acton Institute Houston Luncheon Highlights

On Oct. 3, the Acton Institute held its annual luncheon and lecture in Houston at the Omni Houston Hotel. Kris Alan Mauren, co-founder and executive director of the Acton Institute, emceed the event. Continue Reading...

August 26, 2013

New Mexico Supreme Court: ‘All Of Us Must Compromise’

The New Mexico Supreme Court, in a ruling regarding a Christian photographer who declined to photograph the commitment ceremony of a same-sex couple, stated that this violated the state’s Human Rights Act. Continue Reading...

May 23, 2013

America: Current Threats To Your Religious Liberty

As part of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) “Fortnight For Freedom” campaign, the USCCB has enumerated a number of threats to Americans’ religious liberty. Besides the on-going battle with the Obama Administration regarding the HHS mandate and the gutting of funding to Catholic programs that fight human trafficking, the bishops want us to be aware of these perils to religious liberty: Catholic foster care and adoption services. Continue Reading...

April 19, 2013

Common Sense and Religious Hostility

There is a saying that going to church doesn’t make you a Christian anymore than standing in a garage makes you a car. Apparently, the good folks of Freedom From Religion Foundation and the 7th US District Court aren’t clear on this…and they are making a federal case of it. Continue Reading...

April 11, 2013

The Continued Fight Against the HHS Mandate

“What right do they have to do this, to take away our freedoms?” Mary Anne Yep, co-founder and vice president of Triune Health Group in Chicago, recently asked of the Obama administration regarding the HHS Mandate. Continue Reading...

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