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FR 2252RR2237 - Clowns And Jokers - James Standish - Rel Date 12 - 24 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2251RR2238 - The Next Supreme Court Religion Case ? - Stephanie Taub - Rel Date 12 - 17 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2250RR2242 - No Establishment Of Religion? - Leigh Johnsen - Rel Date 12 - 10 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2249RR2245 - The History The Supreme Court Forgot - Greg Hamilton - Rel Date 12 - 3-22 by Church State Council
FR 2248RR2241 - Rel Liberty Challenges To Abortion Laws - Richard Foltin - Rel Date 11 - 26 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2247RR2239 - The Demise Of The Establishment Clause - Alan Brownstein - Rel Date 11 - 19 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2246RR2204 - Race And Religious Liberty - Timothy Golden - Rel Date 11 - 12 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2245 - The History The Supreme Court Forgot - Greg Hamilton - Rel Date 11 - 5-22 by Church State Council
FR 2245 - The History The Supreme Court Forgot - Greg Hamilton - Rel Date 11 - 5-22 by Church State Council
FR 2244 - Bereavement Leave Passes In California - Scot Bernstein - Rel Date - 10 - 29 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2244 - Bereavement Leave Passes In California - Scot Bernstein - Rel Date - 10 - 29 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2243 - Christians Against Christian Nationalism - Jennifer Hawks - Rel Date 10 - 22 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2243 - Christians Against Christian Nationalism - Jennifer Hawks - Rel Date 10 - 22 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2242 - No Establishment Of Religion? - Leigh Johnsen - Rel Date 10 - 15 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2242 - No Establishment Of Religion? - Leigh Johnsen - Rel Date 10 - 15 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2241 - Rel Liberty Challenges To Restrictive Abortion Laws - Richard Foltin - Rel Date 10 - 8-22 by Church State Council
FR 2241 - Rel Liberty Challenges To Restrictive Abortion Laws - Richard Foltin - Rel Date 10 - 8-22 by Church State Council
FR 2239 - The Demise Of The Establishment Clause - Alan Brownstein - Rel Date 9 - 24 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2239 - The Demise Of The Establishment Clause - Alan Brownstein - Rel Date 9 - 24 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2240 - Why Religious Accommodation In The Workplace? - Randall Wenger - Rel Date 10 - 1-22 by Church State Council
FR 2240 - Why Religious Accommodation In The Workplace? - Randall Wenger - Rel Date 10 - 1-22 by Church State Council
FR 2238 - The Next Supreme Court Religion Case ? - Stephanie Taub - Rel Date 9 - 17 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2238 - The Next Supreme Court Religion Case ? - Stephanie Taub - Rel Date 9 - 17 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2237 - Clowns And Jokers - James Standish - Rel Date 9 - 10 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2236 - Advice For Christian Business Owners - Stephanie Staub - Rel Date 9 - 3-22 by Church State Council
FR 2235RR - The Flag And The Cross - Phillip Gorski - Rel Date 8 - 27 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2234RR - The Great Replacement - Timothy Golden - Rel Date 8 - 20 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2233RR - The Heresy Of Christian Nationalism - Jennifer Butler - Rel Date 8 - 13 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2232RR - Liberty Magazine - The Patriotism Issue - Bettina Krause - Rel Date 8 - 6-22 by Church State Council
FR 2231 - Christian Employers Vs EEOC - Jacob Reed - Rel Date 7 - 30 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2230 - Vaccines And Religious Liberty - Alan Reinach - Rel Date 7 - 23 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2229 - Religious Accommodation Headed To Supremes? - Stephanie Staub - Rel Date 7 - 16 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2228 - Liberty Magazine - The Patriotism Issue - Bettina Krause - Rel Date 7 - 9-22 by Church State Council
FR 2227 - Christian Nationalism - Russian Style - Alexander Bolotnikov - Rel Date 7 - 2-22 by Church State Council
FR 2226 - Reversing Roe Vs Wade - Part 2 - Amireh Al - Haddad - Rel Date 6 - 25 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2225 - Reversing Roe Vs Wade - Part 1 - Rahmah Abdulaleem - Rel Date 6 - 18 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2224 - The Great Replacement - Timothy Golden - Rel Date 6 - 11 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2223 - Rising Antisemitism - Alan Ronkin - Rel Date 6 - 4-22 by Church State Council
FR 2221 - Mandated Physician Assisted Suicide? - Mark Lippelmann - Rel Date 5 - 21 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2220 - Religious Dimension To Ukraine War - Anonymous Guest - Rel Date 5 - 14 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2219 - The Flag And The Cross - Phillip Gorski - Rel Date 5 - 7-22 by Church State Council
FR 2218 - Vaccine Mandates And The Mark Of The Beast? - Alan Reinach - Rel Date 4 - 30 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2217 - Legal Religious Discrimination - Alex Luchenitser - Rel Date 4 - 23 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2216 - Shurtleff Vs Boston - Steven K Green - Rel Date 4 - 16 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2215 - A Banner Moment For Christian Nationalism - Brian Kaylor - Rel Date 4 - 9-22 by Church State Council
Barry Bussey, Canadian attorney, launches a new non-profit to tackle issues of freedom of speech and religion.
Bradley Girard, Litigation Counsel for Americans United for Separation of Church and State, discussing yet another Supreme Court prayer case, and yes, another football prayer case, involving a high school coach’s efforts to pray publicly with students on the fifty yard line after games.
Greg Hamilton, President of the Hamilton Library and Constitution Center, discussing current efforts to reverse impact of the Civil War amendments to the Constitution, and the threat they pose to a wide range of civil rights and freedoms, including religious freedom.
Kelsey Dallas, reporter with the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, discussing the politics of the Winter Olympics in light of vast human rights and religious freedom abuses in China.
The Heresy of Christian Nationalism Rev. Jennifer Butler, Presbyterian minister, President of Faith in Public Life, www.faithinpubliclife.org, and author of “Who Stole My Bible?” discusses a recent article examining Christian Nationalism under the lens of Christian orthodoxy.
First Freedoms Foundation (1) Barry Bussey, Canadian attorney, launches a new non-profit to tackle issues of freedom of speech and religion.
The history of abortion laws Kevin Paulsen, pastor and author, with a brief overview of the history of abortion and abortion laws and the conflicting legal systems with respect to abortion dating back to the days of Moses.
Does Religious Freedom have a future? Rob Boston, Senior Adviser for Americans United for Separation of Church and State and Editor of Church & State Magazine. Discussing current challenges to religious freedom in the courts.
Christian Nationalism and the anniversary of January 6, 2021 Amanda Tyler, Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, the nation’s oldest Baptist representative in our nation’s capitol, discussing the ongoing threat to democracy and an authentic Christian witness posed by Christian Nationalism. Their Bible study curriculum on Christian Nationalism is available on their website, https://bjconline.org/
America is NOT in covenant with God Host Alan Reinach challenges those who would renew America’s alleged covenant with God, in an effort to obtain power for Christians to make America Christian.
FR 2204 - Race And Religious Liberty - Timothy Golden - Rel Date 1 - 22 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2203 - The Supreme Court Poised To Take A Wrecking Ball - Alan Reinach - Rel Date 1 - 15 - 22 by Church State Council
FR 2202-The Prophetic Role Of The Church In Light Of The Life - Greg Hamilton - Rel Date 1 - 8-22 by Church State Council
Liberty Magazine Bettina Krause discussing how the volume of religious accommodation requests to avoid vaccine mandates has generated hostility against religious freedom generally.
Brad Dacus, President of Pacific Justice Institute, on his organization’s efforts to provide legal services to those losing their jobs on account of their faith based objections to getting poked
A second conversation with Peter Montgomery, senior fellow, People for the American Way, on the growing appetite for political violence, and the toxic rhetoric fueling these violent tendencies, much of it coming from the religious community.
Peter Montgomery, senior fellow, People for the American Way, discussing the influence of hundreds of “prophets” on the presidential election, having prophesied that the Lord anointed and chose Donald J Trump.
The Battle for Oak Flat Jennifer Hawks, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, discussing legislative efforts to protect sacred lands from destruction.
FR 2148 - Use And Abuse Of Religious Exempt From Immunization - Dorit Reiss - Rel Date 11 - 27 - 21 by Church State Council
FR 2147 - Texas Abortion Law - Amireh Al Haddad - Rel Date 11 - 20 - 21 by Church State Council
FR 2146 - Most Favored Nation Status For Religion? - Mark Rush - Rel Date 11 - 13 - 21 by Church State Council
FR 2145 - Religious Propaganda Of An American Religion - Andrew Polk - Rel Date 11 - 6-21 by Church State Council
Secularism and Religious Liberty Amireh Al Haddad, Director of Public Affairs & Religious Liberty for the Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists discussing the increased polarization in American life and the role played by changing view of secularism and pluralism.
Civil War? Greg Hamilton, President of the Hamilton Library and Constitution Center, discussing the growing civic conflict, and the potential for violence and disintegration of the American republic.
Professor Nicholas P. Miller discussing the opportunity for religion to play a role at the G-20 and to enlarge the role of freedom of religion and belief in this group of the leading economies of the world.
Attorney Kim Colby, director of the Center for Law and Religious Freedom at the Christian Legal Society, discussing the Supreme Court’s leading religious freedom decision this year, Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, holding that the city violated the rights of a Roman Catholic foster care agency by revoking its license due to its refusal to comply with a non discrimination regulation that it provide services for same sex couples.
Professor Randall Balmer discusses his new book about the myth that abortion was the issue that launched the religious right. Part one discusses the abortion myth. Part two discusses the role that Federal government scrutiny of racially segregated Christian schools played in motivating the establishment of religious right organizations.
Professor Randall Balmer discusses his new book about the myth that abortion was the issue that launched the religious right. Part one discusses the abortion myth. Part two discusses the role that Federal government scrutiny of racially segregated Christian schools played in motivating the establishment of religious right organizations.
Liberty magazine editor Bettina Krause discussing some captivating stories from an upcoming issue of Liberty magazine.
Professor Nicholas P. Miller discusses the legal framework for vaccine mandates, and for accommodating religious objections to the mandates.
Author Frank Schaeffer, prolific son of Francis Schaeffer, and an architect of the anti-abortion movement, on his latest book about the importance of connection and empathy, rather than power in human happiness.
Well into its second century, the premier religious liberty magazine in the nation, if not the world, has a new editor, Bettina Krause. This interview shows she is the right person to take the journal into its next phase, addressing the religious liberty challenges posed in the era of social media.
Tyler Deaton, co chair of the Fairness for All coalition, discussing the importance of protecting both religious freedom and LGBT rights.
Amanda Tyler, Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, the nation’s oldest Baptist representative in our nation’s capitol, discussing the broad concerns of many Christians concerning a too-close identification of the Christian faith with American nationalism.
Dr. Saba Soomekh, Associate Director of the American Jewish Committee – Los Angeles, discusses the ugly forms of antisemitism plaguing both the far left and far right of the American political and cultural scene.
Free Speech Takes a Hit on Facebook Professor Nicholas P Miller discusses Facebook’s censorship of religious content, and the broader backsliding by some progressives on free speech.
Challenging Racism at a Church School Attorney Bradley Girard talks about the case of a Christian teacher fired for his efforts to deal with really nasty racism at his Christian School.
Religious Discrimination Against High School Tennis Players Charles Steinberg tells the story of the exclusion of Sabbath observing high school tennis players from regional and state championships, and the lawsuit challenging this discriminatory practice.
Religious Freedom Goes to College Professor Nicholas P Miller discussing a major legal challenge to the autonomy of religious colleges and universities in how they relate to their LGBT students.
Fairness for All Tyler Deaton, co chair of the Fairness for All coalition, discussing the importance of protecting both religious freedom and LGBT rights.
A New Editor at Liberty Magazine Well into its second century, the premier religious liberty magazine in the nation, if not the world, has a new editor, Bettina Krause. This interview shows she is the right person to take the journal into its next phase, addressing the religious liberty challenges posed in the era of social media.
How Business Can Help Genocide Recovery Brian Grim, President of the Religious Freedom and Business Foundation. Genocide is on the rise, in diverse places like Iraq, Myanmar and western China. This interview focuses on efforts to give Yazidi women, taken as sex slaves by ISIS, a new life by training them with skills to succeed, and the businesses that are working with them.
Liberty Magazine Retrospective Long time Liberty magazine editor, Lincoln Steed, recently announced his retirement, and he took time to visit with us about his 22 years of service, and the changes he has seen in religious liberty during that time.
Love and the Principles of Religious Freedom Brian Grim, President of the Religious Freedom and Business Foundation, discussing basic principles of religious freedom, grounded in the nature of God, and the golden rule.
Lessons from the Pandemic Dr. David DeRose, President of Compass Health, discussing the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy among pro-life evangelicals, and their susceptibility to misinformation.
Workplace Religious Freedom Rebuffed at Supreme Court Todd McFarland, associate general counsel for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, discusses recent efforts at the Supreme Court to protect people of faith in the workplace.
The Equality Act Examined, part 3 Melissa Reid represents the Seventh-day Adventist Church in negotiations in Congress over competing measures to balance LGBT rights and religious freedom, discussing the escalating culture war battles over these issues, discussing both
The Equality Act Examined, part 2 Stanley Carlson Thies, Senior Director of the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance www.irfalliance.org, discussing efforts to balance religious freedom and gay rights in federal legislation, the main event in the “culture wars” on capitol hill.
The Equality Act Examined, part 1 Todd McFarland, associate general counsel for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, drills down on how the Equality Act’s protection of LGBT rights would likely impact religious institutions.
Will the Real Pro-Lifers Please Vax Up? Host Alan Reinach examines why evangelical Christians are the largest group of covid-19 vaccine hesitant people in the nation, and why the pro life Christian position is to get vaccinated.
Covid Restrictions in Global Perspective Andrews U. Professor Nicholas P. Miller, Executive Director of the Andrews U. International Religious Liberty Institute, compares global responses to the pandemic with respect to restrictions on in person worship.
Southern Baptists Condemn Critical Race Theory The Southern Baptist Convention chose December, 2020, to condemn Critical Race Theory as incompatible with the gospel. This, after a year of emphasis on issues of racial injustice. Our guest, Professor Timothy Golden, teaches philosophy and critical race theory at a Christian university, Walla Walla University, was invited to help us understand what the fuss is all about.
Christian Politics from the African American Perspective American evangelicals who are white have little understanding that the political priorities of their Black Christian brothers and sisters is very different. Timothy Golden is a lawyer and professor of philosophy at Walla Walla University
Spiritualism in American Christian Politics Evangelist John Carter, a student of Christian history and theology, discusses the incursion of the spirit of antichrist into the American Christian church today, and its influence in American politics.
Antisemitism on the left and right Dr. Saba Soomekh, Associate Director of the American Jewish Committee – Los Angeles, discusses the ugly forms of antisemitism plaguing both the far left and far right of the American political and cultural scene.
Christian Nationalism Invades the Capitol Kevin James, Associate Director of Public Affairs & Religious Liberty, Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, with an eyewitness account of Christian Nationalism on full display in the January 6, 2021 assault on our nation’s capitol.
Religious Freedom in Transition Part eight: Tim Schultz, President of the First Amendment Partnership wraps up our series with his nuanced assessment of the Trump and Biden administrations on religious freedom.
Religious Freedom in Transition Part seven: Lincoln Steed, editor of Liberty, a Magazine of Religious Freedom, provides the perspective of a journalist and religious thinker on the implications of the Trump era for religious freedom, and what lies ahead.
Religious Freedom in Transition Part six: Kim Colby, director of the Center for Law and Religious Freedom at the Christian Legal Society, providing her assessment of the Trump administration’s contributions to religious liberty, and the challenges ahead.
Religious Freedom in Transition Part five: Nicholas P Miller, Director of the Andrews University International Religious Liberty Institute, and professor of church history at Andrews University seminary presents a nuanced assessment of religious liberty during the Trump presidency, and his expectations for the Biden presidency.
Religious Freedom in Transition Part four: Bruce Cameron, Professor of Law at Regent University, provides an unabashed positive assessment of the Trump administration’s contribution to religious liberty.
Religious Freedom in Transition – part three Part three: Tim Golden, Professor of Philosophy at Walla Walla University brings a unique African American perspective to the assessment of religious liberty during the Trump presidency, and a forward glance at the Biden administration.
Religious Freedom in Transition – part two Part two: Richard Foltin, Religious Freedom Fellow, at the Religious Freedom Center of the Freedom Forum, assesses key aspects of the Trump legacy on religious freedom.
Religious Freedom in Transition The election of Joe Biden marks a significant changing of the guard. This series will review and assess religious freedom in the Trump era and examine expected challenges and opportunities from a Biden administration. First up: focus on global restrictions on religious liberty, persecution, and American emphasis on religious freedom in foreign policy. Part one: Bettina Krause, Director of Government Affairs, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Christians Against Christian Nationalism Amanda Tyler, Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, the nation’s oldest Baptist representative in our nation’s capitol, discussing the broad concerns of many Christians concerning a too-close identification of the Christian faith with American nationalism.
A Church Confronts Systemic Racism Todd Leonard, a pastor in Glendale, California, discussed his discovery of his city’s historic exclusion of Blacks, and the successful interfaith efforts to have the city confront and remedy its historic and systemic racism. This remarkable story highlights that systemic racism is not simply constructed legally, but socially, and continued long after the laws had changed.
Are you Pro Life? Host Alan Reinach proposes a twelve part test of what it really means to be pro life. Listen in, and test yourself. Are you really pro life? What does it even mean?
Historic Social Justice Statement, Part Two Brad Newton, Executive Secretary of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, discussing the theological statement recently adopted by his conservative Protestant organization addressing an important way for churches to engage with broader social justice issues.
Historic Social Justice Statement, Part One Brad Newton, Executive Secretary of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, discussing the theological statement recently adopted by his conservative Protestant organization addressing an important way for churches to engage with broader social justice issues.
Adoption and Foster Care: the frontlines of religious liberty Mat Staver founder and director of Liberty Counsel, discussing current cases challenging the right of government to infringe on the religious liberty of faith based adoption agencies.
Greg Hamilton, President of the Northwest Religious Liberty Association in a two part series discussing the moral basis for law found in competing theories of natural law.
Greg Hamilton, President of the Northwest Religious Liberty Association in a two part series discussing the moral basis for law found in competing theories of natural law.
Attorney Richard Katskee, Legal Director of Americans United for Separation of Church surveying the legal landscape surrounding church lawsuits against state and local restrictions on indoor worship services, etc.
Host Alan Reinach debunks the notion that government has relegated churches to being non essential, and argues that religious liberty does not protect the right to risk the lives and health of churchgoers.
Rule of Law or Tyranny? Attorney James Standish traces our freedom to the fundamental premise of Magna Carta that the ruler is himself, under law. Current threats to the rule of law include exaggerated claims of presidential authority and immunity, and lack of accountability, all essential to the rule of law.
FR 20 - 35RR2020 - Evangelical Zionism? - Greg Hamilton - Rel Date 08 - 29 - 20 by Church State Council
FR 20 - 34RR2025 - It's Not About Rights! - Alan Reinach - Rel Date 08 - 22 - 20 by Church State Council
FR 20 - 33RR2021 - Protecting God's Creation Is Biblical - Kyle Meyaard - Rel Date 08 - 15 - 20 by Church State Council
FR 20 - 32RR2015 - Covid - 19 - Public Health Vs The Economy - Nick Miller - Rel Date 08 - 08 - 20 by Church State Council
First Amendment Hypocrisy Legal scholar and blogger Tyler Broker discusses conflicting positions taken by some advocates in the two religion cases before the Supreme Court this term.
Rule of Law or Tyranny? Attorney James Standish traces our freedom to the fundamental premise of Magna Carta that the ruler is himself, under law. Current threats to the rule of law include exaggerated claims of presidential authority and immunity, and lack of accountability, all essential to the rule of law.
Religious Persecution in China-part two Pamela Tsai, a Chinese American human rights activist, continues the conversation about the treatment of believers in China, Christians, Muslims and Falun Gong, verifying that everything we’ve been hearing about detention camps and beatings and persecution is true.
Religious Persecution in China-part one Pamela Tsai, a Chinese American human rights activist tells the story of her friend, Yu Ming, who was tortured for 12 years in Chinese prisons and labor camps, and went on to document the organ harvesting industry in China, that has developed a global market.
Who is a Minister? Attorney Jennifer Lipski tells the story of her clients, elementary school teachers, fired from Catholic Schools, and the schools’ claim to be exempt from civil rights laws heard in May by the US Supreme Court.
Essential or not, here we come! Attorney and Professor Nicholas P Miller discusses whether current restrictions on church reopening are fair or excessive.
It’s Not About Rights! Our series on the religious freedom issues surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic continue with this discussion of how church and state should work together to reopen safely.
Covid 19 and Religious Freedom Host Alan Reinach analyzes pandemic restrictions in light of the First Amendment.
Religion and Rule of Law in Myanmar James Chen, Vice President of Global Operations, Institute of Global Engagement, discusses their work in Myanmar to bring government and faith leaders together for education on how religious freedom and rule of law – i.e., protecting the rights of religious minorities, is good for social cohesion, political stability and economic development.
Hindu Nationalism Threatens Religious Minorities Ajit Sahi, a journalist based in Washington, D.C. discussing the killing of 16 Muslim protesters objecting to Indian government measures to deprive Muslims of citizenship in India, and the impact of legal developments on all religious minorities, Christians included.
Protecting God’s Creation is Biblical Kyle Meyaard-Schaap, National Organizer of Young Evangelicals for Climate Action, in an inspiring discussion of biblical wisdom about God’s concern for planet earth, as well as why Christians have bought into an ideology that identifies concern about the environment with the enemies of Christianity.
Covid 19 and Religious Freedom Richard Foltin, Senior Scholar for Religious Freedom, at the Religious Freedom Center of the Freedom Forum, discusses the impact of restrictions on religious freedom, and the propriety of specific enforcement against religious dissenters.
Travel Restrictions and Overseas Missionaries Bettina Krause, Director of Government Affairs for the Seventh-day Adventist Church has been working with airlines, the U.S. State Department and others to assist missionaries needing to return home in this new era of travel restrictions. She reports on the unique challenges, and the dedication of State Department officials in helping American citizens abroad.
Public Health vs. the Economy Professor Nicholas Miller, director of the Andrews University Religious Liberty Institute examines the biblical and prophetic focus on the idolatry of commerce – the worship of material wealth – prioritized over human beings, in the context of the political debate over how far to restrict commercial activity in order to save lives.
Covid 19 and Religious Freedom Richard Foltin, Senior Scholar for Religious Freedom, at the Religious Freedom Center of the Freedom Forum, discusses the impact of restrictions on religious freedom, and the propriety of specific enforcement against religious dissenters.
Evangelical Zionism? Greg Hamilton, President of the Northwest Religious Liberty Association, discusses the influence of dispensational theology on American foreign policy.
Hope for Polarized Times Russell Johnson A Post Doctoral Fellow at the U. of Chicago Divinity School explaining philosopher Martin Buber’s ideas about how to overcome polarization – a critical subject for our times.
A Religious Liberty Threat Assessment Kevin James, Associate Director of Public Affairs & Religious Liberty, Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists discusses current threats to American constitutional provisions protecting religious freedom.
FR 20 - 13 - The End Of No Aid To Religion? - Micah Schwartzman - Rel Date 03 - 28 - 20 by Church State Council
FR 20 - 12 - Prophecy, Politics And Armageddon - Lincoln Steed - Rel Date 03 - 21 - 20 by Church State Council
FR 20 - 11 - Taxes For Religion? - Steve Green - Rel Date 03 - 14 - 20 by Church State Council
FR 20 - 10 - Blasphemy Laws - Bettina Krause - Rel Date 03 - 07 - 20 by Church State Council
FR 20 - 09 - Project Blitz - Kevin James - Rel Date 02 - 29 - 20 by Church State Council
FR 20 - 08 - Regulating Church Schools? - Kevin Snyder - Rel Date 02 - 22 - 20 by Church State Council
FR 20 - 07 - Clarence Thomas And The Establishment Clause - Greg Hamilton - Rel Date 02 - 15 - 20 by Church State Council
FR 20 - 06 - Religious Freedom In The Middle East? - Brian Grim - Rel Date 02 - 08 - 20 by Church State Council
FR 20 - 05 - Jesus And Politics - Nicholas P Miller - Rel Date 02 - 01 - 20 by Church State Council
FR 20 - 04 - Faith In American Public Life - Melissa Rogers - Rel Date 01 - 25 - 20 by Church State Council
FR 20 - 03 - Who Can Pray? - Jeremy Samek - Rel Date 01 - 18 - 20 by Church State Council
FR 20 - 02 - Adoption Agency Win In Michigan - Mat Staver - Rel Date 01 - 11 - 20 by Church State Council
FR 20 - 01 - Espinosa Vs Montana Dept Of Revenue - Douglas Laycock - Rel Date 01 - 04 - 20 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 52 - Lutherans Engage On Religious Liberty - Gregory Seltz - Rel Date 12 - 28 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 51 - Bethel Ministries Case - Christiana Holcomb - Rel Date 12 - 21 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 50 - Whose Rights? - Hassan Shibly - Rel Date 12 - 14 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 49 - List Of Victims Of Persecution - Dede Laugesen - Rel Date 12 - 07 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 48 - Maryland Cross Revisited - Richard Foltin - Rel Date 11 - 30 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 47 - Religious Freedom Overboard? - Richard Foltin - Rel Date 11 - 23 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 46 - Fairness For All - Bettina Krause - Rel Date 11 - 16 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 45 - Tennis And Religious Freedom? - Charles Steinberg - Rel Date 11 - 09 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 43 - Parliamentary Woes - Nicholas P Miller - Rel Date 10 - 26 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 42 - Jesus And Immigration - Nicholas P Miller - Rel Date 10 - 19 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 41 - Liberty In Balance Amidst The Storm - Amireh Al Haddad - Rel Date 10 - 12 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 40 - Religious Freedom And Business? - Brian Grim - Rel Date 10 - 05 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 39 - State Dept Min Issues Rel Freedom Awards - Lou Ann Sabatier - Rel Date 09 - 28 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 38 - Bring Your Bible To School - Bill Becker - Rel Date 09 - 21 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 36 - Whatever Happened To Grace? - Alan Reinach - Rel Date 09 - 07 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 37 - Celebrating A Lifetime - Bruce Cameron - Rel Date 09 - 14 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 35 - Beast Talk - Greg Hamilton - Rel Date 08 - 31 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 34 - Religious Freedom On Death Row? - Sonja Dewitt - Rel Date 08 - 24 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 33 - The Order Of The Day - Greg Hamilton - Rel Date 08 - 17 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 32 - Supreme Court Upholds Bladensburg Cross - Jane Gordon - Rel Date 08 - 10 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 31RR1905 - Teaching A Culture Of Religious Freedom - Tina Ramirez - Rel Date 08 - 03 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 29RR1914 - Travel Ban Blues - Saad Sweilem - Rel Date 07 - 20 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 30RR1910 - Your Rights In A Strait Jacket - Alan Reinach - Rel Date 07 - 27 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 28RR1913 - Walling Out The Church - Mary McCord - Rel Date 07 - 13 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 26 - The Watchers - Wendy Musell - Rel Date 06 - 29 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 27 - Canary In The Coal Mine? - Kevin Boonstra - Rel Date 07 - 06 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 25 - Christians Persecuted In Nigeria - Brent McBurney - Rel Date 06 - 22 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 24 - Abortion-A Religious Freedom Issue? - Part 2 - Amireh Al Haddad - Rel Date 06 - 15 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 23 - Abortion-A Religious Freedom Issue? - Part 1 - Amireh Al Haddad - Rel Date 06 - 08 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 16 - Project Blitz - Revised Version - Frederick Clarkson - Rel Date 04 - 20 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 22 - When Islam Is Not A Religion - Asma Uddin - Rel Date 06 - 01 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 21 - Remembering A Fallen Hero James E Wood Jr - Greg Hamilton - Rel Date 05 - 25 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 20 - When Church And State Cooperate - Chris Seiple - Rel Date 05 - 18 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 19 - Is The Cross A Secular Symbol? - Jennifer Hawks - Rel Date 05 - 11 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 18 - Bible Reading Bills - Tim Schultz - Rel Date 05 - 04 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 17 - Arizona Artists Go To Court - Kate Anderson - Rel Date 04 - 27 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 15 - Federalist No 51 - Fabian Carballo - Rel Date 04 - 13 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 14 - Travel Ban Blues - Saad Sweilem - Rel Date 04 - 06 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 13 - Walling Out The Church - Mary McCord - Rel Date 03 - 30 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 12 - European Court Rules For Rel. Foundation - Karnik Doukmetzian - Rel Date 03 - 23 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 11 - Biel Vs St James School - Todd McFarland - Rel Date 03 - 16 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 10 - Your Rights In A Strait Jacket - Alan Reinach - Rel Date 03 - 09 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 09 - Canada Grants Asylum To Saudi Christian - Lincoln Steed - Rel Date 03 - 02 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 08 - Peace Cross Threatens Establishment Clause - Nicholas P Miller - Rel Date 02 - 23 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 07 - Thought Police Strike Alberta - Barry Bussey - Rel Date 02 - 16 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 06 - Beil Vs St James - Andrew Pletcher - Rel Date 02 - 09 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 05 - Teaching A Culture Of Religious Freedom - Tina Ramirez - Rel Date 02 - 02 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 04 - A Look At Liberty - Lincoln Steed - Rel Date 01 - 26 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 03 - Retrospective 20 Years Of Religious Liberty - Lincoln Steed - Rel Date 01 - 19 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 02 - Supreme Court Takes Up Peace Cross Case - Roger Gannam - Rel Date 01 - 12 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 19 - 01 - Aloha Bed And Breakfast Case - James Hochberg - Rel Date 01 - 05 - 19 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 52 - Restrictive Speech Code For Lawyers? - Eugene Volokh - Rel Date 12 - 29 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 51 - Blasphemy Conviction In Europe - Dominic Green - Rel Date 12 - 22 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 50 - Ting Xue - Asylum And Religious Persecution - Ken Starr - Rel Date 12 - 15 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 49 - Blasphemy Conviction Overturned In Pakistan - Dwayne Leslie - Rel Date 12 - 08 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 48 - Kavanaugh Hearings - Non Partisan Takeaways - Nicholas P Miller - Rel Date 12 - 01 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 47 - Trump vs Hawaii - Carl Esbeck - Rel Date 11 - 24 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 46 - Global Crisis In Rel Liberty - Esplly China - Dr Thomas Farr - Rel Date 11 - 17 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 45 - Taxing The Church? - Shapri LoMaglio - Rel Date 11 - 10 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 44 - Ten Commandts Amendment Where? Alabama Of Course - Kevin James - Rel Date 11 - 04 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 43 - Exposing The - Anti Catholic Myth - Brian Taylor - Rel Date 10 - 27 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 42 - Church State Issues In The New Supreme Court - Jennifer Hawks - Rel Date 10 - 20 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 41 - US State Dept Sponsors International RL Conf - Lincoln Steed - Rel Date 10 - 13 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 40 - DOJ Religious Liberty Taskforce - Todd McFarland - Rel Date 10 - 06 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 39 - Supreme Court Upholds Muslim Ban - Saad Sweilem - Rel Date 09 - 29 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 38 - Canada Nixes Christian Law School - Barry Bussey - Rel Date 09 - 22 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 37 - To Bake A Masterpiece? - Nick Miller - Rel Date 09 - 15 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 36 - Journey To Freedom - Tina Ramirez - Rel Date 09 - 08 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 35RR - The Age Of Entitlement Vs Religious Freedom - Lincoln Steed - Rel Date 09 - 01 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 34RR - What's A Blaine Amendment? - Amireh Al Haddad - Rel Date 08 - 25 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 33RR - Refugee Letter Writing Campaign - James Standish - Rel Date 08 - 18 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 32RR - TAX $$$ For Churches - Holly Holleman - Rel Date 08 - 11 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 31 - Religious Discrimination To The Supreme Court? - Todd McFarland - Rel Date 08 - 04 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 30 - Religious Freedom In The States - Tim Schultz - Rel Date 07 - 28 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 29 - Liberty A Universal Right? - Lincoln Steed - Rel Date 07 - 21 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 28 - Voting Our Faith? - James Standish - Rel Date 07 - 14 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 27 - Free Speech In The Workplace? - Nicholas P Miller - Rel Date 07 - 07 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 26 - California Nightmare Legislation - Ned Dolesji - Rel Date 06 - 30 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 25 - NARLA Summit - Melissa Reid - Rel Date 06 - 23 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 24 - Between The Lamb And The Dragon - Alan Reinach - Rel Date 06 - 16 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 23 - Refugee Letter Writing Campaign - James Standish - Rel Date 06 - 09 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 22 - The Age Of Entitlement Vs Religious Freedom - Lincoln Steed - Rel Date 06 - 02 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 21 - American Bar Assn Attacks Free Speech - Kim Colby - Rel Date 05 - 26 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 20 - Retros By A Champion Of Religious Liberty - Richard Foltin - Rel Date 05 - 19 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 19 - Soul Liberty - Celebrating USA First Freedom - Greg Hamilton - Rel Date 05 - 12 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 18 - What's A Blaine Amendment? - Amireh Al Haddad - Rel Date 05 - 05 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 17 - Attacking The Johnson Amendment - Maggie Garrett - Rel Date 04 - 28 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 16 - French Secularism Explained - Bernadette Rigal - Cellard - Rel Date 04 - 21 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 15 - Persecution Of Bahais - Randolph Dobbs - Rel Date 04 - 14 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 14 - Women Of Faith Working For Religious Liberty - James Chen - Rel Date 04 - 07 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 13 - PC Strikes Canada's Summer Jobs - Barry Bussey - Rel Date 03 - 31 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 10 - Religious Persecution Intensifies In China - Massimo Introvigne - Rel Date 03 - 10 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 11 - Supreme Court Hears Compelled Speech Case - Dean Broyles - Rel Date 03 - 17 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 12 - Religious Objections To Flu Vaccines - James Sonne - Rel Date 03 - 24 - 18 by Church State Council
Lou Ann Sabatier, 21 Wilberforce communications director, discussing the significance of the appointment of Senator Sam Brownback as US Ambassador at large for International Religious Freedom.
Religious Objections to Flu Vaccines Kristin McGurn, partner at Boston office of Seyfarth & Shaw, and healthcare expert, on the issue of mandatory flu vaccines
Holly Holleman, General Counsel, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, discussing a newly announced FEMA policy to include houses of worship as potential grant recipients after last year’s disasters.
FR 18 - 05 - Pot Policy - James Standish - Rel Date 02 - 03 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 06 - Interfaith Mass Movement? - Margari Aziza Hill - Rel Date 02 - 10 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 51 - Report From Nigeria - Elijah Brown - Rel Date 12 - 16 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 52 - Relitigate The Civil War - Greg Hamilton - Rel Date 12 - 23 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 01 - Update On Syria - Elijah Brown - Rel Date 01 - 05 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 02 - The Real Meaning Of No Establishment - Greg Hamilton - Rel Date 01 - 12 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 53 - Aid For Persecuted Religious Minorities- Mat Staver - Rel Date 12 - 30 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 50 - The Tax Man Cometh - Dwayne Leslie - Rel Date 12 - 09 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 03 - Conscience On Trial - Todd McFarland - Rel Date 01 - 19 - 18 by Church State Council
FR 18 - 04 - Same Sex Marriage Down Under - James Standish - Rel Date 01 - 26 - 18 by Church State Council
Greg Hamilton, President, Northwest Religious Liberty Association, discussing the implications of the demonstrations in Charlottesville and its aftermath
FR 17 - 47 - Religious Freedom In The States - Tim Schultz - Rel Date 11 - 18 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 48 - The Randy Wall Case - Barry Bussey - Rel Date 11 - 25 - 17 by Church State Council
Russia has banned the J.W.s, seized their bank accounts, closed their churches, and outlawed their worship services. Our guest chose to remain anonymous because other Protestant faiths fear they may be next, and are unwilling to risk the wrath of the Kremlin in this nation that closely aligns an authoritarian regime with the Russian Orthodox Church.
Tina Ramirez, founder and director of Hardwiredglobal.org, invites you to join a Freedom Journey in the lead up to the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, for more information: www.hardwiredglobal.org/journey.
Lou Ann Sabatier, Director of Strategy and Communication, 21st Century Wilberforce Initiative, discussing proposals for the U.S. to aid in post ISIS Iraq, and especially the needs of the displaced Christian community. The Northern Iraq 2017 report can be viewed online or downloaded at: www.21wilberforce.org/resources
Washington, D.C. Attorney Gregory M. Lipper , discusses an important case about whether government officials can lead out in prayer to start public meetings.
Matthew Hawkins, a Policy Director with the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. Discussing the Supreme Court’s stunning 7-2 decision upholding direct aid to a church for use to refurbish a preschool playground.
Asma Uddin, Director of Strategy for the Center for Islam and Religious Freedom, on the Center’s efforts to promote religious freedom.
Attorney Kenneth Klukowski, discussing an important case regarding whether public officials can conduct prayer to being a public meeting.
Do American children have a constitutional right to a father? A religious freedom right? In what some have described as a “hail mary,” Former Texas Supreme Court Justice (Ret.) David M. Medina is representing a Seventh-day Adventist family in Texas whose father/husband is about to be deported.
Attorney Amanda Berman, with the Lawfare Project, discussing a Groundbreaking lawsuit challenging a pervasively hostile environment for Jews at this university.
Greg Hamilton, President of the Northwest Religious Liberty Association, discussing the Supreme Court’s historic dismantling of the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause by ruling that tax dollars can be given directly to churches, ostensibly to purchase rubber for a preschool playground surface.
Tim Schultz, President, First Amendment Partnership, on the critical legislative effort to balance values of religious and sexual liberty.
Tina Ramirez, founder and director of HardwiredGlobal.org, on a program to teach values of religious freedom and civil rights to Iraqi children, and throughout the middle east. Please learn how you can support this effort at www.hardwiredglobal.org.
Shapri LoMaglio, Vice President for Government and External Relations, Counsel for Christian Colleges and Universities, on the critical legislative effort to balance values of religious and sexual liberty.
President of the Northwest Religious Liberty Association, Greg Hamilton, explains why all of the denominations, most Americans and even most Republicans favor retaining the prohibition on churches endorsing political candidates.
This is the title of the 8th World Congress of the International Religious Liberty Association. Our discussion about the Congress and the work of IRLA was with Attorney Dwayne Leslie, Legislative Affairs Director for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This will be the first such World Congress to be held in the United States, August of 2017. For more information or to register to attend the World Congress: www.irla.org.
Ismail Royer, Program Assistant for the Center for Islam and Religious Freedom, discussing the Bernie Sanders controversy over the confirmation of Russell Vought. Hear this amazing interview with a Muslim defending a Christian who believes that Muslims are condemned! This is religious freedom in action!
Ned Dolesji, Executive Director of the California Catholic Conference, on a state legislative proposal to restrict churches’ right to require employees to uphold church values with respect to reproductive health.
Ilya Somin is a law professor at George Mason University, an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute and a blogger for the Volokh Conspiracy, author of several books including Democracy and Political Ignorance: why smaller government is smarter. This interview follows on the heels of the Supreme Court agreeing to hear the case, and lifting part of the stay on the ban.
FR 17 - 27 - The Brave Ones - Tina Ramirez - Rel Date 07 - 01 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 28 - Keep The Johnson Amendment - Greg Hamilton - Rel Date 07 - 08 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 24 - Fairness For All - An Ongoing Series - Tim Schultz - Rel Date 06 - 10 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 25 - Tabura Vs Kelloggs - Gene Schaerr - Rel Date 06 - 17 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 26 - Tribalism's Threat To Religious Liberty - James Standish - Rel Date 06 - 24 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 23 - Fairness For All - An Ongoing Series - Shapri LoMaglio - Rel Date 06 - 03 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 22 - Justice Neil Gorsuch And Religious Freedom - Nick Miller - Rel Date 05 - 27 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 21 - Fairness For All - An Ongoing Series - Stanley Carlsen Thies - Rel Date 05 - 20 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 20 - Armageddon And Politics - Ed Cook - Rel Date 05 - 13 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 18 - 12 Principles Of Religious Freedom - James Standish - Rel Date 04 - 29 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 19 - Court Martialed For The Bible - Thomas Berg - Rel Date 05 - 06 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 17 - The Hero Of Hacksaw Ridge - Barry Bussey - Rel Date 04 - 22 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 14 - Religious Intolerance Of Muslim Americans - Saad Sweilem - Rel Date 04 - 01 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 15 - Freedom Lectures Series - Andrew Howe - Rel Date 04 - 08 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 16 - Current Religious Liberty Issues - Michael Farris - Rel Date 04 - 15 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 12 - Religious Freedom Challenge - Gadeir Abbas - Rel Date 03 - 18 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 11 - The Johnson Amendment - Greg Hamilton - Rel Date 03 - 11 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 13 - Refugees And Religious Freedom - James Chen - Rel Date 03 - 25 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 15 - 02 - Crisis In The Cradle Of Christianity - Seiple - 01-10-15 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 07 - Religious Freedom In Russia - Clifford May - 02 - 11 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 09 - International Religious Freedom Bill Enacted - Melissa Reid - 02 - 25 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 10 - Religious Freedom Retrospective - Brent Walker - 03 - 04 - 17 by Church State Council
FR 17 - 06 - 500th Anniversary Of The Reformation - Nickolas Miller - 02 - 04 - 17 by Church State Council
Peaceful Coexistence? Sexual Liberty vs. Religious Liberty, part two Law professor Bruce Cameron, of Regent University law school, criticizing the report of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights recommending that sexual liberty trump religious freedom.
A Federal Court remarkably blocked a traditional Yom Kippur ritual by a Jewish group in Southern California! Josh Blackman, Constitutional Law professor at South Texas College of Law.
This is the title of the 8th World Congress of the International Religious Liberty Association. Our discussion about the Congress and the work of IRLA was with Attorney Dwayne Leslie, Legislative Affairs Director for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This will be the first such World Congress to be held in the United States, August of 2017. For more information or to register to attend the World Congress: www.irla.org.
Tim Schultz., President of the First Amendment Partnership, www.1stamendmentpartnership.org, discussing state legislative efforts to protect religious freedom, including laws to protect the rights of religious clubs on college campuses to select leaders consistent with the club’s religious orientation; laws to protect religious adoption agencies rights to make placements in accordance with their faith, and laws balancing LGBT rights and religious freedom.
Julia Bicknell, Executive Editor of World Watch Monitor, www.worldwatchmonitor.org, discussing the notorious blasphemy case of a young Pakistani woman convicted of blasphemy and threatened with an impending execution if her final appeals fails before the Supreme Court.
Charles Haynes, founding director, Religious Freedom Center, Newseum Institute, discussing the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights recent report concluding that discrimination laws trump religious freedom.
University of San Diego law professor, Steven Smith, discussing the case of the Washington State florist who was sued for refusing to participate in providing a floral arrangement for a same sex wedding for two longstanding customers. Professor Smith wrote a friend of the court brief which a prestigious group of law professors signed onto. Read it here: http://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/files/smith-brief.pdf
State Senator and attorney Steve O’Ban, discussing a lawsuit filed against the State of Massachusetts challenging their regulators’ applying public accommodations laws to churches, requiring them to accommodate transgender individuals, etc.
Hawaii attorney Jim Hochberg, discussing the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission’s application of public accommodations laws to churches.
Rev. Tony Suarez, Executive Vice President of National Hispanic Leadership Conference, discussing California’s SB 1146.
Stanley Carlsen-Thies, Founder and Senior Director of the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance, explaining the danger of California’s SB 1146.
Mark Armitage was fired from a public university biology department two weeks after publishing his research findings of soft tissue in a dinosaur horn, a finding that challenges the evolutionary timeline, and achieves a successful settlement of his lawsuit.
Attorney Harry Mihet, Liberty Counsel, discussing an incident where the public school sent a police officer to stop a 7 year old from sharing Bible verses with friends during lunch at school.
Christiana Holcomb, legal counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom, discussing a lawsuit challenging the Iowa Civil Rights Commission’s application of public accommodations laws to churches.
Ned Dolesji, Executive Director, California Catholic Conference, discussing California’s Senate Bill 1146.
Writer Producer Jim Wood discussing an historic battle for religious freedom in a calendar reform effort at the League of Nations in 1931
Attorney Barry Bussey, General Counsel for the Canadian Counsel of Christian Charities, discussing the outrageous position published by a Canadian law professor linking a Christian university to the ISIS inspired attack on an Orlando gay nightclub.
Orlan Johnson, Director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America, discussing the new anti-terrorism laws in Russia that severely restrict religious freedom.
Steve Haas, Chief Catalyst at World Vision, discusses the profound impact humanitarian work has on Syrian refugees, and the importance of overcoming fear and practicing Christian charity and compassion.
Tina Ramirez, founder and director of HardwiredGlobal.org, discussing the resolution passed by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama declaring that Isis is committing genocide against Christians, Yazidis and Shia Muslims; as well as additional measures needed to combat the terrorists.
Boochever and Bird Chair for the Study and Teaching of Freedom and Equality Professor Alan E. Brownstein with an insightful discussion of the dangers of state aid to churches.
Pastor/evangelist/scholar, Tim Roosenberg, www.islamandchristianity.org, on the significance of ISIS and the competing Christian and Islamic views of end time events.
Barry Bussey, Director of Legal Affairs, Canadian Council of Christian Charities, discussing pending Canadian legislation requiring hospitals to provide access to physician assisted suicide.
Todd McFarland, Esq., Associate General Counsel, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, discussing the details of why several religious organizations are challenging the obligation to notify the government of their religious objection to providing contraceptive care for female employees.
Attorney Dwayne Leslie, Legislative Affairs Director for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the United States, and frequent guest at White House Easter prayer breakfasts, gives an inside glance at what takes place, and how the president relates to the community of faith leaders.
Nicholas P. Miller, Attorney, Church History Professor, and Director of the Andrews University International Religious Liberty Institute, assessing Justice Antonin Scalia’s record on religious freedom.
Nicholas P. Miller, Attorney, Church History Professor, and Director of the Andrews University International Religious Liberty Institute discusses the case of Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Pauley, involving a challenge to state laws prohibiting government funding directly to churches.
Lincoln Steed, editor of Liberty Magazine, discussing an anomaly in the region of so much religious conflict and persecution: the preservation of a Jewish community in Kurdistan, and the Kurds active protection of religious minorities.
NWRLA President Greg Hamilton reflects on 25 years of religious freedom ministry in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
Recap of Religious Freedom Bills in the South Kevin James, associate director of Public Affairs & Religious Liberty for the Seventh day Adventist Church in the southern United States, giving an update on controversial bills in North Carolina, Georgia, and Mississippi.
What’s Wrong with Churches Getting Government Funds? Boochever and Bird Chair for the Study and Teaching of Freedom and Equality Professor Alan E. Brownstein with an insightful discussion of the dangers of state aid to churches.
The religion of Donald Trump Michael Horton, the J. Gresham Machen Professor of Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California since 1998,[1] Editor-in-Chief of Modern Reformation (MR) magazine, and President and host of the nationally syndicated radio broadcast, The White Horse Inn, explaining that Donald Trump’s religious background is rooted in Norman Vincent Peale’s theology of the power of positive thinking.
Ted Cruz’ ties to Dominionism Lincoln Steed, editor of Liberty Magazine, discussing presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz’ ties to a theology of Christian domination over society.
Pastor/evangelist/scholar, Tim Roosenberg, www.islamandchristianity.org, discussing the real threat that both Christian and Islamic false concepts of Armageddon will lead to a conflagration
Daniel Conkle, Robert H. McKinney Professor of Law Indiana University Maurer School of Law, discusses current legislative efforts in Indiana, where last year’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act became a national controversy.
Tim Schultz, President, First Amendment Partnership, on the difficulty of enacting state protections for religious freedom in an atmosphere where religious freedom is equated with discrimination.
Justice Scalia and Religious Liberty Kim Colby, Esq., director of the Christian Legal Society, Center for Law and Religious Liberty, assessing Justice Antonin Scalia’s record on religious freedom.
Pastor/evangelist/scholar, Tim Roosenberg, www.islamandchristianity.org, on the significance of ISIS and the competing Christian and Islamic views of end time events.
Tina Ramirez, founder and director of HardwiredGlobal.org, discussing the resolution passed by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama declaring that Isis is committing genocide against Christians, Yazidis and Shia Muslims; as well as additional measures needed to combat the terrorists.
The Deadliest Terror Organization: Boko Haram Emmanuel Ogebe, human rights lawyer, discussing the world’s deadliest terror organization which, surprisingly, is not ISIS.
Texas Cheerleader Case Ira (Chip) Lupu, F. Elwood and Eleanor Davis Professor Emeritus of Law, George Washington University School of Law, discusses an ongoing lawsuit in Texas over whether cheerleaders can run through the stadium at high school football games carrying Bible verses.
Sex and the Religion of Me James Kalb, lawyer, author of The Tyranny of Liberalism, discussing his article in First Things magazine, subtitled: A Challenge to the Project of Sexual Liberation.
Compulsory Contraception? Jordan Lorence, senior legal counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, discussing the case of Stormans v. Wiesman, a clear case where the State of Washington is at war with the conscience of some religious pharmacists.
Compulsory Unionism before the Supreme Court Bruce Cameron, Reed Larson Professor of Labor Law at Regent University School of Law, discussing Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association case being heard by the Supreme Court, and the possible impact of Justice Antonin Scalia’s death on this, and other cases.
Fatima Dadhaboy, Senior Civil Rights Attorney with CAIR, the Council on American Islamic Relations, discussing how the American Muslim community is negatively impacted by acts of violence and terrorism associated with their religion that the vast majority disavow.
Barry Bussey, Director of Legal Afffairs, Canadian Council of Christian Charities, on the ongoing saga of Trinity Western Law School’s effort to start a law school whose graduates will be accepted in the face of intolerance over its Christian values.
Lincoln Steed, editor of Liberty magazine, expounds on the intractable conflict between Sunni and Shia branches of Islam.
Steve Haas, Chief Catalyst at World Vision, discusses the profound impact humanitarian work has on Syrian refugees, and the importance of overcoming fear and practicing Christian charity and compassion.
Greg Hamilton, President of the Northwest Religious Liberty Association, paying tribute to a mentor, friend, man of God, and champion of religious liberty, the founder of the Council on Religious Freedom, John V. Stevens, Sr.
Alan Reinach, host of Freedom’s Ring, applies the sermon on the mount to Americans’ fear of Muslims.
Rob Boston, Director of Communications for Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, discussing the constitutional implications of treating a single religious leader to superstar status as not just a religious, but political leader.
Brian Walsh, Founder and President of the Civil Rights Research Center, on a recent study documenting the importance of religious liberty to global economic growth. See the report at: www.Religiousfreedomandbusiness.org
Frederick Clarkson, veteran journalist, and senior fellow for religious liberty at Political Research Associates, discussing Donald Trump’s “dust up” with Dr. Ben Carson over his Seventh-day Adventist religion.
Derrick Williamson, Literature Ministries Director for the Texico Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, telling about a female high school student arrested and jailed while sharing her faith door to door in Lubbock, Texas.
Tina Ramirez, founder and president of Hardwired Global (www.hardwiredglobal.org) tells the story of a Yazidi woman who was sold to an American jihadist for $40, eventually escaped and testified before Congress and the United Nations.
Rob Boston, Director of Communications for Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, on how religious freedom has now become identified with a single political party, and a football in the game of presidential campaigning.
Baptist Pastor and Judge, Wendell Griffen, discussing his critique of evangelical’s narrow view of religious liberty.
FR 15 - 48 - Religion In Public Schools? - Dean Broyles - 11-28-15 by Church State Council
Lincoln Steed, editor of Liberty magazine, discusses how religious liberty has become a partisan political issue
Host Alan J. Reinach, Esq., looks at why marriage is so important from a biblical perspective.