“It’s easy to believe in the separation of church and state when one has nothing but scorn for all organized religion. That was the position of Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson’s hatred of the clergy and established churches knew no bounds. He thought that members of the ‘priestcraft’ were always in alliance with despots against liberty.” –Gordon... Continue Reading

What Kaine and his successor, McDonnell, have in common is they are Virginia’s first two Roman Catholic governors, and both are mindful of the church’s opposition to capital punishment. Kaine allowed executions to proceed, as has McDonnell, despite faith-based teachings to the contrary. “I think they’re both right. Justice is a fundamental tenet of our... Continue Reading

Thankfully in time the Reformed tradition came to see the mistake in insisting that civil magistrates are to enforce the true religion, and both the Westminster Confession of Faith (the Presbyterian confession) and the Belgic Confession of Faith (the Dutch Reformed confession) were modified to eliminate that requirement. Nevertheless, I can’t help but think that... Continue Reading

The following aphorism speaks to Christians living under tyranny. “When tyrants reign, let us first remember our faults, which are chastised by such sourges; and, therefore, humility will restrain our impatience. Besides, it is not in our power to remedy these evils, and all that remains for us is to implore the assistance of the... Continue Reading

The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Mae Beavers, R-Mt. Juliet, amended the ban on all-comers so that it applies to any private school that receives more than $24 million in state tax revenue. Only Vanderbilt takes in an amount that large The state Senate approved legislation Monday afternoon targeting Vanderbilt’s all-comers policy on a 19-12 vote. The... Continue Reading

Since the government mandates education for children and provides resources for fulfilling that mandate, no organizations seeking to fulfill the government’s education mandate should be denied access to such resources simply because they provide education from an explicitly religious perspective. Nor should parents whose religious convictions direct them to choose religion-based schools be compelled through... Continue Reading

New research shows many Americans who don’t financially support non-profit organizations believe it’s really someone else’s responsibility to provide this support – someone with more money. Trouble is, the people with more money are just as likely as those from low-income households to wish they had enough to share with non-profits. Non-donors also have concerns... Continue Reading

“These younger unaffiliated adults are very nonreligious,” said Daniel Cox, PRRI’s research director. “They demonstrate much lower levels of religiosity than we see in the general population,” including participation in religious rituals or worship services. A growing tide of young Americans is drifting away from the religions of their childhood — and most of them... Continue Reading

Dr Mike Davidson, a Christian campaigner with a homosexual past, says others, too, can reject what he calls a sin. “I don’t want to be outrageous,” says Dr Mike Davidson softly – but it is hard to believe him. The 57-year-old Christian counsellor and campaigner has upset a lot of people lately, with his claims... Continue Reading

“I remember the first time Falwell, Sr. decided to use a commencement speaker that was not evangelical because it was controversial to some at the time,” Demoss said of Liberty’s founder Jerry Falwell Sr. “And he explained, or justified it, by virtue of us having a baccalaureate service that was a decidedly Christian service. And... Continue Reading