The Fallacy of Separation of Church and State

The Founding Fathers believed that government’s role in religion should be limited.  We cannot discount that the First Amendment begins, “Congress shall make no law” either establishing a state religion or prohibiting the free exercise of religion.  Rather than articulate an affirmative responsibility for government to protect religion, the Founding …

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Church, Not State, Is the Answer

Religious institutions should not ask the state to solve problems we have the capacity to address ourselves. Yet, in every city across this country there is a need that faith-based leaders talk about from the pulpit and then expect government to answer. In doing so we are shirking our responsibilities …

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Americanism And Christianity

Floating Aimlessly down the River of Liberal Change On December 20, 1606, three ships, the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery, left Blackwall, England to establish a colony in the Virginia Colony in the New World. The three ships carried 104 men and boys and 39 crew-members. Unknowing to …

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Church and State: The Separation Illusion

The goal of First Amendment was to protect religious expression, not restrict it. In the last 50 years, though, “non-establishment” has been redefined as “separation,” effectively amending the Constitution and isolating Christians from the political process. “Will You Be a Casualty in Their Religious War?” read the headline of an …

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