Douglass on True Religious Liberty
I think it’s always good to go back and read the July 5th, 1852 speech given by Frederick Douglass in Rochester, NY. This section may speak to the latest short-sighted…
Tag: separation of church and state
Supreme Stupidity
The U.S. Supreme Court has been all over the map with rulings these days. Some good decisions, in my opinion, and some pretty bad ones. . .like the one today…
Viral Churches?
Americans United issued this statement about churches being exempted from closing during the pandemic. Makes sense to me. Very balanced and reasonable. As I told someone: public health “trumps” religious…
Right to Life
I get so weary of yet another bunch of old white guys trying to restrict a woman’s right to make a difficult decision, with her medical professional, what to do…
What a ‘Christian Country’ Might Look Like
Next time you hear someone, anyone, assert that America is or should be a “Christian Nation,” I offer these thoughts and questions for consideration. Let’s Imagine a Christian Country Our…
Debunking the Bunkum
Some believers like walls, especially if they keep out the “bad,” scary or “evil” influences, or if the walls keep in the “true faith” and protect the faithful. The Wall…
True Religious Freedom
This Opinion piece was published in our local paper today: On True Religious Freedom At times I can’t resist responding to people like the woman who wrote with anger and…
God for President?
I’m a strong and outspoken supporter of wall of separation between Religion and State. But what about religion in politics? Should they, or could they, be kept completely separate? Fact…
