Overview
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof …” In these simple words, our right to freely live and practice our faith is protected. Yet, few people realize the serious threats to our religious freedom and the consequences of those threats.
Religious liberty should be affirmed and free from government interference.
We must open our eyes to the attempts to erode our religious rights. Efforts by organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union and the Freedom From Religion Foundation are underway to restrict our right to hold to our religious beliefs at work, on a school or university campus, at church, or even when you turn out to vote your values. If successful, these attacks on our religious liberty could greatly restrict our ability to respond to the Great Commission and share the Gospel.
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Punished for Being a Christian – Alliance Defense Fund
“As a high school teacher, Julea Ward discovered that talking with her students and helping them navigate the maze of adolescence was what she enjoyed the most. That’s what drove her to enter the graduate program at Eastern Michigan University…”
From Culture Wars to Conscience Wars: Emerging Threats to Conscience – Thomas Messner
“By now, many people are familiar with debates concerning legalized abortion, the display of religious symbols or expression of religious ideas in the public square, whether the state should license homosexual unions as marriages, and similar issues. Fewer people might realize that these debates have entered a new phase in which respect for conscience is under attack.”
Why “Freedom of Worship” Is Not Enough – Ashley Samelson
In his Cairo speech in June of 2009, President Obama gave religious freedom a place of heightened importance in his administration’s agenda. His speech both emphasized the importance of religious freedom when considering overall human dignity and human rights, as well as acknowledged the fact that good diplomacy must take religion into consideration as a fundamental component of international engagement.
Why Pastors Must Be Free To Preach On Politics – Alan Sears
On Sunday, October 2, hundreds of pastors all over the country did something an astonishingly large number of their fellow Americans had forgotten they had the God-given right to do: namely, address political issues and candidates during a worship service.
The Myth Behind ”Separation of Church and State” – Mat Staver (Liberty Counsel)
“This country was established upon the assumption that religion was essential to good government. On July 13, 1787, the Continental Congress enacted the Northwest Ordinance, which stated: ”Religion, morality and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall be forever encouraged.”
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