Church and State - articles
A high-stakes church fight
The United States Supreme Court is currently deciding what could be an important religious liberty case. Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School versus the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is a lawsuit under the Americans With Disabilities Act. more »
By Penna Dexter - Nov 9, 2011
Topic: Citizenship, Church and State,
Most Americans are Comfortable with Prayer
Americans are a decidedly religious people. While there are certainly differences in our faith practices, most Americans call themselves Christian and at least loosely ascribe to the tenets of that faith. more »
By Richard Land - Aug 10, 2011 - (2)
Topic: Faith, worship, Culture, Citizenship, Church and State, National, Religious Liberty, Social Issues,
Death of Liberalism?
“The Achilles’ heel of liberal relativism is catastrophically low birthrates. When you deny the importance of family…of children…of God’s teaching about marriage, you end up with low birth rates.” more »
By Matthew Hawkins - Jun 16, 2011 - (18)
Topic: Faith, Apologetics, Family, Marriage, Parenting, Adoption, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Church and State, Social Issues, Issues,
Setting the record straight
There has been some misinformation and distortion of Dr. Richard Land’s work in some online reports recently. This document is an attempt to set the record straight. more »
By staff - Oct 8, 2010
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty,
A very real threat to religious liberty
The Supreme Court’s decision in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez was clearly one of the worst decisions handed down by the Supreme Court in recent years, as it tampered with the First Amendment. more »
By Richard Land - Jul 31, 2010
Topic: Citizenship, , Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty,
National Day of Prayer Needs Prayer
Presidential proclamations of prayer—more than 160 in all—have girded our nation since its infancy. And each year for more than a half-century the United States has officially designated a National Day of Prayer. more »
By Doug Carlson - May 5, 2010 - (2)
Topic: Faith, Citizenship, Church and State, National,
Mourning man’s inhumanity toward man
It was 65 years ago, as World War II shuddered to an end in the European theatre, that the Allies began liberating the Nazi death camps.
In recognition of that particularly shameful period in world history, Congress established the Days of Remembrance as the nation’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust in the United States, beginning in 1982. more »
By Richard Land - Apr 12, 2010 - (2)
Topic: Citizenship, Church and State, , , Social Issues, War,
The Christian hope for government
The apostle Paul identifies hope as being one of the major characteristics of Christian living. In 1 Corinthians 13 where he describes the supremacy of love, he nonetheless includes hope along with faith as an enduring quality. more »
By staff - Feb 18, 2010
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State,
Teaching the Bible in a public school
The government should be neutral when it comes to matters of faith in government-sponsored events and activities, not acknowledging (favoring) one faith over another and not avoiding (banning) religious expression on the part of its citizens all together. more »
By Richard Land - Feb 16, 2010
Topic: Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty,
A Christian’s Accountability to God and Country
It is said that every baby comes with a message that God has not yet despaired of mankind.
For the past twenty-two years, my wife and I have had the privilege of teaching a Sunday School class for one- and two-year-olds. more »
By Rep. Trent Franks - Oct 12, 2009
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, ,