religious liberty

Some groups claim they are against religious liberty . One of those that appears to me to oppose religious liberty (as seen on this board board) is the Catholic church (and a few others). It appears to me that they are arguing that religious liberty would result in a lot of confusing doctrines...

Almost everyone on this board would agree with something like "I choose to keep such and such a day holy to God ... other people make different choices and that is fine with me. They should be allowed to choose as they wish". so say we all. I am one of several people on this board that is...

As early as the 1860's Adventists were predicting a future crisis where America would downgrade the first admendment when it comes to protecting religious liberty. Speaking of our republican form of government (as a republic) " Republicanism and Protestantism became the fundamental principles...

The Bible talks about not judging others (Matt 7) and we all know that it is easier to see a fault in someone else than to see a fault in yourself. That principle has implications for governing nations and for laws protecting religion. ======================== In America the assumption in our...

At first, I was thinking Trump was like a John the Baptist figure. Indeed he is a fiery preacher from the wilderness. But he is from the political wilderness, a political preacher... not a holy man like John the Baptist. That does not fit. However, based upon Trump's Christian friendly...

The founding fathers voted to pay a pastor/Chaplin out of U.S. tax dollars to speak to / lead out in prayer in congress. But they strongly opposed having the church run the state the way it did in the dark ages -- so they setup structures for separation of church and state. but that was never a...

Seventh-day Adventists (SDAs) clearly present a view of the future that includes the prediction that even Christians will become "intolerant" of other Christian views to the point of "Thought police" tactics against even other Christians who do not share their views on a particular point of...

SDAs clearly present a view of the future that includes the prediction that even Christians will become "intolerant" of other Christian views to the point of "Thought police" tactics against even other Christians who do not share their views. But what about today? Are there areas of Christian...