Why RFRA — This summary piece with plenty of links may serve to overview the complexity of the Indiana / Arkansas RFRA controversy. Two other even-handed sources include this Princeton Law Journal article and this WSJ article.
Why RFRA — This summary piece with plenty of links may serve to overview the complexity of the Indiana / Arkansas RFRA controversy. Two other even-handed sources include this Princeton Law Journal article and this WSJ article.
Madison, Rousseau, and the Role of Religion in Civic Life — This brief essay can introduce students to some basic views on how the left-hand kingdom may seek to manage the religious factions that have “divided mankind into parties, inflamed them with mutual animosity, and rendered them much more disposed to vex and oppress each […]
Jesus and the Death Penalty — The lethal injection controversy in capital punishment continues. This anti-death penalty essay invites a two-kingdoms analysis that could prompt students to a multiple model study of the issue including mental disabilities, politics, religion, justice, and various Biblical themes.
A Clerk’s Struggle — A human interest account of RFRA and a courthouse clerk who decided not to issue same-sex marriage licenses. Agree or disagree, this article might serve as a discussion-starter for exploring vocation and the Christian’s agency in both God’s left-hand kingdom and His right-hand kingdom.
Sustain Religious Freedom Because “Religion” is not a Legal Category — This Rawlsian defense of religious liberty argues that the First Amendment concept of religion is flexible enough to be accommodated legally while keeping the state neutral about theological questions.
World Religions Demographics Forecast — By 2050, Muslims will nearly equal the number of Christians around the world; Atheists, agnostics and other people who do not affiliate with any religion will make up a declining share of the world’s total population, and in the United States, Christians will decline from more than three-quarters of the […]
New Christian Voices — Eric Teetsel, the young spokesperson for the Evangelical’s Manhattan Declaration, views Christianity in higher education and the public square as closely linked to free market economy and limited government. This 12 min. video offers a perspective for students to consider, assess, and critique in terms of the Reformation’s theology of the […]