President Trump tweeting support for instituting Bible literacy courses in public schools has many conservatives and Christians cheering. The idea recalls for many an era when American children read the Bible and everyone was more moral. This is indeed the path to make America great again, many think. While the idea certainly captures the nostalgia […]
Do Christianity and Politics Mix?
There’s a scene at the end of the film The Martian where Mark Watney (played by Matt Damon) lays out what is inevitable in space travel. It’s a lesson that can and should be applied to every area of life: “At some point, everything’s gonna go south on you… Everything’s going to go south and you’re […]
Back when sermons were not off-limits. . . .
So you think sermons are off-limits, eh? Think they can’t be entered, and to that end subpoenaed, as evidence in a lawsuit? Think it is trampling First Amendment rights to make legal or political hay of a pastor’s sermons? Yeah? Well, I got two words for ya: Jeremiah Wright. The year was 2008—before the sleeping […]
High School Students Blow Off Threat from ACLU
Anti-bullying campaigns are having unintended consequences. Not only are playground and school bullies being rebuffed and put down, but bullying organizations like the ACLU are being put in their place. The ACLU is not the government. There is no reason for anybody or any organization not to tell the ACLU to take a hike. The […]
Freedom From Religion Foundation remove “You Shall Not Murder” from school
The Freedom From Religion Foundation pressured Kentucky’s Breathitt County School District to remove a copy of the Ten Commandments that had been posted in the school for years. The FFRF said it had received complaints about the displays. This complaint thing seems to work only one way. What if a group of parents complained that […]