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The Court may not have explicitly rejected Phillips’s free speech claims, but the fact that seven of nine justices chose not to follow Phillips and his attorneys in their primary reasoning, even while ruling in their favor, is noteworthy.
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Social conservatives are gearing up for a fight in Vice President Mike Pence’s home state to make sure the party doesn’t define “strong families” in a way that could include gay and lesbian families…
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Social conservatives are gearing up for a fight in Vice President Mike Pence’s home state to make sure the party doesn’t define “strong families” in a way that could include gay and lesbian families…
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While abuse exists in all circles and all faiths, there is a unique theological problem that creates a culture of apology for abuse within the SBC.
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Albert Mohler, known colloquially as “Al,” is the president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. He’s also one of the most prominent voices in American evangelicalism…
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Last week, Justice Not Jails surveyed its subscribers to gauge their familiarity with the history of white supremacy in the US. While it’s an informal survey, it’s interesting to consider the results…
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On Saturday the Liberty University community heard a commencement address from an evangelical Christian who disagrees with Trump and Falwell Jr. on almost every major policy issue of the age.
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Last year Donald Trump delivered the commencement address at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Jerry Falwell Jr., the president of the university, said that Trump’s speech “will go down in…
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At first glance, Tony Perkins, who recently complained that the Secretary of State isn’t doing enough to stop “liberal activism around the world,” might seem an odd fit for a committee designed to…
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When most Americans think of the Hindu community here, they tend to conflate Hindus with Indians, up to a third of the Hindu population in the U.S. is not from India and close to 40 percent of the…
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