“Without an unfettered press, without liberty of speech, all of the outward forms and structures of free institutions are a sham, a pretense – the sheerest mockery. If the press is not free; if speech is not independent and untrammeled;…

Norway’s Lutheran Church voted in favor of new ceremonial language that will allow its pastors to conduct same-sex marriages, bringing it into line with several other mainstream Protestant denominations abroad. Last April the annual conference of the Church backed the…

“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” Theodore Roosevelt, (1858-1919)…

One of the campaign promises that Donald Trump made was to restore and protect religious liberty. And it appears that he is about to fulfill that promise. The Trump administration has circulated a draft executive order on religious liberty that…

“There can be no public or private virtue unless the foundation of action is the practice of truth.” George Jacob Holyoake, (1817-1906) English secularist. Source Reference George Jacob Holyoake Quote

Though evangelicals aren’t that excited about Donald Trump’s irreligious past, they are very happy for what he is doing to help them with their agendas and issues. At last week’s prayer breakfast, Trump reaffirmed his campaign promise to give them…

“Without an unfettered press, without liberty of speech, all of the outward forms and structures of free institutions are a sham, a pretense – the sheerest mockery. If the press is not free; if speech is not independent and untrammeled;…

President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court is seen as a relatively young conservative justice that would help sway the court to a more conservative bent, and perhaps overturn Roe v. Wade on abortion and Obergefell v. Hodges upholding gay…

“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” Theodore Roosevelt, (1858-1919)…

True to his method of getting attention, Pope Francis prepared an ad to be shown during the American football championship game called the Super Bowl. The ad, a first for the Vatican, aired at the game on a massive jumbo…

“There can be no public or private virtue unless the foundation of action is the practice of truth.” George Jacob Holyoake, (1817-1906) English secularist. Source Reference George Jacob Holyoake Quote

US Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) the first Muslim U.S. Representative said President Donald Trump’s 90-day ban on immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries is “a religiously based ban.” He was being interviewed on the TV show Face the Nation. “If…