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Category: Religion & Politics

Mark David Hall on Religion & the Founding Fathers

Tags: Blaine Amendments, church-state relations, Everson v Board of Education, First Amendment, Founding Fathers, James Madison, National Day of Prayer, Roger Sherman, Supreme Court, Thomas Jefferson

George Fox University political scientist Mark David Hall examines how various Founding Fathers viewed church-state relations in their time, and how modern Supreme Court justices interpret their writings. Some recent court cases are discussed. (To download, right click on the button to the right and choose “save target as….”)

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Erik Stanley on Clergy & Free Speech

Tags: church-state relations, First Amendment, free speech, religion and politics, religious freedom, taxation

Erik Stanley, a lawyer with the Alliance Defense Fund, discusses whether or not clergy should have the right to endorse political candidates from the pulpit. The historical and legal reasons for clergy remaining silent on candidates is discussed. (To download, right click on the button to the right and choose “save target as….”)

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James Felak on John Paul II and Communism

Tags: Catholic Church, communism, counterfactuals, John Paul II, Poland, Solidarity, Soviet Union, Vatican

University of Washington historian James Felak recounts the formative experiences in Pope John Paul II’s life and how he influenced the collapse of communism in Poland and the Soviet Union.

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