Last week the United States Supreme Court issued decisions on two cases involving religious freedom. The first case was 303 Creative vs. Elenis (see Kevin J. Jones, “Supreme Court sides with web designer opposed to same-sex marriage” Catholic News Agency. June 30, 2023 online at https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/254692/supreme-court-state-laws-can-can-t). In this case, Lorie, Smith, a web designer had …
The right to choose one’s religion is a basic human right. Yet Christians (and people of other religions) have faced persecution since Jesus Christ walked on this earth. Jesus himself was persecuted. Until Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan in 313 A.D., Christians faced repeated persecution, even death. The Edict of Milan legalized Christianity. …
Some of the colonists who came to America over 300 years ago came seeking religious freedom. When the United States became an independent nation, we adopted a constitution that included a Bill of Rights. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion. Unfortunately, instead of seeking freedom of religion, there are people today who seek freedom from religion. They don’t …
