While his argument focused largely on religious liberty, Madison’s use of the phrase “the dictates of conscience” highlights the broader and more general applicability of freedom of conscience—which ...

The fourth International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief underway in London. (Photo: https://www.gov.uk) Last week, London hosted the fourth International Ministerial ...

“Choice” is a byword of our secular age. For many, it has become integral to their concept of freedom. In one respect, choice is essential to our shared humanity — it is a way of pointing to our ...

To humanists, none of these issues seem very important — but pastors have a different value set and worldview, as do their congregants and doctrines. Which is why it is so disingenuous for the ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Does Vermont still believe in the separation of church and state? This is a question that the newly elected legislature in Vermont must address. In ...

Can lawmakers destroy the right of freedom of conscience? Evidently, James Madison thought it a possibility in 1785 and feared that loss could end representative government and lead to those in power ...

Suing the Pope? An Aggressive Class Action Presents First Amendment Problems This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—April 27 Audio By Carbonatix In a startling series of edicts, government bureaucrats ...

The following is a response to Elizabeth Shakman Hurd’s article, “Muslims Need Not Apply.” Having read Elizabeth Shakman Hurd’s article, “Muslims Need Not Apply,” I am saddened by the tenor and ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were ferocious advocates of religious freedom—when the question revolved around consuming peyote. In the 1980s, as the Supreme Court ...

A confirmed ambassador carries a diplomatic authority and credibility that no interim arrangement can replicate.

A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER: We must both rightly form our conscience and also defend our freedom to use it. Registered nurse Frederick Morley loads syringes with the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at a ...