March 23, 2017 While the discussion of religious freedom vs. separation of church and state may be water under the bridge, this and the following four posts helps to explain how our country came to allow only one narrow ideology to be taught to public school students, who the voices are, and what have been…
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Church State Debate: The Voice Behind Strict Separation
March 23, 2017 This is the third in a series of posts on religious freedom. The first blog provides a history and definition of the church state debate. The second gives an overview of each argument. This blog identifies the voice behind the strict separation position. Americans United for Separation of Church and State The…
Church State Debate: Religion (Re)Defined
March 23, 2017 This is the fourth in a series of posts on religious freedom and the separation of church and state debate. The first gave a history of religious freedom and explained the debate. The second focused on the two opposing positions taken. A third described the ideology behind those who promote a strict separation…
Church State Debate: Pro and Con Positions
March 23, 2017 This blog is a continuation of Church State Debate: Brief History. Please refer to that blog to understand how the founders interpreted this discussion. In this blog, we will look at the two different positions taken for and against a strict separation of church and state. Two Views Proponents of a traditional interpretation of…
Church State Debate: Societal Consequences
Post 5 of 5 March 26, 2017 This is the fifth and final post in a series on religious freedom and the separation of church and state debate. The first gave a history of religious freedom and explained the debate. The second focused on the two opposing positions taken. A third described the ideology behind…
Preventive care, not health care: Creating incentive to take back our health
April 15, 2017 Ok, I’m dreaming here, but let me have my moment please. I realize the ideas in this post are simplistic and have probably already either been considered or discounted. Still, perhaps there is just one idea that could spark discussion. Everyone knows we have a problem with healthcare costs and the foods we…
Why Christians should care about global warming. The answer may surprise you.
May 8, 2017 Scientists give conflicting information about global change so can we be blamed if we aren’t convinced it’s a real threat? Even if the earth is warming up, what can we do about it anyway? I understand the Bible is not a scientifically sound source to go to for information and as an intelligent society we…
Water: A creative look at a commodity in crisis
May 14, 2017 I’m sitting on my screened-in porch, watching a storm move in from the west, with its dark and foreboding clouds blanketing the far hills. The grasses, brown from drought, bend in the breeze as the clouds begin to layer in deeper shades until the yard is draped in a deep dusk. Heavy clouds…
Five Ways to Reinvent Valentine’s Day
(Originally published on TheScoop2017, February 2017) This is a continuation of Valentine’s Day chocolates do not help beat the sugar addiction. If we want to be helpful to those who are trying to kick the sugar habit, let’s forgo the chocolates and reinvent Valentine’s Day. Reading about Saint Valentine serves as a launching pad to fresh ideas to…
Religious Freedom: Brief history of church state debate
(Post 1 of 5) While the discussion of religious freedom may be water under the bridge, this and the following four posts give an overview of how our country came to allow only one narrow ideology to be taught to public school students. Violation of Church and State or Violation of Free Speech? In Badger Catholic,…