The Johnson Amendment, enacted in 1954 and named for then-Senator Lyndon B. Johnson who proposed it, unconstitutional as it may be, is nevertheless mis-understood by many pastors today, leading to self-imposed, unnecessary restrictions on what can be said and done by churches and pastors  What is the truth?

This Renewing the Mind course is online every Thursday from January 12 – March 16, 2023 from 3:00 - 4:30 EST. Renewing the Mind for Teaching and Learning is a study in the Principle Approach, a new way of thinking that views all life and learning through a Biblical lens. A Biblical philosophy of education begets a … Continue reading "Renewing the Mind for Teaching and Learning Online Course"

At Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination hearing for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, Senator Diane Feinstein remarked: “The dogma lives loudly in you,” referring to Barrett’s Catholic faith. When Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joins the court this summer, there will be six Catholics, two Protestants, and one Jew on the court. Should a … Continue reading "Check Your Faith at the Door?"

This teaching examines the issue of “neutrality” in education. Many believe that subjects taught in public schools: ex: math, history, science, and English, are “neutral,” having nothing to do with religion, theology or a person’s worldview. If this is true, some say, let parents and preachers instruct in religion, and the government schools teach just … Continue reading "Education is inherently religious, are Public Schools violating the “Wall?”"

The “Wall” of separation has stifled dissent in the public square. Americans are afraid of losing friends, offending their media “followers,” or even severing ties with relatives. Yet conversations about religion, politics and their intersection is precisely what we need more of, whatever the consequences. How can we best have such conversations?

Our Founding Fathers wisely gave us the First Amendment, guaranteeing among other things, the freedom to worship as we choose. What exactly does this freedom in entail? There are those who believe that we should have a secular society, with no influence of religion in the areas of government, economics, education, health care, arts and … Continue reading "The War Against Christianity; Freedom of Religion or Freedom from Religion?"

Jurisdiction is defined as the lawful use of lawful authority. Our Constitution set forth the structure for limited government with most authority being retained by individuals, families, churches and voluntary associations. Civil government has not stayed in its lane; instead it threatens to manage, regulate and control literally every area and function of our lives.