Effects of the “Wall”
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United StatesAfter the Everson decision in 1947, legal challenges concerning the First Amendment’s religion clauses increased dramatically. There is a reason for this. What were these new issues and how did the Supreme Court deal with them? What’s the Lemon Test, and has it helped or hindered the Court in dealing with “The Wall?”
Pastors Navigating “The Wall;” impact of the “Johnson Amendment.”
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United StatesThe 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?
Renewing the Mind for Teaching and Learning Online Course
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"
You are invited to a special Stonesetters Presentation and Tour
The Hall-Slater Christian History Library and Teaching Center 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, Virginia, United StatesPlease join us for this special presentation and tour January 16, 2023. If we forget God, we will lose our liberty. When the Israelites crossed over the Jordan into the Promised Land, Joshua commanded them to set up memorial stones as reminders of God’s mighty deeds on their behalf. (Joshua 4: 5-7) Today, our nation … Continue reading "You are invited to a special Stonesetters Presentation and Tour"
Check Your Faith at the Door?
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United StatesAt 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?"
Education is inherently religious, are Public Schools violating the “Wall?”
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United StatesThis 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?”"
Renewing the Mind for Teaching and Learning Online Course
This Renewing the Mind course is online every Thursday from March 30 – June 1, 2023 from 6:00 – 7:30 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"
Don’t Talk About Politics and Religion!
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United StatesThe “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?
The War Against Christianity; Freedom of Religion or Freedom from Religion?
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United StatesOur 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?"
Stay in Your Lane! It’s a Matter of Jurisdiction
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United StatesJurisdiction 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.