The Liberty Blog

The Roman Catholic Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith recently released a statement in the form of responses to five questions regarding how Vatican II developed the theology of the church. Protestant and ecumenical leaders have publicly lamented the Vatican's reaffirmation that the Roman Catholic Church constitutes the only true church, that the Orthodox churches, while being considered "churches" are inherently defective, and that the "Communities" arising from the Reformation are not churches at more... (4 Comments)

Should Christians ever file lawsuits? Should we defend religious freedom in the courts? Yesterday, I celebrated the end of a ten year conflict with Solano County, California over its refusal to permit the Vacaville Seventh-day Adventist Church to operate a radio broadcast ministry on church property. I believe this struggle is an example of biblical peacemaking, rather than peace breaking or faking, and I hope we can all gain some insights into how to approach more... (2 Comments)

The news that Vice-President Cheney refused to comply with government guidelines on the handling of secret and classified information—at one point attempting to abolish the monitoring agency itself—raises the question of how issues of state secrecy relate to liberty.     For many people, the war on terror has little if nothing to do with religious freedom.  Most Americans view with apparent disinterest questions of the status and fate of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay; the facts behind more... (20 Comments)