Separation of Church and State

How High the Wall between Church and State? 

The First Amendment’s Establishment Clause does not mandate a “wall” between church and state, as some progressives believe

Stop Making History A Weapon 

We must learn not to be contented with nuggets of simplified history that reinforce our existing views

History as Memory: A Southern Baptist Case Study

Distortions of the past can be as insidious as forgetting the past. Without true memory—a true historical consciousness—we will, indeed, perish.

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