What is the relationship between the protestant understanding of the doctrine of original sin and the purpose of First Amendment’s Free Exercise of Religion Clause? The U.S. Supreme Court's failure to consider that doctrine has made its interpretation of that clause wrong. But I believe its interpretation and evangelical reliance on it for protecting civil conduct demeans the gospel. It was for good reason that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story warned "the future experience of Christendom" would be determined by the duties assigned to our nation's churches by the Free Exercise Clause.

What is the relationship between the protestant understanding of the doctrine of original sin and the purpose of First Amendment&rsquo;s Free Exercise of Religion Clause? The U.S. Supreme Court's failure to consider that doctrine has made its interpretation of that clause wrong. But I believe its interpretation and evangelical reliance on it for protecting civil conduct demeans the gospel. It was for good reason that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story warned "the future experience of Christendom" would be determined by the duties assigned to our nation's churches by the Free Exercise Clause.

God, Law, and Liberty is a podcast featuring David Fowler, a licensed attorney, who served 12 years in the Tennessee Senate and, until retiring at the end of 2024, served as president of the Family Action Council of Tennessee. David is the author of The Politics of Loving God-Courageous Truths for Contentious Times and Recovering the Constitution-Using the Ninth Amendment to Restore Civil Liberty, along with other titles and monographs.

God, Law, and Liberty is a podcast featuring David Fowler, a licensed attorney, who served 12 years in the Tennessee Senate and, until retiring at the end of 2024, served as president of the Family Action Council of Tennessee. David is the author of The Politics of Loving God-Courageous Truths for Contentious Times and Recovering the Constitution-Using the Ninth Amendment to Restore Civil Liberty, along with other titles and monographs.

God, Law & Liberty Podcast

God, Law, and Liberty is a podcast featuring David Fowler, an attorney who served in the Tennessee state Senate from 1994 to 2006 and thereafter lobbied the legislature on matters affecting God's design for marriage and the family, life, and rights of religious conscience. He retired at the end of 2024.  David seeks to educate listeners on law and current issues with a view toward recovering a Christ-centered understanding of law and an interpretation of the U.S. Constitution as it was understood by our founding fathers.

God, Law, and Liberty is a podcast featuring David Fowler, an attorney who served in the Tennessee state Senate from 1994 to 2006 and thereafter lobbied the legislature on matters affecting God's design for marriage and the family, life, and rights of religious conscience. He retired at the end of 2024.&nbsp; David seeks to educate listeners on law and current issues with a view toward recovering a Christ-centered understanding of law and an interpretation of the U.S. Constitution as it was understood by our founding fathers.

God, Law & Liberty

SCOTUS's interpretation of the Free Exercise of Religion is missing the importance of the doctrine of original sin among the American colonies