Special Edition: Last Friday, I said I thought the use by evangelicals of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Free Exercise Clause emphasis on “religious acts” to mean protection for certain for civil conduct “diminishes the glory of Christ respecting what Christ accomplished on the Cross.” The following quotations from one of the leading Puritans on the dominion of sin and Christian liberty will be helpful preparation for this Friday's explanation of what I previously said.

Special Edition: Last Friday, I said I thought the use by evangelicals of the U.S. Supreme Court&rsquo;s Free Exercise Clause emphasis on &ldquo;religious acts&rdquo; to mean protection for certain for civil conduct &ldquo;diminishes the glory of Christ respecting what Christ accomplished on the Cross.&rdquo; The following quotations from one of the leading Puritans on the dominion of sin and Christian liberty will be helpful preparation for this Friday's explanation of what I previously said.

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

A leading 17th century Puritan explains why the Colonies/first states did not include civil conduct as part of the Free Exercise Clause