Jefferson was not in the country when they wrote the Constitution. He was not there when the founders wrote up the First Amendment, with its guarantee of religious freedom. But by taking him out of context 150 years or so after he wrote a private letter, the Supreme Court began …
A misreading of Jefferson foisted separation of church and state (really, the separation of God and state) on America. The founding fathers, including Jefferson, would have vehemently disagreed with what has been happening as a result. About 75 years after the Revolutionary War, some critics challenged the concept that America …
On the Radio with Dr. Brown, Talking about Jefferson Posted by Jerry Newcombe on Mar – 11 – 2016 Dr. Michael Brown of www.askdrbrown.org interviewed Dr. Mark Beliles and me about our book on Thomas Jefferson, Doubting Thomas? The Religious Life and Legacy of Thomas Jefferson (Morgan James, 2015). For those who …
Misreading Jefferson leads to societal chaos. Secular humanists for decades now have changed the First Amendment, which guarantees religious freedom, into one what one law professor has called “a search and destroy mission” for any sneaky vestiges of religion in the public square. The battle over church and state seems …