THE HISTORY OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

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Guest Michael Farris is a constitutional lawyer, as well as founder of the Home School Legal Defense Association and Patrick Henry College. He is the author of 'The History of Religious Liberty: From Tyndale to Madison'.

Michael believes that if we don't fight to preserve liberty, we will lose it and if we don't understand liberty we won't know and recognize the incursions against it nor will we know exactly how to proceed.

Michael also agreed that a proper understanding of Scripture is critical in order to have a proper understanding of religious liberty. He went on to note that the idea that we are the people of repression comes from those who are ignorant of Scripture and the nuances between the various factions of the church that professes to follow Christ. So those who believe that the church institution was the standard of truth and that it could command every person to that standard; that group consistently opposed religious liberty. On the other hand, those who believed that the Word of God was delivered to every person consistently stood for religious liberty.

Here's what you'll learn on this broadcast.

• William Tyndale was an Oxford scholar who became an activist and a martyr.
Why did Thomas More oppose him?

• Why was it forbidden for the Bible to be translated into English?

• What does a wedding from the early 1500's have to do with religious liberty?

• Who is considered the first English martyr of the Reformation?

• Did Protestants engage in persecution?

• Who was King James and what did he contribute to religious liberty?

• Did people come to the New World for religious liberty or religious sanctuary?

• How does the life of James Madison fit into the idea of religious liberty?

• What's the difference between freedom of worship and the free exercise of religion?

• Which state had the most influence in the fight for religious liberty?

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THE HISTORY OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

CHRISTIAN INFORMATION RADIO

WITH HOST JIM SCHNEIDER

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On Today’s Broadcast: Guest Michael Farris is a constitutional lawyer, as well as founder of the Home School Legal Defense Association and Patrick Henry College. He is the author of 'The History of Religious Liberty: From Tyndale to Madison.'

Michael believes that if we don't fight to preserve liberty, we will lose it and if we don't understand liberty we won't know and recognize the incursions against it nor will we know exactly how to proceed.

Michael also agreed that a proper understanding of Scripture is critical in order to have a proper understanding of religious liberty. He went on to note that the idea that we are the people of repression comes from those who are ignorant of Scripture and the nuances between the various factions of the church that professes to follow Christ. So those who believe that the church institution was the standard of truth and that it could command every person to that standard; that group consistently opposed religious liberty. On the other hand, those who believed that the Word of God was delivered to every person consistently stood for religious liberty.

Here's what you'll learn on this broadcast.

• William Tyndale was an Oxford scholar who became an activist and a martyr.
Why did Thomas More oppose him?
• Why was it forbidden for the Bible to be translated into English?
• What does a wedding from the early 1500's have to do with religious liberty?
• Who is considered the first English martyr of the Reformation?
• Did Protestants engage in persecution?
• Who was King James and what did he contribute to religious liberty?
• Did people come to the New World for religious liberty or religious sanctuary?
• How does the life of James Madison fit into the idea of religious liberty?
• What's the difference between freedom of worship and the free exercise of
religion?
• Which state had the most influence in the fight for religious liberty?

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The Crosstalk Radio Talk Show is heard each weekday on over 90 radio outlets across America and worldwide on the Internet. Crosstalk covers the issues that affect our world, our nation, our families and the Christian church from a perspective centered in the Word of God. Whether we discuss the economy, the political scene, the continuing moral collapse of our nation, legislation that affects the family, or the state of evangelicalism, our authority is found in the unchanging standard of the Holy Scriptures. Veteran co-hosts Dr. Vic Eliason and Jim Schneider have worked as a team for over 20 years to bring solid information to the body of Christ.

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LOUISANA RELIGIOUS LIBERTY BILL GOES DOWN IN DEFEAT AS REPUBLICANS SIDE WITH LGBT ACTIVISTS

Todd’s American Dispatch

Jesus Proclaims Prophecy For The Last Days

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“Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank,
they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day
that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven,
and destroyed them all.”

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Luke 17:28-29

Todd Starnes, Fox News & Commentary —

UPDATE: Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal issued an Executive Order late Tuesday to protect religious liberty and prevent the state from discriminating against those with deeply held religious beliefs.

“In Louisiana, the state should not be able to take adverse action against a person for their belief in traditional marriage,” Jindal said. “That’s why I’m issuing an Executive Order to prevent the state from discriminating against people, charities and family-owned businesses with deeply held religious beliefs that marriage is between one man and one woman.

Earlier story:

Louisiana Republican lawmakers sided with Democrats, big business and LGBT activists to kill a bill that would have protected individuals and religious institutions opposed to same-sex marriage.

In doing so, lawmakers defied the objections of an overwhelmingly majority of voters and handed Gov. Bobby Jindal a significant defeat for his legislative agenda.

A house legal committee voted 10-2 on Tuesday to shelve the Louisiana Marriage and Conscience Act – a measure that critics said could sanction discrimination against same-sex couples.

However, the proposed law clearly stated its sole purpose was to prevent the government from discriminating against a person or a non-profit because of their support for traditional marriage.

“These ten legislators voted today against freedom and against two-thirds of Louisianans who support the Marriage and Conscience Act,” said Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council and a supporter of the bill. “This is a failure of leadership and goes to the heart of what’s wrong with American politics today.”

Perkins was referring to a WPA poll commissioned by the Louisiana Family Forum and FRC that indicated 67 percent of likely voters supported the bill. Even more shocking – 63 percent of Democrats supported the bill.

“These elected leaders effectively endorsed government discrimination against individuals and nonprofits simply for believing in marriage between a man and a woman,” Perkins said. “No person or nonprofit should lose tax exempt status, face disqualification, lose a professional license or be punished by the government simply for believing what President Obama believed just three years ago – that marriage is the union of a man and a woman.”

Among those strong-arming the bill was IBM – which is building a technology jobs center in Baton Rouge. An IBM executive penned a letter to The Times-Picayune warning that “IBM will find it much harder to attract talent to Louisiana if this bill is passed and enacted into law.”

Gov. Jindal scoffed at such threats in an April 23 op-ed published by The New York Times.

“I have a clear message for any corporation that contemplates bullying our state: save your breath,” he wrote.

He said he would not be deterred by corporations that were pressured by radical liberals.

“As a nation we would not compel a priest, minister or rabbi to violate his conscience and perform a same-sex wedding ceremony,” Jindal wrote. “But a great many Americans who are not members of the clergy feel just as called to live their faith through their businesses. That’s why we should ensure that musicians, caterers, photographers and others should be immune from government coercion on deeply held religious convictions.”

Equality Louisiana accused Johnson of trying to bring discrimination to the state through the back door. They partnered with Louisiana Progress Action and other groups to oppose the bill.

“I remain convinced that the bill is bad for Louisiana – bad for our state’s economy and bad for our state’s people,” Equality Louisiana’s Matthew Patterson said in a statement.

State Rep. Mike Johnson authored the bill. The Republican, from Bossier City, took a beating not only from the Left – but also from fellow Republicans.

A Republican city councilman in Baton Rouge called him a “despicable bigot of the highest order.”

“It’s shameful,” Johnson told me. “He never met me before he said that. He never read the legislation. People will say what they say – I can’t control that.”

However, it appears that Republican lawmakers bought into the lies and distortions propagated by activists and big business.

“This bill is a simple measure to protect religious freedom,” Johnson said. “A few well-funded activist groups have intentionally mischaracterized the bill – spreading fear and intimidation and misinformation.”

Johnson said he was not at all surprised by the survey that found even Louisiana Democrats supported his doomed measure.

“The people of Louisiana are at their heart very patriotic, very conservative – even in the Democrat party,” he said. “They understand that religious liberty ought to be protected.”

Johnson said he has seen the future of religious liberty in America – and it is grim.

He foresees a day when Christian churches could lose their tax-exempt status and Christian schools could lose their accreditation. He foresees a day when those who refuse to endorse same-sex marriage could be prohibited from practicing their profession.

That’s why he pushed the legislation.

“If society’s views on marriage are going to change – if the Supreme Court declares there is a right to same-sex marriage – we have to do all we can to ensure that religious liberty is not a casualty of that new and emerging idea,” he said.

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‘GAYS’ IN TIZZY AFTER VOTERS DEFEND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

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Cheryl Chumley, WND — Residents of Springfield, Missouri, the state’s third largest city, voted to repeal a six-month-old ordinance that gave housing and hiring protections to homosexuals, but ‘gay’ activists are hardly giving up.

The group PROMO, Promoting Equality for All Missourians – a statewide organization that presses for anti-discrimination laws for ‘gays,’ lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders via legislative action – reacted to the repeal with a promise to keep pressing for change.

“PROMO and the entire community of Springfield will continue to focus on the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act (MONA) which would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the Missouri Human Rights Statute, which currently prohibits discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations for other protected categories, including race, sex and national origin,” the group said on its website.

WND reported the Springfield vote came only days after Indiana rushed through a change in a state religious freedom law amid a backlash led by homosexual-rights groups. Arkansas reacted, meanwhile, by modifying a similar bill before it was adopted.

PROMO said the more than 160,000 LGBT adults who live in Missouri would benefit from a statewide law.

Meanwhile, posters at a Facebook page for The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of the Ozarks were more blunt in their reactions to the appeal.

One wrote: “Ok Springfield you brought this on yourself. Since the state of misery has deemed that I am a male and Springfield has determined that I am no longer supposed to use the girls bathroom, then I can only conclude what any reasonable person would. Since I am ‘male’ I am allowed to go shirtless. Hope you enjoy my gorgeous boobs during my top less walks thru your fine bigoted city. I encourage all of my TG/TS/Intersexed sisters to do the same. Sorry [expletive], I can now legally get an even tan from the waist up. You can’t have it both ways.”

And others on the same site reminded, “Remember, we are a strong and resilient community.”

The homosexual-rights group Human Rights Campaign weighed in, giving kudos to ordinance supporters for their hard work to fight the repeal.

“The fight goes on and the future is bright,” HRC’s national field director Marty Rouse said in a statement posted on the group’s website. “We’re committed to ensuring that equality will ultimately prevail in Springfield and throughout the state of Missouri.”

Who’s to blame for the demand for same-sex “marriage”? Paul Kengor’s “Takedown” argues that extreme-left radicals are attacking America’s families in their pursuit of “fundamental transformation.”

The vote earlier this week, as reported by WND, was painted by some media as a religious battle. Time magazine, for instance, opened a story with this sentence: “Like recent political battles in Indiana and Arkansas, the fight pitted Christians against the LGBT community.”

Others, however, see the controversy over Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act as more of a constitutional issue, ensuring that First Amendment rights are upheld for all.

Springfield’s vote was emotionally charged. The ordinance ended up being repealed with 51 percent of the vote.

City Council members had approved the non-discrimination rule in October with a 6-3 voice, making it illegal to discriminate against anyone in housing or employment based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

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CHERYL K. CHUMLEY is a staff writer for WND and author of "Police State USA: How Orwell’s Nightmare is Becoming our Reality." Formerly with the Washington Times, she is a journalism fellow with The Phillips Foundation in Washington, D.C., where she spent a year researching and writing about private property rights.

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