Show notes:
In the first segment, our panelists discuss the Fifth Circuit’s ruling allowing Texas to enforce a law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms. The conversation examines the Establishment Clause, arguments that the displays reflect historical and moral traditions, and the growing national debate over religion’s place in public education.
In the second segment of the show, we explore the court case Hussey v. City of Cambridge. Panelists examine a police officer’s challenge to disciplinary action over a private social media post about a federal police-reform bill. The case raises questions about public employees’ free speech rights, political expression, and the limits of government discipline for off-duty speech.
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About the Show: Faith & Politics is a show dedicated to discussing issues surrounding the intersection of Church, State and politics and the examination of whether you are allowing your faith to shape your politics or your politics starting to shape your faith. What do you do when God and government come face to face?
Panelists: Dr. Timothy Golden, Professor Philosophy Whitman College; Todd McFarland General Counsel for the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church; Dr. Andrew Polk, Professor of History at Middle Tennessee State University; and Andre Wang, General Counsel of the North Pacific Union Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
About Us: North American Division Public Affairs & Religious Liberty (PARL) is a ministry dedicated to proclaiming and defending the God-given gift of religious freedom which is integral to our identity as Seventh-day Adventist Christians. Learn more about PARL at www.religiousliberty.info.
Panelists
Dr. Timothy Golden
Todd McFarland
Dr. Andrew Polk
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