Show notes:
In the first segment, our panelists discuss Alabama’s renewed push to expand religious liberty in public education through Senate Bill 278, which would allow students to participate in off-campus, Bible-based instruction during school hours. Supporters, including Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth, argue the measure strengthens family choice and character education. Critics question its implications for church-state separation. The discussion explores how faith, education, and constitutional rights intersect in Alabama’s evolving approach to student religious opportunities.
In the second segment of the show, we explore the court case Gabriel Olivier v. City of Brandon, where a Mississippi evangelist challenges a city ordinance restricting religious speech in public parks. After being arrested for sharing his faith outside designated “protest zones,” Olivier’s case raises key First Amendment concerns. Now heading to the U.S. Supreme Court, the case questions whether cities can confine peaceful religious expression to remote areas, effectively silencing public evangelism.
About the Show: Faith and 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: Stephen Allred, Director of Government Relations for the Church State Council; Galen Carey, Director of Government Affairs for the National Association of Evangelicals; Andrew Polk Professor of History at Middle Tennessee State University and the author of the critically acclaimed book, Faith In Freedom: Propaganda, Presidential Politics, and the Making of an American Religion; Melissa Reid, Director of Government Affairs for the North American Division 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
Stephen N. Allred
Galen Carey
Dr. Andrew R. Polk
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