Show notes:
In the first segment, our panelists discuss the controversy in Ventura, California, where Mayor Joe Schroeder ordered Christian mom Tarin Swain to stop praying during her allotted time at a city council meeting. While other speakers were allowed to express themselves freely—even through performance art—Tarin was silenced when she chose to pray aloud. First Liberty argues this is a clear violation of her First Amendment rights and is demanding the city issue an apology and change its policy.
In the second segment of the show, we explore the court case Potter v. District of Columbia, involving firefighters and paramedics who were ordered to shave their religious beards despite a prior injunction protecting their rights. The city’s renewed enforcement of its grooming policy led to reassignment and pay cuts for those who refused to comply. The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled the lower court erred in dismissing contempt charges, reaffirming protections for religious liberty in the workplace.
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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: Rushern Baker, President and CEO of the Baker Strategy Group and UMD Professor Public Policy; Wilmer Leon, nationally syndicated columnist and a regular contributor to national and international television news programs and newspapers; Joy Mosely, Associate Vice President of Government & Strategic Relations Council for Christian Colleges & Universities; and 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.
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
Rushern L. Baker III
Wilmer Leon
Joy Mosely
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