Show notes:
In the first segment, our panelists discuss America’s founding-era approach to faith and government, from early congressional chaplains and presidential thanksgiving proclamations to Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. The conversation explores how the founders balanced public acknowledgment of religion with protections against government control or establishment of faith.
In the second segment of the show, we explore the court case National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Treto. The discussion focuses on an Illinois law requiring pro-life healthcare providers to discuss abortion benefits and make referrals. Panelists examine compelled speech, conscience rights, and the balance between state mandates and religious liberty.
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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. Andrew Polk Associate 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; Dr. Amilcar Gröschel, Jr. Professor of Philosophy, Ethics, Systematic Theology; Vialo Weis, Indiana Conference PARL Department of the Seventh-day Adventist Church; Dr. Wilmer Leon, nationally syndicated columnist and a regular contributor to national and international television news programs and newspapers
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
Amilcar Gröschel, Jr.
Dr. Wilmer Leon
Dr. Andrew R. Polk
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