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“Today's secular libertarians, who want to remove biblical religion from public life, have trouble making sense of the civil rights movement because it was so clearly a religiously inspired movement that entered the public arena and made a major difference in American life.”

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Bruce L. Shelley

Bruce L. Shelley is a renowned American historian and author. Born in 1927, he is known for his extensive research on the history of Christianity. Shelley's works cover a wide range of historical periods from ancient to modern times, with a particular focus on the development and impact of Christianity. His books are highly regarded both by academic scholars and the general public. more

“Thanks in large measure to the ACLU, the belief that there is a wall of separation between faith and state, not just church and state, is endemic. The exercise of religious faith in the public square is not prohibited; only the federal imposition of a particular faith. Hardly anyone any longer knows the difference.”

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Author:F. LaGard Smith

“The ACLU's various policies regarding religious freedom in public schools are a revealing collection of anti-religious bias.”

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Author:F. LaGard Smith

“In our generation there is no agreed-upon framework. All issues are up for grabs. Morality no longer has any broad-based theology upon which to rest its case. We are no longer a 'Christian nation,' not even a 'Judeo-Christian culture.'”

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Author:F. LaGard Smith

“The prevailing notion is that the state should be neutral as to religion, and furthermore, that the best way to be neutral about it is to avoid all mention of it. By this sort of logic, nudism is the best compromise among different styles of dress. The secularist version of 'pluralism' amounts to theological nudism.”

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Author:Joseph Sobran

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