Declaration/Constitution

The National Day of Prayer and the doctrine of “tolerable acknowledgment” (Part 3)

By John Biver

Most governmental acknowledgements of religion are in the form of symbols, like the representation of Moses in the Supreme Court Chamber, or the motto, “In God We Trust,” authorized to be printed on all the currency of the United States. To suggest that this symbol means that the U.S. Treasury Department promotes trust in God is to suggest something that is far-fetched.

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Get over your Moralityphobia

By John Biver

Knowing history as I do – I’m betting that we’re as capable of coming up with a working moral code on our own as we are of instituting the laws of chemistry or physics or gravity.

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