Separation of Church and State
Ethics and Religion Talk: Is it Good to be the Official Religion of a Country?, part 2
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 02-20-2023 under OPINION
Some panelists can point to countries where their religion is the “official” one. There, the line between Church and State is a bit more blurred than here in the US. I’m curious if each of you enjoys living in a pluralistic nation...
Ethics and Religion Talk: Is it Good to be the Official Religion of a Country?, part 1
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 02-13-2023 under OPINION
Some panelists can point to countries where their religion is the “official” one. There, the line between Church and State is a bit more blurred than here in the US. I’m curious if each of you enjoys living in a pluralistic nation...
Ethics and Religion Talk: Does Your Tradition Support the Separation Between Church and State? part 2
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 08-31-2020 under OPINION
This is the second set of responses to a question we began answering last month. Rev. Ray Lanning, a retired minister of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, responds: “Scottish Presbyterianism has long​ promoted the ideal of...
Ethics and Religion Talk: Does Your Tradition Support the Separation Between Church and State? part 1
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 08-03-2020 under OPINION
Taylor’s question elicited responses from nearly every member of the Ethics and Religion Talk panel. We’ll open our ninth year of the column this week with half of the panel’s responses. Watch for the other half at the beginning of...