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Tag Archives: Religion
JACK IS BACK – In Court, That Is
by Diane Rufino, January 29, 2023 Why do so many liberals hate religion? Why are Christian and other religious individuals so often discriminated against? Why are churches and religious organizations so frequently targeted, discriminated against, and silenced? Why are there … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st amendment, ADF, Alliance Defending Freedom, cake artist, Colorado cake artist, Diane Rufino, discrimination, first amendment, harassment, Jack Phillips, legal harassment, Masterpiece Cakeshop, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Religion, religious liberty, transgender activist attorney, transgender attorney, transgender lawyer
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RELIGIOUS LIBERTY: Why Such Hostility to This Fundamental Freedom?
by Diane Rufino, October 7, 2022 “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen – not only because I see it, but because by it, I see everything else.” — C.S. Lewis It is absolutely clear … Continue reading
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Tagged Abington v. Schempp, church v. state, Constitution, Diane Rufino, education, Engel v. Vitale, establishment clause, Everson, first amendment, free exercise clause, hostility to religion, Jack Phillips, Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, letter to danbury Baptists, Masterpiece Cakeshop, public schools, Religion, religious freedom, religious liberty, Supreme Court, Thomas Jefferson, wall of separation
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America, The Land That I Love
by Diane Rufino, July 11, 2022 I’m a long-time activist. I started a Tea Party group in 2009 in my area of North Carolina and have been running it ever since. I believe in the Tea Party movement because it … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill of Rights, Constitution, Constitutional Convention, Declaration of Independence, Diane Rufino, founding documents, Founding Fathers, founding principles, freedom, George Washington, individual liberty, individual sovereighty, John Adams, Liberty, Morality, Philadelphia convention, Religion, Ronald Reagan, self-government, Thomas Jefferson, We the People
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A Fundamental Question and Some Fundamental, Yet Contested, Truths
by Diane Rufino, June 6, 2022 I’ve been asking this fundamental question for many years now: Is too much individual freedom ultimately destructive of the greater prize – liberty? Our Founding Fathers expressed their vision for an independent united … Continue reading
Why So Many Empty Churches?
[ This pic is of St. Barnabus Church, in Snow Hill, N.C. ] The following exceptional article was written by my friend, Reverend Mark Creech, head of the Christian Action League (based in Raleigh, NC). He posted it on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, Christian Action League, churches, empty churches, Mark Creech, Religion, Reverend Mark Creech
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Time to Put Christ Back in Christmas
By Diane Rufino, December 24, 2016 In the 1984 case Lynch v. Donnelly, the Supreme Court was asked to consider if the First Amendment prohibited the municipality of Pawtucket, Rhode Island from including a Nativity scene, in its annual Christmas … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, Christmas, Diane Rufino, Jesus, Luke, Lynch v. Donnelly, Matthew, nativity scene, Religion, religious or commercial
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How a Republic Dies
by Diane Rufino, December 30, 2013 One of my all-time favorite HBO series is ROME, starring Kevin McKidd and Ray Stevenson. Borrowing on a theme similar to Forrest Gump, the series follows the journey of two … Continue reading
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Tagged Augustus Caesar, bread and circuses, Cato, Cicero, civic decay, civic duty, decline of Rome, decline of the Roman empire, Diane Rufino, Founding Fathers, HBO series Rome, Julius Caesar, Juvenal, Lucius Vorenus, Marc Antony, moral decay, Morality, Octavian, plebs, proscription, Religion, republic, roman empire, Roman republic, Rome, Titus Pullo
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Two Ways of Educating
by Diane Rufino, December 24, 2013 At some schools, usually independent (not accepting federal dollars) and religious, students read old books, including Plato’s Republic. In the Republic, they read the story of Gyges’ ring that makes the … Continue reading
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Tagged Articles of Confederation, Bible, Bill of Rights, Common Core, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Diane Rufino, ethics, Glaucon, Gyges, Gyges' ring, Hillsdale College, James Madison, Jesus, Morality, NC constitution of 1971, NC state constitution, North Carolina, Northwest Ordinance, Plato, Plato's Republic, public education, public school, Religion, Socrates, teachings of Jesus, The Republic, Thomas Jefferson
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Self-Governing Individuals Are Necessary for a Self-Governing Society
by Diane Rufino Self-governing individuals are necessary to have a self-governing society. That is, only a moral and disciplined people are capable of being governed by a limited government. Those who are not need … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Franklin, Bible, Bill of Rights, character, Christian, Christian heritage, Cicero, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Eisenhower, ethics, George Washington, God, James Madison, John F. Kennedy, Massachusetts Bay, Matrix of Liberty, Mayflower, McArthur, Morality, Nathan Hale, Natural Law, Philadelphia, Pilgrims, Plymouth, Puritans, Religion, Ronald Reagan, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, WInthrop
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