“Why did Luther want to protect the state from being ruled by the church? A major reason was that exercising political power distorts the message of the church. Governing society must be done by applying power and forcing people to comply with the law. When a church takes on this function, it becomes fixated on the Law and neglects the Gospel” - Gene Veith
“Why Postliberalism Failed, by James M. Patterson and Thomas D. Howes, enters that debate with an ambitious claim. Contemporary postliberalism, they argue, is neither novel nor untested. It is best understood as the latest expression of an older political tradition whose historical record is considerably less attractive than many of its advocates acknowledge.” - Acton
“Some Christian nationalists are calling for a ‘confessional state, ‘establishing Christianity as the national religion that steers the government…. Notice that all state churches are now theologically liberal in the extreme and that all of the ‘confessional states’ of Europe are now secularist to the extreme.” - Veith
“On Jan. 18, a group of anti-ICE protesters disrupted a worship service at Cities Church, a church plant in St. Paul …Videos of the incident show protesters chanting and screaming in the faces of church members as congregants attempted to worship.” - C.Leaders
“This annual church legal checklist is designed to help church leaders identify governance weaknesses, compliance gaps, and emerging legal risks before they escalate.” - C.Leaders
“Trump said millions of Christians worldwide would be reminded this Easter that because of what Jesus did on the cross, ‘all of us can live every day with hope in God’s promise, knowing that in the end, evil and wickedness will not prevail.’” - CPost
“Though some critiqued the office as inappropriate mixing of church and state, Bush argued in his memoir that ‘government need not fear religion’ even as it ‘should never impose religion.’ The Republican president aimed to create a nonpartisan initiative, choosing Democrats as the first two leaders appointed to direct the office” - MinistryWatch
“The phrase ‘separation of church and state’ dates back to a letter from Thomas Jefferson to a Baptist congregation.” - RNS
“During an address at the National Religious Broadcasters convention, the defense secretary told attendees that President Donald Trump is fighting for their faith and returning America to its Christian foundations.” - RNS
“Protestantism began as a conscientious resistance movement. We resisted man’s command, but only because we were conscience-bound to obey God’s. But how can we know when to resist man’s commands?” - 9 Marks
