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Freedom of Thought

Reasons for despair — and hope — for traditional religious views’ place on campus

By Filings on Fri, 12/30/22
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“The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, group that protects free speech on campus, recently tweeted out that ‘Christmas came early’ for MIT when their faculty approved a statement in favor of robust expression and academic freedom.” - RNS

“The Powers of Church and Civil Government Must Not Be Mixed”

By Filings on Thu, 09/09/21
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“But authority holds only in its own jurisdiction. The government holds sway over externals, the Word of god over internals. ‘The civil magistrate protects not minds but bodies and goods from manifest harm. The Gospel protects minds from ungodly ideas, the devil, and external death.’” - Veith

The Futility of Coercing or Punishing Belief

By Filings on Thu, 09/10/20
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“…trying to use force to compel belief is both impossible (external pressure cannot change inner conviction, though it might bring external conformity that the person doesn’t really believe) and counter-productive (pressure and punishment turns people against the approved ideas).” - Veith

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