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EU court adviser says Diocese of Ghent may have to erase a man's baptism data: Churches must justify keeping records of people who leave, and a struck-through entry is no erasure, the C-12/25 opinion says. Will the Court of Justice follow? https://ppc.land/eu-court-adviser-says-diocese-of-ghent-may-have-to-erase-a-mans-baptism-data/ #EU #CourtOfJustice #DataPrivacy #BaptismRecords #ReligiousFreedom

EU court adviser says Diocese of Ghent may have to erase a man's baptism data: Churches must justify keeping records of people who leave, and a struck-through entry is no erasure, the C-12/25 opinion says. Will the Court of Justice follow? https://ppc.land/eu-court-adviser-says-diocese-of-ghent-may-have-to-erase-a-mans-baptism-data/ #EU #CourtOfJustice #DataPrivacy #BaptismRecords #ReligiousFreedom

EU court adviser says Diocese of Ghent may have to erase a man's baptism data: Churches must justify keeping records of people who leave, and a struck-through entry is no erasure, the C-12/25 opinion says. Will the Court of Justice follow? https://ppc.land/eu-court-adviser-says-diocese-of-ghent-may-have-to-erase-a-mans-baptism-data/ #EU #CourtOfJustice #DataPrivacy #BaptismRecords #ReligiousFreedom

Why Central Asian Governments Are Regulating Religious Life

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://timesca.com/religion-in-central-asia-secular-boundaries/

https://www.europesays.com/videos/104050/ ‘Imprisoned for leaving Islam’ Ex-Muslim speaks out after escape from Sharia nightmare #AJExMuslim #Analysis #apostasy #BreakingNews #ChristianConvert #christianity #ConnieShaw #ExMuslim #ExMuslimInterview #GBNews #GBNewsLive #GBN #islam #LeavingIslam #news #NewsUpdate #politics #ReligiousFreedom #Reports #uk #WorldNews

How Christian Radio Has Carried the Gospel Into North Korea for 70 Years https://www.byteseu.com/2415147/ #ChristianRadio #Conflicts #evangelism #FEBCKorea #GospelOutreach #KoreanReunification #NorthKorea #NorthernMission #PersecutedChristians #ReligiousFreedom #UndergroundChurch

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/7027/ How Christian Radio Has Carried the Gospel Into North Korea for 70 Years #AsiaPacific #ChristianRadio #evangelism #FEBCKorea #GospelOutreach #KoreanReunification #NorthKorea #NorthernMission #PersecutedChristians #ReligiousFreedom #UndergroundChurch

How Christian Radio Has Carried the Gospel Into North Korea for 70 Years

For decades, North Koreans reportedly hid beneath blankets with forbidden radios, quietly listening as sermons and hymns crossed…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #Christianradio #evangelism #FEBC-Korea #Gospeloutreach #KoreanReunification #northkorea #NorthernMission #Persecutedchristians #religiousfreedom #undergroundchurch
https://www.europesays.com/3283350/

How Christian Radio Has Carried the Gospel Into North Korea for 70 Years

For decades, North Koreans reportedly hid beneath blankets with forbidden radios, quietly listening as sermons and hymns crossed…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #NorthKorea #Christianradio #evangelism #FEBC-Korea #Gospeloutreach #koreanreunification #NorthernMission #persecutedChristians #religiousfreedom #undergroundchurch
https://www.europesays.com/korea/174227/

A quotation from Felix Frankfurter

The preservation of the community from divisive conflicts, of Government from irreconcilable pressures by religious groups, of religion from censorship and coercion, however subtly exercised, requires strict confinement of the State to instruction other than religious, leaving to the individual’s church and home indoctrination in the faith of his choice.

Felix Frankfurter (1882–1965) American jurist, teacher; US Supreme Court Justice (1939–62)
McCollum v. Board of Education 333 U.S. 217 (1948)
[concurring]

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A quotation from Felix Frankfurter

The preservation of the community from divisive conflicts, of Government from irreconcilable pressures by religious groups, of religion from censorship and coercion, however subtly exercised, requires strict confinement of the State to instruction other than religious, leaving to the individual’s church and home indoctrination in the faith of his choice.

Felix Frankfurter (1882–1965) American jurist, teacher; US Supreme Court Justice (1939–62)
McCollum v. Board of Education 333 U.S. 217 (1948)
[concurring]

More about this quote: wist.info/frankfurter-felix/85…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #felixfrankfurter #churchandstate #conflict #division #education #firstamendment #freedomofreligion #government #publiceducation #religion #religiousfreedom #SCOTUS #seculargovernment

A quotation from Felix Frankfurter

The preservation of the community from divisive conflicts, of Government from irreconcilable pressures by religious groups, of religion from censorship and coercion, however subtly exercised, requires strict confinement of the State to instruction other than religious, leaving to the individual’s church and home indoctrination in the faith of his choice.

Felix Frankfurter (1882–1965) American jurist, teacher; US Supreme Court Justice (1939–62)
McCollum v. Board of Education 333 U.S. 217 (1948)
[concurring]

More about this quote: wist.info/frankfurter-felix/85…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #felixfrankfurter #churchandstate #conflict #division #education #firstamendment #freedomofreligion #government #publiceducation #religion #religiousfreedom #SCOTUS #seculargovernment

A quotation from Ulysses Grant

Let us all labor to add all needful guarantees for the more perfect security of free thought, free speech, and free press, pure morals, unfettered religious sentiments, and of equal rights and privileges to all men, irrespective of nationality, color, or religion. Encourage free schools, and resolve that not one dollar of money shall be appropriated to the support of any sectarian school. Resolve that neither the state nor nation, or both combined, shall support institutions of learning other than those sufficient to afford every child growing up in the land the opportunity of a good common school education, unmixed with sectarian, Pagan, or Atheistical tenets. Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private schools, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the Church and the State forever Separate.

Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885) American military leader, US President (1869–77)
Speech (1875-09-25), Address to the Army of the Tennessee, Annual Reunion, Des Moines, Iowa

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#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ulyssesgrant #childrearing #childraising #churchandstate #education #freepress #freespeech #freethought #freedomofreligion #freedomofspeech #freedomofthepress #parochialschool #publiceducation #religiousfreedom #seculargovernment #secularism

A quotation from Ulysses Grant

Let us all labor to add all needful guarantees for the more perfect security of free thought, free speech, and free press, pure morals, unfettered religious sentiments, and of equal rights and privileges to all men, irrespective of nationality, color, or religion. Encourage free schools, and resolve that not one dollar of money shall be appropriated to the support of any sectarian school. Resolve that neither the state nor nation, or both combined, shall support institutions of learning other than those sufficient to afford every child growing up in the land the opportunity of a good common school education, unmixed with sectarian, Pagan, or Atheistical tenets. Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private schools, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the Church and the State forever Separate.

Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885) American military leader, US President (1869–77)
Speech (1875-09-25), Address to the Army of the Tennessee, Annual Reunion, Des Moines, Iowa

More about this quote: wist.info/grant-ulysses-s/1598…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ulyssesgrant #childrearing #childraising #churchandstate #education #freepress #freespeech #freethought #freedomofreligion #freedomofspeech #freedomofthepress #parochialschool #publiceducation #religiousfreedom #seculargovernment #secularism

A quotation from Ulysses Grant

Let us all labor to add all needful guarantees for the more perfect security of free thought, free speech, and free press, pure morals, unfettered religious sentiments, and of equal rights and privileges to all men, irrespective of nationality, color, or religion. Encourage free schools, and resolve that not one dollar of money shall be appropriated to the support of any sectarian school. Resolve that neither the state nor nation, or both combined, shall support institutions of learning other than those sufficient to afford every child growing up in the land the opportunity of a good common school education, unmixed with sectarian, Pagan, or Atheistical tenets. Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private schools, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the Church and the State forever Separate.

Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885) American military leader, US President (1869–77)
Speech (1875-09-25), Address to the Army of the Tennessee, Annual Reunion, Des Moines, Iowa

More about this quote: wist.info/grant-ulysses-s/1598…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ulyssesgrant #childrearing #childraising #churchandstate #education #freepress #freespeech #freethought #freedomofreligion #freedomofspeech #freedomofthepress #parochialschool #publiceducation #religiousfreedom #seculargovernment #secularism

https://www.europesays.com/africa/447732/ Religious freedom in Morocco is ‘substantively limited’, report warns #apostasy #Conversion #Islam #Morocco #muslim #persecution #ReligiousFreedom #ReligiousLiberty

https://www.europesays.com/conflicts/11394/ Airman Exposes Pentagon Pete’s Faith-Fueled Power Play #DefenseDepartment #MRFF #News #Pentagon #PentagonNews #PeteHegseth #ReligiousFreedom #ServiceMembers #TheUnitedStatesAirForce

https://www.europesays.com/people/245143/ Airman Exposes Pentagon Pete’s Faith-Fueled Power Play #DefenseDepartment #MRFF #PeteHegseth #ReligiousFreedom #ServiceMembers #TheUnitedStatesAirForce

https://www.europesays.com/africa/444327/ More Christians Killed in Previously Attacked Area in Nigeria #BarkinLadi #Christianity #Fulani #Islam #Nigeria #persecution #ReligiousFreedom

https://www.europesays.com/africa/444171/ More Christians killed in previously attacked area in Nigeria #BarkinLadi #Christianity #Fulani #Islam #Nigeria #persecution #PlateauState #ReligiousFreedom

More than 500 North Korean records collected over 20 years go on display

North Korean textbooks from the Rev. Lim Chang-ho’s donation to the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights. NKDB…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #hand-copiedBible #humanrightsmuseum #JangdaehyunSchool #Korean #LimChang-ho #NKDB #NorthKorea #NorthKoreanChristians #NorthKoreandefectors #NorthKoreanescapees #NorthKoreanhumanrights #religiousfreedom #religiouspersecution
https://www.europesays.com/korea/167163/

https://www.europesays.com/ch/136121/ Swiss government rejects four motions on Islam: how do Christians see it?, Evangelical Focus #ChurchNews #constitution #DigitalEvangelicalNews #EvangelicalNews #Evangelicals #HumanRights #IslamChristianNews #law #MichaelMutzner #minorities #mosques #parliament #ReligionNews #ReligiousFreedom #Swiss #Switzerland

A quotation from Felix Frankfurter

The nonsectarian or secular public school was the means of reconciling freedom in general with religious freedom. The sharp confinement of the public schools to secular education was a recognition of the need of a democratic society to educate its children, insofar as the State undertook to do so, in an atmosphere free from pressures in a realm in which pressures are most resisted and where conflicts are most easily and most bitterly engendered. Designed to serve as perhaps the most powerful agency for promoting cohesion among a heterogeneous democratic people, the public school must keep scrupulously free from entanglement in the strife of sects.

Felix Frankfurter (1882–1965) American jurist, teacher; US Supreme Court Justice (1939–62)
McCollum v. Board of Education 333 U.S. 216–217 (1948)
[concurring]

More about this quote: wist.info/frankfurter-felix/85…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #felixfrankfurter #education #firstamendment #freedom #freedomofreligion #nonsectarian #religiousfreedom #school #SCOTUS #sectarianism #secular #seculargovernment

A quotation from Felix Frankfurter

The nonsectarian or secular public school was the means of reconciling freedom in general with religious freedom. The sharp confinement of the public schools to secular education was a recognition of the need of a democratic society to educate its children, insofar as the State undertook to do so, in an atmosphere free from pressures in a realm in which pressures are most resisted and where conflicts are most easily and most bitterly engendered. Designed to serve as perhaps the most powerful agency for promoting cohesion among a heterogeneous democratic people, the public school must keep scrupulously free from entanglement in the strife of sects.

Felix Frankfurter (1882–1965) American jurist, teacher; US Supreme Court Justice (1939–62)
McCollum v. Board of Education 333 U.S. 216–217 (1948)
[concurring]

More about this quote: wist.info/frankfurter-felix/85…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #felixfrankfurter #education #firstamendment #freedom #freedomofreligion #nonsectarian #religiousfreedom #school #SCOTUS #sectarianism #secular #seculargovernment

A quotation from Felix Frankfurter

The nonsectarian or secular public school was the means of reconciling freedom in general with religious freedom. The sharp confinement of the public schools to secular education was a recognition of the need of a democratic society to educate its children, insofar as the State undertook to do so, in an atmosphere free from pressures in a realm in which pressures are most resisted and where conflicts are most easily and most bitterly engendered. Designed to serve as perhaps the most powerful agency for promoting cohesion among a heterogeneous democratic people, the public school must keep scrupulously free from entanglement in the strife of sects.

Felix Frankfurter (1882–1965) American jurist, teacher; US Supreme Court Justice (1939–62)
McCollum v. Board of Education 333 U.S. 216–217 (1948)
[concurring]

More about this quote: wist.info/frankfurter-felix/85…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #felixfrankfurter #education #firstamendment #freedom #freedomofreligion #nonsectarian #religiousfreedom #school #SCOTUS #sectarianism #secular #seculargovernment

https://www.europesays.com/dk/172614/ Finland’s Supreme Court backs police use of force to remove hijabs #AsylumSeekers #Finland #FinlandSupremeCourt #FinnishPolice #Hämeenlinna #helsinki #hijab #KKO #PoliceForce #RegistrationPhotographs #ReligiousFreedom

After decades of appeals, Spain’s retired evangelical pastors will have right to pension, Evangelical Focus

On Tuesd…
#Spain #ES #Europe #Europa #EU #churchnews #dictatorship #digitalevangelicalnews #Discrimination #evangelicalnews #FEREDE #FranciscoFranco #HistoryChristiannews #HumanRightsCouncil #Justice #Law #ministry #pastors #pension #recognition #religionnews #religiousfreedom #Retirement #Rights #SpanishEvangelicalAlliance #WorldEvangelicalAlliance
https://www.europesays.com/spain/90036/

@DamonCrowley Japan government conducted a survey 2 years after establishing the new guidelines.

"This survey marks a critical step towards addressing the delicate balance between respecting religious freedom and protecting children from harm." --News On Japan
https://newsonjapan.com/article/141849.php

#Childcare #ChildAbuse #ReligiousAbuse #ReligiousFreedom

@DamonCrowley Japan government conducted a survey 2 years after establishing the new guidelines.

"This survey marks a critical step towards addressing the delicate balance between respecting religious freedom and protecting children from harm." --News On Japan
https://newsonjapan.com/article/141849.php

#Childcare #ChildAbuse #ReligiousAbuse #ReligiousFreedom

@DamonCrowley Japan government conducted a survey 2 years after establishing the new guidelines.

"This survey marks a critical step towards addressing the delicate balance between respecting religious freedom and protecting children from harm." --News On Japan
https://newsonjapan.com/article/141849.php

#Childcare #ChildAbuse #ReligiousAbuse #ReligiousFreedom

@DamonCrowley Japan government conducted a survey 2 years after establishing the new guidelines.

"This survey marks a critical step towards addressing the delicate balance between respecting religious freedom and protecting children from harm." --News On Japan
https://newsonjapan.com/article/141849.php

#Childcare #ChildAbuse #ReligiousAbuse #ReligiousFreedom

A quotation from Twain

Any established church is an established crime, an established slave pen.

Mark Twain (1835–1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Novel (1889), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Part 3 “The Tale of the Lost Land,” ch. 16 “Morgan Le Fay”

More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/86146/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #twain #marktwain #connecticutyankee #church #churchandstate #establishment #freedomofreligion #religiousfreedom

A quotation from Twain

Any established church is an established crime, an established slave pen.

Mark Twain (1835–1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Novel (1889), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Part 3 “The Tale of the Lost Land,” ch. 16 “Morgan Le Fay”

More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/86146/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #twain #marktwain #connecticutyankee #church #churchandstate #establishment #freedomofreligion #religiousfreedom

A quotation from Twain

Any established church is an established crime, an established slave pen.

Mark Twain (1835–1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Novel (1889), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Part 3 “The Tale of the Lost Land,” ch. 16 “Morgan Le Fay”

More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/86146/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #twain #marktwain #connecticutyankee #church #churchandstate #establishment #freedomofreligion #religiousfreedom

https://www.europesays.com/africa/431281/ Police in Algeria Arrest 12 Christians During Worship #Algeria #AlgeriaChristianPersecution #ChristiansArrestedInAlgeria #ChurchRaid #HouseOfRefugeShelter #OpenDoorsWorldWatchList #ProtestantChurchOfAlgeria #ReligiousFreedom

https://www.europesays.com/africa/426066/ Police in Algeria Arrest 12 Christians during Worship #Algeria #Christianity #Islam #OranProvince #persecution #ReligiousFreedom

#Iran: ad agosto 2026 almeno 14 bahá’í sono stati arrestati e altri 14 condannati complessivamente a oltre 34 anni di carcere. Le forze di sicurezza hanno inoltre perquisito almeno 5 abitazioni con sequestri di beni personali. Kamyar Malaki, è stato espulso dall’università e gli è stato vietato di proseguire gli studi a causa della sua fede.
#Bahai #ReligiousFreedom #StopPersecution #HumanRightsViolations
https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2026/09/article-5

#Iran: ad agosto 2026 almeno 14 bahá’í sono stati arrestati e altri 14 condannati complessivamente a oltre 34 anni di carcere. Le forze di sicurezza hanno inoltre perquisito almeno 5 abitazioni con sequestri di beni personali. Kamyar Malaki, è stato espulso dall’università e gli è stato vietato di proseguire gli studi a causa della sua fede.
#Bahai #ReligiousFreedom #StopPersecution #HumanRightsViolations
https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2026/09/article-5

#Iran: ad agosto 2026 almeno 14 bahá’í sono stati arrestati e altri 14 condannati complessivamente a oltre 34 anni di carcere. Le forze di sicurezza hanno inoltre perquisito almeno 5 abitazioni con sequestri di beni personali. Kamyar Malaki, è stato espulso dall’università e gli è stato vietato di proseguire gli studi a causa della sua fede.
#Bahai #ReligiousFreedom #StopPersecution #HumanRightsViolations
https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2026/09/article-5

https://www.europesays.com/iran/291628/ Muslim students accuse Lebanon university of crackdown on prayer #Islam #Lebanon #prayer #ReligiousFreedom #secularism #university

A Visit From Fish Stark
On September 13, 2026, we had a visit by Fish Stark, the Executive Director of the American Humanist Association, our parent organization. He was a speaking tour of Ohio and Michigan
https://humanistswle.org/2026/a-visit-from-fish-stark.html
#1stAmendment #AmericanHumanistAssociation #CivilRights #FishStark #Humanism #ReligiousFreedom #SocialJustice

A Visit From Fish Stark
On September 13, 2026, we had a visit by Fish Stark, the Executive Director of the American Humanist Association, our parent organization. He was a speaking tour of Ohio and Michigan
https://humanistswle.org/2026/a-visit-from-fish-stark.html
#1stAmendment #AmericanHumanistAssociation #CivilRights #FishStark #Humanism #ReligiousFreedom #SocialJustice

A Visit From Fish Stark
On September 13, 2026, we had a visit by Fish Stark, the Executive Director of the American Humanist Association, our parent organization. He was a speaking tour of Ohio and Michigan
https://humanistswle.org/2026/a-visit-from-fish-stark.html
#1stAmendment #AmericanHumanistAssociation #CivilRights #FishStark #Humanism #ReligiousFreedom #SocialJustice

A Visit From Fish Stark
On September 13, 2026, we had a visit by Fish Stark, the Executive Director of the American Humanist Association, our parent organization. He was a speaking tour of Ohio and Michigan
https://humanistswle.org/2026/a-visit-from-fish-stark.html
#1stAmendment #AmericanHumanistAssociation #CivilRights #FishStark #Humanism #ReligiousFreedom #SocialJustice

A quotation from Felix Frankfurter

If nowhere else, in the relation between Church and State, “good fences make good neighbors.”

Felix Frankfurter (1882–1965) American jurist, teacher; US Supreme Court Justice (1939–62)
McCollum v. Board of Education, 333 U.S. 232 (1948)
[concurring]

More about this quote: wist.info/frankfurter-felix/11…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #felixfrankfurter #churchandstate #Constitution #establishment #firstamendment #freedomofreligion #religion #religiousfreedom #SCOTUS

A quotation from Felix Frankfurter

If nowhere else, in the relation between Church and State, “good fences make good neighbors.”

Felix Frankfurter (1882–1965) American jurist, teacher; US Supreme Court Justice (1939–62)
McCollum v. Board of Education, 333 U.S. 232 (1948)
[concurring]

More about this quote: wist.info/frankfurter-felix/11…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #felixfrankfurter #churchandstate #Constitution #establishment #firstamendment #freedomofreligion #religion #religiousfreedom #SCOTUS

A quotation from Felix Frankfurter

If nowhere else, in the relation between Church and State, “good fences make good neighbors.”

Felix Frankfurter (1882–1965) American jurist, teacher; US Supreme Court Justice (1939–62)
McCollum v. Board of Education, 333 U.S. 232 (1948)
[concurring]

More about this quote: wist.info/frankfurter-felix/11…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #felixfrankfurter #churchandstate #Constitution #establishment #firstamendment #freedomofreligion #religion #religiousfreedom #SCOTUS

The day France was asked to make its women invisible https://english.mathrubhumi.com/columns/eiffel-tower-baps-controversy-gender-equality-france-ikmvm3qh?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #EiffelTower #France #BAPS #GenderEquality #ReligiousFreedom

The day France was asked to make its women invisible https://english.mathrubhumi.com/columns/eiffel-tower-baps-controversy-gender-equality-france-ikmvm3qh?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #EiffelTower #France #BAPS #GenderEquality #ReligiousFreedom

The day France was asked to make its women invisible https://english.mathrubhumi.com/columns/eiffel-tower-baps-controversy-gender-equality-france-ikmvm3qh?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #EiffelTower #France #BAPS #GenderEquality #ReligiousFreedom

A quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt

It is, I am afraid, true that frequently various religious groups endeavor to exert pressures and control over different legislative and educational fields. It is the job of all of us to be alert for such infringement of our prerogatives and prevent any such attempts from being successful. Like all our freedoms, this freedom from religious-group pressure must be constantly defended.

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) American politician, diplomat, activist; First Lady of the US (1933–45)
Memoir (1961), The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt, Part 4, ch. 43 “Unfinished Business”

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A quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt

It is, I am afraid, true that frequently various religious groups endeavor to exert pressures and control over different legislative and educational fields. It is the job of all of us to be alert for such infringement of our prerogatives and prevent any such attempts from being successful. Like all our freedoms, this freedom from religious-group pressure must be constantly defended.

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) American politician, diplomat, activist; First Lady of the US (1933–45)
Memoir (1961), The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt, Part 4, ch. 43 “Unfinished Business”

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#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #eleanorroosevelt #churchandstate #freedomofreligion #religion #religiousfreedom

A quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt

It is, I am afraid, true that frequently various religious groups endeavor to exert pressures and control over different legislative and educational fields. It is the job of all of us to be alert for such infringement of our prerogatives and prevent any such attempts from being successful. Like all our freedoms, this freedom from religious-group pressure must be constantly defended.

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) American politician, diplomat, activist; First Lady of the US (1933–45)
Memoir (1961), The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt, Part 4, ch. 43 “Unfinished Business”

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#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #eleanorroosevelt #churchandstate #freedomofreligion #religion #religiousfreedom

Texas: Faith, Freedom, and Mind Your Damn Business

By Cliff Potts, CSO
Editor-in-Chief, WPS News

Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — September 4, 2026, 9:15 p.m. PHT

Texas talks about faith constantly and practices freedom inconsistently. Religion is waved like a banner while personal liberty is quietly narrowed, regulated, or punished when it doesn’t line up with political fashion. This contradiction has become so normal that many Texans barely notice it anymore.

Faith is not the problem. Power is.

Faith Is Personal, Not Administrative

Texas is home to churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, meeting houses, and people who believe quietly or not at all. That pluralism is not a flaw. It is a fact. Faith has always been part of Texas life, but it has never belonged to the state.

When government begins enforcing one version of belief, it stops protecting faith and starts weaponizing it. That does not strengthen religion. It cheapens it. Faith that requires government backing is not faith—it is insecurity dressed up as authority.

People believe deeply without being coerced. The state does not need to supervise that.

Freedom Means Leaving People Alone

Texas politicians love to invoke freedom while inserting themselves into private decisions about bodies, families, education, and belief. That is not freedom. It is control wrapped in familiar language.

True freedom is not loud. It is boring. It is the quiet confidence that your neighbor’s life choices are none of your business unless they cause real harm. A free society tolerates disagreement without demanding conformity.

If a belief system is strong, it does not need the force of law to survive.

Religion in Schools Without Indoctrination

Teaching about religion is not the same thing as preaching it. Students benefit from understanding the beliefs that shape history, culture, and global affairs. Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shinto, Indigenous traditions, and secular ethics all belong in a serious education.

Teaching one belief as truth while excluding others is not education. It is indoctrination. Texas should be confident enough to teach broadly without fear.

Knowledge does not weaken faith. It strengthens discernment.

The Myth of Moral Decline

Texas politics often leans on claims of moral collapse to justify intrusion into private life. These claims rarely hold up under scrutiny. Crime trends, family structures, and social behavior are influenced far more by economics, education, and stability than by religious enforcement.

Blaming social problems on belief differences avoids addressing harder causes like poverty, healthcare access, housing, and education. Moral panic is easier than policy work.

A serious state solves problems instead of sermonizing about them.

Faith Communities Do Real Work

Faith-based organizations are often the first to respond when communities struggle. They feed people, shelter families, provide counseling, and show up quietly without demanding credit. That work matters. It deserves respect and support.

What it does not require is political dominance. Faith communities are strongest when they act voluntarily, not when they are fused to state power.

Service speaks louder than slogans.

Freedom of Conscience Cuts Both Ways

Freedom of religion includes the freedom not to believe. It includes the freedom to change beliefs. It includes the freedom to practice quietly without public approval. Protecting conscience means accepting outcomes you may personally dislike.

That is the price of liberty. It is also its strength.

Texas cannot claim to honor freedom while punishing people for living differently.

When Government Picks Winners

History offers no shortage of warnings about governments that decide which beliefs are acceptable. Even when intentions begin as sincere, outcomes tend toward exclusion, resentment, and abuse. Texas is not immune to that pattern.

Keeping church and state separate does not weaken either. It protects both from corruption.

Personal Faith, Public Restraint

Leaders are allowed their faith. They are allowed to be guided by conscience. What they are not allowed to do is impose that conscience as law when it infringes on the rights of others.

Restraint is not betrayal. It is maturity.

What a Confident Texas Would Do

A confident Texas would protect freedom of worship for everyone and freedom from coercion for everyone else. It would teach religion academically, not devotionally. It would trust families and individuals to handle belief without supervision.

Most of all, it would stop confusing moral authority with legal power.

Why This Matters Going Forward

Faith will continue to shape Texas culture. That is not in question. The question is whether it will be used to inspire service and compassion—or to justify intrusion and control.

Freedom survives only when people mind their own damn business.

Texas is strong enough to do that.

This essay will be archived as part of the ongoing WPS News Monthly Brief Series available through Amazon.

References (APA)
Pew Research Center. (2025). Religious diversity and belief in the United States.
First Amendment Center. (2025). Religion, government, and constitutional boundaries.
National Council of State Legislatures. (2025). Religious freedom and public policy analysis.
Gallup. (2025). Public attitudes toward religion and government.
American Academy of Religion. (2025). Teaching religion in public education.

Texas: Faith, Freedom, and Mind Your Damn Business

By Cliff Potts, CSO
Editor-in-Chief, WPS News

Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — September 4, 2026, 9:15 p.m. PHT

Texas talks about faith constantly and practices freedom inconsistently. Religion is waved like a banner while personal liberty is quietly narrowed, regulated, or punished when it doesn’t line up with political fashion. This contradiction has become so normal that many Texans barely notice it anymore.

Faith is not the problem. Power is.

Faith Is Personal, Not Administrative

Texas is home to churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, meeting houses, and people who believe quietly or not at all. That pluralism is not a flaw. It is a fact. Faith has always been part of Texas life, but it has never belonged to the state.

When government begins enforcing one version of belief, it stops protecting faith and starts weaponizing it. That does not strengthen religion. It cheapens it. Faith that requires government backing is not faith—it is insecurity dressed up as authority.

People believe deeply without being coerced. The state does not need to supervise that.

Freedom Means Leaving People Alone

Texas politicians love to invoke freedom while inserting themselves into private decisions about bodies, families, education, and belief. That is not freedom. It is control wrapped in familiar language.

True freedom is not loud. It is boring. It is the quiet confidence that your neighbor’s life choices are none of your business unless they cause real harm. A free society tolerates disagreement without demanding conformity.

If a belief system is strong, it does not need the force of law to survive.

Religion in Schools Without Indoctrination

Teaching about religion is not the same thing as preaching it. Students benefit from understanding the beliefs that shape history, culture, and global affairs. Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shinto, Indigenous traditions, and secular ethics all belong in a serious education.

Teaching one belief as truth while excluding others is not education. It is indoctrination. Texas should be confident enough to teach broadly without fear.

Knowledge does not weaken faith. It strengthens discernment.

The Myth of Moral Decline

Texas politics often leans on claims of moral collapse to justify intrusion into private life. These claims rarely hold up under scrutiny. Crime trends, family structures, and social behavior are influenced far more by economics, education, and stability than by religious enforcement.

Blaming social problems on belief differences avoids addressing harder causes like poverty, healthcare access, housing, and education. Moral panic is easier than policy work.

A serious state solves problems instead of sermonizing about them.

Faith Communities Do Real Work

Faith-based organizations are often the first to respond when communities struggle. They feed people, shelter families, provide counseling, and show up quietly without demanding credit. That work matters. It deserves respect and support.

What it does not require is political dominance. Faith communities are strongest when they act voluntarily, not when they are fused to state power.

Service speaks louder than slogans.

Freedom of Conscience Cuts Both Ways

Freedom of religion includes the freedom not to believe. It includes the freedom to change beliefs. It includes the freedom to practice quietly without public approval. Protecting conscience means accepting outcomes you may personally dislike.

That is the price of liberty. It is also its strength.

Texas cannot claim to honor freedom while punishing people for living differently.

When Government Picks Winners

History offers no shortage of warnings about governments that decide which beliefs are acceptable. Even when intentions begin as sincere, outcomes tend toward exclusion, resentment, and abuse. Texas is not immune to that pattern.

Keeping church and state separate does not weaken either. It protects both from corruption.

Personal Faith, Public Restraint

Leaders are allowed their faith. They are allowed to be guided by conscience. What they are not allowed to do is impose that conscience as law when it infringes on the rights of others.

Restraint is not betrayal. It is maturity.

What a Confident Texas Would Do

A confident Texas would protect freedom of worship for everyone and freedom from coercion for everyone else. It would teach religion academically, not devotionally. It would trust families and individuals to handle belief without supervision.

Most of all, it would stop confusing moral authority with legal power.

Why This Matters Going Forward

Faith will continue to shape Texas culture. That is not in question. The question is whether it will be used to inspire service and compassion—or to justify intrusion and control.

Freedom survives only when people mind their own damn business.

Texas is strong enough to do that.

This essay will be archived as part of the ongoing WPS News Monthly Brief Series available through Amazon.

References (APA)
Pew Research Center. (2025). Religious diversity and belief in the United States.
First Amendment Center. (2025). Religion, government, and constitutional boundaries.
National Council of State Legislatures. (2025). Religious freedom and public policy analysis.
Gallup. (2025). Public attitudes toward religion and government.
American Academy of Religion. (2025). Teaching religion in public education.

Texas: Faith, Freedom, and Mind Your Damn Business

By Cliff Potts, CSO
Editor-in-Chief, WPS News

Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — September 4, 2026, 9:15 p.m. PHT

Texas talks about faith constantly and practices freedom inconsistently. Religion is waved like a banner while personal liberty is quietly narrowed, regulated, or punished when it doesn’t line up with political fashion. This contradiction has become so normal that many Texans barely notice it anymore.

Faith is not the problem. Power is.

Faith Is Personal, Not Administrative

Texas is home to churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, meeting houses, and people who believe quietly or not at all. That pluralism is not a flaw. It is a fact. Faith has always been part of Texas life, but it has never belonged to the state.

When government begins enforcing one version of belief, it stops protecting faith and starts weaponizing it. That does not strengthen religion. It cheapens it. Faith that requires government backing is not faith—it is insecurity dressed up as authority.

People believe deeply without being coerced. The state does not need to supervise that.

Freedom Means Leaving People Alone

Texas politicians love to invoke freedom while inserting themselves into private decisions about bodies, families, education, and belief. That is not freedom. It is control wrapped in familiar language.

True freedom is not loud. It is boring. It is the quiet confidence that your neighbor’s life choices are none of your business unless they cause real harm. A free society tolerates disagreement without demanding conformity.

If a belief system is strong, it does not need the force of law to survive.

Religion in Schools Without Indoctrination

Teaching about religion is not the same thing as preaching it. Students benefit from understanding the beliefs that shape history, culture, and global affairs. Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shinto, Indigenous traditions, and secular ethics all belong in a serious education.

Teaching one belief as truth while excluding others is not education. It is indoctrination. Texas should be confident enough to teach broadly without fear.

Knowledge does not weaken faith. It strengthens discernment.

The Myth of Moral Decline

Texas politics often leans on claims of moral collapse to justify intrusion into private life. These claims rarely hold up under scrutiny. Crime trends, family structures, and social behavior are influenced far more by economics, education, and stability than by religious enforcement.

Blaming social problems on belief differences avoids addressing harder causes like poverty, healthcare access, housing, and education. Moral panic is easier than policy work.

A serious state solves problems instead of sermonizing about them.

Faith Communities Do Real Work

Faith-based organizations are often the first to respond when communities struggle. They feed people, shelter families, provide counseling, and show up quietly without demanding credit. That work matters. It deserves respect and support.

What it does not require is political dominance. Faith communities are strongest when they act voluntarily, not when they are fused to state power.

Service speaks louder than slogans.

Freedom of Conscience Cuts Both Ways

Freedom of religion includes the freedom not to believe. It includes the freedom to change beliefs. It includes the freedom to practice quietly without public approval. Protecting conscience means accepting outcomes you may personally dislike.

That is the price of liberty. It is also its strength.

Texas cannot claim to honor freedom while punishing people for living differently.

When Government Picks Winners

History offers no shortage of warnings about governments that decide which beliefs are acceptable. Even when intentions begin as sincere, outcomes tend toward exclusion, resentment, and abuse. Texas is not immune to that pattern.

Keeping church and state separate does not weaken either. It protects both from corruption.

Personal Faith, Public Restraint

Leaders are allowed their faith. They are allowed to be guided by conscience. What they are not allowed to do is impose that conscience as law when it infringes on the rights of others.

Restraint is not betrayal. It is maturity.

What a Confident Texas Would Do

A confident Texas would protect freedom of worship for everyone and freedom from coercion for everyone else. It would teach religion academically, not devotionally. It would trust families and individuals to handle belief without supervision.

Most of all, it would stop confusing moral authority with legal power.

Why This Matters Going Forward

Faith will continue to shape Texas culture. That is not in question. The question is whether it will be used to inspire service and compassion—or to justify intrusion and control.

Freedom survives only when people mind their own damn business.

Texas is strong enough to do that.

This essay will be archived as part of the ongoing WPS News Monthly Brief Series available through Amazon.

References (APA)
Pew Research Center. (2025). Religious diversity and belief in the United States.
First Amendment Center. (2025). Religion, government, and constitutional boundaries.
National Council of State Legislatures. (2025). Religious freedom and public policy analysis.
Gallup. (2025). Public attitudes toward religion and government.
American Academy of Religion. (2025). Teaching religion in public education.

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