Evangelical Christians

Imprisoned Preachers and Religious Liberty in Virginia

January 21, 2019 Sacred Liberty

Between 1760 and 1778, there were more than 150 major attacks against Baptists in the colony, most of them carried out by leaders of local Anglican churches. By one estimate, half of all the Baptist preachers in Virginia had been arrested by the time of the American Revolution. In “Imprisoned Preachers and Religious Liberty in Virginia”, we can see some on the many ways Baptists were persecuted for practicing and preaching their faith. Source(s): John A. Ragosta, Wellspring of Liberty:…

Evangelicals and Catholics Together: The Christian Mission in the Third Millennium

January 21, 2019 Sacred Liberty

Evangelicals and Catholics Together May 1994 As the Second Millennium draws to a close, the Christian mission in world history faces a moment of daunting opportunity and responsibility. If in the merciful and mysterious ways of God the Second Coming is delayed, we enter upon a Third Millennium that could be, in the words of John Paul II, “a springtime of world missions.” (Redemptoris Missio) As Christ is one, so the Christian mission is one. That one mission can be…

The Evangelical Founding Fathers

June 12, 2017 Religious Freedom Archive

Remember the concerns of those to whom Jefferson wrote on the separation of church and state First published in Christianity Today, March 25, 2008 By Steven Waldman Much attention has been paid to the idea that evangelical Christians are, politically, in motion. Only 29 percent of “born-again” Christians now say they support Republicans, compared to 62 percent in 2004, according to Barna Research. Among those who participated in the Republican primaries, many went for John McCain, who once called certain…