The Beechers: America’s Most Influential Family
Beginning nine months before American Independence and ending nine days after the Emancipation Proclamation, the life of Lyman Beecher is, quite arguably, the story of American evangelicalism in the early republic. However, due to their common cause in reforming America, it is difficult to tell one Beecher’s story without telling them all. Just as Lyman […]
State-by-State Religious Liberty Report Cards
Since 1791, the First Amendment to the Constitution has laid the foundation for religious liberty in America with two simple clauses: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” However, while these restrictions proscribe the existence of a state church at the federal level, they do not, […]