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Can Christians Contribute to a Secular Democracy?

Posted on 2014/12/05 by Saints and Sceptics

Government always involves an element of coercion. Absolute pacifists are taxed to pay for aircraft carriers, environmentalists for nuclear power stations. Yet democracy depends on citizens treating each other as rational decision makers; our laws are meant to be built upon consent rather than coercion.

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Around the Web #5: Rights, Liberty and Religious Freedom

Posted on 2013/06/28 by Saints and Sceptics

God and Politics UK has an excellent post outlining the work of the All-Parliamentary Group on International Religious Freedom.  So now is a good time to consider what freedom of religion means. While we are fortunate not to face religious persecution in the West, religious groups could face prejudice and  discrimination. 

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