Description:We call, "religious freedom" our first freedom because of its prominent place in our Bill of Rights. However, when it comes to practice, just how much do we welcome the practice of religious freedom in public? Dr. Susan Hanssen concludes that, for true religious freedom to exist, we need to understand the role of religion in public (not just in private).

Description:In an increasingly secular America, what place should the Bible hold in our discussions about public policy? Dr. Richard Phillips suggests that not only should the Bible occupy the place of moral authority in our country, it must.

Description:As demands for tolerance increase across our country, activists have set their latest sights upon the Boy Scouts of America. Facing increased pressure to celebrate homosexuality - and further water down the importance of gender - the Scouts are listening, but to who?

Description:As the Supreme Court of the United States hears arguments about the future definition of marriage, Eric Teetsal of the Manhattan Declaration discusses how we must continue to defend marriage between one man and one woman - regardless of how the court rules.

Description:Tolerance used to allow room for disagreement. Toda, the word, "tolerance" is a loaded term and often seems to replace our pursuit of the truth as our societ's chief virtue. Author and theologian Dr. D.A. Carson explains how a Christian committed to the worship of an absolute God and to His absolute Truth is to respond to a world dedicated to tolerance at all costs.

Description:For many who are committed to protecting the unborn from abortion, it's hard to know what to do. Are we winning? Are we losing? What can the average person really hope to accomplish against the billion-dollar abortion industry? Undercover journalist Lila Rose has a surprising answer.

Description:Debate over the question of marriage necessarily involves considering the issue of gender. Just as Scripture clearly defines marriage, it also has a lot to say about manhood and womanhood and the importance of each. In today's edition of Engaging the Issues, we turn to the new executive director of the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, Dr. Owen Strachan, for answers.

Description:With the election behind us for this cycle, those elected to office not begin the business of governing. While legislative debates take place, what is the role of the American citizen? More importantly, what is the role of the Christian citizen of this country? Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, joins us on this week's edition of Engaging the Issues to explain what a faithful, Christian citizen looks like.

Description:It seems that the defense of religious freedom has shifted in recent decades. While America still value religious freedom, consistent vigilance is needed to ensure its defense. One this episode of Engaging the Issues, Senior Vice President of Legal for Alliance Defending Freedom, Doug Napier, explains just how efforts to defend religious freedom have changed over the years and why we must must continue its defense.

Description:Today's political climate is often disagreeable and the talking heads on television who pretend to be "experts" in the cause of democracy often do little more than further brighten the dividing line between opposing parties. Of course, this is not a new problem. Christians for centuries have had to learn what it means for their context when the Apostle Peter instructs them in I Peter 2:17 to, "Honor the emperor." Dr. Russell Moore, Dean of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, helps the followers of Christ avoid sounding like losers and reminds us that our ultimate allegiance is not to a government of this world that will pass away. Rather, we are to be focused upon the Kingdom of Heaven - which motivates our faithfulness here.