Presidents have made broad appeals to our country without dividing along religious belief throughout American history. Amanda Tyler and Holly Hollman look at presidential leadership and talk about how our country’s founding documents set up our system of government that does not create a “Christian nation” in any sort of legal sense – rather, it ensures freedom of religion and freedom from a state establishment of religion. They also talk about why people like to claim we are a “Christian nation” and the reasons that is a problematic statement.
Tragedy and Triumph, written by Michael Myerson, is a fascinating book about Jewish Olympians over the last 100 years, telling the stories of triumph and tragedy. The sportsmen and women who would have competed at the ill-fated 1936 Berlin Olympics are included and their lives following that event are described. The book is filled with…
The Daily Record and a regional press association have asked the judge overseeing Marilyn Mosby's case to revisit a decision to seal documents from public view.