This has been a longer Independence Day celebration than usual. In our community here in Tooele, Utah, the city started events on Saturday, the third. Then on Sunday, the fourth, many people celebrated with personal fireworks. And today Monday, the fifth, is “Independence Day, Observed,” a federal holiday that releases many people from their work […]
Tag: freedom of religion
Ask any American what the First Amendment to the Constitution is about, and in most cases you’ll hear: “Freedom of speech!” I have asked that question a few times with people and, invariably, they brought up freedom of speech. Even people of faith seem to forget that it is also about freedom of religion. And […]