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EPISODE · Feb 6, 2026 · 15 MIN

S5E6: The Protestant Doctrine that Explains the Free Exercise Clause

from God, Law & Liberty Podcast · host David Fowler

What is the relationship between the protestant understanding of the doctrine of original sin and the purpose of First Amendment’s Free Exercise of Religion Clause? The U.S. Supreme Court's failure to consider that doctrine has made its interpretation of that clause wrong. But I believe its interpretation and evangelical reliance on it for protecting civil conduct demeans the gospel. It was for good reason that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story warned "the future experience of Christendom" would be determined by the duties assigned to our nation's churches by the Free Exercise Clause.Support the show: https://www.factennessee.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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