Fanning the Flames: The Freedom Project Blog

1.12.2007

Focus on Religious Freedom

By Shawn Healy
That's the title of an article in today's Chicago Tribune that focuses on our special exhibit at the Freedom Museum on religious liberty titled "Your Faith, My Freedom." Featured on page 9 of the Metro section in the weekly page devoted to religion, there is a half-page article and captivating photo of visitors engaged with the exhibit. It also includes a few passing quotes from your's truly.

Click here to read the electronic version of the story, and be sure to visit the Freedom Museum before Sunday January 28th when the exhibit closes.

4 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I attended the museum Friday the 12th, and saw the religious freedom exhibit.

My thoughts on free speech in the pulpit were in the 30% minority that favors free speech in the pulpit, according to the exhibit.

I would say first that the wise church would not polarize its members politically, but that should not be the government's decision. The first amendment is clear. The right shall not be infringed.

This seems to be an IRS c3-charity created problem. (which I believe was only created in the LBJ era, am I right?) Churches could avoid this problem by giving up that status.

I told my wife at the exhibit that churches sell their soul to the devil for a tax break.

What could it cost a "for-profit" church to give up thier c3? I would think that they could donate large amounts of money to other charities and end up declaring little profit after payroll and other expenses. Property tax would be the only thing that would kill them, but that is a local issue that they could still be made exempt in some other manner, regardless of the IRS c3 letter.

Anyway just some thoughts, loved the museum. Loved the Danbury Baptist letter in its original form, nice touch.

NW Illinois Visitor

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SHAWN HEALY

Managing Director

McCormick Freedom Project

Shawn is responsible for overseeing and managing the operations associated with the McCormick Freedom Project. Additionally, he serves as the in house content expert and voice of museum through public speaking and original scholarship. Before joining the Freedom Project, he taught American Government, Economics, American History, and Chicago History at Community High School in West Chicago, IL and Sheboygan North High School in Wisconsin.

Shawn is a doctoral candidate within the Political Science Department at the University of Illinois at Chicago where he received his MA in Political Science. He is a 2001 James Madison Fellow from the State of Wisconsin and holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science, History, and Secondary Education from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

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