First Amendment Debate, The

Subtitle: Does the "No Establishment of Religion Guarantee" Prohibit a Biblically Based Public Policy?

About the Title: The battle for the future of American culture is sharply divided within the hearts of the people of this nation.  The liberties that American Christians now enjoy, such as publicly practicing their faith, are being threatened by an intellectual elite that is attempting to create a 'religious free' government.  The controversial haze surrounding the First Amendment needs to be cleared.  Crucial decisions that adversely affect all of us are being made because of a lack of understanding or misinterpretation of this amendment.

Recorded at American Vision's 2007 Worldview Super Conference, Herb Titus and Barry Lynn lay out the two precedent-setting views of our legal system in a stimulating head-to-head debate.

 

"Apart from Biblical principles you cannot understand correctly, nor apply correctly the language 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.'" - Herb Titus

 

"American public policy cannot be based soley on the Bible, any more than it could be based solely on the Koran or the Bhagavad Gita.  The laws that govern our daily lives need to be based on commonly shared secular values." - Barry Lynn

Debaters: Herb Titus & Reverend Barry Lynn

About the Debaters:
Constitutional Attorney Herb Titus holds a law degree (cum laude) from Harvard University and a B.S. degree in Political Science from the University of Oregon, from which he graduated Phi Beta Kappa. He is an active member of the Bar of Virginia and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, The United States Court of Federal Claims, and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Sixth, Tenth, District of Columbia, and Federal Circuits.