Category Archives: Constitution

Growing Christian Intolerance

Posted on February 27, 2017 by David Rosman

The headline told the entire story: “Atheist Receives Death Threats After Ten Commandments Decision.” The story itself is quite simple. An atheist family, with the support and assistance of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, successfully filed suit against a Pennsylvania … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Religious Discrimination

Posted on February 8, 2017 by David Rosman

As they argue Trump’s ban on travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries in the courts, the administration continues to maintain that major media outlets are not reporting on all terrorist activities. I had the opportunity to read through the list … Continue reading →

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Religious Discrimination

Posted on January 30, 2017 by David Rosman

Jan. 30, 2017 –  Ian Lustick, professor of comparative politics and political science at the University of Pennsylvania and author of “Trapped in the War on Terror,” told On Point host Tom Ashbrook Monday that President Trump’s executive order concerning … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Trouble With Words…

Posted on January 19, 2017 by David Rosman

For those of you who do not know my background, I taught college Communication classes for close to 20-years. One of the classes I developed was Political Communication, which examined U.S. presidential speeches and papers from George Washington’s Farewell Address … Continue reading →

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Protecting the First Amendment

Posted on January 7, 2015 by David Rosman

It sounds like an episode of a game show. The 535 men and women of the United States Congress were surveyed by the Pew Trust. 92 percent claimed to be Christians as compared with 73 percent of the country. Add that … Continue reading →

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Destruction of the Ten Commandments

Posted on November 2, 2014 by David Rosman

On Friday October 24, 2014, Michael Tate Reed II drove to the state capitol building in Oklahoma City and ran into the Ten Commandments monument, destroying the six-foot tall monolith. Though erected in possible violation of the First Amendment’s “Establishment Clause,” its … Continue reading →

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Justice Antonin Scalia is Wrong – We do Have Freedom From Religion.

Posted on October 3, 2014 by David Rosman

I know where Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is coming from. I know his conservative leanings and his religious fervor. I know that his mind is set on certain issues. But to hear him talk about the separation of church … Continue reading →

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Politics and Breweries – Schlafly Beer

Posted on March 7, 2014 by David Rosman

Poor Phyllis Schlafly. If you think she has something to do with Schlafly’s beer, you would be wrong, but most of you, if not all of you, never heard of her before. The Schlafly of beer fame is Tom Schlafly … Continue reading →

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COPE v. Kansas Board of Education

Posted on February 1, 2014 by David Rosman

Columbia, MO – My column in the Columbia Missourian and reprinted in my blog titled Let’s not allow science to be sandbagged by religion generated some interesting feedback, as you can imagine. One that came through a couple of times … Continue reading →

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New gun control bill waste of time

Posted on November 7, 2013 by David Rosman

Reprinted with permission of the Columbia Missourian. New gun control bill waste of time Wednesday, November 6, 2013 | 6:00 a.m. CST BY DAVID ROSMAN “It’s déjà vu all over again.”  — Yogi Berra, 1964 Yogi Berra was speaking of … Continue reading →

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