Bishop Barron considers 'paradox' of America's 'free exercise of religion'
EXCLUSIVE — Bishop Robert Barron believes that for “free exercise of religion” to thrive, the United States must continuously affirm and bolster its explicitly Christian identity.
TL;DR
- Bishop Barron argues that for the "free exercise of religion" to flourish, the U.S. must affirm its Christian identity.
- He will be speaking at President Donald Trump's "Rededicate 250" event, a national jubilee of prayer and thanksgiving.
- Barron states that belief in the Christian God underpins American civil society and guarantees freedoms for minority faiths.
- He believes the founders' reference to God in the Declaration of Independence is essential to democracy and the guarantor of rights.
- The biblical concept of humans being made in God's image leads to the principle of infinite human dignity and freedom of religion for all.