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<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/erikstanley/'>Erik Stanley Column</a><br /> In the wake of the most successful Pulpit Freedom Sunday to date, a look at opponents who have commented publicly about the event in recent days shows that they are still attacking it for something it’s clearly not. In other words, the arguments against Pulpit Freedom Sunday fail because the premise for those arguments is all wrong.

2012-10-08T12:47:00-04:00 2013-05-25T10:30:15Z Erik Stanley In the wake of the most successful Pulpit Freedom Sunday to date, a look at opponents who have commented publicly about the event in recent days... a7c64489-54e7-482e-8eb2-c41034c09bf9

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/erikstanley/'>Erik Stanley Column</a><br /> When thinking of cruel and unusual punishment, we’ve grown accustomed to thinking of torture or similarly brutal treatment at the hands of police interrogators and/or agents of the State.

2011-09-24T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-25T10:30:15Z Erik Stanley When thinking of cruel and unusual punishment, we&rsquo;ve grown accustomed to thinking of torture or similarly brutal treatment at the... f3fda336-83e0-437b-b32a-844d5e2a20d1

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/erikstanley/'>Erik Stanley Column</a><br /> Many of you by now have heard about an event that has taken place each year since 2008 where pastors from across the country look at the positions held by candidates running for office, evaluate how those positions line up with Scripture and, based on that evaluation, either favor or oppose a candidate from the pulpit.

2011-09-14T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-25T10:30:15Z Erik Stanley Many of you by now have heard about an event that has taken place each year since 2008 where pastors from across the country look at the positions... 4e64cb94-8a3f-48ec-adad-f95175c76836

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/erikstanley/'>Erik Stanley Column</a><br /> FactCheck.org recently posted an article that proposes to “answer” some questions about the impact of the Hate Crimes Bill, currently pending in the Senate as S.909...but perhaps they ought to check their facts.

2009-06-03T14:43:21-04:00 2013-05-25T10:30:15Z Erik Stanley FactCheck.org recently posted an article that proposes to “answer” some questions about the impact of the Hate Crimes Bill, currently pending in... 5bfc531e-ddcd-4642-b684-f927d07ad1c2

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/erikstanley/'>Erik Stanley Column</a><br /> Every election season, the debate over faith in public life is sure to take center stage. It should. And on Sept. 8, it will be the subject of a press conference in Columbus, Ohio. Sadly, the organizers have it all wrong.

2008-09-08T13:50:42-04:00 2013-05-25T10:30:15Z Erik Stanley Every election season, the debate over faith in public life is sure to take center stage. It should. And on Sept. 8, it will be the subject of a...