Celebrate Religious Freedom Day on January 16, 2021

Show Guest: Eric Buehrer

Each year, the President declares January 16th to be “Religious Freedom Day,” and calls upon Americans to “observe this day through appropriate events and activities in homes, schools, and places of worship.” It is the anniversary of the passage, in 1786, of the Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom drafter by Thomas Jefferson drafted and considered it one of his greatest achievements. It protects the civil rights of people to express their religious beliefs without suffering discrimination.

The U.S. Department of Education has issued guidelines explaining students’ religious liberties. The main message students need to hear is that they shouldn't feel like they have to be “undercover” about their religion – that somehow, they have to keep quiet about their family's beliefs.