Ep. 30 - The battle over religious liberty in America, with Luke Goodrich of Becket

Your hosts Grazie Christie, Ashley McGuire, and Andrea Picciotti-Bayer this week are joined by Luke Goodrich, Vice President and Senior Council at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a religious freedom legal advocacy group— a.k.a. “God’s ACLU.” Luke is the author of the new book “Free to Believe: The Battle Over Religious Liberty in America.” Discussion topics include definitions of religious freedom based on Church teaching; religious freedom as a philosophical and Scriptural issue; religious freedom as a value coming from God; secular and philosophical arguments for religious freedom; the similarities and differences between religious freedom arguments against same-sex marriage and against racial discrimination; the freedom of Catholic hospitals to operate; and more. Helpful links: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/111719.cfm https://www.becketlaw.org/ https://www.lukegoodrich.com https://www.amazon.com/Free-Believe-Religious-Liberty-America/dp/0525652906