Religion_Belief

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National Edition Opinion cover for September 10, 2015 - Religious faith and the rule of law (Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times)

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Forcing the Christian View Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Dr. Jason Allen, president of Midwest Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City. (Image courtesy of mbts.edu.)

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Dr. Jason Allen, president of Midwest Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City. Image courtesy of mbts.edu.

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During his upcoming visit to the nation's capital, Pope Francis will canonize Junipero Serra, who founded the California mission system that introduced Christianity to west coast American Indians. Critics say Serra's work led to persecution of America's native peoples. (The Monterey County Herald via Associated Press)

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Lee County, Va., Sheriff Gary Parsons stands next to a patrol car that displays an "In God We Trust" decal on Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. Parsons said his office spent a total of $50 to have the decals added to about 25 vehicles. He said many people feel their belief system is being trampled and that adding the phrase is a way of pushing back. But a watchdog group says the decals amount to an illegal government endorsement of religion. (Rex Bailey/Lee County Sheriff's Office via AP)

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FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2015 file photo, a woman passes a statue of Franciscan missionary Junipero Serra at the Mission San Diego de Acala in San Diego. Pope Francis’ apology for the Roman Catholic Church’s crimes against indigenous peoples has not softened opposition among some California Native Americans to his decision to canonize 18th-century Franciscan missionary Junipero Serra, extolled by the Vatican as a great evangelizer, but denounced by some tribal officials as a destroyer of Native culture. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

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More than 100 people held a silent protest outside Vance Middle School in Bristol, Tennessee against the state's required curriculum teaching 7th graders about Islam. (Image: Twitter @news5wcyb )

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Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, defended the pope's decision to say a mass in Spanish during his brief visit to the nation's capital, saying it's the Argentine pope's native language, and Americans should "welcome" that decision. (Associated Press)

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Democratic National Committee Chairwoman, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., left, looks on as Vice President Joe Biden discusses the Iran nuclear deal with Jewish community leaders at the David Posnack Jewish Community Center in Davie, Fla. on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. Exploring a presidential campaign, Biden offered a robust defense of a nuclear accord with Iran strongly backed by the White House in the latest sign of his work to present himself as a natural heir to President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Joel Auerbach)

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The Pope's chair is unveiled during a media event at New York's Madison Square Garden, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. The simple wooden chair has been built for Pope Francis when he celebrates Mass at the sports and entertainment arena on Friday, Sept. 25. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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A Lebanese policeman, right, tries to drags away an anti-government activist during a sit-in protest against Environment Minister Mohammed Machnouk, inside the Environment Ministry, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept.1, 2015. Lebanese protesters broke into the Environment Ministry in downtown Beirut Tuesday, demanding the resignation of the minister over the country’s snowballing trash crisis. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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This Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, satellite image provided by UNITAR-UNOSAT shows damage to the main building of the ancient Temple of Bel in the Palmyra, Syria. The main building has been destroyed, a United Nations agency said. The image was taken a day after a massive explosion was set off near the 2,000-year-old temple in the city occupied by Islamic State militants. (UrtheCast, UNITAR-UNOSAT via AP)

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Black Lives Matter protesters agitate at the front gate of the Minnesota State Fair during a protest Saturday. Some fear the protest movement may be promoting violence against police that contributed to a Houston deputy's slaying by a black man Friday. (Star Tribune via Associated Press)