Our featured speakers today are Professor in Politics and Pre-Law, Dr. James Todd, and Herbert Hoover Distinguished Professor of Politics at George Fox University, Dr. Mark David Hall. Dr. Hall received a BA in political science from Wheaton College and a PhD in political science from the University of Virginia. In addition to teaching politics and honors, he is director of the John Dickinson Forum for the Study of America's Founding Principles. Mark’s primary research and writing interests are American political theory and the relationship between religion and politics. Dr. Todd is a professor of politics and pre-law, and the LeMieux Center’s Academic Affairs Director. In this episode, Dr. Todd and Dr. Hall discuss a variety of topics including the attitudes of church and state on the founding of the country, issues on religious liberty, 20th century-present supreme court rulings on issues of religious liberty, and the debate on the establishment and free exercise clauses of the constitution.

The Quill Podcast is presented by The LeMieux Center for Public Policy at Palm Beach Atlantic University.

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