The Wagner Faith & Freedom Center at Spring Arbor University was honored to co-sponsor the 2025 Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) Law and Public Policy Conference, held in Dallas, Texas. This premier gathering of Christian scholars, legal practitioners, university presidents and human resource leaders engaged pressing cultural and constitutional questions shaping public life today. As part of the conference, the Honorable William Wagner (Ret.), Distinguishe

Each September 17, we pause to honor the wisdom of those who gathered in Philadelphia in 1787. The Constitution they drafted was not merely a framework for government—it was a covenant designed to preserve liberty by restraining power. The Framers, mindful of human fallibility, understood that unchecked authority threatens the unalienable rights endowed to every person by their Creator. They therefore divided power horizontally among three coequal branches, and vertically bet

As a nation mourns, let us celebr ate a life devoted to the Lord Jesus Christ. Charlie Kirk was not merely a thinker or a public voice. His heart burned with a desire for truth. His pursuit of truth was never harsh or dismissive, for he understood that to stand firmly for what is right does not require wounding those who disagree. Instead, he chose the higher way—truth spoken in love, conviction bound together with compassion, and courage balanced with respect. A Bold Discip

The Wagner Faith & Freedom Center, the Institute of Christian Jurists, and others recently co-founded International Christian Professors. International Christian Professors  is a global fellowship of distinguished Christian scholars representing many academic disciplines and countries. Together, they form an online think tank where faith and scholarship intersect to address some of the most pressing issues facing our world today. Through this network, professors contribute th

A proposal for a new Executive Order would require states to adopt free-market education policies as a condition of receiving federal funds is a decisive step toward empowering parents, protecting religious liberty, and ensuring educational excellence across the nation. At the heart of this proposed order is a simple principle: parents, not bureaucracies, should control education dollars. By mandating that state appropriations follow the child in the form of vouchers or educa

The Ben Franklin Fellowship Working Group on Human Rights just published a short white paper that is worth the read. It offers a vigorous defense of the natural rights foundation of the United States’ political order, situating the Declaration of Independence within the broader Lockean and Stoic traditions. It emphasizes that governments exist not to create rights, but to secure those unalienable ones—life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness—through which human beings atta

Comment praises Department of Veterans Affairs’ proposed rule (RIN: 2900-AS31(P)) as a measure that protects the dignity of human life and restores good governance under the rule of law. SPRING ARBOR, MI  — William Wagner, Distinguished Chair for Faith & Freedom at Spring Arbor University, and others, filed an official public comment today in strong support of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), proposed rule  “Reproductive Health Se

Religious Oppression in Turkey

Labor Day 2025 Message

Faith & Freedom Episode 143  – Professor Wm. Wagner interviews the WFFC’s new Chief Operating Officer, Salvatore Biondo, and explores opportunities with the Center’s Faith & Freedom Fellowship. Listen Here To listen to more episodes of Faith & Freedom with Prof. Wm Wagner, go here:

Governments increasingly infringe on parents' liberty to direct and control the upbringing of their children. Does the Constitution limit the exercise of government power in this area. Can government school officials, for example, secretly participate in the social gender transitioning of a child without notifying the child's parents? Fundamental Liberty, Strict Scrutiny, and the Deeply Rooted Legal History and Tradition of a Parent's Right to Direct and Control the Upbrin

Here is a special Independence Day message from the Wagner Faith & Freedom Center

Faith & Freedom Episode 142 - Professor Wagner explains how the government uses its power to interfere with religious expression and how the First Amendment can restore this precious freedom.   Listen Here To listen to more episodes of Faith & Freedom with Prof. Wm Wagner, go here:

Conversation censorship laws regulating professions (e.g., lawyers, physicians, pharmacists, counselors, etc) substantially interfere with a Christian person's religious identity and expressive exercise of their religious conscience. WFFC's latest White Paper focuses on Colorado's conversation censorship law that regulates counselors licensed by the State.  Under the law, the State of Colorado deliberately requires a Christian person to renounce her religious expression, cons

Faith & Freedom Episode 141 - Professor Wm Wagner interviews Physician and Care Pastor Dr. Keith Nelson. Listen Here To listen to more episodes of Faith & Freedom with Prof. Wm Wagner, go here:

The Wagner Faith & Freedom Center hosted a trip to Washington, D.C. Here is a day by day summary of our learning adventure including titles of the daily lectures and presentations. Day 1 Many of the national monuments reflect biblical principles and Christian faith. World War II Memorial Christian Heritage and Worldview Short Lecture - Freedom isn't Free I The World War II Memorial honors the 16 million Americans who served in the armed forces during the war and the more than

Faith & Freedom Episode 140 - Professor Wagner interview Jeremy Dys, Senior Counsel at First Liberty Listen Here To listen to more episodes of Faith & Freedom with Prof. Wm Wagner, go here:

April 21, 2025 — Denver, Colorado — William Wagner presented testimony to the Colorado House of Representatives concerning a constitutional amendment recognizing the inalienable right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children. “The deeply rooted historical and legal traditions of this nation recognize what every parent knows the moment they hold their child for the first time …  It has been given to them the duty, responsibility, and right to

Faith & Freedom Episode 139 - Professor Wagner interviews Liz Doyle, the Founder and Executive Director of "She Leads" Listen Here To listen to more episodes of Faith & Freedom with Prof. Wm Wagner, go here: To learn more about She Leads, visit   https://sheleadsmichigan.com/

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago — A Council of Evangelical Churches hosted a landmark gathering of pastors and ministry leaders from across the Caribbean, featuring a powerful keynote address by the Wagner Faith & Freedom Center. The event focused on equipping church leaders with a deeper understanding of the foundations of freedom, grounded in timeless principles of democracy, good governance, and the rule of law. Drawing from his newly presented work, The Foundations of