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When the State Decides What Belief Means

When the State Decides What Belief Means
Parishioners recite hymns during a morning service at a church in Phoenix on Jan. 31, 2026. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times
Lamont Colucci
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Easter should remind all that no earthly authority—whether court, state, or ruler—stands above God. Where human power defies the truth, it stands under judgment. People of faith take a great moral risk when they attempt to compartmentalize their faith and their worldly interactions.

Lamont Colucci
Lamont Colucci
Author
Dr. Lamont Colucci was the inaugural director of doctrine development for the U.S. Space Force and is a professor of political science at Concordia University Wisconsin. A former U.S. State Department diplomat, he specializes in national security, foreign policy, and space strategy. He is the author of multiple books on foreign affairs and American grand strategy.