• David Closson (M.Div., Th.M. Southern Seminary) serves as the Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview at Family Research Council. He has a Ph.D. in Christian Ethics from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

ARTICLES 9

  • U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Colorado’s “Conversion Therapy” Ban for Minors

    On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Chiles v. Salazar, a free speech case involving Kaley Chiles, a Christian therapist. Chiles challenged a Colorado law that restricted her ability to provide counseling...

    David Closson  /  April 1, 2026  /  Articles, CBMW, News, Public Square  / 


  • 303 Creative Is a Big Win for Religious Liberty at the Supreme Court

    Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its much-anticipated decision in 303 Creative v. Elenis, a free speech case with implications for religious liberty. In a 6-3 landmark decision, the Court held that the...

    David Closson  /  July 1, 2023  /  News, Public Square  /  Current Events, Homosexuality, LGBT, Politics


  • Which Way, Anglicans? Global South Responds to Church of England Blessing Same-Sex Marriages

    On Monday, twelve Anglican archbishops published a remarkable letter officially denouncing the Church of England and the leadership of Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The context of this growing rift in one of the...

    David Closson  /  February 22, 2023  /  CBMW  /  LGBT, Marriage, The Nashville Statement


  • Progressives Seem Willing to Erase Women. Are We Going to Let Them? 

    According to the NCAA, Lia Thomas is a national champion. After touching the wall first at the conclusion of the 500-yard freestyle, Thomas’s win was heralded by ESPN, The New York Times, and CNN as...

    David Closson  /  March 25, 2022  /  CBMW  /  Transgenderism


  • Gender and Sexuality in the 2020 Election

    As the world seeks a sense of normalcy following the coronavirus outbreak, Americans are once again turning their attention to the 2020 election. In November, voters will elect a new Congress and weigh in on...

    David Closson  /  June 10, 2020  /  CBMW  /  Eikon


  • Marching for Lives

    Today in our nation’s capital, hundreds of thousands of people will mark the 47th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion by participating in the 47th annual March for Life. The pro-life...

    David Closson  /  January 24, 2020  /  CBMW  /  Abortion, Current Events


  • Book Review: “Liberty in the Things of God: The Christian Origins of Religious Freedom”

    Robert Louis Wilken. Liberty in the Things of God: The Christian Origins of Religious Freedom. New Haven and London, UK: Yale University Press, 2019. A widely-held paradigm in Western intellectual history is that religious freedom originated...

    David Closson  /  November 20, 2019  /  CBMW  /  Book Reviews, Eikon


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