Abstract A native of Columbia, South Carolina and a lifetime advocate for religious liberty, Flynn Thomas Harrell (1934-2021) was raised as a Baptist, and he learned early on of the Baptist belief in the separation of church and state. Harrell became enamored with the idea and dedicated his life to the study and promotion of religious liberty. While his formal education was in accounting and his official work in finance and government, Harrell maintained a robust and fulfilling connection to the...