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Evil Spawn of Anti-Life Dogma: “Post-Birth Abortion”
By Laurie Higgins   |   10.22.15
A troubling video has emerged in which a college student was asked if it should be morally permissible for an impoverished family to kill their 2-year-old or 5-year-old if doing so would improve the family’s condition. He answered that if...
Why States With More Marriages Are Richer States
10.21.15
There is a story gaining steam among some academics that suggests the institution of marriage -- particularly marriage for parents of young children -- could play an important role in strengthening the American economy. It is a story about growth and poverty, about responsibility and work ethic. And largely, it is a story about men.
AFA Identifies Corporations’ Stances on Religious Liberty
10.20.15
Indexes, ratings, and even awards pepper the culture when it comes to those who are open and welcoming to certain groups, populations, or facets of society. But now, American Family Association wants to make sure that the nation is informed about companies that honor religious liberty — and those that don’t.
Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards Met with Protests in Chicago
By Monte Larrick   |   10.20.15
Fresh from her testimony before Congress on Planned Parenthood's scandalous practice of trafficking in aborted baby body parts, pro-lifers gathered to protest the CEO's presence at the Chicago Idea's Week at the Cadillac Theater.
Stand Up To Planned Parenthood!
By David E. Smith   |   10.20.15
When Planned Parenthood President Cecil Richards testified before Congress last month, she asserted that abortions represent only 3 percent of total services provided by Planned Parenthood. However, when questioned further about a funding discrepancy by U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Richards admitted that not 3%, but 86 percent of Planned Parenthood's revenue comes from abortions!
Who Settled Science? (and how you can too…)
By   |   10.19.15
"The science is settled." It's becoming an incessant catchphrase. More and more frequently, this simple statement is used as conversational pepper-spray to discourage contention and dissuade any who would continue to press their objection to the status quo. Those foolhardy enough to persist in their dissent are often labeled science-deniers; which, in today's culture of scientism, is tantamount to being branded with the Scarlet Periodic Symbol and cast from the village.
SCOTUS has Finally Settled this Issue
By Micah Clark   |   10.17.15
You may have heard some in the media say that the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage has finally settled the divisive issue of marriage. The courts have now determined that both genders are no longer necessary in...
Princeton Law Professor on Classical School’s Endorsement of “Transgenderism”
By Laurie Higgins   |   10.16.15
Princeton University law professor Robert P. George posted an alarming warning on his Facebook page recently about a Christian family who received a letter from the administration of their children’s private “classical” school in which parents were told the school...
Russell Moore: Churches That Don’t Speak Against Abortion Are Like 19th Century Congregations That Stayed Silent on Slavery
10.15.15
Christian ethicist Russell Moore has said that congregations too afraid of being political to speak out against acts of immorality, like abortion, are similar to churches in the 1800s that remained silent on the issue of slavery. As the featured speaker at the Institute on Religion and Democracy's fifth annual Diane Knippers memorial lecture, Moore, the president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, criticized mainstream Christian congregations that have relaxed their teachings on key issues of sexual morality and other social issues in order to blend in with the "ambient culture" and appeal to today's society.
Ten Health Risks in Smoking Pot
10.15.15
The number of marijuana users among teens is increasing. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported in 2013: Marijuana use rose to 7.5% of users aged 12 or older in 2013. This is up from 6.2% of users in 2002.
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