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SCOTUS Finds for Fiction and Iniquity 5-4
By Laurie Higgins   |   06.26.15
The U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Obergefell v. Hodges case provides yet more evidence that smart people can be monumentally foolish. This decision not only denies reality but also robs citizens of their right to self-government. From the gaseous...
Study Finds Little Evidence That Medical Marijuana Helps Many Illnesses
06.25.15
In the debate over whether marijuana should be legal, for both medicinal and recreational purposes, one thing both sides seem to agree on is that more research needs to be conducted. Thus, advocates and opponents should take note of several articles published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association related to medical marijuana. One analysis of note found there is little evidence from nearly 80 studies that the drug helps many of the illnesses for which it has been approved.
Affirming and Concealing Heresy, Denying Grace
By Laurie Higgins   |   06.24.15
Forty years after the end of the Vietnam War, the iconic and horrific photo of a young girl running naked down a road, screaming in pain as her skin is burned away by napalm has now become transformed into an iconic photo of unfathomable forgiveness and God’s fathomless grace.
06.23.15
The Illinois Appellate Court, Second Judicial District, has overturned a lower court’s dismissal of a zoning and fraud lawsuit brought by the Thomas More Society on behalf of Fox Valley Families Against Planned Parenthood and several neighbors. The Society argued...
Feds: Abstinence, Monogamy ‘Most Reliable’ in Protecting Against STDs
06.23.15
The federal government is now calling abstinence and monogamy “the most reliable way to avoid transmission of STDs,” rather than just “a reliable way.” This change was made in the Federal Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest version of its Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, released earlier this month.
Stop Fast Track Divorce
06.22.15
No one wants to see a divorce or separation. And no one wants to see it made easier or erase a loving parent from a child’s life. That’s why it’s important that you contact the Governor’s office and urge him...
How to Kill the American Church
06.22.15
Tear down that cross and toss it in the wood chipper because the American church is toast. So goes conventional wisdom after recent revelations from the Pew Research Center, which found that in just seven years, the percentage of Christians in the United States dropped nearly eight points.
Seeking Justice in the Wake of Tragedy
06.20.15
A horrible tragedy occurred earlier this week, when a young white male walked into Emanuel A.M.E. church in historic Charleston, South Carolina, and killed nine congregation members. Unfortunately, many common responses to the massacre threaten to undermine efforts to seek real, substantive justice.
Micro-totalitarianism
06.19.15
The political left has come up with a new buzzword: “micro-aggression.”
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