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This is How Religious Liberty Dies
By   |   04.15.15
The vast high-velocity moral revolution that is reshaping modern cultures at warp speed is leaving almost no aspect of the culture untouched and untransformed. The advocates of same-sex marriage and the more comprehensive goals of the LGBT movement assured the nation that nothing would be fundamentally changed if people of the same gender were allowed to marry one another. We knew that could not be true, and now the entire nation knows.
Ultrasounds Showing Life to Abortion-Minded Parents [VIDEO]
By Monte Larrick   |   04.14.15
The Ultrasound Opportunity Act is being discussed in the Illinois General Assembly and around the nation. Such an act would simply require an abortion facility to offer an ultrasound to a mother. Statistics show that 78% of abortion minded women...
10 Reasons for Christians to Boycott the “Day of Silence”
04.14.15
On a day when the truth is suppressed and sin exalted, why let our children participate?
5 Actions Churches Should Take in a Changing Legal Culture
04.13.15
America is in the midst of a seismic cultural shift in matters of faith, family, and freedom. More than 35 states now issue same-sex marriage licenses. An increasing number of scholars and judges insist that the First Amendment only protects...
You Really Want Us to Keep Our Faith to Ourselves?
By   |   04.11.15
Growing numbers of voices are telling Christians “Keep your views to yourself!” “Stay out of the public square!” Well, what if we did? Frank Capra’s classic Christmas movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” showed a despairing George Bailey, played by Jimmy...
Indiana’s RFRA: The Smear Campaign Against Mike Pence and Religious Freedom
By   |   04.10.15
Even before this year’s NCAA “Final Four” Basketball Championship in Indianapolis was set, much of the media’s attention had already pivoted to what one pundit called “the nightmare [looming] in Indiana.” The “nightmare” being referred to was the new Indiana...
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
04.09.15
A story out of Colorado this week demonstrates what many of us have been feeling for a while. When it comes to laws dealing with “gay stuff”, there really is no law. Only the preferences of the person making the decision.
Analysis: 8 Reasons Conservative Christians Are Concerned About Their Own Religious Freedom in the Obama Era
04.09.15
While conservative Christians have long fought for the religious freedom of religious minorities, they have become increasingly concerned about their own religious freedom in recent years. Here are 8 reasons that is happening.
Religion, Same-Sex Relationships & Politics in Indiana & Arkansas
04.07.15
The controversy over the state-based religious freedom laws in Indiana and Arkansas highlights the continuing impact of religion on social and policy issues in this country. The laws were an apparent outgrowth of the feelings of highly religious segments living in those states that they were being marginalized and that they were not being allowed to express their beliefs in their daily lives. According to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Rep. Bob Ballinger, one of the supporters of the law in that state, said "...he has worked for years to protect the rights of religious believers."
Republican Party Elites Abandon Traditional Marriage
By   |   04.07.15
Only six of 54 Republican members of the U.S. Senate signed a pro-traditional marriage legal brief to the U.S. Supreme Court that was submitted on Friday. USA Today noted, “By contrast, 44 Democratic senators and 167 Democratic House members filed...
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