10 Questions For Rule-of-Law Critics Of Kim Davis
09.12.15
There’s much talk of late about Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. She actually stopped issuing all marriage licenses, to avoid the charge of discrimination. She’s now out of jail, although it’s possible she’ll be sent back.
Judicial Tyranny in Kentucky
09.11.15
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled by the narrowest possible margin that Kentucky’s definition of marriage is unconstitutional, the Court’s decision was qualified by its assurance that religious freedom would not be jeopardized. “The First Amendment ensures that religious organizations and persons are given proper protection,” the Court solemnly intoned on June 26.
Shepard Smith Calls Christians “Haters”
By   |   09.11.15
“Haters are going to hate” is how Shepard Smith of Fox News referred to supporters of Christian clerk Kim Davis on his Tuesday afternoon show. It was another example of the anti-Christian bias that has been rearing its ugly head...
Needed: A Million More Like Kim Davis
By   |   09.08.15
For the first time in American history a woman has been imprisoned by the government for merely exercising her Christian faith. War has been declared on Christ and His followers. And there’s no turning back. Anti-Christian persecution is the civil...
Even Four Out of Five Atheists Agree
By Micah Clark   |   09.05.15
There is yet another recent poll finding significant public support for the protection of religious liberty—especially when special rights based on homosexuality are being pushed at the expense of religious freedom. Most Americans still appear to want a high degree...
In Which I Paint With Some Bright Yellows
By   |   09.04.15
A consensus appears to be developing among otherwise reasonable people that Kim Davis, of Rowan County fame, either needs to start issuing marriage licenses or quit her job. For those just joining us, a county clerk in Kentucky is refusing...
Statement on Conversion Therapy Ban
08.26.15
Mauck & Baker is a well-respected Chicago law firm committed to protecting religious liberty through the application of biblical principles. In the service of this commitment, they have issued a statement regarding Republican Governor Bruce Rauner’s deeply troubling abandonment of...
The Gay “Marriage” Gauntlet:  Time to Choose
By   |   08.20.15
Welcome to America 2015, where evil is good, men are women, judges are tyrants, and Christians are persona non grata. There is no more in between: it's either God or man.
Prison Ministers Can’t Identify Sexual Sin as Sin
By   |   08.19.15
One of the main talking points of the LGBTQI movement has always been that homosexuality “doesn’t affect anyone.” But only the most blindly naïve person could even utter such a statement with a straight face. In light of the U.S....
Will High Court Let Teens Get the Counseling They Want?
By   |   08.14.15
A Christian legal organization is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case prohibiting counseling for young people who want help ridding themselves of same-gender attractions.
Americans Believe in True Tolerance
By Micah Clark   |   08.14.15
I have often said that tolerance today is a one-way street on a road called liberalism. Whenever words like “tolerance” “diversity” or now “non-discrimination” pop up look out, someone’s free speech rights are being shelved. Thankfully, most Americans seem to...
Should the Government Force Some Religious Americans to Violate Their Beliefs About Marriage?
08.11.15
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of gay marriage, a question arises: Should we protect the rights of Orthodox Jews, Roman Catholics, Evangelical Christians, Latter-Day Saints and Muslims who believe that marriage is a union of husband and wife? Two bills recently introduced in Congress show diverging answers. One seeks to promote tolerance and peaceful coexistence; the other adds fuel to a culture war by treating that traditional belief as racism.
Governing Against the Will of the People
By Micah Clark   |   07.29.15
Last week I mentioned how the perception advanced by the media is that most Americans support the unraveling of marriage (because the media supports this).  In their minds, the U.S. Supreme Court simply settled it on the majority opinion side. ...
Destroying Religious Freedom to Save It
By Robert Knight   |   07.28.15
Even before the U.S. Supreme Court announced the previously unknown constitutional “right” to impose same-sex “marriage” on all 50 states, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was readying its next volley. For two decades, the ACLU has cited the federal...
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