Will Anti-Discrimination Laws Affect Pastors in Future?
By   |   07.27.13
Pastors are supposed to be protected from anti-discrimination laws if they preach against homosexuality or refuse to perform same-gender civil union or marriage ceremonies. That may become a thing of the past at some point in the future. CBN‘s Brody...
‘Marriage Equality’ Isn’t the Only Goal
By David E. Smith   |   07.22.13
In their efforts to redefine marriage, most homosexual activists become apoplectic at the suggestion that there is more to their efforts than just their  purported goal of achieving “marriage equality.” They dismiss the comments of homosexuals like lesbian journalist Masha...
Hobby Lobby Scores Win on Abortion Drug Mandate
By David E. Smith   |   07.09.13
The Hobby Lobby craft store chain has won a major legal victory in its battle to avoid compliance with the federal contraceptive and abortion drug mandate when the Tenth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a U.S. District Court to...
How Will the Church Respond to the SCOTUS Rulings?
By   |   07.06.13
I intentionally waited to share my thoughts on the SCOTUS rulings from last week. Did you see all those articles that flooded newsfeeds and blogs? I perused over a hundred in two days myself. But the press is slowing down...
Mock ‘Marriage’ and the Death of Freedom
By   |   07.01.13
While poorly decided U.S. Supreme Court cases are a dime a dozen, prior to Wednesday, two stood alone as the most wretched and constitutionally groundless in American History. First was the 1857 Dred Scott decision. Among other things, it robbed...
The SCOTUS Decision: Where Are We Headed?
By Tim Wildmon   |   06.29.13
A few weeks ago managers inside the United States Justice Department received a memo titled: “LGBT Inclusion at Work: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Managers.” It was sent in advance of “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month.” One...
Obama Says No to Freedom of Religion in Military
By David E. Smith   |   06.29.13
President Barack Obama has announced his “strong  opposition” to efforts in Congress to protect the religious freedoms of members of the U.S. Armed Forces.  U.S. Representative John Fleming (R-LA) and U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) have offered amendments in their...
Two Federal Courts of Appeal Deal Setback to ObamaCare HHS Mandate
06.28.13
Two federal courts of appeal have dealt a setback to the ObamaCare Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate. Yesterday a federal appeals court in Denver, sitting en banc, sided with the preliminary injunction request of Hobby Lobby, a Christian, family-owned arts and crafts chain with 500 stores in 41 states.
Christians: If You Don’t Speak Up These People Will
By   |   06.27.13
I unashamedly believe that pastor’s must not simply take a position on the critical issues facing our culture, but must be ready and willing to stand up and speak up. It is no longer adequate or acceptable to merely espouse...
IRS Agent:  Keep Faith  to Your Self
By David E. Smith   |   06.19.13
The scandal surrounding the targeting of Christian and conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service has taken a new twist.  A non-profit pro-life group in Texas has released an audiotape conversation in which an IRS agent berated the group for...
Air Force Continues Hostility Toward Religious Liberty of Airmen
By Tim Wildmon   |   06.12.13
Air Force leaders have repeatedly caved to the demands of the Military Association of Atheists & Freethinkers (MAAF). Behind MAAF leader Mikey Weinstein's malevolent demands, the Air Force can't seem to rid itself of anything religious fast enough.
Pulpit Freedom Sunday is Near
By Micah Clark   |   06.01.13
One consequence of the homosexual political agenda is the loss of religious liberty and freedom.  I am still amazed that almost no one commented on the First Lady’s nationally televised convention speech on September 4th, 2012 in which...
Marriage Redefinition Bill Provides Worst Religious Liberty Protections in U.S.
By David E. Smith   |   05.30.13
Yesterday, Thomas More Society attorneys issued a letter to members of the Illinois House of Representatives warning that Illinois’ pending same-sex marriage bill (SB 10) provides a disaster for religious liberty, no matter which side of the same-sex marriage debate that one supports.
SPLC Linked to FRC Shooting
04.25.13
In a chilling new Federal Bureau of Investigation interrogation video just released, Floyd Lee Corkins, who stormed the Family Research Council’s (FRC) headquarters on August 15, 2012 and started firing, says that he picked his target from the Southern Poverty...
Rev. Thomas Koys’ Prayer at the Illinois House of Representatives
04.19.13
Rev. Tom Koys, pastor of St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Chicago, offered the following opening prayer this morning for the Illinois House of Representatives: I call upon the Divine Being, and I ask all here present to turn your minds...
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