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- Article · Jun 25, 2021In Brief: Surrendering the Public Square
whimper. We’ve all seen the encroachment of leftism into numerous areas of American life. Mark Pulliam, a recent transplant from Austin, Texas, to a “small town in east Tennessee … morality are indispensable supports,” and warned that “morality can[not] be maintained without religion.” Our second president, John Adams, elaborated by noting that “Our Constitution was made only
- Article · Jun 24, 2021Thursday Short Cuts
values, or asking government to force their values, on anyone. The preamble of our Constitution explains that its mission is ‘to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves … Conference of Catholic Bishops is] going to politically weaponize religion by ‘rebuking’ Democrats who support women’s reproductive choice, then a ‘rebuke’ of their tax-exempt status
- Opinion · Jun 23, 2021Biden: Dragging the Military Into a New Era
meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the Church” that, when finalized, may deny the Eucharist to politicians who support abortion. Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) tweeted in response … they’re going to politically weaponize religion by ‘rebuking’ Democrats who support women’s reproductive choice, then a ‘rebuke’ of their tax-exempt status may be in order.” You read
- Opinion · Jun 21, 2021What Would Jefferson Say on This July Fourth?
safeguard and perpetuate our democratic way of life. But a half-century of contempt for the moral foundations of our Constitution and the Rule of Law compels a renewed examination … energies. You have corrupted our judicial institutions by subordinating our laws and our Constitution to the whims of judges, the vengeance of lackeys, and the passions of the times
- Opinion · Jun 21, 2021Father’s Day
after his wife died in childbirth. Sonora Louise Smart Dodd drew up a petition supported by the Young Men’s Christian Association and the ministers of Spokane to celebrate Fathers … father — to be a father — is to come very near the heart of life itself. In fatherhood we know the elemental magic and joy of humanity. In fatherhood we even
- Opinion · Jun 18, 2021Biden Wants to Make Catholics Pay for Murder
doctrine. Life begins at conception. That’s the church’s judgment. I accept it in my personal life.” However, it is not merely the “church’s judgment” that life begins … consistently advocating for abortion and euthanasia constitutes formal cooperation in grave sin, and that bishops must dialogue with Catholics prominent in public life who do so in order to help
- Opinion · Jun 14, 2021At DOJ, a Brief Encounter With LGBT Outrage
radical Left. Last week, when the Justice Department even hinted at defending the constitutional rights of Christian colleges, the fringe wing of the party blew a gasket … seem like they supported American institutions living out their faith in education. By morning, agency lawyers had rewritten pieces of its arguments, weakening the support for schools and phrases like
- Article · Jun 9, 2021Judge Strikes Down CA ‘Assault Rifle’ Ban
essentially gave a lesson about tools used in crime. “The facts, however, do not support this hyperbole, and facts matter,” he wrote. “Federal Bureau of Investigation murder statistics … failure to protect its residents’ constitutional rights, arguing: “You might not know it, but this case is about what should be a muscular constitutional right and whether a state
- Article · Jun 9, 2021Wednesday Short Cuts
death, in a system designed to suppress that kind of information. In this country, constitutionally protected, free and independent scientists, bureaucrats, journalists and others did the same. What’s their … work is about so much more. It’s one of the best pathways in life to achieving a sense of pride, purpose, and meaning because it connects us to something
- Article · Jun 8, 2021Reader Comments
several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution...’ When your representative calls this a democracy, what are they doing? They are subverting the Rule … become subjects of a tyrannical government? Or are we to be citizens of a Constitutional Republic where the people govern? Choose! Read the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence
- Opinion · Jun 8, 2021Pro-Abortion Left Sets Sights on Codifying Roe
Making matters worse for the Left, voters -- 55 percent -- are even more likely to support a law like Mississippi’s when they learn that an unborn child at that stage … flag for Biden’s Democrats, the enthusiasm is on the pro-life side. Forty-three percent of pro-life voters said the issue of abortion was “very important
- Opinion · Jun 3, 2021Gym Teacher Exercises Faith in Woke District
legitimate rationale — legal or otherwise — to justify it. “Teachers don’t shed their constitutional rights when they step on to a schoolhouse property,” Langhofer argued. “And in this case … tough as the last week has been, there’s been an outpouring of support for the Crosses from the local community. Tanner and his family had just started going
- Opinion · Jun 1, 2021Treaty of Tripoli and the Confusion Surrounding It
countries which had established churches , or in fundamental Muslim countries which controlled citizens’ religious life through threats of death or dismemberment. The Islamic understanding of religion and government being synonymous … government documents. It was introduced in Congress by Rufus King, a signer of the Constitution, approved in the House, July 21, 1789; in the Senate, August 4, 1789; and signed
- Opinion · May 28, 2021Patent Protection Needs a Shot in the Arm
such an extraordinary step also goes against our nation’s long-standing (and constitutionally grounded) support of private property, could have chilling effects on future innovation, and sets a dangerous … represents a source of incredible innovation. Drug development has contributed to increasing life expectancy and quality of life for millions. Innovation in the industry is done at risk with
- Opinion · May 27, 2021The Death Penalty Remains the Strongest Deterrent to Violent Crime
victims themselves. In 1977, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment is constitutional and, since that ruling, most the death penalty cases have pertained to the execution of those … important tool for preserving law and order, deters crime, and costs less than life imprisonment.” However, beyond merely lessening the numerical burden on taxpayers, maintaining not just the idea
- Alexander's Column · May 26, 2021Memorial Day Profile of Valor: SGT Clifford Sims (USA)
died in combat defending Liberty in accordance with their sacred oaths “ to Support and Defend “ our Constitution. Regarding the three men aforementioned, I noted that the word “hero” is grossly … protecting his fellow soldiers, he willingly sacrificed his life. S/Sgt. Sims’ extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service
- Opinion · May 25, 2021Space Force Support Craters After Commander’s Ouster
bidding. That’s not the posture of a man who’s personally pro-life. It’s the posture of a true abortion loyalist. If there was any doubt, the White … legal abortion through all nine months of pregnancy, which is what Biden’s party supports. The last time NPR/PBS/Marist pollsters asked, only 29 percent of Americans thought abortion should
- Opinion · May 24, 2021Which Party Gains if Roe Goes Down?
life which cannot be infringed” and advocates amending the Constitution to ban nearly all abortions. Democrats, meanwhile, became adamant defenders of unrestricted abortion rights, which their platform supports “unequivocally.” Unlike … issue out of the political arena and carved a sweeping “right to choose” into constitutional granite. In most developed nations, abortion is permitted along lines roughly comparable to the Mississippi
- Opinion · May 22, 2021After Ceasefire, Israeli Conflict Shifts to U.S.
make cheating easier. Meanwhile, the Manchin-Murkowski measure, which has yet to win the support of Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), “would put a chokehold” on states shoring … imagine the constitutional anarchy that would ensue if one unelected bureaucrat held veto power over states’ ability to conduct their own elections, as the Constitution provides. The “preclearance” idea didn
- Opinion · May 20, 2021The Magnolia State Shines on the Unborn
courts preclude lawmakers from imposing reasonable limits on the taking of innocent life.” We don’t agree with the pro-abortion side on much, but we do agree on this … understandable panic. The “right” to abortion was never a democratically-passed law, statute, or constitutionally-protected decision. It’s an invention of activist judges, and when the Court hears oral