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- Article · Jun 26, 2018The ALCU Spoke Volumes With Its Silence
ideologies in history by facing down the town of Skokie, Illinois, the American Civil Liberties Union has been in the news for reports that it is making a retreat from … protect the alt-right’s freedom to rally in that city) as the cause for this retreat, it was arguably evident long before The Wall Street Journal obtained an internal
- Opinion · Jun 23, 2018Border Bills
executive order ending family separations at the border will not solve all the problems caused by massive illegal immigration. So the president has been pushing Congress … America is the only country ever founded on an idea ... and the idea is liberty. That is probably the rarest phenomena in the political history of the world; this
- Opinion · Jun 23, 2018New Yorker Writer Lashes Out at Scott Pruitt’s Evangelical Supporters
evangelicals who support Pruitt. She briefly mentions Franklin Graham, Jerry Falwell Jr., and Liberty University students, but she focuses on two: Ralph Drollinger of Capitol Ministries, which provides Bible studies … Neil L. Frank explains, everything’s up for grabs. Is CO 2 the primary cause of the warming, or have natural cycles of the Sun and ocean currents dominated
- Opinion · Jun 23, 2018Discrimination Law Isn’t Supposed to ‘Punish the Wicked’
protected class like race. He revealed why gay rights activists oppose religious liberty claims with such vehemence: “We’re going to punish the wicked.” The Colorado Civil Rights Commission … another agency. Yet Philadelphia officials were willing to shut down a good agency that causes no harm merely to send a message that its religious beliefs are intolerable — precisely what
- Opinion · Jun 22, 2018Charles Krauthammer, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnist and Intellectual Provocateur, Dies at 68
invasion of Iraq, died June 21 at 68. The cause was cancer of the small intestine, said his son, Daniel Krauthammer. He declined to provide further information. “I believe that … welcome its eccentrics,” he wrote in Time in 1985. “In the name of a liberty that illness does not allow them to enjoy,” he concluded, “we have condemned the homeless
- Opinion · Jun 14, 2018Left Coast Rallies for Freedom to Change
issues of importance to the SBC — and evangelicals in general: protecting life, preserving religious liberty, helping the persecuted church, standing with Israel. But those gains, he reminded them … unabashed believer who’s championing their cause in the White House. Look at the doors this administration is opening for religious liberty and free speech. Now is not the time
- Article · Jun 13, 2018The Left’s Catch-All Strategy to Redefine Issues
underlining cause is the promotion of the neo-Marxist ideology of equality of outcome. When The New York Times and The New Yorker first published stories last year exposing … course, the need for government to do even more to limit our Liberty. In this, too, there are victims and oppressors. Why this constant grievance culture promoted by the Left
- Opinion · Jun 11, 2018Christian Teacher Forced Out Over School’s Transgender Policy
weeping at that scenario. I cannot in good conscience do what I believe will cause harm,” he said. At the start of the 2017-2018 school year administrators agreed … religious liberty cases — comes into the story. “We think that there have been some serious mistakes made and they may give rise to a legal cause of action,” attorney Michael
- Opinion · Jun 5, 2018Making Election Reform an Issue in November
state. For anyone committed to constitutional government, California looks like a lost cause. The political battle rages between the radical-extreme and moderate-extreme. People and businesses are being driven … electing candidates like Mark Meuser. But as Americans long ago learned, the price of liberty is eternal vigilance. We cannot just leave the job to others. We also must fight
- Opinion · Jun 5, 2018At SCOTUS, a Make or Bake Moment
soon — when the Court will have to wade into the bigger clash between religious liberty and same-sex marriage. When it does, let’s hope it agrees with the majority … problem starts at home. “As a nurse, I look at the root cause...I think it’s a deterioration of family. They don’t have that good support system
- Opinion · Jun 1, 2018Danger of Authoritarianism May Come From the Center, Not the Right
likely to regard democracy as “very good” and to consider free elections and protecting liberties from state oppression “essential” features of democracy. His study is subject to criticism, notably that … staunch support from both George W. Bush and Barack Obama — and was a major cause of the Great Recession. Given this record, it’s not surprising that centrist leaders
- Opinion · May 31, 2018Trump in Tennessee
enthusiastic because he is friends with the Democrat candidate. Corker’s moderate tendencies have caused numerous problems for Republicans. He even cooperated with Democrats to save Obama’s Iranian nuclear … everything the Trump/Pence team is doing to defend our values and to promote religious liberty here at home and abroad. As you know, President Trump recently appointed
- Opinion · May 30, 2018The Deeper Meaning of Memorial Day
Memorial Day is also an occasion to associate those who died in the just causes for which the United States was willing to go to war. World War I, World … equality of all people and that they were endowed with unalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Thus, when Americans sacrificed their lives in military service
- Opinion · May 26, 2018Activist Judges Scrub Bathroom Complaint
fellow brave Americans in uniform would lay down their lives for the cause of freedom. On this Memorial Day, we can and should remember their sacrifice and the sacrifice … different faiths around the globe, America is regaining its voice on international religious liberty. While the move toward North Korea’s denuclearization is at the forefront of everyone’s minds
- Opinion · May 25, 2018Memorial Day Reflections, 2018
serve our country. Another type of cruelly disturbing deaths is the category of casualties caused by so-called “friendly fire.” The most famous example in recent years was the death … side in the conflict between good and evil — the right side of life and liberty. They all gave their lives in service to the world’s last, greatest hope
- Opinion · May 18, 2018Christian Colleges Press Their Suit on Mandate
could take advantage of the mandate’s exemptions. Unfortunately, the nightmare for religious liberty isn’t over yet. The only way to resolve that — and the laundry list of problems … shareholder resolution explaining how detrimental JP Morgan Chase’s contribution was to the real cause of intolerance. They ignored it. So Danhof did something the company couldn’t ignore
- Article · May 10, 2018Faith Community Wins More Support From Trump
executive order supporting both religious liberty and religious speech. This order ensured the First Amendment rights of religious institutions to support political candidates and causes matching their values. This executive … ObamaCare contraceptive mandate . The Department of Justice has also taken a stand for religious liberty and religious freedom. In October 2017, the Department released 20 principles of religious liberty intended
- Opinion · May 8, 2018Shields, Not Swords
certain circumstances, there is no human right to them, as there is to religious liberty. Second, SOGI anti-discrimination laws are used not simply as shields to protect citizens from … class citizens. Individuals, businesses, and associations across the country excluded blacks in ways that caused grave material and social harms without justification, without market forces acting as a corrective
- Article · May 8, 2018Climate Change Hypocrisy
government intervention, while skeptics tend to be leery of government action. And the root cause between the two can be summed up by political perspectives on individual responsibility. Those … stated beliefs — Al Gore, call one of your offices — while those who value individual liberty also model the importance of individual responsibility. The individual should not sit back
- Opinion · May 4, 2018Conservatives Amen New Faith Office
beliefs. “It is the policy of this administration to protect and vigorously promote religious liberty,” Trump declared. And thanks to his order, the president’s Cabinet has done exactly that … including from within Muslim communities. And how do you engage religious leaders on the cause of religious freedom if you’re not engaging with them at all? Second, as Farr