Freedom can be deceiving. When you drive through the countryside and see a horse standing unrestrained in a field, does it seem free? When you walk through a neighborhood and hear a dog running and barking on the other side of a fence, does it appear to be free? When you drive by a school during recess and see dozens of children playing on the fenced-in playground, are they free? When you see a toddler playing with blocks in his playpen, is he free?… Continue Reading
I’ve seen a couple of video clips of Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson (R-NC) speaking, and every time I have found myself cheering, applauding and occasionally shouting “amen!”
He is now the Republican nominee for Governor in North Carolina in what promises to be a tight election. What a blessing it would be to see a bold Christian conservative like him elected as chief executive of that state!
Can pastors endorse candidates? Are houses of worship allowed to invite candidates to speak? Can my church help register voters or serve as polling places?
This week on First Liberty Live, our President & CEO Kelly Shackelford explains why people of faith should be involved in our political process. He dives into the legal rights that religious leaders and houses of worship have during election season.
Election 2024: The Future of Faith and Religious Freedom Are at Stake
America’s founders made religious freedom our First Freedom for a good reason.… Continue Reading
Last week, what remains of the United Methodist Church voted to reject the authority of God’s Word on matters of human sexuality and publicly affirm and embrace sin as a tenet of their denomination.
There was nothing particularly surprising about the move. In fact, after having chased all of the God-honoring, Christ-worshipping, Bible-submitting believers out of their group, it was completely expected.
Faith & Religion, Media Watch | David E. Smith | May 8, 2024 6:00 AM | Comments Off on Someone Please Tell Christianity Today There’s Nothing “Historic” About Heresy
[Last] week’s news was dominated by the anti-Semitic protests taking place on college campuses across the nation. Columbia, Yale, Berkeley, Harvard. Over 120 American institutions have reported disruptions to the point that classes have been canceled and police have been called in to restore order.
So how did we get here? Who caused this mess? The answer is simple. All these childish antics and temper tantrums dominating the headlines can be traced back to one key source: the terrible ideas we have been teaching our children for the past 50 years. … Continue Reading
Education, Islam & Sharia | David E. Smith | May 6, 2024 7:00 AM | Comments Off on The Fruit of Government Schools Is Bearing Itself Out On Our Streets
Illinois State Democrats used their supermajority advantage this week to ram through changes to state election laws (right before an election) to hurt two groups of people: parents and Republicans. With lightning speed in 24 hours, Democrats unveiled and passed legislation that Governor JB Pritzker hurriedly signed which limits ballot access and adds three nonbinding referendums to the 2024 general election ballot.
The bill, SB 2412, was filed at the last minute and left no time for citizens to weigh in.… Continue Reading
The national media consider themselves essential in educating the electorate, so what happens when the electorate does not consider them a trustworthy guardian of democracy?
The Associated Press and the American Press Institute just released a poll on the 2024 election and found only 14% of their sample expressed “a great deal of confidence in election-related information they receive from national sources.” By contrast, 46% have little or no confidence at all in the information they receive from national news organizations.… Continue Reading
First Liberty and legal experts around the country are sounding the alarm about the Biden administration’s recently proposed changes to Title IX.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a civil rights law that protects students from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance. It was signed into law to give female athletes equal opportunity and treatment in sports, from elementary schools to colleges.… Continue Reading
Did you ever think you would see the day when Jewish students on elite college campuses were afraid to attend classes?
Pro-Hamas mobs have taken over. They have built tent cities and made it clear that Jews and anyone supporting Israel is an enemy.
At Columbia University, Israel-born Shai Davidai, an assistant professor at the business school, was told that his keycard was deactivated after he spoke at a pro-Israel rally.… Continue Reading
It’s 2024, and we are living in schizophrenic times. Dickensian times: the best of times, yet the worst; times where we demand the truth while reveling in our lies; times of great material gain but of even greater moral loss; times of calling good evil and evil good; times of saying bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter; times of the “tolerant” not tolerating what they find intolerable.
These are times when Jews are shamed and shunned by those who claim to stand against ghettos, gulags and racism.… Continue Reading
Marriage, Family & Culture | David E. Smith | 
May 13, 2024 7:00 AM | 
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