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Written by Tiffany Bates & Elizabeth Slattery
When Americans cast their ballots for the next president this November, they will not only select the next commander in chief and primary enforcer of the law, they will help select a new Supreme Court justice and countless other lower court judges.
Selecting judges is not an ancillary responsibility — it is a central and critical duty, with long-lasting effects. Indeed, half of the current Supreme Court justices were appointed more than 20 years ago.… Continue Reading
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Written by John Biver
Here are just a few of the many resources (articles and videos) available on the topic of church activities deemed “political,” as well as on the Johnson amendment. So few people know this due to the conservative failure in the information war.
Regardless of the Johnson amendment, however, two notes…
First, note this quote from Mat Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel has observed:
Pastors can preach on biblical, moral and social issues, such as natural marriage and abortion, can urge the congregation to register and vote, can overview the positions of the candidates, and may personally endorse candidates.
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Tags: Alliance Defending Freedom, Deacon Keith Fournier, Liberty Counsel, Matt Barber, Matthew Cochran, Michelle Terry, Napp Nazworth, Samuel Rodriguez
Illinois Politics, Religious Liberty | David E. Smith |
September 20, 2016 7:00 AM |
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Written by Onan Coca
Across the country states have been passing laws meant to defend the First Amendment from government overreach, and simultaneously liberals and the media have been decrying these protections as “homophobic” and “bigoted.” These same liberals have argued that conservatives are being paranoid and that no protection is needed…
Sadly, Massachusetts has just proved every conservative fear accurate.
On October 1st the most draconian “non-discrimination” laws in the nation will go into effect in the Bay State.… Continue Reading
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Written by Ilya Shapiro
Plenty of libertarians were wary of seeing former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld as the Libertarian Party’s nominee for vice president. Even those of us who haven’t had anything to do with the LP would like to see the party represented by, you know, libertarians. Weld, who seems like a nice man and was apparently a decent governor, is the living expositor of the difference between a libertarian and someone who’s “socially liberal and fiscally conservative.”… Continue Reading
Tags: #NeverHillary, #NeverTrump, Bill Weld, Gary Johnson, Libertarian Party, libertarians, Little Sisters of the Poor, Mark Kirk, Merrick Garland, religious liberty, Stephen Breyer, Susan Collins, Tim Carney, Washington Examiner
Federal Elections, Political, Religious Liberty | David E. Smith |
August 8, 2016 4:00 AM |
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Written by Micah Clark
Millions of Americans may be watching the Republican national convention this week. Some data is finding that this in an election year in which record numbers of voters seem to be interested in deciding who will be our next president. For example, the Republican primary has seen a 62% increase in voter turnout this year over 2012, from 19.2 million votes four years ago to 31 million this year.
This may be why a new study of church engagement has caught pollsters by surprise.… Continue Reading
Tags: American Culture and Faith Institute, Donald Trump, Edmund Burke, Election 2016, Hillary Clinton, Micah Clark, National Congregations Study, POTUS
Federal Elections, Political, Religious Liberty | David E. Smith |
July 20, 2016 1:00 PM |
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Written by Matthew Vadum
The far-left Southern Poverty Law Center relentlessly promotes the Big Lie, wildly popular in the media, that conservative Americans are racists and the real threat to the nation rather than Islamic terrorists.
The group claims the principal enemies of the American people are presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, conservatives like David Horowitz, and the Tea Party movement.
The SPLC is a shamelessly hypocritical leftist attack machine funded by radical speculator George Soros and a rogue’s gallery of rich people and established philanthropies that want to fundamentally transform America.… Continue Reading
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Written by Kelsey Harkness
The story of the former Atlanta fire chief who was fired from his job after publishing a book that addressed marriage and sexuality from a biblical perspective took center stage at a hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill, with witnesses from both sides of the aisle voicing disapproval of the city’s decision to terminate the decorated public servant.
“I wish we had a bill to protect him,” former U.S. Representative Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts’ 4th District, said of Chief Kelvin Cochran.… Continue Reading
Tags: Aaron and Melissa Klein, Alliance Defending Freedom, Barney Frank, Elijah Cummings, FADA, Katherine Franke, Kelvin Cochran, Kristen Waggoner, Mark Meadows, marriage, Matthew J. Franck, Obergefell, The Witherspoon Institute
Religious Liberty | Admin |
July 14, 2016 4:00 AM |
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Written by Michael Gryboski
Social liberals are using the Orlando shooting massacre to ignite a “war on Christianity,” according to prominent conservative columnist David French.
Last weekend, 29-year-old Omar Mateen murdered 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. During the attack Mateen called 911 and pledged support for the Islamic State terror group.
Despite Mateen’s stated ideological leanings, some liberal journalists and social commentators are blaming conservative Christians instead, French said in the National Review on Wednesday.
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Tags: Barack Obama, Boyce College, Chase Strangio, David French, Defense of Marriage Act, Denny Burk, Hillary Clinton, Islamic State, Michael Gryboski, Omar Mateen, Orlando Shooting, Reichstag fire
Islam & Sharia, Religious Liberty | David E. Smith |
June 20, 2016 8:01 AM |
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Written by Joe Newby
For the second time, the George Soros-funded John Kasich told Christians to “get over it” on religious liberty laws and laws that require people to use the bathroom designated for the gender with which they were born.
“What I’d like to say is, just relax,” he said during an appearance at CNN. “If you don’t like what somebody’s doing, pray for them, and if you feel as though somebody is doing something wrong against you, can you just for a second get over it?… Continue Reading