Written by John Biver
In this week’s Spotlight podcast, Monte Larrick interviews the Reverend C.L. Bryant, a Senior Fellow at Freedom Works. Rev. Bryant also is the host of the syndicated radio show, the C.L. Bryant show on Red State Talk Radio. He is also the force behind the film Runaway Slave.
In their wide-ranging discussion, Rev. Bryant and Monte Larrick address national tax reform, the “non-existent” black conservative, the many problems in Illinois, and the current racial situation in America.… Continue Reading
Tags: Congressional Dysfunction, Film Runaway Slave, Freedom Works, IRS, Monte Larrick, Reverend C.L. Bryan, Tax Reform
Federal Issues, Illinois Politics, Marriage, Family & Culture | David E. Smith | 
October 4, 2017 4:00 AM | 
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Written by Anugrah Kumar
Pastors across the country will protest Internal Revenue Service restrictions on them not to talk politics in the church as they observe the annual Pulpit Freedom Sunday, days after the introduction of the Free Speech Fairness Act in the U.S. House to reinstate pastors’ and churches’ rights to speak freely.
“The IRS has no business acting as the speech police of any non-profit organization, as its many scandals over recent years have made clear,” said Erik Stanley, senior counsel of the Arizona-based Alliance Defending Freedom, which started Pulpit Freedom Sunday in 2008.
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Tags: Alliance Defending Freedom, Charles Chaput, Donald Trump, Dr. Jim Garlow, Erik Stanley, Free Speech Fairness Act, IRS, Jody Hice, Pulpit Freedom Sunday, Steve Scalise, The Johnson Amendment, Tony Perkins
Religious Liberty | David E. Smith | October 4, 2016 4:00 AM | Comments Off on Pastors to Protest IRS Restrictions on Speaking About Politics
Written by Lloyd Marcus
Some say, “I like Cruz, but I’m voting for Trump because I don’t believe Cruz can win the general.” These voters are really saying they believe we have lost the country to the Left. Therefore, a true conservative touting traditional values cannot win the presidency in today’s America. This mindset reminds me of what many conservatives did to Sarah Palin.
Palin epitomized the character, principles, and values we in the tea party longed to see in our politicians.… Continue Reading
Tags: DOJ, Donald Trump, Election 2016, IRS, Mitt Romney, Planned Parenthood, Sarah Palin, Ted Cruz
Federal Elections, Political | David E. Smith | December 19, 2015 8:39 AM | Comments Off on Can Cruz Win the General? Yes, He Can!
Written by Victor Davis Hanson
The last but long gasp of the Obama administration is characterized not so much by deceit and incompetence as by growing chaos. Everything appears to be coming apart. The chariot of state now veers up and down with a terrified Phaethon clueless at the reins. Whether it is ISIS, Ebola, Putin, or Obamacare, the common strain is not simple incompetence, but a maladroitness born of intolerant ideological fundamentalism.
Have our government agencies ever seemed more corrupt or useless or both, staffed by political cronies and leftist zealots?… Continue Reading
Tags: Al Sharpton, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ebola, EPA, Eric Holder, GSA, Harry Reid, Harry Truman, IRS, ISIS, James Mattis, Jeff Sessions, JFK, Jimmy Carter, Joe Biden, Jonathan Gruber, Justice Department, La Raza, Mark Zuckerberg, Nancy Pelosi, NASA, NSA, Obamacare, Putin, Secret Service, VA
Federal Issues, Political | David E. Smith | December 6, 2014 11:45 AM | Comments Off on A Moral Primer: Obama’s Legacy is Government-Induced Chaos at Home, Moral Equivalence Abroad
Written by Pastor John Kirkwood
“Please explain in detail the activities at these prayer meetings. Also, please provide the percentage of time your organization spends on prayer groups as compared with the other activities of the organization.” – Internal Revenue Service
How often do your members pray? What is the nature of your prayers? The IRS posed these and other questions to certain tea party and religious groups who were seeking tax-exempt status. After the delays, the intimidation and the Stasi-like interrogation; many of the organizations just gave up.… Continue Reading
