Written by Vincent Funaro
Republican presidential candidate U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, R-Fla., warned Christians that the church’s mainstream teaching on homosexuality could be considered hate speech in the near future, during an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network this week.
While discussing his Catholic faith and how it influences his positions on social issues and public policy, Rubio commented on the direction America is traveling with its views of the conservative church.
“If you think about, we are at the water’s edge of the argument that mainstream Christian teaching is hate speech,” Rubio said to CBN News.… Continue Reading
Health-care experts call it D.C. insiderism at its worst.
Written by Brendan Bordelon
The rumors began trickling in about a week before the scheduled vote on April 23: Republican leadership was quietly pushing senators to pull support for subpoenaing Congress’s fraudulent application to the District of Columbia’s health exchange — the document that facilitated Congress’s “exemption” from Obamacare by allowing lawmakers and staffers to keep their employer subsidies.
The application said Congress employed just 45 people.… Continue Reading
Tags: Barack Obama, Cato Institute, Chuck Grassley, David Vitter, Deb Fischer, Election2016, James Risch, John Boehner, Judicial Watch, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Michael Cannon, Mike Enzi, Mitch McConnell, Obamacare, Rand Paul, Robert Moffit, Roy Blunt, Tim Scott, Yuval Levin
Federal Issues, Political | David E. Smith | 
May 14, 2015 1:00 PM | 
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Jeb drops to 5% in latest Iowa poll.
Written by Michael Warren
A new Quinnipiac poll of likely Iowa Republican presidential caucusgoers finds Wisconsin’s Scott Walker in front of the GOP pack with 21 percent support and a 9-point advantage over his closest primary opponents. That’s down from 25 percent and a 12-point lead in Quinnipiac’s February poll, but Walker remains ahead of his Republican rivals, with senators Rand Paul, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, all huddled together behind the Wisconsin governor.… Continue Reading
Tags: Benjamin Carson, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, Election 2016, John Kasich, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Scott Walker, Ted Cruz
Uncategorized | David E. Smith | May 6, 2015 6:56 AM | Comments Off on Quinnipiac: Walker Leading in Iowa
Written by Andrew Stiles
The 2016 presidential election will feature a matchup between a white millionaire Yale graduate from the Democratic Party (Hillary Clinton) and whichever candidate emerges from the diverse Republican field.
How diverse is this year’s crop of GOP candidates? It might be the most diverse in history, regardless of party. Let’s take a look at the current state of the 2016 race, using charts to explain everything you need to know.
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Tags: Ben Carson, Bernie Sanders, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, Election 2016, Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush, Jim Webb, Joe Biden, Marco Rubio, Martin O’Malley, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Scott Walker, Ted Cruz
Uncategorized | David E. Smith | May 5, 2015 10:30 AM | Comments Off on The 2016 Presidential Race, Explained in 4 Charts
Written by Michael F. Haverluck
Despite his opposition to legalization of same-sex “marriage,” Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio took a stand on the LGBT side of the argument Sunday, proclaiming that homosexuality is a biological condition — not a choice.
While being interviewed on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” the Florida senator addressed his stance on the legalization of same-sex marriage, arguing that the issue should not be resolved by the U.S. Supreme Court but by individual states.… Continue Reading
Written by Leonardo Blair
As the U.S. Supreme Court readies to hear arguments in favor of same-sex marriage on Tuesday, April 28, Republican presidential candidate U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), urged pastors across America to preach and pray against it because “marriage was God’s idea, and He will preserve it, with or without us.”
“We know that marriage is intended to be sacred, beautiful, and nourishing. If you do not influence your congregation’s understanding of marriage, who will fill the void?… Continue Reading
Written by Maggie Gallagher
Rod Dreher is right: the rage of the powerful against Indiana for daring to pass a state RFRA without the consent of the LGBT community marks a dramatic cultural and political inflection point,as I have pointed out in National Review. For the first time, a vanilla religious liberty bill similar to those passed in 19 other states was deemed “antigay” per se, and powerful corporations rushed in to punish the people of Indiana economically for their moral views on liberty.… Continue Reading
Tags: Ben Carson, Bobby Jindal, Candidate, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, Commentary, Jeb Bush, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, religious liberty, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Scott Walker, Social Issues, Ted Cruz
Religious Liberty | David E. Smith | April 18, 2015 4:00 AM | Comments Off on Religious Liberty Crisis Report Card
Written by J. Matt Barber
“My brothers and sisters, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you. What I mean is this: One of you says, ‘I follow Paul’; another, ‘I follow Apollos’; another, ‘I follow Cephas’; still another, ‘I follow Christ.’” ~1 Corinthians 1:11-12
As Jesus warned, “If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand” (Mark 3:25). Nothing has borne out this reality in recent decades like that exasperating spectacle called the Republican presidential primary.… Continue Reading
Tags: Albert Einstein, American Family Association, Ben Carson, Bobby Jindal, Family Research Council, Jeb Bush, John Fund, Marco Rubio, Michele Bachmann, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Sarah Palin, Scott Walker, Ted Cruz, Tim Wildmon
Federal Issues, Political | David E. Smith | March 30, 2015 6:46 AM | Comments Off on A Bold Proposal for Conservative GOP Candidates
Written by Michael Medved
Hillary Clinton’s status as a wealthy celebrity will make it difficult for her to deploy the populist narrative that helped Democratic nominees win the popular vote in five out of the last six presidential elections. How can a woman who boasts a net worth of at least $21 million and hobnobs almost exclusively with well-heeled financial titans and movie stars, plausibly denounce Republicans as the party of the rapacious rich while portraying Democrats as defenders of the downtrodden?… Continue Reading
Tags: Al Gore, Barack Obama, Ben Carson, Bill Clinton, Bob Dole, Bobby Jindal, Chris Christie, FDR, George W. Bush, Heidi Nelson Cruz, Hillary Clinton, JFK, John Kerry, John McCain, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, Mike Pence, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, Rose Law Firm, Scott Walker, Ted Cruz, Teresa Heinz
Uncategorized | David E. Smith | January 2, 2015 8:57 AM | Comments Off on Hillary’s Money Problem
Written by Leonardo Blair
Celebrated neurosurgeon and conservative darling Dr. Benjamin Carson declared Monday that the “likelihood is strong” that he will make a presidential run in 2016.
Carson told conservative commentator Hugh Hewiitt on “The Hugh Hewitt Show” that if he sees strong support for his candidacy, he will give it his all to win the Republican nomination and the presidential election.
“I know you like debating. And so, the question arises: Will we be seeing you on the presidential debate circuit next year that the Republicans are organizing for those who want the nomination of the party?”… Continue Reading
