Written by William J. Watkins, Jr.
Much like King Nebuchadnezzar’s instructions to the three Hebrew boys, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has telegraphed to Judge Brett Kavanaugh a way out of the fiery furnace of confirmation. Kavanaugh need not bow down to a golden image, but he must give obeisance to Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark abortion case. “The onus is on the nominee,” Schumer has declared, “to show where he or she might stand” on Roe. … Continue Reading
Tags: Barack Obama, Brett Kavanaugh, Chuck Schumer, Due Process Clause, Edward Lazarus, Fourteenth Amendment, Griswold v. Connecticut, Harry Blackmun, King Nebuchadnezzar, Laurence Tribe, Potter Stewart, Roe v. Wade
Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | 
July 16, 2018 7:27 AM | 
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Written by Matt Walsh
Over the weekend, Tomi Lahren argued that conservatives should give up on the abortion fight and stop trying to overturn Roe. She said that it would be a “mistake” to “challenge a position” that “most Americans support.” We should focus on taxes, immigration, and foreign policy and “stop messing with social issues.” The government is incompetent, Lahren reasoned, and therefore it should stop trying to “regulate social issues.”
Although she personally wouldn’t get an abortion, she insists, she also believes the government has no right to “dictate” on the subject.… Continue Reading
Written by Taylor Lewis
The U.S. Supreme Court’s longest serving justice announced his retirement shortly after casting the deciding vote on a string of decisions that were seen as wins for the conservative side of the bench. Kennedy’s stepping down didn’t come as a surprise. There have long been rumors in Washington that he was considering hanging up his robe. With a Republican-controlled Congress and White House, the timing couldn’t be better, so as to ensure his seat would be filled with someone from the right side of the ideological spectrum.… Continue Reading
Tags: Al Sharpton, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, CNN, Elizabeth Warren, Emily Bazelon, Jeffrey Toobin, Merrick Garland, Mitch McConnell, Neil Gorsuch, Obergefell v. Hodges, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Roe v. Wade, Ronald Reagan, Rusty Reno, SCOTUS, The New York Times Magazine, Walter Sobchack
Federal Issues | David E. Smith | July 2, 2018 5:31 AM | Comments Off on Good Riddance to Justice Anthony Kennedy
Written by 2nd Vote
The 2018 March for Life, the world’s largest pro-life event, will be held [today] — Friday, January 19, in Washington, DC.
Every year since 1973 when the U.S. Supreme Court made its infamous decision in Roe v. Wade, pro-life activists have gathered in our nation’s capitol to mark the anniversary in a somber, peaceful demonstration. Over 20,000 attended the first March for Life in 1974 and now the number of participants reaches over 400,000.… Continue Reading
Tags: Bath & Body Works, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, Evangelicals for Life, Focus on the Family, March for Life, Patagonia, Planned Parenthood, Roe v. Wade, Southern Baptist Convention, United Airlines
Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | January 19, 2018 5:59 AM | Comments Off on Fight Planned Parenthood’s Agenda by Avoiding These Retailers
Written by Samuel Smith
As conservative Christians continue to push for religious freedom protections in the wake of the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage, there might be lessons religious freedom advocates can take away from the successes of the pro-life movement.
Two pro-life leaders and a religious liberty scholar participated in a panel discussion on Saturday titled “What the Religious Liberty Movement Can Learn From the Victories of the Pro-Life Movement” at the Family Research Council’s Values Voters Summit.… Continue Reading
Tags: Charlotte Lozier Institute, Chuck Donovan, Donald Trump, Family Research Council, Frank Church, Hunter Baker, Jeanne Mancini, Nellie Gray, Obergefell v. Hodges, Patrina Mosely, Roe v. Wade, Susan B. Anthony List, Values Voters Summit
Religious Liberty, Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | October 20, 2017 5:42 AM | Comments Off on What Can Religious Liberty Movement Learn From Success of Pro-Lifers?
Written by E. Jeffrey Ludwig
By the end of World War II, the beautiful foundational ideas and ideals of our constitutional republic had already been significantly undermined by the Democratic Party. The two pillars of our constitutional republic, federalism and checks and balances among our three branches of government, were being disrupted and distorted. The distortions expressed by so-called progressivism had begun the transformation of our political and economic system, especially under Woodrow Wilson and the Democrat Party, and intensified under the policies and programs of the New Deal.… Continue Reading
Tags: Andrew Jackson, Calvin Coolidge, George H.W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Herbert Hoover, Jimmy Carter, Kelo v. New London, Marxism, New Deal, Obergefell v. Hodges, Progressive Era, Richard Nixon, Roe v. Wade, Ronald Reagan, U.S. Constitution, Warren G. Harding, Woodrow Wilson
Federal Issues | David E. Smith | September 18, 2017 7:00 AM | Comments Off on How to Restore Our Constitutional Foundation
Written by Benjamin Smith
At a recent Face the Truth Tour event, Monte Larrick interviewed Eric Scheidler, the Executive Director of the Pro Life Action League. They discuss why the Pro Life Action League does this tour where pro-baby activists and volunteers converge on a busy intersection displaying signs depicting aborted human beings.
Monte and Eric also discuss pending legislation for taxpayer funded abortion (HB 40) in Illinois, and the possibility of overturning of Roe v.… Continue Reading
At a recent event called the Face the Truth Tour, where pro-baby activists and volunteers converge on a busy intersection displaying signs depicting aborted human beings, Monte Larrick interviewed Eric Scheidler, the Executive Director of the Pro Life Action League. They discuss why the Pro Life Action League does this tour, HB 40, and the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade/Doe v. Bolton with an additional pro-life justice on the Supreme Court. While overturning Roe v.… Continue Reading
Written by Joshua Denton
In a move vigorously applauded by social conservatives and simultaneously denounced by same-sex “marriage” advocates, President Donald Trump has appointed Roger Severino to head the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Civil Rights.
Severino formerly served as the Director of the DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society. As Director, his three main focuses where on religious liberty, marriage, and life issues.
His track record of defending religious liberty, natural marriage, and the sanctity of life go further back then his time at the Heritage Foundation.… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, ADF, Alliance Defending Freedom, David Daleiden, Donald Trump, education, Heritage Foundation, Jim Domen, John Geradi, Jonathan Keller, LGBTQ, marijuana, Obamacare, Planned Parenthood, religious freedom, religious liberty, Ricardo Lara, Roe v. Wade, Roger Serverino, SCOTUS, The Center for Medical Progress, Transgender
Federal Issues | David E. Smith | April 18, 2017 11:00 AM | Comments Off on Trump Picks Pro Life Heritage Foundation Alum to Lead HHS Civil Rights Office
Written by Robert Knight
Post-modern progressives, contrary to popular belief, are not irreligious. They worship at the altar of government power, lifting the chalice of “diversity” and eating the bread of “tolerance.”
Under their arms they carry certain portions of the U.S. Constitution, plus copies of court rulings that are considered sacred and “settled” – but only if they advance progressive notions of progress. All others are open to revision.
For example, progressives have pledged to overturn the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United ruling that recognizes the individual right to collective political speech in unions and nonprofits.… Continue Reading
