Planned Parenthood Drops Fetal Tissue Fees
In an attempt to end debate over tissue trade profit, abortion giant will no longer charge for baby body parts
The sudden shift in policy comes as Planned Parenthood tries to defend itself from an ongoing conservative push to cut off its federal funding. A series of undercover videos released by the Center for Medical Progress this year show Planned Parenthood employees haggling over the payments they would receive in exchange for providing organs from... Continue Reading
Church And State Collide at Florida Capitol Over ‘Pastor Protection Act’
“Look at the true intent of this bill,” said Rev. Harold Thompson of Miami Beach
Rep. Scott Plakon, R-Longwood, said his proposal (HB 43) is an “extra layer of protection” intended to assure that clergy do not have to perform same-sex marriages if they violate their religious beliefs or moral convictions. Church and state collided Wednesday in a Capitol hearing room crowded with dozens of clergy members as a... Continue Reading
Statement Calling For Constitutional Resistance To Obergefell v. Hodges
We stand with James Madison and Abraham Lincoln in recognizing that the Constitution is not whatever a majority of Supreme Court justices say it is.
The proper understanding and definition of marriage is self-evidently a vital question affecting the whole people. To treat as “settled” and “the law of the land” the decision of five Supreme Court justices who, by their own admission, can find no warrant for their ruling in the text, logic, structure, or original understanding of the... Continue Reading
Going To Pot?
As both the social costs of and tax revenue from legal marijuana explode, it becomes increasingly difficult to reverse direction
With sales of pot in Manitou Springs likely topping $25 million by next year, what’s sold in Manitou often finds its way elsewhere. That’s why adjoining states are crying foul, claiming Colorado is reaping the financial benefits of marijuana sales while exporting the problems to others. Oklahoma, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Kansas have filed lawsuits seeking... Continue Reading
When We Talk About Millennials, We’re Usually Talking About White People
When we write about Millennials, we need to be careful about how we say what we say
First of all, the sociological category of “Millennials” is an American invention. So whenever you make generalizations about “Millennials,” you’re only talking about Americans. But it gets even more specific than that. We write blog posts and cultural commentaries saying, “Millennials this,” and “Millennials that,” but unless we’re using statistics to support our statements,... Continue Reading
Justin Welby’s Wager and the Threat of a ‘Liquid’ Anglican Communion
Characterised by fewer traditional institutions and structures, there will be greater flexibility, looser geographical boundaries, ease of movement and constant change
“First, there is little agreement on how to evaluate the current situation in the Anglican Communion. Second, given the lack of details in the announcements regarding what the Archbishop of Canterbury actually has in mind, many commentators are assuming the worst.” With some leaders of the Anglican Communion accusing others of not being “Christian,”... Continue Reading
Christians in Syria Struggle to Survive Amid Terrors
A Pastor is caught between obligations to ministry and to family.
The pastor, whose name is withheld for security reasons, and his family typify the many Christians scrambling to survive in Syria. With an estimated 700,000 of Syria’s pre-war population of 1.4 million Christians having already fled, he too harbors the question, “Should I flee my country, and if so, when and where should I go?”... Continue Reading
From Gay Parents to Prom Dates, Faith-Based Schools Face LGBT Dilemmas
In the months since the Supreme Court decided same-sex marriage should be legal throughout the United States, faith-based high schools have entered a new frontier.
Solicitor General Donald Verrilli made comments before the Supreme Court foreshadowing legal problems for faith-based schools. When asked by Justice Samuel Alito if a faith-based school could lose its tax-exempt status over its views on same-sex marriage, Verrilli replied, “It’s certainly going to be an issue. I don’t deny that.” (WNS)–In the months since... Continue Reading
Homeschooled Children Do Not Grow Up To Be More Religious
Family climate, especially faithful religious devotion by both parents, delivered in a context of loving nurture, is more important than where a child goes to school.
So what does it all mean? Anecdotes and biased studies aside, it seems from this emerging body of work that homeschooling itself will not automatically produce adults who share the conservative political, religious and moral beliefs of their parents. The data also suggest that family climate, especially faithful religious devotion by both parents, delivered in a... Continue Reading
Washington State High Court Strikes Down Charter School Law
The Washington Supreme Court struck down the state’s charter school law as unconstitutional in early September.
The 6-3 ruling overturned a 2012 voter referendum legalizing charter schools. The majority opinion said charter schools are not “common” schools because they are controlled by boards, not local voters, and therefore cannot receive public funding. The court’s ruling takes effect in 20 days. One charter school opened its doors last fall, and an additional... Continue Reading
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