Seeking to stem what they call misleading advertising, San Francisco officials on Tuesday began a two-pronged attack on “crisis pregnancy centers,” which are billed as places for pregnant women to get advice, but often use counseling to discourage abortions. The first element was a bill introduced to the city’s Board of Supervisors that would make... Continue Reading

Thirty percent of women are addicted to it. Sixty-seven percent of men say they look at it at least once a month. “It” refers to pornography. The statistics above reveal how pornography is an epidemic within the church community, and these numbers mirror secular statistics. The percentages are provided by Transparent Ministries and Morality in... Continue Reading

A federal judge issued an injunction Monday on a Kansas law that denies groups like Planned Parenthood federal funding for abortions, stating that the group will likely succeed in having the law overturned. The ruling by U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten will save the Hays, Kansas Planned Parenthood $330,000 and allow it to remain... Continue Reading

Such efforts deserve US support. One way is for Congress to pass a bipartisan bill in the Senate called the “International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act.” It would reorient foreign aid to provide more educational and economic opportunity to girls who face threats of early marriage, while pushing legal reforms as well. Here’s... Continue Reading

In a nod to social and religious conservatives, the rules issued Monday by Sebelius include a provision that would allow religious institutions to opt out of offering birth control coverage. Health insurance plans must cover birth control as preventive care for women, with no copays, the Obama administration said Monday in a decision with far-reaching... Continue Reading

“Senate Bill 54 is designed to prevent such sexual misconduct from happening, compelling school districts to adopt written policies between teachers and students on electronic media, social networking and other forms of communication…” A new law in Missouri has imposed a ban on Facebook and any other social networking between students and teachers. Missouri’s governor,... Continue Reading

“Drug abuse and the illegal prescription drugs are rampant throughout the abortion industry,” said Newman. “We have seen arrests and disciplinary action like this with abortionists all over the country.” Three employees of an abortion facility in Pittsburgh, Pa., were arrested for illegally prescribing and receiving drugs on July 26. John Barrett, M.D., is the... Continue Reading

…a 30-page Defense Department document completed in April revealed that members of Congress were deceived by some officials attached to the Pentagon report who wanted “to gain momentum in support of a legislative change during the ‘lame duck’ session of Congress following the Nov. 2, 2010, elections.” President Barack Obama and top military officials late... Continue Reading

In a tentative ruling, a San Francisco Court ruled in favor of removing a controversial proposition that would have prohibited circumcision of males under 18 from the city’s November 2011 ballot. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Loretta M. Giorgi found that because the proposition aims to enact an ordinance that “attempts to regulate a medical... Continue Reading

These are real people in the midst of a real tragedy and our first response must be compassion, weeping and empathy – not the kind of gratuitous interest or the too quick smart analysis so beloved of our media commentators. Anders Behring Breivik has joined the ranks of Timothy McVeigh (the Oklahoma bomber), and Eric... Continue Reading