“Compassionate” social policy, with its preference for state provision, has made individual Dutch people less compassionate. Even young Mick Jagger, bless his heart, could see that it’s hard getting old. But Mrs. van Breda, at 90, is managing just fine. This is not because her two daughters and their husbands live just a five-minute walk... Continue Reading

Opponents of Kenya’s new constitution gracefully conceded defeat and are now working toward making the best of the situation. Voters approved the draft by over two-thirds of eligible voters. Church leaders are still raising questions about anomalies found in the run up to and during the polling process. However, Higher Education Minister William Ruto said... Continue Reading

“These bills propose the most aggressive expansion of gambling in American history (and) would inflict an untold number of social costs on American families” Congressional advocates for legalizing Internet gambling in the United States have made progress in their effort less than two months after rules implementing a 2006 law that cracked down on the... Continue Reading

The American Center for Law and Justice said after the vote that “we’re planning to file an Article 78 petition in state court to challenge the city’s actions…” An Islamic cultural center that the Cordoba Initiative and the American Society for Muslim Advancement hope to build near ground zero has been trumpeted as an effort... Continue Reading

“There is absolutely nothing in the U.S. Constitution that guarantees homosexuals some kind of right to the institution of marriage” A California federal judge has overturned Proposition 8, the legislation that declares marriage between one man and one woman is the only form legally recognized in the state. Brad Dacus, founder of the Pacific Justice... Continue Reading

UIUC statement Thursday announced that the university “will continue Kenneth Howell’s adjunct appointment for the fall semester” While students of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) have hailed the school’s decision to reinstate professor Kenneth Howell, many have also received the news with caution, saying that the decision leaves some questions unanswered. News broke earlier... Continue Reading

The Lebanese Republic was formed by France in 1926 as a predominantly Christian state; however Christian populations have been in constant decline. Secretary General of the Lebanese Future Movement called on Arabs in the region to protect and nurture Christian minorities. Ahmad Al-Hariri, Secretary General of the Lebanese Future Movement, said he was “extremely worried... Continue Reading

The motto “In God We Trust” on U.S. currency does not violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment, a federal appeals court has ruled. Carlos Kidd, a self-avowed atheist from Woodville, Texas, had sued President Barack Obama and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, contending that the phrase on U.S. money violated church-state separation principles.... Continue Reading

“First, the media have no interest in discrediting mainline Protestant clerics, most of whom share elite secular opinion.” For the past week or so, a story has been running in a number of niche news providers, such as Virtue Online, Episcopal News Service, Spero News and Ecumenical News International that you almost can’t find in... Continue Reading

By far, the highest priority for Americans is family (45%). The second most important priority is health/leisure/balanced lifestyle (20%). Although the United States is known worldwide to be a religious nation, few Americans say that faith is a top priority in their life. Nearly 90 percent of Americans, according to the CIA World Factbook, identify... Continue Reading