Faith and Family on Townhall

• Boy Scouts Decision "First Step" Say Activists Fri May 24
• Immorality is Trending Thu May 23
  Michael Brown
• The President's Morehouse Address Thu May 23
  Cal Thomas
• RI Gay Marriage Bill Heads for Final Vote Wed May 1
• Benjamin Franklin's 2 Questions Still Stand Tue Apr 30
  Chuck Norris
  In 1787, when delegates at the Constitutional Convention were divided and at an impasse regarding how to build our government and frame the U.S. Constitution, 81-year-old Benjamin Franklin appealed to the other delegates to pray for divine intervention to help them out of their darkness. ... more
• Military Blocks Web Access to Southern Baptist Convention Thu Apr 25
  Todd Starnes
  The U.S. Military has blocked access to the Southern Baptist Convention’s website on an unknown number of military bases because it contains “hostile content” -- just weeks after an Army briefing labeled Evangelical Christians and Roman Catholics as examples of religious extremism, Fox News has learned. ... more
• Parents Call Textbook Anti-Semitic Wed Apr 24
  Todd Starnes
  The Jewish Federation of Nashville and a group of outraged parents are calling for a school district to pull a high school textbook they believe promotes bias against Israel. ... more
• Parental Responsibility Trumps Child’s Privacy Wed Apr 24
  Marybeth Hicks
  My daughter’s smartphone buzzed when she was out of the room. I picked it up to see who was texting her and was puzzled by the message that previewed on the screen, so I read the entire exchange. What I discovered concerned me. When I talked to her about it, she turned the tables on me and said I’d invaded her privacy. The issue I discovered is important and I don’t want to lose the chance to guide her behavior, but now we’re arguing only about privacy and whether I trust her. How much privacy should I allow my daughter? ... more
• 3 Murder Charges Against Pa. Abortion Doc Tossed Wed Apr 24
  Washington, D.C.
  Three of eight murder charges were thrown out Tuesday against a Philadelphia abortion provider apparently because the judge had not heard sufficient evidence that the three babies were viable, born alive and then killed. ... more
• Army Orders Bible Verses Scrapped Off Scopes Tue Apr 23
  Todd Starnes
  The U.S. Army is directing troops to remove a Bible inscription that a vendor etched into the serial numbers of weapon scopes, Fox News has learned. ... more
• Why Do Radical Muslims Hate Us? Mon Apr 22
  Michael Brown
  What would motivate two young Muslims to blow up innocent men, women, and children? What did America do to deserve such an outpouring of irrational, blind hatred? In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, it is clear that most Americans still do not understand the ideology of radical Islam. ... more
• Gosnell is Not an Exception Mon Apr 22
  Star Parker
  Kirsten Powers has done a national service, by virtue of her now famous USA Today column, of getting the news of the trial of abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell on the national radar screen. ... more
• The Middle East, First Hand Sun Apr 21
  Michael Youssef
  Having just returned from a three-country Middle Eastern speaking tour, I cannot help but reflect on how much more complex the situation in the Middle East has become. ... more
• Boy Scouts Beware: If You Don't Stand for Something Thu Apr 18
  David Cortman
  Why can’t the Boy Scouts of America hold to the same moral code and resulting lifestyle principles they’ve held to since their formation? Has the moral code changed? ... more
• Who Really Fosters Hate? Thu Apr 18
  Jerry Newcombe
  Terrorism is in the news again as seen in the tragic bombing at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday. This man-made disaster gives a time to reflect on terrorism---as we continue to pray for the victims of the bombing. ... more
• The Cost of the “Collective” Message to “Our Children” Mon Apr 15
  Laura Hollis
  Over the past two weeks, I have paid particular attention to four news stories. ... more
• Drinking the Same-Sex "Marriage" Kool-Aid Mon Apr 15
  Michael Brown
  As leader after leader comes out in favor of the radical redefinition of marriage, it is becoming increasingly clear that what is driving most, if not all of them, is not biblical values, or the institution of marriage, or the long-term good of society. Instead, they are driven by polling, popularity, and a superficial pragmatism. This is what happens when you drink the same-sex “marriage” Kool-aid! ... more
• Abortion Law's Chickens Coming Home to Roost Sat Apr 13
  Kathryn Lopez
  In the face of the darkness that befell Newton, Conn., there has been an expectation of something more, but it doesn't have to do with legislation. Father Peter Cameron, a Dominican priest, preached to the families gathered at St. Rose of Lima Church there the Sunday after the school massacre about the hope that he saw in them. ... more
• In Carson Commencement Flap, the Bullies Win Fri Apr 12
  Mark Davis
  It is hard to imagine a more inspiring occasion. The graduation ceremony for Johns Hopkins University Medical School was set to welcome the man who has brought it so much attention lately-- Dr. Ben Carson, the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery whose observations on culture and politics have earned him millions of new fans in recent months. ... more
• Brutality in the Brave New World Wed Apr 10
  Ken Connor
  In his seminal work, Nichomachean Ethics, the philosopher Aristotle begins his meditation on the subject of morality and the ultimate end of human life with an observation that certain first principles of ethics are self-evident to a person who has been raised up in a virtuous manner. ... more
• In Defense Of Religious Liberty Wed Apr 10
  Ken Blackwell
  Recently, Jay Michaelson wrote a piece for The Daily Beast titled “The ‘Religious Liberty’ Bullies and Their Fight Against LGBT Equality.” In it, he suggests that those who oppose same-sex marriage for religious reasons are the same as the racists who opposed desegregation laws. ... more
• Army Email Labels Christian Ministries as 'Domestic Hate Groups' Tue Apr 9
  Todd Starnes
  A U.S. Army officer sent an email to dozens of subordinates listing the American Family Association and Family Research Council as "domestic hate groups" because they oppose homosexuality -- and warned officers to monitor soldiers who might be supporters of the groups. ... more
• The Sound of Tyranny for German Home School Family Tue Apr 9
  Robert Knight
  In a remarkably short time, Germany recovered smartly from the wreckage of its defeat in World War II to become the economic strong man of Europe. ... more
• Thou Shalt Not be Catholic Mon Apr 8
  Michael Brown
  It was prescience, not paranoia, that prompted some social commentators to predict that gay activism would become the principle threat to religious freedoms in America. A recent incident at George Washington University provides the latest confirmation. ... more
• Reverend Leon and Obama Wrong on Easter Mon Apr 8
  Bruce Bialosky
  A controversy exploded into the national forum when President Obama and his family crossed the street to attend Easter services at St. John’s Church, an Episcopal church attended by every President since James Madison. In the end both the Reverend who delivered the sermon and the President were wrong. ... more

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