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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
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
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
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
Why is Obama Trying to Deport This Family? Tue Apr 9

Todd Starnes

Fifteen-year-old Daniel Romeike loves America -- his adopted country. But if the Obama Administration has its way, Daniel, his parents and his brothers and sisters will be deported in a court battle over the right to home school. ... 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
Students Want Anti-Gay Priest Removed from University Fri Apr 5

Todd Starnes

Religious liberty groups are mobilizing to defend the chaplain of George Washington University’s Newman Center after gay students launched an effort to have the priest fired because he preaches against homosexuality and abortion. ... more
No Surer Bet Wed Apr 3

Ken Connor

This past Sunday, Christians around the world celebrated Easter as a memorial of Christ's resurrection. If Christians are correct about what happened on the first Easter morning, then the resurrection is the single most important event in human history. ... more
Assault on Religious Liberty (Part 2) Tue Apr 2

Chuck Norris

Last week, I gave 12 examples of how religious liberty has been assaulted in just the past two years in the U.S. Here are about two dozen more instances just for good measure, as reported by the Family Research Council, the office of Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Va., and various media outlets. ... more
Faith in Freedom Tue Apr 2

Rick Santorum

On Easter Sunday, Christians around the world celebrated the resurrection of the Lord, Jesus Christ. For us, it was a time of renewal -- a renewal of our baptismal promises, a rebirth of our faith in the Father, a moment to rejoice in our love for the church and its teachings. Also, our Jewish friends and neighbors recently observed Passover and hosted Seder dinners for family and friends. ... more
University Bows to National Outrage, Won’t Punish Student Who Refused to Stomp Jesus Tue Mar 26

Todd Starnes

Florida Atlantic University has issued a formal apology to a student that was facing academic charges after he complained about a professor who ordered the class to write the name “Jesus” and then stomp on the pieces of paper. ... more
Holy Week and Holy War (Part 1) Tue Mar 26

Chuck Norris

It's Holy Week, but what's not so holy is the assault on religious liberty in the U.S. ... more
Transforming Normalcy Tue Mar 26

Mike Adams

Dr. Jennifer Morse recently gave a perfectly civil and thoroughly Christian talk to a group of Catholic college students in Iowa. In a speech deeply rooted in compassion, she urged students to reach out to same-sex attracted classmates and offer them friendship. She thought they could benefit from chaste friendships, and that they would not necessarily get much of that type of support from others on campus. ... more
Eric Metaxas at CPAC: 'We Don't Even Know What Religious Liberty Is' Tue Mar 19

Kate Hicks
Boehner Plans to Permit and Fund Obama's Attack on Religious Freedom Wed Mar 6

Terry Jeffrey

When the Obama administration finalized its regulation requiring health care plans to provide cost-free coverage for sterilizations, contraceptives and abortion-inducing drugs, House Speaker John Boehner -- as this column noted last year -- was one of those who correctly argued that the regulation was an attack on religious freedom and that Congress must not let it stand. ... more
Obama Admin Wants to Deport Christian Homeschoolers Tue Mar 5

Todd Starnes

The Romeike family fled their German homeland in 2008 seeking political asylum in the United States – where they hoped to home school their children. Instead, the Obama administration wants the evangelical Christian family deported. ... more
The Church Doesn't Need a Revolution Sat Feb 23

Kathryn Lopez

The pope has renounced the papal throne. Long live the progressive pope! Such are the rallying cries from establishment voices wanting to see the Catholic Church loosen up now that Pope Benedict XVI has decided to step down. But maybe people should listen to the Church's actual views. ... more
Philadelphia's Burqa Crisis Fri Feb 22

Daniel Pipes

Philadelphia, the city where I live, has quietly and unassumedly become the capital of the Western world as regards female Islamic garb as an accessory to crime. ... more
To the Farmer in All of Us Mon Feb 11

Terry Paulson

Thanks to radio broadcast legend Paul Harvey's down-to-earth sense of America's heartland, Super Bowl viewers experienced an emotionally charged reminder of the values that made America what it is. The Dodge ad that honored the farmer proved to be one of the best commercials of the day. ... more
Americans United Tries to Pressure City Council Into Dropping Invocation Wed Jan 30

Doug Napier

In 2010, the Freedom From Religion Foundation and Americans United for Separation of Church and State pressured the Bulverde, Texas’ City Council to change their policies regarding prayers to open public meetings. Subsequently, the city council changed its policies to more clearly welcome invocations from all faiths. ... more
Obama's New Audacity Wed Jan 23

Terry Jeffrey

When he stood before the world to deliver his first inaugural address four years ago, President Barack Obama proudly declared, "We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and non-believers." ... more
Could Dr. King Have Given the Inaugural Benediction? Mon Jan 21

Star Parker

The Rev. Louie Giglio, designated to give the benediction at this year’s presidential inauguration, has withdrawn, under apparent pressure, after the surfacing of remarks he made, some 25 years ago, about the sinfulness of homosexuality. ... more
President Obama: The Great Demancipator Sat Jan 12

Ken Blackwell

President Obama will take the oath of office later this month “on a stack of Bibles,” the Washington Post tells us. He will place his left hand on Bibles owned by Abraham Lincoln and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Well, that’s a relief. Interestingly, not included in the stack is the Koran, about which Mr. Obama spoke so glowingly in Egypt four years ago. (No Bibles openly displayed there.) ... more
Things are Tufts All Over Mon Nov 5

Mike Adams

Tufts University, a private school in Massachusetts, has now officially ceased to be a university. Tufts has a national reputation for heavy handed suppression of free speech despite its close proximity to places where many of our nation's first great free speech victories were fought and won. ... more