religious freedom on Townhall
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Idols on the Silver Screen Sat Jun 1Kathryn Lopez
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Making Sense of the Senseless Wed Apr 24Ken ConnorIdeas do have consequences, as the recent events in Boston so vividly demonstrate. We in the West need to recognize these truths and acknowledge their implications on our way of life and our ideals. Unless we confront and debunk the very bad ideas that are being advanced against our way of life, we will not continue to stand. Some ideas are not just bad, they are evil, and we must be willing to say so. ... more
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Matt Barber“Gay pride” necessitates anti-Christian hate. It must. “Gay marriage” and other “sexual orientation”-based laws do violence to freedom and truth. They are the hammer with which the postmodern left intends to bludgeon bloody religious liberty and the Judeo-Christian sexual ethic. ... more
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Walk a Hutterite Mile in Their Shoes Sat Apr 6Kathryn LopezHave you noticed all the talk about the "inevitability" of same-sex marriage? ... more
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Remembering Their Chains Tue Mar 19Marvin OlaskyI’d like to start off this column about apologetics with an apology. I apologize to all the people I’ve sat next to on airplanes, occasionally exchanging a few words about going to Atlanta but nary a mention about going to heaven. To be precise, I’m no master of evangelism. ... more
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Terry JeffreyWhen 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
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College Shuts Down Student Bible Study Fri Mar 1Todd StarnesOfficials at a Florida college ordered a group of students to shut down a Bible study they were holding in the privacy of a dorm room – because it violated the rules. ... more
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Ken BlackwellSecretary of State John Kerry was barely off the plane in Germany before he embarrassed himself—and all of us—with what is perhaps the worst defense of religious freedom ever offered. Kerry, the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for president in 2004, said the United States protects religious freedom because: “In America , you have right to be stupid.” ... more
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The American Dream or Nightmare? Sun Feb 24Michael YoussefPeople are stunned when I ask them: “Did you know that companies that don’t cover the abortion pills can face a fine of $100 per day per employee?” People think I’m making this stuff up. It’s too outlandish to believe. ... more
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Ken BlackwellSecretary of State John Kerry chose an interesting place to deliver his first foreign policy address. The former Massachusetts senator spoke at the University of Virginia. He was introduced by the university’s president, Teresa Sullivan. Dr. Sullivan noted that the university’s founder, Thomas Jefferson, had served as the first Secretary of State. ... more
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Jim CampbellDisagreements and projections abound in the dialogue about marriage and its redefinition to include same-sex couples. But both sides agree on one issue: redefining marriage significantly jeopardizes religious freedom—the first liberty upon which our nation was founded. ... more
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Baptist PressERLC brief: mandate harms religious freedom ... more
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Anna HigginsThe Obama administration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have announced yet another proposal to “accommodate” religious freedom under the HHS contraception mandate. If nothing else, this appears to be a concession that last year’s much-touted “accommodation” was insufficient. ... more
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Religious Freedom? Yeah, Right! Sat Jan 19Kathryn LopezA former British airlines worker was just told by a European human-rights court that she does, in fact, have the right to wear a crucifix on her neck. That such a thing would even have to go to court seems quite the sign of the times. ... more
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Ken BlackwellPresident Obama’s Religious Freedom Day Proclamation displaces the Jews. He describes America as a nation of “Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, Sikhs and non-believers.” This may be politically correct, but it is historically inaccurate. In terms of numbers, the Jews in America have always exceeded the Muslims. In terms of their influence on American ideals, Jews have been foundational from the start. ... more
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Marybeth HicksI bought a picture frame on Saturday. It’s just a simple, black, 5-by-7-inch frame with a plain white mat, suitable for the black and white photo my daughter took on Christmas Eve of our dog, Scotty, sitting at the feet of my dad (a supposed dog opponent). ... more
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Jeremy TedescoAlliance Defending Freedom recently settled a lawsuit brought on behalf of Julea Ward, a former graduate student at Eastern Michigan University who was expelled from her counseling program after refusing to violate her religious beliefs. ... more
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Free to Choose? Wed Dec 19Ken ConnorAmericans' affirmation of the "right to choose" is a feature of our national identity. No matter where you go or what you're doing, chances are you are confronted with a plethora of choices. ... more
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How ObamaCare Stole Christmas Wed Dec 19Matthew BowmanIn the weeks before Christmas, many Christians read about John the Baptist in the Gospel of Luke. ... more
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Terry JeffreyWill House Speaker John Boehner give President Barack Obama the money he needs to implement a regulation that Boehner himself described as an unconstitutional attack on religious freedom that forces Catholics to cooperate in immoral acts? ... more
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Terry Jeffrey"Catholicism teaches that it is a sin to use, provide, or otherwise support contraception." ... more
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“The Twilight Zone” and Romney in 1961 Sat Nov 17Matthew BowmanMy wife and I recently started browsing through classic Twilight Zone episodes. Seems like a reasonable thing for religious conservatives to do in the Obama administration’s America. But I wasn’t prepared for just how relevant it would be. ... more
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Cleaning Obama’s Bloodstains Mon Nov 5Katie KiefferBlood is staining the globe. Not the blood of terrorists (enemies of America), but the blood of innocent Americans. ... more
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Matt BarberThe jig is up. The news is out. Pastors across America have called the left’s bluff. The empty words “separation of church and state” – a phrase found nowhere in the U.S. Constitution – have lost their sting. ... more
