Join the Religious Freedom Tweet Storm
Join tomorrow’s Religious Freedom Tweet Storm. From Stand Up For Religious Freedom: Tomorrow is the big day. The Supreme Court will hear the Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood v. Sebelius cases...
View ArticleAs the World Gets Crazier and Meaner, Follow Jesus Christ
I wrote this post for the National Catholic Register a few weeks back. Since then, the United States Supreme Court has stayed action on forcing girls in public schools to go to the bathroom with boys...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court’s War on Government Of, By and For the People
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a...
View ArticleWill Gay Marriage Lead to “Marriage with Multiple Partners?” Emory Symposium...
If the Supreme Court creates a 14th Amendment right to gay marriage in it upcoming decision, will that open the gateway to a legal right to polygamy? Justice Alito asked that question directly during...
View ArticleHHS Mandate Loses Another Round with the Supremes
The United States Supreme Court issued an order yesterday that will block the federal government from enforcing the HHS Mandate against a whole range of religious organizations. This follows similar...
View ArticleProposition 8 Supporters Re-Open the Case
Proposition 8 supporters have filed a case in court claiming that the vote of the people which passed the law should stand. From what I’ve read, I believe that what they are basically saying is that...
View ArticleHHS Mandate: NOW Obama Says He Wants to Compromise
Talk about giving the last drop of political blood. President Obama defended the HHS Mandate until it got swacked at the Supreme Court, then he and his supporters in the United States Senate tried to...
View ArticleSupremes Nix Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones
Members of the Supreme Court seem to be thinking alike. Yesterday, they handed down a unanimous decision requiring search warrants before law enforcement can go through cell phones. Today, they handed...
View ArticleFortnight for Freedom: Defending Religious Liberty on Wednesday, June 25, 2014
The jury’s out on our religious freedoms. Tick. Tick. Tick. We’re all waiting to see what the Supreme Court does to us or for us in their decision on Sebelius v Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. The Supremes...
View ArticleThe Trail of Tears Remembered on its 175th Anniversary
Photo Source: NewsOK What would happen today if an American president told the Supreme Court, “You’ve made your ruling. Now how are you going to enforce it?” That’s exactly what President Andrew...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court Just Made it Easier for Rich Folks to Control our Government
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, has lifted the cap on how much an individual donor can put into political campaigns for federal office. It left in place a $5200 cap on how much a single candidate...
View ArticleJoin the Religious Freedom Tweet Storm
Join tomorrow’s Religious Freedom Tweet Storm. From Stand Up For Religious Freedom: Tomorrow is the big day. The Supreme Court will hear the Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood v. Sebelius cases...
View ArticleSupreme Court Decides Not to Rule on Texas Pro Life Law (For Now)
The United States Supreme Court has decided not to intervene in the Texas pro life law that requires abortion clinic doctors to have hospital privileges. That doesn’t mean that the Court has upheld...
View ArticleWhat Are You Gonna Do? Arrest Me for Praying?
The Supreme Court heard arguments this week on whether or not the town of Greece NY had violated the establishment clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. The reason?...
View ArticleShort-Circuiting the System to Play Elected Dictator
Prosecutorial discretion. Now there’s a nice phrase. Another phrase that’s almost synonymous with prosecutorial discretion is selective prosecution. One is considered a sometimes valid, if often...
View ArticleGosnell Was Not Alone
Roe v Wade set the limit for viability at 26 weeks into pregnancy. That was based on 1973 medicine and judicial imaginings. Today, babies are being saved as early as 21 or 22 weeks into pregnancy. But...
View ArticleProposition 8 Supporters Re-Open the Case
Proposition 8 supporters have filed a case in court claiming that the vote of the people which passed the law should stand. From what I’ve read, I believe that what they are basically saying is that...
View ArticleThe Hydra-Headed DOMA Decision and Bankrupting the States
Michigan state law allows health benefits for school employees and their spouses. It does not allow health benefits for domestic partners. US District Judge David Lawson struck down this law on June...
View ArticleSupreme Court Dumps DOMA; Tosses Prop 8
The Supreme Court said that the Federal Defense of Marriage Act is not Constitutional. It also held that the proponents of Proposition 8 did not have merits, which means they tossed the appeal and Prop...
View ArticleWhat Will the Supremes Do with Gay Marriage?
Tomorrow is the day that the Supreme Court is scheduled to hand down rulings that will affect how America deals with the definition of marriage for decades to come. The legislation in question is the...
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