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February 14, 2013

Homeschooling Not a Fundamental Right Says Justice Department

In 2010, Uwe and Hannelore Romeike, who lived with their five children in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, were faced with a choice: abandon their Evangelical Christian religious beliefs or lose custody of their children. Continue Reading...

February 14, 2013

It’s a Bad Idea, Mr. President: Why More Preschool Won’t Help

During Tuesday’s State of the Union, President Obama called for an increase in preschool education in order to prepare workers in the future: …none of it will matter unless we also equip our citizens with the skills and training to fill those jobs. Continue Reading...

February 07, 2013

Which Rights Are Threatened by the Federal Government?

The latest national survey by the Pew Research Center finds that a majority of Americans now believe the federal government threatens their own personal rights and freedoms: The latest national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, conducted Jan. Continue Reading...

February 05, 2013

When Little Government Foxes Spoil the Vines of Business and Ministry

Joe Carter has done a marvelous job of outlining the details surrounding the Obama administration’s abortion/contraceptive mandate. In a recent cover story for WORLD Magazine, these details are brought to life through a series of snapshots of real businesses and non-profits facing a real choice to either violate their Christian consciences or become economic martyrs. Continue Reading...

February 04, 2013

Belief Without Action: Becoming a Shell of Who You Are

“The Constitution protects your right to believe and worship, not force your beliefs on others.” That’s a response Acton received via Twitter regarding a blog post on the HHS Mandate. This type of statement is a typical one in our society: you can believe whatever you want, but don’t force your beliefs on anyone else. Continue Reading...

February 04, 2013

The FAQs: Obamacare’s Contraceptive-Abortifacient Mandate

On Friday the Obama administration proposed a rule that it says will appease the concerns religious organizations have about the controversial abortion/contraceptive mandate issued last year by the Department of Health and Human Services. Continue Reading...

January 24, 2013

Economic Martyrdom and the Great Irony of Progressivism

Justice Antonin Scalia caused quite the stir by attending President Obama’s inauguration ceremony wearing a custom-made replica of the painter’s hat depicted in a famous portrait of St. Thomas More, the well-known Catholic statesman and martyr. Continue Reading...

January 21, 2013

Rick Warren on Hobby Lobby Lawsuit: ‘Every Business is Either Moral or Immoral’

In response to the Hobby Lobby lawsuit, Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life and pastor of Saddleback Church, has released a statement at The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty: …The government has tried to reinterpret the First Amendment from freedom to PRACTICE your religion, to a more narrow freedom to worship, which would limit your freedom to the hour a week you are at a house of worship. Continue Reading...

January 17, 2013

The Audacity of Irony: Obama and “Religious Freedom Day”

Yesterday, while his lawyers were busy defending against charges that the Obama administration violated the religious freedoms of his fellow citizens, President Obama was designating January 17 as Religious Freedom Day. Continue Reading...

December 31, 2012

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