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Faith Under Fire: “If Government Can Do This, What Can’t It Do?”

by Gail Finke on February 4, 2013 · 6 comments

Last week two Sidney, OH, produce companies became the latest of more than 40 states, Catholic dioceses, hospitals, Catholic and non-Catholic colleges and universities, and private companies to challenge the United States government over a Department of Health and Human…

Unanimous: “Morning After Pill” Prescriptions for Teens In Advance

by Jared Yee on December 3, 2012 · 3 comments

On Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) called on pediatricians in the US to provide advice to all adolescent patients about emergency contraception, and to prescribe it to girls under 17 in advance. US policy bans sales of the…

Democrats For Life vs. Mitt Romney: Who’s More Pro-Life?

by Michael Fragoso on September 20, 2012 · 4 comments

The Democrats for Life are still active, though this may surprise anyone who followed the passage of Obamacare. As Jonathan Last reported at the Weekly Standard, they even held a small conference at the recent Democratic convention. Professor Stephen Schneck…

The Obama Nullification Doctrine

by Dr. Marvin Folkertsma on July 20, 2012 · 2 comments

In December 1828, South Carolina had 5,000 copies of John C. Calhoun’s “Exposition and Protest” printed and distributed throughout the state. A defiant document, Calhoun’s “Exposition” outlined a theory of constitutional interpretation first adumbrated in the infamous Kentucky and Virginia…

The Obamacare Decision: A Mixed Bag

by Dr. John Sparks July 9, 2012

The case that received more media attention and more consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court than any in recent history has been decided. The 5-4 decision upheld the “individual mandate,” the central feature of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care…

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Southern Baptists “Stand With the Bishops” Against the White House

by Gail Finke June 28, 2012

At its Annual Meeting in New Orleans last week, the Southern Baptist Convention adopted a resolution on Religious Liberty.
Representing about 45,000 individual churches with 16 million members, the Southern Baptist Convention is a voluntary organization whose members agree on…

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A Sunny Side to the Obama Mandate?

by Dr. Paul Kengor May 25, 2012

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Here’s another superb audio commentary by Dr. Paul Kengor on the Obama mandate:
There may be a sunny side to the Obama mandate on contraception and abortion drugs. Consider:
When President Obama’s decree first came down, you probably thought to…

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Good News! A Small Victory for Conscience Rights

by Cristina Alarcon March 22, 2012

Last month a small group of Washington State pharmacists celebrated a ground-breaking victory after a five-year lawsuit against their regulator, the Washington State Board of Pharmacy. The lawsuit was launched in 2007 by two pharmacists and a retailer just a…

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Controlling Language in the “Contraceptive” Debate

by Dr. Paul Kengor March 1, 2012

Pay close attention to the media’s reporting on President Obama’s mandate on contraception, sterilization, and abortion-inducing pharmaceuticals. When you hear the subject reported, it’s rarely reported with that specificity, with that accuracy. Typically, the media simply refers to the Obama…

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Why the ObamaCare Ruling is Unconstitutional

by Horace Cooper February 10, 2012

The following is Part 1 in a two-part article.
The American public is witnessing a fascinating, even historic, event: the Obama Administration’s attempt to suppress basic expressions of religious faith.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s recent rulemaking…

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