Dr. Freda Bush is among the OB-GYN physicians who publicly championed the Personhood Amendment. “The misconceptions and distortions that the opponents of this measure have continued to spew in spite of the evidence to the contrary have been very misleading,” she said Tuesday, “and the people have been deceived.” Opponents of Initiative 26 said they... Continue Reading

Researchers from an Indiana university announced on Wednesday that they have been awarded with over $500,000 in grant money, which will be used to study how Americans use the Bible in their everyday lives. Lilly Endowment Inc., a private foundation based in Indianapolis that focuses on philanthropy in the areas of community development, education and... Continue Reading

As G. K. Chesterton famously said, tweaked for our time: “When Evangelicals stop believing in Scripture, creeds and doctrine, they don’t believe in nothing; they believe in anything” (even the occultic lie that you will be as God, if you worship Nature). You cannot make this up! On Saturday mornings, just after “Thru the Bible,”... Continue Reading

As Baptist preacher Herman Cain’s morals come into question, no candidate is inspiring evangelicals the way George W. Bush once did A leading figure on the religious right says conservative evangelicals are frustrated with their choices in the Republican presidential field. Richard Land, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist... Continue Reading

”A Priest, a Levite, and a Samaritan Walk into a Bar…” It sounds like the beginning of a joke, but it’s actually the title of a lecture about loving your neighbor in the 21st Century. The American Enterprise Institute sponsored the lecture as part of its Values & Capitalism initiative, an ongoing project to encourage... Continue Reading

Carlos Campo, president of Regent University, told students about his father, who immigrated to the United States from Cuba because someone promised him a job in New York. His father saw America as a land of opportunity, Campo said. Understanding the motives of immigrants is key to understanding the the overall issue, he said. “For... Continue Reading

“Should a pastor work directly for a political party while also leading a church?” -Mark Tooley, Institute on Religion and Democracy President A prominent Washington, D.C. pastor and board member of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) is to lead the religious outreach program of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). The Rev. Dr. Derrick Harkins,... Continue Reading

Forbes argued that the resolution was necessary due to current court cases attempting to remove references to God on U.S. currency and public property, and confusion over the appropriateness of displaying the national motto on public property, or saying it at public events. The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed, 396-9, a concurrent resolution... Continue Reading

Justice Clarence Thomas issued a 19 page dissent, saying the court had rejected “an opportunity to provide clarity to an establishment-clause jurisprudence in shambles.” The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal of a ruling that the placement of crosses on the side of Utah highways to honor fallen state troopers violated the... Continue Reading

(Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic references) Two women who were employees of an abortion clinic called the Women’s Medical Society in West Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder on Thursday. The clinic was operated by Dr. Kermit Gosnell, who along with his wife and nine other employees, were charged earlier this year of performing... Continue Reading