After 100 years of teaching future presidents, explorers, and civil rights leaders to follow their moral compass, it’s been sobering to watch the Boy Scouts lose their own bearings. And yet, the unhappy ending for one of America’s proudest traditions was easy to predict once the organization started chasing the approval of critics it could […]
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In Western universities and board rooms, souls are cheap. But Jimmy Lai’s is not. In Hong Kong right now, Jimmy Lai is sacrificing all — his fortune and possibly his life — for his God, his fellow man, and for freedom. Lai is a billionaire, although he wasn’t always one. Born two years before the […]
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The issue seems to perfectly match the discordance of our times. As the media and political elites lecture us about “gun violence” and attempt to take our rights away, average Americans are buying guns and ammunition at a record pace. Some 40% of first-time buyers are women. What do average Americans know that the elites do […]
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During the past presidential election, you may remember seeing black yard signs with lists of creed-like statements written in rainbow text. The creeds included claims like “science is real.” All Americans should agree with this statement. And yet, contrary to this pithy creed, any law that classifies gender identity as a protected class under civil […]
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Arizona’s Governor and lawmakers are displaying an enlightened shift in strategy addressing the overdose crisis. After the state experienced an estimated 48 percent jump in overdose deaths during the first eight months of 2020 (a 32 percent increase in most populous Maricopa County in all of 2020), they decided to embrace harm reduction. On May […]
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In the U.K. and U.S., COVID-19 has provided an excuse for even more accessible abortion. In America at least, it seems the Catholic Church might fight back. The reshaping of society by COVID-19 has generated plenty of discussion, but not much of that chatter has included the ushering in of mail-order abortion. In April last […]
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A Statement from Center for Arizona Policy President Cathi Herrod, Esq Today, Arizonans win. Arizona children diagnosed with disabilities prior to birth will no longer be discriminated against. Arizona women will be ensured commonsense safeguards if they choose the abortion pill. Arizona taxpayers will not be forced to support abortions at public colleges and universities, […]
Sweden, arguably one of the most politically and socially liberal countries in the world, has nonetheless taken a giant step toward protecting gender dysphoric minors and their mental, emotional, and physical well-being. The Society for Evidence Based Gender Medicine reported on Wednesday that the Astrid Lindgren’s Children’s Hospital—an arm of the one of the most renowned hospitals in Sweden, the Karolinska […]
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The Boy Scouts: A Case Study in Compromise
/in Featured, Life Advocacy, Politics, Social Issues /by Tony PerkinsAfter 100 years of teaching future presidents, explorers, and civil rights leaders to follow their moral compass, it’s been sobering to watch the Boy Scouts lose their own bearings. And yet, the unhappy ending for one of America’s proudest traditions was easy to predict once the organization started chasing the approval of critics it could […]
Modern-Day Martyr: Meet The Self-Made Billionaire Who Is Sacrificing It All For God
/in Latest News, Liberty, Life Advocacy /by Christopher BedfordIn Western universities and board rooms, souls are cheap. But Jimmy Lai’s is not. In Hong Kong right now, Jimmy Lai is sacrificing all — his fortune and possibly his life — for his God, his fellow man, and for freedom. Lai is a billionaire, although he wasn’t always one. Born two years before the […]
Religious Freedom Victory
/in Featured, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Social Issues /by Editorial StaffSupreme Court Upholds First Amendment Right of Catholic Church To Participate in Children’s Foster Care Program In a victory for religious freedom, the U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed the First Amendment right of a Catholic ministry to participate in a city-run children’s foster care program. In Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a unanimous Supreme Court found the […]
Why Every American Should Own a Gun…And Know How to Use It
/in Gun Rights, Liberty, Life Advocacy, National Security, Politics /by Neland NobelThe issue seems to perfectly match the discordance of our times. As the media and political elites lecture us about “gun violence” and attempt to take our rights away, average Americans are buying guns and ammunition at a record pace. Some 40% of first-time buyers are women. What do average Americans know that the elites do […]
Don’t Be Fooled: Gender Identity Policies Don’t Follow the Science
/in Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Politics, Social Issues /by Jared EckertDuring the past presidential election, you may remember seeing black yard signs with lists of creed-like statements written in rainbow text. The creeds included claims like “science is real.” All Americans should agree with this statement. And yet, contrary to this pithy creed, any law that classifies gender identity as a protected class under civil […]
Armed Teacher Thwarts Kidnapping of 11-Year-Old Student at Utah School: Police
/in Latest News, Liberty, Life Advocacy /by Jessica ChasmarA Utah teacher is being hailed a hero after police say he pulled his concealed firearm on a man who tried to kidnap an 11-year-old student. Ogden police said officers were called to Lincoln Elementary School on Tuesday when Ira Cox-Berry, 41, walked up to an 11-year-old girl playing on the playground and tried to […]
Arizona Lawmakers, Governor Move Toward Harm Reduction
/in Arizona News, Healthcare, Life Advocacy, Social Issues /by Jeffrey A. SingerArizona’s Governor and lawmakers are displaying an enlightened shift in strategy addressing the overdose crisis. After the state experienced an estimated 48 percent jump in overdose deaths during the first eight months of 2020 (a 32 percent increase in most populous Maricopa County in all of 2020), they decided to embrace harm reduction. On May […]
A Braver, Newer World Of Mail-Order Abortion
/in Featured, Life Advocacy, Politics, Social Issues /by James JeffreyIn the U.K. and U.S., COVID-19 has provided an excuse for even more accessible abortion. In America at least, it seems the Catholic Church might fight back. The reshaping of society by COVID-19 has generated plenty of discussion, but not much of that chatter has included the ushering in of mail-order abortion. In April last […]
Life Wins! Governor Signs SB 1457!
/in Arizona News, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Social Issues /by Editorial StaffA Statement from Center for Arizona Policy President Cathi Herrod, Esq Today, Arizonans win. Arizona children diagnosed with disabilities prior to birth will no longer be discriminated against. Arizona women will be ensured commonsense safeguards if they choose the abortion pill. Arizona taxpayers will not be forced to support abortions at public colleges and universities, […]
Swedish Hospital Bans Puberty Blockers, Cross-Sex Hormones for Gender Dysphoric Youths Under 16. We Should, Too.
/in Featured, Healthcare, Life Advocacy, Social Issues /by Nicole RussellSweden, arguably one of the most politically and socially liberal countries in the world, has nonetheless taken a giant step toward protecting gender dysphoric minors and their mental, emotional, and physical well-being. The Society for Evidence Based Gender Medicine reported on Wednesday that the Astrid Lindgren’s Children’s Hospital—an arm of the one of the most renowned hospitals in Sweden, the Karolinska […]