More Words of Encouragement for Social Conservatives
During the past few days a number of commentators have discussed the numerous parallels between the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Obergefell v. Hodges and the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. In neither...
View ArticleCPAC’s Pro-Life Panel
On Friday afternoon, the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) hosted a panel on pro-life issues. It was moderated by Julie Hocker of the American Conservative Union Foundation. Panelists...
View ArticleThe Surprising Stability of Americans’ Moral Attitudes
Social conservatives had a tough year in 2015. In June, the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges effectively legalized same-sex marriage in all fifty states. Political efforts to legalize...
View ArticleAmerican Civil Liberties Union Seeks Texas Abortion Data
Last week, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) accused the Department of State Health Services in Texas of purposely withholding state abortion statistics for 2014. The Department of State Health...
View ArticleTrump Needs To Reach Out to Pro-Lifers
This past weekend, the National Right to Life Committee (N.R.L.C.) held its annual convention in Herndon, Virgina. During election years, the N.R.L.C. Convention is held near Washington, D.C. and...
View ArticlePew Poll: Most Churches Avoid Polarizing Social Issues
This week, Pew Research Center released a poll of over 4,000 individuals who had attended a religious service within the past few months. It asked respondents how often clergy had spoken out about...
View ArticleOptimism at CPAC’s Pro-Life Panel
This past Friday, the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) hosted a panel on sanctity of life issues. Panelists included journalists Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney, who have...
View ArticleThe Abortion–Breast Cancer Link
Donald Trump’s recent appointment of Charmaine Yoest to a position within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) received considerable media coverage. Yoest, who once served as President of...
View ArticleReversing Roe v. Wade
Reversing Roe , the recent Netflix documentary directed by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg, is billed as a film that “lifts the lid on a decades-long political attempt to overturn Roe v. Wade .” But...
View ArticleStaying the Course
On May 15, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed legislation that protects nearly all unborn children in the state. Continue Reading »
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