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December 2014

December 31, 2014

HarperCollins Takes Israel Off the Map in School Atlases (UPDATED)

Students attending English-speaking schools in the Muslim-majority Gulf region will learn geography from Atlases which...

December 30, 2014

Jesus the Palestinian? Kidnapping the Christ for Political Theater

This Christmas, Palestinian Authority officials are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ and claiming him...

December 20, 2014

DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS! Lone Star State Protects Its Christian Heritage With the “Merry Christmas” Law

One afternoon in December 2012, Texas State Representative Dwayne Bohac (R-Houston) picked up his first-grade...

September 2014

September 21, 2014

Congressman Chris Smith: “The American People Don’t Like Being Lied To.”

Remember President Obama, calm and confident, announcing his plan to provide health insurance for all...

September 03, 2014

Starnes’ “GOD LESS AMERICA”: Because Forewarned Is Forearmed

No doubt about it: Todd Starnes has a nose for news. His cutting-edge reports on...

August 2014

August 23, 2014

Joseph Bottum’s “AN ANXIOUS AGE”: He Had Me at ‘Hello’

Joseph Bottum's important new book An Anxious Age: The Post-Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of...

August 06, 2014

Democrat Senator Mark Udall Uses Little Girl to Stump for Abortion?

"I want my daughter to have the same choices I do." What the Mom means, in...

July 2014

July 01, 2014

Hillary Clinton Finds It Disturbing That The Supreme Court Is Doing Its Job

Among all the hysterics following yesterday's Supreme Court ruling in favor of Hobby Lobby, it's...

June 2014

June 16, 2014

H.S. Salutatorian Defies School Administration, Speaks of His Christian Faith

Brooks Hamby, salutatorian of his high school class, seems destined for greatness. He's a mock-trial...

May 2014

May 23, 2014

The Holy See Did Not Commit Torture

....But you already knew that. Some people did not know that, though; and so the...

May 22, 2014

On August 6, Gay Marriage Goes Back to Court in Michigan

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has set August 6 as the date to hear...

May 17, 2014

African and Other Leaders Meet in Paris, Declare War on Boko Haram

French President François Hollande took the lead against terrorism Saturday, May 17 in Paris, bringing together...

May 16, 2014

Michigan’s Representative Carl Levin Targeted Conservatives in IRS Scandal – UPDATED

When the IRS targeting scandal broke last year, officials in Washington attempted to cast the...

April 2014

April 18, 2014

“Catholic” Pelosi Washes Feet in Episcopal Church, Promotes Immigration Bill

WHAT?!! Foot washing as political theatre? Nancy Pelosi, that darling of the Left who boldly...

April 16, 2014

Obama: “Pope Francis Teaches Us to Live Righteously and Live Humbly” (UPDATED)

On Monday, April 14, President Obama received religious leaders in the East Room of the...

April 14, 2014

No More Baked Beans For You!

The Obama Administration's "Climate Action Plan" aims to save the earth by reducing flatulence. This...

April 12, 2014

What Do We Know About Obama’s HHS Nominee, Sylvia Mathews Burwell

Pro-lifers and conservatives are cheering the news that Kathleen Sebelius has resigned her post as...

February 2014

February 12, 2014

North Carolina “Choose Life” License Plates “Unconstitutional”, Says Federal Court

The Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld a judge's ruling that North Carolina's...

January 2014

January 14, 2014

NY Mayor De Blasio’s New Goal: Bring Pope Francis to Town

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has not been a friend to Roman Catholics. His...

January 08, 2014

The Colander-Topped Councilman from Upstate New York

In a small town in western New York, a new councilman was sworn into office...

December 2013

December 06, 2013

Texas School Bans Christmas Trees, As Well As the Colors Red and Green

An elementary school in Frisco, Texas is planning a “winter” party with the halls decked...

November 2013

November 20, 2013

And the Presidential Medal of Freedom Goes To…. Gloria Steinem?!

This morning in the East Room of the White House, pro-abortion feminist Gloria Steinem received...

October 2013

October 10, 2013

C’mon, New Jersey! You Can Make a Difference!

There’s a special election in New Jersey next week which could have a profound effect...

October 10, 2013

Wyoming Bison Don’t Like the Government Shutdown, Either!

OK, I'm being trivial today. This, though, is hysterical. Take that, Mr. President!

October 07, 2013

Senate Chaplain: “Save Us from the Madness”

Senate Chaplain Barry C. Black, like other Americans, does not much like this government impasse. ...

September 2013

September 22, 2013

Hollywood Popefest: Chris Rock Calls Francis “the Greatest Man Alive”

The Pope is Catholic—and I have a feeling some folks are going to be REALLY...

September 10, 2013

Another Sign That Obama Has Lost Hollywood

Maybe it's a moot point, since the success of Russian diplomacy means that the President's...

September 05, 2013

The Pope and the President: Two Approaches to the G-20 Summit

As the G-20 Summit gets underway in St. Petersburg, things are tense between President Obama...

August 2013

August 04, 2013

Pontius Pilate, King Herod and Others to Face Trial at The Hague?

The International Court of Justice in The Hague has been asked to revisit a 2,000-year-old...

July 2013

July 24, 2013

Is Islam a Religion of Peace? Upcoming Conference Will Shed Light

A shameless plug, since I've spent a lot of time working on this conference. I'd...