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July 2014

July 16, 2014

First Vote on S 2578 is In. They Didn’t Stop a Filibuster.

The first vote on S 2578, the bill to overturn the Hobby Lobby decision by...

July 15, 2014

Cardinal O’Malley, Archbishop Lori to Senate: Oppose Bill that Attacks Religious Freedom

I received a blanket email from the USCCB last night, asking me to contact...

July 12, 2014

If You Think Hobby Lobby’s Owners Don’t Deserve Constitutional Rights for Trading with China, What are You Gonna Do About Your Cell Phone?

The argument gets repeated a lot these days. It’s a one-two-three punch that goes like...

July 03, 2014

Meriam Ibrahim: My Baby is Physically Disabled Because I Gave Birth in Chains

Maya Ibrahim Meriam Ibrahim was sentenced to death when she was eight months pregnant...

July 01, 2014

Repeal the HHS Mandate. Do it for America’s Health.

The ink is not dry on the Hobby Lobby decision, and already the outline...

June 2014

June 30, 2014

The Greens of Hobby Lobby: One Family with Courage is a Majority

There is no getting around the fact that Jesus offends some people. Nevertheless, He...

June 30, 2014

Supremes Side with Hobby Lobby

I don’t know the details yet. Buuuttttt … it appears the Supremes have ruled...

May 2014

May 02, 2014

CDC Confirms First US Case of MERS Virus

The Centers for Disease Control has confirmed the first US case of the deadly Middle...

April 2014

April 23, 2014

How to Join Crowdfunding of Gosnell Movie

Film makers are asking individuals to contribute so that they can make a movie...

April 23, 2014

So … I Starved My Granddaughter to Death and Now I’m Campaigning to Let Other People Kill Their Kids Faster

The latest salvo in the push for legalizing euthanasia is to kill kids. What...

April 10, 2014

Kathleen Sebelius Announces that She’s Going to Announce Her Resignation. Or Something Like That.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius — or someone — has pre-announced that...

April 03, 2014

E-Cigs Cause Poisoning

You’ve gotta hand it to big tobacco. They’re consistent. They never seem to come up...

March 2014

March 28, 2014

Hospital-Acquired Infections: 1 in 25 Patients Becomes Infected While in the Hospital

I know several people who went into the hospital for a routine surgery, came through...

March 27, 2014

Is Religious Freedom Threatened? Duhhh … Is This a Trick Question?

When the roll is called down yonder, we'll all line up according to our...

March 26, 2014

President Obama and 700 of His Closest Friends are Off to See the Pope

President Obama has created a Constitutional crisis over religious freedom by aggressively using the...

March 24, 2014

Join the Religious Freedom Tweet Storm

Join tomorrow’s Religious Freedom Tweet Storm. From Stand Up For Religious Freedom: Tomorrow is the...

March 24, 2014

Bodies of Aborted Babies Incinerated to Heat UK Hospitals

And you shall not let any of your children pass through the fire to...

March 24, 2014

Pope Francis: March 29-30 Will Be a Day of Reconciliation

Pope Francis has set aside this coming Friday as “24 hours for the Lord.”...

March 22, 2014

Adult Stem Cells Offer Ethical Hope for Lupus Sufferers

Dr David Prentice, Senior Research Fellow at the Family Research Council, wrote an article for...

March 21, 2014

Shame on Everybody: Michigan Senate Race Debate Over Abortion

Shame on everybody. I would love to single out one of the mud-slingers and...

March 19, 2014

New Blood Test Allows Better Targeting of Which Babies to Kill

Doctors can now target which babies to kill with even greater accuracy. A new blood...

March 17, 2014

Stupak: HHS Mandate was a Double Cross

I’ve written several times that President Obama lied to Congressman Bart Stupak in order to...

February 2014

February 24, 2014

The Issue is Murder, and Our Willingness to Allow It

My Sabbath rest from this blog came just in time. I had read too many...

February 22, 2014

Elderly Woman Pays $14,000 to be Euthanized at Swiss Death Facility

Oriella Cazzanello. Source: Daily News. I’ve been wondering how much it costs to have someone...

February 21, 2014

Swiss Study Indicates Lonely, Unbelieving Women are Most Likely Euthanasia Victims

So who pays other people to murder them? A new study gives us a profile...

February 18, 2014

University of Texas Scientists Grow Human Lung in a Lab

Science fiction is moving toward science fact, and that can be good news for a...

February 11, 2014

Abortions for Valentine’s Day. Gotta Love It.

I know what my husband is going to get me for Valentine’s Day. I know...

February 11, 2014

Children Denied Coverage for Serious Medical Conditions Under Obamacare, Hospital Sues Government

Seattle Children's Hospital has filed suit against the government over the failure of Obamacare to...

February 06, 2014

Four-Year-Old Girl and Her Family Ask Belgian King to Block Euthanasia of Children

Speaking of child abuse, legislators in Belgium are moving toward passage of a law that...

January 2014

January 28, 2014

They’re Going to Die Anyway

One doctor's answer to the argument that the baby is going to die anyway. This...