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March 2014

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

World Vision Switches Tracks. Says They Won’t Hire Gay Marrieds. Can Their Supporters Trust Them After This?

It’s been an interesting 24 hours for the folks at World Vision. Franklin Graham...

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 26, 2014

All Catholics are Obliged to Oppose the Legal Recognition of Homosexual Unions

I put together a quick collage of teachings on marriage from Scripture, the Catechism...

March 25, 2014

Franklin Graham and World Vision in a World of Changing Gods

World Vision, which is an evangelical Christian organization, has evidently decided to hire “married”...

March 18, 2014

Kentucky’s AG Refuses to Defend Marriage. Governor Forced to Hire Private Law Firm.

This story is a couple of weeks old, but I’ve been too busy to take...

March 13, 2014

How to Present the Christian Message When the Message is the Medium

The media is hard-selling abortion, euthanasia, gay marriage and now polygamy and polyamory. It...

March 11, 2014

In Their Own Words: Pope Francis and Cardinal Dolan on Civil Unions

Pope Francis has given another interview and the internet is ga ga. According to things...

March 10, 2014

Fired Homesexual Catholic School VP Sues

He's suing. Of course he is. Mark Zamuda, former vice principal at Eastside Catholic School...

March 07, 2014

We Need to Stand with Faithful Priests Who Happen to be Homosexual

Many of our priests are homosexual. This is a much-known but little talked about fact...

March 04, 2014

Gay Hairdresser Refuses to Do Governor’s Hair Because She Opposes Gay Marriage

I slipped away from the grind to have an itty bitty medical procedure today. It...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

Today’s Christian News

I’m too tired to write, but here are a few quick links to think...

February 27, 2014

Conscientious Objection About Wedding Cakes and Flowers is not About Slavery, Lynchings, Segregation or a Refusal of Service

Conscientious objection about wedding cakes and flowers is not the same thing as slavery, lynching,...

February 27, 2014

The New Zeitgeist: A Majority of Americans Now Favor Gay Marriage

According to a poll conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute, support for gay marriage...

February 26, 2014

Governor Brewer Vetoes Religious Freedom Bill

Governor Brewer did what everyone expected and vetoed the religious freedom bill. You can find...

February 25, 2014

Will Arizona Let the Money Do the Talking?

The money men have lined up in what appears to be a concerted effort...

February 25, 2014

Getting Real: The Marriage Protection Amendment

Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and...

February 24, 2014

And So It Begins: The Push for Polygamy

This is a random round-up of opinion pieces pushing polygamy. It is by no means...

February 22, 2014

Gov Brewer Won’t Say if She’ll Sign Bill Allowing Business to Refuse Service Based on Religious Beliefs

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer won’t say if she’ll sign the bill which would allow businesses...

February 21, 2014

Arizona Passes Bill Allowing Business Owners to Refuse Service Based on Their Religious Beliefs

Arizona’s state legislature has passed a bill aimed at curbing lawsuits against business owners who...

February 19, 2014

Church of England Will Not Perform Gay Marriage Blessings

The Church of England will not perform gay marriage blessings. It also will not ordain...

February 15, 2014

Western Civilization is a Dead Man Walking. Here’s Why.

It slipped past quietly, while we were ordering roses for Valentine’s Day and chattering about...

February 14, 2014

Western Civilization is a Dead Man Walking, but It’s Valentine’s Day and We Still Have Each Other

A federal judge in Kentucky killed marriage this week. A parliamentary vote in Belgium officially...

February 11, 2014

Diverse Coalition Unites to Defend State Marriage Laws

Oklahoma and Utah are the latest states to find themselves in the bull’s eye of...

February 07, 2014

UN Report on Child Sex Abuse Demands the Church Change Teachings on Abortion and Homosexuality

The United Nations Committee on the Protection of the Child has issued a report on...

February 05, 2014

French Protestors March Against “Government Family-Phobia”

Photo Source: Reuters A lot of French people joined marched for the traditional family on...

February 04, 2014

Pro Marriage Demonstrations Across Europe Go Unreported

Sign carried during a rally organized by the pro-marriage La Manif Pour Tous organization on...

January 2014

January 28, 2014

West Coast Walk for Life: Archbishop Cordileone Asks Young People to Defend Life and Marriage

Archbishop Cordileone called on young people at the West Coast March for Life to defend...

January 27, 2014

Oklahoma Lawmaker Files Bill to Ban Marriage

You gotta admit. I do have an interesting job. One of my colleagues in the...

January 25, 2014

Message to New Yorkers: If the Governor Kicks You Out, You’re Welcome in Oklahoma

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, in a now-famous rant, put out the Not Welcome mat in...