December 15, 2008

MARIE JON, RA ANALYST — Imagine being suddenly ripped away from your home and left standing in an unfamiliar place that completely contradicts your way of life. The extreme pressures are overwhelming. You find yourself in a society that you were never raised to believe in and that no one can sufficiently explain... (more)

December 15, 2008

The fight for a socialist (and economically weak) America

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — It is perhaps long past time that this column revisits the evidence that multibillionaire George Soros is implementing a well-crafted plan to mold America to comport with his radical socialist view of the world. His heavy involvement in political front organizations and his questionable financial manipulations give new meaning to the warning in Sun Tzu's The Art of War -- "Know your enemy"... (more)

December 15, 2008

CHUCK NORRIS — Atheists from England to the state of Washington are stepping up their efforts this year to make a bigger antagonistic splash on the Christmas scene. A London campaign put signs on city buses saying, "There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life"... (more)

December 14, 2008

REUTERS — Scandal-plagued Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will not resign Monday, his spokesman said Sunday, but pressure to do so continued to grow on the governor to step aside before he is impeached. Blagojevich was arrested last week on charges of conspiracy to swap political favors for cash, including an attempt to sell the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Barack Obama... (more)

December 14, 2008

ABC NEWS — As the silence from the Obama camp continues regarding contact between transition officials and the Illinois governor's office, the Chicago Tribune reports that incoming White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has been captured on tape discussing Obama's Senate successor with the staff of Gov. Rod Blagojevich... (more)

December 14, 2008

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Gov. Sarah Palin's home church was badly damaged by arson, leading the governor to apologize if the fire was connected to "undeserved negative attention" from her failed campaign as the Republican vice presidential nominee... (more)

December 13, 2008

KEN BLACKWELL — The Reagan Coalition has been key to Republican victories for a generation. And although the issue of judges and the Supreme Court has been thought of as an issue for social conservatives, recent developments should now make it a top priority for the other major GOP constituencies... (more)

December 13, 2008

ANN COULTER — What is the point of having a hand recount of ballots in the Minnesota Senate race if the Democratic secretary of state is going to use the election night totals in precincts where it will benefit Democrat Al Franken?... (more)

December 13, 2008

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Married gay couples in much of New York can now list both their names on their children's birth certificates as a result of the state's recent decision to recognize same-sex weddings performed elsewhere... (more)

December 13, 2008

ASSOCIATED PRESS — A federal judge says South Carolina must stop marketing and making license plates that feature the image of a cross and the words "I Believe"... (more)

December 13, 2008

BAPTIST PRESS — Rules barring federal funds for abortion promotion overseas and embryonic stem cell research appear to be the most likely pro-life targets for reversal by executive orders from President-elect Barack Obama... (more)

December 13, 2008

CHRISTIAN POST — A federal appeals court in St. Louis heard arguments Thursday in a case involving the distribution of Gideon Bibles to children in public schools. The South Iron R-1 School District formerly had a policy that allowed outside religious groups to distribute Bibles to fifth graders during the school day... (more)

December 13, 2008

ASSOCIATED PRESS — The Vatican hardened its opposition Friday to using embryos for stem cell research, cloning and in-vitro fertilization. But in a major new document on bioethics, it showed flexibility on some forms of gene therapy and left open questions surrounding embryo adoption... (more)

December 13, 2008

NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE — There's an international conference on global warming -- the 14th Convention of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol -- under way in frozen Poznan, Poland. You'll be excused for not having heard about it, because not much is happening, despite Al Gore's triumphal entrance into the city, which may as well have occurred in a chariot... (more)

December 13, 2008

LIFESITENEWS.COM — After living under a cloud of criminal charges since 2007, the Brause family in Germany has finally been cleared of criminal child neglect for having homeschooled their five children... (more)

December 12, 2008

WORLDNETDAILY — A public policy organization has issued an urgent alert stating affirmative votes are needed from only two more states before a Constitutional Convention could be assembled in which "today's corrupt politicians and judges" could formally change the U.S. Constitution... (more)

December 12, 2008

NEW AMERICAN — H.R. 7321, the auto bailout bill which swept through the House of Representatives on Wednesday, died in the Senate on Thursday evening when negotiations with the auto makers and union representatives reached an impasse... (more)

December 12, 2008

WORLDNETDAILY — One week after telling National Public Radio his view of same-sex unions is shifting, Richard Cizik has resigned as vice president for governmental affairs for the National Association of Evangelicals... (more)

December 12, 2008

LIFENEWS.COM — A veteran Democratic state legislator switched parties on Thursday from Democrat to Republican because of his pro-life position on abortion. Sen. Mark Gilstrap faced opposition in his primary election from an opponent backed by pro-abortion Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and the Democratic leader in the Senate... (more)

December 11, 2008

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Illinois' attorney general on Thursday threatened to go to the state Supreme Court to have embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich declared unfit to hold office if he doesn't resign soon... (more)

December 11, 2008

WASHINGTON TIMES — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell threw his weight behind a Republican filibuster of the $14 billion auto bailout Thursday, crippling the measure's chances for surviving a vote that could come as soon as Friday... (more)

December 11, 2008

CHRISTIAN POST — The latest edition of the Oxford Junior Dictionary has dropped many words associated with Christianity and British history that were found in earlier versions... (more)

December 11, 2008

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Hillary Rodham Clinton will earn less money if confirmed as secretary of state than her predecessor, Condoleezza Rice. That's because Congress has cut her future salary for the Cabinet post by about $4,700 to comply with an obscure clause in the Constitution... (more)

December 11, 2008

ASSOCIATED PRESS — California's utilities, refineries and large factories must transform their operations to cut greenhouse gas emissions as part of a new climate plan before state regulators... (more)

December 11, 2008

NEWSMAX — Former Supreme Court Justice nominee Robert Bork predicts that President-elect Barack Obama's judicial nominees will orchestrate a profound sea change in U.S. jurisprudence, legalizing same-sex marriage, restricting or eliminating the death penalty, and tying the hands of the military... (more)

December 11, 2008

The co-existence of radicalism and Chicago's machine politics

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — Barack Obama's upcoming presidency gives many reasons for conservatives to be concerned. All the more reason that we stick to substantive provable issues, as opposed to chasing such illusive rainbows as his alleged lack of a birth certificate... (more)