February 26, 2009

Christian doctrinal orthodoxy and conservative political philosophy

FRED HUTCHISON, RA ANALYST — In the last essay in this series, part 15, we discovered in history a strong correlation between Christian spirituality and the vitality of Western culture. However, spirituality by itself is not enough. Issues of truth and doctrinal orthodoxy are equally important... (more)

February 26, 2009

RENEWAMERICA — Operation Outcry -- the Justice Foundation's project to reverse Roe v. Wade -- is seeking testimony from women who have suffered harm from an abortion. To date, the organization has gathered over 3,700 legally admissible testimonies. The group aims to collect one million such "declarations" to assist the Justice Foundation in challenging Roe v. Wade... (more)

February 25, 2009

WASHINGTON TIMES — Margaret Rains and Haley Tepe were sitting down to enjoy ice cream at a Baskin-Robbins in Aurora, Colo., when a sport utility vehicle driven by an illegal immigrant sent two cars plowing into the shop, leaving three dead and the two women injured... (more)

February 25, 2009

FOX NEWS — Sen. Barbara Boxer is urging the U.S. to ratify a United Nations measure meant to expand the rights of children, a move critics are calling a gross assault on parental rights that could rob the U.S. of sovereignty... (more)

February 25, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that governments in the U.S. are not required to post or display every statement offered by private organizations... (more)

February 25, 2009

POLITICO — Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), the longest-serving Democratic senator, is criticizing President Obama's appointment of White House "czars" to oversee federal policy, saying these executive positions amount to a power grab by the executive branch... (more)

February 25, 2009

JOHN STOSSEL — How will we know if President Obama's must-have "stimulus" program succeeds? Politicians grab credit for everything, so we should come up with a way to measure success. Obama said, "I expect to be judged by results." Let's oblige him... (more)

February 25, 2009

REUTERS — Legislation giving residents of the U.S. capital a full voting member of Congress cleared a procedural hurdle on Tuesday and headed toward passage, meeting demands first made by democratic activists two centuries ago... (more)

February 25, 2009

ASSOCIATED PRESS — President Barack Obama plans to remove all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by August of next year, administration officials said Tuesday, ending the war that helped define his upstart presidential campaign -- although a little more slowly than he promised... (more)

February 25, 2009

MICHAEL G. FRANC — ...Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal started the firestorm last week when he announced that Louisiana would reject its share of the new unemployment-insurance funding. His rationale: It would require the Pelican State to (1) jettison longstanding policies about who can and cannot receive UI benefits and (2) increase the payroll-tax burden on employers... (more)

February 24, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — Tucked away in committee on Capitol Hill is a firearm licensing bill that Second Amendment advocates worry may just be waiting for the right "Columbine moment" to emerge and effectively ban handguns in the U.S.... (more)

February 24, 2009

CNSNEWS.COM — Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D), the leading candidate to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is "the most pro-abortion governor in the country," according to pro-lifers... (more)

February 24, 2009

CHRISTIAN POST — A Virginia Senate committee killed legislation that would have restored the rights of state police chaplains to pray publicly "in Jesus' name" at public events. Although the legislation passed the Virginia House last month in a 66-30 vote, the bill died Monday in the Senate Courts of Justice committee in an 8-7 voice vote... (more)

February 24, 2009

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Sen. Richard Durbin, the Senate Democratic whip who also represents Illinois, asked for Sen. Roland Burris to resign during a meeting Tuesday. Burris said he would not... (more)

February 24, 2009

POLITICO — Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) believes that the media deliberately tried to bring her down during her vice presidential run. As part of an interview with conservative filmmaker John Ziegler for his new film out this week, Palin said she believes the media made a decision that "we're going to seek and we're going to destroy this candidacy of Sarah Palin's because of what it is that she represents"... (more)

February 24, 2009

DENNIS PRAGER — Virtually throughout its history, and certainly in the 20th century, California has been known as the place to go for dynamism and growth. It did not become the richest, most populous, and most productive state solely because of its weather and natural resources... (more)

February 24, 2009

PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY — Under the subterfuge of helping the economy, Barack Obama's stimulus plan legislates vast new spending programs to finance liberal policy goals that are unnecessary and undesirable. The flow of taxpayers' money will be so gargantuan as to make Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society expansion of the welfare state look puny... (more)

February 24, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — A U.S. soldier on active duty in Iraq has called President Obama an "impostor" in a statement in which he affirmed plans to join as plaintiff in a challenge to Obama's eligibility to be commander in chief... (more)

February 24, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — A new survey shows that the leading candidate for governor in Alabama to replace a term-limited GOP Gov. Bob Riley is former state Supreme Court Justice and WND columnist Judge Roy Moore... (more)

February 23, 2009

LIFENEWS.COM — The latest round of the 40 Days for Life campaign begins Wednesday and more than 130 cities in the United States and Canada, as well as in Australia and Northern Ireland, will participate... (more)

February 23, 2009

MARIE JON, RA ANALYST — There are people who have many misconceptions of Christianity. Some believe it is a heavy weight of do's and don'ts piled upon one's shoulders. Others believe that it's an "if you sin, you'll go to hell" doctrine... (more)

February 23, 2009

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — This column reiterates its proposal to grant the citizens of the District of Columbia exemption from paying the federal income taxes that the rest of us pay. I know the populist inclination to say Washington takes enough of our money already; so why not let them get a taste of their own medicine... (more)