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INTRODUCTION Christians are dual citizens. We are citizens of the Kingdom of God by faith in Jesus Christ (Phil. 3:20). We are also citizens of an earthly “kingdom.” Consequently, we have obligations in both realms. Jesus commanded: “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s” (Matt. 22:21). As citizens of God’s Kingdom, we are to serve…

Ted Cruz’s View of the Race: Iowa Locked Up, Immigration at the Fore, and a Looming Battle with Rubio By Tim Alberta    — December 21, 2015 Las Vegas — Ted Cruz can see himself on a collision course with Marco Rubio, barreling toward a head-to-head battle with his fellow senator for the Republican nomination — that is, if Rubio can…

Movie Ratings: Sex Remains Top Concern for American Parents, Not Violence by Pamela McClintock A new survey commissioned by the ratings board also reveals that the vast majority of parents think even one use of the F-word should warrant an R-rating, not PG-13. Sexual content and nudity in movies remains the top concern for parents, while violence and language —…

The Democrats’ Theme for 2016 Is Totalitarianism By Kevin D. Williamson — December 20, 2015 At the beginning of December, Rolling Stone writer Jeff Goodell asked Secretary of State John Kerry whether Charles and David Koch, two libertarian political activists, should be considered — his remarkable words — “an enemy of the state.” He posed the same question about Exxon, and John…

Winners and losers in the third Democratic presidential debate By Chris Cillizza December 19,2015 The three Democrats running for president gathered in New Hampshire Saturday night for their third and final debate of 2015. It was a feisty affair with Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley aggressively attacking each other at almost every turn. I picked a handful of…

The House has passed the Fiscal Year 2016 Omnibus Appropriations bill – 316 to 113. Click here to see a list of how the representatives voted.

Tuesday Night’s Debate Made Clear: Trump is Taking Some Positions Evangelicals Cannot Support in Good Conscience By Owen Strachan – Published on December 16, 2015 I have just one point for this piece: evangelicals should think hard about their view of Donald Trump. On the heels of last night’s debate, I am only shored up in this conviction. Evangelicals need…

“NO” on $1.1 Trillion Year-End Omnibus Spending Bill Published by Dan Holler of Heritage Action on December 16, 2015 On Friday, the House will vote on the year-end omnibus spending bill, formally known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016.  The bill should have been an opportunity for conservatives to reassert their prerogatives on a host of important issues, ranging from…

This is really getting ridiculous. If you want to take Christ out of Christmas, then why the heck would you bother to perform “A Charlie Brown Christmas?” I mean, that is the whole point, right? Apparently not to liberals… The Daily Caller reports that Thursday’s student performance of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” at W.R. Castle Elementary School in rural Johnson…

In Liberty Institute’s second annual Scrooge Award, you can vote for the person or organization that displayed the most hostility to religious freedom in 2015. Tell us, Whose “Bah, humbug!” was loudest this year?

Questions for travelers to the United States Queries about support for jihad should be fundamental By Kenneth R. Timmerman – Tuesday, December 15, 2015   Donald Trump is right that the United States government seems to be clueless when it comes to detecting potential jihadis in our midst. Now we know why. On Thursday, a former Homeland Security employee who…