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Could moving a giant cross or cutting off its arms resolve a 1st Amendment case? RICHMOND — The fate of a 40-foot-tall cross that dominates a busy Maryland intersection provoked impassioned debate in a federal courtroom Wednesday, at one point including a question about whether cutting off the arms of the cross might resolve the legal issues. Two appeals court…

On November 8, America came within a hairsbreadth of electing as its president a serious persecutor of the church. And Christian citizens still have plenty to worry about. Our enemies have made that perfectly clear, in the latest ginned-up media attack on Chip and Joanna Gaines, the loveable hosts of HGTV’s Fixer Upper. Imagine if five years ago I had…

Why Conservatives Are (Mostly) Cheering the Trump Transition NBC’s Saturday Night Live ran a skit over the weekend lampooning Donald Trump as the clueless center of his transition team, portraying his aides as sycophants and his chief strategist Steve Bannon as a black-robed creature in a skeleton mask. The reality is far different. Trump has reached out to former critics…

The Unpopular Truth About The Popular Vote Have you heard the news that Hillary Clinton won the popular vote? Unless you live under a rock you likely have stumbled across a barista or aspiring novelist mumbling something about how the Electoral College is unfair and undemocratic and how electors should follow “the will of the people” and vote for Hillary…

November 30, 2016 | TruthPR.com | — HGTV’s Chip and Joanna Gaines have captured the hearts of fans all across America. A-matter-of-fact, according to recent ratings over 3 million viewers has made “Fixer Upper” one of the top rated programs on cable. Why? Because the duo shares a refreshing admiration for one another and the home seekers they serve. The…

I am currently planning my wedding, and I’ve never been happier. I believe that God brought me and Andy together and that God celebrates our love. I also believe that our marriage will offer a powerful testimony to skeptics that queer love can be God-honoring, and even sacramental. I have heard from a few well-meaning Christian friends that they feel…

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter August 3, 2016 A divided Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to temporarily block a lower court order that had cleared the way for a transgender male high school student to use the boys’ bathroom in a Virginia public school this fall. The ruling is a victory for the school board and a loss —…

The Obama administration explicitly rejects compromises such as single-occupancy facilities. By Ryan T. Anderson All across America, parents, teachers and local school districts have been having conversations about how best to accommodate the privacy and safety concerns of transgender students while also addressing the privacy and safety concerns of other students. Solutions were found, such as the creation of new single-occupancy…

Sen. Konni Burton argues that “a parent has a right to full and total information [about] their child.” Texas tea party state Sen. Konni Burton has filed legislation that would effectively require public school staff to out LGBT students to their parents. Under Burton’s Senate Bill 242, any school employee that fails to disclose a student’s sexual or gender identity…

  Thank you for reaching out about SB 242. First, you can read the text of the bill here. I encourage you to start there. Unfortunately there is a great deal of misinformation being spread about this proposed bill so it’s important to understand what is already existing state law. Please read the current state laws securing a parent’s right to know, which already…

What good will lifting sanctions do if it’s unable to breach the apartheid system built from Castro’s legacy? By: Spyridon Mitsotakis | November 29, 2016 In March of 2014, I spent two weeks in working-class areas of Cuba. I went as a visitor, but was not a tourist. I wanted to see communism for myself — and it was all…