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“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; Unless we’re talking about a white chocolate-paneled cake for a gay wedding or perpetual funding for “women’s health” clinics because it’s the “right thing to do.””or abridging the freedom of speech;” Unless that speech is used by boorish climate change denialists to peddle dirty…

DALLAS, November 10, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) – Dallas city council voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve an ordinance allowing transgender people to use the “facilities” of the opposite sex. The measure, which opponents describe as a “bathroom” bill, adds “gender identity” to the city’s 2002 anti-discrimination law alongside race, sex, and sexual orientation. Mayor Mike Rawlings said, “We’re a very diverse…

Less than three months before the kickoff Iowa caucuses, there is growing anxiety bordering on panic among Republican elites about the dominance and durability of Donald Trump and Ben Carson and widespread bewilderment over how to defeat them. Party leaders and donors fear that nominating either man would have negative ramifications for the GOP ticket up and down the ballot,…

In August 2013, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 1266, titled the School Success and Opportunity Act by the bill’s author, then Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D) of San Francisco. This rosy title was never really used, as the legislation, amongst the most divisive in recent years, became known simply at the ”Transgender Bathroom Bill.” According to the legislative counsel summary of…

Houston voters have rejected moves to enact protections for transgender and gay people after a divisive campaign that has lasted more than a year. The Houston Equal Rights Ordinance would have extended protection over housing, employment and other areas. Voters rejected the ordinance by a margin of 62% to 38%, Houston news channel KHOU reported. In the most contested portion,…

Houston voters have rejected moves to enact protections for transgender and gay people after a divisive campaign that has lasted more than a year. The Houston Equal Rights Ordinance would have extended protection over housing, employment and other areas. Voters rejected the ordinance by a margin of 62% to 38%, Houston news channel KHOU reported. In the most contested portion,…

A trio of South Dakota lawmakers presented a state-passed legislative resolution to the Supreme Court on Tuesday that asks the high court to reconsider — and overturn — its abortion rulings, including Roe v. Wade. “We believe … there is significant, documented evidence that women are being harmed” by the Roe v. Wade and related abortion rulings, “and we would…

Christie, Huckabee fail to make main stage at upcoming GOP debate Paul and Kasich hang on in primetime, while Graham and Pataki gets bumped from the entire Nov. 10 event. Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee failed to make the cut for the main stage at next week’s Fox Business Network/Wall Street Journal debate, a particularly harsh blow for the New…

Tuesday’s elections, which hinged on social issues such as gay rights and pot, call into question Democrats’ insistence that Republicans are out of step with the times. In Tuesday’s elections, voters rejected recreational marijuana, transgender rights, and illegal-immigrant sanctuaries; they reacted equivocally to gun-control arguments; and they handed a surprise victory to a Republican gubernatorial candidate who emphasized his opposition…

Making Our Children Weak—How Violating the Religious Rights of Teachers like Joe Kennedy Harms Society From high school students to presidential candidates, people are acknowledging the constitutional rights of Americans like Coach Joe Kennedy—the high school football coach suspended from his job last week for praying on the football field after the conclusion of the game—to freely exercise their religion….

Americans are now in a historically long period of distrust and dissatisfaction regarding their government and their country. This goes a long way in explaining why political outsiders are dominating the polls in the Republican presidential race. Even quality conservative candidates such as Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz lag far behind Donald Trump and Ben Carson. They are tainted by…