Redefining Marriage and the Slippery Slope

One of the questions to come out of Tuesday’s “same-sex” marriage hearing at the U.S. Supreme Court was innocently asked by Justice Samuel Alito.  His question has liberals in a tizzy because it shined a “common sense” light on their radical marriage position, which they would foist on all Americans. In the oral arguments presented yesterday in the Supreme Court…

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You Could Lose Your Church

If you aren’t following the arguments over same-sex marriage before the Supreme Court, you should be. Even if you don’t cater weddings or sell pizza in Indiana, your religious freedom is in danger. For detailed accounts of the debate and the questions asked by justices that might be readable tea leaves, see Ryan Anderson’s analysis and the capsule summary provided by…

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Moore’s Law

Moore’s Law turns 50 years old this week. If you are unsure of what Moore’s Law is, let me explain. Back in the early 1960s, integrated circuits were coming on the scene but were very expensive. Some commentators believed they would be of limited use because of their size and expense. A physical chemist by the name of Gordon Moore…

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Pressure grows on Marines to consider lowering combat standards for women

Two years ago, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the nation’s top military officer, laid down an edict on the Obama administration’s plan to open direct land combat jobs to women: If women cannot meet a standard, senior commanders better have a good reason why it should not be lowered. Today, the “Dempsey rule” appears to have its first test case….

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Reality Check for Women in Combat

In 2013, the Obama Administration announced the President’s intent to repeal regulations exempting military women from direct ground combat units such as the infantry. The Marine Corps dutifully began a multi-phased research program to determine whether women could meet male physical standards. Two and a half years later, reality is setting in. Since 2012, 29 female Marine officers tried but…

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How the Iran lobby sidetracked the nuclear talks: part 2

In the previous article, we saw how the Iranian regime’s panic over the 2002 outing of its theretofore clandestine nuclear weapons program drove its subsequent decisions about how to deal with the publicity and mollify, or at least occupy, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), and the United States (U.S.). Having been well-trained by…

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How the Iran lobby sidetracked the nuclear talks

The Obama administration spin narrative about what a great success nuclear negotiations with Iran are was already coming unglued the day after the April Fool’s Day ‘framework’ was announced. Mr. Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry, and their advisors were trying desperately to portray the endless succession of contentious talks between the P5+1 and Iran as a great success even…

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Frozen Embryos

If a celebrity couple separates, should the couple’s frozen embryos be destroyed or put up for adoption? That is the question surrounding the actress Sofia Vergara. She is best known for her role in the TV program Modern Family or for her furniture commercials. She is now in the spotlight over a bioethics issue. She and her ex Nick Loeb…

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Rise in Atheism

Atheism is on the rise in America, and it is worth understanding the trends that contribute to this. The Barna Group has spent a considerable amount of time studying the unchurched but has also published a study on the state of atheism in America. The Barna study lumps together atheism and agnosticism. An atheist would be someone who doesn’t believe…

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Gay Marriage Arguments Divide Supreme Court Justices

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed deeply divided about one of the great civil rights issues of the age: whether the Constitution guarantees same-sex couples the right to marry. The justices appeared to clash over not only what is the right answer but also over how to reach it. The questioning illuminated their conflicting views on history, tradition,…

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Supreme Court justices break along ideological lines in arguments on same-sex marriage

Supreme Court justices broke along familiar ideological lines Tuesday as they considered whether same-sex couples enjoy a constitutional right to marry, with Justice Anthony M. Kennedy in a familiar role as the apparent decider in a landmark gay rights case. Kennedy asked tough questions of both sides. Why should nine unelected justices change the definition of marriage as only between…

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