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March 15th, 2019
man w SC flag
By: Lathan Watts – townhall.com – March 11, 2019 In South Carolina the state legislature and the flagship university seem to be at odds over whether college students should be required to study the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Federalist papers. The legislature recently updated the statute requiring study of the founding documents. The president of the...
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March 8th, 2019
Masterpiece Cakes - Phillips
By: Jeremy Dys – dailywire.com – March 8, 2019 Jack Phillips’ long ordeal appears to be over. After years of litigation and unnecessary protests, including a trip to the U.S. Supreme Court, Jack can return to being a cake artist without being forced to choose between his faith and his livelihood. The precedent Jack set in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights...
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March 8th, 2019
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By: First Liberty Press Release – firstliberty.org – March 6, 2019 First Liberty Institute represents POW/MIA Group that Maintains Remembrance Table at Manchester, New Hampshire VA Medical Center Manchester, NH—First Liberty Institute today sent a letter to Manchester (NH) VA Medical Center (“MVAMC”) officials affirming their decision to display a Bible donated by a WWII veteran. The letter was sent by First...
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March 4th, 2019
Old Worn Bible
By: James Wesolek – thefederalist.com – January 28, 2019 If the Texas legislature passes these bills, Christians near and far should be concerned about how their freedoms will be curtailed in the coming years. The 86th Texas legislative session got underway a few weeks ago, and liberals are already going on the offense in the traditional conservative stronghold. Left-leaning legislators have formed Texas’...
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March 1st, 2019
handguns in a display case
By: David Sherfinski & Stephen Dinan – washingtontimes.com – February 27, 2019 Republicans scored a rare victory in the Democrat-controlled House Wednesday, winning a vote to have authorities notify deportation officers any time an illegal immigrant tries to buy a gun. It’s illegal for those in the country without legal status to have firearms, but an average of more than 10 a day...
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February 28th, 2019
!st Liberty -Bladensburg press conference
By: First Liberty Staff – firstliberty.org – February 27, 2019 Watch the Bladensburg WWI Veterans Memorial press conference following the February 27, 2019 oral argument at the Supreme Court. Kevin Bartlett, National Judge Advocate of The American Legion, and Kelly Shackelford, President of First Liberty, discuss the importance of saving the memorial and of preventing other veterans memorials from facing the same...
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February 22nd, 2019
People in the shape of USA
By: Scott Rasmussen – newsmax.com – 21 February 2019 03:44 PM Seventy-eight percent of voters nationwide believe it’s appropriate for the U.S. Census Bureau to ask residents if they are citizens of the United States. A ScottRasmussen.com national survey found that 14 percent disagree and 8 percent are not sure. That view is held by a solid majority of every...
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February 22nd, 2019
Hoda Muthana
By: Connor Finnegan – yahoo.com/news – February 21, 2019 “ISIS bride” Hoda Muthana, who has been asking to return to the United States, is not an American citizen, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Wednesday, contrary to her family lawyer’s assertion. Muthana is being held by U.S.-allied Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in eastern Syria as they...
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February 21st, 2019
Sen Bernie Sanders Questions Nominee
Kelly Shackelford – washingtonexaminer.com – February 20, 2019 Democratic senators have a new habit of asking judicial and executive branch nominees about their religious beliefs during confirmation hearings. Asking such questions violates the spirit, if not the letter, of Article VI of the Constitution. Future nominees should invoke Article VI as the shield it is intended to be. Notwithstanding the...
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February 21st, 2019
Sen Bernie Sanders Questions Nominee
Kelly Shackelford – washingtonexaminer.com – February 20, 2019 Democratic senators have a new habit of asking judicial and executive branch nominees about their religious beliefs during confirmation hearings. Asking such questions violates the spirit, if not the letter, of Article VI of the Constitution. Future nominees should invoke Article VI as the shield it is intended to be. Notwithstanding the...
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