By: David French – nationalreview.com – June 27, 2018 In Janus v. AFSCME, the court struck a strong blow against government-compelled speech for the third time this term. Perhaps the worst government affront to the rights of conscience, far worse than mere censorship, is compelled speech, the practice of forcing Americans to fund or express ideas they find abhorrent. It’s...

By: Jana Riess – religionnews.com – June 26, 2018 A couple of decades ago, when young adults began showing their dissatisfaction with organized religion by voting with their feet, it was fashionable for pundits to say this was happening because those religions weren’t conservative or demanding enough. Because the exodus was initially most pronounced among liberal, mainline Protestants like Episcopalians...

By: Madeline Farber – foxnews.com – June 26, 2018 Abortion case could have wide-ranging implications In a 5-4 vote on June 26, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of pro-life crisis pregnancy centers, arguing that a California law passed in 2015, which requires the centers to inform clients about free or low-cost abortion services, is probably a violation of free...

Here’s everything you need to know about the free speech Supreme Court case National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra. Source: Supreme Court rules in favor of pro-life crisis pregnancy centers: A breakdown of NIFLA v. Becerra | Fox News

By: Dr. Jim Denison – denisonforum.org – June 20, 2018 A nine-year-old girl has been sent to rehab after she wet herself while refusing to stop playing the video game Fortnite. “She was so hooked to the game she wouldn’t even go to the toilet,” her mother told a reporter. “My husband saw her light on in the night and...

By: Daniel Darling – nationalreview.com – May 31, 2018 Sometimes fighting the problem can end up perpetuating it. It’s a conversation I have almost weekly with a friend or colleague. Can you believe how nasty our politics are? Incivility seems to be an epidemic. Many of our leading thinkers are telling us that our inability to get along seems to...

By: Vanderbloemen Search Group – vanderbloemen.com – February 21, 2018 Having a multigenerational church is often considered a highly desirable goal. However, even churches with members spanning the age spectrum can struggle to integrate generations in a meaningful and authentic way. So how do you keep your congregation from self-segregating across generational lines? If you feel like you’re being called...

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, accompanied by his wife Jennifer, makes his way through the Capitol on Sept. 28 for the first time since being shot and wounded the previous June 14 during a congressional baseball practice. (Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters/Newscom) By: Rachel del Guidice – dailysignal.com – June 13, 2018 “I can still taste the dirt in my mouth when...

By: Jonathan Saenz – txvalues.org – June 4, 2018 This morning the U.S. Supreme Court released its Masterpiece Cakeshop decision, holding 7-2 that the Colorado government violated the constitutional rights (Free Exercise Clause) of private business owner and cake baker Jack Phillips. Last year, Texas Values joined 32 state family policy organizationsfrom across the country supporting Colorado cake shop owner Jack...

By: Camille Williams – kare11.com – June 11, 2018 A new report finds that millennials are hopping from job to job more often than other generations. “They are not just motivated by money. They are motivated by meaning,” said Allison Kaplan, Editor in Chief at Twin Cities Business Magazine, who has typed up articles on millennials and this report she...