Now the U.S. Supreme Court has instructed lower courts to reevaluate their prior rulings related to COVID-19 restrictions on church services in light of the Court’s November 25 ruling that New York’s COVID restrictions on religious groups are unconstitutional. The Court has consistently used the ruling in Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo...
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The attorneys general of 20 states have filed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to rule in favor of a 2018 Kentucky law that banned physicians from using a common but brutal abortion procedure known as dilation and evacuation (D&E). Quick Facts Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin signed a bill in...
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This op-ed was originally published with The Christian Post. Since the 2020 presidential election, Joe Biden has reiterated his desire to unify the country. “I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide, but to unify; who doesn’t see red states and blue states, [who] only sees the United States,” Biden promised after the election. ...
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Being a good citizen isn’t easy; it takes work, conviction, and determination to uphold truth, reform shortcomings, and seek justice. However, despite the inherent difficulty of good citizenship, good citizens are essential for any community to flourish. Communities need the good citizenship of their Christians. Although Christians are first and foremost citizens of...
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During her unsuccessful run for the presidency last year, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, drew the ire of the left and the admiration of the right because her views were more moderate — especially when compared to her party’s increasingly progressive platform. That trend continued this past week as the seemingly fearless congresswoman once again...
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Sometimes, one of the best ways of understanding something is understanding what it is not. For example, we can better understand light when we compare it to darkness, and hot when we compare it to cold. The same is true of citizenship; Christians can grow in our understanding of good citizenship by understanding what...
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Election seasons are an ideal time to consider how to best steward our citizenship in a manner consistent with our Christian convictions and values. Before we proceed further in our discussion of good citizenship, let’s consider two flawed Christian views of citizenship in order to establish boundaries for our discussion. The first says...
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A recent study found that 88 percent of universities restrict free speech, but that restrictive policies at universities have steadily decreased. Quick Facts The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) released the results of their annual study of free speech on college campuses and found that 88 percent of universities restrict...
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Joe Biden was labeled as the “moderate” of the Democratic field, but his choice for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows that his philosophy has taken a sharp turn to the left. This weekend, Biden nominated California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to lead HHS. Becerra is radically pro-abortion...
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently pulled the “emergency brake” on reopening his state by putting in place new and even more onerous COVID-19 restrictions, including a curfew. But some sheriffs say the administration has gone too far, and this time their offices will not enforce the new orders. Like other governors, Newsom is...
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