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Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II raised the ire of abortionists this week when he issued a ruling – requested by two state agencies – that gave the Board of Health jurisdiction over abortion clinics. Abortion clinics in 27 states have basic regulations that protect women’s health. Penny Nance, chief executive officer for Concerned Women [...]

An Iowa grassroots movement is gaining steam to remove three of its Supreme Court justices as a “reward” for inventing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. That effort is rattling more than a few cages nationwide, as it has even attracted the attention of the Washington Post. Iowa uses a system that follows many other [...]

Chuck Colson was radically transformed in 1973, from being the “hatchet man” for former President Richard Nixon and incarcerated on Watergate-related charges to a humble Christian servant, seeking to bring reform and Christian outreach to those in prison. A noted author and speaker, Colson now focuses on cultural issues, the reclamation of morals and a [...]

Although New York’s legislative session has long since ended, the push for same-sex marriage continues. New York City’s powerful council approved a measure on Wednesday, by a vote of 47-1, to require the City Clerk’s office to provide same-sex New York couples seeking domestic partnerships about nearby states where same-sex marriage is legally recognized. To [...]

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli will allow local governments to recognize holiday displays – including one depicting the “birth of Jesus Christ.” Responding to a request by Robert G. Marshall, a state delegate representing Prince William County, Cuccinelli wrote that counties are “free to create a nondiscriminatory forum for recognition of holidays, including Christmas, if [...]

With a little more than two months to go before the Nov. 2 elections – and the stark reality that their days of influence and handouts may be numbered – organized labor unions have pledged more than $100 million to defend pro-union candidates, most of whom are liberal Democrats. The American Federation of State, County [...]

Denver’s Archbishop Charles Chaput spoke to Catholics in Slovakia on Tuesday in a speech entitled “Living within the Truth.” Although directed to Catholics, it could easily have been directed to all of Christendom in its call to stand tall and resist the cultural slide (in Europe as well as America) into “post-Christianity,” characterized by intolerance [...]

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By and large, results from Tuesday’s primaries in Alaska, Arizona and Florida have pundits and activists scratching their heads, the “establishment” leaders and incumbents in both political parties quivering in their boots – and Americans energized after flexing their collective “voting” muscle. New York Post columnist Michael Goodwin summed it up well: “(T)he conviction that [...]

The American Psychological Association (APA) sets the course for counseling and therapy programs in the United States.  This powerful group recently assembled a Task Force on Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation to examine the impact of therapy that addresses sexual orientation — an action that caused great concern among therapists who work with clients [...]

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on Monday that World Vision, a faith-based relief organization, was free to hire and terminate based on a statement of faith. The case has been closely watched by religious organizations and nonprofits who receive federal funding. At issue: Three employees of World Vision were found to [...]

According to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 70 percent of parents said it is “against [their] values for [their] adolescents to have sexual intercourse before marriage” and that “having sexual intercourse is something only married people should do.” Adolescents had similar responses. Title V block grants are [...]

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U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth temporarily dealt the Obama administration’s embryonic stem-cell funding policy a decisive setback today. The Department of Justice said today that it will appeal the ruling. In his 15-page opinion, Lamberth wrote that the federal government guidelines have a strong chance of violating the Dickey-Wicker amendment –a 1996 law that [...]