By Shannon Bream
December 05, 2011 | FoxNews.com
Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., an outspoken pro-life advocate, is preparing to do battle again on Capitol Hill.
On Tuesday, he’ll chair a House hearing in support of his latest legislative effort, the Prenatal NonDiscrimination Act (PreNDA).… Read the rest
By DORIE TURNER, Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — An attorney for a graduate school counseling student told federal judges in Atlanta on Tuesday that the student’s First Amendment rights were violated when professors at a Georgia university sought to punish her for her biblical views on gay rights.… Read the rest
By Mark Davis
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Ray Newman has been studying a state map since last week’s Sunday alcohol sales referendums. A pastor and lobbyist for the Georgia Baptist Convention, Newman can cite one town after another where voters overturned blue laws.… Read the rest
The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation
Thomas Messner
November 2, 2011
Tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary Committee will begin debate on legislation that would repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
In 1996, Congress passed DOMA by wide margins, and President Clinton signed the bill into law.… Read the rest
By Pat Buchanan (via Townhall.com)
11/1/2011
Appearing the other night on the Catholic network EWTN, I was asked by Raymond Arroyo what should be done about Muslim students at Catholic University demanding that the school provide them with prayer rooms, from which crucifixes and all other Catholic symbols that they found offensive had been removed.… Read the rest
By Todd Starnes
Published October 26, 2011| FoxNews.com
An Alabama school district has been accused of allowing prayers that invoke the name of Jesus during high school football games, according to a complaint filed by a national atheist organization.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation said the Lauderdale County school district has violated the First Amendment by allowing the prayers at Brooks High School.… Read the rest
From The Washington Flyer (AACS publication, Oct. 14, 2011)
On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 358, the Protect Life Act by a vote of 251–172. The goal of the measure is to close the loopholes in Obamacare that allow for the use of taxpayer dollars for abortion and to allow healthcare professionals to opt out of performing abortion-related services that violate their conscience.… Read the rest
October 11, 2011
Texas School District Fully Vindicates Christian Student After Wrongful Suspension
Fort Worth, TX — The Fort Worth Independent School District has issued a letter to Liberty Counsel fully vindicating high school freshman Dakota Ary, who was given in-school suspension for telling another student that he believes homosexuality is wrong because of his Christian faith.… Read the rest
Funds allow tailored options for disabled kids
by Hayley Ringle – Oct. 2, 2011
The Arizona Republic
A lawsuit filed last week is challenging the nation’s first publicly funded education savings-account program, and families who use the scholarship are concerned their children will have to find new schools.… Read the rest