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Michael Lucchese

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Michael Lucchese is a regular contributor to TheNationalPulse.com.

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Social Conservative Group Withdraws Support for FADA

July 18, 2016
Michael Lucchese

FRC Action, the 501(c)(4) affiliate of the socially conservative Family Research Council, withdrew support from the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA) in response to an amendment to the bill acknowledging…

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Mississippi AG Chooses Special Interests Over Religious Freedom

July 15, 2016
Michael Lucchese

Earlier this month, a federal judge blocked a pro-religious freedom law signed by Mississippi’s Republican governor, Phil Bryant. Governor Bryant vowed to appeal the ruling, but Mississippi Attorney General Jim…

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LGBT Activists Try to Hijack Proposal to Simplify GOP Platform

July 15, 2016
Michael Lucchese

In Cleveland, some delegates on the Republican Party’s platform committee reported that a pro-LGBT group tried to hijack a proposal to return the party to conservative principles. Boyd Matheson, former…

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Watch: NARAL Creates Ridiculous Pro-Abortion “Comedy” Video

July 14, 2016
Michael Lucchese

Since the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, pro-abortion liberals have been claiming that abortion ought to be “safe, legal, and rare.” However, a recent NARAL video completely…

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Will Congress Protect Conscientious Objectors to Abortion?

July 13, 2016
Michael Lucchese

Today, members of the House of Representatives will vote on the Conscience Protection Act. If passed, the bill will codify a ban on discrimination against health services providers that object…

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What Opponents of FADA Don’t Understand

July 13, 2016
Michael Lucchese

The First Amendment Defense Act (FADA), introduced by Tea Party stalwarts Raul Labrador in the House and Mike Lee in the Senate, is aimed at strengthening protections for religious groups…

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GOP Platform Debate Ends With Good News for Conservatives

July 13, 2016
Michael Lucchese

After two days of debate, the Republican Party’s platform committee has approved a draft of the 2016 Republican platform, to be sent to the general convention for approval next week.…

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WATCH: Transgender Rights Ad to Air on Fox During GOP Convention

July 12, 2016
Michael Lucchese

During presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s acceptance speech next Tuesday, a group fighting for wider acceptance of transgenderism will be airing an ad decrying North Carolina’s bathroom policy. The…

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First Draft of the GOP Platform: What You Need to Know

July 11, 2016
Michael Lucchese

On Sunday evening, the Republican National Committee shared a 58-page first draft of the party’s 2016 platform with members of the convention’s platform committee, which will debate, add, or change…

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Social Issues Still Matter, Despite What the Mainstream Media Says

July 11, 2016
Michael Lucchese

A recent article from The Washington Post argues that Donald Trump and the Republican Party no longer need to fight on issues important to social conservatives to win elections. The…

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Who Will Be Trump’s VP? Here Are His Five Most Likely Choices

July 8, 2016
Michael Lucchese

With the GOP convention less than two weeks away, the media is buzzing with news and rumors about who Donald Trump may pick to be his running mate. Dozens of…

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Trump Says Transgender Bathroom Laws Should Be Left to States

July 7, 2016
Michael Lucchese

In an interview earlier this week, Donald Trump restated his position on the controversial North Carolina transgender bathroom law. “Well, I’m going with the state on this one,” Trump said before…

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Iowa Church Faced With Censorship Over Beliefs on Sexuality

July 6, 2016
Michael Lucchese

It seems the long arm of left-wing totalitarianism stretches even to Iowa. Fort Des Moines Church of Christ is suing the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, claiming that the group is…

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As California Goes, So Go the Democrats

July 6, 2016
Michael Lucchese

As the United States approaches Election Day, social liberals lining up behind Hillary Clinton have begun to make their agenda clearer. And that agenda ought to make social conservatives, religious…

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