Dems Put The Family Last During Debate
What was noticeably absent was a discussion of policy that will help foster strong families.
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Shane Vander Hart
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Shane Vander Hart, an Iowa native, is the online communications manager for the American Principles Project and a frequent contributor to TruthInAmericanEducation.com. Shane is also the Editor-in-Chief for CaffeinatedThoughts.com, a popular Christian conservative blog.
Poll Shows Steep Drop in Americans Valuing Patriotism, Religion, Having Children
A new poll released last week by NBC News and The Wall Street Journal contains surprising information that could have a profound cultural impact in the years to come. It…
Sens. Cassidy, Sinema Offer Bipartisan Paid Family Leave Plan
On Tuesday, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., offered a bipartisan paid family leave plan for new parents. The proposal would allow parents to use the recently…
Congress Injects Ideology into Anti-Child Abuse Bill
In late May, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that reauthorized the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) by a voice vote. The new version, H.R. 2480,…
Radical Lesbian Feminist Activist Tells Truth About Transgender Agenda
Julia Beck, a self-described radical lesbian feminist and the former law and policy co-chair of Baltimore’s LGBTQ Commission, testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday during their hearing for…
Equality Is Not Our Military’s Foremost Concern — Effectiveness Is
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) last week tweeted out opposition to the ban on transgendered persons serving in the military. She said, “Banning transgender people from serving in our military…
Idaho House Passes Bill Requiring ‘Opt-In’ for Sex Education
Last Wednesday, the Idaho House of Representatives passed HB 120, a bill that requires parental opt-in for sex education, by a party-line 56 to 14 vote. It now heads to the…
The “Do No Harm Act” Is a Threat to Religious Liberty
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Congressmen Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Bobby Scott (D-Va.) reintroduced a bill that would essentially render the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) useless. According to…
Colorado House Votes to Ban Conversion Therapy For Minors
The Colorado House voted 42 to 20 in favor of HB 1129 a bill that bans the state's mental health care providers from practicing conversion therapy on minors.
Colorado Sex Ed Bill Would Erode Parental Rights, Local Control
There is a comprehensive sex education bill under consideration in the Colorado House of Representatives that would significantly erode the rights of parents in the state. HB 19-1032, sponsored by…
President Trump Calls for Late-Term Abortion Ban in State of the Union
President Donald Trump, during his State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, criticized New York’s expansive new abortion law and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s (D) recent comments defending infanticide:…
Va. Gov. Northam Under Fire After Defending Bill Allowing Newborn Babies to Die
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam (D) appeared on WTOP’s “Ask the Governor” program on Wednesday morning, where the interviewer asked him about the “Repeal Act” filed by Virginia Delegate Kathy Tran…
Home Visits to New Parents in Oregon: Useful Resource or Government Overreach?
Oregon Governor Kate Brown has made universal home visits one of her priorities in her proposed budget. She has earmarked $4 million for the program, and Oregon Health Authority Director…
The Supreme Court Slaps Down Coerced Speech
The Supreme Court released two 5-to-4 decisions this week that have serious First Amendment implications. In both decisions, the Court ruled against government coercing speech. In NIFLA v. Becerra, the…
Will the Supreme Court’s Swing Vote Retire?
Last summer, rumors abounded that Associate Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy would retire, but nothing came of it. Those rumors were given new life as Politico released the audio of…
How Will Kennedy Rule? 3 Important Clues from Yesterday’s Wedding Cake Case
Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. This case has enormous religious liberty implications nationwide. You may remember that Jack Phillips, owner…
Disaster Averted? Calif. Governor Vetoes Bill Aimed at Religious Groups’ Hiring
On Sunday, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed AB 569. The bill, introduced by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego), would have prohibited faith-based organizations including churches, colleges, non-profit organizations, and…
The Late-Term Abortion Ban Will Have Trouble in the Senate — But It Shouldn’t
The U.S. House passed the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act by a vote of 237 to 187 on Tuesday afternoon. The bill if passed into law would ban abortions after…
What Sparks Revival? Not Politics from the Pulpit.
As a former pastor and student of church history, I took issue with a few aspects of Dr. Carolyn McLarty’s article on Tuesday about President Trump’s executive order promoting religious…
Psychotherapy Without Parental Consent?
Four Colorado state legislators have introduced a bill that would lower the state’s age of consent for outpatient psychotherapy from 15 to 10 years of age. State Representatives Dafna Michaelson…