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New Pandemic Guidance Bans Singing In Churches

A new set of coronavirus guidelines demands places of worship “Discontinue singing and chanting,” as well as generally discouraging attendance at religious institutions. On July 1st, California released the new…

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How States Can Fix Math Education Post-Common Core

As the evidence becomes clearer that experts and parents were right about Common Core being an academic disaster and not merely derailed by implementation problems, states must grapple with the…

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Politics

Calif. Parents Protest State’s Controversial Sex-Ed Standards

California adopted a controversial new framework of standards for sexual education earlier this month. Now, parents around the state are rallying around one question: “Why is it okay to expose…

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Analysis

Calif. Bill Targeting Catholic Confessions Is Latest Attack on Religious Liberty

A recent wave of revelations of crimes against children by Catholic clergy, most prominently ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, has brought on a much needed national discussion of how to prevent child…

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Will California Decide the 2020 Democratic Nominee?

California is no longer the shimmering light up ahead in the distance, but the immediate one, as the Golden State is poised to have a larger than usual role in…

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This Week in Economics: 4 Stories You Should Know About

1.) Trump’s FCC Shoots Down California’s “Texting Tax” Proposal. This week, overzealous California regulators saw their hopes of enacting a “Texting Tax” squashed by President Trump’s FCC. The FCC issued…

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Politics

California Debates Requiring State Universities to Offer Abortion-Inducing Drugs

California is poised to be the first state in the nation to require abortion-inducing medication be available on campus at each of its public universities. Democrat State Senator Connie M.…

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Culture

High Schoolers Plan Walkout to Protest Abortion, Stand for Life

School walkouts have been growing in popularity as a form of protest among high schoolers. However, students have not typically organized such events to protest abortion — until now. On…

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Analysis

Don’t Build That: Government Threats to Americans’ Property Rights Multiply

This article is part of a series focusing on Lens of Liberty, a project of the Vernon K. Krieble Foundation. The Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment forbids that “private…

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Politics

Supreme Court to Decide If California Pro-Life Centers Must Promote Abortion

While it begins its final sitting of 2017 this week, the Supreme Court already has many Americans anticipating the hearing of a case the justices just announced they will take…

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Politics

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…

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Will California Bureaucrats Approve School Textbooks Praising LGBT Agenda?

Politico’s Morning Education recently discussed the efforts of a California education committee to comply with a 2011 state law requiring that social studies textbooks teach about “the role and contributions…

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Culture

Abortion Pill Reversal: When “Pro-Choicers” Don’t Support a Woman’s Choice

Abortion rights activists are supposedly concerned about supporting a woman’s right to choose. They claim to be “pro-choice” and care about respecting a woman’s choices regarding her pregnancy. But what…

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Culture

California Baker Becomes Latest Target in Assault on Religious Freedom

It seems like ages ago now when supporters of same-sex marriage were trotting out the argument: “How will someone else’s marriage affect you?” In the time since Obergefell, however, we…

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Analysis

California Lawsuit Seeks to Decimate Hippocratic Oath

The recent death of 77-year-old Judy Dale has sparked controversy regarding California’s recently passed statute legalizing assisted suicide. Dale, a cancer patient, passed away from her illness at home last…

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Analysis

Beyond Bathrooms: Why Transgender Battles Could Soon Impact Every Family

As it becomes clearer every day, Americans are sharply divided on how best to handle questions of children and gender identity. For better or worse, however, American parents are currently…

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Politics

Judge with Planned Parenthood Ties to Hear Case Against Pro-Life Activist

The legal attacks against the investigative journalists behind the undercover Planned Parenthood videos are re-emerging as a Planned Parenthood-funded attorney general is re-filing charges and a Planned Parenthood-connected judge is…

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Politics

Report: 111 Californians Ended Their Lives Since Assisted Suicide Legalized

During the first six months of California’s End of Life Option Act (EOLA), nearly 200 people received life-ending prescriptions, according to a new report released by the state’s Department of…

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Politics

Calif. Bans College Teams from Playing in 8 States Due to “Anti-LGBTQ” Laws

In a new effort to protest “discriminatory” LGBTQ laws, California’s Attorney General is continuing to detrimentally impact the competitiveness of his state’s college sports teams. Back in January, in response…

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Politics

Judge Dismisses Latest Charges Against Pro-Life Undercover Activist

On Wednesday, a California court dismissed all charges against David Daleiden, the founder of the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) and the primary activist behind the undercover investigative Planned Parenthood…

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