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In the wake of a federal court against all federal spending on embryonic stem-cell research (ESCR), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a division of Health and Human Services, stopped eight research projects and the implementation of its new research governance guidelines. U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth temporarily froze federal spending on ESCR [...]

Not wanting to leave anything to chance, the Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) filed today a lawsuit in state court aimed at forcing California’s governor and attorney general to defend marriage.  The goal is to have the state file an appeal with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to help ensure the case keeps moving [...]

Republican Govs. Bob McDonnell of Virginia and Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota applied for abstinence-education funding on Monday – just meeting U. S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Aug. 30 deadline. The U.S. Congress and the administration had canceled all abstinence-centered program grants for the FY2010 budget, putting at risk more than 2 million students [...]

The Alaska primary holds important lessons for conservatives. Stuart Shepard gets analysis from Tom Minnery of CitizenLink and Jim Minnery, who led a successful pro-life ballot initiative.

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Rasmussen Reports released two significant polls – on stem-cell research and health care – that help quantify America’s growing distrust of President Obama, the U.S. Congress and the intrusion of the federal government – especially when it includes using taxpayers’ hard-earned money. Both polls show a colossal disconnect between the views of Americans and of [...]

Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., recently sponsored a bill that attempts to amend the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for the first time in 46 years – and remove religious exemptions for faith-based organizations that receive federal funds. According to the bill, it would affect “licensed professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, pastoral [...]

Sometimes all you need to do is report the day’s news to prove a point:  Activist judges are out of control and Americans want it stopped. A couple days ago I wrote about a grassroots effort in Iowa to defeat three of their state supreme court justices who are up for a “retention” election this [...]

This headline is hard to miss.  “Why is the Government Trying to Force Me to Divorce My Wife?” But even more noticeable is the $80-100,000 dollars Scott Sumner and his wife will miss over their lifetime simply because they’re married. Sumner opines about the marriage tax penalty on the Wall Street Pit blog, and points out that the [...]

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Chuck Colson was radically transformed in 1973, from being the “hatchet man” for 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 equipping the [...]

The ongoing battle over the limits of free speech continued on Thursday, when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) filed an appeal after a federal court struck down its “fleeting expletives” policy. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled the policy unconstitutional, has left the broadcasting industry without the necessary federal guidelines to restrict [...]