About: Dave Bohon
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NEA, Others Release Controversial Sex-ed Standards for Schools
What should America’s children and adolescents know about sex, homosexuality, “gender identity,” and contraception? As much as possible, according to a coalition of liberal educators, health professionals, and sex-ed...
Pastors Push Back Against NYC Church Ban
New York City police arrested 43 pastors and church members who used the occasion of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s January 12 State of the City speech to protest the city’s...
Greece Recognizes Pedophilia as “Disability”
The government of Greece is catching flack over its decision to add some questionable categories to its list of recognized disabilities. As reported by the Associated Press, disability groups...
Supreme Court Issues Landmark Ruling for Religious Freedom
In what some legal analysts consider the most significant decision covering religious freedom in the last 20 years, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled January 11 that a religious organization...
Minnesota Archbishop Orders Priests: Support Traditional Marriage or Be Quiet
As Minnesota voters gear up to vote on a state constitutional amendment defining marriage as only between a man and a woman, the Catholic Church’s archbishop for Minneapolis and...
Justice Department Expands Federal Definition of Rape
The Obama administration’s Justice Department has announced that it is expanding what it said is an outdated definition of rape found in the Uniform Crime Report, adding men as...
Panetta Says No Nukes for Iran Yet, But Calls for Continued Sanctions
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told a television audience January 8 that while Iran may be laying the groundwork for nuclear weapons, it is not yet far enough in the...
Washington State Governor Puts “Gay” Marriage on Fast Track
As she heads into the last year of her tenure in the state of Washington, Democratic Governor Christine Gregoire (left) has a handful of policy initiatives she would like...
Supreme Court to Weigh FCC’s Authority to Regulate Broadcast Indecency
In what pro-family groups are calling the most important broadcast indecency case in over three decades, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments January 10 on the extent...
NYC’s 40 Percent Abortion Rate Highest in Nation
About 40 percent of all pregnancies in New York City end in abortion, according to the most recent statistics from the city’s health department. That makes the abortion rate...
Did Police Overreact in Shooting of Texas Teen?
As hundreds of family members, friends, and fellow students attended a wake for the Brownsville, Texas, teen shot down by police January 4 in an armed standoff at the...
Egypt’s Mubarak May Face Death in Killings of Protesters
Another Middle Eastern despot may be facing a violent end for atrocities his accusers say he perpetrated against his own people. Egypt’s former dictator, Hosni Mubarak, who enjoyed 30...
Lowe’s Faces Backlash for Pulling Ads from “Muslim” Reality Show
Nearly a month after pulling its advertising from a reality show about American Muslims, nationwide retailer Lowe’s Home Improvement is facing a backlash from Muslims and others who consider...
Fading Bachmann Bows Out of GOP Presidential Bid
Following a campaign that saw her fade rapidly from a front-running favorite to an “also-ran,” U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) threw in the towel on her presidential aspirations after...
U.S. Impacted by China Food Safety Concerns
China has been hit once more by a food safety crisis, as officials in that country attempt to assure its own people, as well as consumers in the United...