USPS to Close Thousands of Post Offices
With at least $7 billion in losses expected in 2011 and similar setbacks over the past several years, the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced that it plans to...
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Despite Ban, Hawaii Senators Open Session with Prayer
A handful of Democratic state senators in Hawaii have quietly defied a decision by their legislative body to abandon opening prayers. On January 26, a week after the 25-member...
Marriott Says It Will Pull Porn From Hotel Rooms
Pro-family groups are cheering the decision of Marriot International, one of the nation’s leading hotel chains, to remove access to pornographic content from its in-room televisions, beginning with new...
Seminary Seeks to Oust Church Group over Homosexuality
One of America’s premier conservative evangelical seminaries has informed a tenant to which it provided offices that the group is no longer welcome. As reported by baptiststandard.com, “Southwestern Baptist...
“Potentially Evangelical” Professor Wins Lawsuit Against Kentucky U.
An astronomy professor who was passed over for a position at the University of Kentucky over concerns that he might be an evangelical Christian has won a discrimination lawsuit...
“In God We Trust” Under Attack Again
Michael Newdow is at it again. The self-appointed spokesman for America’s atheists has once more appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to order the removal of the phrase “In...
Canadian Court Rules for Same-Sex Marriage
A high court in Saskatchewan has ruled that marriage commissioners in Canada may not refuse to perform weddings for same-sex couples, even if their religious beliefs prohibit homosexual relations....
Tax Group Urges Halt to Wasteful Military Jet Engine Project
A citizens' taxpayer watchdog group is urging President Obama and the Department of Defense to halt funding on the manufacture of an aircraft engine that would replace the Pratt...
Homosexual Group Attacks CNN for Airing Anti-gay Guests
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has launched an online petition in an attempt to force CNN to stop inviting guests to its programs who oppose normalizing...
Illinois Lawmakers Pass 66 Percent Income Tax Increase
Illinois lawmakers approved a 66 percent increase in the state income tax in the early morning hours of January 12, part of a dramatic effort to address the state's...
Abortion Rates Stop Falling, Reports Guttmacher
The abortion rate in the United States, which had been falling steadily since its high in the early 1980s, has stalled over the past several years, according the Guttmacher...
Survey Finds Religious Influence Waning in America
In its ongoing study of the religious habits and practices of Americans, Gallup has found that seven in ten Americans think faith is losing its influence on the nation,...
Two Million Home Schooled, New Study Estimates
A new study from the National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI) estimates that there are over two million children currently being home schooled in the United States. The author...
Pro-Family Groups Appeal to GOP Congressional Leadership
A coalition of nearly 50 pro-family groups has sent an appeal to Republican leaders in Congress, asking them to stay true to their campaign promises and do their part...
U.S. Passport Applications Becoming Gender Neutral
The U.S. State Department has changed some fundamental terminology on passport applications, reflecting the increasing numbers of same-sex partners who have become parents. Following heavy lobbying on the part...
Huck Finn and the “N-Word”
Understanding and implementing what is acceptable and what is forbidden with regard to language with racial connotations has become a highly specialized discipline in today’s politically charged culture. Witness,...
Navy Commander Fired Over Objectionable Videos
A U.S. Navy captain who produced and showed videos containing profanity, sexual innuendo, and slurs against homosexuals to personnel aboard the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Enterprise was relieved of...
Privatizing Airport Security Won’t Rid Us of TSA
The stories of indecencies and humiliations suffered by air travelers at the hands of prurient and unfettered agents of the federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have become legendary: ...
Gallup Finds 40 Percent of Americans Believe in Creation Account
About four in 10 Americans believe that God created humans in their present form about 10,000 years ago, according to a survey by Gallup, one of the nation’s leading...
Survey Finds Religious Americans Healthier, Happier
Over the past year and a half the researchers at Gallup have been taking the spiritual pulse of America, and their findings confirm what has been commonly understood for...