Culture

Despite Atheist Objections, Prayer Offered at Kentucky High School Graduation

Following efforts by local atheists to stop it, this year's prayer at the Lincoln County High School graduation in Kentucky received a standing ovation....

Dave Bohon May 29, 2013

Secrecy and States’ Rights: The Constitutional Convention of 1787 Begins

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. May 29, 2013

On May 29, 1787, the delegates gathered at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia got down to the business of hammering out a government...

Boy Scouts’ Woes Continue With Assault by Atheists

Dave Bohon May 27, 2013

The woes of the Boy Scouts continue as a pair of atheist organizations have targeted the BSA over its policy of requiring participants...

Hobby Lobby Takes Contraception Mandate to Appeals Court

Dave Bohon May 26, 2013

The owners of Hobby Lobby have taken their case against Obama's contraception mandate to a federal appeals court, arguing that being forced to...

Strong Reaction Follows Boy Scouts’ Decision to Allow Homosexual Members

Dave Bohon May 25, 2013

Reaction has been strong to the Boy Scouts' vote to allow boys who identify as gay to become members. ...

Department of Justice Pressuring Staff to Affirm Homosexuality

Dave Bohon May 24, 2013

The Department of Justice has e-mailed its employees a brochure explaining in no uncertain terms that homosexuality must be embraced throughout the agency....

U.S. Appeals Court Denies Asylum to German Homeschool Family

Dave Bohon May 16, 2013

A U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled against a German homeschool family seeking asylum in the U.S. to escape religious persecution at the...

Republics & Democracies

Alias May 14, 2013

"I personally think that ... democracy is a weapon of demagoguery and a perennial fraud. I think that a constitutional republic is the...

Bible Publisher Scores Major Victory Against Contraception Mandate

Dave Bohon May 11, 2013

Tyndale House Bible publishers has won a major victory in its battle to stop the Obama administration's enforcement of the notorious contraception mandate....

Ableman v. Booth: How State Nullification Can Defy Tyrannical Government

Thomas R. Eddlem May 10, 2013

In 1854, Wisconsin rejected the federal Fugitive Slave Act, which mandated Northern states return Southern slaves without due process, demonstrating both the validity...