Culture

Hundreds Turn Out for Same-Sex Marriage Hearing in N.H.

More than 650 people showed up at the State House in Concord Thursday for a public hearing on bills to repeal New Hampshire's...

Jack Kenny February 18, 2011

Ex-Planned Parenthood Clinic Chief Now With Live Action

R. Cort Kirkwood February 18, 2011

Abby Johnson, the ex-director of the Planned Parenthood abortuary in Bryan, Texas, has joined the Live Action pro-life organization, Live Action announced this...

A Look Back: Larry McDonald at CPAC 1979

Christian Gomez February 17, 2011

With all the excitement generated at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), we at The New American thought it would be appropriate...

Pro-Life News Service Sued by Priest, May Shut Down

Alex Newman February 17, 2011

A “pro-choice” Canadian priest whose views on abortion, homosexuality and contraception frequently clash with Catholic teaching is suing LifeSiteNews.com, a non-profit media service,...

TV Advertisers Targeted for Values They Promote

Dave Bohon February 17, 2011

Thanks to pro-family groups like the Parents Television Council (PTC), Focus on the Family, and the American Family Association, parents across America are...

Study: Why Your Church Is the Way It Is

Kelly Holt February 17, 2011

Research conducted in 2010 by The Barna Group (TBG) revealed six "megathemes" indicating patterns that shape the Christian Church in America. ...

Planned Parenthood Facility Refused to Release Teen to Her Father

Kelly Holt February 15, 2011

LifeSiteNews.com, Feb. 14, described the details of a recently obtained 2008 police report documenting the case of a pregnant teen who was held...

“Personhood” Bills Introduced In Several States

R. Cort Kirkwood February 15, 2011

The pro-life movement is making strides in several state legislatures by declaring that unborn children are persons who deserve legal protection. One such...

Honor Killings, a Liberal Media Blindspot

Bob Adelmann February 14, 2011

When Iraqi immigrant Faleh Almaleki ran down and killed his daughter Noor, using his Jeep Grand Cherokee as a weapon, the mainstream media...

Retired Methodist Bishops Call for Church to Drop Policy Against Homosexual Clergy

Dave Bohon February 14, 2011

A group of 33 retired bishops with the United Methodist Church (UMC) have released a statement calling their denomination to drop its ban...

Study Reveals That Teens Desire Abstinence Until Marriage

Dave Bohon February 14, 2011

A new study from a youth research organization finds that even amidst a culture in which an aggressive media encourages teens to become...

The Raid on Truk Lagoon

February 11, 2011

Having grown up during the years following World War II, it never fails to surprise me how little most people who haven’t reached...

Smart Phone App Helps Catholics with Confession

Dave Bohon February 9, 2011

An Indiana software company has developed a new smart phone application to help Catholic Christians prepare for the sacrament of Confession. “Confession: A...