Posts tagged ‘faith’

Most people don't pay particular attention to things like storm drains during their daily commutes. Unless they're stopped at a light or have been horrified by the movie "It," they probably don't make a habit of scanning the gap between the curb and the pavement. But one cyclist did -- and a 29-year-old man has… The post 29-year-old […]

I began part one of "Why are so many young people unhappy?" with data showing the apparently unprecedentedly high rate of unhappiness among young people in America (and elsewhere, but I am focusing on America). The rates of suicide, self-injury, depression, mass shootings and loneliness (at all ages) are higher than ever recorded. It seems… The pos […]

(CBN) -- The Rev. Franklin Graham, an evangelist and the son of the late preacher Billy Graham, was slated to speak this summer at a venue in Liverpool. That stop, though, will no longer take place. Graham’s event, to be held at ACC Liverpool, was part of a larger tour through the United Kingdom. Officials… The post Franklin Graham event canceled because he […]

House Republicans argued during the impeachment investigation that the testimony against President Trump of Democratic-called witnesses amounted to a clash over foreign policy rather than any substantive claims of wrongdoing. That already has become one of the White House's arguments in the Senate trial as it fends off the Democrats' effort to call […]

After meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, President Trump is set to release his peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians, which will include a map outlining the borders of a proposed Palestinian state. No American president has proposed such a detailed map to resolve the seemingly intractable conflict, the Jerusalem Post… The […]

For Mark Levin, it’s not about bombshells. It's about the bottom line. That’s one truth regular listeners to the conservative radio host are well aware of, and it’s one that comes to mind immediately on reading a Twitter thread posted by Levin on Monday morning. Liberals were still celebrating a conveniently timed story posted by… The post Mark Levin ma […]

Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This year, we observe the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. This is always a very solemn occasion, but even more so now in the shadow of rising anti-Semitism -- some of it even coming from national political figures in Congress -- and deadly assaults… The post Mi […]

NBA legend Kobe Bryant said his Catholic faith sustained him through some of the most challenging times in his life, including in 2003 when he faced the possibility of spending years behind bars. Bryant, along with his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others, died in a helicopter crash north of Los Angeles on Sunday morning.… The post Kobe Bryant […]

Several Arizona Republican leaders, including Sen. Martha McSally, addressed the 2020 State Committee of the Republican Party of Arizona meeting Saturday morning and used the opportunity to express their abhorrence toward the ongoing impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. McSally was originally slated to appear in person, but she was unable to leave Wa […]

The late Daniel Patrick Moynihan said: "The social alienation among the black lower class is matched and probably enhanced, by a virulent form of anti-white feeling among portions of the large and prospering black middle class. It would be difficult to overestimate the degree to which young well educated blacks detest white America." ("Benign […]

LEGISLATIVE RECAP: On Tuesday, the 2020 Legislative Session kicked off with the State of the State Address by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. The Governor laid out her plan for the session with a focus on education, public safety, and economic development. Among her listed priorities was the legalization of recreational marijuana which she referred to […]

As we have commemorated the 47th anniversary of Roe v. Wade this week, and as thousands of pro-life Americans are March(ing) for Life in our nation’s capital today, one of the most anti-life proposals of a bygone era is having a second moment in the spotlight. The Equal Right Amendment (ERA), long thought to be defunct, is […]

Here at Family Policy Alliance® we receive news on life and family issues from around the country. Many of you on our email list get glimpses into some of these issues, but we certainly can’t fit everything into an email or two. For that reason, let me recap some of the headlines you won’t see […]

Value Them Both is moving. In fact, we had an all-day joint hearing with the House and Senate Federal and State Affairs and Judiciary Committees on Tuesday. This was an opportunity for both sides to express their position on the amendment. And indeed, both sides did. Our key message was that Value Them Both simply […]

Friends, The 2020 legislative session is off to a roaring start. The first substantial task for the legislature involves reauthorizing every administrative rule that expired at the end of the last legislative session when the legislature failed to agree on a reauthorization process for all existing rules. This process is now ending. This week, legislators [… […]

Giving Hearts Day is only 21 days away! For those of you not acquainted with Giving Hearts Day, it’s an event hosted by the Dakota Medical Foundation and allied organizations that allows people to donate to causes doing good work in areas they are passionate about.  This year, Giving Hearts Day is on February 13, […]

“The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic.” Joseph Stalin The juggernaut communist leader can aptly be described as a moral monster by historians for his despotic and brutal regime that killed 43 million people. Stalin had an acute awareness of human behavior as it faced mind-numbing amounts […]

It’s not hard to find cause for excitement in Georgia – the results are manifest, the momentum is palpable, and the future looks brighter than ever. But, there’s also no shortage of dire warnings. Millions of dollars are flooding in from out of state, socialists held their convention, Democratic presidential candidates (also all socialists) held […]

Did you miss it? Last Thursday was Religious Freedom Day—a day commemorating the Virginia legislature adopting Thomas Jefferson’s Statute for Religious Freedom, which eventually led to the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the guarantee of religious freedom for all Americans. It wasn’t hard to miss as the mainstream media largely focused on the [… […]

We have just completed a momentous decade. The iPad was unveiled by Apple Computer in 2010. The last Flight of the Space Shuttle occurred in 2011 as well as the Royal wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton (for the Anglophiles among us). Remember the Mayan calendar prediction that the world would end on December […]