Andy Griffith, R.I.P.
Actor and comedian Andy Griffith died of a heart attack July 3 at age 86. The actor was best known for portraying small-town...
Culture
Archbishop Tells “Caesar” Our Rights Are the Gift of God
Concluding the Catholic bishops' "Fortnight for Freedom," Archbishop Charles Chaput told the crowd of 4,500 assembled at the Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate...
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Federal Judge Blocks Mississippi Abortion Clinic Law
Federal District Court Judge Daniel P. Jordan III has blocked — pending a full hearing on July 11 — the enforcement of a law passed in Mississippi's...
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Black and Conservative: A Tribute to George Schuyler
A look at George Schuyler, a forgotten black conservative, one of the most prolific editorialists, black or white, that twentieth century America has ever...
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July 1, 1937: Gestapo Arrests Protestant Resistance Leader Bishop Niemöeller
Seventy-five years ago in Nazi Germany, on July 1, 1937, the Gestapo arrested war hero and champion of Protestant resistance Bishop Martin Niemöeller,...
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German Court: Circumcision of Young Boys Constitutes “Illegal Bodily Harm”
A regional court in Cologne, Germany, has determined that religious circumcision of young boys constitutes “illegal bodily harm,” even when performed with the...
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Eugenics Becomes Hot Political Issue in Europe
Eugenics is a system of controlling life through sterilization of unwelcome members of a species or through the destruction of those unwelcome members. In...
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Charlotte, N.C., Police Chaplains Told to Stop Praying in Jesus’ Name
The Charlotte, North Carolina, police department has made it clear that Jesus is not welcome at its functions. According to the Associated Press,...
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Congressmen Ask Defense Secretary to Halt Air Force Attack on Religious Faith
Sixty-six members of Congress have penned a letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta asking him to address what they say is an “alarming...
Read moreBus Monitor Bullied by Students Receives Astounding Payback Via Viral YouTube Video
A viral YouTube video showing a 68-year-old bus monitor in New York being verbally abused by students on the bus has resulted in...
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Ill. Atty. Gen. and Cook County Atty. Refuse to Defend State Marriage Law
Two of Illinois’ top government attorneys charged with the responsibility of defending the state’s laws have balked at defending the state’s marriage protection...
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224th Anniversary of the Ratification of the Constitution
Two hundred and twenty-four years ago, on June 21, 1788, after three days of debate and by a final vote of 57-47, members...
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Supreme Court Ruling Frees FCC to Crack Down on TV Network Indecency
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 21 that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over-enforced its own laws when it fined the Fox and...
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Catholic Bishops Launch “Fortnight for Freedom”
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has launched a "Fortnight for Freedom" campaign in the wake of the contraception coverage mandate under the...
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Positive Benefits: Animal-Visit Therapy in Nursing Homes, Hospitals
More and more nursing homes, hospitals, and other facilities are using programs based on the positive therapeutic effects that animals such as dogs...
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