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Assisted Suicide: How One Woman Chose to Die, Then Survived
In 1994, Jeannette Hall, a resident of King City, Ore., voted in favor of Ballot Measure 16, which for the first time in the United… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why Giving Your Kids Siblings Is the Best Thing You Can Do for Them (Even If They Resent It)
Giving your kid a sibling is the best thing you can do for them, and as often as not, they resent you for it. My… Read More
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How One Former American Idol Hopeful Is Drawing Millennials to Church
WASHINGTON, D.C.—It’s a bright, warm morning in late April, and Kurtis Parks is full of ideas. The 33-year-old is so positively positive that it’s neither… Read More
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This Woman Left the Abortion Industry for the Pro-Life Movement. Now, She’s Written a Book About Her Journey ‘From Death to Life.’
Jewels Green was a mess when she was 17. She was a drug-using high school dropout who had had an abortion. Reeling from depression, given… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Money Didn’t Change This Man’s Life. But a Mentor Did.
When mere material assistance has failed, relationships can be transformational. That’s the message of a video series recently released by the Center for Neighborhood Enterprise,… Read More
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House Passes Bill Banning Most Abortions After 20 Weeks
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to pass the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The bill, passed by a 242-to-184 vote, would prohibit abortion after… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Remembering Kermit Gosnell’s Victims by Protecting Other Women and Children From Abortion Industry
Today marks the second anniversary of the conviction of Kermit Gosnell, the late-term abortionist who brutalized women and routinely killed living, breathing infants in his… Read More
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How Many Illegal Immigrants Have Been Deported in Your County? This Map Has the Answer.
The Center for Immigration Studies has released an interactive map by depicting the number of illegal immigrants deported from each county as part of the U.S…. Read More
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How to Make Life Better in Baltimore
The feelings expressed during Baltimore’s recent protests—of being trapped in poverty and circumstance—have roots in a first-of-its-kind policy enacted more than 100 years ago. In… Read More
SocietyCommentary
How the Illiberal Left Uses Silencing Tactics
In March 2014, pioneering Internet company Mozilla announced the appointment of co-founder Brendan Eich as CEO. That same day, a Twitter mob exploded with criticism… Read More
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These Presidents Celebrate Their Mothers Too
The Wild West couldn’t be tamed without mothers. At least according to Ronald Reagan. In his radio address to the nation on Mother’s Day in… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why This Year Is a Milestone for Cuban Americans
This year is shaping up as a milestone for an immigrant group that has often felt little-understood (or liked) by the news media. Cuban Americans… Read More
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The Nation Is About to Debate Late-Term Abortions. Where Does Your State Stand?
As Congress prepares to resume a debate over whether late-term abortions should be allowed in the U.S., a groundbreaking new study finds that infants are… Read More
SocietyCommentary
26 States Have Been Forced by Courts to Allow Gay Marriages
In 2004, voters in Michigan and 10 other states passed state constitutional amendments defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Ten… Read More
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Green Party of England Leader ‘Open’ to Polyamorous Marriage
Natalie Bennett, the leader of the Green Party of England, recently suggested that her party is “open” to granting legal status to marriages or civil… Read More
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2015 Salvatori Prize Awarded to American Council of Trustees and Alumni
The Heritage Foundation has awarded its 2015 Salvatori Prize for American Citizenship to the American Council of Trustees and Alumni for their “What Will They… Read More
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Will Freddie Gray’s Death Inspire ‘New Life’ in Baltimore?
BALTIMORE—At the end of the most hopeless of weeks, after Freddie Gray’s tragic death in the custody of police led to violent—and peaceful—protests, and the… Read More
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Hillary Clinton Calls for ‘Path to Full and Equal Citizenship’ for Illegal Immigrants
Hillary Clinton argued for “a path to full and equal citizenship” for illegal immigrants during a roundtable discussion in Las Vegas, Nev., on Tuesday. She… Read More
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Pro-Life Organizations Pledge to Risk Violating D.C. Anti-Discrimination Law
Hours after the Senate allowed a controversial anti-discrimination law to officially take effect in the nation’s capital, a group of pro-life organizations released a joint… Read More
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House Passes Resolution Banning D.C. ‘Anti-Religious Freedom’ Law, but Senate Fails to Act
In a historic move, the House voted late Thursday in favor of striking down a Washington, D.C., anti-discrimination law that opponents say infringes on the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Judicial Activism on Marriage, Like Abortion, Can Cause Harms
Forty-two years ago, in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, the Supreme Court tried to settle the abortion debate by declaring the Constitution somehow creates a right… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Colorado Legislation Strikes Right Balance to Protect Pregnant Women and Their Unborn Children
Following the horrific attack on a 7-month pregnant woman in Longmont, Colo., The New York Times ran an opinion piece expressing opposition to a proposed… Read More
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After Shutting Down Christian Bakers’ Fundraising Campaign, GoFundMe Makes Policy Change
The popular crowdfunding website, GoFundMe, quietly changed its public policies Wednesday after coming under scrutiny for shutting down a campaign setup for the Christian bakers facing… Read More
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US Immigration Exam Replaces ‘Freedom of Religion’ With ‘Freedom of Worship’
A Republican senator from Oklahoma pressed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson at a hearing Wednesday about why the U.S. is “misrepresenting” Americans’ First… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Anyone Can Be a Good Parent. That Doesn’t Mean We Should Redefine Marriage.
Justice Anthony Kennedy’s principal concern about Michigan’s defense of its man-woman marriage laws during Tuesday’s oral argument appears to rest on a simple misunderstanding of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Yes, Justice Kennedy, States Can Decide Not to Make Marriage a ‘Dignity-Bestowing Institution’
During the oral argument in Tuesday’s marriage case, Justice Anthony Kennedy had a revealing and important exchange with John Bursch, the attorney—representing the state of… Read More
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Caving to Conservative Pressure, GOP Leadership Agrees to Hold Vote to Protect Religious Freedom in D.C.
After facing pressure from conservative lawmakers, House leadership has agreed to hold a vote on a measure that could strike down a Washington, D.C., anti-discrimination… Read More
SocietyCommentary
How the ‘Right to Love’ Is Creating Hate
While we are contending for our own liberty, we should be very cautious not to violate the rights of conscience in others, ever considering that… Read More
SocietyCommentary
In-Depth: Key Questions and Remarks From the Supreme Court Oral Arguments on Marriage
Tuesday’s oral arguments at the Supreme Court were excellent. There were so many good points made about what marriage is and why redefining marriage would… Read More
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Should GoFundMe and Christian Bakers Be Treated the Same? We Ask
Why does GoFundMe, a crowdsourcing website that raises money for a variety of personal causes and life events, get to choose who they do business with,… Read More
