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Internet gambling law a success, but faces scrutiny
It is estimated to be a $13 billion industry worldwide, and the United States has been its biggest market. Yet this industry is illegal in our nation and is opposed by pro-family organizations as well as the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Nov 27, 2007 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Legislation, National
Planned Parenthood Indictment Fuels Efforts to Defund Abortion Providers
An alarming set of charges brought against the nation’s largest abortion provider has stirred efforts by some lawmakers both to ensure taxpayer dollars are not illegally funding abortions and to defund the industry altogether in the United States. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Nov 13, 2007 - comments: 2 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Social Issues
Pence Pushes Petition to Bury ‘Unfairness’ Doctrine
An overwhelming majority of the House of Representatives voted in June to place a one-year ban on reinstating the Fairness Doctrine, a defunct policy that restricted free speech on the airwaves. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Oct 23, 2007 - comments: 4 - topic(s): Citizenship, Legislation, National, Religious Liberty
Tell Your Congressman to End ENDA
An employer’s freedom to make workplace decisions that follow biblically-informed beliefs that homosexuality is wrong could soon be history.
The U.S. more »
by: Richard Land - Oct 22, 2007 - topic(s): Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Religious Liberty
SCHIP Sails Through Congress, Faces Bush Veto
Congress took a large step last week in the direction of government-run health care by voting to expand by $35 billion over five years a program that provides health insurance coverage to children in underprivileged families. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Oct 2, 2007 - comments: 6 - topic(s): Family, Children, Living, Health, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Legislation, National
Leahy runs roughshod over esteemed judge’s nomination
He has been rated by the American Bar Association (ABA) as “unanimously well qualified” and lauded by a home-state senator as one who “will serve the Fifth Circuit with distinction,” but that has done little to help convince a Senate committee to permit even an up-or-down vote on this judge nominated to serve on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Jul 31, 2007 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, National
Fight for Television Decency Lives On
The battle over decency on television continues. Last week, a Senate committee rejected attempts to restore the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) ability to effectively regulate indecency, but another committee will take up a similar measure tomorrow. more »
by: Richard Land - Jul 18, 2007 - topic(s): Family, Children, Parenting, Pop Culture, Citizenship, Legislation, National
Stop Senate From Passing Thought Crimes Bill
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote within the next few days on legislation that could ultimately cost Christians their freedom to share their biblical beliefs on homosexuality. more »
by: Richard Land - Jul 13, 2007 - comments: 29 - topic(s): Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Religious Liberty
Restore FCC’s Authority On Television Indecency
If you have watched any broadcast television programming recently, you have probably noticed that the level of filth and indecency is growing steadily worse. more »
by: Richard Land - Jul 10, 2007 - comments: 2 - topic(s): Family, Children, Parenting, Pop Culture, Citizenship, Legislation, National
House Committee Supports Loosening Abortion Policy
A longstanding policy that protects the unborn may soon disappear.
An appropriations bill that includes new provisions cleared a House subcommittee last week, moving the bill one step closer to passage. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Jun 12, 2007 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Science, Bioethics