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Land Says U.S. Senate “Insensitive” in Action on Contraceptive Mandate
The U.S. Senate rejected a measure Thursday, March 1, that would have allowed nearly any employer who had moral objections to the Obama administration’s recently announced contraceptive mandate to opt out of the coverage. more »
By staff - Mar 1, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Healthcare, Religious Liberty,
The threat to religious freedom: The Obama administration’s contraceptives mandate
THE ISSUE: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES MANDATE VIOLATES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Under a regulation issued in January by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), nearly all insurance plans will be forced to provide their employees with free access to all FDA-approved contraceptives. more »
By staff - Feb 24, 2012
Topic: Family, Living, Finances, Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Citizenship, Healthcare, Legislation, National, Religious Liberty, Issues,
Revised contraceptive mandate is no compromise
Three weeks to the day after the Department of Health and Human Services mandated that all employers, with the exception of most churches, must provide contraceptives, abortion-inducing drugs and sterilization free of charge under their health insurance plans, the administration announced a so-called compromise in an attempt to extinguish a firestorm it created among the faith community and beyond. more »
By Doug Carlson - Feb 15, 2012
Topic: Life, Birth Control,
On the Obama administration’s abortion rule
President Obama’s Department of Health and Human Services has issued a requirement that all insurance plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also known as Obamacare, cover free-of-charge certain so-called “contraceptives” that are actually much more than that. more »
By Richard Land and Barrett Duke - Feb 7, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty,
Youth and the Pro-life Movement
While our nation’s unborn have been threatened by nearly four decades of the Roe v. Wade decision, there are some encouraging signs among the pro-life movement in the U.S. more »
By Richard Land - Feb 1, 2012
Topic: Culture, Family, Life, Abortion,
Remembering life, liberty and equality
January is a month packed with remembrances of momentous events. First up is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, designated each year as the third Monday of the month. more »
By Doug Carlson - Jan 11, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Religious Liberty,
The year behind, the year ahead
2011 is now making its way into the history books. Some authors are noting that Congress ended the year with a dismal 12 percent job approval rating, according to Real Clear Politics’ averaging of polls—one of its lowest approval ratings in recent years. more »
By Doug Carlson - Jan 4, 2012
Topic: Family, Living, Health, Life, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Religious Liberty,
Pushing Back the Darkness
New Orleans is unlike any other city in the United States–geographically and culturally. Its recent history includes a slow but steady return from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. more »
By staff - Dec 14, 2011
Topic: Family, Children, Life,
Abortion factor in grant denial reinforces need for conscience protections
Clouds of controversy are forming over a top governmental agency. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), known for making overtures recently that curtail freedoms, is under fire once again, this time over its recent decision to deny a faith-based relief organization a grant to aid victims of labor and sex trafficking. more »
By Doug Carlson - Dec 7, 2011
Proposed Bill would Ban Abortions Based on Race or Sex
I deeply appreciate Congressman Trent Franks (R-AZ) for his leadership in introducing the Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2011, or PreNDA (H.R. more »
By Richard Land - Dec 7, 2011
Topic: Family, Children, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Racial Reconciliation,