Utah Asks Supreme Court For Urgent Intervention To Halt Same-Sex Marriage Recognition
Utah asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday (July 16) to issue an emergency order that would prevent the state from recognizing gay marriages
Utah’s defense of its right to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman is continuing on two fronts — in the historic Kitchen v. Herbert case that toppled the state’s ban on same-sex unions in December and in a newer suit, Evans v. Utah, in which several gay and lesbian couples... Continue Reading
Privacy Battles: As Old As The Old Testament
Warren and Brandeis’ article, perhaps the most influential law review article of both the 20th and 21st centuries, famously defined privacy as “the right to be le[f]t alone.”
When government, or any other entity for that matter, tracks what citizens think, say, plan, and do, we have an ethical violation on its face. Dr. Rashi declares, “It is not as megalomaniacal building engineers that they [the people of Babel] are punished by God but rather as totalitarian-minded social engineers who sought artificial and... Continue Reading
White House Says Obama’s LGBT Executive Order Will Not Provide Religious Exemption
President Obama will not include an exemption for religiously affiliated government contractors when he issues an executive barring discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity
“With the strokes of a pen, the president will have a very real and immediate impact on the lives of millions of LGBT people across the country,” said Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign, a gay rights group. Michael Wear, a former Obama faith adviser who had organized a letter to Obama urging... Continue Reading
Will Free Markets Bring Religious Freedom to China?
The days of the Chinese socialist state are numbered
“China has the experienced benefits from economic deregulation experiments, such as in Hong Kong, and the country as a whole seems to be headed down a very similar path. Liberty in China has had a direct connection to economic improvement. The government seems to have had a proclivity to allow such freedoms in order to... Continue Reading
China Beachhead
Pro-life efforts are growing in the nation with the most abortions. But saving lives in the womb is an enormous challenge—even within the church
In China abortion is “as common as drinking water,” one woman told me, with the official tally at 13 million babies aborted each year, by far the highest in the world. For many, abortion is viewed as the preferred method of birth control, with ubiquitous ads on buses and billboards touting quick, cheap, and pain-free... Continue Reading
Citing ‘Exploding’ HIV Epidemic, WHO Says All Gay Men Should Consider Taking Antitretroviral Drugs
The World Health Organization predicts HIV incidence among gay men would ultimately fall by as much as 25 percent with antiretroviral medications treatment
For the first time, the WHO is strongly recommending that men who have sex with other men consider antiretroviral medications to help prevent HIV infection. The approach, called pre-exposure prophylaxis, calls for the noninfected to take a preventive pill every day. With such treatment, the United Nations organization predicts HIV incidence among gay men would... Continue Reading
Is Evangelical Morality Still Acceptable in America?
People who disagree with same-sex marriage and birth-control use have been met with accusations of bigotry. Are some Christians being unfairly shamed out of the public sphere?
Some morals affect communities more than others, but no moral is entirely contained. My choice to live my life the way I want to will impact my community, no matter how careful I am to defer and tolerate and be sensitive to others. And this is a basic tenet of evangelical Christianity, too: Faith must... Continue Reading
Mother to Hospital Staff Regarding Her Daughter’s Exam: ‘I. Am. The. Mom.’:
It didn’t go over well when a hospital allegedly told a mother they’d need to have a ‘private’ conversation with her teenage daughter
The sign in the hospital read: “Attention parents of adolescent children age 12y-17y: New Michigan Medical Records access laws have been put in place. This will require a nurse to have a short 5 minute private conversation with your child. We will explain the purpose and process at the time of the visit and answer... Continue Reading
A Sexual Revolution for Young Evangelicals? No.
Defying the secular culture, churchgoing Christians are sticking to Biblical teaching.
As American culture secularizes, the most basic Christian tenets seem ever more detached from mainstream American culture. Those who identify with Christianity, and who gather with the people of God, have already decided to walk out of step with the culture. Beliefs aren’t assumed but are articulated over and against a culture that finds them... Continue Reading
California Governor Signs Bill Replacing Words ‘Husband’ and ‘Wife’ In State Law
The terms will be replaced with “spouse” to accommodate same-sex marriage
“I am pleased Governor Brown has recognized the importance of this bill, which makes it explicitly clear in state law that every loving couple has the right to marry in California,” Mark Leno said. “This legislation removes outdated and biased language from state codes and recognizes all married spouses equally, regardless of their gender.” ... Continue Reading
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