POST PUBLISHED INJuly, 2010
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United Negativity
July 30th, 201010:32 AM ETFor years, Russia faced an under-population crisis. One conspicuous explanation stood out: an abortion rate near 70 percent. In just over a decade, the country shrunk by 12 million, prompting the United Nations to predict that by 2050, Russia’s population would further dwindle to one-fifth of what it is now. Only recently did this trend change. ... -
Freedom Rides
July 23rd, 201010:53 AM ETNearly 50 years ago, civil rights supporters boarded buses in hopes of solidifying a Supreme Court decision that outlawed racial segregation. This weekend, a new kind of Freedom Ride hits the road. The Freedom Ride for the Unborn is already attracting people of diverse ages, ethnicities and backgrounds. Traveling from Birmingham to Atlanta, the ca... -
Broken Promises
July 16th, 201012:11 PM ET“There are some folks out there who are, frankly, bearing false witness, but I want everyone to know what health insurance reform is all about... you’ve heard that this is all going to mean government-funding of abortion. Not true.” — President Obama, August 2009 Despite presidential assurances this would never happen, the ... -
Christian Legal Society Case
July 12th, 201011:56 AM ETBy Penna DexterIn what kind of a world does a Christian group not have the right to restrict its membership to practicing Christians? According to the United States Supreme Court: in today's world. In a 5 to 4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a law school can legally deny recognition to a Christian student group that will not let non-Christians ... -
Another Blind Side
July 02nd, 201010:45 AM ETNot long ago, a Hollywood film, “The Blind Side,” left viewers across America marveling at one family’s compassion in adopting a troubled young teen. This week another such story emerged in the folds of a Minnesota newspaper. It centers on a pregnant eleventh-grader, who, despite pressure from her boyfriend and mother to have an ...
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