By Cliff May (Jan 13, 2011)
Imagine if Muslims in Europe were being arrested for nothing more than peacefully practicing their religion. Imagine if Muslims in South America were being sentenced to death for “insulting” Jesus. Imagine if mosques were being bombed and burned by... more
By Robert Knight (Jan 12, 2011)
While the nation watches to see how the new House leadership flexes its Tea Party-enhanced muscle, the legal campaign to strip the public square of any reminders of America’s Christian heritage continues apace.
On Jan. 4, a three-judge panel of... more
By Brad O'Leary (Jan 06, 2011)
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has just ruled that a Christian cross meant to honor fallen military heroes is unconstitutional because it “projects a government endorsement of Christianity.”
Specifically, the 29-foot concrete cross that... more
By Townhall.com Staff (Oct 26, 2010)
No question. We're surrendering to religious intolerance. Just not the imaginary religious intolerance many would have us believe.
Today, even broaching the topic of religious affiliation can send (almost all) the dolts on "The View" scattering... more
By Michael Gerson (Oct 22, 2010)
WASHINGTON -- The controversy surrounding Christine O'Donnell's constitutional views -- does she deny the existence of the establishment clause? dispute its location in the First Amendment? reject that it mandates the "separation of church and... more
By AP News (Oct 20, 2010)
In a rural nook of east Alabama where there aren't enough bright lights to blot out the stars at night, missionaries and community leaders from foreign lands are learning to save lives in the Third World not just with Bibles, but with mud, sand and... more
By AP News (Oct 20, 2010)
A group of Roman Catholics asked Pope Benedict XVI to reverse the decision by the Archdiocese of Boston to close their parishes, which sparked a six-year fight and several round-the-clock parishioner vigils.Peter Borre, of the Council of Parishes,... more
By Michael Medved (Oct 20, 2010)
Does a negative opinion of Islam amount to conclusive evidence of bigotry?
Those who warn of a raging frenzy of American “Islamophobia” base their case on the assumption that anything less than enthusiastic approval of The Religion of Peace... more
By Harry R. Jackson, Jr. (Oct 19, 2010)
They’ve done it again. The DC Council is remaining true-to-form as they plan to allow notaries public to perform marriage ceremonies. They held a public hearing on the matter last Thursday as part of the process the district has to amend laws. It is... more
By Mike Adams (Oct 19, 2010)
Note: Dr. Adams will speak at Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina on Wednesday, October 20th. The speech, which is free for Republicans and $100 for Democrats, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Lundy Fetterman School of Business, Lynch... more
By William Wilson (Oct 19, 2010)
Are violent video games protected under the First Amendment? That’s a question the Supreme Court will be considering when Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Software Association (ESA) comes up later this year.
California is appealing a decision by... more
By Garrett Gibson (Oct 18, 2010)
There is an oft-repeated American cliché that freedom is not free. Below the surface of this cliché lies three implications: first, that we value freedom; second, that we are willing to pay the price demanded for the protection of freedom; and... more
By Janice Shaw Crouse (Oct 18, 2010)
As the last rescued Chilean miner came above ground — after spending 69 days deep in the lower reaches of earth and surrounded by 700,000 tons of unstable rock — the world watched in awe and tears. The men appeared remarkably healthy after their... more
By Doug Giles (Oct 16, 2010)
The other day I was queuing up to speak at a conference about “Raising Righteous and Rowdy Kids in a Rank Day,” but because the last Tea Party I attended was so woefully deficient in pastors during these historic times I decided to switch my topic... more
By Michael Gerson (Oct 15, 2010)
WASHINGTON -- Christopher Hitchens -- bald from cancer treatments, speaking between doctor's appointments -- has a special disdain for deathbed religious conversions. Appearing before a group of journalists organized by the Pew Forum on Religion and... more
By Mike Adams (Oct 14, 2010)
Dear Women’s Resource Center:
For years, I have been trying to get you to link the WRC website with the local Crisis Pregnancy Center website. But for ideological reasons you have refused to do so. Today, I write to you requesting the addition of... more
By AP News (Oct 13, 2010)
Some 7,200 South Korean and foreign couples exchanged or reaffirmed marriage vows in the Unification Church's second mass wedding this year.Church founder Rev. Sun Myung Moon, a self-proclaimed messiah, offered blessings for the participating... more
By AP News (Oct 13, 2010)
Ahmed Sami spoke only Arabic when he moved from Morocco to Germany eight years ago to work as an imam. During his Friday prayer services at a mosque in western Germany, he soon noticed that many of the listeners could not understand him."The... more
By Marybeth Hicks (Oct 13, 2010)
A week ago, the tragic suicide of Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi prompted me and countless other columnists to consider the rising rates of bullying among our nation’s youth and young adults.
Clementi was the apparent victim of an... more
By Paul Kengor (Oct 11, 2010)
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of interviews with Paul Kengor, professor of political science and executive director of the Center, on his latest book, "Dupes: How America’s Adversaries Have Manipulated Progressives for a Century."... more
By Carrie Lukas (Oct 09, 2010)
Last fall, new recommendations for breast cancer prevention set off a firestorm—a storm intensified by the debate about the pending health care legislation. Now, a year later with breast cancer awareness month beginning and the new health care law... more
By Robert Knight (Oct 08, 2010)
When you’ve got some dirt to deal with, you can do one of two things. You
can take out the trash or sweep it under the rug. Most of us, being sinners all,
use a variety of methods to get by.
Then again, if you have no shame, you can leave your... more
By Ken Klukowski (Oct 07, 2010)
On October 6, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether the First Amendment protects a radical religious group protesting the funeral of a fallen U.S. Marine, saying that God strikes down our troops in battle because of America’s laws... more
By Doug Giles (Oct 02, 2010)
President Obama, having a rough go at getting the un-churched masses to buy/sell his Health Care Swill, has turned to the brethren (hallelujah!) to help spread the word about how great ObamaCare is—even though everybody and their dog knows it blows... more
By Dan Gainor (Oct 01, 2010)
Neil Young’s song “The Needle and the Damage Done” was written about heroin addiction, but it might as well have applied to the liberal crusade against science. Young sings: “I've seen the needle/and the damage done.” But unlike heroin, this damage... more