Politics

November 17, 2018

Religious Freedom? Who Cares?

By Rob Schwarzwalder, The Stream - Today, even in America, religious liberty is under threat. Family Research Council’s “Free to Believe” website offers example after example of how ordinary Americans seeking to live by their faith have come under legal and social attack. There are some encouraging signs. But obeying the demands of the God you worship can be tough in our secular society.

November 17, 2018

She Opposes Israel at Every Turn. Now, She’s Going to the U.S. Congress.

By David Harsanyi, The Daily Signal - Ilhan Omar, one of the first two Muslim women to be elected to (the U.S.) Congress, is a new kind of politician. She’s telegenic, ideologically progressive, widely celebrated by a media that’s obsessed with identity politics… She’s the kind of politician who can openly side with Hamas against Israel or spread “Protocols of the Elders of Zion”-style conspiracies on Twitter, claiming that Jews possess the supernatural ability to hypnotize the world as they unfurl their “evil.”

November 16, 2018

LifeNews: Ohio House Passes Bill to Ban All Abortions After an Unborn Baby’s Heartbeat Begins

By Micaiah Bilger, LifeNews - Ohio House lawmakers passed a bill Thursday that would prohibit abortions after an unborn baby has a detectable heartbeat… State House Bill 258 passed in a 58-35 vote and now moves to the state Senate for consideration… The controversial legislation would ban most abortions in Ohio if it becomes law. An unborn baby’s heart begins beating around six weeks, though new research suggests it may begin as early as 18 days after conception…

November 15, 2018

Cardinal Zen: Vatican ‘Does Not Support’ Faithful Catholics in China, Rome is Helping Communist Party

By Michael W. Chapman, CNSNews - Cardinal Joseph Zen, the bishop emeritus of Hong Kong and long-time China observer, said "the Holy See does not support" the faithful and long-suffering members of the underground Catholic Church in China and is actually helping the Communist Party to further persecute the faithful in that despotic regime.