Travis Weber is policy editor for The Washington Stand and vice president for policy and government affairs at Family Research Council.
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In 1900, there were an estimated 9.6 million Christians in Africa. As of 2025, there are more than 754 million. That alone is a staggering figure. But… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The physical and psychological traumas associated with the chemical abortion regimen evince the unique horrors of the procedure—even beyond what we are used to in… Read More
InternationalCommentary
China now reports close to zero new cases of COVID-19 in Wuhan, the one-time epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak. This latest claim follows a… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Earlier this month, in a first-of-its-kind case, a federal judge ruled that a Christian adoption provider’s religious freedom claims must submit to the government’s sexual… Read More
LawCommentary
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a case over whether cake artist Jack Phillips can be… Read More
LawCommentary
Does the First Amendment allow the government to force a cake baker to make custom cakes in violation of his own conscience and religious beliefs?… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Earlier this month, during a judicial confirmation hearing for 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Amy Barrett, who is a Catholic law professor, Sen…. Read More
LawCommentary
President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch is a solid originalist and textualist when it comes to interpreting the Constitution and statutory authority…. Read More
LawCommentary
Last week, in a development which is a loss for freedom, pluralism, and tolerance in America, the Supreme Court declined to take up the case… Read More
LawCommentary
By now, nearly one year after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, it should be clear that the aggressive and unreasonable elements… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Secretary of State John Kerry announced that he believes that the Islamic State (ISIS) is committing genocide in the Middle East “against groups in areas… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly passed a resolution referring to the Islamic State (ISIS)’s killing of religious minorities under its control as “genocide” in the Middle East…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
Much of the media today roundly disparage any business-person who even voices his or her religious beliefs regarding same-sex marriage. This is the consistent narrative by… Read More
SocietyCommentary
A recently released poll shows significant public support for the protection of religious liberty—especially when special rights based on sexual orientation are being advanced at… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Recent nationwide polling shows that 81 percent of Americans agree that the government should leave people free to live and work in accordance with their… Read More
