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Former Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant Reinstated by Court After Firing Over Pro-Life Views
A federal judge has ordered Southwest Airlines to rehire a flight attendant and award her damages, back pay, and interest after she was fired in 2017 for stating her pro-life views on social media. The ruling marks a victory for the religious freedom rights of Christians in the workplace at the same time that the…Dan Hart -
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Same-Sex Marriage Bill Threatening Religious Freedom Heads to Biden’s Desk: Here Are the 39 Republicans Who Voted for It
The House of Representatives gave final approval to the Respect for Marriage Act Thursday. The bill, which passed 258-169, is now headed to President Joe Biden’s desk. Every single Democrat voted for the legislation, as did 39 Republicans. Most Republicans (169) voted against the measure, while 1 voted “present” and four did not vote. The…Gillian Richards -
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Major News Style Guide Tells Reporters ‘Don’t Use Pro-Life, Pro-Choice or Pro-Abortion,’ Instead Say ‘Anti-Abortion or Abortion-Rights’
Journalists are being told not to use the terms “pro-life” and “pro-choice” when writing about abortion. The Associated Press issued new guidelines for the topic of abortion Monday. The writing stylebook says to now “use the modifiers anti-abortion or abortion-rights; don't use pro-life, pro-choice or pro-abortion unless they are in quotes or proper names. Avoid…Virginia Allen -
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Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Violence Against Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers, Survey Finds
Americans are overwhelmingly opposed to crimes against pro-life pregnancy centers and places of worship, surveys conducted by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty found. The 2022 Religious Freedom Index results show that 94% of those surveyed oppose using violence against churches or places of worship and 92% oppose using violence against the pro-life pregnancy centers….Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Far-Left Protesters Disrupt Pro-Life Banquet for DC Pregnancy Center Attacked by Vandals
Organized far-left protesters repeatedly disrupted a pro-life banquet on Thursday hosted by a pregnancy resource center that was vandalized with pro-abortion sentiments this summer. The incident is part of an ongoing effort by leftist protesters to pressure and intimidate pro-life advocates who offer women alternatives to abortion. Since the May leak of the draft opinion…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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These GOP Senators Won’t Say Whether They Support Vital Religious Freedom Amendments
Ahead of another vote on the so-called Respect for Marriage Act, most of the 12 GOP senators who previously voted for the legislation are refusing to divulge whether they support Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee’s amendment protecting Americans’ religious freedom. Following the Thanksgiving holiday, the Senate will hold a procedural vote Monday on an amendment,…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Second Key GOP Senator Announces Support for Religious Freedom Amendment to Respect for Marriage Act
A second senator who voted for the Respect for Marriage Act will support Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee's amendment protecting religious freedom, though she did not say whether she would insist on the amendment's adoption as a condition for supporting cloture on the legislation. Republican Wyoming Sen. Cynthia Lummis will support the Lee amendment if…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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GOP Senator Who Voted for Respect for Marriage Act Supports Vital Religious Freedom Amendments
A Republican senator who voted for the so-called Respect for Marriage Act supports Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee's and Republican Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford's amendments to the legislation, The Daily Signal has learned. Republican Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan is working hard to ensure that the necessary votes are attained to include the amendments, which aimed…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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What’s in Senate’s Same-Sex Marriage Bill, Why It’s Threat to Religious Freedom
The U.S. Senate is considering legislation that could have dire consequences for religious freedom. The so-called Respect for Marriage Act goes beyond codifying same-sex marriage in federal law to make the acceptance of gay marriage compulsory. “The so-called Respect for Marriage Act will just simply lead to more attacks on Americans’ religious liberty,” says Jay…Virginia Allen -
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Faith Leaders Warn So-Called Respect for Marriage Act Will Hack Away at Religious Freedom
Leaders of faith-based institutions warned The Daily Signal on Tuesday that the Democrat-led Respect for Marriage Act, which is expected to be voted on by the Senate Wednesday, would hack away at the religious freedom of faith-based groups. HR 8404 “provides statutory authority for same-sex and interracial marriages,” repealing provisions that define marriage as between…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Dr. Oz Lost Pennsylvania by Putting His Head ‘in the Sand’ on Abortion: Pro-Life Leader
Mehmet Oz’s failure to capture a Pennsylvania Senate seat is due, in part, to his refusal to position on abortion in a “mature, deliberative, and principled manner,” a major pro-life leader said on Wednesday. Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser applauded those candidates who aggressively defined their own stances on abortion, explained their…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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After Being Shot, Elderly Pro-Life Woman Keeps Speaking for Unborn
LAKE ODESSA, Michigan—Joan Jacobson literally took a bullet for the pro-life cause in September. Jacobson, 83, is a retired nurse who lives in Lake Odessa, Michigan, 40 miles east of Grand Rapids. A volunteer with Right to Life, during election season she began knocking on doors in her community to educate voters on an…Virginia Allen -
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EXCLUSIVE: Midwife Conference Bans Pro-Life OB-GYNs Amid Threats to Decertify Those Who Spread Abortion ‘Misinformation’
Medical organizations in the birthing field have vocally endorsed abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade. A prominent group of pro-life obstetricians and gynecologists found itself excluded from a national midwifery conference over its views on abortion, The Daily Signal can exclusively reveal. The pro-life group is also raising…Tyler O’Neil -
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Kanye West, Antisemitism, and Candace Owens
Let’s begin with an indisputable fact. What Kanye West, aka Ye, is saying about Jews is antisemitic. Why? Because “the Jews run everything” is pure libel. That’s why Jews are not paranoid in being deeply troubled by such sentiments. If widely believed, they will almost inevitably lead to persecution of Jews. Now, let’s turn to…Dennis Prager -
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‘Extreme’ California Proposition Allows for Unlimited Abortions, Pro-Life Opponents Warn
A proposition put forward by California Democrats would allow abortions at any time and for any reason, pro-life advocates are warning, emphasizing that the media and Democrats are downplaying such concerns because Californians do not support late-term abortion. Proposition 1, titled the “Constitutional Right To Reproductive Freedom,” is a legislative constitutional amendment that would change…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Jewish University Launches New Strategy Amid Religious Freedom-LGBT Conflict
An Orthodox Jewish school at the forefront of the battle for religious freedom has presented an interesting compromise: Rather than endorse the LGBT student club that is currently suing the school for recognition, it will launch its own club that it says will help LGBT students while obeying the Law of Moses. Yeshiva University announced…Tyler O’Neil -
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Judge: Man Who Shot Elderly Pro-Life Woman Will Go to Trial
A Michigan judge decided Wednesday that there is enough evidence to send to trial a man who shot an elderly pro-life woman who was canvassing against abortion at his home. “It’s clear to me that Mr. [Richard] Harvey did fire a warning shot to send a message to Ms. [Joan] Jacobsen, and then he also…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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‘I Perform for an Audience of One, and That Is God’: Kanye West Speaks Out in Pro-Life Interview
Kanye West may not be the first name that comes to mind when people think of the 2024 presidential race, but the rapper (who now goes by Ye) proudly declared, “I’m pro-life,” and that he lives his life to serve God alone before making a fleeting reference to a possible presidential campaign in two years’…Ben Johnson -
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Stop the Attacks Against Peaceful, Pro-Life Americans
In the five months since someone leaked a draft majority opinion by the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade—which the high court officially did June 24—pro-life Americans have faced a wave of violent attacks. Pro-abortion politicians from President Joe Biden on down haven’t just been silent about the attacks on pro-life organizations. They’ve helped fan…Melanie Israel -
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Sanders, Warren Demonize Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers Amid Post-Roe Rash of Violence
Vandals have targeted about 70 pro-life pregnancy resource centers since the leak of the Supreme Court’s draft decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the case that overruled Roe v. Wade, but Senate Democrats have unleashed their own attack on these pro-life centers, demonizing them as potential “surveillance infrastructure” to power “pregnancy- and abortion-related…Tyler O’Neil