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After Inviting Pro-Life Speaker, This Student Is Fighting Her Christian University
“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point,” observed writer and theologian C.S. Lewis. Hayley Tschetter, a student at a small Christian university, University of Northwestern, St. Paul, knows what this means. She stands alone today with her convictions against a university establishment trying to…Star Parker -
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Netflix Says It Will ‘Rethink’ Georgia Investments If Pro-Life Bill Takes Effect
Netflix’s chief content officer said in a statement that the company will “rethink” its Georgia-based investments should the “heartbeat bill” ever come into effect. Following the passing of Georgia’s “fetal heartbeat” abortion bill, which mandates that abortions are considered illegal beyond the point when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, entertainment industry boycotts have emerged…Matt M. Miller -
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California Democrat Proposes Tax Incentives for Hollywood Productions That Leave Pro-Life States
Turns out, California does believe in tax breaks—as long as they punish pro-lifers. One Democrat is so desperate to stop this new wave of abortion bans that she’s trying to offer incentives to any studios willing to move their productions out of places like Georgia and Alabama. Under her bill, California would sweeten the pot…Tony Perkins -
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The Wind Is Shifting Behind the Pro-Life Cause
Since 1973, when Roe v. Wade ushered in what would eventually lead to abortion on demand, including partial-birth abortion and even the failure to protect babies born alive after failed procedure, the pro-life movement has achieved few legislative victories. That may be about to change. While New York and several other states have passed statutes…Cal Thomas -
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I Had 3 Abortions. Here’s Why I’m Fully Behind Alabama’s Pro-Life Law.
Alabama rocked the news cycle with its near-total abortion ban signed by Gov. Kay Ivey last week, and to hear the mainstream media tell it, the law is human trafficking in disguise; it echoes communist-era Albania; and miscarriages will land women behind bars. What none of these stories mention is the life-crippling abortion regret that…Jessica Francavilla -
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I’ve Had 2 Abortions. Here’s Why I Support Alabama’s Pro-Life Law.
I’m an unlikely person to be supporting Alabama’s new pro-life law. I was pro-choice for many years, and as a young woman I had not one, but two abortions. Both of my abortions would have been illegal under Alabama’s new law passed last week. The law bans abortion at all stages and allows an exception…Leslie Dean -
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Religious Freedom: What’s at Stake If We Lose It
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution begins, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof … ” Fast forward almost 250 years and religious freedom is one of the most pressing issues in American culture today. Let’s take a look at some of the concerns…Genevieve Wood -
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Pennsylvania Democrat Offers Reward for Identifying Pro-Life Teens in His Video
Democratic Pennsylvania state Rep. Brian Sims filmed himself hassling and wanting to dox several teens who were praying outside an abortion clinic in April before repeating this behavior in early May. Sims filmed himself in front of a southeastern Pennsylvania Planned Parenthood in a live Facebook video posted three weeks ago. The Pennsylvania state representative…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Trump Announces New Protections for Religious Liberty, Conscience on National Day of Prayer
President Donald Trump spoke out on religious freedom Thursday, as he vowed to protect conscience rights and to combat anti-Semitism. “Just today, we finalized new protections of conscience rights for physicians, pharmacists, nurses, teachers, students, and faith-based charities,” Trump said at a White House Rose Garden event with faith leaders from across the country on…Fred Lucas -
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I Was Born at 29 Weeks. That’s Why I’m Pro-Life.
“My body, my choice.” This is a common slogan among those who are pro-choice. It’s a handy little slogan. Any pro-choice woman can use it to immediately shut up a pro-life man, since his opinion doesn’t count, no matter the merits of his argument. But what about my story? On March 29, 1997, my parents…Zachary Mettler -
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After San Antonio Blocks Chick-Fil-A, Texas Conservatives Reignite Fight for Religious Freedom
Chick-fil-A may cater, but not to the demands San Antonio liberals care about. Now, three weeks into the City Council’s decision to ban the restaurant from the local airport, Texas conservatives know: This case for their religious liberty bill was made to order. “Everyone has a place here, and everyone should feel welcome when they…Tony Perkins -
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Pro-Life Activists Lobby House Lawmakers to Force Vote on Protecting Babies Born Alive
Conservative grassroots activists are lobbying House lawmakers to sign a petition in hopes of forcing a vote on a bill that would protect babies born alive after an attempted abortion. “It is not right to have babies aborted,” said Jeff Balek, who was born blind in 1980 at 26 weeks’ gestation, late in the second…Rachel del Guidice -
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Pro-Life Movie ‘Unplanned’ Opens at No. 4 at Box Office
A movie about Abby Johnson, the former Planned Parenthood clinic director who became a pro-life activist, overcame a lack of advertising venues to become the No. 4 film at the U.S. box office during its opening weekend. “Unplanned,” which took in an estimated $6.4 million, according to Box Office Mojo, tells the true story of…Joshua Q. Nelson -
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Ilhan Omar’s Impoverished View of Religious Freedom
The House of Representatives voted on Thursday on a resolution condemning bigotry and hate. The resolution was spurred by the recent remarks of freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn, which questioned the loyalty of Jews to the United States. Both her anti-Semitic statements and broader views of religious freedom deserve examination. The Center for American Progress…Emilie Kao -
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‘A Win for Freedom’: Colorado Drops Second Case Against Christian Baker
Colorado baker Jack Phillips is 2-0 now after state officials dropped their second attempt to coerce him into baking products that violate his beliefs. Phillips, in turn, dropped a federal lawsuit. “I have and will always serve everyone who comes into my shop; I simply can’t celebrate events or express messages that conflict with my…Fred Lucas -
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Rep. McMorris Rodgers Shares Her Pro-Life Convictions: ‘The Science Is on Our Side’
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a leading House member, shares how House Republicans are working to get a vote on legislation that would protect babies born alive after abortion. Read the transcript below or listen to the podcast. Plus: We also talk to Hayden Williams, a conservative who was recently assaulted at UC Berkeley while recruiting…Rachel del Guidice -
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James Lankford: Defending Religious Freedom Means Living Your Faith
Not living one’s faith can become a threat to religious liberty, Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., said while speaking on a panel Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference. “One of the greatest challenges we have to religious liberty in this modern day is people that actually claim a faith and don’t live a faith,” Lankford…Fred Lucas -
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More Democrats Now Identify as Pro-Life, Poll Finds
Americans are split down the middle as to whether they are pro-life or pro-abortion, a new poll finds, with more Democrats joining the pro-life camp. “In a substantial, double-digit shift … Americans are now as likely to identify as pro-life, 47 percent, as pro-choice, 47 percent,” reads a Marist poll conducted for the Knights of…Rachel del Guidice -
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New Pro-Life Movie ‘Unplanned’ Gets R Rating
The Motion Picture Association of America officially gave the upcoming abortion film “Unplanned” an “R” rating Friday for “some disturbing/bloody images” of aborted babies. Movies are rated R for profanity, nudity, sex, or violence. “Unplanned” contains no profanity, nudity, or sex. “Ironically, the MPAA seems to be indirectly endorsing the pro-life position: namely that abortion is…Grace Carr -
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Trump Meets With Abortion Survivor, Pro-Life Activists
President Donald Trump met with a survivor of an attempted abortion, now in her 40s, as well as a young boy who survived when born just over 20 weeks of pregnancy. Trump’s conference with pro-life activists Thursday comes after Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam suggested that unwanted children can be terminated shortly after birth and New…Fred Lucas