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Exclusive: Christian Baker Hopes to Create Without ‘Fear of Punishment From the Government’
Colorado baker Jack Phillips can’t wait to resume his custom wedding cake business now that the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of his religious freedom. “I’m just hoping to get back to that as soon as we can,” Phillips said Tuesday in a telephone interview with The Daily Signal. “We just have to look…Ken McIntyre -
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In Baker Decision, Justice Kennedy Stresses the Importance of Religious Freedom
This is a lightly edited transcript of an interview on The Daily Signal podcast, where we talked with The Heritage Foundation’s Emilie Kao about why she thinks the Supreme Court ruling in the case of Jack Phillips will “lead other courts to protect people who have the same view of marriage that Jack Phillips has,”…Katrina Trinko -
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Pro-Life Organization Alleges That Planned Parenthood Covers Up Child Sex Abuse
A national pro-life and human rights organization alleges in a newly released report that Planned Parenthood covers up for child sex abuse. “Despite Planned Parenthood’s public rhetoric as well as laws requiring it to report suspected abuse, its failure to report has been deliberate and widespread,” Lila Rose, president and founder of Live Action, the…Rachel del Guidice -
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Podcast: Trump’s Record on Pro-Life Issues
? “When I ran for office, I pledged to stand for life. And as president, that’s exactly what I’ve done,” says President Donald Trump. Mallory Quigley of the pro-life organization Susan B. Anthony List joins us to discuss Trump’s record on life. Plus: A Yale student wrote an op-ed explaining how being in foster care…Katrina Trinko -
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Huckabee Defends Unborn Lives as Trump Administration Announces New Pro-Life Move
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee made strong comments about abortion and the value of life Thursday night, giving abortion advocates a run for their money. “These are human beings. They’re babies. They have a heartbeat. They have brain waves. They may be in the womb but they’re humans, and they need to be treated that…Grace Carr -
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Students’ Plan for Pro-Life Walkout Challenges Apparent Double Standard
Students at a California high school plan to respond to the national movement of school walkouts to push for new gun controls with a pro-life walkout of their own. They decided to do so after one of their teachers was placed on leave for questioning whether some protests were treated more favorably than others. Using the hashtag…Kyle Perisic -
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Supreme Court Ruling Could Mean Life or Death for Her Pro-Life Pregnancy Center
The operator of a pregnancy resource center in California says she may have to close its doors unless the Supreme Court, after hearing arguments Tuesday, rules that a state law forcing the pro-life organization to promote abortion is unconstitutional. “Each of us as individuals has to make a decision about whether we’re comfortable working in…Rachel del Guidice -
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Religious Liberty Is Not Being Used to Impose Religion. Here’s the Proof.
For better or worse, the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. has probably influenced your view of religious freedom. In that decision, the court ruled that the government could not force the Green family, the owners of Hobby Lobby, to pay for potentially abortion-inducing drugs in their health care plan…Rachel Busick -
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Obama Mandate Threatened My College’s Right to Exist. Here’s How Religious Liberty Won.
It was my time as a student at Wheaton College that helped me decide to become a lawyer. I never imagined that I’d have to spend six years of my legal career defending Wheaton’s right to exist. Thankfully, that six-year fight came to an end last week. The struggle began in 2011 when the Obama administration tried…Diana Verm -
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First Amendment Protects Unpopular Views, Like Those Held by a Christian Baker
The story is all too familiar by now: A same-sex couple asks a religious baker to custom create a wedding cake. The baker politely apologizes, but the resulting lawsuit shuts down the bakery. But this time, the story has a different ending—for now. Cathy Miller runs a bakery in Bakersfield, California, called Tastries Bakery. Because…Stephanie Taub -
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Hear Young Students Explain Why They’re Pro-Life
This year, more than 100,000 people gathered in the nation’s capital to participate in the annual March for Life. Among them were many high school and college-aged students who support stricter laws on abortion or outlawing the procedure completely. In The Daily Signal’s latest video, we ask some of these students to explain to the…Kelsey Bolar -
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Merger of Susan B. Anthony List and Life Issues Institute to Amplify Pro-Life Voice
The pro-life organization Susan B. Anthony List has announced a merger with the Ohio-based Life Issues Institute. “The pro-life movement is at a critical time of growing and expanding legislative and political activism and opportunity,” said Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser. “This new relationship means that both the SBA List and the [Life…Chrissy Clark -
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Trump Should Withdraw Radical Nominee Who Would Oppose Religious Liberty
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission may seem like an unlikely threat to religious liberty and the institution of marriage. After all, the federal agency was created to combat workplace discrimination by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But sadly, the agency created to fight discrimination now threatens to discriminate itself. One nominee to the commission’s…Sen. Mike Lee -
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Here’s Why Joy Villa Wore That Pro-Life Dress at the Grammys
Musician Joy Villa revealed in an op-ed the personal reason she wore a dress depicting an unborn baby in the womb at the 2018 Grammy Awards over the weekend. In a Wednesday op-ed for Fox News, Villa recounts that she became pregnant at 20 years old and was pressured to get an abortion by the nurse…Grace Carr -
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This Might Be the Most Pro-Life Dress the Red Carpet Has Ever Seen
Conservative musician Joy Villa made a strong statement with the dress she wore to the Grammy Awards Sunday. “I’m a pro-life woman. This year I chose to make a statement on the red carpet like I always do,” Villa told Fox News. “I’m all about life.” Villa wore a white gown with a painted unborn baby surrounded…Thomas Phippen -
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Paul Ryan Explains Why He Thinks the Pro-Life Movement Is ‘on the Rise’
The pro-life movement is “on the rise” because of science, House Speaker Paul Ryan said at the 45th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. “Truth is on our side. Life begins at conception,” said Ryan, R-Wis. Ryan also praised House lawmakers for passing Born-Alive Survivors Protection Act, which the House passed 241-183 Friday. “Today,…Rachel del Guidice -
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Under Trump, HHS Acts to Protect Religious Freedom
The Trump administration took a step toward protecting religious freedom Thursday by establishing a new division of the nation’s largest social services agency that marks a dramatic shift from the Obama administration. “We face today a time of rising religious persecution … a new orthodoxy, and it is intolerant of dissent,” @GOPLeader says. During a…Fred Lucas -
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Why the Pro-Life Movement Is a True Expression of America’s Founding Principles
The most successful social movements in American history have almost always channeled the philosophy of the founding generation, and in most cases, religion. Religious conviction along with the principles of the Declaration of Independence, which defines rights as both God-given and equally applicable to everyone, drove both the anti-slavery and civil rights movements. In many…Jarrett Stepman -
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Q&A: Russell Moore Weighs in on Abortion, Adoption, and the Compassion of the Pro-Life Movement
Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, joined the Daily Signal’s Daniel Davis to debunk the myth that pro-lifers only care about children until they’re born and discussed the current issues facing adoption agencies in America. Below is a lightly edited transcript of the interview. Daniel Davis:…Daniel Davis -
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3 Reasons Why Pro-Life Young Adults Like Me Are Dangerous
In general, Christian teenagers are pretty far down on the list of things considered dangerous. But in the case of teenagers who are actively pro-life, society has made a serious underestimation. Pro-life teenagers are, without a doubt, an existential threat to the cause of abortion. Here are three reasons why. 1. They come as a…Veronica Baugh