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Same-sex marriage and the balance of compulsion

Erick Erickson at RedState had a post this morning making the case that same-sex marriage is incompatible with religious freedom: Within a year or two we will see Christian schools attacked for refusing to admit students whose parents are gay.

Pope Francis Addresses World's Youth

Pope Francis Addresses World's Youth

In his homily for Palm Sunday, the beginning of the holiest week of the year for Christians, Pope Francis spoke directly to the thousands of young people who came to celebrate Mass in St. Peter’s Square and see the new

A-List Stars Demean Themselves for R-Rated Laughs

A-List Stars Demean Themselves for R-Rated Laughs

It’s easy to mock Oscar-winner Adrien Brody for co-starring in the new uber-bomb InAPPropriate Comedy. The movie, co-directed by that ShamWow guy and co-starring Lindsay Lohan, grossed an anemic $625 per theater over the weekend. Surely Brody should know better,

Rove Smacks Down Messina Over Background Checks

Rove Smacks Down Messina Over Background Checks

STEPHANOPOULOS: Jim Messina, it’s no secret there was a lot of resistance from Democrats on the assault weapons ban, including Harry Reid. You saw Mayor Bloomberg right there. He’s going to be advertising in both Democratic and Republican districts, Democrat

'The Croods' Catches Fire with $44.7M Opening

By CHRISTY LEMIREAP Movie WriterLOS ANGELESThe caveman comedy “The Croods” left an indelible mark on the wall, opening at No. 1 with $44.7 million, according to Sunday studio estimates. The 3-D adventure from DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox features

4 Signs of Obama's Incredible Shrinking Presidency

4 Signs of Obama's Incredible Shrinking Presidency

Its fitting that President Obama was on an overseas trip on the 3rd Anniversary of his signature achievement, ObamaCare. Presidents often recede into foreign policy in their second terms. At some point in a second term, the political fortunes of

Bloomberg to Spend $12M to Push Gun Control

Bloomberg to Spend $12M to Push Gun Control

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has made it his mission to control as much of citizens’ lives as humanly possible. But now he’s extending that control across the country, using his checkbook as leverage. His group Mayors Against Illegal

Biden: Americans Already Think Anti-Gun Bills Are Law

Biden: Americans Already Think Anti-Gun Bills Are Law

Vice President Joe Biden: “…Ironically, Mr. Mayor, in the polling data we’ve done recently, the American people already think that these gun safety proposals are in place. The American people — a significant number — already think that universal background

Physician Entrepreneurs Revolt Against ObamaCare

Physician Entrepreneurs Revolt Against ObamaCare

If they didn’t know it before, Americans are now gradually discovering that ObamaCare is not about health care; it’s about regulating the cost of health care and those who provide it. While many health care providers will soon be taking

Safety alert for all black-helicopter pilots

In response to Guns: Biden Talks About ‘Black Helicopter Crowd’: Urgent warning for the pilots of all black helicopters: do NOT fly over Joe Biden’s house, as he has instructed his wife to fire shotgun blasts in the air when

CO Governor Signs Gun Control Bills

CO Governor Signs Gun Control Bills

By IVAN MORENOAssociated PressDENVERThe governor of Colorado signed bills Wednesday that put sweeping new restrictions on sales of firearms and ammunition in a state with a pioneer tradition of gun ownership and self-reliance. The bills thrust Colorado into the national

Republicans Must Force Democrats to Own Gun Control

Republicans Must Force Democrats to Own Gun Control

Guns will be the key issue in 2014, good news for the pro-2nd Amendment Republican Party, which has Democrats backed into a corner in an untenable position on gun control.  Senator Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) assault weapons ban has already essentially been

CO Gov. Hickenlooper To Sign Gun Bills Into Law on Wednesday

  “With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed” The above quote, from Abraham Lincoln, is Governor Hickenlooper’s favorite quote, per his own website: That largely describes John’s governing approach as he tackles difficult problems in a

Hasta La Vista Assault Weapons Ban

Hasta La Vista Assault Weapons Ban

After a meeting yesterday with Harry Reid (D-NV), Sen. Dianne Feinstein learned that her controversial assault weapons ban mess will not be part of the gun control bill package heading to the senate floor next month.  The AWB could be

Voting Begins at Vatican

Voting Begins at Vatican

According to Vatican Radio, the College of Cardinals attended a Mass together, “for the election of a pope,” on Tuesday morning in St. Peter’s Basilica, in advance of the voting process that will ultimately determine the next successor to St.

Boston Globe on ObamaCare: Never Mind

Boston Globe on ObamaCare: Never Mind

Last Tuesday, the Boston Globe published an editorial in which it reneged on its full support for President Obama’s signature health care legislation’s implementation in Massachusetts. The editorial, entitled, “Mass. Needs An Obamacare Waiver for Small-Business Health Plans,” argues that while

Coolidge: A Primer for Obama

Coolidge: A Primer for Obama

“I am for economy. After that I am for more economy.” Generations of Americans have been taught that it was a frugal, laissez-faire, “Silent Cal” who served as our 30th President. “Weaned on a pickle,” was the way Alice Roosevelt Longworth