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Inspiration: You Don’t Need the Full Map: Faith, Discernment, and the God Who Leads Through Chaos
As war breaks out abroad and instability spreads at home, believers are reminded: trust doesn’t require total understanding—just confidence in the One who knows.
Fifth Circuit Upholds Injunction Against Louisiana Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Public School Classrooms
On June 20, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that blocked Louisiana from enforcing a law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom. The court found the statute facially unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, upholding a preliminary…
Avoiding the Trap: Why Restraint on Iran Is the Safer Long-Term Strategy
Launching a preemptive strike might feel decisive—but it could make the very outcome we fear far more likely. In the long shadow of past Middle East conflicts, the growing clamor for a more forceful U.S. response to Iran’s nuclear posture risks repeating a familiar pattern: rushing into action with too little thought about what comes…
Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Law Banning Gender-Affirming Treatments for Minors
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 on June 18, 2025, to uphold a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical treatments for minors. In a decision that turned on what “standard of review” applied rather than direct engagement with the rights of transgender individuals, the Court concluded that the law does not violate the Equal Protection Clause…
Judge Denies Free Speech Claim in Abortion Pill Reversal Case, Citing Misleading Medical Advertising and Financial Incentives
Federal ruling allows California to pursue enforcement against clinics promoting unproven treatment, including those accepting insurance payments On June 13, 2025, a federal judge in San Diego ruled that a Catholic-affiliated clinic’s advertisements for “abortion pill reversal” (APR) are commercial speech that can be regulated under California’s false advertising laws, even if they are connected…
If Parents Can Opt Out of Storybooks, Why Not the Ten Commandments?
The pending Supreme Court case on LGBTQ-themed books could open the door to a powerful new argument against religious display laws in schools. At first glance, Mahmoud v. Taylor and the growing wave of Ten Commandments display laws in states like Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas seem to come from opposite ends of the culture war. One…
Arkansas Families Sue to Block Mandatory Ten Commandments Displays in Public Schools
Lawsuit claims Act 573 violates the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment A group of Arkansas parents filed a federal lawsuit on June 11, 2025, challenging a newly enacted state law that mandates the permanent display of a specific Protestant version of the Ten Commandments in every public elementary and secondary school…
Justice in the Fields: Ending the Two-Tiered Labor System That Shames a Nation
There is a refrain often spoken in quiet rooms and loud debates alike: “If we didn’t have illegal immigrants doing this work, grocery prices would skyrocket—because Americans won’t do these jobs under those conditions.” On the surface, it sounds practical. But underneath, it reveals something deeply troubling: a willingness to accept exploitation, so long as…
Supreme Court Petition Challenges Ban on Stadium Prayer Before Christian School Football Game
Cambridge Christian School argues loudspeaker prayer is protected private speech, not state endorsement of religion On June 3, 2025, Cambridge Christian School filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn lower court rulings that barred its students from praying over the loudspeaker at a state football championship in 2015. The Florida High School…