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The Johnson Amendment Handshake: Can the White House Cut a Deal to Cancel a Law?
Showdown in the 5th Circuit
Navigating Foghorn Rhetoric and the Reality of Global Mission
A Response to Fulcrum7’s Unhinged Critique of UN Diplomatic Engagement
Fulton Sheen’s Declaration of Dependence
As Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen’s beatification remains pending, his 1941 warning about freedom, rights, God, and the moral…
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“Faithful Unto Death”: The Theology of Vaccine Refusal – Was It Faith, Fear, or Legal Strategy?
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Faith, Fact, and Pretext: Further Examination of the Fetal Cell Argument Against COVID-19 Vaccines
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The Vaccine Paradox: Why the Fetal Cell Argument is Inaccurate and Needs to Be Retired
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9th Circuit Upholds $7.8 Million BART Verdict as Vaccine Battles Redefine “Religious Liberty”
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Inconsistent Liberty: How the Ninth Circuit Both Wields and Wrecks Employment Division v. Smith within 72 Hours
Federal appellate jurisprudence often demands a strong stomach, yet rarely has a single court exhibited such breathtaking intellectual acrobatics in seventy-two hours. The bone…
Who Speaks for the Children?
Photo: iStockPhoto.com Nearly everyone in the Lindsay Clancy case has an advocate. Clancy has defense lawyers arguing that postpartum psychosis left her without criminal…
9th Circuit Upholds $7.8 Million BART Verdict as Vaccine Battles Redefine “Religious Liberty”
A federal appeals court backed fired transit workers, but the legal fight highlights how vaccine disputes have drifted far from the original meaning of religious…
Do What Thou Wilt: How DIY Ethics is Quietly Replacing Traditional Christian Sexual Morality
A strange wind is sweeping through modern church walls today.
Two Fathers, Two Sons, One Mountain
The Almighty handed Abraham a profound promise: a lineage outnumbering the sand, a nation destined to bless the world.
UK: Westminster Lawmakers Reject Assisted Suicide Measure in 286 to 270 Vote
Members of Parliament in the House of Commons voted against the proposed assisted dying legislation during its second reading, halting legal changes for England and…