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Congress grants FDA oversight of tobacco
Congress gave final approval June 12 to legislation authorizing the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products.
The House of Representatives voted 307-97 for the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act a day after the Senate passed the same bill in a 79-17 roll call. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 13, 2009
Topic: Family, Addictions, Citizenship, Legislation, National
Court declines ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ appeal
The Supreme Court has refused to accept a case regarding the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law on homosexuals in the military, renewing calls by foes of the policy for Congress and President Obama to rescind it. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 10, 2009
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, , National
LIFE DIGEST: Defeat of global women’s office urged
A leading pro-life organization is calling on the House of Representatives to defeat legislation it says would empower the U.S. State Department to promote abortion in other countries. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 9, 2009
Topic: Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues, Suicide, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Issues,
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’: Don’t Be Fooled
In a small victory for pro-family America and her armed forces, the Supreme Court has turned down a request to review the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that bars homosexuals from serving openly in the military. more »
By Doug Carlson - Jun 9, 2009 - (1)
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, National, War
Obama, in Eqypt: U.S., Muslims need ‘new beginning’
President Obama called for a “new beginning” between the United States and the world’s Muslims in a June 4 speech at Cairo, Egypt, urging a cooperative effort to produce global peace. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 5, 2009
Topic: Citizenship, , Religious Liberty, Issues,
Lawmaker Seeks to ‘Gamble’ with Families’ Futures
In late 2006, the online gambling industry was dealt what many hoped would be its death blow. Less than three years later, the battle begins anew. more »
By Doug Carlson - Jun 2, 2009 - (1)
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Legislation
LIFE DIGEST: Nebraska adopts strong ultrasound law
Nebraska has enacted what is being described as one of the country’s strongest ultrasound bills for women considering abortion.
The single-chamber Nebraska legislature voted 40-5 May 29 for the legislation. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 2, 2009
Topic: Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues, Citizenship, National
On the Murder of Dr. George Tiller
The murder of Dr. George Tiller is a human tragedy.
If the perpetrator of this violence proves to be someone who was acting in the name of the pro-life movement, as appears to be the case, everyone in the pro-life community must swiftly and soundly repudiate him and his actions. more »
By Richard Land - Jun 1, 2009 - (6)
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship
Justice Sotomayor?—More for some, less for others?
President Obama, while a presidential candidate, gave a very important speech (March 18, 2008) on race in America. In that speech he said that “Most working- and middle-class white Americans don’t feel that they have been particularly privileged by their race…So when they…hear that an African-American is getting an advantage in landing a good job or a spot in a good college because of an injustice that they themselves never committed…resentment builds over time.” more »
By Richard Land - May 27, 2009 - (6)
Topic: Citizenship, Persecution, Racial Reconciliation
The radical homosexual agenda and the threat to religious liberty
WASHINGTON—People of faith are on a collision course with the radical homosexual agenda. It is inevitable. In order for the radical homosexual agenda to be fully implemented, people of faith are going to have to be silenced and marginalized. more »
By Barrett Duke - May 27, 2009 - (6)
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Religious Liberty