Archive - Doug Carlson
Oversight of tobacco offers potential to save lives
The product packs a devastating punch. Its smoke-lined trail leads to some startling statistics: More than 400,000 Americans die each year as a result of its scourge, and each day some 3,500 children try it in one form for the first time while another 1,000 children become regular users. more »
By Doug Carlson - Mar 24, 2009
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Living, Health
Congress keeping step with President’s unethical research
Gone is the fortified wall that safeguarded Americans from being forced to underwrite life-taking research on embryos. But even the one-week-old White House order that took a wrecking ball to that wall is not enough to satisfy the pro-embryo-destruction lobby. more »
By Doug Carlson - Mar 17, 2009 - (2)
Topic: Life, Stem-Cell Research
Obama order: one giant leap toward cloning
Hardly a week seems to pass without the Obama administration taking strides to peel back protections for unborn human life. This week is no exception. more »
By Doug Carlson - Mar 10, 2009 - (1)
Topic: Life, Cloning, Stem-Cell Research, Science, Bioethics
The Devaluing of Life at Top Health Agency
Its mission statement is noble. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) bills itself as the “government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.” more »
By Doug Carlson - Mar 3, 2009 - (3)
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation, National
Any Seats for Pro-Life Riders in ‘Omnibus’?
Following a one-week vacation after pushing through a nearly $800 billion economic stimulus package, the fast and loose spenders of Congress are back to business hoping to spend another $400 billion. more »
By Doug Carlson - Feb 24, 2009 - (1)
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation
Stimulus Package No Stimulant for Christian Students
The $787 billion stimulus package rushed through Congress late last week passes on a tab of nearly $10,000 to every American family in exchange for plenty of pork to fatten the national debt past $12 trillion. more »
By Doug Carlson - Feb 17, 2009 - (7)
Topic: Family, Education, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Religious Liberty
Justice Pick at Odds with Family Values
Suppose someone who has defended the pornography industry before the courts, provided legal counsel to the leading abortion organization, and advocated for the homosexual lifestyle was nominated to the second highest post in the U.S. more »
By Doug Carlson - Feb 10, 2009 - (9)
Topic: Family, Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Children, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Pornography, Life, Abortion, , Citizenship,
Congress Sails SCHIP Into Icy Waters
The Senate has now joined the House in passing a massive expansion to a health insurance program for needy children. What began as a commendable program more than a decade ago to provide health insurance to children whose low-income families do not qualify for Medicaid has been hijacked into something far different—largely at the expense of the families and children it purports to assist. more »
By Doug Carlson - Feb 3, 2009
Topic: Family, Children, Living, Health, Citizenship, Legislation
Assault on the Unborn Underway, Battle Begins
It took just a few days in office for President Barack Obama to begin dismantling pro-life policies. The 44th president used the power of his pen Jan. more »
By Doug Carlson - Jan 27, 2009 - (1)
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation
Life issues in 2009
Barack Obama made history today to the adulation of millions by becoming the first black man to assume the presidency of the United States. On Jan. more »
By Doug Carlson - Jan 20, 2009 - (4)
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation