Archive - Tom Strode
Criticism continues as Alito hearings near
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito will finally get his hearing in the Senate beginning Jan. 9. Meanwhile, abortion rights advocates and other liberals continue to criticize or question Alito, and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist says he will use a controversial strategy, if necessary, to end a filibuster. more »
By Tom Strode - Dec 15, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, National
Target, Sears do about-face, say they’ll include ‘Christmas’
WASHINGTON (BP)—Two of the country’s largest retail chains have reversed course and are now directly acknowledging Christmas in their in-store promotions and advertising. more »
By Tom Strode - Dec 13, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Persecution, Religious Liberty
LIFE DIGEST: British buying stem cell gift certificates for Christmas
WASHINGTON (BP)—Some British shoppers seeking gift ideas for Christmas have not ruled out stem cells.
Parents and grandparents are purchasing Christmas gift certificates for the storage of infants’ stem cells this season. more »
By Tom Strode - Dec 12, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Stem-Cell Research
Abortion issue & Schaeffer influence pushed evangelicals to engagement, Land says
PRINCETON, N.J. (BP)—Abortion, as well as the influence of theologian and author Francis Schaeffer, helped push evangelicals and others into the political process and establish them as an important part of the conservative coalition in the United States, Southern Baptist ethics specialist Richard Land said at a recent conference at Princeton University. more »
By Tom Strode - Dec 6, 2005
LIFE DIGEST: Four Illinois pharmacists placed on leave because of pro-life practices
WASHINGTON (BP)—Four Illinois pharmacists have found out there is a price to pay for exercising their pro-life convictions.
The Walgreen Co. placed four of its pharmacists on indefinite, unpaid leave Nov. more »
By Tom Strode - Dec 5, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Religious Liberty
Justices likely to favor pro-life demonstrators again
WASHINGTON (BP)—The U.S. Supreme Court appeared poised Nov. 30 to settle once and for all in favor of pro-life demonstrators a case it thought it had disposed of two years ago. more »
By Tom Strode - Dec 1, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty
At high court, parental notification called ‘all-or-nothing’ case
WASHINGTON (BP)—A divided U.S. Supreme Court weighed a state abortion restriction for the first time in five years Nov. 30 in oral arguments that focused on whether a lack of a health exception was enough to gut a law requiring parental notification for an underage girl’s abortion. more »
By Tom Strode - Dec 1, 2005
Thomas: Confirmation battles all about abortion
Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas recently told University of Alabama law students his volatile confirmation process and the battles over other federal court nominees focus on a single issue—abortion. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 30, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, National
Internet gambling bill introduced
A bill to stop illegal Internet gambling was introduced Nov. 18 in the House of Representatives.
The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, H.R. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 30, 2005
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Legislation, Social Issues
Land commends Bush actions in China
ERLC President Richard Land applauded President Bush’s attendance at a church service and his promotion of religious liberty while he was in China recently. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 30, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Religious Liberty