Christian Action Commission

Foes: Gay hate crimes bill could target churches

Tom Strode

April 29, 2009

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Legislation to extend hate crimes protections to homosexuals and transgendered individuals could severely restrict religious freedom, foes of the proposal said April 28 as they sought to rally opposition.

Members of the House of Representatives and leaders of evangelical Christian and conservative organizations, including the Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics entity, warned about the bill’s impact at a Capitol Hill news conference on the eve of the measure’s consideration in the House. The Democratic leadership was expected to bring the Local… Read Full Article

Parent-child relationship further weakened with court order

Richard Land

The decision by U.S. District Court Judge Edward Korman of New York to order the FDA to make Plan B, post-intercourse contraceptives available to 17-year-old girls without a prescription from their doctor is one more example of the government believing it has the right to interpose itself between parents and their children. It is shameful that the Obama administration has decided it will not appeal this terrible federal court decision.

Allowing drugs with such powerful physiological and emotional effects to be sold over the counter to adults without a prescription, as has been the case since 2005, has… Read Full Article

Clinton: U.S. backs export of abortion

Staff

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton acknowledged at a congressional hearing the Obama administration regards abortion as “reproductive health” care and believes women throughout the world have a right to the procedure.

Clinton also defended her admiration for the late eugenicist Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood.

Appearing before the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, Clinton told Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), “We happen to think that family planning is an important part of women’s health and reproductive health includes access to abortion—that I believe should be safe, legal and rare.

“[W]e are now… Read Full Article