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November 5, 2024
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| What's Really at Stake in a Presidential Election |
| by Ben Johnson |
| Although your ballot will list only one name for each political party's presidential candidate, a vote for president entails far more than selecting one person for the nation's highest office. It involves placing a vast team of thousands of appointees impacting every activity of the federal government (which endeavors to oversee virtually every human activity). |
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| 7 Non-Presidential Races to Watch in 2024 |
| by Ben Johnson |
| With election day upon us, all eyes are focused on the White House - but voters will determine a host of races nationwide that hold importance for Christians. As the nation has fixated on the top office, here are some of the most important contests taking place down ballot, and what they may mean for our country. |
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| Johnson: If Republicans Don't Sweep, Dems 'Will Impeach Donald Trump on His First Day' |
| by Suzanne Bowdey |
| Walking through downtown D.C. is a little like taking a trip through Florida before Hurricane Helene. Businesses and government buildings are eerily boarded up like there's a major storm brewing - and maybe there is. New fencing lines the Capitol, White House, and even Vice President Kamala Harris's residence, as locals hunker down for what everyone prays is not the violent disaster the city seems to expect after the election. |
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| Current U.S. Policy on Judea and Samaria Is Misguided and Should Be Reversed |
| by Tony Perkins and Yossi Dagan |
| At a recent event in Philadelphia, Vice President Kamala Harris stated that after the war in Israel ends and the hostages return home, there must be "a real commitment among the nations to a two-state solution." But wasn't October 7, 2023 the clearest evidence that the two-state idea is a non-starter? If there remained any doubts, October 7 shattered once and for all the notion that the Palestinian Authority and many Arabs under its rule are willing to live side by side in peace with Israel. |
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| Outstanding - Ep. 147: A Guide to Christian Higher Education |
| Podcast with Joseph Backholm and Jesse Rhine |
| Host Joseph Backholm is joined by Jesse Rhine, the Executive Director of the Center for Academic Faithfulness & Flourishing, to discuss his findings and work on creating a comprehensive online directory of Christian higher education for parents and soon to be students to use. Having worked at several Christian universities, Jesse shares his personal perspective on what has caused universities to shift more left, even Christian ones. While picking a college can be overwhelming, Jesse's comprehensive guide breaks down 250 colleges across the country and addresses whether or not they have a true biblical worldview. Listen now to this episode and check out his resources below! |
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| Colorado's Amendment 79 Strips Parental Rights, Opens Door to Taxpayer-Funded Abortion and Sex Trafficking: Expert |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| To help unpack what's happening in Colorado, Brittany Vessely, executive director of the Colorado Catholic Conference, joined Friday's edition of "Washington Watch" to explain what the state's Amendment 79 does and why Christians must vote against it. |
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| Texas AG Sues Doctor for Prescribing Gender Transition Chemicals to Minors |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has filed suit against El Paso doctor Hector Granados for prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to children as young as 12 in violation of state law. "Granados unlawfully treated 21 patients with testosterone or puberty blockers for the purposes of transitioning their biological sex or affirming their belief that their gender identity is inconsistent with their biological sex in violation of SB 14," the lawsuit alleged. |
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| Report: Republicans Marry More and Have Stabler and Happier Marriages than Dems |
| by Dan Hart |
| New research has found that despite shifting political and societal trends over the last eight years, Republicans continue to be more likely to be married than Democrats. In a report published by the Institute for Family Studies (IFS) last week, researchers Brad Wilcox, Wendy Wang, and Sam Herrin found that despite a "series of realignments reconfiguring the relationship between partisanship and key axes of identity in American life today ... Republicans continue to be markedly more likely than Democrats to be married - and this is true for several subgroups in the population." |
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| 3 in 10 Young Adults Don't Have or Want to Have Children: Poll |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| Thirty percent of Gen Zers and Millennials neither have nor want to have children, according to a survey by The Independent Center, published Saturday by Newsweek. This represents a generational departure from a historic norm - indeed, from the social norm that makes both history and generations possible. "Families are the building blocks of the church and nation-state," exclaimed Meg Kilgannon, senior fellow for Education Studies at Family Research Council. |
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| N.Y. Governor: Republican Voters Are 'Anti-Woman' and 'Anti-American' |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| With a highly contentious election just around the corner, Democrats are continuing to use dire rhetoric against Americans for voting red. Late last week, New York's Democratic governor Kathy Hochul, an ally of Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, told Republican voters, "You're anti-woman, you're anti-abortion, and basically you're anti-American because you have just trashed American values and what our country is all about over and over and over." |
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| Women's Volleyball Coach Suspended Indefinitely for Filing Complaint against Male on Team |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| Five women's volleyball teams in the Mountain West Conference have refused to compete against the San Jose State University (SJSU) team with a transgender-identifying biological male player. This trend started with Southern Utah University, and with each team that has chosen to forfeit in the name of fairness in women's sports, support has grown. However, it appears the assistant coach for SJSU's volleyball team, Melissa Batie-Smoose, is now facing punishment for filing a complaint against the male. |
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| Abortion, Roe, and the Warping of American Politics |
| by Stephen Soukup |
| There is an old saying - attributed originally to Canadian Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent - that "socialists are liberals in a hurry." In many ways, the Warren and Burger Supreme Courts (1954-1969 and 1969-1986) were American progressives in a hurry. They knew what progressives wanted. They knew what progressivism demanded of the state. And they knew that they could, in line with the progressive spirit, drag the nation along by its nose into controversial policy realms - for its own good. The catch with this approach to legislation by judicial fiat is that it created enormous issues. |
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