By Alan Caruba : The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution do not abandon religion, they embrace it. They do not, however, require that Americans believe in God, nor punish them for failing to do so. Central to the liberties enshrined in these documents is the belief that they come from a higher power and America […]
by TONY LEE: Democrat Jim Webb, the former Virginia Senator who has been coy about a potential 2016 presidential run, warned liberals to not make judgments about Michael Brown’s death before they know all of the facts. “As a Democrat, I would ask people who are in the Democratic party to be very careful about making […]
At a time when some Republicans considering presidential campaigns are trying to show their compassionate sides, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., took on a mission to help the poor a world away. Paul, an ophthalmologist, conducted dozens of eye surgeries at no charge over three days in Salama, Guatemala, joining a team of other doctors from the John A. […]
Cathy Pell, a stay-at-home mom from Manassas, Va., decided to take down her “Ice Bucket Challenge” videos from Facebook after learning the ALS Association backs some research using embryonic stem cells. Some of Pell’s friends did, too. “You don’t have to hurt a life to save a life,” Pell told The Daily Signal. Pell, whose […]
The eighth time still doesn’t seem to be the charm for government bureaucrats. On Friday, the Obama administration released yet another revision to the Department of Health and Human Services mandate that requires employers to provide coverage of abortion-inducing drugs, contraception and sterilization. Many are wondering if the government has actually protected the religious freedom […]
(CNSNews.com) – Although the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, required that all Americans obtain health insurance by the beginning of this year or else pay a penalty, a new Gallup survey shows that 13.4% of Americans are still uninsured. In Texas, according to Gallup, 24% of the people do not have health insurance. […]
The global coffee company Starbucks released a statement this week to clarify apparent misconceptions about the company’s patronage of Israel, Huffington Post reports. In a fact sheet updated August 5, Starbucks notes it does not support any political or religious causes, adding that neither Starbucks nor its CEO, Howard Schultz, provides any financial support to […]
First lady Michelle Obama said something Wednesday that seems preposterously ironic to many American school kids: “No one really cares what you had for lunch.” “I tease my kids,” Michelle Obama said at a White House event on women’s empowerment with Laura Bush. “I tell them I want them to use Instagram to take a […]
IVANPAH DRY LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Workers at a state-of-the-art solar plant in the Mojave Desert have a name for birds that fly through the plant’s concentrated sun rays — “streamers,” for the smoke plume that comes from birds that ignite in midair. Federal wildlife investigators who visited the BrightSource Energy plant last year and […]
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