“Sex Discrimination” Hurts Our Religious Liberties
May 31, 2019 HHS Protects Religious Freedom in Healthcare American taxpayers had another win for their pocketbooks this week. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Health
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U.N. Pushes Abortion at Local Level
Did anyone notice that the United Nations, at least a part of it, was involved in the controversial New York state law that codified the U.S. Supreme Court decisions imposing abortion on demand up to birth?
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Expand Health Insurance Choices!
May 9, 2019 Ask Your Congressman to Vote NO on Preventing Affordable Health Insurance This week the House will vote on H.R. 986 or the
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Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence
Over the last 30 years, psychiatrists and epidemiologists have turned speculation about marijuana’s dangers into science. Yet over the same period, a shrewd and expensive lobbying campaign has pushed public attitudes about marijuana the other way. The terrible effects are now becoming apparent.
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Show Me the Pot Effect
Missouri was the 32nd state to legalize “medical” marijuana, even though marijuana is illegal at the federal level. Additionally, nine states and Washington, D.C. have legalized cannabis for recreational use. Missourians approved the ballot initiative by 65 percent, and now await new rules by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
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Medicare for All Means Freedom for None
Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) introduced his Medicare for All Act (S. 1804) last year, but Democrat campaigns have recently ramped up support for it. This single-payer healthcare system idea is hitting a note with the public.
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Don’t Bet Your Life
I didn’t need a full second after saying “Hello” to recognize the deep, kind, authoritative voice on the other end of the phone call. “Brother Rodger,” he began. I knew the caller from at least three settings: church, civic club, plus he was my banker.
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Mislaying Our Moral Compass
The devastating results of legalized gambling in the U.S. are huge: families torn apart, massive amounts of personal debt, large numbers of children gambling, and even suicides. How can we repair the damage to society or at least slow down gambling expansion?
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State Sanctioned Gambling is a Bad Bet
About fifteen years ago, The New York Times Magazine did a cover story on electronic gambling machines. The reporter toured the Nevada headquarters of America’s biggest gambling machine maker, International Gaming Technology. During the tour he asked the IGT employees if they ever used the machines they made. The answer was no.
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No Fun and Games
Last May in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal law cannot prevent states from sanctioning and promoting sports gambling. The litigation was cloaked as a “states’ rights” issue, but was actually conceived by powerful gambling interests and corrupt politicians.
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The Diminishing of Obamacare
Earlier this month, the Department of Justice announced that key parts of Obamacare are now unconstitutional. This came after Texas, along with 19 Republican-led states, got the ball rolling by challenging the policy in hopes to overturn it. Since then, the Trump Administration has moved full speed ahead in stripping down what they can of Obamacare to make way for Congress to finally repeal this awful policy.ng the pro-family movement since 1972
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June 7, 2018 Is Marijuana really Medicine? The Federal Food and Drug Administration confirms that whole plant marijuana and THC oils are NOT medicine. To protect the
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Gambling Boosted by Supreme Court
This was a tough week for those of us who oppose expanding gambling in America. The Supreme Court voted 7-2 to ban the 1992 law known as the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) because it violates the anti-commandeering rule of the U.S Constitution.
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A Tsunami of Legalized Gambling?
We are all waiting and watching for the Supreme Court to give us their ruling on sports gambling expansion in America. They are posting rulings on April 24, 25 and 30. So, the answer could come soon.
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On April 20, Weed Out Marijuana
Marijuana is a dangerous drug and is still a Schedule 1 drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970, the strictest category with criminal penalties attached.
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Marijuana: Man-Made Disaster
FACT: The American people know a bad deal when they see one. The most recent data shows that around 6.5 million Americans paid $3 billion in penalties to the IRS rather than buy unaffordable Obamacare plans.