Freedom and Morality
Os Guiness said that true freedom is only possible within moral boundaries. He wrote in A Free People’s Suicide: "[freedom] rests on strong convictions about what is true and equally strong constraints against what is false. A culture with no claims on its members or...
Imposing Your Morality?
One of the most difficult issues to talk about in public yet most necessary for our survival is that of moral boundaries. We live in a highly individualized society where we're averse to other people telling us how to live. Yet at a certain point, other people's...
UW Studies Effects of Pot on Tots
The university watchdog newspaper Campus Reform reports that the University of Washington is conducting a study on pregnant mothers who use marijuana. The university received nearly $200,000 in grants to see how marijuana use over the course of a pregnancy affects...
Citizenship Question Nixed on Census
Should the government ask about citizenship status on the U.S. Census? The U.S. Supreme Court doesn't think so. They struck down the question that asked, "are you a legal U.S. citizen," proposed by President Trump to be included in the 2020 Census. In response, Pres....
The Need for Forgiveness
Our public discourse has become dangerously hateful. We've gotten to the point where people are physically attacked for their views. This is because we've forgotten principles like respect and tolerance. Too often opponents are demonized. This leads to a hateful...
Happy Independence Day
243 years ago, our Founding Fathers crafted America's first political document called the Declaration of Independence. They outlined the abuses of a tyrannical King who trampled their rights. So they appealed to the "Supreme Judge of the World" and asserted their...
Morality Integral to Freedom
Tomorrow we'll celebrate our nation's 243rd birthday. The founders threw off the chains of tyranny from King George and introduced the idea of the rule of law and self-government. And they appealed to God. As a result we have incredible political, religious and...
LGBT Summer Reading
School is out and summer reading is in. And parents, what better place to take your kids for some new books than the public library? While there are a lot of great resources there, you might want to walk closely with your grade schooler through the children's book...
Court Upholds Cross
The U.S. Supreme Court handed down an important ruling that upheld the free speech and religious freedom rights of Bladensburg Maryland residents. The city had a cross in the public place that memorialized WW I veterans, but the American Humanist Association said it...
Too Much News
A survey last year found that most Americans are overwhelmed by all the news. According to a survey by the Pew Research Center 68 percent of Americans feel “overwhelmed by the amount of news there is." Now, there's always been a lot of news, but what we have today are...
