No, I'm not really endorsing Utah Governor Gary Herbert for president in 2016 – but the way he handled an activist judge's decision to redefine marriage proves Herbert would be better for the job than Chris Christie. On Friday, an Obama-appointed judge overturned Utah's state constitutional amendment protecting marriage – one passed by two-thirds of state voters in … [Read more...]
Archives for 2013
Have a Coke, a Baby, and a Smile
A new Coca-Cola ad is a jarring exception to the television industry's usually unrelenting negative coverage of family and parenthood. The advertising firm Santo Buenos Aires produced the 60-second spot to promote Coke Life, a new 36-calorie product sweetened with Stevia extract that may soon hit the shelves in the United States. The director films a couple's journey from pregnancy to the … [Read more...]
Planned Parenthood answers the question: Can my transgender girlfriend get me pregnant?
File this under “First World problems.” Planned Parenthood has posted a response on its Tumblr account to a reader who asked, "Can my trans[gender] girlfriend get me pregnant?" Someone who, understandably, wanted to remain anonymous wrote, “My girlfriend is trans and has been doing hormone replacement therapy for about a year. About how likely is it that she can still get me … [Read more...]
Can pictures of aborted children help end abortion?
Not really, but we'll talk about them. Abortionists perpetrate unspeakable crimes against unborn children, but some believe it is those who display pictures of their handiwork who are the real extremists. At times, even those in the pro-life movement have accused those who use “graphic images” of “extremism.” Do such images help or hurt the cause? I confess, I have struggled with the role … [Read more...]
NARAL, Terry McAuliffe, and Cory Booker say: There is no God (or if there is, He doesn’t matter)
Today is Halloween and, like children, politicians occasionally don costumes to wrangle favors out of their neighbors. After the 2004 election, when “values voters” supporting traditional marriage amendments re-elected George W. Bush, national Democrats made a painfully concerted effort to present their views as part of their religious faith. But they can never keep up the charade … [Read more...]
Some Cuccinelli donations you may not have heard about
The left-wing media are making a great deal about the fact that Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli has donated thousands of dollars to crisis pregnancy centers. The abortion lobby, led by NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia, has attempted to demonize the pro-life centers which, unlike abortion facilities, provide free medical care and other forms of relief to pregnant women. The media have … [Read more...]
Family Research Council shooter sentenced to 25 years for terrorism
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 19, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The gay activist who opened fire inside the Family Research Council (FRC) last August, injuring a security guard, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for terrorism. Chief Judge Richard Roberts made the ruling inside the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia this morning. Federal prosecutors had asked that Floyd … [Read more...]