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Is There a Jihadist in Your Church Nursery?

This past Sunday’s New York Times magazine features a story about Omar Hammami, a leader of an Al Qaeda-linked African terrorist group. Like many...

Is There a Jihadist in Your Church Nursery?

Congress Cuts Spending... On D.C. Vouchers

Cutting this program is a disgraceful example of how our leaders often pander to special interest groups than protect our most needy citizens.

Congress Cuts Spending... On D.C. Vouchers

Faced with Scandal, Gayle Haggard Tells Why She Stayed

For Gayle Haggard, the gay sex-and-drug scandal that toppled her husband's ministry was simply "the mountain we had to go over." Her new book...

Faced with Scandal, Gayle Haggard Tells Why She Stayed

Down Syndrome Not Allowed in This 'Habitable World'

The combination of genetic testing, abortion, and pressure by both physicians and insurance companies has resulted in an estimated 90 percent...

Down Syndrome Not Allowed in This 'Habitable World'

(Mis)Reading the Tea Leaves of Scott Brown's Victory

Senator-Elect Brown's victory should not be interpreted as a victory for big-tent conservatism, but rather a vote against the reckless,...

(Mis)Reading the Tea Leaves of Scott Brown's Victory

Haiti: Adopted for Life . . . and in Death

Arno Pet began life as an orphan, but he ended life as a son. The moving story of a Haitian boy and his adoptive parents -- all killed in the...

Haiti: Adopted for Life . . . and in Death

The Tyranny of Tolerance

Democracy can slide into totalitarianism when society's moral foundation erode so badly that people become malleable, and cultural arbiters call...

The Tyranny of Tolerance

Hijacking the Brain — How Pornography Works

Even as technology has brought new avenues for the transmission of pornography, modern knowledge also brings a new understanding of how pornography...

Hijacking the Brain — How Pornography Works

Haiti, Aid Groups Recover One Day at a Time

"What you try to strive for is that today is better than yesterday and tomorrow will be better than today," said Keith Stiles. "That's all you can...

Haiti, Aid Groups Recover One Day at a Time

Mere Moral Opprobrium? Far More than Marriage Is on Trial

The case has finally put the issue of same-sex marriage before the federal courts, setting the stage for a landmark decision, either way the judge...

Mere Moral Opprobrium? Far More than Marriage Is on Trial

Newsnote: Mugged by Ultrasound

Those who are actually performing the abortions cannot hide from the horrible reality, and some of them cannot handle the horror. And more and more...

Newsnote: Mugged by Ultrasound

Flag on the Play: Tebow Ad Sparks Angry Conduct

The theme of the Superbowl ad sponsored by Focus, and now raising such ire, is simply "Celebrate Family, Celebrate Life."

Flag on the Play: Tebow Ad Sparks Angry Conduct

Who Cares About “the Will of the People?”

Political authority in this country does not flow from opinion polls, even reliable ones. That deeply affects how we critique health care reform.

Who Cares About “the Will of the People?”

Worldview Wars and Catholic Charities

If the D.C. city council's law on same-sex marriage goes into effect, Catholic Charities will be in violation of it--or forced to go against church...

Worldview Wars and Catholic Charities

In the Midst of Haiti's Tragedy, Faith -- and Questions

Sorrow, hope, faith, and death are all here in Haiti, mixed together in a baffling conglomeration.

In the Midst of Haiti's Tragedy, Faith -- and Questions