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SBC Ethics Leader Endorses Gun Law Proposal by Tenn. Governor: Let’s ‘Save Innocent Lives’

SBC Ethics Leader Endorses Gun Law Proposal by Tenn. Governor: Let’s ‘Save Innocent Lives’

Brent Leatherwood, the president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission,  signed a letter this week to Tennessee legislators endorsing the proposal by Gov. Bill Lee, who asked the Tennessee House and Senate to pass an “order of protection law” that would separate “dangerous people from firearms.” 

Idaho Gov. Signs Nation’s First Abortion Trafficking Bill into Law

Idaho Gov. Signs Nation’s First Abortion Trafficking Bill into Law

The legislation, signed by Republican Gov. Brad Little, restricts the purchase of abortion pills for underage girls and outlaws the transportation of a pregnant girl across state lines for an abortion without her parent’s knowledge and consent.

Dr. Martin Luther King and the Nature of Law

Dr. Martin Luther King and the Nature of Law

In his memorable “Letter from the Birmingham Jail,” Martin Luther King, Jr., threw down the gauntlet in his great Civil Rights crusade when he refused to obey what he regarded as an immoral man-made law that did not match up with the law of God.

‘Disgraceful’: Senate Democrats Block Effort to Ban Taxpayer Funding of Planned Parenthood

‘Disgraceful’: Senate Democrats Block Effort to Ban Taxpayer Funding of Planned Parenthood

The U.S. Senate this week refused to block taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers when a joint resolution supported by pro-life groups failed to pass.

Churches Are an 'Essential Service' during Emergencies, According to New South Carolina Law

Churches Are an 'Essential Service' during Emergencies, According to New South Carolina Law

South Carolina’s governor signed a bill into law that labels churches and religious organizations an “essential service” during emergencies.

When Culture Impacts Law

When Culture Impacts Law

Chuck Colson often observed that politics is downstream from the larger culture. In other words, the way the culture thinks eventually leads to the political outcomes that we see and trouble us today. So many of the recent policy decisions of the Biden administration reflect that in real-time.

Amy Coney Barrett Says Judges Shouldn't 'Impose Their Will on the World'

Amy Coney Barrett Says Judges Shouldn't 'Impose Their Will on the World'

On Tuesday, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett explained that she does not believe it is a judge’s role to impose his or her “will on the world.”

Does the Law Already Ban Porn? - Robert George's Letter to William Barr

Does the Law Already Ban Porn? - Robert George's Letter to William Barr

The idea that the government addressing pornography -- something that so dangerous to the public, especially to children -- is somehow akin to theocratic tyranny is, to put it mildly, ridiculous. Even us limited government folks think government has a role to protect citizens. This clearly falls into that category.