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Jul 29 2019
News
Section 230 Is the Internet's First Amendment. Now Both Republicans and Democrats Want To Take It Away.
Imagine, for a moment, the following series of online exchanges. This isn't a real conversation. But it's the sort of chaotic, revealing, and messy back and forth that could spread across the internet on any given day in 2019:
A nonprofit immigrant rights group creates and publishes a Facebook invite for an upcoming event: a rally calling on city cops to stop carrying out sex stings at
ReasonJun 08 2015
News
For President Obama and Angela Merkel, the Beer Lacked Bite
It is a tale of beer summitry gone awry.
The day after President Obama clinked glasses of Bavarian ale with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany in a picturesque village square at the foot of the Alps, the town’s mayor confirmed that his beverage had been nonalcoholic, something of a cultural crime in a country where beer is practically a national religion.
Mr. Obama’s carefully
New York Times (News)Topics
Abortion
Find balanced information and learn how the Left, Right and Center think differently about Abortion.
Feb 24 2021
Analysis
The Right Not to Be Offended
It is an emerging tendency in our culture to seek preemptive protection from offense. But do those desiring it know what they’re getting themselves into?
Alocal police force in Merseyside, England held a public event with a giant digital billboard showing the rainbow flag that is the banner of the LGBT community and a slogan in white: “HATE CRIME: Being Offensive Is an Offence.”
National Review (News)Mar 17 2020
Background
Abortion in American History
Of all the issues roiling the ongoing culture wars, abortion is both the most intimate and the most common. Almost half of American women have terminated at least one pregnancy, and millions more Americans of both sexes have helped them, as partners, parents, health-care workers, counselors, friends. Collectively, it would seem, Americans have quite a bit of knowledge and experience of
The AtlanticDec 10 2019
News
Trump to Sign Order Targeting Anti-Semitism on College Campuses
WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to sign an executive order on Wednesday targeting what he sees as anti-Semitism on college campuses by threatening to withhold federal money from educational institutions that fail to combat discrimination, three administration officials said on Tuesday.
The order will effectively interpret Judaism as a nationality, not just a religion, to trigger a
New York Times (News)Jun 01 2015
News
SCOTUS rules in favor of Muslim woman in suit against Abercrombie and Fitch over head covering
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Muslim woman who has sued retailer Abercrombie & Fitch when the store failed to hire her because she wore a head scarf in observance of her religion.
The court ruled 8-1 that the company failed to accommodate Samantha Elauf's religious needs when she was not hired on the basis that her hijab violated company dress policy. Justice Clarence Thomas
CNN DigitalMay 31 2015
News
Armed American Protestors Surround Islamic Community Center of Phoenix
The rally initially was organized by a Phoenix man who says he is a former Marine who fought in the Iraq War and believes Islam is a violent religion. He led about 250 people who carried pistols, assault rifles, American flags and drawings of Muhammad to the Islamic Community Center of Phoenix.
That group was met by an equally sized group of protesters, some holding signs promoting love
Breitbart NewsMar 27 2024
Headline Roundup
Trump's Bible Sale Sparks Controversy
Former President Donald Trump recently started selling “God Bless the USA” bibles for $59.99 on Truth Social, his social media platform. Some critics accused Trump of commercializing religion for personal gain.
The Details: The “God Bless the USA Bible,” advertised as “the only Bible endorsed by President Trump,” features patriotic elements inspired by country singer Lee Greenwood's
The Christian Post Associated Press NewsweekFeb 25 2015
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For Scott Walker, a Consistent Approach Under Tough Questioning
As Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin struggled to respond to questions about the president’s patriotism and religion last week, some saw an unprepared presidential hopeful in the national glare — not ready for “the N.F.L.,” as one participant in a Sunday morning talk show put it.
But in Mr. Walker’s home state, his repeated refusal to distance himself from a spurious claim that President
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