Politics

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  Democratic Rep. Cites Jeremiah 1:5 in Opposing Protections for Babies Who Survive Abortion A pro-choice Democratic representative ignited a social media debate this week when she quoted the Bible in opposing the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Michael Foust Jan 13, 2023
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  Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Bans Critical Race Theory in Schools Arkansas' new governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order on her first day in office banning Critical Race Theory (CRT) in schools. Milton Quintanilla Jan 12, 2023
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  Democracy Requires the People to Be Worthy of the Power Entrusted to Them In other words, democracy (“the power of the people”) requires that the people be worthy of the power entrusted to them. But the “will to power,” the perennial temptation to “be like God” (Genesis 3:5), is... Jim Denison Jan 10, 2023
• Kevin McCarthy Is Elected House Speaker House Speaker Kevin McCarthy officially took his role Saturday after a round of failed votes to elect him to the speaker spot. Amanda Casanova Jan 09, 2023
• 88 Percent of 118th Congress Are Christians, Report Finds The 118th U.S. Congress has more Baptists than any other Protestant denomination, according to a Pew Research analysis. Amanda Casanova Jan 09, 2023
• House of Representatives Fails to Elect New House Speaker after 11 Votes After 11 votes, the U.S. House of Representatives has still yet to elect a House Speaker. Amanda Casanova Jan 06, 2023
• Judge Upholds West Virginia Law Prohibiting Transgender Athletes from Participating in Girls' Sports A federal judge on Thursday upheld a West Virginia law prohibiting biological boys from playing on girls' teams in a decision that one legal group called a "win for reality." Michael Foust Jan 06, 2023
• Two Years after the January 6 Capitol Riot, Do We Still Care? I’ll admit, my initial reaction when I realized that I would need to write about the second anniversary of the Capitol riots was somewhere between “not this again” and “I just don’t care.” That’s not to say... Ryan Denison Jan 06, 2023
• House Fails to Elect New Speaker of the House for Second Day The House of Representatives failed to elect a House speaker for the second day and adjourned without a decision. Amanda Casanova Jan 05, 2023
• New Year's Resolutions for American Politicians I stopped making New Year’s resolutions for myself a few years ago. I found them to be pointless goals that I was not going to chase just because the calendar flipped. Instead, I use the New Year to examine... Scott Slayton Dec 30, 2022
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Begins Sixth Term in Office Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his sixth term in office in Israel this week. Amanda Casanova Dec 30, 2022
• Supreme Court Votes 5-4 to Keep Title 42 Border Rule in Effect The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered pandemic-era restrictions at the border to remain in place. Amanda Casanova Dec 28, 2022