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UN General Assembly We Can’t Ignore the UN!
February 29, 2012 UN General Assembly We Can't Ignore the UN! It was at the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) that we first met Layla Alkhafaii. After Layla finished college in Iraq she was targeted by the Ba'ath party and told she had to...
Laws Put Religious Freedom in Jeopardy
February 23, 2012 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: Around the world, traditional marriage is on the chopping block. Those advocating for same-sex "marriage" are trying to take the "fight" out of the discussion by adding to laws some meaningless phrases they hope...
Seeing is Believing! Ultrasound and Abortion
February 15, 2012 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: There is a reason pro-abortion advocates don't want pregnant women to have the life-changing experience of viewing an ultra-sound of their unborn child! This week, our life issues expert , Melissa Anderson,...
Changing the World
February 7, 2012 Changing the World! From the desk of Carol Soelberg: We have much to report on today. Prop 8 Deemed Unconstitutional First, the 9th Circuit Court of appeals has over-ridden the vote of...
20 Seconds to Protect Life
February 1, 2012 Komen Foundation Can Now Run a Stronger Race Against Breast Cancer In a decision that has sparked outrage among the pro-abortion community and jubilation among those committed to life, the Susan G. Komen Foundation has announced that they will no...
The Pain of the Unborn
January 23, 2012 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg:: Each year, on the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, the U.S. joins with many in the international pro-life community in celebrating life and recommitting to the effort to save the lives of the...
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The Same-Sex Marriage Debate is Far From Over
by Erin Weist Same-sex marriage has been in global news this week and it appears that many throughout the world are still unsettled regarding the growing acceptance of this new trend. Grenada is currently seeking to revise its constitution, introducing several bills...
Sex Education: What Is Being Taught to Our Children?
by Jackie Bowles Recently our school district invited parents to a Human Growth and Development (Sex Education) overview night. The presentation briefly stated the subjects that would be covered in the Human Growth and Development classes for grades 3-8. The summary...
Living the Debt Free Life
by Mekelle Tenney Last year the “American Household Credit Card Debt Study” showed that the average American household credit card debt is $15,762. They also found that the average household auto loans average out to $27,141. Currently only 20% of Americans are debt...
Transgender Bathroom Mandate in the Courts
by Diane Robertson A couple of years ago, President Obama quietly changed Title IX by adding transgender to the law. Last Spring, the Obama administration stated that all schools that did not allow students to use locker rooms, bathrooms, and sports teams according to...
The Marriage Sacrifice
by Ashley Corbaley “When you make the sacrifice in marriage, you're sacrificing not to each other but to unity in a relationship” –Joseph Campbell It is probably not a secret to most people that marriage requires sacrifice. Most things that are good in this life...
War Reaches Us All – What Will You Do?
by Erin Weist Beginning this week thousands of migrants are being evacuated from camps in the port city of Calais, France. The number of refugees camped in this area commonly referred to as “The Jungle” has swelled over the years, ranging anywhere from 6,000-9,000...