The Mask As Talisman
While the pandemic mania has subsided to a significant degree, masks and vaccines continue to be debated. Many medical professionals continue to advocate masking, and some health science centers have reinstated mask requirements for clinical settings. Masks are the most visible sign of the covid-times, especially in comparison to hand-washing and vaccination. The latter two covid precautions are advocated, but we don’t see other people get shots or scrub hands nearly as much as we see people with (or without) masks. So, here follows a small thought on the psychological and religious role of masks today.
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Stapleton, NE: Sanctuary For The Unborn
On August 10th, 2021 the village of Stapleton, Nebraska became the third city in Nebraska to pass an ordinance banning abortion within their city limits. The vote was 3-1. According to the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn website, the Village of Stapleton is the “fifty-first city in the nation” to pass an ordinance outlawing abortion.
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No Bread; Just a Circus: The FBI Raid of the Home of President Donald J. Trump
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided the home of former President Donald Trump based on an accusation from the National Archives that Trump had illegally stored classified documents in his home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida
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When Conservatives Fail at Foreign Policy
Conservatives are notoriously bad at establishing a collective policy. Most every-day American conservatives are hard-working and God-fearing. They take care of their piece of the pie and expect others to do the same.
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House Votes to Codify Same Sex Marriage into Federal Law
On July 19th, the United States House of Representatives passed a bill that would make the right to engage in same sex ‘marriage’ federal law. As it currently stands, laws against same sex marriage at the state level have been rendered unenforceable by the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.
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SCOTUS Rules Against New York's Strictest Gun Law
In a 6-3 ruling, the Court found this law to place such a burden on exercising the Second Amendment that the law practically denied the right to bear arms. Justice Clarence Thomas, who wrote the majority opinion, paid special attention to the individual words of the Second Amendment. The amendment guarantees that “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms… shall not be infringed.”
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SCOTUS Delivers Major Victory for Religious Education
On Tuesday (6/21), the Supreme Court issued what’s already being called a landmark ruling regarding Carson v. Makin, a case concerning religious liberty and education.
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Will Roe v. Wade be Overturned This Week? - America Awaits The End of Roe
The Supreme Court of the United States has 18 more decisions to release before their session comes to a close - including influential decisions which will likely impact religion, guns, and abortion in America. The most anticipated case for many being the Dobbs v. Jackson decision.
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Doing The Right Thing for Texas - Part Six
States that have legalized marijuana have discovered the social costs to local communities and the State are overwhelming. Drug use leads to rising healthcare and social services costs, as users face substance abuse and addiction, hospitalizations, overdoses and accidental poisonings, and the lives of the sickest and most vulnerable are endangered.
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Gov. Abbott Signs the Texas Heartbeat Act
The Pro-Life movement, especially in Texas, has seen lots of fruit the past month of May. On May 19th, Governor Greg Abbott signed the Texas Heartbeat Act into law after it passed in both the Texas House and the Texas Senate. This act outlaws abortion after fetal heartbeat is detected and will go into effect on September 1st, 2021.
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