
Jenna Ellis
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Why do we empathize with villains now?
"Cruella wasn't evil, she was misunderstood. Maleficent wasn't evil, she was betrayed." Culture keeps rewriting villains as victims — but what happens to a society that forgets how to name evil?

You can't sue a surrogate for refusing to kill your child
"A contract is not a license." When a surrogate refused to abort a baby diagnosed with a heart condition, it exposed a hard truth: some promises are simply too immoral for courts to enforce — no matter what's on paper.

Mamdani's ICC comment reveals a bigger fight
When NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani admitted he had no power to arrest Netanyahu under an ICC warrant, he didn't stop there — he called on the federal government to do it instead. That single comment reveals a much bigger question than one warrant or one leader: should any international tribunal have authority over American citizens when the U.S. Senate never ratified the treaty behind it? This piece argues the answer must remain a firm no, rooted in constitutional self-government, not global bureaucr

The irony of pride month: Why a culture obsessed with pleasure fails to deliver
The Christian worldview is not hostile to pleasure. In fact, Christianity is the only worldview that can truly explain why pleasure exists at all.

The adult-only restaurant trend isn't about hating kids
Perhaps Americans are reacting to the broader exhaustion of living in a culture where fewer adults are willing to tell children that other people matter too.

Adult desire vs. God's design: The true battle over defining what is a family
The current debate over marriage, surrogacy and even the commodification of children has exposed a deeper problem that many churches have been reluctant to confront directly: we no longer agree on what a family actually is.

Is Trump’s golden statue really a ‘golden calf’?
What does Scripture say about monuments, statues and the glorification of men?

The Don Lemon indictment: The First Amendment is not a magic cloak
The First Amendment is not a magic cloak.

To Speaker Mike Johnson: FACE Act needs a full repeal
The coalition has now done its part by speaking with one unified voice. The question is whether Speaker Johnson and Congress are prepared to do theirs.

The New Right’s revolt is not really about Israel
The GOP conservative leaders need to intentionally call out the New Right.


























