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  • It's the NFL That Should Be Taking Hits, Not the Women Who Support and Love It's Players

    It's the NFL That Should Be Taking Hits, Not the Women Who Support and Love It's Players

    A two-game suspension for Ravens running back Ray Rice's horrible assault on his then-girlfriend is a joke. I think we all agree on that. And yes, it was a joke before the second video surfaced. The first video showed him carelessly dragging her tiny, unconscious body out of an elevator and laying her on the floor.

  • Breaking Up With Washington On Valentines Day

    Breaking Up With Washington On Valentines Day

    Dear Washington, Where do I start?

  • The White House's War on Women of Faith

    The White House's War on Women of Faith

    Hollywood might have called it, "Revenge of the Nuns." But this isn't Hollywood. This is reality. Real people, real women, fighting back against the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) attack on religious liberty, a right to which women have equal claim to as men.

  • The New York Times Should Envy Duck Dynasty

    The New York Times Should Envy Duck Dynasty

    So it sounds like all is well with the world (well, in the reality television world anyway), now that Phil Robertson, the patriarch of the Duck Dynasty family has been restored to the A&E family. However, something changed. The controversy sparked a national discussion in a way about which the Ivy League educated writers from The New York Times could only dream. Who knew a scruffy hunter from Louisiana could capture the attention of the nation so intensely.

  • Joe Biden: VP of Shilling

    Joe Biden: VP of Shilling

    In an address to the Democratic National Committee's Women's Leadership Forum on Friday, Vice President Joe Biden called out the Tea Party as an impediment to the administration's progress. Biden spoke to the women's group and urged them not to let the mean old Tea Party wreck their "collective agenda." I am still wondering if he meant "collective" or "collectivist."

  • Kids, Buying into ObamaCare Will Cost You

    Kids, Buying into ObamaCare Will Cost You

    All too soon, young adults between the ages 18 and 34 will learn the hard lesson that there are no free rides, especially when it comes to government welfare programs.

  • Miley Cyrus 'Twerking,' What Would Hannah Montana Say?

    Miley Cyrus 'Twerking,' What Would Hannah Montana Say?

    Let's see: Britney, Lindsay, and now Miley. Disney produces human train wrecks, and then MTV slaps the faces of American parents as they parade their freak show of objectification in front of our kids. Shame on them -- and on us -- for funding it.

  • The Immorality of Debt: What the Bible Says about the Debt Crisis

    The Immorality of Debt: What the Bible Says about the Debt Crisis

    When 26-year-old Megan graduated from the university with her Master's in International Affairs, she had big career aspirations. But after two years of job hunting, she finds herself working as the manager of a women's retail store and living with her parents just so she can make ends meet.

  • A Texas-Sized Fight for Life

    A Texas-Sized Fight for Life

    There is an old song, "The eyes of Texas are upon you." And today, the eyes of the nation are on Texas as it grapples with the consensus on regulations for abortion. At last's nights rally on the steps of the Texas State Capitol, thousands of people linked hearts and voices to support the pro-life bill HB 2.

  • Are You Willing to Stand for Marriage After a Court Ruling?

    Are You Willing to Stand for Marriage After a Court Ruling?

    The Supreme Court is reviewing challenges to state and federal laws that define marriage as the union of a man and a woman. And pastors and conservative politicians are stuck in a game of "Would You Rather?"