Tyler O'Neil

Tyler O'Neil

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  • Experts: 'Chicago-Style Thuggery' Used to Oppress Religious Liberties in Military

    Experts: 'Chicago-Style Thuggery' Used to Oppress Religious Liberties in Military

    Legal and military experts at the social conservative Values Voter Summit, sponsored by the Family Research Council, proclaimed that religious freedom faces dire threats in today's U.S. military, and called on Christians to denounce the Obama administration and the alleged secularization of American society.

  • Ted Cruz, Religious Liberty, Win Straw Poll at Values Voter Summit

    Ted Cruz, Religious Liberty, Win Straw Poll at Values Voter Summit

    Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) took first place in the presidential straw poll at the social conservative Values Voter Summit sponsored by the Family Research Council (FRC), while neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson took the top vice presidential spot, and religious freedom was considered the most important political issue.

  • Ben Carson Compares Obamacare to Slavery; Calls Americans to Not Be Ashamed of God

    Ben Carson Compares Obamacare to Slavery; Calls Americans to Not Be Ashamed of God

    In a speech at the Values Voter Summit, Ben Carson, former pediatric neurosurgury director at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center who shot to fame earlier this year when he gave a politically incorrect speech at the National Prayer Breakfast, compared President Obama's healthcare reform law to the institution of slavery and called Americans to not be ashamed of their Judeo-Christian heritage.

  • Ted Cruz Teases Hecklers, Challenges Obama at Values Voter Summit

    Ted Cruz Teases Hecklers, Challenges Obama at Values Voter Summit

    About two dozen hecklers interrupted Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) while speaking at the conservative Values Voter Summit, but rather than step down, apologize, or speak quieter, Cruz raised his voice, incorporated their complaints into his speech, and challenged President Obama to a new type of discussion.

  • Rand Paul at Black Pastor Conference: Democracy Hurts Minorities

    Rand Paul at Black Pastor Conference: Democracy Hurts Minorities

    At the Coalition of African American Pastors Leadership Conference on Thursday, Senator Rand Paul (R- Ky.) supported Martin Luther King Jr.'s definition of a just law and advocated reform of the prison system, drug laws, and child support.

  • Students at Liberal Univ. of Colorado Surprisingly Blame Obama, Dems for Gov't Shutdown

    Students at a liberal university in Boulder, Colorado suprisingly blamed President Obama and the Democrats for the government shutdown, despite national polls indicating most Americans blame Republicans.

  • 'God Bless America' Sign Back on Public Display After Being Removed From NC Library

    In what the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) considers a victory for free speech, a sign reading "God Bless America" has been returned to a public display at a North Carolina library, after it was removed on suspicion of violating the separation of church and state.

  • 'True Love Dates' Author Shares How to Become Mr. or Ms. Right

    'True Love Dates' Author Shares How to Become Mr. or Ms. Right

    Christian Counselor Debra Fileta says well-intentioned lies about romantic relationships hinder Christians from becoming the Mr. or Ms. Right for the sort of person they intend to marry, and the first place to start is by "dating inward."

  • Millennials Part of Solution Not Problem, Argue Pollster, Youth Ministers

    A prominent pollster and youth outreach ministers argue that young people mimic the relational and evangelical focus of the Early Church. They maintain that older generations need to learn from youth and witness to them in new ways rather than attempt to convert them to the older forms of worship.

  • Christian Reviewers Call New Film 'Gravity' an Allegory for God, Jesus

    Christian Reviewers Call New Film 'Gravity' an Allegory for God, Jesus

    Alfonso Cuaron's box-office record-smasher "Gravity" also broke new ground for faith in Hollywood, according to Christian reviewers who praised the film. They saw the presence of God throughout – in an allegory to the death and resurrection of Christ, a personal interaction with God, and a God-given hope in the afterlife.