Man arrested for defending home, family against gang members

Perhaps you thought that you had the right to defend yourself and your family against criminals. Well, guess again. A Long Island man was arrested for firing four warning shots into the ground after his home was approached by dozens of gang members. Apparently, Long Island is now part of the Arizona border.

Same-sex marriage and religious liberty: What's really at stake

We keep hearing that the legalization of same-sex marriage will have no impact on the life of the average American, but nothing could be further from the truth. It will radically reorient society and curtail religious liberties. Obama appointee Chai Feldblum has already acknowledged this inevitable conflict.



In this recent commentary (linked below), Chuck Colson offers several examples of how religious liberties are already under assault.

(The Coming Persecution)



What is seldom discussed in this debate is how the agenda is not just for same-sex marriage, but also to radically redefine the institution to include open marriage. The real motive here is to make the concept of marriage completely unrecognizable. As Colson notes in the following commentary (linked below), same-sex marriage is just the first step in that process.

(Not Like Everyone Else)




Related articles:

• Judge overturns California's ban on same-sex marriage (cnn.com)
• Court Upholds Expulsion of Counseling Student Who Opposes Homosexuality (foxnews.com)
• UPDATE: Student told to change 'unethical' Christian beliefs (icnewssoup.blogspot.com)
• Obama Nominee: Society Should 'Not Tolerate Private Beliefs' That 'Adversely Affect' Homosexuals (cnsnews.com)
• The Coming Persecution (breakpoint.org)
• Not Like Everyone Else (breakpoint.org)

Court Upholds Expulsion of Counseling Student Who Opposes Homosexuality

A federal judge has ruled in favor of a public university that removed a Christian student from its graduate program in school counseling over her belief that homosexuality is morally wrong. Monday's ruling, according to Julea Ward's attorneys, could result in Christian students across the country being expelled from public university for similar views. Full Story>>

Related articles:

• PC Wins Again: EMU Student Expelled for Opposing Homosexuality (beliefnet.com)
• Ga. Coed: I Was ToldTo Lose My Religion (foxnews.com)
• Student told to change 'unethical' Christian beliefs (icnewssoup.blogspot.com)

UPDATE: Student told to change 'unethical' Christian beliefs

Jennifer Keaton, a student at Augusta State University, was told that she would need to go through additional "training" to accept homosexuality or she would not graduate from the counseling program. She was recently interviewed on CNN along with an attorney from the Alliance Defense Fund.

Related articles:

• Ga. Coed: I Was ToldTo Lose My Religion (foxnews.com)
• Religious Freedom onCampus Dealt a Blow (foxnews.com)
• Student told to change 'unethical' Christian beliefs (icnewssoup.blogspot.com)

Supreme Court: Mojave cross can stay

The good news, the cross can stay. The bad news, it was another 5/4 ruling and another example of how precarious the balance of power is on the Supreme Court.


HT: Gateway Pundit
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Educators get schooled on the First Amendment.