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The Hypocrisy of the Southern Poverty Law Center

The longstanding hypocritical behavior of ongoing sexual harassment and racial discrimination have re-surfaced inside the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Pray for Flood Victims in Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa

There is historic flooding in Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa due to rapid snowmelt and the effects of a “bomb cyclone” that hit last week.

T.C. Stallings to Speak at the 2019 Iowa Prayer Breakfast

Christian actor T.C. Stallings will keynote the 58th Annual Iowa Prayer Breakfast held on Thursday, April 18, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Trump’s National Emergency Declaration Establishes Dangerous Precedent

Kelvey Vander Hart: Trump’s recent declaration sets a precedent that should make us all nervous.

Court Rules the University of Iowa Engaged in Viewpoint Discrimination

U.S. District Court Judge Stephanie Rose found that the University of Iowa engaged in viewpoint discrimination and violated Business Leaders in Christ’s First Amendment rights.

The University of Iowa Publishes Religious Watch List

The University of Iowa admitted in court it has a watch list of 32 groups – all religious – that it has placed on a “probationary status.”
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5th Circuit Court: Videos May Stop Abortion Funding

A preliminary injunction was overturned so now Texas can block Medicaid funding to abortion providers because of Center for Medical Progress undercover videos.

Top Ten Most Read Pieces From 2018

Shane Vander Hart shares the top ten most read articles from 2018 by Caffeinated Thoughts readers.

No More Lemon Test

Liberty Counsel is arguing that the “Lemon Test” should be replaced with an objective test that would yield clear and consistent results.

The Healthcare Revolution: More Choices, Not More Taxes

Dr. Marilyn Singleton: We need a middle-class medical care revolt against the elitists and politicians who think more government through high taxes is The Answer.

The University of Iowa Tells Court: Frats In, God Out

After the University of Iowa admits religious discrimination, InterVarsity Christian Graduate Fellowship asks federal court for equal treatment.
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Epidemics, Fear and Denial: How Every American Is Threatened

Dr. Jane Orient: Our nation faces real threats that produce genuine body counts from violence and disease. We need an outbreak of common sense.

Rhetoric From Rekha Basu About Abortion Isn’t A Fact Either

Neonatal medicine breakthroughs have bolstered the pro-life cause, but Rekha Basu and pro-abortion advocates have relied upon semantics and empty rhetoric.

More People Now Get Their News From Social Media Than Print Newspapers

Pew Research announced today that for a second year in a row, more Americans say they get their news from social media than from print newspapers.

USA Today’s Treatment of Kyler Murray Is Disgusting

Shane Vander Hart: Kyler Murray’s accomplishments on the football field should driven the weekend news cycle, but instead the Heisman Trophy winner’s six-year-old tweets did.

Undercover Journalist Says “Rogue” Ninth Circuit is Allowing “End Run” Around First Amendment

The Thomas More Society is asking the high court to apply California’s Anti-SLAPP statute to dismiss Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit and vindicate David Daleiden.