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The Top 7 Victories for Religious Liberty in 2017

Montse Alvarado: Amid the chaos of an historic election and the naming of a new Supreme Court Justice, victories for religious liberty were won across the country, protecting the freedoms of people of all faith, and no faith at all.

Pro-Lifers: Recent Study on Mail-Order Abortion Pills Puts Women’s Health At Risk

Charlotte Lozier Institute experts criticized a recent study purporting to demonstrate the safety of Mifeprex manufactured overseas.

Dr. R.C. Sproul (1939-2017)

Ligonier Ministries announced that apologist, author, and pastor Dr. R.C. Sproul passed away Thursday afternoon in Altamonte Springs, FL. He was 78.

Contributors Wanted: Politics, Culture, or Current Events

Caffeinated Thoughts needs contributors to write on politics, culture, or current events from a Christian and conservative point of view.

Pro-Life Message Receives Icy Reception at Historic Christian College

Berea College says its purpose “to promote the cause of Christ,” but that does not include a pro-life message based on their reception of Students for Life.

Thank A Veteran Every Day

Congressman David Young (R-IA): On this Veterans Day, and every day, seek out those who have donned a uniform and served our country and say thank you.

Hey Kathie Obradovich, Good Guys (and Gals) With Guns Do Save Lives

Shane Vander Hart: Kathie Obradovich does not offer any solutions to gun violence just complaints, assumptions, and snark. Defensive gun use save lives.

LGTBQ Activists Attempt to Force Agenda On Evangelical University

LGBTQ students push Azusa Pacific University to adopt pro-LGBTQ positions in response to an employee who claims he was harassed.

Three Ways for Christians to Respond to the Sutherland Springs Shooting

Shane Vander Hart offers three ways Christians can respond to the shooting at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, TX that left 26 dead.

Planned Parenthood Tells Black Women Abortion Is Safer Than Live Birth

Planned Parenthood to black women: “If you’re a Black woman in America, it’s statistically safer to have an abortion than to carry a pregnancy to term or give birth.”

The First Amendment Protects Student Protest We Disagree With

Shane Vander Hart: We should not call for the disciplinary action of Ames High School Marching Band members who walked off the field for the National Anthem.

Pro-Life Groups Push Back on Twitter’s Censorship of Pro-Life Advertising

Live Action and SBA List called on Twitter to reevaluate policies about political and advocacy advertising and stop blocking life-affirming advertising.

Soporifics and Soullessness

Dr. Marilyn Singleton: Regardless of the news let’s take heart. When left to our own devices and stripped of artificial political labels, we humans rise.

Evangelical Leaders Issue Statement Supporting Dreamers

A group of several prominent evangelical leaders released a statement Thursday in support of Dreamers and the “policy aim of DACA.”

Guns Aren’t the Problem

Pat Nicklaus: There are 20,000 local, state and federal gun laws on the books.  Even if we have 20,000 more, none of them will legislate the evil or crazy out of a person.

Five Observations About the Las Vegas Shooting

Shane Vander Hart: I don’t like hot takes so here are five observations I have about the horrific shooting in Las Vegas after more facts were available.