John W. Whitehead

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• May 20, 2010

  Would You Be Willing to Go to Jail for What You Believe?

  How far would you go to stand up for what you believe? Would you be willing to get arrested and go to jail?

• May 19, 2010

  The National Biometric ID Card: The Mark of the Beast?

  As technology grows more sophisticated and the government and its corporate allies further refine their methods of keeping tabs on the American people, those of us who treasure privacy increasingly find ourselves engaged in a struggle to maintain our freedoms in the midst of the modern surveillance state.

• Apr 16, 2010

  Thomas Jefferson: A True American Radical

  Certainly, in our American family tree, there is no one more radical than Jefferson.

• Apr 2, 2010

  The Government of God

  For many, this week, which ends with Easter, is the most sacred week of the Christian year.

• Apr 1, 2010

  The Right Not To Be Offended: The Supreme Court and Religion

  The First Amendment right to free speech is on life support. And with its recent refusal to review the case of Nurre v. Whitehead, the Supreme Court may have pulled the plug.

• Mar 10, 2010

  Fred Phelps' 'God Hates Fags' Message: Is It Free Speech?

  The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to hear Snyder v. Phelps, a case dealing with anti-gay protests at the funerals of American soldiers, is stirring up debate over whether the privacy rights of grieving families trumps the free speech rights of demonstrators.

• Mar 5, 2010

  The New Face of America - Will Our Freedoms Survive?

  I have seen the new face of America, and it is troubling.

• Feb 21, 2010

  Raising Hell - Isn't That What Patriots Do?

  But is this really what patriotism or loving your country is all about? If so, then ...

• Dec 10, 2009

  Is Christmas a Dirty Word?

  There is a phobia about Christmas, and it's all because of those first six letters, C-H-R-I-S-T.

• Nov 23, 2008

  Abortion Politics Isn't Saving Lives

  The politicizing of abortion has done little to actually help women deal with the crisis of an unplanned, unwanted pregnancy.