Nate Kellum

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  Feb 4, 2015

  Will Marriage Cases Cause the Supreme Court to Open Up Pandora's Box?

  In what will prove to be a momentous year for marriage, the U. S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of cases involving marital status in four states and will judge whether the citizens of these states and all others have the authority to maintain the traditional meaning of marriage or be forced to accept novel, alternative versions of the institution.

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  Sep 9, 2014

  Same-Sex Marriage Advocates Finally Come Across a Judge Unwilling to Bow to Political Pressure

  Hans Christian Anderson's famous story, The Emperor's New Clothes, teaches that we should strive to discern and declare truth in the face of mounting political pressure. This vitally important lesson was exhibited last week by district court Judge Martin Feldman in his remarkable and courageous ruling upholding the Louisiana constitutional provision that defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman.

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  Aug 27, 2014

  HHS and Abortion Pill Mandate: Do They Really Don't Get it, or Just Don't Care?

  Late last week, on Friday afternoon, while most of us were checking out of work and focusing on the weekend, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a press release informing of yet another revision to its contraceptive/abortion pill mandate. As it turns out, we didn't miss much.

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  Aug 5, 2014

  Court Finds Act of Crossing State Lines to be an Unconstitutional Burden on Women Seeking Abortions

  Last week, a panel sitting for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck down – by a 2 to 1 margin − a 2012 Mississippi law as an undue burden on a woman's right to abortion.

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  Jul 2, 2014

  Supreme Court Finds Cost of Doing Business Under HHS Mandate Too High for Christian Business Owners

  Earlier this week, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Hobby Lobby, a chain of retail stores owned by David Green and his family, and Conestoga Wood Specialties, a wood-working company run by the Hahns, striking down the Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate instituted under Obamacare that compelled companies to supply health insurance coverage for abortion-inducing drugs against their will and conscience.

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  Jul 1, 2014

  Abortion Distortion

  The pithy, catch-phrase "abortion distortion" is frequently used to describe how rules of law, logic, and common sense go by the wayside whenever abortion is involved. The phenomenon is easily detected.

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  Jun 19, 2014

  Bowdoin College Encourages Non-Christians to Lead Christian Groups

  More and more colleges are depriving religious student groups, particularly, Christian-oriented groups, of this same basic liberty to gather with – and be led by – individuals with harmonious views. Instead, these colleges want to tell Christian groups what they are supposed to think.

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  Jun 3, 2014

  Christian Cake Maker Forced to Bake Cake for Gay Couple

  Marie Antoinette may never have said "Let them eat cake," but, in Colorado the seven-member Civil Rights Commission recently declared their intention to make them bake cake, ordering a Christian baker to design and prepare wedding cakes for same-sex couples – or else suffer the consequences.

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  May 20, 2014

  Supreme Court Protects Prayer in the Name of Jesus

  Two weeks ago, in the case of Town of Greece v. Galloway, the Supreme Court handed down a monumental decision protecting legislative prayers and those who wish to offer them. The Court also confirmed that it's okay to say Jesus in public prayers.

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  May 6, 2014

  Doctors Under Fire for Religious Objections to Abortion, Contraception

  Last week, the Daily Telegraph reported that doctors and nurses in the UK who have religious or moral objections to supplying "morning-after" pills are being discriminated against.