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“It is Going to Be an Issue” — Supreme Court Argument on Same-Sex Marriage Puts Religious Liberty in the Crosshairs

"It is ... it is going to be an issue." With those words, spoken yesterday before the Supreme Court of the United States, the Solicitor General of the United States announced that religious liberty is directly threatened by the legalization of same-s ...

April 29, 2015

In Defense of Marriage, the Rule of Law, and Ordered Liberty

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in the case known as Obergefell v. Hodges. The decision in this case will eventually determine the legal definition of marriage in the fifty states. Few issues loom so large over ...

April 28, 2015

The Briefing 04-28-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Today marks historic day in Constitutional history with definition of marriage at stake History Suggests Kennedy Holds Key to Gay-Marriage Case, Wall Street Journal (Jess Bravin) End the Supreme Court’s Ban on Cameras, ...

April 28, 2015

The Briefing 04-27-15

Podcast Transcript 1) In aftermath of Nepal quake moral evil mixed with natural evil Fear of aftershocks has Nepal on edge, Washington Post (Rama Lakshmi and Annie Gowen) 2) Power of Chile volcano eruption reminder of power and wisdom of Cre ...

April 27, 2015

The Briefing 04-24-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Arrest of ‘Flash Crash’ instigator exposes critical need for trust for economic success ‘Flash Crash’ arrest shakes investors’ confidence, USA Today (Kaja Whitehouse) 2) Chinese scientists manipulate human genome in att ...

April 24, 2015

The Briefing 04-23-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Human trafficking bill finally passes in Senate despite conflict over abortion restriction Senate, Clearing Hurdle, Sets a Thursday Vote on Loretta Lynch, New York Times (Emmarie Huetteman and Jennifer Steinhauer) 2) Re ...

April 23, 2015

The Briefing 04-22-15

Podcast Transcript 1) ‘Accountant of Auschwitz’ asks forgiveness, reminder of magnitude of crime Trial of Former Auschwitz Guard, 93, Opens in Germany, New York Times (Alison Smale) Ex-Nazi ‘bookkeeper of Auschwitz’ asks for ‘forgiveness’, A ...

April 22, 2015

The Briefing 04-20-15

Podcast Transcript 1) 100th anniversary of Armenian Genocide reveals challenge of mists of history to human judgment A Century After Armenian Genocide, Turkey’s Denial Only Deepens, New York Times (Tim Arango) 2) OKC bomber exposes pride of ...

April 20, 2015

The Briefing 04-17-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Rubio’s openness to attend gay wedding result of mixing approval of people with ceremonies  Marco Rubio: I’d attend a gay wedding, Politico (Nick Gass) 2) Perception politics of primary reveal Americans unsettled in val ...

April 17, 2015

The Briefing 04-16-15

1) Increasing opposition to Christians in the Muslim world reinforces threat of radical Islam Middle East Christians Trapped by Islamist Extremists Forge Alliances With Former Foes, Wall Street Journal (Sam Dagher) 2) Marriage as life goal decl ...

April 16, 2015

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