Society & Culture

The North Texas Presidential Forum at the Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano featured Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, former Sen. Rick Santorum and former business CEO Carly Fiorina.

State Department releases latest report on religious freedom in nearly 200 countries.

“The new law … will go into effect January 1, unless a court overturns it. Two Christian legal organizations have already filed suit, and now the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates have joined them. …the first requirement of the law is for the pro-life centers to post a sign referring women to someplace they can obtain free or low-cost abortions.”

“Organization behind videos that brought practice to light calls move an ‘admission of guilt.’”

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“Medina County Probate and Juvenile Judge Kevin Dunn terminated the medical guardianship for the girl, ending a legal battle over the limits on parents’ rights to make medical decisions.”

“The House of Representatives approved reauthorization of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) ….The Senate passed the same legislation without opposition Sept. 30.”

“The powers-that-be in the college administration had clearly bought into the lie that if we all disarm, the bad people will pity us and leave us alone.” Politics Didn’t Create the Oregon Shooter

Invitations were sent out to all presidential candidates from both Democratic and Republican parties.

“ ‘Wake Up! Go! Go! Forward!’ finds Pope Francis addressing a South Korean audience in English last year amid atmospheric synths, trumpeting horns and skyscraping electric guitars reminiscent of Godspeed You! Black Emperor.”

“The ‘practical’ differences between capitalism and communism are tremendous, and surely that offers some clue as to what lies beneath.”