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  • Opinion:When is Nudity OK for a Christian?

    By Focus on the Family March 12, 2009

    By Ted Slater | Focus on the Family Blog Comments on several blog posts tell me that this is a hot topic: When and how is it appropriate to include nudity and portrayals of sexual intercourse in various forms of art, specifically film? In regards to viewing nudity, it's clear that there's...

  • News:CA Court Stikes Down Violent Video Game Ban

    By The Heartland Institute March 20, 2009

    A 2005 California law aimed at restricting the sale or rental of violent video games to minors and requiring a warning label on certain games violated the U.S. Constitution’s free speech protections, a federal appeals court has ruled. The video game industry and civil libertarians hailed the...

  • Opinion:Libraries Blatantly Censoring Conservative Writers

    By Illinois Family Institute August 17, 2009

    In the fall of 2008, I wrote two articles describing how absurdly imbalanced public high school book collections are on the topic of homosexuality . I mentioned in those two articles that Deerfield High School had approximately 65 books that espouse liberal views on homosexuality and not one that...

  • Opinion:Tony Perkins -- High Court's Indecency Ruling is Pro Family

    By Family Research Council April 28, 2009

    WASHINGTON --- Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Federal Communications Commission's policy change on "fleeting expletives" used on broadcast TV during primetime: "Today's Supreme Court ruling sends an...

  • Opinion:Conservative Speakers Now Need Bodyguards on College Campuses

    By FrontPage Magazine April 23, 2009

    By David Horowitz I arrived in Austin, Texas, one evening recently to give a speech about academic freedom at the university there. Entering the hall where I was to give my speech, I was greeted -- if that's the word -- by a raucous protest organized by a professor and self-styled Bolshevik, Dana...

  • Opinion:Supreme Court Supports FCC's War on Free Speech

    By Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights April 28, 2009

    WASHINGTON --- Today the Supreme Court ruled in FCC v. Fox that the FCC can continue to fine broadcasters for “fleeting expletives.” According to Don Watkins, a writer for the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights: “The Court failed to address the basic constitutional question in...

  • Opinion:Mark Kirk's Feverish Defense of Hate (Thought) Crimes

    By Illinois Family Institute April 29, 2009

    By Laurie Higgins, Director of IFI's DSA - Illinois Family Institute At a Town Hall meeting on Saturday, April 25, Congressman Mark Kirk attempted to justify "hate crimes" legislation ( H.R. 1913 ) by summoning up the specter of the genocide in Bosnia, and in so doing perpetuated the erroneous...

  • Article:Rep. Jim Moran Wants to Ban "Racy" Viagra Ads

    By Reason Foundation May 05, 2009

    Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) has reintroduced legislation that would require the Federal Communications Commission to treat ads for Viagra and other erectile dysfunction drugs as indecent, meaning they could be legally aired only between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. In 2005, when he introduced a similar bill...

  • Video:Nat Hentoff Delivers Speech on Hate Crime Laws

    By The Cato Institute May 14, 2009

    With the support of President Obama, so-called “ hate crime ” legislation is on the move in Congress. According to Cato senior fellow Nat Hentoff , laws that punish one time for the crime and another time for the hate violate the First Amendment, the 14th Amendment and protections...

  • Opinion:Anonymous Online Comment Case Could Muzzle Free Speech

    By The Heartland Institute May 24, 2009

    A coalition of news organizations is asking the Third District Appellate Court of Illinois to preserve the right to comment anonymously online. The controversy stems from a lawsuit filed against the owners of the Ottawa Times newspaper in Illinois by the owners of a bed and breakfast inn. Readers...

  • News:Supreme Court Asked to Decide Fate of Violent Video Game Law

    By Baptist Press May 28, 2009

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The state of California is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide the fate of a law that would prevent minors from buying or renting violent or otherwise adult-themed video games. The bill, which was signed into law in 2005, would have fined retailers $1,000 for each time...

  • Opinion:Free Speech in Conn. - Catholics Need Not Apply

    By Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights June 02, 2009

    Catholic League president Bill Donohue addresses the state of free speech for Catholics in Connecticut: Three months ago, two lawmakers from Connecticut sought a state takeover of the governing structure of the Catholic Church. This gambit, which we properly labeled a “fascist stunt,” lost.

  • News:San Diego Apologizes for Threatening Bible Study Group

    By Baptist Press June 07, 2009

    SAN DIEGO -- San Diego officials have apologized and rescinded a cease-and-desist order after a pastor and his wife were told they would have to apply for a permit that could cost thousands of dollars if they wanted to continue hosting a small Bible study in their home. "On Good Friday we had an...

  • Opinion:What About the Right-Leaning Celebs? Some May Surprise You

    By Suzanne Venker June 14, 2009

    Just in case you think there's no one in the media who isn't a raging liberal...below is a list of conservative-minded celebrities: Clint Eastwood Britney Spears Adam Sandler Kelsey Grammer Angie Harmon Chuck Norris Dennis Hopper Tom Clancy Naomi Judd Danny Aiello Sara Evans Marie Osmond Mel...

  • Opinion:FactCheck.org Skews Hate Crime Bill

    By Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights June 16, 2009

    Catholic League president Bill Donohue examines the contention of Factcheck.org that the Congressional hate crimes bill does not jeopardize religious speech and does not include pedophilia as a protected class: In 2007, when the hate crimes bill was being considered, Rep. Louis Gohmert asked...

  • Opinion:It's Ok to Call a Company Crappy...If You Do It Online

    By Public Citizen June 17, 2009

    That’s the gist of today’s court victory for “Stillworldly,” an anonymous poster on Yahoo! Finance message boards. Public Citizen and the Electronic Frontier Foundation attorneys represented the anonymous poster. The crappy company in question is IA Global, which operates...

  • Opinion:Should Burning the American Flag Be Illegal?

    By Reason Foundation July 08, 2009

    A little over three years ago, the Senate narrowly defeated a proposal that would amend the Constitution to make burning the American flag illegal. According to The Wall Street Journal , however, banning the desecration of the flag is back up for debate : The proposal, introduced this...

  • News:Court Upholds Ban on "Ave Maria" at Graduation

    By The Rutherford Institute September 09, 2009

    SEATTLE, Wash . -- A federal appeals court has upheld a school's decision to forbid a student woodwind ensemble's performance of the instrumental piece "Ave Maria" at a high school graduation ceremony. Attorneys for The Rutherford Institute, who will seek review of the decision before the U.S.

  • Opinion:"Cyberbullying" Law Would be a Disaster to Free Speech

    By The Cato Institute October 05, 2009

    by David Rittgers On Wednesday the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security held a hearing on the proposed cyberbullying legislation I mentioned in this post . Cato adjunct scholar Harvey Silverglate testified at the hearing, and his written...

  • News:Amnesty Calls for N. Korea to Release U.S. Journalists

    By Amnesty International June 10, 2009

    On Tuesday, we heard from T. Kumar about what U.S. journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee face in their 12 year sentence in a North Korean labor camp. They got the maximum sentence of 10 years of hard labor for hostile acts and an additional two years for illegal entry, according to analysts. But...

  • Opinion:Employees Blocked from Getting Fair First Contract

    By AFL-CIO June 11, 2009

    The misleading attacks by Big Business on the Employee Free Choice Act now are aimed at the provision that would guarantee that workers can get a fair first contract. Their scare tactics are not only misleading, they’re hypocritical. Right now, workers lack a legal means to ensure they get a...

  • Opinion:Democrats Define Child Molesters as Gay

    By Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights April 28, 2009

    Catholic League president Bill Donohue explains this unusual headline: “The House of Representatives will vote this week, possibly tomorrow, on a hate crimes bill championed by gay groups that includes pedophiles under the rubric of sexual orientation. This is the ultimate confession: liberal...

  • News:U.S. House Approves Gay Hate Crimes Bill

    By Baptist Press May 01, 2009

    By Tom Strode, Baptist Press WASHINGTON (BP --- The U.S. House of Representatives has easily approved hate crimes protections for homosexuals and transgendered individuals that opponents believe could seriously hinder religious freedom . The House voted 249-175 for the Local Law Enforcement...

  • News:Grandmother Charged for Child Pornography Now Suing

    By Reason Foundation May 04, 2009

    Back in 2005 , a WalMart worker in Pennsylvania reported 59-year-old Donna Dull to local authorities after Dull dropped off some film that included shots of her three-year-old granddaughter in and just out of the bath. Dull was arrested—roughly, she says—and charged with producing...

  • News:Megan Meier Cyberbullying Case to Begin Soon

    By Reason Foundation May 05, 2009

    On Friday I mentioned the Lori Drew case in connection with the egregious Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act. It turns out that Drew, who was convicted last fall of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 by participating in the MySpace prank that seems to have precipitated...

  • Opinion:Boy Scouts Sued for Hypothetical Offense

    By The Cato Institute May 05, 2009

    By Ilya Shapiro The City of San Diego leases portions of Balboa Park and Fiesta Island to the San Diego Boy Scouts, which use the land to operate a camp and aquatic center. The Boy Scouts use the leased areas for their own events but otherwise keep them open to the general public — and...

  • News:Teacher Who Mocked Creationism Loses Court Battle

    By National Center for Science Education May 10, 2009

    A teacher's description of creationism as "superstitious nonsense" was ruled to violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment by a federal judge in a decision in C. F. et al. v. Capistrano Unified School District et al. , issued on May 1, 2009. James Corbett, a twenty-year teacher at...

  • News:Chinese Bookstore Owner Imprisoned for Giving Away Books

    By Baptist Press June 11, 2009

    Shi Weihan, the Chinese bookstore owner who has been imprisoned for more than a year, was sentenced June 10 to three years in prison and a fine of nearly $22,000 presumably for "illegal business practices." Shi's friend Ray Sharpe, an Illinois businessman, told Baptist Press the sentence was...

  • Opinion:Sending Kids to College is Like Throwing Them to the Wolves

    By Suzanne Venker June 15, 2009

    Today there's an article in the WSJ titled "Conservatism and the University Curriculum." The fact that college campuses are dominated by liberals and teach solely through this lens should be of paramount importance to Americans. It is no small matter. When I was in school (at Boston University...

  • Opinion:PBS Religion Ban Carries Stench of Censorship

    By Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights June 17, 2009

    The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has banned member stations from carrying new religious TV programs ; the few existing ones can continue. Catholic League president Bill Donohue reacts to this news: The stated reason for censoring new religious programming goes like this: (a) a ban on...