Reprinted by permission of the Christian Post By Katherine T. Phan Christian Post Reporter Thu, Mar. 05 2009 10:41 AM EST An elementary school in Tennessee has been accused of censoring references to God from posters promoting an annual prayer event led by students. A lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges that officials at Lakeview Elementary School in [...]

From today’s mailbag: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lucas Lentsch Thursday, March 5, 2009 605-224-7347 PIERRE – The South Dakota Republican Party announced today the election of Senator Bob Gray, 37, as its new Chairman. Gray, a Pierre businessman, was nominated and elected unanimously this past Saturday, February 28, 2009, at the South Dakota Republican Central [...]

I came across this video at Heritage New Media Partners yesterday. It is a segment with Milton Friedman on the old Donahue show examining why capitalism is better than socialism or Marixism (though this certainly wouldn’t be Marx-worshipper Donahue’s contention). Though this video is a couple of decades old, the truth of what Friedman says [...]

American Minute from William J. Federer Colonists were forced to house British soldiers. On MARCH 5, 1770, a crowd protested and in the confusion British soldiers fired, killing five, one being Crispus Attucks, the most famous African America who participated in the Revolution. Paul Revere’s popular engraving of the Boston Massacre fanned flames of anti-British [...]

Update 3/5/2009 For the 2009 South Dakota Legislature, todays scheduled bill activity of note… Bill # Bill Desc Activity SB 126 revise certain provisions regarding school attendance. House SB 155 provide for the revision of certain offensive geographic place names. House SJR 3 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an [...]

Daily Recap 3/4/2008 From the 2009 South Dakota Legislature, todays activity on bills of note… Bill # Bill Desc Activity SB 126 revise certain provisions regarding school attendance. Deferred to another day SB 155 provide for the revision of certain offensive geographic place names. Deferred to another day SJR 3 Proposing and submitting to the [...]

From our friends at Americans for Limited Government.

The National Center for Policy Analysis has put together a good summary of how government meddling in the free market led to the recent financial meltdown.  The summary plays off a more detailed analysis by Randall G. Holcombe in The Journal of the James Madison Institute – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were created to help [...]

S. Michael Craven Center for Christ & Culture As I argue in Uncompromised Faith, the study of historic Christian apologetics is essential for any person who professes to be a follower of Christ. Without venturing into the debate over classical, presuppositional, and evidential apologetics, let me just say that I believe that elements of each [...]

The American Spectator astutely points out that the Obama Administration has outsmarted itself in its zealous plan to demonize private citizen Rush Limbaugh. President Obama’s operatives–paid and unpaid (some of whom have shown their electronic faces here)–have tried to make the case that any Republican (who ostensibly should be grateful for Limbaugh’s advocacy of Republican values) who refuses [...]

We knew an outright attack on the Federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was coming under the Obama Administration, and here it is. LifeSiteNews reports a lawsuit has been filed to challenge the federal DOMA. A lawsuit was filed yesterday with the federal District Court in Boston that seeks to declare portions of the federal [...]

American Minute from William J. Federer Until 1937, MARCH 4th was Inauguration Day. Each President acknowledged faith upon assuming office, for example, President John Adams in 1797 gave: “Veneration for the religion of a people who profess and call themselves Christians…to consider a decent respect for Christianity among the best recommendations for the public service.” [...]

President Barack Obama originally nominated pro-abortion Tom Daschle to be his Secretary of Health.  However, Daschle’s nomination went down in flames because of his failure to pay his taxes. Now Obama has nominated pro-abortion Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius for the position. Sebelius is firmly in the camp of pro-abortion forces and has worked very had [...]

Update 3/4/2009 For the 2009 South Dakota Legislature, todays scheduled bill activity of note… Bill # Bill Desc Activity HB 1081 make an appropriation for operation costs of the 24/7 sobriety program and to declare an emergency. Hearing: Senate HB 149 allow a person or entity to offer postsecondary education credit in South Dakota while [...]

According to AFP, LiveScience, and a number of other news outlets,  we face a new threat on the global warming front: farting sea creatures. Yes, America, you heard correctly.  Farting sea creatures are going to bring about our doom…along with those evil capitalists driving SUVs, of course. You know, this whole farting thing might really [...]

Daily Recap 3/3/2008 From the 2009 South Dakota Legislature, todays activity on bills of note… Bill # Bill Desc Activity HB 1149 allow a person or entity to offer postsecondary education credit in South Dakota while seeking accreditation from a recognized accrediting agency. Education Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 0. HB 1240 prohibit smoking [...]

Reprinted by permission of the Christian Post By Jennifer Riley Christian Post Reporter Tue, Mar. 03 2009 05:16 PM EST Christians nationwide are joining together for a national day of prayer and fasting for America on Wednesday. Participants will pray and confess their sins to God and commit to obeying His laws in hopes that God [...]

File this under “See, I told you so!”, with a healthy dose of frustration paper-clipped to it. Liberal-who-prefers-to-call-himself-”moderate” David Brooks admitted in the New York Times that he was wrong about who he thought Barack Obama was. Those of us who consider ourselves moderates — moderate-conservative, in my case — are forced to confront the [...]

Reprinted by permission of the Christian Post By Katherine T. Phan Christian Post Reporter Tue, Mar. 03 2009 08:20 AM EST A Christian fellowship group that has been on the Wright State University campus for over 30 years was denied registration as a student group this year for its faith-based policies. Representatives of Campus Bible Fellowship, [...]

Reprinted by permission of the Christian Post By Eric Young Christian Post Reporter Mon, Mar. 02 2009 06:03 PM EST Some of America’s largest volunteer-promoting organizations met in New York City on Friday to collaborate on how they can together respond to the economic crisis facing the nation today. “We each have different strengths, different areas [...]

The original Boston Tea Party of 1773 was an act of defiance and outrage against an oppressive government that was disconnected from the people it was supposed to serve. On Friday, February 27, John O’Hara of the Heartland Institute and JP Freire of The American Spectator organized a Washington, D.C. tea party to protest the [...]

American Minute from William J. Federer “O thus be it ever when free men shall stand, Between their loved home and the war’s desolation; Blest with victory and peace, may the Heaven-rescued land, Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation! Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just; And [...]

Update 3/3/2009 For the 2009 South Dakota Legislature, todays scheduled bill activity of note… Bill # Bill Desc Activity HB 1149 allow a person or entity to offer postsecondary education credit in South Dakota while seeking accreditation from a recognized accrediting agency. Hearing: Senate Education SB 155 provide for the revision of certain offensive geographic [...]

A new and exciting breakthrough in adult stem cell research has been widely reported over the past few days, including Nature News, the Globe and Mail from Canada, Technology Review, and the Times from Great Britain. The Globe and Mail says this new breakthrough involves a method for motivating skin cells to change to a [...]

Daily Recap 3/2/2008 From the 2009 South Dakota Legislature, todays activity on bills of note… Bill # Bill Desc Activity HB 1081 make an appropriation for operation costs of the 24/7 sobriety program and to declare an emergency. Appropriations Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. HB 1184 clarify provisions dealing with the initiative [...]