Breakpoint

The “Respect for Marriage Act” would firmly root marriage in the United States in nothing more than abstract desires, redefining it from the institution that offered a bedrock for civilization to thrive.  People of faith and conscience must act. The best next step with the short amount of time we have on our hands is to call your senators, especially if they are Republicans, especially if they have not been clear on where they stand on the Respect for Marriage Act. If you are in a state with Sens. Blunt (MO), Burr (NC), Cassidy (LA), Capito (WV), Ernst (IA), Fischer (NE), Grassley (IA), McConnell (KY), Romney (UT), Sullivan (AK), or Toomey (PA), make especially sure to contact them. 

Killing inconvenient babies has long been framed as an issue of “rights,” not what is right. 

Today, November 14, marks the 306th anniversary of the death of Gottfried von Leibniz, a German polymath, committed Lutheran, and one of the most wide-ranging intellects in all of history.

John and Maria examine how the expected “red wave” fizzled and why the pro-life position in the abortion debate is losing at the cultural level. 

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has officially appointed Putin the country’s “Chief Exorcist” and claims that Ukraine is full of hundreds of sects of the Church of Satan.

The tradition in the West for tolerating dissent and demanding free speech came from the hard realization that none of us is fit to hold absolute power... even on Twitter.

Recently, music icon, multi-millionaire, and U2 lead singer Bono said that the key to beating extreme poverty is “entrepreneurial capitalism.”

In a sense, we’ve loaded politics with all the expectations of a worldview. But politics cannot bring salvation, determine morality, provide ultimate meaning, or secure our relationships.

China’s repression of Hong Kong has led to an explosion of growth for Chinese churches in the U.K. 

Parents have the right to protect their children from harm, such as being inducted or indoctrinated against their will into a harmful ideology. The state has no business interfering with parents protecting their children from an ideology younger than smartphones.