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NC Abortion Clinic Closed Due to Filthy Conditions

Aug 1, 2013JerryAbortionAbortion, Life, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life

According to LifeNews.com, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has suspended the license of an abortion clinic in Asheville, NC, due to two dozen serious health and safety violations.

According to a press release from North Carolina’s DHHS, “Inspectors from Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR) found the [abortion] facility failed to comply with 23 separate rules.” Additionally, the press release noted the the abortion clinic:

“Failed to maintain anesthesia (nitrous oxide gas) delivery systems in good working condition, with torn masks and tubing held together with tape. This could lead to patients not receiving the intended dosage and risk patients not being fully sedated during surgical procedures, leading to pain and physical harm.

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Religious Liberty a Casualty of Efforts to Redefine Marriage

Jul 31, 2013JerryHomosexuality, Marriage, Religious FreedomHomosexuality, Marriage, Religious Freedom, Religious Liberty, Same-Sex Marriage

Jerry Cox Recently, churches in states that have redefined marriage–such as New York and others–have wondered whether new marriage laws require them to permit same-sex weddings on church property.

Alliance Defending Freedom has the answer: In short, church property is private property, and the church is protected by the First Amendment when it comes to the activities it does and does not permit on its property.

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Jerry Cox Interviewed on Gambling at Oaklawn, Southland

Jul 29, 2013JerryGamblingCasino Gambling, Gambling, Oaklawn, Southland

Officials at Oaklawn maintain their games are “electronic games of skill,” and not casino games. Watch this interview below; look at the machines in the footage; and then decide whether or not these look like games you would see in a casino.