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It used to be offensive to support natural marriage — now it’s offensive just to like someone who does! Even, two Eglin Air Force officials found out, if that “someone” is a famous celebrity. In a mind-blowing story of political correctness run amok, a controversy is rocking a Florida military base over two tiny decals stuck to the back of employees’ personal vehicles. “I stand with Phil” is all the stickers said — but it’s enough, one government union argues, to get the officials fired.

The “Phil,” of course, is a reference to “Duck Dynasty’s” famous — and unabashedly Christian — patriarch. By supporting the Robertsons’ leader, who spoke out against same-sex “marriage” in December, the American Federation of Government Employees insists that base officials are somehow violating the Civil Rights Act — even though the display is on their personal property. Fox News’s Todd Starnes, who broke the story, interviewed the union rep, who said someone on base had reported the employee, “offended and disgusted that a senior management official would display the decal on their pod.”

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Video: AR Pastor Ronnie Floyd Opens U.S. House with Prayer

Jun 12, 2014JerryReligionPrayer, Religion, Religious Freedom, Religious Liberty

Pastor Ronnie Floyd of Cross Church in Fayetteville opened the U.S. House of Representatives with prayer this morning.

Pastor Floyd was recently elected President of the Southern Baptist Convention. The act of opening public meetings with prayer is a longstanding American tradition that, as the U.S. Supreme Court has noted, predates the U.S. Constitution. We are pleased to see Pastor Floyd participating in that tradition, asking for divine wisdom for our elected officials.

Watch his prayer below.

Sandra Fluke’s Failed CA State Senate Campaign

Jun 10, 2014JerryElections, HealthcareElections, Healthcare

Sandra Fluke is the young woman who testified prominently favor of the HHS mandate that forces religious groups to pay for contraception and abortion-inducing drugs.

Her testimony asserted colleges and universities across the nation should provide contraceptives to students under student health plans as a necessity for “women’s health.” You can see her testimony here.

Fluke announced her bid for U.S. Congress on February 4^th of this year, but the next day she changed her mind, deciding to run for a California State Senate seat instead. Lifenews.com recently posted a story on her unsuccessful bid for California public office.

What’s surprising: Sandra Fluke had the most name-recognition of any candidate in the race, but her campaign did not even force a runoff.

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