Above: Arsonists firebombed the Wisconsin Family Action office in Madison on Mother’s Day 2022. The pro-abortion domestic terror group Jane’s Revenge later took credit for the attack. Last week’s DOJ report shows attacks like these were ignored or downplayed while the federal government weaponized its resources against pro-lifers.
The U.S. Department of Justice released a report last week confirming what many pro-life Americans have suspected for years: the Biden Administration used the power of the federal government to target and punish people for their pro-life beliefs.
The report produced by the DOJ’s Weaponization Working Group reviewed more than 700,000 internal records. What it found is deeply troubling.
The Biden DOJ worked hand-in-hand with pro-abortion groups like Planned Parenthood and the National Abortion Federation to track pro-life activists, build dossiers on them, and push for their prosecution. Prosecutors withheld evidence from defendants, tried to screen religious people off juries, and pushed for sentences averaging more than two years in prison for pro-life defendants — more than twice the average sentence sought for violent pro-abortion offenders.
President Trump issued pardons to many of the pro-lifers targeted by the Biden DOJ, and the current DOJ has dismissed several of those cases. That is the right call.
Arkansas families and churches should know that standing up for innocent human life is never wrong. We are grateful the record is finally being set straight.
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Last month a Kentucky city learned a costly lesson about the First Amendment.
Our friends at Alliance Defending Freedom report Louisville has agreed to pay $800,000 in attorneys’ fees after a federal court ruled the city violated the constitutional rights of Christian photographer Chelsey Nelson. Louisville’s “Fairness Ordinance” tried to force Nelson to photograph same-sex weddings and prohibited her from explaining her religious beliefs about marriage on her own studio’s website. The court said no — and now the city is paying for it.
We have written before about Christian photographers, bakers, florists, and wedding chapel owners being dragged into court because they declined to take part in same-sex weddings or ceremonies. Time and again, courts have had to remind government officials that the First Amendment means what it says.
Nelson’s victory builds on the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 2023 ruling in 303 Creative v. Elenis, which held that the government cannot force artists to create speech they disagree with. The government cannot compel Americans to say things they don’t believe — and it certainly cannot punish them for saying what they do believe.
People should be free to live and operate according to their deeply held religious convictions.
Arkansas has enacted some of the best protections for religious freedom in the country. But cases like Chelsey Nelson’s are a reminder that those protections must be defended — in court if necessary. We are grateful for organizations like Alliance Defending Freedom that are willing to fight for them.
Louisville’s $800,000 bill proves that violating the Constitution is an expensive mistake.
Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.
Here’s a quick recap of the week’s top stories from Family Council and our friends:
From Family Council
🍎 State Board of Education Unanimously Approves Rules Despite Homeschool Concerns: Last week the State Board of Education unanimously approved new rules governing Educational Freedom Account spending on athletics despite concerns voiced by homeschoolers. Keep Reading.
🏛️ Two Measures Filed to Restrict Homeschoolers Under EFA Program: Two identical non-appropriation measures — H.R. 1008 and S.R. 16 — have been filed to restrict homeschoolers participating in the Educational Freedom Account (EFA) program. Keep Reading.
☑️ Unpacking EFA Rules, Homeschool Measures at the Capitol: We are urging homeschoolers across the state to call the Arkansas House of Representatives and Arkansas Senate, and ask their lawmakers to oppose H.R. 1008, S.R. 16, and a new set of Educational Freedom Account rules from the Arkansas Department of Education. Keep Reading.
📜 One Bad Homeschool Measure Fails at Capitol: On Wednesday, H.R. 1008 failed in the House Rules Committee. After testimony from the measure’s sponsor and questions and answers from the lawmakers, the proposal failed to receive a “Do Pass” motion from the committee members. Keep Reading.
🥼 Study Links Marijuana to Lung Cancer Risk: Across the U.S., many states have legalized marijuana either for “medical” or “recreational” use, but a growing body of scientific research reveals marijuana is actually much more dangerous that many people realize. Keep Reading.
❔ Study Shows Marijuana May Trigger False Memories: A recent study shows marijuana may actually trigger false memories in users. Keep Reading.
🥼 CDC Data Shows Fertility Rate in America at an All Time Low: Public health data released last week shows the fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low last year. Keep Reading.
💉 Study Shows Mental Health Problems Surge Among Adolescents Subjected to Sex-Reassignment: A recent medical study out of Finland shows adolescents subjected to sex-reassignment face much higher risk of mental illness. Keep Reading.
🟰 How HRC’s Corporate “Equality” Index Harms Children: You may be surprised to learn that when you picked up that matte red lipstick at Ulta, you were helping fund cross-sex hormones for gender-confused kids. Or that when you ordered that chicken al pastor with extra guac at Chipotle, you were subsidizing IVF and surrogacy, which is intentionally creating children who will be separated from their mother or father. Keep Reading.
💰 FDIC Bans “Reputation Risk” Policies Used to De-Bank Conservatives: Last week the FDIC issued a final rule eliminating “reputation risk” policies that financial institutions used as an excuse to debank conservatives. Keep Reading.
📃 Family Council Joins Letter Urging DOJ to Address Abortion Drugs: On Monday, Family Council joined a coalition of pro-life leaders from around the nation in a letter urging the U.S. Department of Justice to address abortion drugs. Keep Reading.
From Our Friends
Florida Threatens to Sue Miss America for False Advertising Over Definition of ‘Female’. From Daily Citizen.
Biden Prosecutors Knowingly Withheld Evidence When Targeting Pro-Life Americans. From LifeNews.
HHS rep: FDA still intends abortion pill review to finish ahead of schedule. From Live Action.
Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.
