Angry Feminists
J. Matt Barber
With winds of change rivaling Hurricane Ike, John McCain’s historic VP pick of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has blown away the left’s mask of "inclusive tolerance," exposing an ugly and desperate countenance below. Flummoxed and frantic, their shameful attacks on Palin and her family have revealed that liberal Democrats, the mainstream media, and those malicious hacks in the "progressive" blogosphere are willing to navigate the deepest, darkest sludge of slash-and-burn politics to see their man, Barack Obama, elected President.

Does Pro-life Now Mean Pro-Libertinism?
Selwyn Duke
At NationalPost.com, journalist David Frum has a piece in which he discusses what he perceives to be the transformation of the pro-life movement. His thesis is that the widespread acceptance of unwed motherhood -- including by pro-lifers -- has eliminated the stigma attached to the state, thereby causing a quarter-century decrease in the abortion rate.

Annual U.S. Report Assesses Religious Freedom Worldwide
The U.S. says Sunnis and non-Muslims face a "threatening atmosphere" in Iran. The U.S. State Department has released its annual International Religious Freedom report drawing attention to the repression of religious expression, persecution of believers, and toleration of violence against religious minorities by governments around the world.

Christians in Iraqi Kurdistan Say They Will Not Return to Baghdad
In Mosul, in northern Iraq, Islamic militants continue to target Christians, forcing them from their homes. Several months ago, an archbishop in Mosul was kidnapped and killed. In Baghdad, after being threatened by insurgents in 2004, thousands of Christians left the Iraqi capital. Many fled to neighboring countries, but others have settled in Iraqi Kurdistan where it is safer.

Poverty, Ethnic Tensions Fuel Indian Anti-Christian Violence
Anti-Christian violence appears to be worsening in the eastern Indian state of Orissa with Hindu extremist groups ransacking churches, schools, health clinics and houses belonging to Christians. The violence has left at least 18 people dead and more than 20,000 homeless.

Obama’s Fascination With China
TruthNews Commentary
During the Olympics last month, Obama contrasted China's dedication with infrastructure development to America's supposed lack of infrastructure spending. There's no doubt that China has made a huge effort to improve its infrastructure. However, the improvements have come at great cost to the population. China’s approach to the Olympics was particularly brutal to the local population.

Back to School
Jon Kyl
For many students, it is an exciting time of year. Students are returning to school to reunite with old friends, meet new ones, and, of course, learn many new and interesting things. Some children, however, will be attending underperforming schools that stand in the way of students reaching their full potential. We owe it to students and their families to find ways to improve struggling schools.

Elul, Preparation for Repentance
Gary Cooperberg
Today is the first day of the month of Elul. Starting today, and for the entire month, we sound the shofar every morning after our prayers to prepare ourselves for the Days of Awe which are coming. I had taken my shofar with me and was looking forward to the moment when I would sound it in the Cave of Machpelah. The moment came. I lifted the beautiful Shofar, placed it upon my lips and began to blow.

New Regulations Will Protect Healthcare Workers’ Religious Convictions
Joe Pitts
The Department of Health and Human Services recently proposed new regulations meant to protect health care providers’ right of conscience. This proposal is an important step toward ensuring that healthcare professionals will not have to abandon their moral and religious convictions when they come to work.

Reinvigorating Citizenship
Jon Kyl
As the presidential election approaches, we will be hearing a lot about citizenship and civic duties. So-called public service announcements will urge us to do our civic duty and vote, for instance. But, amid all the calls to be "good citizens," Americans rarely hear what exactly makes one a good citizen. Indeed, today, when we think about citizenship, we usually think in terms of doing something, such as voting or rendering some type of service to the nation.

Comparison of Barack Obama to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears Insulting
TruthNews Commentary
The McCain campaign recently released an advertisement comparing Barack Obama to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. The ad is insulting and wrong, as can be seen from the following chart.

Solzhenitsyn: One Book That Shook The World
How much impact can one book have? If that book is Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's "The Gulag Archipelago," quite a bit. When it was published in the West in 1973, Solzhenitsyn's most famous work reverberated loudly on both sides of the Atlantic. U.S. forces were withdrawing from Vietnam. Detente and peaceful coexistence with the Soviet Union were in vogue.

Anglican Leaders’ Summit Unlikely To Repair Rift
The primate of the worldwide Anglican communion, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, is about to begin welcoming church leaders to a once-in-a-decade summit. The occasion is not a happy one, however, as the church is dealing with a widening rift between its conservative and progressive wings, and hundreds of bishops of the conservative mold are boycotting the meeting.