Last night was supposed to be a debate between the two U.S. Senate candidates, Democrat Joe Sestak and Republican Pat Toomey, but Sestak had a scheduling conflict. How are you supposed to compare their views if you don’t hear them side-by-side? Well, the...
The Independence Law Center just received good news in a case involving David Hockenberry, a mentally retarded man whose guardians sought court approval to refuse life-preserving medical treatment. Mr. Hockenberry is not permanently unconscious or suffering from...
Former Lancaster County Commissioner Jim Huber passed away at age 75 yesterday. I served with him in leadership of Lancaster United for Life (and on other projects as well). Below is a letter I submitted to the Lancaster New Era newspaper: To The Editor: I count it...
August 5, 2010 For Immediate Release Marriage and Democracy Both Victims of Federal Judge’s Decision in California Case Harrisburg, Pa. In a stunning act of judicial activism at its worst, U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker struck down as unconstitutional...
I remember staying up late one Sunday night, sitting on the couch with my wife, watching my computer screen as the numbers came in. As the vote became final, my heart sank. 219-212 House vote in favor of the new Health Care Reform. I watched as Rep. Bart Stupak...
Headline: Obama Administration sending $160 million to PA for healthcare coverage that includes abortion. What do Sen. Casey and other "pro-life" Democrat members of Congress who voted for Obamacare say now?...
On a road trip with my son Wesley in Western PA last week, I pulled off an exit off Interstate 80 for a break, and came across the scene in the attached photograph. It's a billboard declaring that "pornography pollutes" situated in a lot adjacent to a porn shop....
More than 130 attended our Truth Project leader training seminar Saturday in Manheim, including some from New York state and Delaware. We're approaching nearly 1,000 leaders trained here in Pennsylvania; I can't wait to see the transformation that will take place...
I'm excited to hear that the great book George Washington's Sacred Fire by our good friend Dr. Peter Lillback, is number one on Amazon! Dr. Lillback is president of Westminster Seminary, former senior pastor of Proclamation Presbyterian Church in Bryn Mawr, and...
Actually, you don't have to be Dr. Doolittle to talk with candidates for public office. You just have to be willing to try. Opportunities abound -- whether at campaign events, stopping by their offices, or calling them on the phone. On behalf of hundreds of...