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Beverly LaHaye, the prominent conservative Christian activist and author who founded the advocacy organization Concerned Women for America, has died at the age of 94. LaHaye had died on Sunday, Concerned Women for America announced. She leaves behind three children (a fourth child had died in 2017), nine grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. "Beverly LaHaye was not born into privilege nor blessed with extraordinary skills and abilities. Her life is a beautiful demonstration of what God can do with a person who is fully devoted to Him," stated CWA. "She was a faithful follower of Jesus Christ all the days of...

A little publicized IRS decision should have conservatives who write about politics very alarmed. The IRS revoked the tax-exempt status of a conservative political organization, the Patrick Henry Center for Individual Liberty (PHCIL), due to a handful of articles that founder Gary Aldrich wrote in his personal capacity. His decade-old articles simply criticized Hillary Clinton and John Kerry, which the IRS claimed constituted electioneering. The articles were linked to as "alerts" from the PHCIL website. The American Spectator noted, “Although the literature demands that those like Clinton and Kerry be kept out of power, it never specifically says, ‘Don’t vote...

LIBEL by New York Times by J. Edward Pawlick Order Yours Now! Editorial Termination of Sandy Rios at CWA Was Not Our Story We did not originate yesterday’s story about the termination of Sandy Rios at CWA; we were merely reporting what everyone in Washington is saying. It’s common knowledge there. The story has great meaning for Massachusetts. We’re not saying that CWA does not deserve your support. To the contrary, they deserve all the support possible because these are perilous financial times for all such organizations since 9/11. We are saying that Focus on the Family is causing great...

The feminist moderator closed the meeting ten minutes early in order to avoid letting me ask a question at the press conference celebrating Women's Equality Day and the release of their first Global Women's Issues Scorecard on the Bush administration. There was a distinct air of ambivalence, discomfort, and nervousness from the speaker's table; these women were not confident and assured regarding the validity of their role as critics. After all, these feminist leaders were "biting the hand that feeds them." All those "incomplete" grades were there alongside the "Fs" in hopes that the welcome mat would stay in place...