Couple Banned From Farmers Market Over Same-Sex Marriage Views Speaks Out

June 30, 2017
It's Friday in Washington, where some lawmakers talk about defending religious freedom while elite know-it-alls try to quash it. Two cases in point: Michigan city officials punish a farm family for their faith, and an influential guide to nonprofits flags Christian outfits as haters. You'll want to watch Kelsey Harkness' video and read Rachel del Guidice's story. Plus: Bill Bennett and Bob DuPont on prevention and the opioid crisis, Jarrett Stepman on walling off the Eiffel Tower from terrorists, and, uh-huh, Marguerite Bowling on playing politics with Elmo. Enjoy the weekend.
News Couple Banned From Farmers Market Over Same-Sex Marriage Views Speaks Out After they shared their views about marriage on Facebook, Steve and Bridget Tennes were told by the city of East Lansing they could no longer sell at the local farmers market. Watch the Video
Commentary Getting the Opioid Epidemic Right The main problem today, and the growth for tomorrow, is illegal opioids such as heroin, illegal fentanyl, and a hundred other synthetics, not legal drugs used illegally or in ways not as prescribed, write William J. Bennett and Dr. Robert L. DuPont. Read More
News Defender of Religious Freedom Sues Nonprofit Tracker GuideStar Over 'Hate Group' Labels "We want to stop the lies because this kind of reporting is defamatory, it's reckless, and it's dangerous," says Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel. Read More
News Russia's Hybrid Warfare Battlefield in Ukraine Heats Up The concurrence of Tuesday's cyberattack with Col. Maksym Shapoval's murder and Constitution Day, all on the heels of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's visit to Washington last week to meet with President Trump, suggests Russian involvement. Read More
Commentary Paris to Build a 'Wall' Around Eiffel Tower as Terrorism Becomes Mundane in Europe As France grapples with this constant, exhausting, and unnerving menace, it may serve as a warning to Americans, who fear that these same problems will reach our country. Read More
Commentary Democrats Are Using Sham Lawsuits to Try to Obstruct and Impeach Trump Nearly 200 Democratic politicians—198 in total—are now plaintiffs in two lawsuits against President Donald Trump. Read More
Commentary Keep Elmo Out of My Politics Not even Elmo is safe from politicization: The beloved Muppet recently appeared on a CNN panel on refugees. Read More
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