Contra Media Narrative, Voters of Faith Still Matter
The Republican wave election of 2014, which repudiated Barack Obama’s direction for the country and gave Republicans firm control of Congress, has many story lines.
The Republican wave election of 2014, which repudiated Barack Obama’s direction for the country and gave Republicans firm control of Congress, has many story lines.
Conservative Christians made up almost one out of every three voters in the 2014 electorate, playing a decisive role in the Republican wave that resulted in control of the U.S. Senate, a record majority in the U.S. House, and critical victories in governors’ races, according to a post-election survey.
Mayor Annise Parker of the city of Houston announced Wednesday that the subpoenas of sermons from 5 local pastors has been withdrawn. This controversy has led to a national outcry as a violation of religious freedom.
Ordained ministers Donald and Evelyn Knapp from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho declined to perform a same-sex wedding recently, leading to severe action being taken against them.
The city of Houston has issued subpoenas telling pastors in the area to turn over all sermons pertaining to homosexuality, gender identity, or to Annise Parker, the city’s openly gay mayor.
A former toll worker in New Jersey was told by her boss that she could no longer say “God bless you” as to not offend motorists. Cynthia Fernandez has always greeted motorists with a “God bless you and have a good day,” never receiving a complaint from them.
Recently, Faith & Freedom Coalition Chairman Ralph Reed joined new Michigan FFC Chairman Paul Mitchell on a four city grassroots tour of Michigan.
Today’s Supreme Court decision not to hear appeals of lower-court rulings that legalized same-sex marriage in five states is a miscarriage of justice that lays the predicate for a Roe v. Wadedecision on marriage that will impose same-sex marriage on the entire country by judicial fiat.
In one of the most-watched events on the fall political calendar in the Hawkeye State, Senator Ted Cruz and Governor Bobby Jindal both headlined the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition’s “Fall Family Banquet” in Des Moines.