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What 'Inside Out 2' Can Teach Parents and Youth About Anxiety
Pixar’s new movie helps visualize the internal anxiety many adolescents feel and presents an opportunity for parents to talk to their children about it.
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From One Cake Artist to Another, I Support Jack Phillips's Right to Free Speech
As a cake artist who has faced a similar lawsuit to the one Jack now faces, I know the importance of free speech.
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What You Need to Know About the Human Rights Campaign
The Human Rights Campaign isn’t just a flawed organization; it’s a leading advocate of unjust causes in the courtroom, legislature, and public square.
Religious freedom entails the freedom to believe and speak your convictions, practice your faith, and live in line with your conscience
What Is Religious Freedom?
Religious freedom is not a narrow right to worship but rather a broad freedom to follow God in all of life’s pursuits.
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Pro-Life States Are Modeling How to Care for Women and Children
Two years after Dobbs, many pro-life states have passed laws not only to protect life but also to care for newborn children and their mothers.
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When Self-Expression Becomes Our Identity
If our identities are (wrongly) defined by our self-perception, then if someone denies our expression of our ‘true’ selves, we have been personally attacked.
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The FACE Act Shouldn't Be Used to Intimidate Pro-Life Advocates
The Biden administration’s Department of Justice is unequally applying a federal law.

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