Afghan President Hamid Karzai Pulls Out of Peace Talks with Taliban Citing Violence, U.S. Involvement

AMA Recognizes Obesity as a Disease

Canada Sending Peacekeeping Troops to Haiti

CBC News: A handful of Canadian troops are about to take part in peacekeeping operation in Haiti, under the command of Brazilian forces, in a long-delayed mission that has been kept inexplicably low on the political radar....(more)

Intriguing Question-Christian Post: "Why is the ProLife message winning and traditional marriage losing?"

The ProLife message appears to be gaining ground in recent years among the general public in the US, however, the same cannot be said concerning the preservation of traditional marriage. An interesting article in the Christian Post explores why....(more)

U.S. House Votes to Protect Homeschool Military Enlistees

The amendment ensures that homeschool graduates wishing to enlist in the armed forces are not required to score higher on the military's initial enlistment test than public or private school graduates.

Due to a huge response from homeschool supporters, the Kline-Hunter-Andrews-Polis amendment was unanimously added to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

The amendment ensures that homeschool graduates wishing to enlist in the armed forces are not required to score higher on the military's initial enlistment test than public or private school graduates....(more)

Constitutional Amendment Introduced to Protect Children, Parents

The proposed amendment would establish, in part, that "[t]he liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children is a fundamental right." Other sections establish a high legal standard to protect these rights and a safeguard against international law overriding the parental role.

(Washington, DC)—On June 18, Congressman Mark Meadows introduced a resolution in the U.S. House to amend the United States Constitution to protect children and parents from governmental overreach....(more)

Former Professional Volleyball Player Shares Gut-Wrenching Tale of Her Abortion

A hard, sad lesson for women who think postponing motherhood by aborting their children to further their career is worth it.

In an opinion piece in the National Review, David French shares a social networking story of career advice columnist Penelope Trunk, about the abortion she elected to have during her professional volleyball career....(more)

House Approves Bill to Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks

LifeSiteNews.com: The “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act” (H.R. 1797), introduced by Arizona Republica Trent Franks, would end abortion after the point when scientists agree unborn children can feel pain....(more)

N. Korea Willing to Resume Nuclear Talks

AP: IRS to pay $70M in Employee Bonuses

AP: The Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts enacted this year, according to a GOP senator....(more)

La. State Sen. Elbert Guillory's Video Explanation of Why He Changed from Democrat to Republican [Watch Video Now]

RealClearPolitics.com: Louisiana State Senator Elbert Guillory explains why he recently switched from the Democrat Party to the Republican Party. He discusses the history of the Republican Party, founded as an Abolitionist Movement in 1854. Guillory talks about how the welfare state is only a mechanism for politicians to control the black community. Click the Play button on the video to watch....(more)

Billy Graham's Pastor on Graham Getting Ready to Preach 'one last message': "The world is his pulpit"

With now almost 14,000 churches in the US signed-on to take part in Billy Graham's "My Hope America" evangelistic outreach, it seems interest is growing in America, to hear what the world-renowned and respected evangelist will share during his 95th birthday crusade in November of this year....(more)

Pope and Archbishop of Canterbury to Work Together in Support Traditional Families

Archbishop calls Francis a "man of extraordinary humanity, on fire with the Spirit of Christ."

(Vatican City)—Pope Francis and the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, met for the first time last week to pray and discuss working together to promote family values around the world.

According to an AP report on the meeting, "In his remarks to Welby, Francis said he hoped they could collaborate in promoting the sacredness of life and the stability of families founded on marriage....(more)

FOX News: At Least 100 American Citizens, Working for an Int’l Contractor, Now Trapped on 2 US Bases in Kuwait

FOX News: At least 100 American citizens have been trapped for months on two U.S. bases inside Kuwait after local police unjustly issued warrants for their arrest, a U.S. defense contractor told FoxNews.com....(more)

Senate Rejects Border Fence

Washington Times: Senators on Tuesday rejected building the 700 miles of double-tier border fencing Congress authorized just seven years ago, with a majority of the Senate saying they didn’t want to delay granting illegal immigrants legal status while the fence was being built....(more)