This Week's Viewpoint     The New "S-word"     David Fowler reveals the set of issues that scare politicians, but are the very things that are driving the economic catastrophe we are facing as a nation. Watch     Mark Your Calendar     Don't forget to vote this coming Tuesday!     You can make a difference!  Just show up at your local polling place and vote in Tuesday’s Presidential primary.  View your county’s sample ballot and polling locations here.  Please note that on the Republican ballot the candidates’ names are listed on the first page and the following pages contain delegates to the national Republican convention who have pledged their support to a candidate.  Some candidates with delegates listed on the ballot have dropped out of the race while others have not yet designated their delegates. You do not have to vote for any delegates or the complete number of delegates you are entitled to vote for after you cast your vote for a Presidential nominee.     Latest News     Freedom of religion doesn't matter to enough senators     A party line vote in the U.S. Senate defeats amendment Thursday that would have restored religious liberty protections for employers forced by Obama’s contraceptive mandate to provide free abortion-inducing birth control drugs in their employee health plans. Numerous Christian leaders sign letter stating mandate is “unacceptable” and “a grave violation of religious freedom.”     Non-compliance with Obama contraceptive mandate = large fines     IRS could levy a hefty fine on noncompliant employers of $100 per day for each employee in their health plan.  House committee notes that if a religious charity, hospital or school with 100 employees “chooses to exercise its religious rights instead of complying with the Obamacare mandate, it could be subject to a $3.65 million annual fine.”      Ballot petition attempt to undo marriage protection amendment     A pending ballot petition may make Ohio the first state to vote on repealing its 2004 one man, one woman marriage amendment in its state constitution in favor of allowing marriage by "two consenting adults, regardless of gender."     Those opposed to same-sex "marriage" becoming increasingly ostracized     A Texas judge won’t perform marriages as long as her state won't allow same-sex marriage, joining a growing trend of people and businesses refusing to provide services to those who don't support the homosexual agenda.       Hairdresser refuses to do Governor's hair due to her opposition to same-sex "marriage"     Will New Mexico go after the Governor's hairdresser who refused to do her hair because of the Governor's opposition to same-sex “marriage”? After all, New Mexico fined a photographer $75,000 when she and her husband refused to photograph a same-sex commitment ceremony due to their sincerely held religious convictions.     Church told to stop handing out water without a government permit     How's this for turning a Bible story on its head? After being told to stop giving out bottled water to thirsty Mardi Gras participants, church might have said, "Lord, we did see you thirsty, but we didn't give you water because we didn't have a government permit.”     Tennessee state legislator proposes 25% tax on porn peddlers     Sexually oriented businesses impose a great burden on society in terms of lives destroyed, and often taxpayers bear the brunt of cleaning up the mess.  So Rep. Joe Carr says it’s time those businesses pay more taxes to clean up their own mess.     Sex trafficking in Tennessee is alive and thriving     Sex trafficking isn't just a problem in those "other states" but exists here, too. Eighty-five percent of Tennessee's counties have reported at least one case of sex trafficking of a minor. Tennessee’s legislature is looking at legislation they hope will help.     "2 Broke Girls" Deemed Worst TV Show of the Week by PTV     Parents Television Council says show, which airs during the Family Hour on Monday nights, is “unbelievably raunchy” with 13 year olds propositioning the show’s waitresses with explicit sex talk and other dialogue appropriate for a porn film.     Kids watching movies with drinking scenes twice as likely to start drinking     Study finds that children who watch movies with drinking scenes are twice as likely to start drinking alcohol themselves, when compared to teens who watch few movies.     Planned Parenthood distributes "protection" for students to track sexual activity     Only Planned Parenthood could sink this low.  Asks college students in Washington state to track on its website where they used “protection” provided by PP.  According to its website, “sex that safe should be shared.”     Religion used to justify same-sex "marriage"     Do most religions really support same-sex “marriage”?  Maryland’s governor, in signing same-sex “marriage” bill into law, justifies it by saying, “Religious freedom was the very reason for our state's founding and at the heart of religious freedom is the freedom of individual conscience.”

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