Arizona school children and their parents won a major victory in the United States Supreme Court today. In a 5-4 decision, the court upheld Arizona’s Scholarship Tax Credit Program that enables thousands of families to send their children to the school of their...
Year: 2011
Limiting Religious Liberty
CAP-supported Senate Bill 1288, which says that professionals cannot lose their state-issued license or accreditation because of the free exercise of their religion, came under some fire during a floor session in the state House earlier last week. Opponents of the...
Freedom From Religion Foundation Continues Their Crusade
The extreme Freedom From Religion Foundation continues their work to deem virtually any public expression of faith unconstitutional. This week, they asked the Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the practice of requiring public school students to recite or...
Being Pro-Life on Campus
Standing for life at your college campus is not easy. But more students are coming together, and they're turning back the tide. Check out what Students for Life is doing: Via Speak Up University Blog
Who’s in Charge?
This week, I had the opportunity to testify in support of a strike-everything amendment for SB 1169.* In effect, what this bill will do is clarify that the Board of Nursing, which was created by the state Legislature to provide rules and regulations for Arizona's...
For the Record: CBS Missed the Point
Children do best with a mom and a dad. This is not news to most people, and when you think about it, it makes a lot of sense. The social science data only confirms this, which is why CAP is supporting SB 1188. Apparently, accuracy on this issue isn’t enough for some...
You and Dr. Dobson
Dr. Dobson will be in Phoenix in less than 2 weeks for the CAP Family Dinner. Cathi sent out a note earlier this week talking about why this year's event is going to be so significant for us. "Without a doubt, one of Dr. Dobson's most significant achievements comes...
ACTION ALERT: Ask Your Senator to Vote to Punish Predators Who Engage in Child Prostitution!
Your Senator will be voting very soon on a bill to strengthen laws against predators who sell children for sex. HB 2411 reestablishes an Arizona law requiring any adult found guilty of engaging in child prostitution to face consecutive sentencing. When this bill was...
Choosing Between Your Faith and Your Education
“Choose between your faith and your education.” That’s what some public universities have been telling their students. Seventy-one percent of public university professors surveyed in 2007 said this country would be better off if Evangelical Christians kept their...
BREAKING NEWS: Governor Brewer Sued For Declaring “Arizona Day of Prayer”
The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a lawsuit in federal court yesterday against Governor Jan Brewer for declaring on May 6, 2010, the “Arizona Day of Prayer.” Governor Brewer issued the declaration in conjunction with President Barack Obama and elected leaders...