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Who’s Attempting to Legislate Morality?

Originally published July 25, 2016, By Linda. Updated July 25, 2016. Leave a Comment

Who’s Attempting to Legislate Morality?

Filed Under: Civil Society, Faith, Featured, Founding Principles, Legal Limit, Morality, Personal Responsibility Tagged With: 2016 election, christianity, election, government, law, moral relativism, morality, personal responsibility, political philosophy, political principles

“Gender Identity” Ordinances: City Officials Subvert the Law

Originally published November 13, 2014, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 11, 2015. Leave a Comment

“Gender Identity” Ordinances: City Officials Subvert the Law

In “Under Those Sermon Subpoenas: ‘Disappeared’ Ballot Initiatives”, I explained that subpoenas issued to a number of Houston pastors in mid-October were part of a larger story with parallels to events here in Nebraska. The targeted pastors were part of a coalition of churches, pro-family Christian organizations, and groups which undertook a petition drive to […]

Filed Under: City of Lincoln, Featured, Local, Morality Tagged With: ballot initiatives, Christian, city of houston, City of Lincoln, corruption, fairness ordinance, gender identity, homosexuality, law, ordinances, rule of law, sexual orientation, writ of mandamus

Senator Jeremy Nordquist: Listens to His Master’s Voice . . . But Who’s His Master?

Originally published February 9, 2013, By Linda. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

Senator Jeremy Nordquist: Listens to His Master’s Voice . . . But Who’s His Master?

Author’s Note:  What follows is a reprint of an article published in the February 8, 2012, edition of the Lincoln Journal Star.  The only difference between what you will find in the Journal Star and what you see here is a small but substantial one.  As my article appears below, I have added links to […]

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Questions: What Is Justice? Does It Exist?

Originally published December 4, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

Questions: What Is Justice? Does It Exist?

We here at GiN have been focused a lot on the City’s handling of the Occupy Lincoln issue, first and foremost because of the need for justice – the need for justice for all. Since it’s Sunday, a day of rest and reflection seems appropriate. In considering what I might share here, I wondered what […]

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Focusing Only On Fiscal Issues & Economy HUGE Mistake

Originally published November 20, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated November 20, 2010. Leave a Comment

Focusing Only On Fiscal Issues & Economy HUGE Mistake

This three video series lasting approximately 30 minutes is worth the watch. Speaking to a church congregation, Ann Coulter entertains with her typically cutting wit. Beyond that, however, she speaks to essentially every pressing issue of the moment and the political forces at work. In some ways Coulter’s wit is cutting because she is one […]

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Deserving of Darts? Jeff Fortenberry On Repealing Health Care

Originally published November 2, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated March 9, 2012. 8 Comments

By Shelli Dawdy Typically the GiN “Deserving of Darts” feature articles lay out an issue and an assertion is made that some individual is indeed – deserving of a hail of darts. In this instance, I submit to you, the Nebraska citizen, tax payer, and voter, the decision regarding whether or not Nebraska’s First District […]

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Stopping The Big Government Trend: Have We Earned It?

Originally published October 31, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated October 31, 2010. Leave a Comment

Stopping The Big Government Trend: Have We Earned It?

Those of us who believe our state and our country are going very much in the wrong direction should expect it will require much from all of us. Are we all doing all that we can do? George Washington’s favorite play was Cato, the story of a Roman who struggled, along with others to preserve […]

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May 11 General Meeting Handout

Originally published May 14, 2009, By GiN Admin. Updated March 9, 2012. Leave a Comment

The image below is a printable, embeddable PDF version of the handout distributed at the May 11 General Meeting: Grassroots in Nebraska Handout Meeting May 11pdf Publish at Scribd or explore others: Law Research montana gun law oklahama

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