Alaska archbishop says repeated church vandalism undermines human dignity, religious practice
In response to repeated acts of vandalism against St. Andrew Catholic Church in Eagle River, the Archbishop of Anchorage-Juneau has issued a letter calling the crimes an “attack on the dignity of each person and their religious practice.” Twice within the
Open letter to Alaska’s Catholic priests: Avoid public scandal at Christmas Masses
As we enter the final week of Advent and our elected officials in Washington prepare to come home for Christmas, it becomes urgent to remember the relationship between the sacraments and public scandal. ‘To lead into sin’ is the definition of scandal.
With full support of Alaska’s D.C. delegation, Biden codifies gay marriage
President Joe Biden signed a bill that codifies gay marriage across the nation. The Dec. 13 signing took place after Alaska Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski cast crucial votes to help narrowly pass a national gay marriage bill in the U.S. Senate,
Peltola joins all Dems and 39 Republicans in passing gay ‘marriage’ bill
On Dec. 8, Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola joined all 219 House Democrats, along with 39 Republicans in helping to pass the so-called “Respect for Marriage Act,” which codifies same-sex “marriage” in federal law. President Joe Biden is expected to
Juneau boasts of 100% score on LGBTQ wokeness index
The City and Borough of Juneau is celebrating its perfect 100% score in a national survey that ranks cities across the U.S. on how militantly they push the LGBTQ political and cultural agenda in law, policy and local activism. For the second straight year,
Sen. Sullivan tries to claim his vote for gay ‘marriage’ is really a vote for religious freedom
One day after voting to enshrine gay ‘marriage’ into federal law, a position that runs contrary to both the Republican Party Platform and his Catholic faith, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan attempted to frame his action as a vote for religious liberty. Sullivan
Alaska’s D.C. delegation has officially turned full blue … for now
Senator Lisa Murkowski has been a reliably liberal vote on abortion, marriage and religious liberty for as long as Alaska Family Council has existed. She was appointed by her father, Frank Murkowski, in 2002. Representative Mary Peltola just recently became
Federal gay ‘marriage’ bill passes Senate thanks to Alaska Sens. Sullivan and Murkowski
If it were not for the two votes of Alaska’s U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, Senate Democrats would not have been able to pass their controversial bill that will codify same-sex “marriage” into federal law. Sullivan and Murkowski,
Sullivan & Murkowski again break with GOP colleagues to advance same-sex ‘marriage’
Alaska’s U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski once again broke with the vast majority of their Republican colleagues to help advance the Democrat’s controversial bill that seeks to codify same-sex “marriage” into federal law. The so-called
Eagle River church vandalized again with phallic symbols
For the second time in six months, St. Andrew Catholic Church in Eagle River has suffered a vandalism attack. The night before Thanksgiving, a vandal spray painted nine large phallic symbols on the outside of the church. The images are nearly identical to
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