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Anchorage School Board candidates’ views on parent rights, curriculum debates, low test scores, sex-ed, gender ID

AbortionMarch 17, 2021

Anchorage education is in crisis. Test scores are dismal, many students are struggling with school closures and virtual classrooms, and radical social ideologies are creeping into the curriculum. The Watchman sent a survey to each candidate running for school

Supporters of pro-life constitutional amendment outnumber detractors at AK Senate hearing

AbortionMarch 16, 2021

Alaskans who support a proposed constitutional amendment clarifying there is no right to abortion in the State Constitution outnumbered opponents during a March 16 public hearing. The Senate Health and Social Services Committee meeting included 29 testimonies

Alaska pastors’ forum to address how ‘Equality Act’ threatens the unborn, religious liberty and more

AbortionMarch 12, 2021

Alaska pastors and clergy are invited to a complementary reception and forum on March 18, 4 p.m., at the Petroleum Club in Anchorage. The event includes a presentation from several national figures who will address the disastrous impact that the Equality Act

Bill clarifying that AK Constitution doesn’t protect abortion set for March 16 hearing

AbortionMarch 11, 2021

The Alaska Legislature is awash in controversial debates about changing how judges are selected, ensuring election integrity and solving the state’s mounting fiscal crisis, to name a few. One topic that hasn’t gained much attention is abortion. That will

Alaska to get 8,900 doses of abortion tainted Johnson & Johnson vaccine

AbortionMarch 9, 2021

Alaska will soon begin distributing nearly 9,000 doses of a newly approved Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine which have raised serious ethical concerns for Catholics and other pro-life groups around the nation. Both the Diocese of Fairbanks and the

Sen. Sullivan won’t reveal stance on pro-abortion Equality Act that writes transgenderism into civil rights law

AbortionMarch 8, 2021

Sen. Dan Sullivan is emailing a boilerplate response to those who are concerned about how he might vote on the Equality Act – a bill that would destroy women-only sports, trample religious freedoms and threaten pro-life laws. Sullivan’s standardized

Biden’s presidency creates a crisis of faith – especially for U.S. Catholics

AbortionMarch 3, 2021

The election of Joe Biden as president is a threat to all people of faith, but particularly to the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It is common for politicians claiming to be Catholic to favor policies that are in direct opposition to the

The Left does not ‘Follow the Science’

AbortionMarch 1, 2021

There are three levels of study to determine scientific facts. To follow the science means you first develop a hypothesis, test the theory, and finally reach a conclusion based on conclusive and consistent testing results. We are constantly lectured by

Rep. Young doesn’t vote as House passes anti-religious freedom and pro-abortion Equality Act

AbortionFebruary 26, 2021

The U.S. House passed the Equality on Feb. 25, a comprehensive bill that threatens pro-life laws and advances the radical LGBTQ agenda while undermining fundamental religious freedoms. After lengthy and impassioned debate, the measure passed 224 to 206,

National abortion chain endorses Anchorage mayoral and school board candidates

AbortionFebruary 23, 2021

As I write this, the U.S. Senate is considering the nomination of one of the most pro-abortion candidates for Health and Human Services in history, Alex Becerra. Likely this week, the U.S. Congress will be voting on the mislabeled, Equality Act,

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