Court ruling may doom Anchorage’s ban on LGBTQ counseling
Last week, the 11th Circuit struck down a South Florida ban against counseling that help youth overcome unwanted same-sex attraction or gender confusion. The court ruled that the constitutionally guaranteed free speech rights of counselors were violated. The
Fairbanks Bishop: Catholics must ‘never vote for candidates’ who support abortion
Fairbanks Bishop Chad Zielinski has released a clarion call to Catholics in northern Alaska, saying they can “never morally support or vote” for political candidates who support abortion. Released earlier this month, his letter seeks to guide parishioners
Pastors call out Justice Susan Carney for trampling Alaska’s constitution
Editor’s note: The following op-ed was written by Pastor Ron Hoffman of Anchorage Baptist Temple, Pastor Mark Zweifel of True North Church in Fairbanks and Pastor Doug Duffett of Bible Baptist Church in Fairbanks. They are part of Alaskans for Judicial
Al Gross and Alyse Galvin add yet another pro-abortion endorsement
Endorsements by pro-abortion activists keep rolling in for Al Gross and Alyse Galvin who are running for U.S. Senate and U.S. House respectively. Last week the two Democratic nominees picked up the endorsement of the far-left Juneau Pro-Choice Coalition, a
Alaska Right to Life urges voters to remove Supreme Court Justice Carney
The director of Alaska Right to Life, Pat Martin, has joined a growing chorus of Alaskans who are calling on voters to remove Alaska Supreme Court Justice Susan Carney from the bench during the Nov. 3 election. Carney is one of 22 judges on the ballot this
LGBT activist running against young conservative for House Seat 15 in Anchorage
Liberal Democrat Lyn Franks is vying to become the first openly LGBT state legislator in Alaska. She’s running against Republican David Nelson for House Seat 15 in Anchorage. Franks is endorsed by a slew of far-left liberal groups that want to expand
Murkowski has until Monday to decide whether to back Judge Barrett for Supreme Court
With the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voting Oct. 22 to advance Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s U.S. Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate, Sen. Lisa Murkowski will be faced with a final decision on whether to support President Trump’s pick. The full
Deceptive Catholic voter guide misleads Alaskans on abortion
Catholics, who comprise the largest religious group in Alaska, received a misleading voter guide this month, which claims to help roughly 31,000 Alaska Catholics make informed moral decisions during the 2020 state and national elections. But unlike the voter
AK House candidate Kelly Cooper praises Pelosi, pledges to advance abortion
Kenai Borough Assemblywoman Kelly Cooper has billed herself as a nonpartisan independent and she doesn’t broadcast her pro-abortion stance on her campaign website for State House. But for those in the know, Cooper is a firm abortion ally. Cooper is
Abortion giant backs Al Gross, Alyse Galvin and 25 Alaska candidates
The largest provider of abortions in Alaska has released its endorsements for the Nov. 3 election. An Oct. 19 email from Planned Parenthood’s Alaska Director Jessica Cler endorses candidates that will push abortion on demand, public funding of abortion,
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