Citizen Magazine

Deuteronomy 32:7 says, “Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past.” To understand the U.S. Constitution, we must understand the Founders’ faith.   Read more

In September 2009, the Nashville City Council passed an “anti-discrimination” ordinance banning any company from doing business with the city if it had a policy of not hiring homosexuals or those who claim a different “gender identity.”  That means any business in Nashville that morally objected to the practice of homosexuality could no longer contract with the city — unless it changed its entire hiring policy to comply with the ordinance.  Read more

It’s been long enough since the days of the George W. Bush administration that a few high-profile memoirs have surfaced, most notably from Bush himself and Vice President Dick Cheney. Yet it’s Tim Goeglein’s memoir that brings a unique perspective.  Read more

I was in a Houston hotel room, watching TV footage of the youth riots in London, and it seemed the kids were disgruntled over just about everything. The looting was wanton and the rage was unfocused. Commentators laid the blame on empty lives and fruitless prospects.  Read more

It’s no secret that nearly 100 new conservatives were swept into Congress during the 2010 elections. But what most people don’t know is that several of them have more in common than just the “R” beside their names. They are outspoken about their faith.  Read more

Over the years, the question I’ve been asked most often by opponents during the long-simmering debate over same-sex marriage is this: “How does my gay marriage hurt your traditional marriage?”  Read more

On Feb. 28, 2011, a bill aiming to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland and recognize all such unions performed in other states was steamrolling its way through the state Legislature.  Read more

I spend a fair amount of time in large cities, so it’s no surprise that I run into panhandlers on street corners. Some approach me. Others carry hand-scrawled cardboard signs, typically reading, “Homeless. Anything helps. God bless.”  Read more

“We saw it coming long ago, and we knew we had to do something about it.”  Read more

If you have read Dan Gainor’s article in the two-part series on the forces pressing hard to turn the news media into paid agents of big government, you may be disheartened into believing that no medium is trustworthy anymore. Well, that’s not the case.  Read more