NASHVILLE, TN – Southern Baptist chaplains are reporting that SBC.net, the official web site of the Southern Baptist Convention has been blocked at military installations across the nation. The Southern Baptist Convention is the nation’s largest Protestant denomination and is ...
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When The Crisis Hits – Will The Feds Cut Our Cell Service?
The Arab spring hit Egypt with full force, and we watched a country band together to rid itself of a ruler with whom it could no longer live. We all heard the media coverage of a “Twitter revolution,” and despite ...
Read More »Supreme Court Now Accepting Bids For First Amendment
Editor’s Note: Way Off the Grid is a satire feature of Off the Grid News. While the articles in this section may deal with current events, they are meant to portray these topics in a satirical and humorous light. WASHINGTON, ...
Read More »In the Name of Tolerance: Free Speech under Siege
Ever since the Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791, there have been people trying their hardest to come up with reasons why these important amendments to the U.S. Constitution really don’t mean what they seem to mean. The First ...
Read More »Federal Judge Blocks “Indefinite Detention” Provision of the National Defense Authorization Act
New York, NY – U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest in Manhattan has temporarily blocked enforcement of a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act concerning the detention of terrorism suspects that passed through Congress last year. The Obama appointee ruled ...
Read More »Air Force can Use “Incidental” Surveillance Data of American Citizens
Steven Aftergood of the Federation of American Scientists recently discovered an Air Force intelligence brief that states it can use “incidental” surveillance data gathered on American citizens. The briefing entitled “The Instruction” is dated April 23 of this year. While ...
Read More »Marine Facing Discharge for Negative Comments about President Obama on the Internet
San Diego, CA – Marine Sgt. Gary Stein is facing discharge for his action in posting negative comments about President Obama on his “Armed Forces Tea Party” Facebook page. The case has renewed debate about the rights of military personnel ...
Read More »The Fight Over Government Mandates to Religious Organizations: Women’s Health used to Fuel Another Attack on the First Amendment
WASHINGTON, DC – The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) is taking advantage of the current controversy over the Obama administration’s contraceptive mandate to raise campaign funds. In an email to potential Democratic donors, signed by DSCC Chair Sen. Patty Murray ...
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