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America used to have a strong 'moral safety net' for its people. Today that net is badly frayed, not only because families are disintegrating but also because the church doesn't play the same role that it once did in many Americans' lives.

When people move from poor countries to America, they quickly adapt in at least one way - their consumption habits.

There's a lot of people out now around America who depend on checks from their fellow taxpayers being in the mailbox every day.

One thing everyone seems to agree on is that Republicans face a perceived compassion deficit.

The science of life is changing hearts and minds.

In the continuing debate over the morality of enhanced interrogation, an essential consideration is often overlooked: intent.

It seems that the only gun violence some leftists approve of is gun violence aimed at cops and other groups they see as oppressive or racist.

I'm pro-death penalty, but what I have not seen is anybody that would mock someone on death row.

I have come to the conclusion that while a candidate's faith matters, what's most important is how he or she applies that faith.

Empathy is a virtue, but it should not be a guiding judicial principle.

More and more political analysts and weak-kneed politicians are advising the historically pro-life Republican Party to abandon its pro-life stance for political gain. My first response is that if you cannot trust a party on the value of defending human life, how can you trust it on issues like marginal tax rates?

As long as there's land available, single-family homes will be built, and Colorado residents will always go for a single-family over a condo.

Catholics and evangelicals need to remain allied, and in solidarity, against the increasingly aggressive secularism of our age.

All the culture war issues will be settled by the court.

All of my judges will want to welcome every child into the world, give them a place at the table.

Republican values - strong families, faith, personal responsibility and freedom, among others - are not unique to specific subsets of the electorate. They are universal values, and it is Republicans' job to remind Americans of that fact.

Having robbed children of any sense that their Father is in Heaven and that they are His creation, we then launched an experiment in raising them without earthly fathers too. Having neither a Father in heaven or a father in the home, many young men make gangs their families.

For the record, I believe elected officials should talk about faith. Our founders believed the moral principles of faith were indispensable to our nation's survival. The Declaration of Independence mentions God four times.

If Republicans are aiming for the heart, for compassion, the last thing they should do is abandon the sanctity of life. Instead, they should tell Americans that they believe in the dignity and value of every human being, from the defenseless unborn child, to the newborn with a disability, to the 90-year-old dealing with dementia.

Big-government proponents embrace both the power of the federal government and the idea that millions of Americans ought to be dependent on its largesse. It's time to return to our Founders' love for small government. More is not always better.

Obviously, marriage is not a synonym for morality. But stable marriages and families do encourage moral behavior.