RELIGIOUS LIBERTY // After a year of inaction, a bill to strengthen religious liberty called the First Amendment Defense Act, will get a hearing on July 12. http://cvote.it/296gzoM
>> TAKE ACTION >> Show your support for the First Amendment Defense Act. Add your name to CatholicVote’s letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley. http://cvote.it/296g6De
2016 // Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania — Politico reports: “Hillary Clinton’s campaign has inquired about expanding its television-advertising campaign to Pennsylvania — another indication the state’s 20 electoral votes are up for grabs this fall despite Democrats’ six-election winning streak there.” http://cvote.it/296fJbV
2016 // Hillary Clinton again pledges her support for the abortion industry: “I will always stand with Planned Parenthood.” http://cvote.it/296f0Yb
IMMIGRATION // The Senate will soon take up legislation written by Sen. Pat Toomey, R-PA, which would crack down on cities that actively refuse to allow cooperation between local jails and the feds, who want to be told when an immigrant will be released so the immigrant can be deported. http://cvote.it/296fFJg
CV BLOG // Christians, Hate Speech, and the “Don’t Judge Me” Movement. http://cvote.it/296ew4m
CULTURE // In her new book, It’s Dangerous to Believe: Religious Freedom and Its Enemies, Mary Eberstadt finds a dark pessimism settling over many American Christians when they contemplate the future. http://cvote.it/296e2ev
ON THIS DAY // 1775 – Congress impugns Parliament and adopts Articles of War. http://cvote.it/296e0mN
SAINT OF THE DAY // The First Martyrs of the Church of Rome – http://cvote.it/Daily-Saint
DAILY READINGS // Today’s readings – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
CV PODCAST // CatholicVote’s Josh Mercer talks with Mary Eberstadt about her new book It’s Dangerous to Believe: Religious Freedom and Its Enemies. http://cvote.it/296ebPc