FIC Blog

It is at the moment anyway. So says blognetnews.com, which lists us as Connecticut’s 5th most influential political blog–and none of the top 4 are conservative. Of course by the time you click on the link it may say something different. In fact, by the time I’m done typing this it may say something different. The […]

It’s been an interesting week at the US Supreme Court, with uplifting news of a series of rulings that bolster freedom of speech and religion. You just know it’s good news for us when the New York Times opines: 
The Supreme Court hit the trifecta yesterday: Three cases involving the First Amendment. Three dismaying decisions by […]

In another discussion thread, I recently mentioned the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution, saying that it is meant (in part) “to ensure freedom of religion, not freedom from religion”. This assertion drew some howls and catcalls from our left-wing opponents, so I thought it would be useful to review this principle a bit more.
I […]

The first thing to jump out at me in the Courant’s front page story on presidential candidate Barack Obama’s speech to the UCC synod in Hartford is this pull-out quote alongside the main article:
Doing the Lord’s work is a thread that’s run though our politics since the very beginning. And it puts the lie to the […]

One of the oft-raised arguments by SSM supporters is that seemingly homosexual behaviors have been observed within the animal kingdom. Consequently, they ask, how can we consider homosexuality immoral on the basis of natural law? 
The simplest answer to this challenge is that animal behavior is not a roadmap to justify human morality. Animals also exhibit […]

The following editorial, “DELUCA: Senate rulers wield yardsticks,” appeared in the Republican-American on June 15th and is reprinted here with permission.
Sen. Louis C. DeLuca did the right thing by resigning as minority leader. His private conduct cast serious doubt on his ability to lead. However, it appears the Democrats and the news media aren’t going to […]

It’s not yet certain, but lobbying by pro-family voters may have doomed this year’s transgendered special rights bill:
The proposal had made its way through several legislative committees earlier this year and was approved by the state Senate May 23. But after nearly three hours of House debate Monday afternoon, the bill was set aside, a […]

Isn’t it odd when politicians are willing to wear the label of a particular religion, for the sake of gaining support among voters, but then choose to turn their backs upon the principles of that very same religion? As reported in Sunday’s Connecticut Post, a group of 18 House Democrats led by Connecticut’s Rosa DeLauro […]

Brian Brown, FIC’s “blue state battler,” was profiled in a front page story in the May 6th National Catholic Register. An excerpt:
Tell us about the harsh treatment you received testifying recently before the state Judiciary Committee on same-sex “marriage.”
I’m a public figure, and am used to the way the Legislature works. That means being used […]

Sen. Andrew Roraback, who voted for same-sex “marriage” in the Judiciary Committee last month, has won an award from a family organization. The Republican-American’s editorial page notes the contradiction:
That Sen. Roraback paid for this award with other people’s money bothers us less than having an organization as worthy and respected as the Connecticut Council of […]