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Online Chat on the Anti-Religious Freedom Mandate
Starting on August 1, employers were required to provide abortion-inducing drugs and contraceptives in their health care plans, or face a fine of $100 per… Read More
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U.N. Disabilities Treaty Leaves Door Open for Abortion Advocates
A heated abortion debate in the Senate gives the U.S. just one more reason to oppose the U.N. treaty it is considering on disabilities. Last… Read More
Jordan and Southerland: Conservatives Need to Get Back in the Game on Welfare Reform
“It’s time for conservatives to get back in the game,” on welfare reform, write Representatives Jim Jordan (R–OH) and Steve Southerland (R–FL) in The Washington… Read More
How Welfare’s Work Requirements Make a Difference in Lives
On July 12, the Obama Administration issued a directive to gut welfare reform of its work requirements. But those who work closely with individuals in… Read More
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Family Fact of the Week: The Dad Divide in Children’s Welfare
A recent New York Times article about the growing marriage and class divide in America featured two middle-class families in Ann Arbor, Michigan. At the… Read More
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Hercules Battles Anti-Conscience Mandate in Court as August 1 Deadline Looms
A federal district court judge in Colorado will hear arguments today regarding a motion for preliminary injunction in Newland v. Sebelius. Hercules Industries and the… Read More
Online Chat on Welfare Reform – LIVE NOW
Last week, the Obama administration bypassed Congress to gut the successful 1996 welfare reform law of its work requirements. Click here to join us right… Read More
Morning Bell: The End of Welfare Reform As We Know It
The Obama Administration made yet another end run around Congress last week—this time, to gut the successful welfare reform law of 1996. If this is… Read More
Obama Ends Welfare Reform as We Know It, Calls for $12.7 Trillion in New Welfare Spending
Last Thursday, the Obama Administration quietly issued new bureaucratic rules that overturned the popular welfare reform law of 1996. This was an illegal move, and… Read More
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Family Fact of Week: The Abstinent Majority
The abstinent minority has now become the majority. Over the last two decades, teens have become more likely to remain sexually abstinent. According to the… Read More
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Obamacare’s Many Victims
The Supreme Court’s refusal to overturn Obamacare last week has set the stage for another legal battle over the law’s onerous, liberty-trampling provisions. Now, the… Read More
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ADF Appeals Case of Christian Photographer Who Refused to Photograph Same-Sex Ceremony
The drive to redefine marriage is inextricably linked with the stubborn habit of punishing those who disagree with the redefinition and hold to marriage as… Read More
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Family Fact of the Week: Helping Teens to Wait
Fact: According to the latest National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 53 percent of high school students have remained sexually abstinent. Indeed, in the last two… Read More
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Population Control Advocates and Environmentalists Achieve Little at Rio +20
Last week, world leaders from nearly 200 countries, along with thousands of environmental activists and bureaucrats, met in Rio de Janeiro for the United Nations… Read More
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Religious Freedom: Why Americans Are Celebrating and Defending It Now
Today marks the beginning of the “Fortnight of Freedom.” This two-week period culminating on July 4 is a time to celebrate and defend America’s first… Read More
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Family Fact of the Week: Family Meals Benefit Teens
Summertime often means more family time, and that’s good news. Research consistently shows a strong association between spending time as a family and adolescent well-being…. Read More
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Reasoning for Marriage
The majority of Americans think it best to keep civil marriage as the union of a man and a woman. But a handful of judges… Read More
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Should Government Protect Only Religion Done “on Sunday in Church”?
At a recent press conference, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D–CA) declared in reference to the religious objections to the contraception mandate: “You know what?… Read More
Why the Liberal Intolerance for New Family Structures Study?
The author of a new study showing some negative outcomes for young adults whose parents had same-sex relationships is under attack because his findings conflict… Read More
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New Research on Children of Same-Sex Parents Suggests Differences Matter
Two peer-reviewed articles published Sunday in a scholarly journal cast doubt on a core assumption used to advance same-sex marriage. A number of studies and… Read More
Definition of Marriage Headed to the Supreme Court
Announcements today and last week from the First and Ninth Circuit Courts have set the stage for the Supreme Court to weigh in concerning the… Read More
Family Fact of the Week: Honoring Military Members and Their Families
Memorial Day honors service men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedom. While they set aside the comforts of American… Read More
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Gay Marriage and the Golden Rule
In his May 9 announcement that he supports same-sex marriage, President Obama linked his stance to the Christian faith. In particular, he cast his view… Read More
‘I Cannot Be Silent’: Chen Guangcheng Speaks on Abuse, Forced Abortion
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng called into a congressional hearing again yesterday, detailing reported abuse of his relatives and friends in the wake of his escape…. Read More
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Family Fact of the Week: Pro-Marriage Studies the Press Isn’t Reporting
Marriage, these days, is getting bad press. For example, a string of recent headlines claim that living together is healthier than marriage, citing a study… Read More
Family Fact of the Week: A Mother’s Care and Concern: The Gifts That Keep on Giving
As the nation celebrates a day honoring mothers, it’s a great time to recognize both the immediate and long-term benefits that their involvement and… Read More
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Another Vote for Marriage
Yesterday, North Carolina voters approved an amendment to the state constitution that protects marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Unofficial results… Read More
Food Stamp Participation the Highest Ever…and Growing
The number of Americans on food stamps (or, as it is now called, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP) is higher than ever before,… Read More
Welfare: Tackling the Fastest-Growing Part of Government Spending
Multiple reports of welfare abuse have hit the headlines in recent weeks, from a million-dollar lottery winner receiving food stamps to a Massachusetts drug dealer… Read More
Subsidiarity: An Important Principle in Federal Budget Debates
How should one’s faith shape his or her engagement in the policy arena? Political Correspondent David Brody recently asked that question of House Budget Committee… Read More
