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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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
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
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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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
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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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
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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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
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
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
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
A new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture states that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, more commonly known as food stamps) helps “alleviate”… Read More
Last week, Charles Murray of the American Enterprise Institute spoke to an audience at The Heritage Foundation about his latest book, Coming Apart. Murray warned… Read More
U.S. teen births are at historic lows. Following what has been a generally steady trend over the last two decades, the teen birthrate once again… Read More
One of Vanderbilt University’s largest Christian student organizations has announced it will formally break ties with the Tennessee school, becoming the latest victim of the… Read More
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Recent headlines, heralding the findings of a new government study, claim that “living together before marriage no longer predicts divorce” or that cohabitation before marriage… Read More
Marriage is antiquated and on its ways out, and cohabitation is the relationship of the future, the relationally avant-garde would have us believe. Take a… Read More
Marriage is good for the heart—literally. Based on a new study out of Emory and Rutgers Universities, researchers find that married individuals are about twice… Read More
Once again, President Barack Obama has proposed lowering the income tax deduction for charitable giving. In his proposed budget for fiscal year 2013, the President… Read More
Unwed childbearing has been on the rise for more than five decades, and today more than 40 percent of U.S. children are born to single… Read More
The Obamacare anti-conscience mandate has suffered two more blows this week. The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) announced it has filed legal complaints on behalf of… Read More
Yesterday, the House Oversight and Government Reform committee held a full committee hearing on the Obamacare anti-conscience mandate’s unprecedented violation of religious liberty, hearing testimony… Read More
