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How Marriage Helps Kids
Marriage is especially important for children. Fifty years of social science has shown that kids do better on a wide range of outcomes when they… Read More
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Woman Challenges Gym’s ‘Judgment-Free’ Locker Room Policy for Transgender Fitness Buffs
A Michigan woman is fighting to keep transgender persons out of the women’s locker room at her local gym. Yvette Cormier lost the first round… Read More
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Conservative Lawmaker Calls for More ‘Compassion’ on Social Issues
Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., addressed the elephant in the room: Conservatives, he said, aren’t doing well on the social issues. “I’m not going to paint… Read More
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Legions of Italians March to Stop Bill Allowing Same-Sex Unions
Huge crowds marched in Rome over the weekend to protest national legislation granting legal recognition to same-sex couples in Italy. The measure also would allow… Read More
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Freedom Is a ‘2-Way Street’: Heritage Scholar Talks About What Marriage Means at LGBT Event
Do special rights for some get in the way of civil liberties for others? A prominent voice for the historic view of marriage, Ryan T. Anderson, agreed… Read More
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Bermuda Hotel Cancels Heritage Scholar’s Speeches on Same-Sex Marriage for Being ‘Anti-Diversity’
A Bermuda hotel canceled two events this week because the organizers believe marriage is the union of a man and a woman. Ryan T. Anderson, a… Read More
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Lawyers Suing Farmers for Refusing to Host Same-Sex Wedding Compare Case to ‘Race Discrimination’
The case against the owners of a small farm in upstate New York—who were ordered to pay $13,000 for refusing to host a same-sex wedding—moved… Read More
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Why LGBT Advocates Think They Lost in Houston Election
Failing to pass the Houston Equal Rights Protection Ordinance Tuesday night came as a blow to LGBT advocates, who have won recent victories at the… Read More
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What Last Night’s Election Results Prove About Social Conservatism and Voters
Kim Davis confounded the pollsters and propelled an underdog candidate, Matt Bevin, to victory in the Kentucky governor’s race. Nearly two-thirds of voters in Ohio… Read More
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Meet 7 Big Businesses Behind the Houston Ballot Measure
On Tuesday, the people of Houston will head to the polls to vote on a controversial measure that would create legal protections related to sexual… Read More
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How the Indiana Pizza Shop Responded After Being Tricked Into ‘Catering’ a Gay Wedding
Much of the media today roundly disparage any business-person who even voices his or her religious beliefs regarding same-sex marriage. This is the consistent narrative by… Read More
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‘It’s OK to Feel the Despair’: Ann Romney’s New Memoir Is Raw Look at Her MS Experience
“If she can do it, I can do it.” To 27-year-old Grafton Pritchartt, Ann Romney is an inspiration. Like Romney, Pritchartt was diagnosed with multiple… Read More
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Bobby Jindal: Kim Davis Wouldn’t Go to Jail in My State
Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, who has found herself in the middle of a religious liberty firestorm for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay… Read More
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What Millennials Hope to Hear From Pope Francis
Today, Pope Francis made a historic visit to the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. Mixed into the attendees were… Read More
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How to Avoid Another Kim Davis Situation, Without Surrendering on Religious Freedom
Editor’s note: This article was originally published Sept. 10. Kim Davis is out of jail and taking a few days off before going back to… Read More
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Fallen Cop’s Colleagues Step In to Take His Daughter to Father-Daughter Dance
On September 4, a group of six police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, responded to a different kind of call for help. Jewel Warren, an eight-year-old… Read More
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How a Catholic Cardinal Is Responding to the Assault on Marriage and Family
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio—Pope Francis’s visit to the United States next week will coincide with a meeting of Catholics from all over the world to discuss some of… Read More
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Heterosexuals Are to Blame For the Breakdown of Marriage
In recent days, many Americans have reveled in the hypocrisy of a number of well-known people revealed as subscribers to the Ashley Madison pro-adultery website…. Read More
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The Relationship Between Poverty and Unwed Births
In 2014, 40.6 percent of all children in the United States were born to unmarried mothers. That includes close to 72 percent of black children,… Read More
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Like No-Fault Divorce, Gay Marriage Will Change Our Relationships Culture
Advocates of same-sex marriage have often mocked those who assert that a legal alteration in the very structure of marriage will most certainly affect the… Read More
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10 Public Officials Who Defied the Law Over Gay Marriage Mostly Silent on Kim Davis Case
A Kentucky clerk at the center of a national controversy was held in contempt of court and sent to jail for refusing to comply with… Read More
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What’s Next for the Marriage Debate After Supreme Court Ruling
Far from settling the marriage debate, the Supreme Court’s ruling on Obergefell v. Hodges raised more questions, according to four participants in a panel discussion Tuesday… Read More
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Kentucky Clerk Not Issuing Gay Marriage Licenses Causes Uproar. North Carolina Shows Better Way.
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling redefining marriage throughout the country, there’s an open question as to what happens to people who believe… Read More
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It’s Not Hypocritical to Let Infertile Couples Marry, But Oppose Gay Marriage. Here’s Why.
Why is the government in the marriage business? As I explain in “Truth Overruled: The Future of Marriage and Religious Freedom,” it’s to encourage a… Read More
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24 Questions for Jack Phillips, the Baker Who Gave Up Wedding Cakes for God
Jack Phillips knows he can’t do anything about those who call him a hater. He says he just loves to get up each day to… Read More
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These 10 LGBTQ Organizations Are About to Receive a Special Delivery From the Oregon Bakers
The Oregon bakers who were ordered by the state to pay $135,000 for refusing to make a cake for a same-sex wedding have designed and… Read More
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Kentucky Clerk Allowed to Not Issue Gay Marriage Licenses as Legal Battle Continues
A Kentucky judge has granted a temporary stay to a county clerk so that she doesn’t have to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples while… Read More
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Are Republicans Happier in Their Marriages Than Democrats?
Republicans are happier and more stable in their marriages than Democrats, according to a study released Monday. W. Bradford Wilcox, a prominent sociologist at the… Read More
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Republican National Committee Urges Congress to Support Legislation Protecting Religious Liberty
The Republican National Committee has passed a resolution calling for Congress to approve the First Amendment Defense Act. The legislation and resolution are in response… Read More
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Former Broadcaster Sues Fox Sports for ‘Pigeonholing’ Him as ‘Anti-Gay’
Craig James, a former professional football player and respected sportscaster, is suing Fox Sports Southwest, alleging that the broadcast network fired him because of his… Read More
