Obama’s Remarks to the U.N. Were Damaging to Free Speech
On Tuesday, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson characterized free speech not as a fundamental right, but as a “privilege” given to us by the U.N. Specifically,… Read More
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15 States File Brief in Support of DOMA
Fifteen states have filed an amicus brief in support of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), urging the Supreme Court to review an appellate… Read More
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Religious Freedom Means “Sticking up for All Believers”
The crowd erupted into disarmed laughter when Kevin J. “Seamus” Hasson got to the point. “I have to say when it comes to religious freedom… 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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Obamacare Mandate Forces EWTN to Pay ‘Fine on Faith’
The leading Catholic media organization in the world, Eternal Word Television Network, is prepared to pay a “financial fine on faith” likely to exceed at… 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
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Family Fact of the Week: Mothers’ Religious Involvement Bolsters Children’s Well-Being
A new study in the Journal of Marriage and Family examines how single mothers’ religious participation may influence their young children’s behavioral outcomes. Using a… Read More
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Religious Practice Alive and Well in America
A new Gallup poll finds that a majority of Americans are very or moderately religious, a statistic that bodes well for individual well-being and the… Read More
VIDEO: Indiana Priest Speaks out on War Against Religious Liberty
It’s a rare moment indeed when Catholic priests speak from the pulpit on political issues, but across the country, pastors and bishops are taking a… Read More
No Way Out: How Conscience Gets Trapped in Obamacare’s Little Box of Horrors
If it weren’t for Obamacare, we wouldn’t have this problem. By “this problem,” we mean of course the Obamacare regulation that forces health insurance plans… Read More
Nothing Has Changed: Obamacare’s Anti-Conscience Mandate
The commotion surrounding President Obama’s press conference Friday on the latest Obamacare mandate caused plenty of confusion over the weekend. But let there be no… Read More
Morning Bell: Obamacare Awakens a Sleeping Giant
It is a rare moment indeed when faith denominations of all stripes unite together in common cause, and it is rarer still when that cause… Read More
Questions About Religion on the Campaign Trail
In last week’s Republican primary debate, a Jacksonville, Florida, resident asked the candidates what role their religious beliefs would play in their decision-making as President…. Read More
White House Picks Fight with Conscience; Congress Can Fight Back
A remarkable page in the history of American conscientious objection is being written by citizens throughout the United States who are standing up and saying,… Read More
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Family Fact of the Week: Oh Come, All Ye Faithful
Despite the increasing effort to strike “Christmas” from our common vocabulary, 91 percent of Americans say that they personally celebrate the holiday, according to a… Read More
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2011 Victories and Challenges for Religious Liberty
As the year draws to a close, we take a look back at a few of the victories and challenges for religious liberty during the… Read More
Marriage: Looking Back, Moving Forward
How does marriage fare as the nation heads into the new year? Unfortunately, the most recent government data indicate that U.S. marriage rates are at… Read More
Morning Bell: Faith in America
“The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time,” Thomas Jefferson once wrote. “The hand of force may destroy, but cannot… Read More
ADF Seeks Supreme Court Review for Christian Student Groups
Last week the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) requested review by the U.S. Supreme Court in Alpha Delta Chi v. Reed, a case involving two Christian… Read More
Family Fact of the Week: Do Religious People Volunteer More?
Amidst the bustle of shopping for gifts, baking cookies, and wrapping presents, many Americans will celebrate this holiday season at places of worship, expressing their… Read More
Why Tim Tebow Keeps Smiling
When Pam Tebow was counseled to abort her baby to save her own life, the doctor referred to him as a “mass of fetal tissue.”… Read More
In Pictures: How Many Adults Believe in God?
The vast majority of American adults hold a definite belief in God. Yet, despite this persistence of belief in America and the important place of religious… Read More
Face the (Family) Facts
FamilyFacts.org has increasingly become a trusted hub for policymakers and researchers searching out the latest charts and social science research on family, religion, and community… Read More
Exclusion of Prayer at 9/11 Service Ignores Role of Religion in America
This weekend will be filled with somber memorial services and poignant tributes as the nation commemorates the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September… Read More
Heritage Libertad Radio: Jobs, Religion in America, More
Be sure to listen to last week’s Heritage Libertad radio show, both in English and Spanish. The show included segments on President Obama’s upcoming jobs… Read More
PODCAST: What’s the Role of Religion in Politics?
In this week’s Heritage in Focus, Research Fellow Ryan Messmore discusses the role of religion in politics. Tune in here. Are younger generations moving more… Read More
Religion and the Budget: The Prudence of Principled Dialogue
In an article for a Catholic Web site, Representative Paul Ryan (R–WI) has again clarified the role he thinks faith and social doctrine should play… Read More
Atheists Take Offense at 9/11 Memorial for Fallen Firefighters
Antagonists of religious belief will go to extraordinary lengths to drive out any mention of the spiritual from the public square. A few weeks ago,… Read More
Did America Have a Christian Founding?
Few historical questions generate as much controversy as this one—and do so on such a regular basis. Every few months or so, following some public… Read More
Continued Faith in God Signals Good News for Civil Society
A new Gallup poll released today reports that more than nine in 10 Americans believe in God. The number of believers has remained largely unchanged… Read More
