Family Policy Lecture, and Webcasts

The State of Faith, Family & Freedom 2023
published in FRC Media
February 8, 2023 -

Join Tony Perkins for The State of Faith, Family & Freedom address as we explore the most pressing issues of our time.

Arise Webcast
published in FRC Media
June 2, 2020 -

Join us for a special update from our nation's capital with FRC President Tony Perkins and Lt. General (Ret.) William Boykin Confirmed Speakers: - Ken Blackwell, Senior Fellow for ... (more)

Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center
published in FRC Media
February 25, 2020 -

The Southern Poverty Law Center began its work in the 1970's with noble intentions. But years ago, pernicious internal corruption began to undermine the organization's original mission, while contributing to a climate of fear and hostility in America.

Stories from Iran: Religious Freedom and the Secret Growth of the Underground Church
published in FRC Media
February 5, 2020 -

Iran's prominent place in the current news cycle has put its human rights violations on full display. Meanwhile, Iran's shameless persecution of religious minorities continues to be too egregious to ignore. On a regular basis, Christians are arbitrarily detained, arrested, tortured, and sentenced to lengthy prison terms. Converts from Islam to Christianity are specifically targeted by the regime and labeled a national security threat, while the historic Assyrian and Armenian Christian communities are treated like second class citizens. This religious oppression continues unhindered, and the current international attention on Iran presents an opportunity to raise the issue of religious freedom violations in Iran.

ProLifeCon 2020
published in FRC Media
January 24, 2020 -

On January 24, 2020, pro-life digital activists gathered at Family Research Council headquarters for the ProLifeCon Digital Action Summit, the premier conference for the digital pro-life community. At our 15th annual event, we hosted the most successful digital activists, saw their strategies of the past year, and looked ahead to opportunities in the new year. Activists, policy experts, and legislators were on hand to discuss the issues impacting the pro-life movement and shared practical ways to make a difference for life on prominent digital channels and platforms like blogs, social media, podcasts, and digital entertainment.

The War on Psychotherapy: When Sexual Politics, Gender Ideology, and Mental Health Collide
published in FRC Media
October 30, 2019 - Family Research Council

It is a simple fact that some people who have same-sex sexual attractions experience those feelings as something unwanted. Some of those people, in turn, seek the help of counsellors or professional psychotherapists to resist or overcome those unwanted feelings -- what critics often call "conversion therapy."

Tongil Mom Presents: "I Want To Hug My Child"
published in FRC Media
October 24, 2019 -

Tongil Mom will present the results of research that began in 2018 based on interviews of almost 40 women who defected from North Korea who were forced to leave behind their offspring in China before coming to South Korea, and who also suffered the fate of forced repatriation to North Korea. The event will feature the testimonies of some of the defectors who participated in the survey.

Will Religious Freedom Survive in Northeast Syria?
published in FRC Media
July 16, 2019 - Family Research Council

In the wake of the Syria civil war, Northeast Syria has developed into a semiautonomous zone with a surprising degree of religious freedom for the Middle East.

Religious Freedom and Sports
published in FRC Media
June 19, 2019 - Family Research Council

In 2017 and 2018 the U.S. men's and women's soccer teams required players to wear an LGBT rainbow on the national U.S.A. jersey. A Christian player declined to wear this and thus did not play. Dr. Jennifer Bryson, founder of Let All Play, will discuss the religious freedom issues at stake in U.S. and international sports, using soccer as a case study, and examine how the politicization of sports threatens our civic fabric in America.

Addressing our Military's Mental Health Crisis Through Faith-Based Solutions
published in FRC Media
May 9, 2019 - Family Research Council

Recently President Trump signed an Executive Order that has the potential of lowering the suicide rate in our military/veteran community for the first time. Donald Trump is the first President in modern times to see the potential of faith-based solutions to this national health crisis of military/veteran suicide.

From Orphanages to Escape: An Update on the Current Situation faced by North Korean Orphans
published in FRC Media
May 2, 2019 - Family Research Council

We all know that North Korea is a country where everyone is at risk, and where religious freedom is nonexistent. The government does little to help its own people and actively works to oppress them. But among them, North Korean orphans, or kotjebi, are among the most vulnerable. Under current conditions there is little chance for escape, but there are those working to rescue and resettle these children.

Tony Perkins Hosts Sen. Lindsey Graham for a Discussion on Religious Freedom
published in FRC Media
April 30, 2019 - Family Research Council

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is a leading voice for religious freedom both domestically and internationally. He is the new Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Most religious liberty legislation and court nominees, who are vital to protecting religious freedom, come through the Judiciary Committee. He will be discussing his work in his new role as Judiciary Chairman and what Congress is doing to promote religious liberty.

The Attack on Parental Rights and the Constitution
published in FRC Media
April 25, 2019 - Family Research Council

Parents across America are fighting for the lives of their children, and losing. Doctors, judges, and hospitals are ignoring parental decisions for their children in myriad situations which have created some major lawsuits around the globe. This presentation puts forward the notion that an international children's rights framework pulls kids away from parental protection to instead be guarded by the state.

How Members of Congress are Standing up to the Radical Abortion Agenda
published in FRC Media
February 26, 2019 - Family Research Council

On the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) began a radical abortion trend across the states by signing into law the Reproductive Health Act which allows abortion through all stages of pregnancy and removes explicit protections for babies born alive following a failed abortion.

Religious Freedom, Trade Talks, and China
published in FRC Media
February 6, 2019 -

The "de-linking" of trade and human rights in China decades ago has not advanced human rights and religious freedom in that country; indeed, recent developments show a trend for the worse.

Should We Pull Our Kids Out of Public School?
published in FRC Media
February 5, 2019 - Family Research Council

Millions of parents with children in public schools can't believe they're asking this question. But they are. What is different now? The gender revolution. It's a game-changer - and it affects every child.

The Sexual State: How Elite Ideologies are Destroying Lives
published in FRC Media
January 22, 2019 - Family Research Council

In her new book, The Sexual State, Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse rips the mask off the Sexual Revolution to expose the toxic ideologies which are destroying families and killing our society.

ProLifeCon 2019
published in FRC Media
January 18, 2019 -

On January 18, 2019, pro-life digital activists will gather at Family Research Council headquarters for the ProLifeCon Digital Action Summit, the premier conference for the digital pro-life community. At our 14th annual event, we will be joined by the most successful digital activists, see their strategies of the past year, and look ahead to opportunities in the new year. Activists, policy experts, and legislators will be on hand to discuss the issues impacting the pro-life movement and share practical ways to make a difference for life on prominent digital channels and platforms like blogs, social media, podcasts, and digital entertainment.

Religious Freedom Day
published in FRC Media
January 16, 2019 - Family Research Council

This January 16, we again celebrate the passage of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, written by Thomas Jefferson and passed by the Virginia General Assembly 233 years ago on January 16, 1786. In doing so, we commemorate the role religious freedom has played in the founding of our nation and continues to play in our society today. While it has long been woven throughout the fabric of American life, religious freedom is not merely our right, but an inherent human right for all people everywhere. This leads us to protect it at home and abroad - and to recognize the inextricable link between the two. If we fail to protect it at home, we will be unable to protect it abroad. Join us this Religious Freedom Day as we celebrate religious freedom here in the United States and highlight current efforts to share it around the world.

The Reality of Faith-Based Adoption Services
published in FRC Media
November 14, 2018 -

Anti-faith policies on issues like abortion and same-sex marriage have led some states to start discriminating against faith-based adoption providers. These emerging threats to faith-based adoption providers are occurring at a time when the number of children being adopted in the U.S. is declining.

Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality
published in FRC Media
October 3, 2018 -

Why the call to Love Thy Body? To counter the hostility toward the human body and biological facts of life driving many of today's headline stories. Many people absorb pre-packaged media mantras on watershed moral issues without being aware of their hurtful real-world implications.

Should Your Tax Dollars Be Used to Fund Abortions?
published in FRC Media
September 27, 2018 - Family Research Council

Should your tax dollars be used to fund abortions? Congressman Ron Estes talks Title X funding with David Christensen, Vice President of Government Affairs at Family Research Council.

The Conservative Response to Social Libertarianism
published in FRC Media
May 17, 2018 - Family Research Council

Social libertarianism is one of the fastest growing and most powerful political forces in America. Its influence is captured in studies by Gallup finding that, "Americans Hold Record Liberal Views on Most Moral Issues."

The Inclusion Act: Defending Kids, Faith, & Freedom
published in FRC Media
April 26, 2018 -

Faith-based adoption providers have historically played an extraordinary role in caring for our country's most vulnerable children. Sadly, liberal state and local governments -- with the help of activist groups like the ACLU -- are targeting these providers and forcing them to choose between renouncing their religion or shutting down.

Losing Our Voices: Who Owns Free Speech on the Internet?
published in FRC Media
April 17, 2018 - Family Research Council

In an era when 69% of American adults use social media platforms to express themselves, the free market powers of digital giants like Facebook, Google, and Twitter have collided with the free speech rights of citizen internet users.

Pastor John Robinson: Shepherd of America
published in FRC Media
March 23, 2018 - Family Research Council

The four hundredth anniversary of the arrival of the Pilgrims will soon be upon us in 2020. The Pilgrims have had little notice for decades, comprising only footnotes in most history books.

Frederick Douglass: His Faith, His Family, Our Future
published in FRC Media
February 15, 2018 - Family Research Council

This February, one of the most notable African-American Statesman and Abolitionists, Frederick Douglass, will be honored for the bicentennial of his birth.

Programming Our Children: The Social Engineering Agenda of 'Social Emotional Learning'
published in FRC Media
February 6, 2018 - Family Research Council

"Social emotional learning" (SEL) is a new catchphrase that now permeates public education policy. An organization called the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) is SEL's primary mover. CASEL claims that injecting its SEL agenda into all pre-k and K12 curricula will cultivate in children the attitudes, feelings, and behaviors necessary for academic achievement, such as empathy and regulation of emotions.

The Anti-American Bias of American Higher Education
published in FRC Media
December 5, 2017 - Family Research Council

citizenship when Progressives who had entered Academe were given free rein during the Great Depression to change the content of courses in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century
published in FRC Media
October 20, 2017 - Family Research Council

John Paul II and Ronald Reagan, a pope and a president, two leaders, one spiritual and one temporal, both shot and nearly killed just six weeks apart in 1981 -- only to survive and come together one year later, at the Vatican, in June 1982, where they confided to one another that they believed that God had spared their lives for a special purpose: to confront and defeat an atheistic and genuinely evil Soviet empire.

Not a Day Care: The Devastating Consequences of Abandoning Truth
published in FRC Media
August 1, 2017 - Family Research Council

What has happened to the American spirit? We've gone from "Give me liberty, or give me death!" to "Take care of me, please." Our colleges were once bastions of free speech; now they're bastions of speech codes. Our culture once rewarded independence; now it rewards victimhood. Parents once taught their kids how to fend for themselves; now, any parent who tries may get a visit from the police.

The Battle for Humanity: How Conservatives Can Fight Human Trafficking
published in FRC Media
July 25, 2017 - Family Research Council

In a free country such as ours, it's easy to forget that slavery still exists: human beings are being trafficked and sold for sex against their will. Human trafficking is a horrifying scourge that continues to haunt America, particularly through the proliferation of illegal online transactions between traffickers and buyers.

Four Objections to Religious Liberty... and some Possible Answers!
published in FRC Media
July 21, 2017 - Family Research Council

Religious liberty has always been controversial. Even in America, with its history of religious dissent and with the Constitution's affirmative protection of the right to the "free exercise" of one's faith, the very idea of positive religious liberty is objectionable to a great many persons. Religious liberty is on the defensive today, now perhaps as much as ever in our nation's history.

The Real Nature of Politics
published in FRC Media
June 28, 2017 - Family Research Council

Many committed conservatives tend to believe that being right, in the sense of being correct, is sufficient to win. But, political history proves otherwise.

Do No Harm: The Peril of Physician-Assisted Suicide
published in FRC Media
May 18, 2017 - Family Research Council

By authorizing doctors to violate the Hippocratic Oath of "do no harm," physician-assisted suicide undermines a key safeguard that protects our nation's most vulnerable citizens and ensures our loved ones receive the best medical care when they need it most.

Transgender Ideology in Public Schools: Parents Fight Back
published in FRC Media
May 5, 2017 - Family Research Council

Fairfax County, VA is ground zero in the efforts to impose transgender ideology on American school children. The Fairfax County school system is one of the largest and richest in the United States, and its close proximity to Washington, DC has made it a target for the efforts to mainstream this radical ideology. Even after the Trump Administration revoked the Obama directive threatening the nation's public schools, the fight rages on at the state and district level.

Free Speech Fairness Act
published in FRC Media
May 2, 2017 - Family Research Council

The Free Speech Fairness Act is a bill that restores free speech and religious liberty to churches and other nonprofits by allowing them to make political statements, so long as they are (1) made in the ordinary course of the organization's regular and customary activities in carrying out its exempt purpose, and (2) any expenditures related to this are de minimis.

The Equal Rights Argument for Fetal Personhood
published in FRC Media
April 27, 2017 - Family Research Council

In 2013, a group of advocates from multiple pro-life organizations started heavily experimenting with a different way of arguing for the personhood of the unborn. There was genuine shock at how much more effective it was at changing the minds of pro-choice people than any other argument that had used before. It is called the Equal Rights Argument.

Heirloom Love - Authentic Christianity for this Age of Persecution
published in FRC Media
April 19, 2017 - Family Research Council

In the last three years India has leaped in ranking from the 28th worst to the 15th worst country for severe Christian persecution, according to the World Watch List. Why has persecution dramatically increased since Prime Minister Modi was elected in 2014? What is Hindutva, and why should it concern us? If Modi's past is an indicator of India's future, what can Indian Christians expect in the way of increased persecution?

Draining the Swamp from a Biblical Perspective
published in FRC Media
April 11, 2017 - Family Research Council

When the Department of Homeland Security was founded in 2003, its stated purpose was "preventing terrorist attacks within the United States and reducing America's vulnerability to terrorism."

The Deplorables' Guide to Making America Great Again
published in FRC Media
April 5, 2017 - Family Research Council

From ToddStarnes.com:\r"Winning was just the beginning.\rIn The Deplorables' Guide to Making America Great Again, Fox News Radio host Todd Starnes reports from the front lines of the culture war in America and provides insights on what you can do to bring about real and lasting change in our nation.\r

Rescuing Mothers and Children from Abortion Using Cutting-Edge Technology and Data
published in FRC Media
March 22, 2017 - Family Research Council

Each year, there are approximately 1.4 million pregnant women in the U.S. who are abortion-determined. Most of them are unreached and under-served apart from the abortion industry. Finding them, communicating with them, serving them, and caring for them long-term is essential to the increasingly successful effort to make abortion no longer sought and even more, unthinkable.

Keeping My Promise to America's 'Abortion King'
published in FRC Media
February 22, 2017 - Family Research Council

Bernard Nathanson was a former abortionist and co-founder of NARAL (NARAL Pro-Choice America). He worked with Betty Friedan and others to legalize abortion in the U.S. After killing more than 60,000 babies, he had a profound conversion after seeing the development of the pre-born baby via ultrasound.

Repairers of the Breach: How the Conservative Movement Can Help Restore America's Inner Cities
published in FRC Media
February 16, 2017 - Family Research Council

A first step to have a substantial and sustainable impact in addressing poverty is to accurately diagnose the problem. While situational poverty caused by a setback such as a job loss or death of a breadwinner needs temporary assistance until families and individuals can regain their footing, the most entrenched and devastating form of poverty is rooted in something deeper than financial loss and requires a restoration of vision and values before funds or programs can make a significant difference.

Abduction: How Liberalism Steals our Children's Hearts and Minds
published in FRC Media
February 8, 2017 - Family Research Council

Everyday children are being inundated with messages that stand in opposition to traditional family values. Moral relativism and secular progressivism are waging an all-out war for the moral integrity of America's children.

ProLifeCon 2017
published in FRC Media
January 27, 2017 - Family Research Council

On January 27, 2017, pro-life digital activists will gather at Family Research Council headquarters for the ProLifeCon Digital Action Summit, the premier conference for the digital pro-life community. At our 12th annual event, we will be joined by friends old and new as we discuss the most successful online strategies of the past year and look ahead to the opportunities before us under a new administration. Activists, policy experts, and legislators will be on hand to discuss the issues impacting the pro-life movement and share practical ways to make a difference for life on blogs, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and your online platform of choice.

Abortion Worldwide Report: 100 Countries, 1 Century, 1 Billion Babies
published in FRC Media
January 25, 2017 - Family Research Council

Abortion was first authorized in 1920 by the former U.S.S.R., and is currently authorized, partly or fully, by 136 nations, but the 60 nations still prohibiting abortion face relentless international pressure to permit abortion without restriction.

You Carried Me: A Daughter's Memoir
published in FRC Media
January 13, 2017 - Family Research Council

What happens when an abortion survivor finds her birth mother... who never knew her daughter was alive?

The Conservative Playbook for the First 100 Days of the Trump Administration
published in FRC Media
December 13, 2016 - Family Research Council

The 2016 Presidential Election brought an unexpected result that shocked people on both sides of the political aisle, but it also opened a window of opportunity to accomplish a host of policy initiatives that would repair some of the damage done to the sanctity of life, natural marriage, and religious liberty through eight years of the Obama administration's liberal elite special interests. We are now at a critical juncture. Each presidential administration has the opportunity to impact everyday Americans in significant ways by issuing executive orders, agency regulations, and administrative guidance through memoranda, letters, and other internal documents issued by the agencies and departments of the Executive Branch, as well as making judicial appointments.

Religious Liberty after Election 2016: Where to Go from Here?
published in FRC Media
December 1, 2016 - Family Research Council

"What might the election result in 2016 mean for America's first freedom -- religious liberty? \rMary Eberstadt, author most recently of It's Dangerous to Believe: Religious Freedom and Its Enemies, argues that the present moment offers religious believers and moral traditionalists several new opportunities for pushing back against the intolerance generated by years of secularist-progressive ascendency. \r

Reclaiming Western Civilization
published in FRC Media
November 22, 2016 - Family Research Council

The American system of higher education has been watered down by historical and ideological forces so that seldom do we find organized efforts to pursue questions about the history of Western Civilization nor do we educate college students in their importance.\r

Eugenics and Transhumanism in the Modern Age: The Pursuit of Biological 'Perfection' at What Cost?
published in FRC Media
August 31, 2016 - Family Research Council

The pursuit of biological "perfection", or transhumanism, has captured the human imagination for ages. Modern eugenics has a similar underlying philosophy as its predecessor, manifesting itself differently through prenatal and genetic screening with the aim to abort a child with adverse conditions, sex-selective abortions, in-vitro selection, pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), aborting extra embryos via "selective reduction," three-parent embryo technologies, genetic engineering, and gene editing.

Promoting Religious Liberty in Your Public Schools
published in FRC Media
August 8, 2016 - Family Research Council

Students are told they can't pray, read their Bibles, or talk about their faith in class, but it turns out that most educators who repress religious expression do so because they are unaware of the U.S. Department of Education's clear guidelines which protect students' religious freedom.

Pornography: A Public Health Crisis
published in FRC Media
August 3, 2016 - Family Research Council

Addiction is most commonly discussed in the context of substance abuse, but in recent years, mental health professionals have also recognized other compulsive, destructive behaviors as warranting the designation.

Title IX: The Law of Unintended Consequences
published in FRC Media
July 13, 2016 - Family Research Council

Is it ever acceptable to put a child in harm's way in order to advance ideology? School should be a safe place for children, and yet the Obama administration's vague new interpretation of Title IX enshrines in law a loss of student privacy and safety inside our nation's public schools.

Socialism: Hype vs. Reality
published in FRC Media
July 6, 2016 - Family Research Council

With the cost of healthcare and college tuition on the rise, efforts to offer such services for free through government programs are understandably attractive to many. However, the utopian, socialist principles behind such ideas are inherently flawed, and in reality, their ends can only be achieved through unfettered government overreach.

Defeating Jihad: The Winnable War
published in FRC Media
June 29, 2016 - Family Research Council

Since September 11, 2001, America has been at war. And that's about all anyone can say with certainty about a conflict that has cost 7,000 American lives and almost $2 trillion. As long as the most basic strategic questions -- Who is the enemy? What are we fighting? -- remain unanswered, victory is impossible. Yet this war is eminently winnable if we remove our ideological blinders and apply basic strategic principles.

Obergefell: One Year Later
published in FRC Media
June 24, 2016 - Family Research Council

Much has happened legally and culturally in the year since the Supreme Court constitutionalized same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges in June 2015. While the ruling itself concerned same-sex marriage licenses, it symbolized much more, and continues to have implications for the family, the church, and for religious freedom.

The Conscience Protection Act - Policy Lecture with Dr. John Fleming (R-La.)
published in FRC Media
June 15, 2016 - Family Research Council

Despite longstanding protections in federal law to keep pro-life doctors, nurses, churches, and religious organizations from being forced to pay for or perform abortions, President Obama's HHS has repeatedly ignored and refused to investigate clear violations of the law.

An Update on the Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives with Congressman Diane Black (R-Tenn.)
published in FRC Media
June 9, 2016 - Family Research Council

Since October 2015, following the release of the Center for Medical Progress' shocking undercover videos exposing Planned Parenthood's illegal sale of aborted baby body parts, the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives has been investigating the grisly practices of big abortion providers.

Book Release Event with Virginia Prodan, author of Saving My Assassin
published in FRC Media
June 7, 2016 - Family Research Council

As a young attorney, Virginia Prodan searched for the truth. When she finally found it in the most forbidden book in all of Romania, she accepted the divine call to defend fellow followers of Jesus Christ against unjust persecution in an ungodly land.

The Scientific Objectivity and Universality of Gender Difference
published in FRC Media
May 23, 2016 - Family Research Council

The ink on the Supreme Court's Obergefell decision was barely dry before the nation's focus was shifted from the "L" and "G" to the "T" in LGBT. Bruce Jenner's announcement that he identifies as a woman named Caitlyn came to dominate the entertainment news cycle, giving the transgendered community a place in the national spotlight. In keeping with its agenda of so-called "tolerance", the Obama administration jumped on the bandwagon, working to elevate the cause of these individuals who believe their observable, biological sex does not match their gender identity.

Witness to Love: How to Help the Next Generation of Marriages Survive and Thrive
published in FRC Media
May 12, 2016 -

Even before the Supreme Court ruled in favor of legally redefining marriage to include any two consenting adults with mutual affection for one another, the American marriage was in deep trouble. The cultural embrace of radical sexual expression, institutionalized no-fault divorce, and a basic misunderstanding of marriage's sacred purpose could only serve to weaken the foundation on which the building block of society - the family - is built.

Restoring All Things
published in FRC Media
April 11, 2016 - Family Research Council

It's easy to get discouraged by the headlines. It can often feel as if God has left the building and we are on our own. As a response, Warren Cole Smith and John Stonestreet have co-authored Restoring All Things, a soul-stirring book that cuts through the chaos and uncertainty to show you how God is powerfully active and intensely engaged in fulfilling His promise to restore all things.

Religious Liberty Around the World: Where We Stand as of Spring 2016
published in FRC Media
April 6, 2016 -

While many are aware of ISIS' barbaric practices and the ongoing violation of minority groups' religious liberties in Iraq and Syria, the future of religious liberty also hangs in the balance in many other parts of the world. Religious believers around the world experience violence, repression, and exile of various forms and degrees. This persecution may be supported by law and/or driven by culture, but it is never acceptable. It deserves our attention and America's action.

ISIS, Sharia, & the Islamic State Phenomenon: The Caliphate in Light of Sharia
published in FRC Media
March 30, 2016 - Family Research Council

Jihad, caliphate, sharia...words with which most Americans were not familiar until the 9/11 terrorist attacks. They inspire fear, not only because of their link to the brutal attacks now occurring regularly around the world, but also because many of us do not fully understand how these words animate a radical Islamist vision of the future.

How Sexual Orientation Became the Idol of Our Day and What Christians Need to Do About It
published in FRC Media
March 16, 2016 - Family Research Council

It's no secret the sexual revolution of the 1960s laid the groundwork for the post-gender age in which we now find ourselves. The path from free love to transgenderism and the "alphabet soup" of the LGBT movement was a relatively straight one, made even smoother by several landmark Supreme Court decisions that favored unfettered sexual license. What was once unthinkable is now promoted and celebrated in our culture, and woe to you if you do not join in worshipping the new categories of self-identification. The temptation is strong to flee the ever-darkening landscape, but Christians are called to bring "grace and truth?" to a society in crisis.

Bruce or Caitlyn? Why Everyone Should Care About the Transgender Movement
published in FRC Media
February 17, 2016 -

The transgender movement-the demand that society accept, protect, and subsidize the choices of those who reject their inborn biological sex-was brought into bold relief last year when Bruce Jenner announced he now identifies as a woman named Caitlyn.

Herbert Hoover's Crusade Against Collectivism
published in FRC Media
February 11, 2016 -

What do Herbert Hoover and Barack Obama have in common? Very little, except one word: Statism. The earlier President opposed it as vigorously as the current President advances it.

State of the Family Webcast 2016
published in FRC Media
January 11, 2016 -

While the state of the union waxes and wanes with changes in government leadership, the American family has always been the backbone that makes this country strong.

Malevolence or Benevolence? Fetal Tissue Research, Planned Parenthood's abortions, and Embryonic Stem Cells
published in FRC Media
December 3, 2015 -

The impact of this summer's Planned Parenthood undercover video scandal continues to reverberate in the halls of Congress and, thanks to pro-life groups, into our daily lives through clever marketing and social media. The revelation that the abortion giant has apparently profited off unborn baby body parts sold for research has been deeply disturbing to millions of Americans.

Religious Practice and Marital Stability: Launching MARRIpedia, an online social science encyclopedia
published in FRC Media
November 18, 2015 -

At the October meeting of the World Congress of Families, Dr. Patrick Fagan unveiled MARRIpedia, a newly-launched online social science encyclopedia of all matters related to family, marriage, religion, and sexuality. MARRIpedia synthesizes and translates the work of myriad social scientists into concise, issue-specific entries that are intelligible to the lay reader.

Why Religious Liberty and Economic Liberty Stand and Fall Together
published in FRC Media
November 12, 2015 -

As religious liberty becomes a topic of greater concern in our nation, some might assume this freedom only affects those who espouse faith and a desire to exercise their sincerely held beliefs. However, religious freedom is just one facet of liberty. If it suffers, so does the whole. As an example of this principle, there are now data which show the inextricable link between religious and economic liberty. Each supports and impacts the other, providing a reason for libertarians and fiscal conservatives to join the cause of defending and promoting religious liberty as a matter of practice, not just intellectual belief. Join the Family Research Council and Jay Richards as he comes to share a unifying perspective on the many reasons religious liberty is worth protecting.

Jonathan Imbody, author of Faith Steps: Moving toward God through personal choice and public policy
published in FRC Media
November 4, 2015 -

Marriage and sexuality, religious freedom, abortion, assisted suicide, stem cell research and human trafficking: The stands we take and the choices we make on such vital issues, as individuals and as a nation, matter now and for eternity. Faith Steps encourages and equips people of faith to winsomely engage friends and the culture on critical matters --not as partisans but as ambassadors. \rDecisively rejecting the stifling notion that Christians should remain mute on controversial social issues and shun the political arena, Faith Steps reveals how courageous and compassionate engagement can help our neighbors and transform culture.\r

Never Submit: Will the Extermination of Christians Get Worse Before It Gets Better?
published in FRC Media
October 14, 2015 -

Recent news reports have been filled with the stories of masses of refugees fleeing the Middle East as radical Islamic militants continue their death march across the region. Christians and other religious minorities bear the brunt of the radicals' wrath, facing captivity at best and death at worst because of their beliefs. Between the spread of fanatical Islamist ideology and the looming likelihood of a nuclear Iran, the implications for the region and the rest of the world are dire.

Book Event with Joseph Loconte, PhD
published in FRC Media
October 8, 2015 -

The First World War laid waste to a continent and permanently altered the political and religious landscape of the West. For a generation of men and women, it brought the end of innocence-and the end of faith. Yet for J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, the Great War deepened their spiritual quest. Both men served as soldiers on the Western Front, survived the trenches, and used the experience of that conflict to ignite their Christian imagination. Had there been no Great War, there would have been no Hobbit, no Lord of the Rings, no Narnia, and perhaps no conversion to Christianity by C.S. Lewis.

Book Event with Sidney Powell, author of Licensed to Lie
published in FRC Media
October 7, 2015 -

A tragic suicide, a likely murder, wrongful imprisonment, and gripping courtroom scenes draw readers into this compelling story giving them a frightening perspective on justice corrupted and who should be accountable when evidence is withheld. Licensed to Lie: Exposing Corruption in the Department of Justice is the true story of the strong-arm, illegal, and unethical tactics used by headline-grabbing federal prosecutors in their narcissistic pursuit of power. Its scope reaches from the US Department of Justice to the US Senate, the FBI, and the White House. This true story is a scathing attack on corrupt prosecutors, the judges who turned a blind eye to these injustices, and the president who has promoted them to powerful political positions.

The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
published in FRC Media
September 17, 2015 -

North Korea, China, Vietnam; all countries the United States is rightly quick to condemn on human rights violations. The cruel irony is that they are among the nations with which America ... (more)

Truth Overruled: The Future of Marriage and Religious Freedom
published in FRC Media
September 9, 2015 -

The Supreme Court has issued a decision, but that doesn't end the debate. Now that the Supreme Court has ruled, Americans face momentous debates about the nature of marriage and religious liberty. Because the Court has redefined marriage in all 50 states, we have to energetically protect our freedom to live according to conscience and faith as we work to rebuild a strong marriage culture. In the first book to respond to the Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage, Ryan Anderson draws on the best philosophy and social science to explain what marriage is, why it matters for public policy, and the consequences of its legal redefinition.

The Link Between Pornography, Sex Trafficking, and Abortion
published in FRC Media
July 22, 2015 -

Is there a connection between the pornography and sex trafficking industries? As a matter of fact, pornography use has been shown to fuel the demand for sex trafficking. What about the incidence of abortion in the sex trafficking industry? Join FRC's Director of the Center for Human Dignity, Arina Grossu, to learn more about the links between pornography, sex trafficking and abortion.

Pornography and the Brain: Public Health Considerations
published in FRC Media
July 13, 2015 -

Most people avoid using the word "addiction" in reference to uncontrolled impulses like hyper-sexuality, overeating, or gambling, but neuroscience has shown that pornography use creates a biological reaction in the brain not unlike what is found in drug addicts. Porn use has become a pervasive part of American life, but many give this particular addictive behavior a "protected status." We know porn is damaging, but if we talk about it openly, we will either have to fight it or normalize it. Join us as Dr. Donald Hilton speaks about the neurological effects and societal consequences of rampant pornography use and addiction.

Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll
published in FRC Media
May 8, 2015 -

Please join us for a Capitol Hill Symposium, cosponsored by The Family in America and the Family Research Council, a panel discussion of the topic: "Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll: The ... (more)

Distortion: How the New Christian Left is Twisting the Gospel and Damaging the Faith
published in FRC Media
April 1, 2015 -

Chelsen Vicari serves as the Evangelical Program Director for the Institute on Religion and Democracy. She earned her Masters of Arts in Government from Regent University and frequently contributes to conservative outlets. She is also the author of Distortion: How the New Christian Left is Twisting the Gospel and Damaging the Faith.

Labyrinth of Love, Ambivalence, and Sex
published in FRC Media
February 12, 2015 -

Exactly fifty years ago, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan declared a crisis in race relations. The only remedy, he declared, was to focus on "a new kind of national goal: the establishment of a stable Negro family structure." Unfortunately, the deterioration of the black family has only grown worse, and white, Hispanic, and Asian families have followed right along. Let us use this Valentine's season to start a revolution of love, especially within our families, that produces a "happily ever after" ending for ourselves, our children, and our nation.

Open Doors: Persecution and Christianity in the 21st Century
published in FRC Media
February 5, 2015 - David Curry

Persecution is real in the 21st century. For nearly 60 years, Open Doors has worked in the world's most oppressive countries, empowering Christians who are persecuted for their beliefs. Open Doors equips persecuted Christians in more than 60 countries by providing Bibles, training, programs to help women and children who have been marginalized because of their beliefs and status in society, and helping to restore communities that have been destroyed because of faith.

Standing Firm in a Changing America: How to be a Faithful, Young, (Christian), Conservative
published in FRC Media
January 28, 2015 -

Some observers argue that Christian public policy is dead or dying. Young Evangelical conservatives are called a rare breed and soon become irrelevant old conservatives. Are these perceptions right? And how should Christians navigate the changing social landscape of 21st century America? Is it possible to stand firmly for Christian principles in a hostile culture? Should we retreat from the culture wars for the sake of cultural approval? Is it possible to remain faithful to historic Protestant faith and engage in public policy? FRC has assembled an exciting panel of young conservatives who are active in public policy and are passionate about their Christian faith. Come hear them as they discuss the challenges of remaining faithful to Christ and influential in shaping public policy in America.

The Liberty Threat: Attack on Religious Freedom in America
published in FRC Media
November 18, 2014 - FRC Video

City officials in Houston subpoenaed sermons from area pastors to see what they've said about sexuality and gender. Christian ministries are being pushed off college campus for having Christian statements of faith. A New Mexico Supreme Court justice wrote in an opinion that Christian businesspeople "compelled by law to compromise the very religious beliefs that inspire their lives" are simply paying a "price of citizenship."

The Coalition: What Happens When Islam Rules?
published in FRC Media
November 11, 2014 - FRC Video

The Coalition written by counter-terrorism expert LTG (Ret.) William "Jerry" Boykin and terrorism expert Kamal Saleem will be released by Post Hill Press on Nov. 11, 2014. The Coalition describes a world where Muslims have succeeded in becoming the majority populace of several European Countries, adding to their dominance in the Middle East. With the spread of radical Islam accelerating and Sharia law as the backdrop, this character-driven novel tells the story of a divided world and two men who epitomize opposite sides of an ideological chasm.

How Did the Early Christians of Rome Defeat Pagan Sexuality?
published in FRC Media
February 25, 2010 - Dr. Peter R. Jones

Over the past century Western Civilization, including the United States, has experienced profound social, culture, and sexual changes. Many of these changes run counter to deeply-held Christian moral teaching.

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