Family Research Council

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Dear Friends:

Faith, family and freedom: it's a formulation FRC uses all the time, with good reason. Each one of these key components of our culture is under attack.

To help provide you with resources to keep sustaining the battle for what the ancients called "the good, the true, and the beautiful," FRC continues to publish top-of-the-line research and user-friendly material we provide at no costs. Here are three of our most recent:

• "Modern Slavery: How to Fight Human Trafficking in Your Community." Author and attorney Robert Flores, formerly an official in the Justice Department's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, explains the seriousness of the crisis in human slavery - right here at home - and how we can fight it.
• "Non-Marriage Reduces U.S. Labor Participation," by Drs. Henry Potrykus and Pat Fagan of FRC's Marriage and Religion Research Institute. This careful analysis demonstrates that given the " long decline of adult male labor participation ... the risk of depression will be exacerbated over time."
• "Hunger, Plenty, and Population." In this brief new study, I explore the link between hunger, malnutrition, corruption, and the extreme environmental movement.

The challenges we face as a nation are large and looming. We need not just good and courageous hearts but informed and ready minds. FRC honors each of our supporters for the former, and we're working to provide you with the resources needed for the latter.

Sincerely,

Rob Schwarzwalder

Senior Vice-President

Family Research Council

P.S. Check out FRC's lecture series, including most recently our star panel of experts on college debt, by clicking here.

Educational Freedom and Reform

Homeschooling

• "State Board of Education Leaves Homeschool Regulation off Its Agenda," Home School Legal Defense Association
• "The Homeschool Diaries," The Atlantic
• "Homeschooling and the Social Contract," St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• "Blocking the shots," World Magazine

Legislation and Policy Proposals

• "Many-to-One vs. One-to-Many: An Opinionated Guide to Educational Technology," The American
• "The Fear Factor: Merit Pay with a Punch," Education Next
• "How Academia "Observed" Constitution Day," The Heritage Foundation
• "Vouchers Gain Foothold Among State, Local Democrats," Education Week
• "School Reform 2.0 - New Book Explores How to Broaden Education Reform," American Enterprise Institute
• "Charter school supporters gather at the Capitol to promote reform legislation," PennLive.com

College Debt

• "Debt and Income Concerns Deter Medical Students from Primary Care Careers," RedOrbit.com
• "Pervasive Student Debt Penetrates Middle Class," U.S. News and World Report
• "Top college courses, for free?," CNN
• "Government's dogged student loan collectors," World Magazine

Government Reform

Regulation

• "$1.8 trillion shock: Obama regs cost 20-times estimate," The Washington Examiner
• "As Wall Street Fights Regulation, It Has Backup on the Bench," New York Times
• "Poll: 47 percent of Americans say too much government regulation," The Daily Caller
• "Americans Say Business Is Too Heavily Regulated: Poll," American Banker

Waste/Fraud/Abuse

• "Government Employees Work Less Than Private-Sector Employees," The Heritage Foundation
• "Congress Wastes its Time on Wedge Issues; Fiscal Cliff, Farm Bill Loom.," U.S. News and World Report

Health Care

Abstinence

• "Waiting: Who's Naive?," Family Research Council
• "Waiting till the wedding night - getting married the right way," Fox News
• "Sex Education in Mississippi: Will a New Law Lower Teen Pregnancy Rates?," Time Magazine

Conscience Protection

• "Conscience protection - for abortion providers?," LifeSiteNews.com
• "Pro-Life Pharmacists Win Huge Victory in Illinois Decision," LifeNews.com
• "Contraception and Conscience: A Symposium on the HHS Contraception Mandate," The FedSoc Blog

Health care reform: Political and Legislative efforts

• "Seniors in Eight States Face Biggest Medicare Cuts," The Galen Institute
• "Calculating The Cost Of Health Care Premiums," Forbes
• "Will Health Care Hurt Boomers' Retirement?," U.S. News and World Report
• "Obamacare Litigation, Rounds 2-n," Library of Law and Liberty

Homosexuality

• "Tolerance, Truth, and Tough Love," Family Research Council
• "A Year After Repeal, Homosexuals Exploit Military to Advance Social Agenda," Family Research Council
• "Civil Marriage: The View from a State of Nature," The Public Discourse
• "UN Secretary General Defies UN Member States on LGBT Rights and Reproductive Rights," The Friday Fax
• "European Court to Decide If Lesbian Adoption Trumps a Father's Rights," The Friday Fax
• "France set to ban words 'mother' and 'father' on official documents under plans to legalize gay marriage," Fox News

Human Life and Bioethics

Abortion

• "A Gruesome Anniversary," Family Research Council
• "Eye Opening Data and Information on Abortion and the African-American Community," Family Research Council
• "A Cautionary Tale," The Catholic Thing
• "US Experts Testify on Dangers of Disabilities Treaty," The Friday Fax
• "NYC Schools to Dispense Morning-After Pill without Notifying Parents," National Review Online
• "Planned Parenthood Keeps Abortion Legal (Not So Much Safe And Rare)," Alliance Defending Freedom
• "Values Voter Summit Highlights Abortion, Adoption Link," The Christian Post
• "California Expands Access To Abortions And Birth Control ," KPBS.org
• "No Exceptions: The Case for a Consistent Pro-Life Ethic," Christianity Today

Bioethics and Biotechnology

• "Become a Eunuch For Longer Life," First Things
• "Advocates of embryonic stem-cell research admitting defeat?," One News Now

Euthanasia and End of Life Issues

• "Real-Life Horror: The Beijing Scavengers," The American Thinker
• "China's illegal organ harvesting Transplant consent in theory only," The Washington Times
• "Euthanasia Opponents in Boston Gird for Ballot Battle," National Catholic Register

Stem Cell Research

To read about the latest advances in ethical adult stem cell research, keep up with leading-edge reports from FRC's Dr. David Prentice, click here.

• "California Stem Cell Fix is In," First Things
• "Stem cell advocate to discuss research advancements, funding threats," UMSL Daily
• "Adult type stem cells show a lot of promise," One News Now

Human Trafficking

• "The New Sexual Predators," The Public Discourse
• "International Justice Mission President And CEO Addresses Modern-Day Slavery And Sex Trafficking Solutions At 2012 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting," Herald Online

Women's Health

• "Industry of Death vs. Culture of Life," Catholic World Report

Marriage and Family

Adoption

• "Should Christians Adopt Embryos?," Moore to the Point
• "Adopting a Kid, Not a Cause," Christianity Today
• "Adoption Subsidies: A Great Investment for Kids Who Need Families," The Huffington Post

Family Economics

• "Busting Myths About Women in the Workplace," The Heritage Foundation
• "Quality of Life in an Economic Downturn," Values & Capitalism
• "Inequality and Elite Failure," The Public Discourse
• "Hayek, the Market, and the Good Life: An Exchange," Standpoint Magazine

Family Structure

• "Honey Boo Boo Nation," The American Conservative
• "Father-Daughter Dance Banned," National Review Online
• "Family structure undergoing big transformation," The Province
• "American Families are Increasingly Headed by Single People, Contributing to a Strain on Family Finances," Daily Finance

Media

Pornography

• "Pressure on Japan for stronger laws on child pornography," Reuters
• "Vivid's porn app puts the 'O' in iPhone," Fox News
• "Prosecute pornography? Why Mitt Romney and President Obama can't agree (Deseret News)," Porn Harms.com

Internet

• "Just Disconnect," Reformation 21
• "National Religious Broadcasters Promote New Media Speech Charter," Broadcasting & Cable

Religion and Public Policy

Religious Liberty

• "Freeing Religious Liberty From After-School Detention," Alliance Defending Freedom
• "Why Religious Liberty Should Be the Moral Center for American Diplomacy," The Acton Institute
• "New Orleans, Bourbon Street and Street Preaching: A Case of Religious Persecution?," Patheos
• "Ohio City Determines to Block Development of a Christian School," Alliance Defending Freedom
• "Religious liberty, hate and every American's rights," Fox News
• "Missouri legislature upholds religious liberty bill," Examiner.com
• "U.S. says best protection for religious dignity is free speech," Reuters

Religion in America

Check out Dr. Kenyn Cureton's feature on Watchmen Pastors called "The Lost Episodes," featuring how religion has had an impact on our Founding Fathers.

• "Millennials and the Future of Christian Political Engagement," Family Research Council
• "Why Is "God" Such a Big Deal?," Family Research Council
• "If not Under God, Then What?," The Catholic Thing
• "The Contested Color of Christ," The Chronicle of Higher Education
• "Americans underestimate Protestant population," GetReligion

Secularism

• "U.S. scholar wages battle for secularism," Winnipeg Free Press
• "Secularists As Religion's Best Friends," National Catholic Reporter
• "Song of the Secularist," Christianity Today
• "Rick Perry Urges 'Christian Soldiers' to Fight Secularism," ChristianPost.com

International

Israel

• "Worries Over Violence Against Churches In Israel," Associated Press
• "Israel comes to a halt for Yom Kippur," Haaretz
• "Mayor denies being conduit between Israel and Obama White House," Chicago Sun-Times
• "Cong. Michele Bachmann Explains Reality," Caroline Glick

International Economy and Family

• "Europe's woes a 'critical risk' to global economy," Brisbane Times
• "Investors fret over global economy, euro crisis," CBS News
• "Rejecting the European Project," City Journal

Religious Persecution

• "Chinese congregation faces persecution but presses on," Baptist Press
• "Iranian Christian pastor Nadarkhani writes letter of thanks after release from prison," Fox News

Sharia law -- U.S., foreign

• "Stealth jihadists," World Magazine
• "Political Correctness and the Rise of Sharia Law," Breitbart

The Courts

Constitutional Issues

• "Constitutions, Culture, and the Economy," The Public Discourse
• "Is the Fed Still Constitutional?," The Library of Law and Liberty
• "Hey kids! Let's have a Constitutional Convention!," The American Thinker
• "Same-sex marriage symposium: Time for an answer - does the Constitution require same-sex marriage?," Scotusblog

Judicial Activism

• "Supreme Court Preview: What's in Store for October Term 2012?," The FedSoc Blog
• "Justice Scalia Calls for More Private Lawyers on the Bench," The FedSoc Blog
• "Santorum On Ousting Judge: "Judicial Activism Will Not Be Tolerated," KCAUTV.com
• "Republican Party of Florida opposes 3 Supreme Court justices' retention," The Florida Current

Other News of Note

• "Locavores or Loco-vores?," The American
• "Os Guinness on "A Free People's Suicide"," Values & Capitalism
• "What the polls aren't telling us about the 2012 election," Fox News
• "Flowered colored glasses (San Francisco culture)," City Journal

Book reviews

• "Planned Bullyhood," The Washington Times
• "A Free People's Suicide," The Gospel Coalition
• "Ten Myths About Premarital Sex," Conversant Life
• "Notable Books ," World Magazine
• "Book review:'Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World'," NorthJersey.com
• "Obama's Roanoke Doctrine," Investors Business Daily
• "The Philadelphia Story," Claremont Review of Books