The Social Conservative Review: July 28, 2011
by Krystle Gabele
July 28, 2011
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Dear Friends,
As the White House and Congress continue to debate how to restrain spending and curtail the size and reach of the federal government, American families are concerned with the economy we will be leaving our children.
Family policy is tied directly to economic policy. A society in which the unborn are expendable means we will not have the quantity of workers we need to help our economy grow or the tax base necessary to sustain programs on which many have come to depend, let alone vital needs like national defense. FRC President Tony Perkins recently made this point at a conference here in Washington, DC — social, security, and economic policy are intertwined, and cannot be divorced from one another.
There’s a reason why the Psalmist reminds us that “children are a heritage from the Lord” (Psalm 127:3). It’s for the sake of that heritage that FRC continues to work in partnership with you for faith, family, and freedom.
Sincerely,
Rob Schwarzwalder
Senior Vice President
Family Research Council
Educational Freedom and Reform
Homeschooling
- “Different children, different educations,” Krissy Proctor, Knoxville News-Sentinel
- “Many options for parents who want to homeschool kids,” Monica James, The Lighthouse
Legislation and Policy Proposals
- “The Dot Connector,” Jana Riess, Qideas
- “Private sector schools could boost employment,” Arther Keiser, The Daily Caller
- “Will the College Bubble Burst from Public Subsidies?,” Michael Barone, American Enterprise Institute
- “Many Americans are Undereducated, But College Credentials Won’t Fix That,” George Leef, National Review Online
- “Going to College Isn’t a Morality Tale,” J. Peter Freire, The American Spectator
- “Scandals in the Classroom,” Phyllis Schlafly, Townhall
- “Farewell and keep fighting for D.C. school choice,” Virginia Walden Ford, The Washington Examiner
Government Reform
Regulation
- “Minimum wage law backfires in American Samoa,” Samuel Herne, The Acton Institute
- “Will Washington Find the Cure for Cancer?,” Kenneth C. Frazier, The Wall Street Journal
Waste/Fraud/Abuse
- “Achieving Real Budget Reform,” John Meszaros, The Acton Institute
- “Class Warfare Not the American Solution to Budget Deficit,” Kenneth Spence, The Acton Institute
- “The Gang of Six’s $3 Trillion Tax Hike,” Marc A. Thiessen, American Enterprise Institute
- “Yes, You Really Can Cut Your Way to Prosperity,” Andrew Biggs and Matthew Jensen, The American
- “Duncan’s Dilemma,” Whitney Downs, The Enterprise Blog
- “TARP’s Shadow,” Nicole Gelinas, City Journal
Health Care
Abstinence
- “Obama Administration Just Says ‘No’ to Abstinence,” Rachel Sheffield, The Heritage Foundation
- “Florida abstinence education programs short on health specifics,” Ashley Lopez, The Florida Independent
- “Chastity Pledges and Risky Sex,” Matthew Lee Anderson, Mere Orthodoxy
Conscience Protection
- “Conscience Rights At Stake as HHS Considers Mandates for Abortifacients in Obamacare,” Jeanne Monahan, Family Research Council
- “Contracepting Conscience,” Helen Alvare, The Public Discourse
- “Contraceptive Recommendation Creates New Controversy for Health Care Law,” Fox News
- “Medical Students May Support Overbroad View of Conscience Rights,” Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke
Health care reform: Political and Legislative efforts
- “Health Insurance Exchanges: A Race to the Bottom,” Scott Gottlieb, American Enterprise Institute
- “The CDC vs. Life-Saving Vaccines,” Josh Bloom, National Review Online
- “Health Is the Health of the State,” Christopher J. Conover, The American
- “Surprise! Small businesses dropping plans because of Obamacare,” Poor Richard’s News
- “‘The Flight to the Exchanges’,” Opinion, The Wall Street Journal
Homosexuality
- “Dr. Bachmann Attacked for Offering ‘Hope’ and ‘Change’ — to Homosexuals,” Tony Perkins, American River Messenger
- “Does therapy to remove unwanted same-sex attractions work?,” Press Office, Family Research Council
- “FRC Criticizes Certification to Repeal Military Law on Homosexuality,” Press Release, Family Research Council
- “Lawsuit Seeks to Set Aside New York Same-Sex Marriage Law Over Open Meetings Violations,” Liberty Counsel
- “The President’s duplicity on DADT and DOMA,” Daniel Blomberg, Alliance Defense Fund
Human Life and Bioethics
Abortion
- “State of Public Opinion on Pro-Life Laws,” Brianna Walden, Family Research Council
- “Update on RU-486 Adverse Events Report,” Jeanne Monahan, Family Research Council
- “Chen Guangcheng needs your help,” Rob Schwarzwalder, Family Research Council
- “Obama’s Culture of Death: Promoting Abortion Is Key to Smashing the Family and Traditional Morality,” Jeffrey T. Kuhner, The Washington Times
- “Over 4 million sign massive pro-life petition in Colombia,” Matthew Hoffman, Life Site News
- “Ohio Bishops: No Catholic fundraising for Komen for the Cure,” Patrick Craine, Life Site News
- “Young People Will Promote Values and Life at UN Meeting on Youth,” Lauren Funk, C-FAM
- “Russia Restricts Abortion,” Susan Yoshihara, C-FAM
- “Negro Project 2.0: Margaret Sanger’s Abortion Legacy Lives On,” Ryan Bomberger, LifeNews.com
- “Gallup Poll: Americans Support Pro-Life Laws Limiting Abortions,” Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com
Bioethics and Biotechnology
- “New Tests for Newborns, And Dilemmas for Parents,” Amy Dockser Marcus, The Wall Street Journal
- “New invisibility cloak hides objects from human view,” Physorg.com
- “Scientists’ Call To Regulate Human DNA-Animal Experiments a Hollow Gesture,” Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke
- “At what price, immortality?” Margaret Somerville, The Vancouver Sun
Euthanasia and End of Life Issues
- “Pressured to Die: Euthanasia Push Continues,” Fr. John Flynn, Catholic.org
Stem Cell Research
- “Court Rules in Favor of Taxpayer Funding for Embryonic Stem Cell Research,” David Prentice, Family Research Council
- “More Evidence for Adult Stem Cell Success,” David Prentice, Family Research Council
- “Adult Stem Cell Trial to Treat Stroke,” David Prentice, Family Research Council
- “Adult Stem Cells Helping Patients With Scleroderma Skin Disease,” David Prentice, LifeNews.com
- “U-M refines technique for embryonic stem cell alternatives, develops lines,” Robin Erb, Detroit Free Press
- “Ohio Bishops Steer Parishes Away From Komen Over Abortion, Stem Cell Concerns,” Judson Berger, Fox News
- “MCCL continues pressure to force stem cell research ban in budget talks,” Andy Birkey, The Minnesota Independent
Women’s Health
- “New Advice on Mammogram Timing,” Katherine Hobson, The Wall Street Journal
- “The John Next Door,” Leslie Bennetts, Newsweek
- “My Fertility Crisis - The Baby Chase,” Holly Finn, The Wall Street Journal
- “Contraceptives and Politicized Medicine,” Michael New, National Review Online
Marriage and Family
Adoption
- “An Open Letter to an Unborn Baby,” Russell D. Moore, Moore to the Point
- “Church entities apologize for forcing adoptions on single mothers,” Catholic News Service
- “The Important Messages Of Adoption,” Amber Woods, Havre de Grace Patch
Family Economics
- “Dodd-Frank’s Fannie Trap,” John Berlau and Matthew Melchiorre, National Review Online
- “The Two-Biological-Parent Family and Economic Prosperity: What’s Gone Wrong,” William Jeynes, The Public Discourse
Family Structure
- “FRC Urges Senate to Uphold Defense of Marriage Act, Oppose Any Repeal Efforts,” Press Release, Family Research Council
- “My Senate Testimony Against Bill to Repeal DOMA,” Ed Whelan, National Review Online
- “The Sleepover Question,” Amy Schalet, New York Times
- “Philosophy, Marriage, and Moral Grandstanding,” Sherif Girgis, The Public Discourse
- “One Man, One Woman, and the Common Good: Marriage’s Public Purpose,” Austin Nimocks, The Public Discourse
Media
Pornography
- “Pornography Promotes Sex Trafficking, Says Morality in Media,” PR Newswire
- “Many see pornography causing societal decline, but say solution elusive,” Mark Pattison, The Catholic Review
Internet
- “Old media must make way for new media landscape,” Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch, The Washington Examiner
- “The Cybersecurity-Industrial Complex,” Jerry Brito and Tate Watkins, Reason
Religion and Public Policy
Religious Liberty
- “Sign of the Cross,” Tom McClusky, The Cloakroom
- “Teachers sue to block ‘Religious Freedom’ ballot measure,” Bill Kaczor, Associated Press
- “Texas Lawmaker Calls for Congressional Probe Into Ban of Christian Prayers at Military Funerals,” Todd Starnes, Fox News
- “Dixie County to Defend Open Forum Policy Which Allows Private Ten Commandments Display,” Liberty Counsel
- “Beyond the Dictatorship of Relativism,” Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing
- “Faith-based groups appeal to Obama over hiring practices,” McKinley Cobb, WORLD Magazine
Religion in America
- “Commodifying Compassion,” Jordan J. Ballor, The Acton Institute
- “Good News! Americans United for Separation of Church and State admits the phrase “separation of church and state” not in Constitution,” Kevin Theriot, Alliance Defense Fund
- “Sex, Money … Pride? Why Pastors Are Stepping Down,” Bobby Ross, Jr., Christianity Today
- “Summary Judgment Requested to Stop Anti-Christian Bias at New Mexico School,” Liberty Counsel
- “Mardi Gras For All,” Russell D. Moore, Touchstone Magazine
Secularism
- “Respect secularism,” Brent Pollard, The Star Phoenix
- “Are Christians Contributing to Unbelief?,” S. Michael Craven, Dakota Voice
International
Israel
- “ICEJ Summarizes Stanley Greenberg Poll of Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank,” Chris Gacek, Family Research Council
- “Caution Storm Approaching,” Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post
- “Israel Has Only Two Options,” Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post
International Economy and Family
- “Why the Italian Crisis Matters,” Robinson O’Brien-Bours, The Ashbrook Center
- “A lesson from Greece,” Anthony Hall, UPI
- “Saudi Cleric Issues Fatwa Defending Pedophilia as ‘Marriage’,” Tiffany Gabbay, The Blaze
Religious Persecution
- “Shouwang Showdown, 15 Weeks In,” Chris Norton, Christianity Today
- “Faith groups call for greater efforts to promote tolerance,” Tim Devaney, The Washington Times
Sharia law — U.S., foreign
- “America’s deepening immorality,” Armstrong Williams, The Hill
- “Muslims, Mosques, and Herman Cain,” Dr. Richard D. Land, The Christian Post
- “Accept Jihad, Or Children Will Die,” Robert Spencer, Human Events
The Courts
Constitutional Issues
- “Attention, constitutional conservatives,” Michael Barone, The Washington Examiner
- “Death to the Living Constitution,” Damon W. Root, Reason
- “The Increasing Sweep of Federal Criminal Laws,” Publius, The Federalist Society
Other News of Note
- “Inviting social chaos: law, license and human nature,” Rob Schwarzwalder, City View
- “Bobos, but Not Paradise,” Ken Myers, Touchstone Magazine
- “The Doorknob Chronicles of Dan Savage,” Joe Carter, First Things
- “The Cosmopolitan Conservative,” R.R. Reno, First Things
- “Show Us the Bodies, EPA: Green Agency Uses Phony Death Statistics to Justify Job-Killing Rules,” Steve Milloy, The Washington Times
- “Contrary to the President, Social Security Checks Are Not At Risk,” Michael McConnell, Advancing a Free Society Blog
Book reviews
- “Let’s Exorcize Ayn Rand,” Robert Morrison, Wilson County News
- “At the Zoo,” Algis Valiunas, Claremont Review of Books
- “Still Fit to Print?,” Conrad Black, Claremont Review of Books