Monthly Archives: August 2013

by Tom Shaheen, V.P., Pennsylvania Family Institute

We are pounded over and over again in the media and by gay activists with the idea that same-sex marriage is “inevitable,” if only those who hold to the time-tested definition of marriage … Read more

For more than 10 years and with your help, Pennsylvania Family Council has successfully stood against attempts to amend Pennsylvania’s Human Relations Act to create special protected classes for “actual or perceived” “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.”

Why?

Because we … Read more

by Tom Shaheen

Today’s Washington Post ‘On Faith’ column is a very timely and insightful piece by Dr Russell Moore on California’s new law that mandates schools to enact a policy on open access to bathrooms, lockers rooms, etc., that … Read more

Only 30 Days until Courage to Stand with Dr. Ben Carson

We’re less than one month away from Dr. Ben Carson being in Hershey for our Friends of the Family banquet on Sept. 7th. And we’re so excited to say … Read more

By: Randy Wenger  (Published in The Morning Call on August 6)

Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s decision to forgo defending Pennsylvania’s Defense of Marriage Act has undermined the rule of law in Pennsylvania.

There are plenty of political issues across Pennsylvania … Read more

Our Chief Counsel for the Independence Law Center, Randall Wenger, is one of the lead attorneys in this case, fighting for the religious freedom of the owners of Conestoga Wood Specialties, Inc in Lancaster. Read the update below. Consider supporting … Read more

Pennsylvania makes national headlines:

Either the President’s lawlessness is rubbing off — or some state officials have forgotten how to read. Nothing else seems to explain the decision by Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, who … Read more