The New Year is barely 16 hours old, and already the Pennsylvania Family Institute team is at work advancing the cause of religious liberty and rights of conscience for you and all Americans. Today, Randy Wenger, Chief Counsel of PFI's Independence Law Center (ILC)...
And the angel said to them, "Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby...
From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Geneva College doesn't have to provide its employees with insurance coverage for contraception, abortion-inducing drugs and other "preventive services," under a decision issued Monday by U.S. District Judge Joy Flowers Conti. The...
Governor Tom Corbett's sudden and surprising announcement that he now backs special protections for sexual orientation and gender identity contradicts his campaign promises to oppose such legislation. Not only is he going against his commitment to those who elected...
The 'elephant in the room' that proponents of same-sex "marriage" try their best to hide is that redefining marriage to include same-sex couples will lay the foundation to legalizing marriage for polygamous relationships as well. Earlier this year Pennsylvania...
by Tom Shaheen, V.P. for Policy, Pennsylvania Family Institute There are about a dozen states that require that ultrasound images be offered to women seeking abortions, before the procedure is performed. Here in Pennsylvania, we do not currently have such a...
From ABCNews.com: A Colorado baker who refused to make a cake for a gay couple has been given an ultimatum by a judge; serve gay weddings or face fines. [...] In his written decision, Spence ordered that Phillips "cease and desist from discriminating" against gay...
This weekend, Independence Law Center Chief Counsel Randy Wenger will appear in the third half hour on the Glen Meakem On The Weekend program with guest host Dr. Paul Kengor of Grove City College, with an update on the case, Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Sebelius,...
BACKGROUND: The owners of Conestoga Wood Specialties, the Hahns, are a practicing and believing Mennonite family. They desire to run the company, a wholesale manufacturer of custom wood kitchen cabinet parts, in a manner that reflects their sincerely held religious...
Our Pennsylvania marriage law, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), is now set to go to trial in June, 2014. The ACLU has sued to overturn DOMA, which states that marriage is between one man and one woman. Please pray for this upcoming trial, that the truth will...