City on the Hill is a youth leadership and worldview conference for high school students held every summer in Lancaster, PA. Over 500 students have been a part of this experience and for many it truly has been life-changing. This summer's City on the Hill is July...
President Obama is now bullying every Pennsylvanian and American with the problematic policy decree he just released today. This has no force of law or legal authority behind it, but it does put schools at risk of losing federal funding by asking them to throw...
But President Obama is not King…remind your school districts of that fact. Today the Obama administration has made a “directive” to public schools that they are to open up women's locker rooms and restrooms to the opposite sex. This has no force of law or legal...
On Governor Wolf's desk is HB 805, which would end Pennsylvania’s seniority-based layoff practice, ensuring children have access to a high-quality learning experience. "Pennsylvania is one of the last states to base teacher layoff decisions purely on seniority. My...
Joseph Backholm, the president of our sister organization in Washington State - the Family Policy Institute of Washington, has asked some important questions to college students on gender identity and the differences between men and women. The response is rather...
A letter from a Pennsylvania Mom: This is Jackson. He's 18-months-old who was born right at 24 weeks. If he was born a half an hour earlier he would have been considered 23 weeks. At birth, he weighed less than 2 lbs. Jackson actually has a twin who passed...
National Review Online recently covered Chief Kelvin Cochran's story. "In any other circumstance, Cochran would be the subject of inspirational books and movies — a firefighter’s version of Ben Carson’s Gifted Hands." Kelvin Cochran is an award-winning fire chief,...
Some Pennsylvania lawmakers are saying HB1510 & SB974 - PA's Bathroom Bills - have nothing to do with bathrooms. So, let's clear this up for everyone: HB 1510 & SB 974 would add the special status of “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” and "gender...
Election Day is almost here - Tuesday, April 26th - and Pennsylvania Family Institute has available its 2016 Primary Election Voter's Guide. You can view this information at PAFamilyVoter.com. You have options of printing a personalized guide or you can view and...
This story has been updated with the current state legislation. Dear Pennsylvania legislators and citizens of Pennsylvania, This is our daughter Lydia. She is 3 years old and lives in central PA. She is a happy, active little girl, full of life and...