by Tom Shaheen Hostility against religious liberty has reached an all-time high, and the attacks are increasing at an unprecedented rate. America's First Liberty - the freedom of religion - is being pushed out of public life, our schools, and even our churches. Our...
Wednesday morning at the offices of the Family Research Council in Washington, DC, a man entered the building and made remarks about “not liking FRC’s politics.” An FRC building manager, Leo Johnson, took interest in the man’s intentions for being in the building,...
by Tom Shaheen "If the traditional institution of marriage is to be restructured, as sought by Plaintiffs, it should be done by a democratically-elected legislature or the people through a constitutional amendment, not through judicial legislation that would...
From the Commonwealth Foundation: The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued new guidelines regarding the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) program.Businesses can begin applying for tax credits on August 8. Information for...
Owner of bakery stands up for his beliefs, no matter what the cost to his business: The owner of a Colorado bakery has been accused of violating the civil rights of a gay couple after he refused to bake their wedding cake — and now gay rights advocates are calling...
Watch an interview on the important lessons from the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer with our banquet speaker, Eric Metaxas. Last fall, Metaxas' newest book, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Prophet, Martyr, Spy, became a New York Times No. 1 bestseller. In the book, Metaxas...
From Alliance Defending Freedom: A federal court issued an order that halts enforcement of the Obama administration’s abortion pill mandate against a Colorado family-owned business while an Alliance Defending Freedom lawsuit challenging the mandate continues in...
From CNSNews.com: A report issued by the United Nations-backed Global Commission on HIV and the Law; recommends that nations around the world get rid of “punitive” laws against prostitution – or what it calls “consensual sex work” -- and decriminalize the...
This week, the Pennsylvania Family Institute staff is at our City on the Hill Leadership and Worldview Conference at Lancaster Bible College. We're so excited to be spending the week with 37 teenagers hearing from some great speakers and learning the legislative...
This week, the Boy Scouts national office announced that “after a nearly two-year-long examination” by an 11-member panel commissioned by the chief scout executive, the Scouts will maintain their membership policy excluding homosexual scoutmasters and scouts from...