2014 marks a special year for Pennsylvania Family Institute. With the support of families across Pennsylvania, we have been able to make a difference since 1989 -- 25 years of protecting life, marriage and religious freedom; of protecting the family so we can...
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...
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...
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,...
by Tom Shaheen, VP for Policy, Pennsylvania Family Institute In a temporary victory for the First Amendment freedom of religion, federal judge Arthur Schwab granted the Catholic Dioceses of Pittsburgh and Erie (PA) a reprieve from complying with an ObamaCare...
Former Chicago-area nurse Jill Stanek reports that she was contacted by a former employee of the Planned Parenthood office in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania (Pocono Mountains area). Her complaint? Alleged unsanitary conditions and practices throughout the facility; with...
Former Pennsylvania Governor and Homeland Security Secretary (remember the red light-yellow light terror warnings?), Tom Ridge, is in the news again. His accomplishment? He condemned those within the Republican Party, including elected officials, who stand up for...
by Tom Shaheen, V.P. for Policy Yesterday, I testified for the Pennsylvania Family Institute on a panel before the state House Education Committee. We were there to support long-needed legislation - HB 1588 - to protect church-affiliated educational preschool...