by Tom Shaheen The cultural and political and legal warning signs are all there. They have been for a decade. Citizens in 31 states - so far - have protected the legal definition of marriage by voting to approve constitutional amendments in their states. But not...
by Tom Shaheen In the early years of my history here at the Pennsylvania Family Institute and at least through the 1990s, we - along with national groups such as Focus on the Family, Parents Television Council and others - warned about the influence of "pop...
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...
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...
It's official! We have just announced that bestselling author and leading cultural commentator Eric Metaxas will be headlining our 2012 Friends of the Family Banquet! You'll recognize Eric as the new radio host of the late Chuck Colson's BreakPoint and the author...
by Tom Shaheen Remembering Andy Griffith........ In a wonderful column called "Why Mayberry Still Resonates," Robert Knight remembers the all-time family TV classic The Andy Griffith Show as he analyzed what made the show so popular with kids and adults alike...
by Brandon McGinley (cross-posted at The Family Forum) Now that the Supreme Court has largely upheld the Affordable Care Act, it’s time for Pennsylvania House Republicans to protect the conscience rights of PA taxpayers by ensuring that, in this brave new health...
by Tom Shaheen Imagine this: A state where all innocent human life is protected in law, starting with babies in the womb. A state where doctors who profit from killing instead of healing, are not welcome. A state where women's health is more important than the...
By Chris Wetzel, PFI Intern Like most prophets, Aldous Huxley is without honor in his own country. Eighty years ago, Huxley’s dystopian novel Brave New World warned of a future Britain where children are manufactured to precise specifications with fertilization...
by Brandon McGinley Two groundbreaking papers were published yesterday in the journal Social Science Research which strongly indicate what common sense dictates: that children fare best in households with their married, biological mother and father—including when...