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The Parents Television Council (PTC), a media-watchdog group, opposes the Federal Communications Commission’s proposal to loosen its policy against radio and T.V. indecency (obscene speech and nudity). The PTC is making its opposition known to the FCC during a public comment period, which end June 19, 2013. They encourage parents to send comments to the FCC on this subject, as well.  Read more

Actually, Michael “Mikey” Weinstein, the founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), uses some form of the word “monster” to describe Christians 12 times in this diatribe. Now to be fair, Weinstein is only talking about “fundamentalist Christian monsters,”  whoever those are. But since he mentions Focus on the Family’s founder, Dr. James Dobson, then that pretty much brings all evangelicals within the “monstrous” realm of Mikey’s imagination.  Read more

Listen in on today’s Focus on the Family broadcast with Dannah Gresh. It’s always an honor and privilege to have Dannah as a guest on the broadcast, particularly as she shares her wisdom regarding romantic relationships among older teens and college students. Dannah encourages young women to be content in their pursuit of God’s love instead of seeking attention and emotional relationships from men.  Read more

As some states move toward legalizing Internet gambling, one New York senator is raising concerns for his home state.  Read more

It was just a few years ago that gay activists argued for same-sex marriage via court rulings by claiming that majority rule (i.e., one man, one woman marriage amendments) should not defeat “minority rights” to same-sex marriage.  Read more

This morning, Senator Charles Schumer filed the U.S. Senates’  long-awaited comprehensive immigration reform bill. You can read the text of the 844-page bill, titled the ‘‘Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act’’ here.  Read more

I’m just one of hundreds of voices among family advocates that have suggested that the current legal/constitutional arguments for same-sex marriage would also lead inevitably to polygamy or even group marriage. In fact, I had quite the give-and-take with the commenters on this particular post of mine from last year.  Read more

As in vitro fertilization continues to grow in popularity among those who struggle with infertility, questions continue to be asked about the moral and medical aspects of assisted reproductive technology.  For Christians who believe in the sanctity of all human life, the sanctity of marriage, and the value of children, some of these moral questions are of particular importance.  (more…)

Earlier this year, the Obama Administration released the long-promised, much anticipated, religious “accommodation” rule in response to the thousands of public comments, and over 50 lawsuits filed nationwide in the last year and a half by various religious and secular institutions, organizations, businesses and persons who, as employers. object for reasons of religious conscience to being required to provide for contraceptives and possible abortion-causing drugs in their company health plans. The requirement grew out of the federal Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) implementation of the 2010 Affordable Healthcare Act, a/k/a Obamacare.  Read more

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), April is STD Awareness Month. In the CDC report, Incidence, Prevalence, and Cost of Sexually Transmitted Infections in the United States  (February 13, 2013), citizens can find some troubling numbers. Consider the following summary of sexually transmitted infections (STIs):  Read more