ARTICLES OF INTEREST TO SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES

Yesterday I received the following from the Family Research Council.  The list of articles is a bit daunting in its comprehensiveness, but exceedingly useful at the same time.   FRC calls it The Social Conservative Review: The Insider's Guide to Pro-Family News.  Here one may find significant, recently published articles under the following topics:  "Educational Freedom and Reform," "Environmental Issues," "Faith and Policy," "Health Care," "Homosexuality in the Military," "Judiciary," "Marriage," "Pornography," "Religious Liberty," "Sanctity of Life," and "Stem Cell Research."  - Be sure to click the "Continue reading" link at the bottom of this post.

The Social Conservative Review: The Insider's Guide to Pro-Family News--July 8, 2010 July 08, 2010 | | Share with Friends Educational Freedom and Reform The Hoover Institution's Education Next journal is a provocative publication designed to encourage unconventional thinking about how we can best educate America 's young people, today and in coming decades. Take a look at Education Next. "Later School Start Times May Foster Better Students," Jim Liebelt, Crosswalk "Where School Choice Is Not a Panacea," Frederick M. Hess, The American "Propping up the Teachers Unions," James Hall, The Foundry "Are There More Girl Geniuses?," Christina Hoff Sommers, The American

"Scary things in U.S. report on school vouchers," The Washington Post

"Detroit Public Schools Put the Fun in Dysfunctional," Marybeth Hicks, Townhall

Environmental Issues

• "Climate, Consensus and Healthy Skepticism," Max Borders, The Washington Examiner
• "Beyond Petroleum," Jordan Ballor, The Acton Institute
• "Bad Humans! Even Our Pre-Industrial Ancestors Caused Global Warming ," Wesley J. Smith, First Things
• "Green Menace," Blake Hurst, The American
• "Gulf Spill Update: Obama's Job-Killing Moratorium," Brandon Stewart, The Foundry
• "A wellspring of politics, not science," William O'Keefe, The Washington Times
• "Evangelicals and Global Warming," Benjamin Phillips, The Acton Institute

Faith and Policy

• "The Authentic Bonhoeffer," Collin Hansen, Christianity Today
• "Higher culling," Andree Seu, WORLD Magazine
• "Sheep Stealing Studied," Ken Walker, Christianity Today
• "California school district adopts Bible course," Becky Yeh, OneNewsNow

Health Care

Read Dr. David Prentice's Change Watch Backgrounder on Dr. Donald Berwick, who was appointed by President Obama to be the next Administrator for the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

• "Dear Kathleen: Secretary Sebelius to answer questions on health care -- or will she?," Tom McClusky, The Cloakroom
• "Is the Obama Administration Determined to Prove Death Panel Accusations Are True?," Tom McClusky, The Cloakroom
• "9 in 10 docs blame lawsuit fears for overtesting," Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press
• " Obama makes recess appointment at CMS," Sam Youngman, The Hill
• "The Massachusetts Health-Care 'Train Wreck'," Joseph Rago, The Wall Street Journal
• "Health-care law may pose challenges for IRS, taxpayers," David S. Hilzenrath, The Washington Post
• "The ObamaCare Constitutional Threat," Robert Moffit, Ph.D., The Wall Street Journal
• "First health overhaul provisions start to kick in," Associated Press

Homosexuality in the Military

• "Pentagon Questions Soldiers on Gay Policy," Justin Fishel, Fox News
• "Support needed for Senate to uphold ban," Chad Groening, OneNewsNow
• "Advocacy group won't back "don't ask, don't tell" survey participation," CNN

Judiciary

• "FRC Opposes Supreme Court Decision in CLS v. Martinez," Press Release, Family Research Council
• Read FRC President Tony Perkins' testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Elena Kagan.
• "Obstruction of Obama's Justice," Washington Update, Family Research Council
• "Elena "What Memo?" Kagan: Saletan Got One Big Thing Wrong," Cathy Ruse, Family Research Council
• "Kagangate Says as Much about ACOG as It Does about Kagan," Chris Gacek, Family Research Council
• "When Kagan Played Doctor," William Saletan, Slate
• "Feingold and Kagan on the Doe 'Health' Exception," Clarke D. Forsythe, National Review Online
• "The Supreme Court's 'Subsidies'," Editorial, The Wall Street Journal
• "Will lawyers in Tar Heel State be forced to choose between conscience, career?," Alliance Defense Fund
• "Kagan: Past writings on abortion could be flashpoint issue on Partial-Birth Abortion," Bill Mears, CNN

Marriage and Family

Family Economics

• "From Superfund to the Stimulus," Kevin Hassett, The American
• "Why Obamanomics Has Failed," Allan H. Meltzer, The Wall Street Journal
• "Keynes vs. Hayek: Still the Main Event," Marc Vander Maas, The Acton Institute
• "The Risk of "Second Leg"," Desmond Lachman, National Journal
• "The Keynesian Dead End," Editorial, The Wall Street Journal
• "Pelosi: Unemployment Benefits Biggest Stimulus for Economy," James Falkner, The Foundry
• "The Rout of Obamanomics," Peter Ferrara, American Spectator
• "The Obama Tax Trap," Editorial, The Wall Street Journal

Marriage

• "Hawaii governor vetoes same-sex union bill," Herbert A. Sample, Associated Press
• "Gov. Paterson, Please Veto the Pro-Divorce Bill," Maggie Gallagher, Townhall
• "Colleges hold seminars for empty nesters," Beth J. Harpaz, Associated Press
• "Presbyterians revising Israeli statement, redefining marriage," The Washington Post
• "Making the case for marriage institution," Tom Purcell, The Ironton Tribune

Pornography

• "Capitol Hill briefing assesses far-reaching consequences of pornography," Catholic News Service
• "Perspectives on Pornography," Tom Matlack, The Huffington Post

Religious Liberty

• "So Much For Religious Liberty," Richard A. Epstein, Forbes
• "Reasons we treasure religious liberty," Marv Knox, The Baptist Standard
• "Pastor: When Something Doesn't Sound Right," Joe McKeever, Crosswalk
• "Faith Unboxed: God can be experienced, not explained," Martha Woodroof, The Washington Post

Sanctity of Life

Abortion

• "An Abortion/Breast Cancer Link After All?," Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke
• "Kagan's Abortion Distortion," Shannen W. Coffin, National Review
• "Abortion 'triples breast cancer risk': Fourth study finds terminations linked to disease," Simon Caldwell, Daily Mail
• "UN Office of Human Rights Continues Drum Beat for New Human Right to Maternal Health," Samantha Singson, C-FAM
• "Abortion Debate: Fetuses Can't Feel Pain Until 24 Weeks, Controversial Study Says," Aina Hunter, CBS
• "Challenge of remote abortion pill system," Associated Press
• "Mosher: Gender Selection Abortion Spreading," Mark Nootbaar, WDUQ News
• "No Truces on Abortion: Social and Economic Issues Must Go Together," Stan Guthrie, Crosswalk

Adoption

• "Abba Changes Everything," Russell Moore, Christianity Today

Bioethics

• "Bioethics Commission Has First Meeting," Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "Wrong IVF Embryos Implanted Leads to End of Once Wanted Life," Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke
• "Improved Eradicate Down Babies Test on the Way," Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke
• "Assisted Suicide Candor: Death Clinics for Anybody," Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke
• "What Price Is a Human Being Worth?", Dr. D. Joy Riley, Tennessee Center for Bioethics & Culture

Stem Cell Research

• "Chronic Heart Failure Treated with Adult Stem Cells," David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "Stem cells from adults gave me a fuller life," Alex R. Szeles, Harrisburg Patriot-News
• "Blinded Patients See Again with Adult Stem Cells," David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "Adult Stem Cells May Help Fight Infection," David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "Lawsuit Reinstated to Stop Federal Funding of Embryo-Destructive Research," David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "Adult Stem Cells: Saving Lives Now," David Prentice, Family Research Council

Other Articles of Note for Social Conservatives

• "Terror -- and candor in describing the Islamist ideology behind it," Charles Krauthammer, The Washington Post
• "A Cold Man's Warm Words," Peggy Noonan, The Wall Street Journal
• "Arizona Officials Vow to Fight Obama Suit," Robert M. Engstrom, Human Events
• "Can money buy happiness? Gallup poll asks, and the world answers," Physorg.org
• "Parasitic tort lawyers hurt clients too," John Stossel, The Washington Examiner
• "Will Obama sue Rhode Island next?," David Freddoso, The Washington Examiner
• "Who Will Investigate the Investigators?," John Fund, The Wall Street Journal
• "A Left-wing Journalistic Plant in the Conservative Movement," Cliff Kincaid, Accuracy in Media

Update 7/19/10.  Here is the list from June 24, 2010

 

The Social Conservative Review:
The Insider's Guide to Pro-Family News
June 24, 2010

FRC has recently published a comprehensive study of President Obama's efforts to repeal the historic ban on homosexuals in the Armed Forces. Written by respected military analyst Lt. Col. (ret) Robert Maginnis, "Mission Compromised: How the Obama Administration is Drafting the Military into the Culture War" is an important contribution to the debate over this critical issue.

After over 30 years in the Marine Corps, including service as the senior military attorney, I know the serious risks present if the current "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy and law are repealed. I am compelled to speak out since those currently on active duty cannot voice their opinions. Robert Maginnis uses facts, the law, and a dose of military perspective to debunk the myths put forward by those seeking change from the current law. James C. Walker, Brig.Gen. U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)

The free PDF of this compelling study can be downloaded here.

Educational Freedom and Reform

• "Christian churches oppose Race to the Top, Obama blueprint," Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post
• "States of Dishonesty," Mark Schneider, The American
• "Has Homeschooling Ruined My Son's Life?," Timothy Pella, Crosswalk
• "A "Crisis," More Hype, and Another Call for Bailouts," Bethany Aronhalt, The Heritage Foundation

Environmental Issues

• "Miracle at the New York Times, Trouble for America," Rob Schwarzwalder, Family Research Council
• "EPA Backs Reinstating Superfund 'Polluter Pays' Tax," Jim Efstathiou, Jr., Bloomberg
• "Couple Raises Money For Their Wedding Through Aluminum Can Recycling," MarketWatch
• "Environmentalists as Battered Spouses," Steven F. Hayward, The American
• "A Tale of Two Disasters," Paul H. Rubin, The Wall Street Journal

Faith and Policy

• "Obama and Pelosi Hijack "The Word"," Ken Blackwell and Ken Klukowski, The Huffington Post
• "Islam: Antithetical to Religious Freedom," Janet Levy, American Thinker
• "Unity or Unanimity at Reformed Council?," Jordan Ballor, The Acton Institute
• "Retired Bishop: Biden's Kenya Constitution Support 'Invites Canonical Censure'," Kathleen Gilbert, LifeSiteNews.com

Health Care

• "Health Care Law at Odds With Constitution," Jay Sekulow, American Center for Law and Justice
• "U.S. rules for Medicaid could cause trouble for Va. Budget," Tyler Whitley, Richmond Times-Dispatch
• "The Bad News About ObamaCare Keeps Piling Up," Karl Rove, The Wall Street Journal
• "The Road to Price Controls," Scott Gottlieb, The American
• "Farewell, Medicare Advantage," Editorial, The Wall Street Journal
• "Defiant Obama defends health care overhaul," Associated Press

Homosexuality in the Military

• "A Charade with Consequences," Tony Perkins, The Politico
• "A ban on the procedure could be lifted by an amendment hidden in the attempt to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"," Anna Clark, Salon

Judiciary

• "From the Hill: Sessions Reprimands White House for Misleading Statements on Kagan's Harvard Controversy," Tom McClusky, The Cloakroom
• "Kagan Casuistry: Hypocrisy Surrounds Dems in Kagan Hearings," Tom McClusky, The Cloakroom
• "Kagan Unqualified To Be on Court," Rep. Ted Poe, Human Events
• "Kagan and Shariah," Editorial, The Washington Times
• "Transcript of closing arguments in Proposition 8 trial," Alliance Defense Fund
• "Kagan "Loved" the Bork Hearings," Brian Darling, RedState

Marriage and Family

Family Economics

• "Markets and Morals," Ken Blackwell, Family Research Council
• "The New New Deal," Charles R. Kesler, Imprimis
• "Hoyer: Permanent middle class tax cuts too costly," Associated Press

Marriage

• "President Obama's Homosexual Benefits Order Ignores the Law and the Constitution," Family Research Council
• "Dating for a decade? Young adults aren't rushing marriage," Sharon Jayson, USA Today
• "The Tragedy of Absent Fathers," Chuck Donovan, The Heritage Foundation
• "Father involvement in pregnancy could reduce infant mortality," Physorg.com
• "Labor Dept. to order businesses to give "gay employees equal treatment," Associated Press

Pornography

• "Porn Harms Capitol Hill Briefing," Chris Gacek, Family Research Council
• "Video from Pornography Harms Briefing today in Washington, D.C.," Carrie Russell, Family Research Council
• "Pornography -- The Difference Being a Parent Makes," Albert Mohler, Crosswalk
• "Not Just a Guy Issue," Katelyn Beaty, Christianity Today
• "Parents furious after students shown 'inappropriate' sex acts simulated on stuffed animals: report," Rosemary Black, New York Daily News

Religious Liberty

Check out Persecution.com, one of the best websites regarding Christian persecution throughout the world.

• "Who Are Americans?," Chuck Colson, Christianity Today
• "Greater religiosity during adolescence may protect against developing problem alcohol use," Physorg.com
• "National security without religious liberty?," Thomas Farr, The Washington Post
• "Christian ministers challenge arrests at Arab fest ," Micki Steele, The Detroit News

Sanctity of Life

Abortion

• "A Woman's 'Choice' That Affects Men: Post-Abortion Trauma," Jeanne Monahan, Family Research Council
• "FDA Places Politics Above Science, Women's Health, and Informed Consent," Family Research Council
• "Video: Capitol Hill News Conference on Federal Funding for Abortion Advocates," Carrie Russell, Family Research Council
• "Dr. Donna Harrison's Remarks to FDA on Drug Application for Ulipristal," Chris Gacek, Family Research Council
• "November's Pro-Life Women Candidates," George J. Marlin, The Catholic Thing
• "Congress, Obama, and Taxpayer Funding of Abortion," Rep. John Boehner, National Review
• "Over $1 Billion in Federal Funding to Pro-Abortion Groups Since 2002," Dave Bohon, The New American
• "Louisiana To Require Ultrasounds Before Abortions," Associated Press
• "Planned Parenthood's missing millions," Rita Diller, The Washington Times

Adoption

• "Campaigning for Common Ground in Abortion Debate," Susan Dominus, New York Times
• "Russia, US officials near adoption accord," Gary Peach, Associated Press

Bioethics

• "Presumptuous Consent," Jennifer Lahl, CBC
• "A Decade Later, Human Gene Map Yields Few New Cures," Nicholas Wade, New York Times
• "In the Singularity Movement, Humans Are So Yesterday," Ashlee Vance, New York Times

Stem Cell Research

• "Sight Restored to Blinded Patients using Their Own Adult Stem Cells," David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "Gene-Engineered Adult Stem Cells to Fight HIV," David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "Building Bone for Wounded Warriors," David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "NIH Working Group Recommends More Embryonic Stem Cell Lines, Rejects Some," David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "NIH Director Approves 8 More Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines for Taxpayer Funding, No Patients Helped," David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "CIRM to People of California: Give Us Your Money and Mind Your Own Business!," Wesley Smith, Secondhand Smoke

Other Articles of Note for Social Conservatives

• "More Croaking from Prince Charles," Robert Morrison, Family Research Council
• "Before the Tea Party," Robert Morrison, Family Research Council
• "Europe: The Unjust Continent," Samuel Gregg, The Acton Institute
• "Assisted Suicide: why now?," Wesley J. Smith, Legatus Magazine
• " A feminism that spans from Palin to Pelosi," Kathleen Parker, The Washington Post
• " No Kumbaya in Kabul," George H. Wittman, American Spectator
• "Obama Cracks Down," W. James Antle, III, American Spectator
• "Forgotten, but Honorable, Presidents," Alan Snyder, Big Government
• "Confidence Waning in Obama, U.S. Outlook," Peter Wallsten and Eliza Gray, The Wall Street Journal

 

The Social Conservative Review:
The Insider's Guide to Pro-Family News
June 10, 2010

Recently FRC's Senior Fellow Peter Sprigg has produced an important new booklet describing how many commonly accepted "truths" about homosexuality are, in fact, falsehoods. The Top Ten Myths About Homosexuality is an important contribution to the debate about the nature of same-sex attraction and its relationship to public policy and provides substantive and well-documented information about this critical topic.

Educational Freedom and Reform

• "Education Items for Home Schools and Private Religious Schools," Chris Gacek, Family Research Council
• "The Optimist," Marcus A. Winters, City Journal
• "Higher Education and the Pursuit of Living High Off the Hog," Nicholas Wade, The New York Times
• "Academia-Gate: As Big Labor and Media Push 'Researchprop' on Our Kids, Who's Really Paying the Cost? (Part 1)," Liberty Chick, Big Journalism
• "UN Takes Aim at Youth with Conferences in Mexico City and Tunisia," Samantha Singson, C-FAM
• "Head Start Doesn't Work," Lindsay Burke and David Muhlhausen, Ph.D., The Heritage Foundation

Environmental Issues

• "Reich Wrong," Rob Schwarzwalder, Family Research Council
• "Time to Stop the EPA's Assault on America," Jim Tonkowich, Cornwall Alliance on the Stewardship of Creation
• "Is Guilt Good for the Earth?," Jon Entine, Ethical Corporation
• "Chief Obama, Seeing Smoke, Didn't Buy Fire Truck," Kevin A. Hassett, Bloomberg
• "Senate Should Reject EPA's Regulatory Overreach on Global Warming," Ben Lieberman, The Heritage Foundation

Faith and Policy

• "Virginia Supreme Court to rule on Anglican-Episcopal church property fight," Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post
• "Specialist for NASA mission demoted, threatened with termination for sharing views on intelligent design," Alliance Defense Fund

Health Care

• "The Empress of ObamaCare," Philip Klein, The American Spectator
• "ObamaCare's Ever-Rising Price Tag," Karl Rove, The Wall Street Journal
• "Free birth control under health care?," Sarah Kliff, The Politico
• "Thomas More Law Center Files Detailed Reply to Government's Defense of Obamacare," Thomas More Law Center

Homosexuality in the Military

• Mission Compromised--FRC Action's new website
• "My Take: Ending 'don't ask, don't tell' would undermine religious liberty," Tony Perkins, CNN
• "Transcript: Tony Perkins Interviews Senator John McCain (R-Az) About "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" on Washington Watch Weekly Radio," Jared Bridges, Family Research Council
• "Video: Don't Ask Don't Tell Press Conference," Carrie Russell, Family Research Council
• "I Sing of Arms and the Woman," Brad Miner, The Catholic Thing
• "Archbishop Broglio's statement on proposed legislation," Archdiocese of Military Services, USA

Judiciary

• Follow Tom McClusky of FRCAction's articles on Elena Kagan and her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court by visiting The Cloakroom.
• "Sexual sadism, unleaded," Editorial, The Washington Times
• "Glimpses of Kagan's Views in Clinton White House," Sheryl Gay Stolberg, The New York Times
• "The Supreme Court of the United States Versus The American Family," David L. Tubbs, The Family in America
• "Waxing State, Waning Family: The Radical Agenda of the American Law Institute," William C. Duncan, The Family in America

Marriage and Family

Family Economics

• "The Case for Pro-Family Tax Reform," Ramesh Ponnuru, Family Research Council Lecture
• "Recipe for Ending Poverty: Think, Then Act," Samuel Gregg, Zenit
• "Athens on the Potomac," Veronique de Rugy, The American
• "Hard Times, Bright Futures," Dane Stangler and Robert Litan, The American
• "The Message in the Meltdown: How the Downturn Reveals Forgotten Family Assets," Bryce J. Christensen, Ph.D., The Family in America

Marriage

• "God + Intact Family = Fewer Cohabitations," Michael Leaser, Family Research Council
• "Homosexual Activity More Likely in Non-Intact Families Who Worship Infrequently," Michael Leaser, Family Research Council
• "Is "Ever After" Just Too Long? Marriage and Modernity," Albert Mohler, Crosswalk
• "Obama extends more benefits to gay federal workers," Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post
• "A Gay Catholic Voice Against Same-Sex Marriage," Mark Oppenheimer, The New York Times
• "GENDA Defeated In Senate Committtee (Updated x 2)," Celeste Katz, New York Daily News
• "Retrospective and Prospective," Allan C. Carlson, Ph.D., The Family in America
• "The Deconstruction of Marriage, Part 1: The Law and Economics of Unilateral No-Fault Divorce," George Steven Swan, S.J.D., The Family in America
• "The Deconstruction of Marriage, Part 2: Is the Political Economy of Gender-Based Affirmative Action Good for the Home Economy?," George Steven Swan, S.J.D., The Family in America
• "Counting the Cost of Divorce: What Those Who Know Better Rarely Acknowledge," David G. Schramm, Ph.D., The Family in America
• "The Legacy of Divorce," First Things First (Note: This is one of four articles in the current issue of "First Things First" on divorce and marriage).

Pornography

• "Fighting Porn: The Newest Battlefront on the Oldest Profession," Stan Guthrie, Crosswalk
• "Pornography -- The Difference Being a Parent Makes," Al Mohler, Crosswalk

Religious Liberty

• "FRC's Tony Perkins, Concerned National Leaders, Speak Out Against Comedy Central's Anti-Christian Bias," Family Research Council Press Release
• "National security without religious liberty?," Thomas Farr, The Washington Post
• "Churches Scramble to Meet FCC Rules on Wireless Mics," Fernando Alfonso III, Christianity Today
• "NYers wage jihad vs. WTC mosque," Tom Topousis and Joe Mollica, New York Post

Sanctity of Life

Abortion

• "Military abortion issue returns," Rachel Duke, The Washington Times
• "FDA panel to mull 'morning-after pill' effective 5 days after sex," Rita Rubin, USA Today
• "Gallup's Pro-Life America," William McGurn, The Wall Street Journal
• "IPPF Report Calls for Youth Sex Rights and Reveals New UN Funding," Samantha Singson and Terrence McKeegan, J.D., C-FAM
• "Let's Publicize Abortion," National Catholic Register
• "In Ultrasound, Abortion Fight Has New Front," Kevin Sack, The New York Times
• "Gov. Crist Drops Pro-Life Issue Page from Campaign Website," James Tillman, LifeSiteNews

Adoption

• "Marin filmmaker's view of changing world of adoption," Joan Lisetor, San Francisco Chronicle
• "The Gay Lake Woebegone: Where All the Kids Are Above-Average," Family Research Council Washington Update
• State Adoption Fact Sheets
• Links to PDFs with characteristics of children waiting to be adopted.

Cloning

• "Written Testimony of David A. Prentice, Ph.D. on Human Cloning," Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "Ohio Senate Passes S.B. 243, Ohio's Ban on Human-Animal Hybrid," Christian Newswire

Bioethics

• "Researchers Asked to Hide Scientific Debate over Maternal Deaths," Susan Yoshihara, Ph.D., C-FAM
• "Federal ban on gay men's blood donation to be reconsidered," Madison Park, CNN

Stem Cell Research

• "Vatican supports adult stem cell therapy project with NYC-based company," Lore Croghan, New York Daily News
• "Report: Worldwide Landscape of Stem Cell Research," CompaniesandMarkets.com

Other Articles of Note for Social Conservatives

• "U.S. Changing Sides on Israel," Chris Gacek, Family Research Council
• "Revenge of the Coffee House Marxists," Chris Gacek, Human Events
• "Will Our Peace Prizewinner Lead Us Into a New War?," Ken Blackwell, The Huffington Post
• "Biden Beach Party and the Ethics of Enjoying an Afternoon," Marc Ambinder, The Atlantic
• "Reappraising the Right," Bruce Edward Walker, The Acton Institute
• "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?," Daniel B. Klein, The Wall Street Journal
• "America and the Meaning of Courage," Michael B. Mukasey, The Wall Street Journal
• "Slouching Towards Athens," Arthur C. Brooks, The Wall Street Journal
• "Approval Ratings Worse Than '94," Reid Wilson, Hotline
• "Left to Obama: We're not happy," Glenn Thrush, The Politico
• "Simmering anger may drive religious right back to polls," David Eldridge, The Washington Times
• "Obama: The Thin-Skinned President," Peter Wehner, Politics Daily
• "Police Reportedly Ask Transgender Topless Sunbathers To Put Tops Back On," Fox 5 News (Washington, D.C.)

 

The Social Conservative Review:

The Insider's Guide to Pro-Family News

May 27, 2010

Educational Freedom and Reform

• "Education Items for Home Schools and Private Religious Schools," Chris Gacek, Senior Fellow, Family Research Council
• "Virginia Principal Placed on Leave for Distribution of Fetal Models to Students," Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com
• "Texas Textbook Wars," Cal Thomas, Dallas Morning News

Environmental Issues

• "A Gathering of Wolves," Ken Blackwell and Robert Morrison, Senior Fellows, Family Research Council, American Thinker
• "Global Warming Hysteria: Science Uses Fake Photo to Defend Warming Scientists," Wesley J. Smith, First Things
• "Leading Evangelical Group Expresses Grave Concern Regarding New Restrictive Energy Policies," The Cornwall Alliance
• "Obama's Emissions," Chris Horner, The American Spectator

Faith and Policy

• "Kenyan Constitution Opens New Front in Culture Wars," Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times
• "Are Democrats pulling back on faith outreach?," Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post
• "Storm Clouds in Ukraine," George Weigel, First Things
• "Progressive Christianity's habit of 'Embracing the Tormenters'," John Couretas, The Acton Institute
• "Civil Debate: HB 444 accommodates equality and religion," Honolulu Star-Bulletin
• "Why Johnny Can't Read the Bible," Collin Hansen, Christianity Today
• "Gliding Serenely into Heresy," Hadley Arkes, The Catholic Thing

Health Care

• "No, You Can't Keep Your Health Plan," Scott Gottlieb, The Wall Street Journal
• "Patients Left with Fewer Options," Scott Gottlieb, The Politico
• "New health-care law raises concerns about respecting providers' consciences," Rob Stein, The Washington Post
• "Federal Government Asks for Dismissal of Virginia Lawsuit, " Emily P. Walker, MedPageToday

Homosexuality in the Military

• "Homosexual Assault in the Military," Peter Sprigg, Senior Fellow, Family Research Council
• "DADT Update: Veterans Groups and House Armed Services Leaders Oppose President's DADT Plan," Tom McClusky, Senior Vice President, FRC Action
• "The American Legion to Congress: Don't Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'," PRNewswire.com
• "Ready, Fire, Aim on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"," Chuck Donovan, The Heritage Foundation

Judiciary

• "Family Research Council president slams Kagan," Associated Press
• "Running Out the Kagan Clock," Tony Perkins, President, Family Research Council
• "Penumbras, current society, and a written Constitution," Rob Schwarzwalder, Senior Vice President, Family Research Council, The Daily Caller
• "Kagan and anonymous America," Ken Blackwell, Senior Fellow, Family Research Council, WORLD Magazine
• "Kagan Commentaries: Gays, Delays and a Media Blase," Tom McClusky, FRC Action
• "Obama the destroyer," Jeffrey T. Kuhner, The Washington Times
• "Cuomo's cross-dressing lawsuit irks family organization," John O'Brien, Legal News Line
• "Elena Kagan and the Yale-Harvard Nexus ," Michael Filozof, American Thinker
• "Transgenders win discrimination tiff with American Eagle Outfitters, AG Andrew Cuomo forces changes," Erica Pearson, New York Daily News
• "Kagan speech rationing," Editorial, The Washington Times
• "A code word for bias," Kurt Schlichter, The Washington Times
• "Kagan's Nuremberg defense," Editorial, The Washington Times
• "Meager fare in a time of need," Bernard Dobranski, The Washington Times
• "Novartis Must Pay Punitive Damages in Sex-Bias Case, Jury Rules," Patricia Hurtado and David Glovin, Bloomberg
• "With friends like these ...," William Saunders, The Washington Times
• "Pro-Life Group Fights Disclosure Law," Julia Duin, The Washington Times
• "County sued after passing bill penalizing Md. pro-life pregnancy resource centers," Alliance Defense Fund
• "Liberty Counsel Obtains Emergency Order for Food and Water to Elderly Patient," Liberty Counsel
• "Reasons to Cheer the Kagan Nomination," Andrew Cohen, The Atlantic

Marriage and Family

Family Economics

• "Pew Study Finds Children of Divorced Parents More Likely to Remain at Bottom of Income Ladder as Adults," Pew Charitable Trusts
• "Sexual Equality, Social Inequality," Bryce J. Christensen and Robert W. Patterson, The Family In America
• "Poverty, Capital and Economic Freedom," Victor V. Claar, The Acton Institute
• "Debt, Credit and the Virtuous Life," Rev. Gregory Jensen, The Acton Institute
• "What Do Americans Think about Taxes? An Update," Karlyn Bowman, Tax Notes

Marriage

• Homosexual Activity More Likely in Non-Intact Families Who Worship Infrequently, by Michael Leaser, Family Research Council
• "CBO: Benefits for same-sex partners would cost $310 million," Joe Davidson, The Washington Post
• "Malawi: Judge convicts gay couple," Raphael Tenthani, Associated Press

Pornography

• "The Weight of Smut," Mary Eberstadt, First Things
• "America's Other Weight Problem," Jared Bridges, Family Research Council
• "Soft-core porn still hot stuff on cable TV ," Jon Weinbach, Los Angeles Times
• "Steve Jobs Says iPad Revolution Means 'Freedom from Porn'," Peter J. Smith, LifeSiteNews.com

Religious Liberty

• "Debating Church and State in Texas," Ken Klukowski, Special Counsel, Family Research Council, Big Government
• "Islam's Captive Audience," Hamid Reza Kusha, The Claremont Institute
• "Religious Liberty for Me, but Not for Thee...," Alliance Defense Fund, Christian Post
• "US Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Arizona School Choice Suit," Catholic Online
• Independent panel criticizes Obama, Bush, Clinton on religious freedom, Associated Baptist Press

Sanctity of Life

Abortion

• "Ultrasound images should be shown to women seeking abortion," Cathy Ruse, Senior Fellow, Family Research Council, St. Petersburg Times
• "Killing is OK, But Advertising it is Not?," David Christensen, Family Research Council
• "Baby in the womb -- There's an App for that," Joshua Mercer, CatholicVoteAction.com
• "Prisoners of the pill," Carolyn Moynihan, MercatorNet
• "The New Normal on Abortion: Americans More "Pro-Life"," Lydia Saad, Gallup
• "Abortion foes target private insurers," Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press
• "Mo. passes expanded abortion-consent requirement," David A. Lieb, Associated Press
• "Anti-abortion forces enjoy their moment in the sun," John Ivison, National Post
• "Demonstrators speak out against abortion ultrasound bill ," ABC News
• "Marjorie Dannenfelser, a crusader backing antiabortion women into political life," Jason Horowitz, The Washington Post
• "Planned Parenthood Patient Taken to Hospital, Possible Botched Abortion Victim," Naples Daily News
• "Unborn Baby Gives British Mom a Thumbs Up in Rare Ultrasound Picture," Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com
• "UK Abortion Ad Battle," Greg Palkot, Fox News
• "US Groups Scrutinize Abortion Details in Kenya's Draft Constitution," Nico Colombant, VOANews.com
• "Planned Parenthood President Says Telemed Abortion Scheme Going Nationwide," Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com
• "Divine Impulses: Rep. Bart Stupak on pro-life political 'hypocrisy'," Katherine Crnko, The Washington Post
• "Academics urge G8 to fund 'measures to reduce unsafe abortion'," The Toronto Star
• "Abortions in Scotland fall for first time in six years," BBC News
• "Teenager Dies After Father Attempts At-Home Abortion," Fox News

Adoption

• "US senators unveil plan to aid Haiti orphans," AFP
• "Open birth record bills advance in Illinois and Rhode Island," Lori Holden, Examiner.com

Cloning

• "Stealth Legislation to Federally Fund Human Cloning," Wesley J. Smith, The Center for Bioethics and Culture

Bioethics

• "Obama Not Interested in Deep Discourse So "Shadow" Bioethics Council Will," Wesley J. Smith, First Things
• "Vatican Gives A Boost To Biotech Company ," Greg Burke, Fox News
• "Cut The Cheese, Build Your Immunity," Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "Kinder, Gentler Bone Marrow Transplants," Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "Bond With Your Kids, Grow More Brain Cells," Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "New Brain Cells Even In Old Age," Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council

Stem Cell Research

• "Boy Gets New Windpipe Made With His Adult Stem Cells," Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "New Disease Identified, Treated with Adult Stem Cells," Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "Using Leftovers for Adult Stem Cells to Treat Hearts," Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "Healing Fractures Faster," Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "Getting Hip, Boning Up with Adult Stem Cells," Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "Misleading Michigan on Stem Cells," Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council

Other Articles of Note for Social Conservatives

• "Trafficking and Prostitution of Children in the United States," Jeanne Monahan, Director of the Center for Human Dignity, Family Research Council
• "A Suggestion for the Arizona Legislature," Jay Nordlinger, National Review Online
• "Why Is a Former Sex Blogger "Rethinking Virginity"?," Jessica Grose, Slate
• "'You Can't Make It Up' Dept.: The Feds Are Paying the Islamist Mosque in Virginia," Andy McCarthy, National Review Online
• "The Tea Party Spirit," Charles R. Kesler, The Claremont Institute
• "Dhimmicrats on the March?," Ken Blackwell, American Thinker
• "Professor dumped from oil spill team over writings," Jim Salter, Associated Press
• "What Kind of Socialist Is Barack Obama?," Jonah Goldberg, Commentary Magazine
• "The New Culture War," Arthur C. Brooks, The Washington Post
• "Goldblog vs. Peter Beinart, Part I," Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic
• "Distorting the Truth About Crime and Race," Heather Mac Donald, City Journal
• "A Hidden History of Evil," Claire Berlinski, City Journal

 

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  May 13, 2010

  Educational Freedom and Reform

• "New York Can Live with Fewer Teachers," Frederick M. Hess, New York Daily News
• "Teacher Quality in Colorado," Frederick M. Hess, National Review Online
• "Why Charter Schools Fail the Test," Charles Murray, New York Times
• "Stroll to the Top," Frederick M. Hess, National Review
• "Human Dignity and Higher Education," Peter Augustine Lawler, The New Atlantis

Environmental Issues

• "Keep the Gulf Oil Rig Disaster in Context," Mackubin T. Owens, The Ashbrook Institute
• "The political pitfalls of settled science," D.C. Innes, WORLD Magazine
• "Ecocide: a Crime Against Peace?," Wesley J. Smith, The Weekly Standard

Faith and Policy

• "Calling homosexuality a sin is criminal," Marcia Segelstein, WORLD Magazine
• "What Liberalism is Missing," Laurence Cooper, Policy Review

Health Care

• "Why the AMA Wants to Muzzle Your Doctor," Hal Scherz, The Wall Street Journal
• "Keeping Health Care Front and Center," Andrew E. Busch, The Ashbrook Institute
• "New health-care law raises concerns about respecting providers' consciences," Rob Stein, The Washington Post
• "Analysis of the Lawsuits Challenging the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," Paul Benjamin Linton, Thomas More Society
• "Obamacare Individual Mandate Unlikely to Work," Merrill Matthews, The Heartland Institute
• "CBO ups health care cost projections," Jennifer Haberkorn, Politico

Homosexuals in the Military

• "Nonsexual Zones of Trust and Military Policy," R.L. Bernard, American Thinker
• "Military Chaplains Urge Obama to Maintain Ban on Open Homosexuals in Military," Kathleen Gilbert, Lifesite News

Judiciary

• "Kagan Nominated for Supreme Court on Monday?," Tom McClusky, Family Research Council
• "A Life Rooted in Pursuit of Education," Dionne Searcey, The Wall Street Journal
• "Elena Obama," Opinion, The Wall Street Journal
• "ADF on Supreme Court nomination: Judges should rule according to the Constitution," Alliance Defense Fund
• "Senate Should Probe Elena Kagan's Judicial Philosophy for Supreme Court Position," Liberty Counsel
• "The Borking Of Kagan," Andrew Sullivan, The Atlantic
• "RE: Kagan and Partial Birth Abortion," W. James Antle, III, The American Spectator
• "Fudging Facts to Defend Kagan," John Tabin, The American Spectator
• "6 Catholics, 3 Jews: Does it matter that there might soon be no Protestants on the Supreme Court?," Elesha Coffman, Christianity Today
• "Questions for Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan," Jay Sekulow, American Center for Law & Justice
• "A Triumph for Political Speech," Jennifer Rubin, Commentary Magazine
• "Stopping Obama's Plan to Subvert the Constitution," Ken Blackwell, Townhall.com

Marriage and Family

Family Economics

• "Tax bills in 2009 at lowest level since 1950," Dennis Cauchon, USA Today
• "Fiscal Conservatism Is Not Enough: What Social Conservatives Offer the Party of Lincoln," Robert W. Patterson, The Family in America

Marriage

• "Marriage Law Is Challenged as Equaling Discrimination," Katherine Q. Seelye, The New York Times
• "Gay Couples Challenge Defense Of Marriage Act," Tovia Smith, National Public Radio
• "Backers Say Gay Rights Bills Will Win in House," Steven T. Dennis and Tory Newmyer, Roll Call
• "Spiritual, But Not Religious: The Impact of Parental Divorce on the Religious and Spiritual Identities of Young Adults in the United States," Jiexia Elisa Zhai, Christopher Ellison, Charles E. Stokes, Norval D. Glenn; Review of Religious Research

Pornography

• "More Internet domains = more porn," Charlie Butts, OneNewsNow
• "The Social Costs of Pornography," The Witherspoon Institute

Religious Liberty

• "Millennials embrace spirituality, not religion," Ed Stetzer, The Tennessean
• "Court puts Boy Scouts in a moral quandary," Robert Knight, The Washington Times
• "ADF condemns theft of Mojave Cross," Alliance Defense Fund

Sanctity of Life

Abortion

• "Women should be informed before they abort," Kathleen Parker, The Washington Post
• "Abortion Has Become More Concentrated Among Poor Women," Guttmacher Institute
• "Our view on women's choice: Ultrasound mandates in abortions cross a line," USA Today
• "Opposing view on women's choice: New law empowers women," Lisa Billy, USA Today
• "Hillary Clinton's abortion grenade," Michael Gerson, The Washington Post
• "Kansas: Abortion Bill Veto Stands," Associated Press
• "Abortion's New Battle Lines," Charles Blow, New York Times
• "Kenyan churches oppose constitution over abortion," Tom Maliti, Associated Press
• "Covert plan to create late-term abortion program in Wis. ends after exposure by ADF and allies," Alliance Defense Fund

Adoption

• "Russian official: accord reached on adoption deal," Associated Press
• "Rick Warren to hold forum on orphans and adoption," Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register

Cloning

• "How to Think about Patenting Genes," John E. Calfee and Elizabeth DuPre, The American

Bioethics

• "The Science of Stewardship: Sin, Sustainability, and GM Foods," Jordan Ballor, Journal of Markets and Morality
• "Humans Anonymous," C. Ben Mitchell, The Center for Bioethics and Culture
• "Belgian Doctors Euthanized Disabled Patient and Harvested Her Organs," Wesley J. Smith, First Things
• "Dr. Death Takes Hollywood," George J. Marlin, The Catholic Thing

Stem Cell Research

• "Stem cells raise hope for treatment for multiple sclerosis patients," Richard Alleyne, London Daily-Telegraph
• "Good News on Multiple Sclerosis with Adult Stem Cells," Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "Adult Stem Cells From Around the Globe," Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "Getting Hip, Boning Up with Adult Stem Cells," Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council

Other Articles of Note for Social Conservatives

• "New Union Leader Wants Group to Be More of a Political Powerhouse," Steven Greenhouse, New York Times
• "On Inclusiveness, the GOP Just Can't Win," Jonah Goldberg, National Review Online
• "The Churchill Test ," Steven F. Hayward, The Weekly Standard
• "Charlie Crist and the Narrow Middle," John C. Fortier, The Politico
• "Since When Is Iran a Champion for Women's Rights?," Anne Bayefsky, Fox News
• "President Obama's Priorities: Human Rights Be Damned," Anne Bayefsky, Commentary Magazine
• "ENDA sanity?," Peter Sprigg, The Washington Times
• "Pew vs. The Pill," Daniel J. Flynn, The American Spectator
• "The Cultural Preconditions of American Liberty," Christopher Wolfe, National Review
• "How dark chocolate may guard against brain injury from stroke," Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
• "The quiet weapon," Edward Lee Pitts, WORLD Magazine
• "The Varieties of Liberal Enthusiasm," Benjamin A. Plotinsky, City Journal
• "What Kind of Socialist Is Barack Obama?," Jonah Goldberg, Commentary Magazine
• "Reading the Tea Leaves in Kentucky," Howard Fineman, Newsweek