THE LATEST "SOCIAL CONSERVATIVE REVIEW"

These compilations of articles from a variety of sources by the Family Research Council are a gold mine.  The latest, dated Nov. 5th is below.  You will find there a wealth of information not readily found elsewhere!  Dozens deserve to be highlighted on blogs everywhere.  For previous reviews, click here.

Educational Freedom and Reform

Homeschooling

• "Homeschooling Group Discusses Parental Rights, Independence," Hal Young, Carolina Journal
• "Homeschooling: Toddler can be part of lessons," Heather Duncan, Knoxville News-Sentinel

Private and Religious Education

• "Air Force Academy Relents, Releases Cadet Survey," New York Times
• "The Quiet Power of Our Sacred Honor," Elizabeth Scalia, First Things
• "Supreme Court Weighs Tax Credits for Arizona School Choice Program ," Liberty Counsel
• "Why Isn't ROTC on More Elite Campuses?," Gary Schmitt and Cheryl Miller, The American

Legislation and Policy Proposals

• "College tuition costs climbing again this fall," Associated Press
• "Obama Regulations Threaten Colleges: Feds Shouldn't Be Involved in Schools' Accreditation," Bill Armstrong, Washington Times
• "Obama Spends Billions, Only Adds to College Costs: A Blizzard of Cash Creates Inflationary Snowdrifts," James A. Bacon, Washington Times
• "Who's the Bully? FCC to Impose Anti-Bullying Mandates on Schools," James Gattuso, The Heritage Foundation
• "U.S. Teens Lose in Obama Administration's Sex Education Agenda," Rachel Sheffield, The Heritage Foundation
• "Election Results in School Choice States," Andrew J. Coulson, Cato@Liberty

Health Care
Abstinence

• "Obama administration launches a sex-ed program," Rob Stein, The Washington Post
• "Planned Parenthood bending the truth," Bill Bumpas, OneNewsNow
• "Teen Birth Rates Decline, But Show Big Variations By State," Katherine Hobson, The Wall Street Journal
• "Child Victim of Kinsey "Research" Tells Story of Rape ," Liberty Counsel

Conscience Protection

• "My Speech on the Need for Medical Conscience Clauses at the Discovery Institute," Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke

Health care reform: Political and Legislative efforts

• "Big Insurance, Big Medicine," Editorial, The Wall Street Journal
• "Top 10 Reasons ObamaCare is Unraveling," Grace-Marie Turner, Galen Institute
• "Obamacare's Unkeepable Promises," Dr. Milton R. Wolf, The Washington Times
• "It's Election Day: Is Health-Care Overhaul Influencing Your Vote?," Katherine Hobson, The Wall Street Journal
• "ObamaCare and Voters," Editorial, The Wall Street Journal
• "Democratic Delusions," James C. Capretta, The New Atlantis
• "Crowding Freedom Out of the Market: Big Government Kills Consumer Choice, Then Forces Compliance," David C. Rose, The Washington Times

Homosexuality

• "Civil "Rights" Gained on the Backs of Little Children," Cynthia Hill, Family Research Council
• "Obama appoints record number of gay officials," Sam Hananel, The Washington Post
• "N.H. paper rejects gay wedding notice," Associated Press
• "Florida ends ban on gay, lesbian adoptions," CNN
• "Custody upheld for Vt. lesbian non-biological mom," Associated Press
• "Gay marriage issue still simmers," Cheryl Wetzstein, The Washington Times
• "A Choice Liberals Can't Stand: Media Demands Genuflection to 'Born Gay' Orthodoxy, or Else," Robert Knight, The Washington Times
• "Evangelicals, Gays, and the GOP," Karlyn Bowman, The American

Homosexuals in the Military

• "Anonymous Pentagon Sources Answer Question They Refused to Ask," Peter Sprigg, Family Research Council
• "Military Advocates Don't Want Judges Making Pentagon Rules," Rowan Scarborough , The Washington Times
• "Don't Defend, Don't Appeal? When may a president decline to defend a federal law?" Edward Whelan, National Review Online
• "Documents Show Conservative Leader Was 'Uninvited' From Military Event for Opposing Obama Policies," Fred Lucas, CNSNews
• "Gays in military: Do allies' experiences matter?," David Crary, The Washington Post
• "Obama joins gay rights groups to discuss 'don't ask, don't tell'," Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post
• "Retired chaplains warn against 'don't ask' repeal," Associated Press

Sexually-transmitted disease

• "For Many Teens, Oral Sex Leads to Riskier Activity," Alan Mozes, Business Week
• "Sexually Transmitted Diseases Increasing Among Young People," WGIL
• "HPV-Positive Cancers Spreading among the Middle-Aged," Katherine Harmon, Scientific American
• "Safe sex on the set," Los Angeles Times

Human Life and Bioethics
Abortion

• "Ohio Government Censors Pro-Life Group, Court Battle Begins," Ken Klukowski, Townhall.com
• "Pro-choice activist spoiling for a fight," Cheryl Wetzstein, The Washington Times
• "Planned Parenthood President: Fewer People Saves Government Money," Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com
• "An anti-human ideology," Vaclav Klaus, Financial Post
• "Is "The Pill" a right? For Kids?," Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report
• "Women Could Get Free Birth Control With Health Reform Law," Deborah Kotz, U.S. News & World Report
• "Mississippi voters can decide 'personhood'," Cheryl Wetzstein, The Washington Times
• "CBS News' Couric Hypes Supposed Pro-Life Violence Against Abortion Docs," Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com
• "Misleading Guttmacher Study Downplays the Psychological Effects of Abortion," Michael J. New, National Review Online
• "Largest Pink Ribbon Organization Caught Giving Millions to Abortion Provider," Liberty Counsel
• "The Other F-Word," John Finnis, The Public Discourse
• "Obamacare and Abortion Facts," William Saunders, National Review Online
• "Abortion, Conscience, and Doctors," Christopher Kaczor, The Public Discourse

Bioethics and Biotechnology

• "The Politicization of Medical Research Funding," Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke
• "Two Women in Locked in Syndrome: One a Tale of Triumph, the Other, Tragedy," Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke
• "Does Big Science Want a Change in Congress?," John Brandon, Fox News
• "No Integrity at White House Science Office?," David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "'IVF destroyed my family': How a mother's desperate quest for a second child took over her life," Helen James, Daily Mail
• "Embryo no-no suit vs. hosp," Kieran Crowley, New York Post
• "Biological Colonialism at the Movies," Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke

Euthanasia and End-of-Life Issues

• "The Montana Supreme Court Legalizes Assisted Suicide," Bill Saunders, Engage

Stem Cell Research

• "Miniature Human Livers with Adult Progenitor Cells," David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "California Dreamin' Reality on Stem Cells II," David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "Scientists probe nose, find stem cells," Danny Rose, The Age
• "'Introspection' brain networks fully formed at birth," Nathan Collins, New Scientist
• "Stem cell plaintiffs argue for return of injunction -- UPDATED -- October 28, 2010," Alla Katsnelson, The Great Beyond

Women's Health

• "What about IVF? The embryo technology that evangelicals don't oppose," Naomi Schaefer Reilly, Boston Globe
• "Author believes girls need support, straight talk for good body image," Sally Friedman, The Daily Comet

Marriage and Family

FRC's Marriage and Religion Research Institute, led by Dr. Pat Fagan, is a premier venue for the understanding the contemporary American family. As Dr. Fagan notes, "The Marriage and Religion Research Institute (MARRI) organizes data in a form accessible to the lay reader. As the Institute makes clear, the overwhelming majority of social science data supports the premise that the intact married family that worships weekly is the greatest generator of human and social goods and the core strength of the United States, and a norm to be considered again, first for those who worship God, but also for all men and women of good will."

Three times annually, MARRI offers a report on its research concerning the American family, which you can access by clicking here.

Adoption

• "Govt silent on plight of faith-based adoption agencies," The Christian Institute
• "U.S. puts adoptions of Nepalese on hold," UPI

Family Economics

• "Don't Tweek It, Kill It," Chris Gacek, Family Research Council
• "Sociologists bring themselves to notice the obvious," Patrick McIlheran, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
• "Tax Cuts to Dominate Lame-Duck Congress," Damien Paletta, The Wall Street Journal
• "Wyoming Rep. Lummis: Some Constituents Planning Death Before Estate Tax Rise," Associated Press
• "A Confident Coalition of Economic and Social Conservatives," Chuck Donovan, The Heritage Foundation

Family Structure

• "The marriage platform," Michael J. McManus, The Baltimore Sun
• "The Poor's Good Marriages," David Lapp, First Things
• "Big Journalism Exit Poll: Traditional Marriage Out, Same-Sex Marriage In," Conn Carroll, The Heritage Foundation

Parental Rights

• "Daddy's Little Girl," Stuart Schneiderman, Had Enough Therapy?

Media
Pornography

• "Guccione's Legacy," Rob Schwarzwalder, Family Research Council
• "Canada's prostitution laws are rife with contradictions," Peggy Curran, The Gazette
• "Pornography and Socially Responsible Investing," Blake Robinson, The Public Discourse

Broadcast and Cable Decency

• "Women's roles in films flimsy," Cheryl Wetzstein, The Washington Times

Religion and Public Policy
Religious Liberty

Check out RealClearReligion for updates on Religious Liberty

• "David Aikman Finds Jesus in Beijing," Robert Morrison, Family Research Council
• "Christianity Thrives among 'Gypsies' Despite Prejudice," Trevor Persaud, Christianity Today
• "Police in Sudan Aid Muslim's Effort to Take Over Church Plot," Simba Tian, Crosswalk
• "A Global Movement On The Rise," Amanda Pawloski, Friday Fax

Religion in American Public Life

• "Gallup: Very religious Americans have higher levels of well-being," Dan Gilgoff, CNN
• "Not an iota," Andree Seu, WORLD Magazine
• "To suffer and to shine like gold," Elizabeth Foss, Arlington Catholic Herald
• "Normed tolerance," David T. Koyzis, Evangel
• "Can Enough Tea Tear Down This False Wall? Unholy faux-First Amendment politics," Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review Online
• "Halloween: A Christian Perspective," Rob Moll, Wall Street Journal

Secularism

• "Go With God," Stanley Hauerwas, First Things
• "Rand Paul, Victim of Hypocritical Secular Smear Job," Hunter Baker, Evangel

The Courts
Constitutional Issues

• "Anti-Washington Ire Kindles an Old Debate," Keith Johnson, The Wall Street Journal
• "Reading the framers in an imperfect union," Steve Frank, The Philadelphia Inquirer
• "Campaign Dogma 2010: Religion and Politics = God and Country," David Gibson, Politics Daily
• "Argument recap: "Common sense" and violence," Lyle Deniston, Scotusblog

Judicial Activism

• "Legislating from the Bench is Not Judicial "Independence"," Rob Schwarzwalder, Family Research Council
• "Iowans dismiss three justices," Grant Schulte, Des Moines Register

Judicial Nominations

• "What Would GOP Takeover of Congress Mean for Judiciary Committees?," Andrew Cohen, Politics Daily

Other News of Note

• "More respect for the president, please!," Ken Blackwell, The Daily Caller
• "A Capitol Reduction Project?," Keith Johnson, The Wall Street Journal
• "Why Republican: A Christian Examination of History and Conservativism," John Mark Reynolds, Crosswalk
• "The tea party warns of a New Elite. They're right.," Charles Murray, The Washington Post
• "A Referendum on the Redeemer," Shelby Steele, The Wall Street Journal
• "There They Went Again," Opinion, The Wall Street Journal
• "The Beating Heart of the Team," Elizabeth Scalia, First Things
• "The Report of our Death was Greatly Exaggerated," Wilfred M. Mcclay, Commentary Magazine
• "The Soros empire: Billionaire megalomaniac undermines American values ," Jeffrey Kuhner, The Washington Times
• "Middle America Revolts: The Radical Center Is Poised to Take Back the Country," Jeffrey T. Kuhner, The The Washington Times
• "A Referendum on the Redeemer," Shelby Steele, Wall Street Journal
• "Tea and Hostility," Fred Siegel, City Journal
• "Big Bump in Self-Described Conservatives," Karlyn Bowman, The American

Book reviews

• "Is Originalism Dead? Review of The Living Constitution by David A. Strauss," Matthew J. Franck, The Public Discourse: Ethics, Law, and the Common Good
• "The Parent Trap: A sesquicentennial for the father of Peter Pan," Dawn Eden, The Weekly Standard
• "We ignore rise in drug abuse among kids," William J. Bennett, Alexandra Datig, and Seth Leibsohn, Claremont Review of Books
• "Spineless Intellectuals," Denis Boyles, Claremont Review of Books