These compilations from a variety of sources by the Family Research Council continue to offer interested people a gold mine. A new edition appears every two weeks. Readers will find in each a wealth of information not readily found elsewhere. For previous reviews I've posted, click here. For a complete list of articles from this latest edition, click "continue reading" below.
Educational Freedom and Reform
Homeschooling
Homeschooling
- "Home schooling," Liberty Davidson, WORLD Magazine
- "Leaving Home: New Law Forces Home- schoolers to Fight or Flee Sweden," Alex Newman, Liberty Magazine
Legislation and Policy Proposals
- "Booming For-Profit Education In Brazil," Walter Russell Mead, Via Meadia
- "Just Because They Start Doesn't Mean They Finish," Walter Russell Mead, Via Meadia
- "Latinos Need More Support to Raise Abysmal Graduation Rates, Report Says," Lacey Johnson, The Chronicle of Higher Education
- "Turning Public Schools Around," Sajan George, Qideas
- "The Christian University," Francis J. Beckwith, The Catholic Thing
- "From California: Another Front in the Culture Wars," Hadley Arkes, The Catholic Thing
- "Counter Culture, or Escape?," Rebecca Card Hyatt, The Examined Life
- "When the Best is Mediocre," Jay P. Greene and Josh B. McGee, Education Next
- "Colleges Failing Students," Robinson O'Brien-Bours, The Ashbrook Center
- "A Modest Proposal for Changing Higher Education," Eric Schansberg, The Acton Institute
- "Will the Internet destroy the ivory tower?," Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Policy
Government Reform
Regulation
- "The Economy Needs a Regulation Time-Out," Susan Collins, The Wall Street Journal
- "Inside the EPA," Opinion, The Wall Street Journal
Waste/Fraud/Abuse
- "A Jobs Plan We Can Afford," Robert I. Lerman, The Urban Institute
- "How Much Does the Federal Government Really Spend?," Andrew G. Biggs, The American
Health Care
Abstinence
- "Willed ignorance," Russell Saunders, The League of Ordinary Gentlemen
- "California Church Holds a Free Wedding and Reception for Cohabiting Couples," Billy Hallowell, The Blaze
- "New bill promotes abstinence education," Rachel Fettig, The Daily Cardinal
- "The Role Non-Monogamy Will Play in the Future of Marriage," Rachel R. White, The Atlantic
Conscience Protection
- "Conscience, Coercion, and Healthcare," Helen Alvare, Gerard V. Bradley, and O. Carter Snead, The Public Discourse
- "Conflicting Consciences," Cathleen Kaveny, Commonweal Magazine
Health care reform: Political and Legislative efforts
To read more about health care reform, keep up with reports from FRC 's Ken Klukowski, click here.
- "Health Law Heads to Justices," Brent Kendall, The Wall Street Journal
- "Obama Wants Your Healthcare Records," Peter Roff, U.S. News and World Report
- "Cancer Care's Rationers," Opinion, The Wall Street Journal
Homosexuality
- "FRC Criticizes Defense Department for Approving Same-Sex 'Weddings' on Military Bases," Press Release, Family Research Council
- "Slippery slope proven correct: When the fight for "rights" leads to child abuse," Tom McClusky, The Cloakroom
- "Akin Statement on DOD Decision to Conduct Same Sex Marriages on Military Bases," Tom McClusky, The Cloakroom
- "Boy Punished For Opposing Homosexuality," Todd Starnes, Fox News
- "The little boy who started a sex change aged eight because he (and his lesbian parents) knew he always wanted to be a girl," Daily Mail
- "Same-sex marriages: first Census count shows 131,729," Sharon Jayson, USA Today
- "What is a gay Christian?," Denny Burk, Baptist Press
- "Obama: Support gay troops," Associated Press
- "In Small Steps, Federal Agencies Recognize Gay Marriages," Janie Lorber, Roll Call
Human Life and Bioethics
Abortion
- "Animal cruelty a worse crime than infanticide," Jeanne Monahan, The Sebeka-Menagha Review Messenger
- "In Memory of Holly Patterson," Jeanne Monahan, Family Research Council
- "On the Passing of Dr. Margaret Ogola, Kenyan Pro-Life Hero," Cathy Ruse, Family Research Council
- "The only deficit is one of love," Robert Morrison, The Holland Sentinel
- "Where Abortion Rights Are Disappearing," Dorothy Samuels, New York Times
- "Mother of the Unborn," Gregory Pfundstein, The Catholic Thing
- "Promised Objectivity: Americans Receive Planned Parenthood Ideology," Arland K. Nichols, The Public Discourse
- "Reflections of a Questioner: The Palmetto Freedom Forum Revisited," Robert P. George, The Public Discourse
- "New House GOP Bill De-Funds Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz," Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com
- "The First Fourteen Days of Human Life," Patrick Lee and Robert P. George, The New Atlantis
Bioethics and Biotechnology
- "Not Dead Yet: The Fight over 'Death' in Organ Transplantation," Cathy Ruse, National Review Online
- "The Right Isn't Anti-Science," Kenneth P. Green, The American
- "How the FDA Could Cost You Your Life," Scott Gottlieb, The Wall Street Journal
- "Don't Rush to Harvest Organs," Wesley Smith, Secondhand Smoke
Euthanasia and End of Life Issues
- "Doctors Refuse To Stop Suicide by Starvation," Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke
- "Futile Care Theory Metastasizes: Terminal Cancer Patients' Lives Not Worth Extending," Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke
Stem Cell Research
To read about the latest advances in ethical adult stem cell research, keep up with leading-edge reports from FRC's Dr. David Prentice, click here.
- "How should we as Christians respond to stem-cell research?," Christianity Today
Marriage and Family
Adoption
- "End of gay adoption ban spurs start of 100 new families in South Florida," Georgia East, The Sun Sentinel
- "Longview family to be honored by adoption institute," Angela Ward, Longview News-Journal
- "China Fires 12 After Inquiry on Adoptions," Sharon LaFraniere, New York Times
Family Economics
- "Demography Is Economic Destiny," Rob Schwarzwalder, Family Research Council
- "Half of Conservatives Would Compromise to Get Economy Moving," Sarah Mimms, National Journal
- "A Short History of the Income Tax," John Steele Gordon, The Wall Street Journal
- "America's Savings Imperative," Stephen S. Roach, The American
- "Providence and Prosperity: We Are All Beggars," Jordan J. Ballor, The Acton Institute
- "How Can Inequality Be Good?," Gary S. Becker, The Hoover Institution
Family Structure
- "Is Marriage Even Relevant Anymore?," Ashley Skidmore, Family Research Council
- "Whither Marriage?," R.R. Reno, First Things
- "On Marriage: Jane Eyre Contra Robertson," John Mark Reynolds, Evangel
- "Should Pastors Perform Marriages for Cohabitating Couples?," Ruth Moon, Christianity Today
- "Love on the Internet: Dating in the Age of the Profile Image," Erik Stinson, The Atlantic
- "Civitas Poll: Majority of Voters Support Marriage Amendment," Katie Trout, John W. Pope Civitas Institute
- "Americans Are Still Reeling From a Revolution That Failed," Alan Sears, Townhall
Media
Pornography
- "PETA Plans Porn Website to Promote Message," Brock Vergakis, Associated Press
- "Punishment options explored for juvenile 'sexting'," Associated Press
- "Porn jobs program stimulates economy," RT.com
Internet
- "New Media, Old Bias," Chuck Colson, The Christian Post
- "Faster Internet Service Fuels Growth at West Virginia Community Colleges," JieJenny Zou, The Chronicle of Higher Education
- "Spreading the Good News," Jimmy Lin, Qideas
- "How the Internet has Destroyed the American Economy," G.E. Miller, 20SomethingFinance.com
Religion and Public Policy
Religious Liberty
- "Will Obama Destroy the Franciscan University of Steubenville?," Ken Blackwell, The Daily Caller
- "Because of Pres. Obama's hostile actions, Catholic Bishops form new committee for religious liberty," Tom McClusky, The Cloakroom
- "Did the Supreme Court Properly Decide Christian Legal Society v. Martinez?," Gregory S. Baylor and Ronald Chen, The Federalist Society
- "Putting On the New Self: An Introducton to Christian Ethics," Sarah J. Flashing, Evangel
- "Gospel or Justice, Which?," Russell Moore, Moore to the Point
- "Is Membership Required for Religious Freedom?," Randy Wright, Liberty Magazine
- "Column: In Hosanna-Tabor, government should butt out," Thomas S. Kidd, USA Today
Religion in America
- "Couple fights city fine for illegal Bible study," Ken Klukowski, The Washington Examiner
- "The Rename Game," Jared Bridges, Evangel
- "Crime and Punishment or Crime and...Church?," Ashley Skidmore, Family Research Council
- "'For God So Loved The World' For A $19.99 Oil Change?," Jason Allen, CBS DFW
- "Stubborn Faith," Lindsay Marshall, The Examined Life
- "National Council of Churches 'balancing the budget on the backs of the poor'?," John Couretas, The Acton Institute
- "Anti-Capitalism Christians," Joseph Sunde, Values & Capitalism
- "Teacher Placed on Administrative Leave for Punishing a Christian Student," Liberty Counsel
- "Student Punished for Christian Beliefs About Homosexual Beliefs Pushes Back," Liberty Counsel
Secularism
- "On Modesty, Anarchy, and Culture," Rob Schwarzwalder, Family Research Council
- "Calif. Student Punished for Saying 'Bless You'," Joseph Perkins, The Christian Post
- "Will Tunisia Become Less Secular?," Joshua Hammer, New York Review of Books
- "Religious faith builds a civil society in a way secularism does not," Austen Ivereigh, The Guardian
International
Israel
- "Simple, but Not Easy," Robert Morrison, The American Thinker
- "A Prayer for 5772," Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post
International Economy and Family
- "One Child Policy Contributing to Chinese Brain/Entrepreneur Drain," Chris Gacek, Family Research Council
- "Greece . . . or how NOT to do austerity," D.J. McGuire, Bearing Drift
- "Decline of Europe Throws Vision of DeGaulle Into Sharp Relief," Conrad Black, New York Sun
- "Pakistan Is Wrong to Think It Can Replace the United States With China," Reza Jan, The Enterprise Blog
- "For Saudi Women, One Step Forward and Two Steps Back," Nina Shea, National Review Online
Religious Persecution
- "Church persecutes self," Rod Dreher, The American Conservative
- "Youcef Nadarkhani: Iran's History of Religious Persecution," Daniel D. Tovrov, International Business Times
Sharia law -- U.S., foreign
- "The Currents of Islam," Theodore Dalyrmple, City Journal
- "Pakistan To China: Our Relationship Is "Stronger Than Steel And Sweeter Than Honey"," Walter Russell Mead, Via Meadia
The Courts
Constitutional Issues
- "A Free Speech Year at the Court," Michael W. McConnell, First Things
- "Teacher and Patriot," Leon R. Kass, The American
Judicial Activism
- "This Day in Judicial Activism - September 29," Ed Whalen, National Review Online
- "Court Turns Away Appeal Over Commandments Display," Associated Press
Other News of Note
- "Brian Williams Never Loses Sleep," Robert Morrison, The Compass
- "Culture war & the Arizona accent police," Rod Dreher, The American Conservative
- "In Defense of Capital Punishment," Edward Feser, The Public Discourse
- "The failed secretary," Bernard I. Finel, Armed Services Journal
- "Eden: The Sequel," Brad Miner, The Catholic Thing
Book reviews
- "The Collins Bank Bible," Leroy Huizenga, First Things
- "The Psalms in Translation: Alter and Sidney," Carsten Hyatt, The Examined Life
- "Irish Impressions: An Old Book Dealing with Racism, Politics, and Ireland," Nathan Bennett, The Evangelical Outpost
- "Epitaph in a Box," Brett Foster, Christianity Today
- "All the Progressives' Men," Scott Yenor, Claremont Review of Books
- "After Racism," Peter C. Myers, Claremont Review of Books
- "The Nursery: No Longer Immune," Stefan Kanfer, City Journal