SOCIAL CONSERVATIVE REVIEW: THE INSIDER'S GUIDE TO PRO-FAMILY NEWS," FEBRUARY 2, 2012

In the past it has been my practice to list the articles in "Social Conservative Review" on "page 2" of my blog posts.  Today I decided to put the articles and links "up front," on page one.  I've only had a chance to read a couple of these articles so far, but I'm glad to have them available for reference and perusing.  For previous "Social Conservative Review" posts, click here.  Here's the latest:

Educational Freedom and Reform
Homeschooling

• "Why Urban, Educated Parents Are Turning to DIY Education," Linda Perlstein, Newsweek
• "'Tim Tebow homeschool law' gains momentum in Virginia," Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post
• "Catholic Homeschool Group's Appeal will be Argued Before the Indiana Civil Rights Commission (ICRC)," Christian NewsWire

Legislation and Policy Proposals

• "College Debt and 2012," Chris Gacek, Family Research Council
• "The State of Education," Chester E. Finn, Jr., National Review Online
• "Why You Should Postpone College," Brett Nelson, Forbes
• "Jindal's Education Moon Shot," The Wall Street Journal
• "Golden Missed Opportunity," Larry Sand, City Journal
• "Redeeming Higher Education," James R. Stoner, Jr., Claremont Review of Books
• "Our Inequality," Peter David Gross, The Examined Life

Government Reform
Regulation

• "Geithner Says 'Basic Elements' of Finance Reform Done This Year," Ian Katz, Bloomberg
• "Obama Comes Around on U.N. Reform," Brett Schaefer, National Review Online
• "Trust-Busting and Trusting in the Administrative State," Michael Fragoso, The Public Discourse
• "It's Working in Walker's Wisconsin," Christian Schneider, City Journal

Waste/Fraud/Abuse

• "Average federal pay matches Microsoft," Andrew Biggs, The Enterprise Blog
• "The Debt Trap, Part (1)," Michael S. Greve, Library of Law and Liberty
• "Is President Obama Creating A Nation Of Dependents?," John Merline, Investor's Business Daily
• "Dining with Vultures: Rent-to-Own, the Feds, and the Housing Sector," Jay Weiser, The American

Health Care
Abstinence

• "Abortion-contraception arguments are really about teen sex," Sarah S. Brown, The Washington Post
• "New sex education standards released," Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press
• "'Safe sex' is a myth, & CDC stats prove it," Kelly Boggs, Baptist Press

Conscience Protection

• "ObamaCare and Religious Freedom," Timothy M. Dolan, The Wall Street Journal
• "Respecting religious exemptions," Editorial, The Washington Post
• "An Unconscionable Threat to Conscience," Donald P. Condit, The Acton Institute
• "Ruling on Contraception Draws Battle Lines at Catholic Colleges," Denise Grady, New York Times

Health care reform: Political and Legislative efforts

• "The Wyden-Ryan proposal-a foundation for realistic Medicare reform," Joseph Antos, The New England Journal of Medicine
• "If we knew then what we know now about healthcare reform," Andrew Biggs, The Enterprise Blog
• "The HHS Contraception Mandate vs. the Religious Freedom Restoration Act," Ed Whelan, National Review Online
• "Free Birth Control vs. Freedom of Religion," Wesley J. Smith, National Review Online
• "The Obama Mandate to Catholics: "To Hell With You?"," Paul G. Kengor, The Center for Vision and Values

Homosexuality

• "Gay marriage gaining momentum in WA Legislature," Rachel La Corte, Associated Press
• "Catholic Conference chides same-sex marriage supporters," John Wagner, The Washington Post
• "The Same-Sex "Marriage" Proposal is Unjust Discrimination," Patrick Lee, The Public Discourse
• "Reclaiming the Rhetoric of 'Family': 3 Reasons Why Same-Sex Marriage Recognition in the Military Matters," Katie Miller, The Huffington Post
• "UN Secretary General Tells African Nations to Stop Discriminating Against Homosexuals," Stefano Gennarini, J.D., Turtle Bay and Beyond
• "Vulgarity and Vengeance," Anthony Esolen, The Catholic Thing

Human Life and Bioethics
Abortion

• "Feathers Ruffled at Greater DC Girl Scout Council," Cathy Ruse, Family Research Council
• "A New Study Finds Abortion Safer than Giving Birth," Krystle Weeks, Family Research Council
• "Roe v. Wade: A Constitutional and Moral Tragedy," Sen. Orrin Hatch
• "The mental toll of abortion," Jeanne Monahan, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• "Roe v. Wade and Equal Opportunity," Ken Thomas, The Ashbrook Center
• "The Mounting Tragedy of Missing Baby Girls," Matt Ridley, The Wall Street Journal
• "The Vision of a Pro-Life Generation," Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review Online
• " Pro-Life Is Prettier: Beauty in the Pro-Life Movement," Katrina Fernandez, Patheos
• "The Unbearable Wrongness of Roe," Michael Stokes Paulsen, The Public Discourse
• "Two Cheers for Pro-Life Europe," Austin Ruse, The Catholic Thing
• "Focusing on the fetus changes abortion debate," Margaret Somerville, The National Post

Bioethics and Biotechnology

• "Archbishop Chaput Blasts Growing Eugenics in Fetal Medicine," Gerard Nadal, LifeNews.com

Euthanasia and End of Life Issues

• "Is it morally wrong to take a life? Not really, say bioethicists," Michael Cook, BioEdge
• "'Incompatible with Life' is a judgment not a diagnosis," Nancy Mayer-Whittington, LifeSiteNews.com

Stem Cell Research

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• "The Stem Cell Debates," The New Atlantis
• "The End of Embryonic Stem Cell Research?," Nathaniel Peters, First Things
• "Stacking the deck on the stem-cell program," Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times
• "Politics obscure science of stem-cell debate," David Baugher, The St. Louis Beacon

Human Trafficking

• "The Human Face Of Modern Slavery," Corban Addison, The Huffington Post
• "Human trafficking: Hunting the predator," Elizabeth Prann, Fox News
• "'All I Was Good for Was Sex'," Nathan Clarke, Christianity Today

Women's Health

• "When the State Took Away My Life: North Carolina Grapples with Sterilization Practice," Karen Swallow Prior, Christianity Today
• "How the CDC is overstating sexual violence in the US," Christina Hoff Sommers, American Enterprise Institute
• "The Vitrification Fertility Option," Rebecca Dana, Newsweek

Marriage and Family
Adoption

• "The Joy of Pretty Things," Nancy French, National Review Online
• "Va. legislators to consider gay adoption issue," Zinie Chen Sampson, Associated Press
• "'Too old to keep baby'," Linda Fort, Get Reading
• "Utah adoption bill aims to give unwed fathers more protections," Brooke Adams, The Salt Lake Tribune

Family Economics

• "The Keystone Pipeline, Energy, and Family Economics," Chris Gacek, Family Research Council
• "The Tax Rate Scandal," Mark W. Hendrickson, The Center for Vision and Values
• "Beyond Blue Part One: The Crisis of the American Dream," Walter Russell Mead, Via Meadia
• "The "Immobile Class": On College and Work in the New America," Owen Strachan

Family Structure

• "The New American Divide," Charles Murray, The Wall Street Journal
• "The Untapped Potential of the At-Home Mom," Suanne Camfield, Christianity Today
• "Child's Play," Carrie Lukas, National Review Online

Media
Pornography

• "House of Lies' and Mainstream Pornography," Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic
• "Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act: 5 Things to Know About H.R. 1981," Connor Adams Sheets, International Business Times
• "Should I Marry a Man with Pornography Struggles? My Response," Russell D. Moore, Moore to the Point

Internet

• "SOPA Pro and Con," Justin Shubow, FedSoc Blog

Media

• "Nudity on the Rise in Broadcast TV," Parents Television Council
• "Damsels in Undress," Sean Daly, New York Post

Religion and Public Policy
Religious Liberty

• "Christians Say Obama is Trampling Religious Liberty," Todd Starnes, Fox News
• "On Religious Freedom, Years of Battles Ahead," David Skeel, The Wall Street Journal
• "Parochial Schools And Peyote: How Illegal Drugs And Christian School Teachers Are Related," Kevin Theriot, Alliance Defense Fund
• "Vanderbilt Univ. Christian Group Says It's Being Forced Off Campus," Stephanie Samuel, The Christian Post
• "Religious Liberty and Civil Society," Yuval Levin, Ethics and Public Policy Center

Religion in America

• "John 3:16: Tim Tebow's Verse?," Robert Morrison, Family Research Council
• "What Will It Take To Transform The Mountains Of Culture?," Chris Robertson, The Acton Institute
• "What the Bible Teaches About Capitalism," Aryeh Spero, The Wall Street Journal
• "Anger, Bad-And Good?," Austin Ruse, The Catholic Thing

Secularism

• "Stubborn Amish and Stubborn Atheists," Peter Berger, The American Interest

International
Israel

• "Column One: The Zionist imperative," Caroline Glick, The Jerusalem Post
• "Israel's future: Risks or opportunities?," Uri Dromi, The Miami Herald

International Economy and Family

• "The (Almost) Triumph of Offshore Balancing," Christopher Layne, The National Interest
• "Why Growth Matters More than Debt," Steve Conover, The American
• "Will German Politicians Wreck Europe To Save Their Own Skins?," Walter Russell Mead, Via Meadia

Religious Persecution

• "Responding to Islamism and Persecution of the Church," Rob Schwarzwalder, Family Research Council
• "The Muslim-American Muddle: Where Do Muslims Fit in American Society?," Lecture, American Enterprise Institute
• "The Church Persecuted - 2011," George J. Marlin, The Catholic Thing

Sharia law -- U.S., foreign

• "Aquinas on Islam," Matthew Hanley, The Catholic Thing
• "Slaughterhouse Rules," Elli Fischer, Jewish Daily Ideas
• "Opposition mounts to growing use of sharia law in Britain," Barnabas Aid

The Courts
Constitutional Issues

• "Wagner's cautionary tale of latest example of political bias," Chris Gacek, The Cedar Rapids Gazette
• "Liberty Forum on the Constitutional Amendment Process," Mike Rappaport, Library of Law and Liberty
• "Beyond Originalism: Conservative Declarationism and Constitutional Redemption," Ken I. Kersch, Maryland Law Review

Other News of Note

• "The King's Summit," Robert Morrison, Human Events
• "Social Justice, Institutions, and Communities," Adam J. MacLeod, The Public Discourse
• "Patrick Henry, Patriot," Gary S. Smith, The Center for Vision and Values

Book reviews

• "Trials and Tribulations of Girl Land," Krystle Weeks, Family Research Council
• "Talking About REAL Marriage," Susan Wise Bauer, Christianity Today
• "Eden's Bridge: the Marketplace in God's Kingdom, a Partner Spotlight," Elise Hilton, PovertyCure
• "The Humanity of Christ Matters," Russell D. Moore, Moore to the Point