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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.

THE SOCIAL CONSERVATIVE REVIEW

- Update: For the latest Social Conservative Review click here.

- I have two major "Social Conservative Review" postings from the Family Research Council to add to previous postings.  The articles and analysis found in each issue of the  "Social Conservative Review" constitute a major and invaluable resource.  Click through to the list of articles below.

THE SOCIAL CONSERVATIVE REVIEW - SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Herewith the latest selection of articles from sources far and wide collated by the Family Research Council.  Themes include educational freedom, environmental issues, faith and policy, health care, homosexuality in the military, judiciary, family economics, marriage and family, religious liberty, and sanctity of human life.  Previous collections of articles can be found here.

THE SOCIAL CONSERVATIVE REVIEW - SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Herewith the latest selection of articles from sources far and wide collated by the Family Research Council.  Themes include educational freedom, environmental issues, faith and policy, health care, homosexuality in the military, judiciary, family economics, marriage and family, religious liberty, and sanctity of human life.  Previous collections of articles can be found here.

THE SOCIAL CONSERVATIVE REVIEW - AUGUST 19, 2010

Herewith the latest selection of articles from sources far and wide collated by the Family Research Council.  Themes include educational freedom, environmental issues, faith and policy, health care, homosexuality in the military, judiciary, family economics, marriage and family, religious liberty, and sanctity of human life.  Previous collections of articles can be found here.

THE SOCIAL CONSERVATIVE READER - ISSUE DATE 8/6/10

Subtitled "The Insider's Guide to Pro-Family News,"  The Family Research Council has posted yet another collection of valuable links to current articles on a variety of themes.   (I have posted previous editions here  and here.)  Themes include educational freedom, environmental issues, faith and policy, health care, homosexuality in the military, judiciary, family economics, marriage and family, religious liberty, and sanctity of human life.  Be sure to click the "Continue reading" link at the bottom of this post.

 

Educational Freedom and Reform

• "Department of Health and Human Services "encourages LGBT-inclusive sex ed"," Alliance Alert, Alliance Defense Fund
• "New York's Lake Woebegon Effect," Sol Stern, City Journal
• "Minnesota Resists Common Core State Standards," Ben Boychuk, School Reform News
• "As Race to the Top competition intensifies, so do education reforms," Amanda Paulson, Christian Science Monitor
• "Senate Clears Way for $26 Billion State Aid Bill," Warren Mass, The New American
• "An Avalanche of Reform?," James Hall, The Heritage Foundation
• "Professor fired over offensive views of homosexuality gets $100,000 -- but not her job back," Lisa M. Krieger, MercuryNews.com
• "Court Upholds Expulsion of Counseling Student Who Opposes Homosexuality," Todd Starnes, Fox News

THE SOCIAL CONSERVATIVE REVIEW

Subtitled "The Insider's Guide to Pro-Family News,"  The Family Research Council has posted yet another collection of valuable links to current articles on a variety of themes.   (I have posted a previous edition here.)  Themes include educational freedom, environmental issues, faith and policy, health care, homosexuality in the military, judiciary, family economics, marriage and family, religious liberty, and sanctity of human life.  Be sure to click the "Continue reading" link at the bottom of this post.

Educational Freedom and Reform

• "Which Sex Position Will Your Kid Learn?," Peter Sprigg, Family Research Council
• "Excerpts from proposed Helena, Montana sex ed curriculum," Peter Sprigg, Family Research Council
• "NEA celebrates 'drag queen' teachers," Bill Bumpas, OneNewsNow
• "Authorizing Charters," Terry Ryan, Michael B. Lafferty and Chester Finn, Education Next
• "Tale of Two Cities," Nathan Glazer, Education Next
• "Secularism in Academe," Jordan J. Ballor, The Acton Institute
• "Should States Let the Federal Government Set Education Standards for Schools?," Heather Horn, The Atlantic

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