How Marriage Fared in the 2012 Election
Until Tuesday, no state had redefined marriage by popular vote. Indeed, 32 out of 32 states that put the issue to a vote defined marriage as a union of a man and a woman. But in this week’s election,...
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VIDEO: Facing the Big Questions on Marriage
What is marriage? Why is government in the marriage business? And what’s the harm in redefining marriage? Those are the questions with which Jennifer A. Marshall, Heritage’s director of domestic...
View ArticleThe Giglio Smear: When Faith Is Called Bigotry
Pastor Louie Giglio, whose Passion Movement has raised millions of dollars toward ending sex trafficking, removed himself from offering the benediction at President Obama’s second inauguration after...
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French Protest in Favor of Marriage
Mehdi Chebil/Polaris/Newscom French leaders, once poised to pass a same-sex marriage bill, are meeting opposition to their efforts. An estimated 350,000 proponents of marriage rallied near the Eiffel...
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Boy Scouts of America: The Badge of Intolerance?
Cindy Yamanaka/Orange County Register/Newscom Recent events involving the Boy Scouts of America have once again raised concerns about attempts to shove people and groups with traditional viewpoints on...
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National Marriage Week: An Antidote to Child Poverty
Photo credit: Newscom Today is the start of National Marriage Week, a weeklong campaign to “strengthen marriage, reduce divorce, and promote marriage prior to childbearing.” Although marriage benefits...
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Boy Scouts Stand Strong, Delay Potential Policy Reversal
Photo credit: KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announced on Wednesday that it will postpone deciding whether to reverse its long-standing membership policy...
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Marriage Makes Fiscal Sense
Photo credit: Newscom National Marriage Week (February 7–14) is drawing attention to the link between the collapse of marriage and child poverty—and its cost to America. The statistics are sobering: In...
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Strengthening Marriage Through Public Policy
Ken Weingart Stock Connection Worldwide/Newscom As National Marriage Week concludes, citizens should consider the role policy plays in rebuilding a culture of marriage in America. The institution of...
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Rick Warren: Religious Freedom Ensures Other Freedoms
Sharkpixs/ZUMAPress/Newscom Pastor Rick Warren stressed the importance of religious liberty to sustaining other basic freedoms during an interview at Georgetown University on February 12. Warren, the...
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Making the Case for Marriage
Newscom As the Supreme Court prepares to hear cases involving California’s Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in late March, a new report by Heritage’s Ryan T. Anderson helps focus on...
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Kids Need a Mom and Dad, Says Openly Gay Adoptive Parent
Newscom The media likes to present the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community as if they speak with one voice, as a monolithic group. But more and more members of that community are...
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Yet Again, Obama Calls for Reducing Charitable Contribution Deduction
Tetra Images Tetra Images/Newscom Like past budget proposals, President Obama’s new budget plan calls—again—for lowering the charitable contribution deduction. The current tax code allows individuals...
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Penalizing Religious Belief: No Bed of Roses
Lannis Waters/ZUMA Press/Newscom A Washington state florist is facing a lawsuit by the state’s attorney general because she desires to conduct her business in accord with the principles of her faith....
View ArticleBoy Scouts Propose Membership Resolution for Vote in May
On Friday, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announced a resolution that would maintain its current membership policy with one change involving youth members. Approximately 1,400 Scouting members will...
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Religious Liberty May Be Threatened for U.S. Military
Recent events involving perceived restrictions on religious liberty within the Army, Air Force, and the Pentagon have many concerned about the military’s stance toward people of faith. These concerns...
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Pro-Marriage Victory in Illinois
Ken Weingart Stock Connection Worldwide/Newscom On Friday, the Illinois legislature ended its session, failing to pass a much-anticipated same-sex marriage bill. The New York Times reports that the...
View ArticleNational Organization for Marriage Chairman Testifies on IRS Abuses (VIDEO)
Adding to the list of complaints involving the IRS, this week, John Eastman, chairman of the board for the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), testified before the House Committee on Ways and...
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Fathers Optional? Not to Children
Newscom Father’s Day is this Sunday. A time to celebrate fathers throughout America, it is also a time to bring renewed attention to the consequences of fatherless households. President Obama has been...
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Members of Congress Speak Up for Fatherhood and Marriage
Newscom This week, the celebration of Father’s Day provided Members of Congress an opportunity to speak up in support of fatherhood. Representative Vicky Hartzler (R–MO) led multiple Members in floor...
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