A Must Read: Family Research Council's Social Conservative Review March 15, 2012

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The Social Conservative Review: March 15, 2012

by Krystle Weeks
March 15, 2012

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Dear Friends,

Vanderbilt University scholar Dr. Carol Swain, in her recent book Be the People, reminds us that, “People across the globe are still willing to risk their lives to live on American soil. The vast numbers of foreign citizens wishing to enter the United States, whether legally or illegally, tells us we are an exceptional nation.”

As usual, Dr. Swain is right: There is no country like ours, for which we should be deeply grateful – and ever vigilant. Family Research Council exists to strengthen families, protect the unborn and their mothers, sustain religious liberty, and uphold the moral convictions that have infused our nation with hope and prosperity.

One of our top priorities is restoring fatherhood to its central role in our society. Last week, FRC was privileged to host Pastor Freddie Scott, author of The Dad I Wish I Had, as he discussed the crisis in American fatherhood, and what we can do about it. Watch Pastor Scott’s gripping presentation here.

Fathers, mothers, children – all Americans – benefit when integrity is clean, respect is mutual, and virtue is exalted and practiced. “Our forebears balanced a commitment to virtue and justice with a deep awareness of the moral conflict that lies at the heart of humanity,” writes Dr. Swain. “In doing so, they forged a nation unlike any other – with a deep sense of reverence for the human spirit, yet deferential to the God who weighs the affairs of men.”

Will we, in our time, return to that vision? Let’s keep advancing it and not lose heart. America – and the culture we bequeath to our children – is well worth the effort.

Sincerely,
Rob Schwarzwalder
Senior Vice President
Family Research Council

Here’s what they are saying about the Social Conservative Review

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Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs, Ashland University: The Social Conservative Review has “the pulse of the social conservative movement – always worth a read.”

Educational Freedom and Reform
Homeschooling

• “NHERI Conducting Study on Achievements of African-American Students,” Home School Legal Defense Association
• “Virginia’s ‘Tim Tebow Bill’ Fails in Committee,” Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post

Legislation and Policy Proposals

• “Waive to the top: the dangers of legislating education policy from the executive branch,” Benjamin Riley, American Enterprise Institute
• “Parent trigger: School tests California law that allows takeover via petition,” Lyndsey Layton, The Washington Post
• “The Missing Factor in Higher Education,” Perry L. Glanzer, Christianity Today
• “Millennials Have to Place Lives on Hold,” Patrice Hill, The Washington Times
• ” Economics, evaluation changes hard on teachers,” Bob Kellogg, OneNewsNow
• “Colleges Offer a Degree in 3,” Scott Carlson and Sara Lipka, The Chronicle of Higher Education
• “Some employers want return of vo-ed training,” Martha C. White, MSNBC

Government Reform
Regulation

• “Undermining Energy Production,” Chris Gacek, Family Research Council
• “Video of Michael McConnell on Regulation Today,” Publius, The FedSoc Blog
• “Democrats In California Declare War On Farmers,” Opinion, Investor’s Business Daily

Waste/Fraud/Abuse

• “What North Dakota Could Teach California,” Stephen Moore, The Wall Street Journal
• “Illinois remains a wasteland,” Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune
• “Government waste: Overlap costing billions of dollars,” Editorial, The Union Leader

Health CareAbstinence

• “Values for life,” Louise Kirk, MercatorNet
• “Pope denounces gay marriage lobby in U.S., pushes abstinence,” Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
• “Abstinence Push Wins in Wisconsin,” Stephanie Banchero, The Wall Street Journal

Conscience Protection

• “No Cooperation with Evil,” Randall Smith, The Catholic Thing
• “Should Christians Be Wary of Conscience Talk?,” Nathaniel Peters, First Things
• “The Bishops Against Obama,” Justin Paulette, The Ashbrook Center

Health care reform: Political and Legislative efforts

• “Limbaugh and Our Phony Contraception Debate,” Cathy Ruse, The Wall Street Journal
• “Ignatius would be Indignant: Why Paying for Someone to Have Sex at Georgetown is Ludicrous,” Bob Moeller, D.Min.
• “Randy Barnett and Pamela Karlan Debate the Constitutionality of ObamaCare,” Justin Shubow, The FedSoc Blog

Homosexuality

• “A Weimar moment for America,” Robert R. Reilly, MercatorNet
• “Homosexual activists demand removal of Chick-Fil-A from college campuses,” Christine Dhanagom, LifeSiteNews.com
• “Md. same-sex marriage supporters launch counter-petition drive,” John Wagner, The Washington Post

Human Life and Bioethics
Abortion

• “Advocating Infanticide? Not surprisingly, some do.,” David Christensen, Family Research Council
• “Mutual Funds, Internet “Cookies,” and the Right to Life,” Rob Schwarzwalder, Family Research Council
• “This One’s for the Girls: A different take on International Women’s Day,” Krystle Weeks, Family Research Council
• “Why the outrage?,” Margaret Sommerville, MercatorNet

Bioethics and Biotechnology

• “Reproductive Technologies and the Quest for Immortality,” Alana S. Newman, The Public Discourse
• “A Tale of Two Sex Hormones,” Anthony Esolen, The Public Discourse
• “S.Korean, Russian scientists bid to clone mammoth,” PhysOrg.com

Euthanasia and End of Life Issues

• “Death Delivered to Your Door,” Justin Paulette, The Ashbrook Center
• “What Happens to Children Who Die?,” Tim Challies, Challies.com
• “What You Lose When You Sign That Donor Card,” Dick Teresi, The Wall Street Journal

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.

• “Science notes: Stem cells might help transplant patients,” Minneapolis Star Tribune
• “Adult stem cell research is growing possibilities,” WFMZ
• “Innovators encourage Kansas adult stem cell research,” Kathy Ostrowski, Kansans for Life

Human Trafficking

• “Curbing Trafficking Problems,” Heather Murtagh, The Daily Journal
• ” Police rescue 24,000 women, children from Chinese human trafficking gangs,” MSNBC
• “State lacking data on human trafficking, officials say,” Jazmine Ulloa, Austin American-Statesman
• “States that Abuse Women,” Nina Shaw, The Hudson Institute

Marriage and Family
Adoption

• “Bill Promotes Teaching Adoption over Abortion,” Andrea Kelly, Arizona Public Media
• “Adoption: Virginia legislature defends religious liberty,” Catholic Culture

Family Economics

• “Warning: Obama proposes tripling dividend tax rate,” Alan D. Viard and Alex Brill, American Enterprise Institute
• “The Temptations of Poverty,” Jordan J. Ballor, The Acton Institute
• “Employment Losses in the Recession,” Robert Higgs, Big Government

Family Structure

• “What is Marriage, and Why Does it Matter?,” Julia Kiewit, Family Research Council
• “Marriage Decisions and the Importance of Judicial Reason,” Adam J. MacLeod, The Public Discourse
• “What Marriage Means in Today’s “New Normal“,” David Lapp and Amber Lapp, The Public Discourse
• “8 Ways to Protect Your Children from Sexual Abuse,” Lindsey Holcomb, Resurgence

Media
Pornography

• “Porn domain on Internet touches alarm buttons,” Robert Evans, Reuters
• “9 Ways to Fight The Temptation of Pornography,” BJ Stockman, Resurgence

Internet

• “Peter Thiel and Ted Ullyot Discuss Regulation of Technology at FedSoc Symposium,” Justin Shubow, The FedSoc Blog
• “Phoning it in,” James Devine, WORLD Magazine

Religion and Public Policy
Religious Liberty

• “Separation of Church and State Revisited,” James V. Schall, S.J., The Catholic Thing
• “Plan B vs. Religious Liberty,” Chuck Colson, The Christian Post
• “In New York City: Another Victory in “The Case That Will Not Die”,”Alan Sears, Alliance Defense Fund
• “Can Britain Tolerate Christians?,” Anne Jolis, The Wall Street Journal

Religion in America

• “What people talk about before they die,” Kerry Egan, CNN
• “Four Things Christian Libertarians Believe,” Jacqueline Otto, Values and Capitalism
• “Is It Possible to Change Ourselves?,” Greg Laurie
• “The Evangelistic Question That Died,” Christianity Today

Secularism

• “Millennials aren’t amoral, adrift,” Tom Krattenmaker, The Statesman Journal
• “On the First Things “After Liberalism” Seminar,” R.R. Reno, First Things

International
Israel

• “Just Words, Mr. President,” Ken Blackwell, The Huffington Post
• “Iran: Israel’s Options,” Dr. Earl Tilford, The Center for Vision and Values
• “Facing Hamas,” Opinion, The Jerusalem Post
• “The Emerging Neocon-Christian Split Over Syria,” Robert Wright, The Atlantic

International Economy and Family

• “The American Left’s European Nightmare,” Samuel Gregg, The Acton Institute
• “8 Myths About China Today,” Joann Pittman, The Gospel Coalition
• “Why China Wants to Slow Down Its Own Economy,” Damien Ma, The Atlantic

Religious Persecution

• “Nowhere to run,” Mindy Belz, WORLD Magazine
• “Persecution in VBS Materials: How Much Information is Too Much for Children?,” Rob Moll,Christianity Today
• “The Intellectual Persecution of the Church,” C. Michael Patton, Parchment & Pen

Sharia law — U.S., foreign

• “Iraqi community prepares for burial of American teacher,” Mindy Belz, WORLD Magazine
• “States must choose — sharia or Constitution?,” Chad Groening, OneNewsNow

The Courts
Constitutional Issues

• “Supreme Court Considers Universal Jurisdiction,” Justin Paulette, The Ashbrook Center
• “Judge Wilkinson’s Unethical Op-Ed,” Ed Whelan, National Review Online
• “Esteemed lawyer Paul Clement’s next challenge is arguing against health-care law,” Michael Leahy, The Washington Post

Judicial Activism

• “For Whom Their Hearts Bleed: The Odd Sympathies of Liberal Justices,” Lester Jackson, The American Thinker
• “Holder Upholds Voter Fraud,” Ross Kaminsky, The American Spectator

Other News of Note

• “Communism’s Rational Faith in Man,” Joseph Sunde, Values and Capitalism
• “Keep Calm and Carry On,” Denny Burk
• “Dubious Environmental and Anti-Capitalist Message in The Lorax,” Nancy French, National Review Online

Book reviews

• “Balance is All,” R. Shep Melnick, Claremont Review of Books
• “Treadmill catch-up,” Marvin Olasky, WORLD Magazine
• “Book Review: Social Security: The Story of Its Past and a Vision For Its Future,” Elise Amyx,Values and Capitalism
• “Book Review: Real Marriage,” Tim Kimberley, Parchment & Pen

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