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Without a robust family-centered culture to care for America’s elderly, the State will continue to expand its role in this arena. The only remaining hope is that we as a society can learn from our mistakes, move away from our radical individualistic, self-centered mindset, and rediscover the great blessings – and great responsibilities – of true family. Read more »

Dr. James Dobson is saying his final farewell to the ministry he founded 33 years ago. His last day at Focus on the Family is Friday. Read more »

An interview with Pam and Bob Tebow about their “miracle baby” received over 760,000 hits after a Super Bowl ad directed viewers to the video, said an official at Focus on the Family. After the highly-anticipated Tebow ad aired during the big game on Sunday, the ministry said its website traffic increased 40 times its normal volume. Read more »

When you watch it, you will realize why the NAGs and all their pro-abortion allies were apoplectic over the thought of this ad playing on national television. Now that we see it in all it’s dark and ghastly glory, we average Americans can understand why abortionists were so determined to see it banned from the airwaves. How dare anyone have the call to show something so horrible amongst all the violence, scantily-clad women and beer commercials on this most sacred day! Read more »

Just days before the Super Bowl, Planned Parenthood finally responded to the highly-talked-about pro-life Super Bowl ad featuring Tim Tebow by releasing its own sports-based video. After staying mum for weeks, Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the country, posted a video on YouTube featuring former NFL player Sean James and Olympic gold medalist Al Joyner, who directly respond to the Focus on the Family-produced pro-life ad. Read more »

Why are pro-abortion groups so up in arms about the Tim Tebow ad that CBS will run during the Super Bowl? First, the enabler of human brutality is de-humanization. The second aspect of the Tebow ad that scares abortionists is that it shows that love arises from personal responsibility. Read more »

Focus on the Family will be sponsoring an ad featuring college football star Tim Tebow and his mother. The ad is expected to be family oriented and possibly have a pro-life message. Predictably, this has feminist pro-abortion groups in a tizzy. Read more »

Pro-choice women’s groups are rallying their supporters to convince CBS, the NFL, and Super Bowl advertisers to stand against the “anti-choice” Super Bowl ad that will feature college football star Tim Tebow and his mother. Read more »

Defenders of California’s constitutional amendment on marriage presented their first witness Monday after the plaintiffs in the critical trial closed their case following two weeks of hearings. To start things off, lawyers defending Proposition 8 called to the stand Claremont McKenna College professor Dr. Kenneth Miller, who testified as an expert on American politics and California politics. Read more »

The testimony Friday demonstrated why the Proposition 8 case should not be in federal court and should rather be left to debate in the public square. The voters of California had this debate in the fall of 2008, and a solid majority, more than 7 million Californians, wisely decided to add a marriage protection amendment to the state constitution. Read more »

Pastors across the country are repenting for the little they’ve been doing to address marriage needs in the church and are committing themselves to no longer stand idly by. The blame for the high divorce rate in the United States, the increasing number of out-of-wedlock births and the falling percentage of adults getting married does not fall on secular society, they say. It falls on the church. Read more »

What’s more important: being a cool parent or a good parent? One tattoo artist says “Every parent wants to be the cool parent,” and I fear he’s all too right. Read more »

It’s been a little over six months since my wife Carol passed away. Every occasion that Carol would have delighted in has become a little death for me now–Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Year’s and Valentine’s Day–all those occasions she fussed over and planned for endlessly, for weeks on end. Read more »

Washington, D.C.-based Family Research Council released on Wednesday a new study detailing the effects of pornography on marriages, children and individuals. “This is a ground-breaking review of what pornography costs families trying to create a life together,” said Dr. Pat Fagan, who authored the study and serves as FRC’s senior fellow and director of the Center for Research on Marriage and Religion. Read more »

By Carrie K. Hutchens
 
Gary Harvey is the brain injured man from New York, who seems to have his own private “death panel” determined to kill him off and to make his and his wife’s life as miserable as possible, until the sentence is carried out.  One might think it could get no worse than it [...] Read more »

By Carrie K. Hutchens
 
It’s been confirmed.  Judge Judith O’Shea sealed the records in the Gary Harvey case.
 
William R. Shaw, Sara Harvey’s attorney, confirmed the court sealed the records and said neither he nor Sara could “reveal the documents filed in this matter, nor can the Court Clerk.”  He could, however, say that medical records are [...] Read more »

 
 
By Carrie K. Hutchens
 
The holidays are fast approaching and Gary Harvey isn’t home yet.  Why not?
 
The wheels of justice turn slowly?  Someone needs to get out the grease because this situation has gone beyond unreasonable, illogical, irresponsible and control-freak mode.  It’s unacceptable!
 
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“This is a case where a 55 year old man had a heart [...] Read more »

The South Dakota Family Policy Council will be holding their annual Fire-Up event in Rapid City on Thursday October 22 at the Open Bible Christian Center, 2225 E. St. Patrick St. Rapid City, South Dakota. The keynote speaker will be David Barton, Founder and President of Wall Builders. Read more »

Social conservatives are calling upon Christians in California to rally against a bill that – if passed – would pressure schools into honoring the late Harvey Milk. “Milk engaged in adult-child homosexual sex and, according to his biographer, ‘had a penchant for young waifs with substance abuse problems,’” noted Randy Thomasson, president of Campaign for Children and Families. Read more »

This month cities, schools and faith-based groups across the country are drawing attention to domestic violence, which some are calling a pandemic. Violence in the home affects millions of women and children, including those in the church, yet some say the pulpits remain silent on the issue. Read more »

After an eight-year court battle, two Christian fertility doctors who refused to inseminate a lesbian woman have privately settled their case for an undisclosed amount of money. Read more »