Tag Archives: Family Research Council

Mahmoud v. Taylor: A Reset Ten Years in the Making

Posted on July 2, 2025 by David E Smith

In a culture increasingly hostile to biblical truth, one mom reflects on raising kids with moral clarity in the shadow of Obergefell. From awkward public encounters to legal victories at the U.S. Supreme Court, this article traces how the radical sexual agenda impacts Christian families—and why the recent Mahmoud decision offers a much-needed glimmer of hope for parental rights and religious freedom.

Posted in Federal, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sexuality | Tagged Biden Administration, Family Research Council, Jack Phillips, Kim Davis, Mahmoud v. Taylor, Obergefell v. Hodges, Same-sex marriage, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Trump Administration, U.S. Supreme Court | Comments Off

Urge Congress to Withdraw Dangerous Abortion Pill

Posted on May 5, 2025 by David E Smith

Last week, IFI joined the Family Research Council, the Family Policy Alliance, and Family Policy Councils across the country in signing a joint letter urging President Trump to re-evaluate the safety of the chemical abortion drug mifepristone.

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged abortion pill, Chemical abortion, Diana Harshbarger, Donald J. Trump, Family Policy Alliance, Family Research Council, Guttmacher Institute, H.R. 679, Josh Hawley, Mary Miller, mifepristone, Mike Bost, misoprostol | Comments Off

U.S. Rep. Ogles Introduces the “Ending Chemical Abortions Act of 2025”

Posted on February 24, 2025 by David E Smith

U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN) recently reintroduced the "Ending Chemical Abortions Act of 2025," a bill that would federally block the use of chemical abortions in our country. Illinois Congressmen Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) and Mary Miller (R-Mahomet) are co-sponsors.

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged Andy Ogles, chemical abortions, Ending Chemical Abortions Act of 2025, Family Research Council, Melissa Ohden, mifepristone, misoprostol, Pam Bondi, The Abortion Survivors Network | Comments Off

Musk’s X Platform: Good and Bad

Posted on June 17, 2024 by David E Smith

For years now, we’ve heard the legacy media lament the spread of “misinformation” and “fake news.” These self-proclaimed arbiters of truth are quick to demand the censorship of conservative perspectives and dissenting views – especially on social media. Wringing their hands, left-wing media types declare conservative news and opinion as “dangerous,” “hateful,” and full of conspiracy theories.

Posted in Media Watch, Pornography | Tagged Android, BBC, CNN, Covenant Eyes, Don Lemon, Elon Musk, Facebook, Family Research Council, iPhone, James Clayton, Meg Kilgannon, Net Nanny, Netsanity, pornography, Qustodio, The Washington Stand, Thomas Hampson, Twitter, X | Comments Off

The Left-Wing, Anti-Christian SPLC

Posted on June 14, 2024 by David E Smith

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is a left-wing group intent on causing racial animosity and divisions in our nation. No responsible media group would use or trust their “hate” designations for the same reasons that no one should trust the war and casualty reports coming from Hamas Jihadists in Gaza.

Posted in IFI News | Tagged 'Hate' Map, Family Research Council, Floyd Lee Corkins II, Hamas, Islam, Islamic jihadists, Southern Poverty Law Center, SPLC | Comments Off

A Response to Planned Parenthood’s Tips to Talking about Abortion Over the Holidays

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Alyssa Sonnenburg

Just before Thanksgiving, America’s largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, sent an email to its supporters, seeking to help them “open someone’s mind on sexual and reproductive rights”, aka abortion, during the holidays. The following is a response to their talking points:

Posted in Faith, Federal, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sanctity of Life | Tagged Center for Human Dignity, Down Syndrome, Family Research Council, John C. Brockmann, Mary Szoch, Planned Parenthood, pregnancy, pro-life pregnancy center, Sanctity of Life, Stuart W.G. Derbyshire | Comments Off

Trans-Gendering of Children at School Exposed in “Art Club” Movie

Posted on December 11, 2023 by David E Smith

When her 12-year-old daughter texted about staying after school for “art club,” Colorado mother Erin Lee could never have imagined how her life and the lives of her family were about to be changed forever. It turns out the “art club” was actually a “Gender and Sexuality Alliance” (GSA) meeting focused on confusing children about their gender. Now, the mom is sounding the alarm: Pull your children from public schools immediately!

After that fateful afterschool GSA meeting, despite never having shown any confusion, the daughter began to believe she was actually a boy trapped in a girl’s body. She was …

Posted in Education, Sexuality | Tagged Alliance Defending Freedom, American College of Pediatricians, Art Club, David Barton, Dr. Jennifer Bauwens, Dr. Quentin VanMeter, Erin Lee, Family Research Council, Fox News, Gay Straight Alliance, Gender and Sexuality Alliance, Gender Confusion, Gender Dyphoria, Glenn Beck, GSA, January Littlejohn, Kevin Lundberg, Michael Farris, The Epoch Times, The New American, transgenderism, Wallbuilders | Comments Off

How Do We Advance Conservative Values in a Blue State?

Posted on October 1, 2023 by David E Smith

When you’re a Christian with a biblical worldview and you live in one of the 17 “blue” states like Illinois, the task of defeating anti-family, Marxist efforts can seem daunting. However, pro-family lobbyists are defeating Leftists’ efforts! The work that state organizations like Illinois Family Institute does often impacts the entire country: as they do in California, Leftist lobbyists introduce bills in Illinois, and if they succeed, they introduce those bills to the rest of country.

On a recent episode of Family Research Council’s Outstanding podcast titled “How to Advance Pro-Family and Pro-Life Issues in a Blue State,” Joseph Backholm…

Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture | Tagged Abortion tourism, democrats, Family Institute of Connecticut, Family Research Council, Joseph Backholm, Ned LaMont, Peter Wolfgang, Safe Harbor Fund | Comments Off

Stepping Up for The Pro-Life Cause

Posted on July 17, 2023 by David E Smith

Sometimes you hear of an event, experience a situation, or even meet a person who really convicts you about something, and then you feel you have to tell others about it even though you haven’t mastered it yourself yet. That is just what happened to me in the recent past, so I'm writing this article to myself as much as to you.

Posted in next gen, Sanctity of Life | Tagged Abortion, Charlotte Lozier Institute, Dr. Michael New, Family Research Council, Planned Parenthood, sidewalk counseling, The Heritage Foundation | Comments Off

Cohabitation—Preparation for Divorce?

Posted on February 21, 2022 by David E Smith

Marriage is a gift from God. But marriage is in a sad state in America today, and we all suffer because of it.

I read recently about the movie star Joan Crawford who was legendary in her promiscuity. As her rival Bette Davis once reportedly sneered about her, “She slept with every male star at MGM except Lassie.”

Apparently, in the miserable and difficult childhood of Lucille LeSouer (who later adopted the name Joan Crawford), there was a wound from the absence of her father, according to Shaun Considine’s book, Bette and Joan, which became the basis for …

Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture | Tagged Bette Davis, Bill Federer, Brad Wilcox, Claudius II, cohabitation, Divorce, Family Research Center, Family Research Council, Jesus, Joan Crawford, living in sin, Lucille LeSouer, Lyman Stone, Marriage, MGM, National Survey of Family Growth, Shaun Considine, St. Valentine, UCLA, Wall Street Journal | Comments Off

The Time for School Choice Is Past Due

Posted on July 17, 2021 by David E Smith

An old story tells of a big, successful store with a plaque in the employees’ lounge which read: “Rule #1. The customer’s always right. Rule #2. If you ever think the customer is wrong, reread Rule #1.”

I bring this up because the public school education establishment (to be distinguished from the rank and file teachers, many of whom are dedicated public servants), often treat their customers as if they’re wrong and as if the education elites know better than the dumb parents.

School choice is the ultimate answer to America’s education crisis, and there ought to be bipartisan agreement …

Posted in Education | Tagged American Federation of Teachers, Critical Race Theory, education choice, Family Research Council, Gary Bauer, Home School Legal Defense Association, indoctrination, Jr., Marxism, Mike Donnelly, Our American Values, Randi Weingarten, Rev. Martin Luther King, The Washington Post, Tony Perkins | Comments Off

All 9 Months and Beyond: Let’s Be Truly Pro-Life

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Benjamin D. Smith

I am a woman. I am also pro-life. Unfortunately, many people today see these identities as contradictory and antithetical. Over the past few decades, society has tried to force many women into a box: If you are a woman who is proud of your womanhood, you should support and advocate for abortion. If not, how can you be a true advocate for women? Supporting women has become synonymous with supporting abortion.

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged Abortion, family, Family Research Council, God's design for women, Pro-Life, woman | Comments Off

Left-Wing Hate Group: Schools “Weaponize Whiteness”

Posted on December 1, 2020 by David E Smith

Schools across America are “weaponizing whiteness,” according to the scandal-plagued Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). To combat this alleged problem, teachers must let children run classrooms while indoctrinating them into hating the very foundations of the United States and viewing everything through the lens of “race,” explained the far-left hate group.

Posted in Education | Tagged BARWE, Bill Ayers, Building Anti-Racist White Educators, Charles McGeehan, Chik-Fil-A, Coshandra Dillard, Critical Race Theory, Family Research Council, Floyd Corkins, Southern Poverty Law Center, SPLC, The 1619 Project, weaponization of whiteness, weaponizing whiteness | Comments Off

A Major Legal Victory Against LGBTQ Tyranny

Posted on November 30, 2020 by David E Smith

Did you miss this good news? As reported recently by Liberty Counsel: “A three-judge panel of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals struck down laws that ban counselors from providing minor clients with help to reduce or eliminate unwanted same-sex attractions, behaviors, or gender confusion.”

This was a victory for freedom, for tolerance, for individual rights, and for therapist-client privilege. Above all, it was a victory for minors.

Posted in Religious Liberty, Sexuality | Tagged Alliance Defending Freedom, Britt C. Grant, Cathy Ruse, conversion therapy ban, Dr. Julie Hamilton, Dr. Robert Otto, Family Research Council, FRC, LGBTQ tyranny, Liberty Counsel, Mat Staver, No Proof of Harm, Peter Sprigg, sexual orientation change efforts, Tony Perkins | Comments Off

Pushing Back the Indoctrination

Posted on October 7, 2020 by David E Smith

From the president on down, we’re seeing a welcome pushback against Marxist indoctrination in our colleges, government agencies, and even the military. It had better happen soon, too, because in K-12 schools, hapless children are being subjected to the awful, anti-American 1619 Project and Black Lives Matter curricula. But at least there is movement at the top of the academic and government food chains.

Posted in Education | Tagged 1619 Project, Bernie Sander, betsy devos, Black Lives Matter, Capital Research Center, Christopher Eisgruber, Cory Booker, Critical Race Theory, Defense Race Relations Institute, Derrick Bell, Dianne Feinstein, Donald J. Trump, Elaine Donnelley, Family Research Council, Joseph Klein, Kamala Harris, Lisa Keim, Marxism, Robert King, Robert Terry, Russell Vought, Southern Poverty Law Center, Woodrow Wilson | Comments Off