2013
Here is a sampling of the issues Family Policy Network has confronted in 2013:
Boy Scouts of America Should Drop ‘to God’ and ‘Morally Straight’ From Oath
FPN President Joe Glover issued the following response to today’s announcement that the Boy Scouts of America will permit open homosexuality among troop members: Glover said: “The Continue Reading →
March for Marriage to Coincide with Supreme Court Hearing on Marriage
On March 26, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that will determine how marriage is to be defined. A separate case concerning the Continue Reading →
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Corporations Lobby Supreme Court to Redefine Marriage
As FPN previously reported, the U.S. Supreme Court may tilt slightly in favor of forcing all 50 states to reject Biblical marriage in 2013. Now, a number Continue Reading →
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Panetta Grants Special Benefits for Gays in Military
Outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has unilaterally issued a directive stating that the U.S. military will now extend certain benefits to unmarried domestic partners that were Continue Reading →
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Studies Confirm Importance of Intact Traditional Families
A pair of studies by a family advocacy group finds that children raised by their married, biological mother and father have better lives and rely less on government programs. The studies measured the number of children being raised by their married parents in the U.S. and correlated those statistics with dependence on government social programs like food stamps and welfare. Continue Reading →
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NAACP Sensitive About its Abortion Ties
The NAACP is threatening to sue the Radiance Foundation for trademark infringement. The NAACP is upset because the Radiance Foundation revealed the former civil rights organization’s support Continue Reading →
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BSA Board Member Confronted at PGA Tourney for Pushing Homosexuality on Scouts
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson was publicly confronted over the weekend at a PGA golf tournament for his role in pushing homosexuality on the Boy Scouts of America. Continue Reading →
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True Believers Become Outlaws for Obeying God
An Oregon bakery is the latest Christian owned business to find itself in trouble over its biblical ethics. The story was the same for Hobby Lobby, Chick Continue Reading →
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State Investigates Bakery that Refuses to Recognize Gay Marriage
The Oregon attorney general’s office is investigating a complaint against a Gresham bakery after a Portland woman said the business refused to make a cake for her wedding Continue Reading →
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New Boy Scout Policy Would Invite Scandal
Reports are indicating the Boy Scouts of America will drop its ban on open homosexuality during its national executive board meetings February 4-6 in Irving, Texas. FPN President Joe Glover says the change would destroy the wholesome nature of scouting, causing scores of churches and Christian families to withdraw from participating altogether. Glover warns, “Inviting people who reject Biblical morality into scouting opens the door for scandal and broken lives…” Continue Reading →
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Planned Parenthood Takes in Record Amount of Tax Dollars
Planned Parenthood reported receiving a record $542 million in taxpayer support in fiscal 2012, marking a steady increase in government funding despite Republican-led efforts at the state Continue Reading →
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HHS Secretary Grilled Over Religious Liberties
Congressman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) recently argued against a controversial Department of Health and Human Services mandate requiring employers to pay for contraceptive supplies and abortifacient pharmaceuticals because it tramples Continue Reading →
Supreme Court Allows Continued Destruction of Human Embryos
lunar caustic / Foter / CC BY This week the Supreme Court declined to hear a case about the Obama administration’s funding of embryonic stem cell research, Continue Reading →
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Congress to Pay for More Military Abortions
Congress, in the pre-Christmas rush, passed a Democrat-sponsored provision that will allow women in the U.S. military to use their health insurance to pay for abortion in Continue Reading →
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Homosexuals Continue to Drive HIV Infections
Male to male sexual activity continues to account for the overwhelming majority of new HIV infections in the United States, according a new report from the Centers Continue Reading →
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Another Business Wins Reprieve from Obamacare Mandate
Steve Rhodes / Foter / CC BY-NC-ND The federal judiciary has granted a Missouri business owner a reprieve from the Obama Administration’s abortion drug mandate. The U.S. District Continue Reading →
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Hobby Lobby Defies Federal Mandate
Now that Supreme Court has denied Hobby Lobby’s application for an emergency injunction protecting them from Obamacare’s HHS Mandate on abortion and birth control, Hobby Lobby has decided to defy the federal government to remain true Continue Reading →
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