U.S. Catholic Bishops Endorse Permanent Hyde Amendment

The U.S. Catholic Bishops are endorsing a bill proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives that would apply permanent Hyde amendment restrictions to abortion funding in federal programs.
Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, chair of the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops… Read More

Obama Administration Stonewalls Full Release of Major Abstinence Study

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is withholding the full results of a government study that makes a strong case for promoting abstinence before marriage over sexual education promoting “safe sex.” While the executive summary and final results… Read More

After Losing Major Role for Refusing Sex Scenes, Actor Neal McDonough Finds New Successes

Standing up for his religious and moral beliefs has paid off for Neal McDonough, Hollywood actor and family man, who was fired back in March from a television series for refusing to perform steamy sex scenes. Far from ending his… Read More

Federal Judge Lifts Stay on Prop. 8 Decision, Green Light to Same-Sex ‘Marriage’

A federal judge says he will lift the stay he imposed on his ruling striking down Proposition 8, California’s constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman.
U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn Walker in San… Read More

Louisiana Ultrasound Law Challenged in Federal Court

Pro-abortion advocates have filed suit in federal court against the state of Louisiana over the “Ultrasound before Abortion Act” signed last month into law by Gov. Bobby Jindal.
The law requires abortionists to perform an ultrasound on a woman at… Read More

Prominent Lutheran Pastor: Yes, I Struggle with Same-Sex Attraction

Rev. Tom Brock is a senior pastor at Hope Lutheran Church in North Minneapolis who recently became the center of a controversy after his personal struggles with same-sex attraction were made public. Earlier in June, an undercover journalist with the… Read More

All Eyes on Anthony Kennedy and Prop. 8

Should defenders of true marriage pin their hopes on the U.S. Supreme Court? Despite public displays of confidence from pro-family leaders that U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker’s decision to strike down the natural definition of “marriage” on Wednesday will be… Read More

Pro-family Leaders Aghast at Gay Judge’s Decision to Overturn Prop. 8

Pro-family leaders have reacted with outrage at Wednesday’s ruling by a homosexual federal judge to overturn California’s constitutional amendment banning same-sex “marriage” by alleging that there is no “rational basis” to limit marriage to one man and one woman.
Chief… Read More

Federal Judge Rules Proposition 8 Unconstitutional

A federal judge has ruled that California’s constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman is unconstitutional, because it excludes same-sex unions.
Chief Judge Vaughn Walker, who presides over the U.S. District Court for the… Read More

Kenyans Head to Polls to Vote on Pro-Abort Constitution Today

Kenyans head to the polls Wednesday to vote in a referendum that will determine the East African nation’s future: whether it will accept a constitution that will open the door to expanding legal abortion, or reject it and draft a… Read More

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