http://www.frc.org/ FRC Press Release RSS Feed en-us Copyright 2012 Family Research Council 1 1 http://www.frc.org/ http://www.frc.org/item_dl.cfm?itc=RF07B02 Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST WASHINGTON, D.C. - To celebrate National Marriage Week (Feb. 7-14), Family Research Council's Marriage and Religion Research Institute has released a new paper entitled 162 Reasons to Marry. This important new study demonstrates that marriage is beneficial across a wide range of personal outcomes, i... http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=PR12B05&f=RF07B02 Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST WASHINGTON, D.C. - Family Research Council (FRC) today criticized a decision by the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which overturned California's Proposition 8, which defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman. FRC filed an amicus curiae ("friend of the court") brief in the... http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=PR12B04&f=RF07B02 Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST Teen Birth Rate Increase Demonstrates Need for Authentic Abstinence Education Washington, D.C. - Yesterday's announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reporting a rise in the U.S. teen birth rate for the first time since 1991, clearly illustrates the utter failure of con... http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=PR07L02&f=RF07B02 Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST WASHINGTON, D.C. - Family Research Council responded today to news reports that Susan G. Komen for the Cure may be loosening its grant eligibility requirements and also reconsidering its abortion-neutral stance. The Komen statement released today doesn't promise new funding for Planned Parenthood bu... http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=PR12B03&f=RF07B02 Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST ***Media Advisory*** WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday at Noon, Family Research Council will host Ronald Reagan biographer Dr. Paul Kengor to address the topic, "What is a Reagan Conservative?" The lecture will also stream live online. Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees. Kengor, professor... http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=PR12B02&f=RF07B02 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST WASHINGTON, D.C. -Peter Sprigg,Senior Fellow for Policy Studies at the Family Research Council, testified before the Maryland Senate'sJudicial Proceedings committeetoday against S.B. 241, a bill that would redefine marriage in Maryland. Sprigg's testimony was in response to the argument by advocat... http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=PR12A15&f=RF07B02 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST Washington , D.C. - Today, Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced that the foundation will not partner with Planned Parenthood affiliates in part because of a new policy against funding organizations under investigation. Planned Parenthood is the nation's largest abortion provider, performingnear... http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=PR12A16&f=RF07B02 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST WASHINGTON, D.C. - Family Research Council (FRC) praised the opinion issued today by Judge Jeffrey Sutton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Ward v. Polite. The Court reversed a district court's decision in favor of Eastern Michigan University against student Julea Ward, as a resu... http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=PR12A14&f=RF07B02 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Monday, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), and nationally recognized pro-life activists will speak at Family Research Council's Pro-Life Conference, or "ProLifeCon," the seventh annual premier gathering of pro-life online activists one day after the 39th anniv... http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=PR12A09&f=RF07B02 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST WASHINGTON, D.C. - Family Research Council (FRC) and The Heritage Foundation, two leading public policy organizations, today announced a joint "Values Voter Bus Tour" that will hit the road this week to tell Americans about practical, conservative solutions to the most critical issues confronting th... http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=PR12A07&f=RF07B02