The Social Conservative Review: July 31, 2014

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Dear Friends:

Our troubled culture presents no shortage of opportunities for social conservatives to take action to rebuild the family, advance the sanctity of life, strengthen marriage, and protect religious liberty. Here are some new resources that will better equip you to join FRC in these vital efforts:

• Pornography is a cancer, and we have to fight it like the disease it is. We've just published, "Pornography and Its Consequences," authored by FRC Senior Fellow Cathy Ruse. This study offers practical tools to help you fight this scourge in your church, your community, and your family.
• "Common Core - Uncommon Dilemma" is the title of a recent lecture panel here at FRC that addresses one of the most significant issues in American education, the "Common Core" standards being imposed on the states. Watch and listen to leading experts share their concerns with "Common Core" and find out how the standards place your children at risk.
• "Marriage Is a Religious Liberty Issue," says the director of FRC's Center for Religious Liberty, Travis Weber. Read his compelling piece to learn how these two critical issues intersect.
• Rev. Jack Hibbs, senior pastor of Calvary Chapel-Chino Hills in California and a member of FRC President Tony Perkins' National Pastors Council, spoke out boldly on Fox News about the danger of the IRS potentially working to remove tax-exempt status from churches that take a stand on moral issues.

As we seek to uphold the good and true in government, society, and family, we can never quit "speaking the truth in love" and acting with the wisdom and courage needed for the task. FRC is here to help you do just that.

Sincerely,

Rob Schwarzwalder
Senior Vice President
Family Research Council

P.S. How is the Supreme Court ruling on our "first freedom," religious liberty? Learn more from Dr. Mark David Hall by watching his lecture on this key subject when it's broadcast at noon on August 8.

Human Dignity and the Sanctity of Life
Abortion

• "ACLU: No need to protect baby girls from abortion," WORLD Magazine
• "Scientific Review of 72 Epidemiological Studies, Biological Evidence Supports Abortion-Breast Cancer Link," National Right to Life News
• "Liberal study claims sex-selection abortion bans are unnecessary; argument is full of holes," Live Action
• "Dropping abortion rate expected to dip even more in Lone Star State," OneNewsNow
• "Ruling keeps Mississippi's only abortion clinic open," Politico
• "Learning from Bodies," First Things

Euthanasia/End of Life Issues

• "Lords' anguish revealed in euthanasia debate," Financial Times
• "Euthanasia could be option for poor, says Lithuanian health minister," BioEdge
• "Euthanasia Movement Now Pushing People to Starve Themselves to Death," LifeNews.com
• "We were wrong, says former regulator of Dutch euthanasia," MercatorNet
• "Will doctors be forced to kill?," First Things
• "Euthanasia could be option for poor, says Lithuanian health minister," National Right to Life News

Stem Cells and Biotechnology

• "3-D Printed Tissues Advance Stem Cell Research," RPI News
• "Does the Constitution Contain Stem Cells?," The Christian Post
• "Key factor found for creating induced pluripotent stem cells," HealthCanal
• "The Next "Hobby Lobby": Mandating IVF Coverage," Crisis Magazine
• "Three parent babies banned from knowing 'second mothers'," London Daily Telegraph

Marriage & Family
Common Core

• "Why Do Americans Stink at Math?," New York Times
• "The Productivity of Public Charter Schools," University of Arkansas
• "Opposition to Common Core in New York is widespread," Truth in American Education

Family Life

• "Fixing the Child Care Penalty," The American
• "Making Kids Count," Aleteia
• "Gender gaps in college linked to divorce rates," MercatorNet
• "When the State Takes Kids Away From Parents: Three Perspectives," The Atlantic
• "New Census Report: Unwed Births Remain at Historical High," The Daily Signal
• "The Hidden Blessing of Infertility," Christianity Today

Human Sexuality

• "The Transgender Question," MereOrthodoxy
• "The Economics Of Sex," The Acton Institute
• "Mindfulness and purity," Breakpoint

Homosexuality and Same-Sex "Marriage"

• "The Gay Marriage Tsunami," ChristianHeadlines.com
• "Obama's LGBT Order: 2 Things Churches and Christian Non-Profits Should Know," The Christian Post
• "Rubio: Traditional Marriage Supporters Face 'Growing Intolerance'," The Daily Signal
• "Is the gay bullying plague in schools a myth?," MercatorNet
• "The 'gay marriage' tsumani," Breakpoint
• "History and Recent Developments in Same-Sex Marriage Litigation," The FedSoc Blog

Pornography

• "Pornography Recovery Program Fights the 'New Drug'," ChristianHeadlines.com
• "Innocence Stolen and Unbridled Abuse," The Patriot Post
• "The truth about the porn industry," The Guardian
• "We Must Address the Demand," Morality in Media

Human trafficking

• "Stop human trafficking, look at your neighbor," WORLD Magazine
• "Nowhere to Go: Chronicling Soccer's Human Trafficking Problem," Time Magazine
• "More child sex trafficking victims reported," The Columbus Dispatch
• "Our Foster Care System Is Becoming A 'Pipeline' For Human Trafficking," The Acton Institute
• "Europe Moves to Outlaw Organ Trafficking Worldwide," The Epoch Times

Religious Liberty

• "How to Support Religious Liberty," Canon and Culture
• "Why Liberals Should Support the Hobby Lobby Decision," The Acton Institute
• "Raise Your Voice for Religious Liberty," The Gospel Coalition
• "Professor Wins Lawsuit Protecting His Religious Freedom," The Keating Center
• "Executive Order: Conform your theology, or stop helping people," Alliance Defending Freedom
• "Faith and Politics: Living the Golden Rule," Christianity Today
• "Conscience" and the Law: A Bumpy Ride," The Catholic Thing

Religion in Public Life

• "Evangelicals Are in the Arena - and Must Stay There," ChristianHeadlines.com
• "Christianity is Harder Than We Pretend it is," Relevant Magazine
• "How Entrepreneurs Practice Their Faith Through Companies," OnFaith
• "Sin and the separation of powers," John Jay Institute
• "America's Spiritual Founding Father," Credo Magazine
• "How Americans Feel About Religious Groups," Pew Forum

International Religious Liberty

• "The Last Christians in Iraq," Fox News
• "The FAQs: Persecution of Christians in Iraq," The Gospel Coalition
• "A Line Crossed in the Middle East," First Things
• "Kristallnacht: The end of Christianity in Iraq," The Cripplegate
• "The Mark of a Christian Today," Crisis Magazine

Other important articles

• "How Risky Is It to Be Uninsured?," The American
• "Senate Blocks Effort to Reverse Court Decision," America Magazine
• "The Blessings of Liberty and the Index of Culture and Opportunity," The Public Discourse
• "Values & Socialism?," Values and Capitalism
• "Ronald Reagan: Cold Warrior and Nuclear Abolitionist," First Things

Book Reviews

• "Betrayal of the Arab Christians," The University Bookman
• "Seeing Things As They Are," America Magazine
• "Beyond the Echo Chamber on Gender Roles," Christianity Today
• "Need Some Summer Reading? Check Out These Five New Faith, Work & Econ Reads," Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics