Yesterday, Dr. Pat Fagan, Director of the Marriage and Religion Research Institute (MARRI), unveiled a new online encyclopedia of social science, MARRIpedia, at a plenary session at the World Congress of Families meeting in Utah.
MARRIpedia is composed of articles on all matters related to family, marriage, religion and sexuality. This new resource synthesizes and translates the work of myriad social scientists into concise, issue-specific entries that are intelligible to the researcher, student, and lay reader. As research continues to emerge on the intricate relationships of family and religion within society, MARRIpedia will consolidate that research in pertinent entries on an ongoing basis.
"The release of MARRIpedia is the culmination of many years of work compiling and analyzing research by some of the world's most respected social scientists," said Fagan. "MARRIpedia, a collation of their work, especially on marriage, family and religion, demonstrates the effectiveness of God's pattern for human relationships and behavior."
On November 18, FRC will be hosting a presentation by Dr. Fagan in which he will introduce MARRIpedia. More details will follow, but we hope you will be able to join us, in person or online, for this important event.
Families matter, more than we often know. MARRIpedia contains the proof.
Sincerely,
Rob Schwarzwalder
Senior Vice-President
Family Research Council
P.S. In case you missed it, be sure to watch U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers' October 28 FRC lecture on "The Role of Congress in Protecting American Values and Life." As she put it, "our Founders believed every person was made in the image of God," and her comments explain why this bedrock conviction matters.
Religious Liberty
"Free to Believe" --
- Bremerton coach's prayers catch attention of Congress -- Jack Broom, Seattle Times
- How Does Gay 'Marriage' Hurt Us? Here's How -- Eric Metaxas, Tribune.com (Asheville, NC)
- Concord Community Schools hand over Nativity scene lawsuit to insurance carrier, which will hire lawyers to defend the district -- Michelle Sokol, Elkhart (IN) Truth
International Religious freedom-
- Five Ways Western Christians Can Help Persecuted Christians – David Curry, On Faith
- Congress and president reaffirm international religious freedom - Robert George and Eric P. Schwartz, The Hill
- Murderous religious intolerance in the Middle East - Michael Curtis, The Commentator
- Congressman Chris Smith: World Seeing Religious Freedom "Crisis" - James Collum, TRNS
- 9 Things You Should Know About Global Persecution of Christians - Joe Carter, The Gospel Coalition
- Protecting Religious Freedoms Will Strengthen Our Global Economy - Brian Grim and Brian Walsh, FORBES
Military Religious Freedom
- Religious Accommodations and the Common Good - Mark David Hall, Heritage Foundation
- Group Demands Commander Rescind Support for Christmas Campaign - Bryant Jordan, Military.com
- Atheists object to Christmas Toy Drive on Air Force Base - and Win - Gregory Tomlin, Christian Examiner
- Group That Wants to Scrap 'God Bless the military' Sign, Now Wants to Include Satan, Allah and Odin in the Greeting - Czarina Ong, Christianity Today
Religious Liberty in the public square --
- Update: School District Denies Coach Kennedy's Request for Religious Accommodation - Liberty Institute
- A dialogue on religious liberty and civil rights - Gregory Baylor & Carolyn Moynihan, Mercator.net
- Houston's push for transgender rights morphs into religious liberty fight -Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner
- Threats to Freedom in "the Land of the Free" - Jerry Newcombe, Christian Post
- What political correctness has wrought - Bob Knight, Washington Times
- Rallying Christians for 2016 Votes - Ryan Lovelace, Washington Examiner
Life
Abortion
- Planned Parenthood TX Doc: Harvesting Intact Fetal Heads "Will Give Me Something to Strive For" - Center for Medical Progress
- Pro-Lifers Winning by Loving Their Neighbors – John Stonestreet, Christian Headlines.
- Texas Serves Subpoenas at Planned Parenthood Clinics - Will Weissert, Associated Press
- Nebraska Investigators Raid Planned Parenthood Clinics After Abortion Biz Sells Aborted Baby Parts -- Steven Ertelt, Lifenews.com
- Can Religious Organizations Continue to Staff on a Religious Basis? – Carl H. Esbeck, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion
- Chicago abortion facility shut down after failing safety inspections - Dustin Siggins, LifeSite News
- The Supreme Court's Fetal Tissue Market - Clark Forsythe, Weekly Standard
- Texas Hope Pregnancy Centers Site Once 'Place of Death,' Now 'Place of Life' - Palmer Holt, Christian News Service
Adoption
- How to Adopt from Foster Care - Kathy Ledesma, Adoptivefamilies.com
- We Need to Make Adoption Easier - Nicole Russell, The Federalist
- Five Ways to Make Adoption Affordable – Samantha Game, Wise Bread
- Congolese ban on overseas adoptions fuels smuggling of children - Tom Esslemont and Kenny Katombe, Reuters
Federal funding of abortion
- Why reconciliation can and should be used to defund Planned Parenthood -- David Christensen, FRC VP for Government Affairs, The Hill
- Planned Parenthood's Big Bad Business Model - Willis L. Krumholz, The Federalist
Healthcare conscience
- At the Supreme Court, "Little Sisters of the Poor" has a ring to it -- Robert Barnes, Washington Post
- WATCH: New CBS Medical Drama Celebrates Saving Baby in the Womb -- Carol Sewell, Charisma News
Obamacare
- Senate eyes November votes on Obamacare repeal, Planned Parenthood -- Seung Min Kim, Politico
- Obamacare and a Country Doctor's New Manta -- 'I'm Sorry,- Dr. Bill Simpson, politichicks.com
Family
Marriage
- The Failure of the Family Widens America's Economic and Cultural Divides -- David French, National Review
- Faith and Fragile Families -- Matthew Loftus, The Public Discourse
- The U.S. economy needs some 'family time' --W. Bradford Wilcox, Robert I. Lerman, Joseph Price, American Enterprise Institute
- Out-of-Wedlock Births Declining Among Millennials -- Kiley Crossland, WORLD News Service
Human Sexuality (Homosexual/ gender issues)
- Three Existential Reasons Against Affirming Homosexuality – John Stark, The Gospel Coalition
- The Slippery Slope of Transgender Prisoner Rights -- Mark Pulliam, National Review
- Ex-Transgenders And -Homosexuals Come Out Of The Closet -- Walt Heyer, The Federalist
- Kansas University Student Senate Votes to Ban 'His/Her' from Governing Document Because They're 'Microaggressions' -- Katherine Timpf, National Review
- How Should Christians Respond to the Transgender Phenomenon? Robert A. J. Gagnon, First Things
- What the Future Holds -- Denny Burk, Tabletalk
- Ask Not Who's Running For President, Ask Who's Running For School Board -- Stella Morabito, The Federalist
Human Trafficking
- She Has a Name: Shining a Light on the darkness of human trafficking -- ERLC
- 149 children rescued from human trafficking in America -- Kelly Ledbetter, Christian Examiner
Pornography
- Playboy Magazine: Less Nudity but Still the Same Porn – Valerie Dunham, Christ and Popular Culture
- Porn Is Harmless? Think Again - L. David Perry, The Stream
- Freedom from Pornography: James' Testimony -- Crossmap.com
- Florida pastor Jay Dennis speaks out on pornography, changes in Playboy -- Florida Baptist Witness
FRC Publications
Blogs
- Porn, Infidelity, Divorce, and the Depravity of Man - Mandi Ancalle
- It's "National White Ribbon Against Pornography Week" (October 25-31) -- Rob Schwarzwalder
- Winning the "War of Exhaustion:" Persevering in an Eroding Culture -- Rob Schwarzwalder
- Elections Offer Chance to Restore the Rule of Sanity in Fairfax Schools -- Peter Sprigg
- Students Are Flying High with the SOAR Act -- Tabitha Walter
Op-eds
- Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran Valued Black Lives and Religious Liberty. Liberals Fired Him. -- Ken Blackwell and Bob Morrison, The Stream
- We Can't Reform Our Criminal Justice System Without Lifting Families -- Ken Blackwell and Rob Schwarzwalder, The Federalist
- Marriage, Joy, and Abstinence: With Gratitude to Mark Twain -- Rob Schwarzwalder, Christian Post
- Will the EEOC Decide Who Is Catholic? -- Travis Weber, Townhall
- How the Indiana Pizza Shop Responded After Being Tricked Into 'Catering' a Gay Wedding -- Travis Weber, Daily Signal
Policy publications (booklets, Issue Analyses, Issue Briefs)
- Why Pastor Protection Acts Are Unnecessary and Might Actually be Harmful -- Travis Weber, FRC
- The Real Planned Parenthood: Leading the Culture of Death - 2015 Edition -- Arina Grossu, FRC
