Family Research Council

Diana DeGette Targeted By Conservative Groups For Standing Up To Stupak

The Hill | Michael O'Brien | Posted 11.17.2009 | Denver


Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) suffers from "religious bigotry" for suggesting religiously-affiliated groups should not take part in the healthcare deba...

Will NOM's Maggie Gallagher Fire Carrie Prejean?

Fred Karger | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics


Fred Karger

Dear Maggie: I was shocked and dismayed to hear yesterday that your lead spokeswoman has starred in a sex video. Are you going to fire Carrie Prejean? Donald Trump did.

Pro-Life Pretense

Cristina Page | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics


Cristina Page

Obama's still-to-be released common ground agenda in the abortion conflict is already having a profound and largely overlooked effect: it has exposed deep fault lines in the pro-life movement.

Think Again: Kevin Jennings, the Mainstream Media, and Right-Wing Target Practice

Eric Alterman | Posted 10.01.2009 | Media


Eric Alterman

The right's most recent target for political assassination is Kevin Jennings, assistant deputy secretary of education for the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools, who is openly gay.

Blue Dog Leader Works With Theocratic "Mafia" Opposed to Health Care Reform

Bruce Wilson | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics


Bruce Wilson

Those in the powerful, secretive, Washington Christian fundamentalist association known as The Family have led some of the most virulent opposition to health care reform and especially a "public option".

Michael Schwartz: "Homosexuality Is Inflicted On People... All Pornography Is Homosexual Pornography" (VIDEO)

Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics


Think Progress had someone videotaping at the Family Research Council's "Values Voters Summit" and they caught Michael Schwartz, the chief of staff fo...

Truth-telling and Responsibility in Health Care

Jim Wallis | Posted 09.07.2009 | Politics


Jim Wallis

Misinformation and angry mobs are not how democracy functions. Freedom of speech and assembly are certainly our rights, but they must be exercised with responsibility and accountability.

Misleading Attacks on Women's Health

Cecile Richards | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics


Cecile Richards

It was only a matter of time before the right-wing campaign against health care reform began to focus on abortion, and last week the Family Research Council pulled out all the stops.

Pro-Life Dems Warn Pelosi: No Support Unless Reform "Explicitly Excludes" Abortion Funding

U.S. News & World Reports | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics


The Family Research Council isn't usually in the business of praising Democrats. But it's giving props to 19 House Dems for writing to Speaker Nancy P...

Family Research Council Slams New GOP Initiative [UPDATE]

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics


Scroll down for new updates The National Council for a New America, the much-publicized GOP rebranding initiative, is already facing skepticism fro...

White House Meeting With Pro-Life Leaders

CNS News | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics


Pro-life leaders will meet Tuesday with the director of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships to discuss ways to reduce ...

Sam Stein

Steele In Serious Hot Water With Social Conservatives

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics


Michael's Steele statement of support for an "individual choice" on abortion has provoked deep concern among social conservatives and spurred further ...

Religious Conservatives Turning On Senator Brownback

CBN | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics


The Brody File has learned that the Family Research Council is taking a "temporarily leave of absence" from the socially conservative "Values Action T...

Worst Week Ever: Republicans Unhinged

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

This week, just like the stock market (funny how that goes), Republicans hit yet a new low.

"Pro-Life" Movement Admits Pro-Abortion Stance

Cristina Page | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics


Cristina Page

The so-called anti-abortion movement refuses to admit that its long held political and fundraising habits have worked too well to now be abandoned, and so continues to resist common sense.

What I Learned While Shopping for a Presidential Appointment

Joan Garry | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics


Joan Garry

As I ventured through the biographies of Deputy and Assistant Deputies in government positions, I found lots of them were Family Research Council alumni. Your jaw dropped too, right?

Family Research Council Attacks Obama on Life Starting at Conception

Scott Swenson | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics


Scott Swenson

The Family Research Council is distracting the debate about serious issues in this country to focus on the one issue they need to have front and center in order to turn out their base supporters: abortion.

Coming to a Screen Near You: John McCain and His Sidekicks, Dumb and Dumber

Elizabeth Shipp | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics


Elizabeth Shipp

James Dobson and Tony Perkins, and John McCain don't have the guts to stand up and speak the truth about their radical, out-of-the-mainstream views.