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Highly Recommended Resource:

Redeeming the Rainbow:

A Christian Response to the "Gay" Agenda

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ARTICLES & OTHER RESOURCES

25 Pro-Family Policy Goals for the Nation

"The 25 goals we [at the Family Research Center] put forth here are grouped into eight main subject areas, ranging from Human Life to Marriage and Family to Religious Liberty to Culture and Media. Each page features a brief analysis of the issue, followed by one or more specific policy proposals which can help America meet that individual goal. Some involve action by Congress, some by the president, and some by state legislators or executive officials." (from FRC)

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Abortion

What is the history of abortion in America? What is the biblical view of prenatal life? What are some ethical questions relating to abortion? (from Biblical Ethics: Choosing Right in a World Gone Wrong) [1,830 words]

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Adventures in Odyssey - Thriving Family Adventures in Odyssey presents original audio stories brought to life by actors who make you feel like part of the experience. These fictional, character-building dramas are created by an award-winning team that uses storytelling to teach lasting truths. Maybe that's why over 20 million products have been distributed worldwide.

So dust off your imagination and join the kids in Odyssey for inspiring adventures that are flat-out fun!

Attracting a crowd at VBS "Every year, thousands of children across our country meet Jesus for the first time at Vacation Bible School (VBS). Imagine what might happen if every member at your church invited an un-churched child to VBS. Need fresh publicity ideas?" by Diana Davis [540 words]
A Bible-affirming scandal Article related to the Tiger Woods adultery scandal. (from Baptist Press) [660 words]
Confessions of a former feminist "Feminism, women's liberation, and the idea that men and women are no different from each other have led many of us down dead-end roads -- often away from faith. Lorraine Murray, in her book, Confessions of an Ex-Feminist (Ignatius Press, 2008), tells the story of her own walk down that road and back, with many illuminating lessons on everything from abortion to the anti-religious bias on college campuses." (article/book review by Marcia Segelstein) [1,080 words]
Confident Children and How They Grow

What vital principles can we learn from God as the "Model Parent"? When and how should we discipline our children? How can we prepare them for living wisely in the areas of work, money, sex, marriage, and life in general? (by Richard L. Strauss)

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The Effects of Pornography on Individuals, Marriage, Family and Community

"Pornography is a visual representation of sexuality which distorts an individual’s concept of the nature of conjugal relations. This, in turn, alters both sexual attitudes and behavior. It is a major threat to marriage, to family, to children and to individual happiness. In undermining marriage it is one of the factors in undermining social stability. Social scientists, clinical psychologists, and biologists have begun to clarify some of the social and psychological effects, and neurologists are beginning to delineate the biological mechanisms through which pornography produces its powerful negative effects." (from the Family Research Council)

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Family Friendly Libraries Family Friendly Libraries is a grassroots organization started by Karen Jo Gounaud in 1992 in Fairfax County, Virginia in response to a proliferation of internet pornography and age-inappropriate materials in local school and public libraries. Soon, FFL was helping citizens across the nation with library issues.
Focus on FOCA (Freedom of Choice Act)

"All sides in the abortion fight agree, if FOCA were to pass both chambers of Congress and be signed by a pro-abortion President, it would ... automatically overturn state abortion reporting requirements in all 50 states, 44 states' laws concerning parental involvement, 40 states' laws on restricting later-term abortions, 46 states' conscience protection laws for individual health care providers, 27 states' conscience protection laws for institutions, 38 states' bans on partial-birth abortions, 33 states' laws on requiring counseling before an abortion, and 16 states' laws concerning ultrasounds before an abortion." (from FRC)

FREE Family Films The Regal Entertainment Group offers FREE family movies during the summer. They run at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Click on the link to find info for your area.
Idol Worship "What we worship defines us and controls us.  And sometimes figuring out what we really worship isn't easy." [1,100 words]
Gardasil: What Every Parent Should Know About the HPV Vaccine (link to FRC for the free pdf)
LifeWay's Understanding People series

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Manhattan Declaration

"Because the sanctity of human life, the dignity of marriage as a union of husband and wife, and the freedom of conscience and religion are foundational principles of justice and the common good, we are compelled by our Christian faith to speak and act in their defense. In this declaration we affirm: 1) the profound, inherent, and equal dignity of every human being as a creature fashioned in the very image of God, possessing inherent rights of equal dignity and life; 2) marriage as a conjugal union of man and woman, ordained by God from the creation, and historically understood by believers and non-believers alike, to be the most basic institution in society and; 3) religious liberty, which is grounded in the character of God, the example of Christ, and the inherent freedom and dignity of human beings created in the divine image."

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Practical ways to teach children about money Brief article by the CEO of Crown Financial Ministries.
The precarious state of childhood in America "I know very few people who would say that this is a good time for children in America.  Divorce, fatherless children, the pervasiveness of sexuality in the culture, and out-of-control, unsupervised technology are but a few of the factors that put children in harm's way. Considering each of these issues separately is dispiriting enough.  Considering them together is almost overwhelming.  Nonetheless, it needs to be done.  And thanks to Janice Shaw Crouse it has been, in her new book Children at Risk (Transaction Publishers, Oct. 2009)." (by Marcia Segelstein) [965 words]
Redeeming the Rainbow: A Christian Response to the "Gay" Agenda, by Dr. Scott Lively

"A comprehensive but easy-to-understand textbook for Christians and other defenders of God’s design for family and society which explains in detail 1) the nature, causes and characteristics of homosexual dysfunction and militancy, 2) the history, philosophy, goals, methods and strategies of the global 'gay' movement, 3) the urgent, escalating and imminent danger this movement represents to all aspects of Christian civilization throughout the world, and 4) specific, practical principles for responding to each of the many areas of 'gay' aggression -- all firmly grounded in and supported by both Scripture and non-religious logical analysis, documentation and terminology."

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Safety Tips for Women What are some practical, proven steps women can take to avoid becoming victims of violent crime? [1,285 words]
The Threat of International Law

What is "international law?" Who makes it? Is it binding on U.S. citizens?

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The Top Ten Myths of Abortion
  1. Abortion is legal only during the first 3 months of pregnancy.

  2. Abortion is legal because the Constitution says so.

  3. Most Americans agree with current U.S. abortion law.

  4. Abortion is rare in the United States.

  5. Most abortions in the United States are done for health reasons or because of rape or incest.

  6. Abortion is good for women.

  7. Abortion is beneficial to modern society.

  8. The more that people have access to contraception, the fewer abortions there will be.

  9. Abortion, particularly early abortion, does not take the life of a human being.

  10. I can be "personally opposed, but pro-choice."

(link to FRC for the free pdf)

 

What parents need to know about porn and their kids "Most people probably don't picture kids when they think about who's viewing pornography.  But according to statistics cited by the non-profit advocacy organization Enough Is Enough, the largest group of viewers of Internet pornography is children between the ages of 12 and 17.  And there's more.  The average age of first exposure to Internet pornography is 11.  Eighty percent of 15- to 17-year-olds have had multiple exposures to hardcore pornography.  Nine out of ten children between the ages of 8 and 16 with Internet access have viewed pornographic websites, sometimes inadvertently in the course of looking up information for homework." (by Marcia Segelstein) [975 words]
Who's in charge here? "[K]ids not only need limits -- they want them.  Ultimately we fail our children when we fail to be in charge of them or make any demands of them.  Looking out for our children's emotional well-being is more complicated than trying to hand them happiness on a platter.  Often it means having to step into the uncomfortable role of authority figure." (by Marcia Segelstein) [1,050 words]
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NEWS & COMMENTARY

(For Abortion related, please see: GOVERNMENT & POLITICS => Ethics & Values ... Sanctity of Human Life)

(For Gay Marriage related, please see: GOVERNMENT & POLITICS => Homosexuality ... Gay Marriage)

(For Pornography related, please see: GOVERNMENT & POLITICS => Ethics & Values ... Pornography)

(For Stem Cells related, please see: GOVERNMENT & POLITICS => Ethics & Values ... Sanctity of Human Life ... Stem Cells)

Gov't = caretaker, parent = babysitter [link] ONE NEWS NOW 06-05-2010

One Hope addresses family violence [link] ONE NEWS NOW 05-26-2010

Birth rate drops, problems rise [link] ONE NEWS NOW 05-16-2010

Walgreens won't sell genetic test kit [link] BAPTIST PRESS 05-13-2010

Dobson: Sleepovers too risky [link] ONE NEWS NOW 05-06-2010

Husband, state victimize SD woman [link] ONE NEWS NOW 04-25-2010

Obama's memo 'perpetuating a political agenda' [link] ONE NEWS NOW 04-21-2010

Pray for Russia's orphans [link] BAPTIST PRESS 04-13-2010

The Millennial Generation: Do They Know What They Believe? [link] BREAKPOINT 04-06-2010

Children media multitask, parents should keep up [link] ONE NEWS NOW 03-29-2010

Show takes Nickelodeon down dark path [link] ONE NEWS NOW 03-15-2010

Commitment in cohabitation [link] ONE NEWS NOW 03-12-2010

The precarious state of childhood in America (by Marcia Segelstein) [link] ONE NEWS NOW 03-09-2010

AZ adoption bill supports mother + father [link] ONE NEWS NOW 03-08-2010

Radical feminist movement finds friend in Obama [link] ONE NEWS NOW 03-05-2010

Pornography harms, website helps [185 words] ONE NEWS NOW 02-25-2010

From cyber-scared to cyber-savvy [245 words] ONE NEWS NOW 02-25-2010

Report undermines parents and religion, targets youngsters [230 words] ONE NEWS NOW 02-16-2010

Partners in Primetime: Walmart and P&G Launch Must-See TV [490 words] FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL 02-16-2010

'The Love Dare' gets a sequel [565 words] BAPTIST PRESS 02-12-2010

Boys subjected to societal pressure cooker [210 words] ONE NEWS NOW 02-08-2010

Comedian honored for entertainment integrity [205 words] ONE NEWS NOW 02-02-2010

'Silver Ring Thing' promotes golden principle [245 words] ONE NEWS NOW 01-28-2010

Stronger marriages, stronger country [170 words] ONE NEWS NOW 01-28-2010

Christians and their full potential [210 words] ONE NEWS NOW 01-11-2010

Why do celebrity marriages fail? [820 words] ONE NEWS NOW 12-15-2009

James Dobson to host new radio show with son [130 words] ONE NEWS NOW 12-31-2009

Adultery legal? [255 words] ONE NEWS NOW 12-21-2009

The new spanking? [470 words] BAPTIST PRESS 12-17-2009

'The Blind Side' should trouble as well as inspire [610 words] ONE NEWS NOW 11-30-2009

'Blind Side' one of the best of the year [1,000 words] BAPTIST PRESS 11-20-2009

Christian leaders commit to defend unborn, marriage, liberty [2,705 words] BAPTIST PRESS 11-20-2009

Sherwood's next film to spotlight fatherhood [920 words] BAPTIST PRESS 11-16-2009

Sex ed, lies, and modern culture [905 words] ONE NEWS NOW 11-03-2009

Dobson leaving radio show [145 words] ONE NEWS NOW 11-02-2009

Purdue honors a terrorist (William Ayers) [645 words] ONE NEWS NOW 09-28-2009

The three R's in the age of Obama: Rappin', revolution and radicalism [805 words] ONE NEWS NOW 09-25-2009

Women's prayer network announced [445 words] BAPTIST PRESS 09-24-2009

Why parents don't trust the Educator-in-Chief and his comrades [756 words] ONE NEWS NOW 09-04-2009

New Hampshire Court orders Christian homeschooled girl to attend public school [250 words] ONE NEWS NOW 08-26-2009

Let's mourn the real American heroes [755 words] ONE NEWS NOW 07-08-2009

The science of sex [1,195 words] ONE NEWS NOW 06-16-2009

Left-leaning evangelicals misleading young Christians [345 words] ONE NEWS NOW 05-14-2009

First Comes Love, Then Comes ... Motherhood? [395 words] FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL 05-14-2009

Children's charity drops 'Christian' moniker [550 words] ONE NEWS NOW 05-11-2009

My son Zane [890 words] BAPTIST PRESS 03-31-2009

Condom distribution at church - UCC likes the idea [230 words] ONE NEWS NOW 03-31-2009

National Urban League preaches dependence [640 words] ONE NEWS NOW 03-30-2009

STDs a growing trend among America's youth [185 words] ONE NEWS NOW 03-22-2009

Obama’s Zero to Five Plan Doesn’t Add Up [585 words] HSLDA 03-17-2009

The Threat of International Law (173 KB pdf) HSLDA

Stimulus: Promoting Birth Control, Not Self-Control [400 words] FRC NEWS 01-26-2009

National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2009 [470 words] THE WHITE HOUSE (President Bush) 01-18-2009

Abstinence pledges targeted again [2,265 words] BAPTIST PRESS 01-07-2009

A Letter from Michael Farris (ref: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child) [650 words] PARENTAL RIGHTS.org 12-16-2008

48 liberal lies about American history [1,220 words] ONE NEWS NOW 10-07-2008

Neb. lawmakers consider revising 'safe-haven' law [870 words] ONE NEWS NOW 09-27-2008

Rewriting American history [1,015 words] ONE NEWS NOW 09-23-2008

College students get help combating liberals [305 words] ONE NEWS NOW 09-02-2008

Smoking gun? Documents shed light on Obama 'infanticide' vote [1,645 words] BAPTIST PRESS 08-20-2008

APA: Putting Women Last [225 words] FRC NEWS 08-13-2008

Sex ed (sex education in college) [1,570 words] ONE NEWS NOW 07-29-2008

"Even if you're right, you're wrong" (sex education) [910 words] BAPTIST PRESS 06-05-2008

Planting the seeds of a demographic winter (humanity vs. the environment) [930 words] ONE NEWS NOW 05-14-2008

Obama and the hip-hop problem [800 words] ONE NEWS NOW 04-28-2008

Sex-change therapies on children "beyond the pale" [380 words] ONE NEWS NOW 04-23-2008

Forward this column or get stuck on stupid (anti-Christian bias in college) [700 words] ONE NEWS NOW 04-09-2008

No Forgiving Charlton Heston [920 words] ONE NEWS NOW 04-08-2008

Marriage Mythbusters (the divorce rate in America) [215 words] FRC NEWS 04-01-2008

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RECOMMENDED RESOURCES (descriptions from CBD)

The Excellent Wife

Who is an excellent wife? What is she like? Using the woman in Proverbs 31 as a model, trusted Christian counselor Peace offers detailed practical answers to questions most often asked by Christian wives. Her proven principles and scripturally based insights will encourage you to become the wife God wants you to be. This is a must-read for every Christian wife.

The Heart of Anger Do you have an angry child? Do you know someone who does? In today's age of rage, it's critical that you recognize and address this concern before a child becomes habitually motivated by hostility. [Lou] Priolo, an experienced counselor, offers practical, biblically based help for correcting or preventing the development of unhealthy external behavior.
Don't Make Me Count To Three Do you find yourself threatening, repeating your instructions, or raising your voice in an attempt to get your children to obey? Are you discouraged because it seems you just can not reach the heart of your child? Through personal experience and the practical application of Scripture, Ginger Plowman encourages and equips moms to reach past the outward behavior of their children and dive deeply into the issues of the heart. Her candid approach will help moms move beyond the frustrations of not knowing how to handle issues of disobedience and into a confident, well balanced approach to raising their children.
The Love Dare Day by Day: A Year of Devotions for Couples Love is a choice. A daily choice. The Love Dare Day by Day is a daily reminder of how it's done ... and done well, taking the original experience to the next level. With 52 weekly dares, this one-year devotional invites you to go deeper into the scriptural principles of The Love Dare, and is meant to enrich your relationship with God and your spouse through a daily time of reading, prayer, and action. Make this more than a year of your life. Make it your bold, next step to a lifetime of love. Features of this book include:
  • 365 devotional readings on unique aspects of genuine love

  • 52 weekly dares to help you express love in your marriage

  • Dozens of specific prayers to pray for yourself and your spouse

  • Questions to get you thinking strategically about your relationship

  • More than 100 Go Deeper sections that enhance personal Bible study

Parents' Guide to the Spiritual Growth of Children Passing on a heritage of faith to children is an incredible privilege God gives to parents. You'll learn how to create a  customized plan for your child with fun, faith-filled activities for each stage of development. You'll also learn how to take advantage of the "teachable moments" of everyday life to illustrate spiritual principles.
Shepherding A Child's Heart

Many parenting books are based on hit-or-miss theories steeped in secular thinking. This one draws from Pastor Tripp's seasoned experience as a father-and from God's Holy Word. Grounded in the Bible's divine plan for parenting, this guide defines your goals as a parent and provides the Scriptural methods for accomplishing them.

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WEBSITES (descriptions taken from individual websites)
4Parents.gov You can help your son or daughter make healthy choices, including deciding to wait until marriage to have sex. 4parents.gov can help you talk to your child, pre-teen, or teen early and often about waiting to have sex, what happens as he or she grows, and other important topics.
Adventures in Odyssey - Thriving Family Adventures in Odyssey presents original audio stories brought to life by actors who make you feel like part of the experience. These fictional, character-building dramas are created by an award-winning team that uses storytelling to teach lasting truths. Maybe that's why over 20 million products have been distributed worldwide.

So dust off your imagination and join the kids in Odyssey for inspiring adventures that are flat-out fun!

All About Families

Here you will find articles relating to Marriage and Family from a Biblical perspective and also answers to questions asked by email correspondents.
Alliance Defense Fund

The Alliance Defense Fund is a legal alliance defending the right to hear and speak the Truth through strategy, training, funding, and litigation. ADF was founded for a unique purpose: to aggressively defend religious liberty by empowering our allies, recognizing that together, we can accomplish far more than we can alone. We work tirelessly to assist them in their efforts through strategy, training, funding, and, where necessary, direct litigation through our own ADF legal team.

Alliance for School Choice The Alliance for School Choice is the nation’s vanguard organization for promoting, implementing, and enhancing K-12 educational choice. In collaboration with a host of national and state allies, we create opportunities for systemic and sustainable educational reform that puts parents in charge. MISSION STATEMENT: To improve our nation’s K-12 education by advancing systemic and sustainable public policy that empowers parents, particularly those in low-income families, to choose the education they determine is best for their children.

American Family Association

AFA is for people who are tired of cursing the darkness and who are ready to light a bonfire. We are a non-profit (501(c)(3)) organization founded in 1977 by Don Wildmon. The American Family Association represents and stands for traditional family values, focusing primarily on the influence of television and other media on our society.

We believe in holding accountable the companies which sponsor programs attacking traditional family values. We also believe in commending those companies which act responsibly regarding programs they support.

American Seniors Association (ASA)
The American Seniors Association’s mission is to provide seniors with the choices, information, and services they need to live healthier, wealthier lives.

We offer our members better choices to help with:

Medicare
Insurance
Prescription Discounts
Travel Services
Auto Club
Information on Where to Find the Facts

We are driven by a uniquely American philosophy that starts with the understanding that government doesn’t tax and regulate “things.” It taxes and regulates “people.” Individuals like you and me. That’s why we treat every member as an individual, with a different story and different priorities, freely united as individuals to provide each other with better values in the services we want and need.

At American Seniors Association, we don’t just take the government’s side like some other associations. We are not some big liberal bureaucracy here to try to scare you into going along with Big Government all the time or telling you what to think.
American Values American Values is a non-profit organization committed to uniting the American people around the vision of our Founding Fathers. ... American Values serves to remind the public of the conservative principles that are so fundamental to the survival of our nation and to bring support and ideas to policy makers and empower our elected officials to have the support they need to do what is right, noble and good. Our vision is a nation that embraces life, marriage, family, faith, and freedom. ... American Values is deeply committed to defending life, traditional marriage and equipping our children with the values necessary to stand against liberal education and cultural forces. American Values is an endeavor that we hope will continue to strengthen the distinct America that our Founding Fathers sought to create.
BreakPoint BreakPoint is the worldview ministry of PFM [Prison Fellowship Ministries]. Our mission is to seek the transformation of believers as they apply biblical thinking to all of life, enabling them to transform their communities through the grace and truth of Jesus Christ. BreakPoint provides a Christian perspective on today’s news and trends via radio, interactive media, and print.
Christian Action League of NC The Christian Action League currently represents conservative evangelicals from 15 Christian denominations in the Tar Heel State that cooperatively address the social, ethical and moral issues impacting the lives of Christians today. The Christian Action League ministers in several areas of vital concern, making it strategic to the moral climate of North Carolina...
Christian Law Association The Christian Law Association is a "ministry of legal helps." Its purpose is to provide free legal assistance to Bible-believing churches and Christians who are experiencing legal difficulty in practicing their religious faith because of governmental regulation, intrusion, or prohibition of one form or another.
Clean Hotels Our primary purpose is to provide a service through which friends like you can book a room for your vacation, business trip or meeting with the expectation, first, that you and your family or associates will not be exposed to pornographic movies and, secondly, that you will be supporting a facility that cares enough about the well-being of its customers not to make harmful pornographic movies available.
Concerned Women for America We are the nation's largest public policy women's organization with a rich 29-year history of helping our members across the country bring Biblical principles into all levels of public policy.

We help people focus on six core issues, which we have determined need Biblical principles most and where we can have the greatest impact. At its root, each of these issues is a battle over worldviews. [The six issues are: family, sanctity of human life, education, pornography, religious liberty, and national sovereignty.]

CONTACT YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS Contact the President and members of the Congress. (Resource provided by the Family Research Council.)
CONTACT YOUR STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (Resource provided by the Family Research Council.)

Crosswalk.com - Parenting

Our aim is to offer the freshest and most compelling biblically-based content to Christians who take seriously their relationship with Christ. Crosswalk.com is built around four primary content areas – Faith, Family, Fun and Community. Each category is further subdivided into areas of significance to many Christians, including Bible Study, Devotionals, Marriage, Parenting, Music, etc.

Within this framework, we work hard to provide timely, relevant, life-enhancing material from qualified, respected Christian sources, including major ministries such as Focus on the Family, Family Life Today, The Bible Answerman and Insight For Living.

eMail Our Military eMail Our Military’s founder is a military wife, the daughter of a veteran and an avid troop supporter. We’re volunteers from all walks of life who understand that regardless of our political views, our military service members deserve our respect, support & encouragement.
Enough Is Enough Enough Is Enough (EIE), a non-partisan, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, emerged in 1994 as the national leader on the front lines to make the Internet safer for children and families. Since then, EIE has pioneered and led the effort to confront online pornography, child pornography, child stalking and sexual predation with innovative initiatives and effective communications.
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the SBC The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission is an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention that is dedicated to addressing social and moral concerns and their implications on public policy issues from City Hall to Congress. The SBC is the largest non-Catholic denomination in the country with over 16 million members.
Facts About Youth

Facts About Youth (Facts) is a resource created by health professionals to provide policymakers, parents and youth with the most current medical and psychological facts about sexual development.

 

Amid debate in the medical and mental health fields concerning the causes and proper approaches to youth with non-heterosexual attractions, Facts is a non-political, non-religious channel presenting the most current facts on the subject. Facts is committed to advancing a school environment in which all students will experience the opportunity to achieve optimal health and safety, even in the midst of differing worldviews. Facts is intended to be a resource to promote the factual and respectful discussion of these potentially divisive issues. This is a web site for and about youth and their needs.

Family Life

Created on the principle that the family provides the foundation for society, the ministry offers a wide range of tools to help families become stronger. Tools that help you communicate more lovingly and effectively. Tools that help you rekindle the romance. Tools that help you become the very best parent you can be. By offering tools for change, FamilyLife empowers people to live in love instead of in anger. And thus we change the world, one home at a time.

Family Research Council

The Family Research Council (FRC) champions marriage and family as the foundation of civilization, the seedbed of virtue, and the wellspring of society. FRC shapes public debate and formulates public policy that values human life and upholds the institutions of marriage and the family. Believing that God is the author of life, liberty, and the family, FRC promotes the Judeo-Christian worldview as the basis for a just, free, and stable society.

Focus on the Family

Whatever your role in the family -- as a mother or father, husband or wife, son or daughter -- we're committed to discerning your needs and doing all we can to meet them.

On our Web site, we hope we can meet your needs by providing articles, resources and help in six different channels: parenting, relationships and marriage, life challenges, faith, entertainment and social issues.

I Live Values iLiveValues.com was designed to provide valuable, timely and encouraging insights on the culture for you as you seek to live out your vales. We will explore the critical issues and moral values at risk as reported in this week’s headlines and have conversations with notable decision-makers, brilliant authors and inspirational guests on issues facing our families.
Institute for Marriage and Public Policy The Institute for Marriage and Public Policy is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to high quality research and public education on ways that law and public policy can strengthen marriage as a social institution. Working with top scholars, public officials, and community leaders, iMAPP brings the latest research to bear on important policy questions, seeking to promote thoughtful, informed discussion of marriage and family policy at all levels of American government, academia, and civil society.
LifeNews.com LifeNews.com is an independent news agency specifically devoted to reporting news that affects the pro-life community. With a team of experienced journalists and reporters, LifeNews.com reaches more than 250,000 pro-life advocates each week via its web site, email news reports, and weekday radio program.

Life Decisions International

Life Decisions International (LDI) brings together many of North America's leading experts for its primary mission of challenging the agenda of Planned Parenthood worldwide. LDI professionally represents the pro-life position by opposing the radical agenda of Planned Parenthood.

Marriage Builders

In this Marriage Builders site, you will be introduced to some of the best ways to overcome marital conflicts and some of the quickest ways to restore love.
Mission America We cover the latest cultural and social trends in our country and what they might mean for Christians.
National Abstinence Education Association (NAEA) The NAEA exists to serve, support and represent individuals and organizations in the practice of abstinence education.
National Marriage Week USA National Marriage Week USA -- from February 7th to 14th every year -- is a collaborative effort to encourage many diverse groups to strengthen individual marriages, reduce the divorce rate, and build a stronger marriage culture, which in turn helps curtail poverty and benefits children. Together we can make more impact than working alone. Please join with others to host special events, launch a marriage class or home group, or place local advertising or news stories during National Marriage Week USA.
National Organization for Marriage The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) is a nonprofit organization with a mission to protect marriage and the faith communities that sustain it. Founded in response to the growing need for an organized opposition to same-sex marriage in state legislatures, NOM serves as a national resource for marriage-related initiatives at the state and local level. ... NOM [is] a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, giving it the flexibility to lobby and support marriage initiatives across the nation.
National Sex Offender Public Registry

The National Sex Offender Public Registry website -- coordinated by the Department of Justice -- enables every citizen to search the latest information from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico for the identity and location of known sex offenders.

You can also search registry websites maintained by individual states by following the links below. Note: the information contained in the national registry and the state registries is identical; the national registry simply enables a search across multiple states.

Operation Outcry

OPERATION OUTCRY is the project of THE JUSTICE FOUNDATION to end legal abortion by exposing the truth about its devastating impact on women, men and families. We believe that this will be accomplished through prayer and with the testimonies of women and men who have suffered harm from abortion. We are working to restore justice and to protect women, men, and children from the destruction that abortion causes.

OPERATION OUTCRY exposes the two great lies surrounding legalized abortion: 1) abortion is good and safe for women; and, 2) it is not a baby being aborted.

ParentalRights.org

ParentalRights.org envisions a nation where the vital child-parent relationship is protected and preserved.
Our campaign exists to secure a constitutional amendment that defends the rights of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children. At ParentalRights.org, we believe that no government, regardless of how well-intentioned it might be, can replace the love and nurture of a parent in the life of a child. It’s a relationship worth protecting.

That’s why our sole purpose is to amend the U.S. Constitution to protect parental rights. Without secured parental rights, the vital child-parent relationship is exposed to the imminent danger posed by anti-parent judges within the federal courts, as well as to the risks of international law which seeks to undermine the parental role.

The Parental Rights Amendment will ensure that the special relationship shared by children and their parents is protected and secured for generations to come.

Parents for Truth Parents for Truth is a national campaign of concerned parents who are committed to protecting their children’s health and future through abstinence education. The campaign exposes and opposes the harmful information often shared with students in so-called “comprehensive” sex education classes in schools. Parents for Truth provides parents with tools to talk to their children about sex and the value of abstinence. It also provides resources to help parents take an active role in ensuring that abstinence education is taught in their children’s schools.
Parents Television Council The PTC's primary mission is to promote and restore responsibility and decency to the entertainment industry in answer to America's demand for positive, family-oriented television programming. The PTC does this by fostering changes in TV programming to make the early hours of prime time family-friendly and suitable for viewers of all ages.
Perinatal Hospice Perinatal hospice and palliative care is an innovative and compassionate model of support that can be offered to parents who find out during pregnancy that their baby has a fatal condition. As prenatal testing continues to advance, more families are finding themselves in this heartbreaking situation. Perinatal (perinatal means around the time of birth) hospice incorporates the philosophy and expertise of hospice into the care of this new population of patients. For parents who receive a terminal prenatal diagnosis and wish to continue their pregnancies, perinatal palliative care helps them embrace whatever life their baby might have, before and after birth.
Pornography Harms This site is made possible by a multi-disciplinary group of professionals and concerned citizens from around the country that have a common interest in making credible research available to the general public and policy makers on the harm from pornography. The site is by no means finished -- and it never will be. As time goes by and the devastating harm from pornography is revealed, researched and written about, more and more articles will be added.
PrayerGates.com Our vision is tens of thousands of women joining together in prayer for release from spiritual strongholds in their lives. Our vision is tens of thousands of homes, churches, and communities radically transformed. Our vision is tens of thousands of women more closely conformed to the image of Christ through their prayers. Our vision is even one woman -- perhaps you -- who finds hope in Christ at these gates of prayer.
See You at the Pole

See You at the Pole™ is a student-initiated, student organized, and student-led event. That means this is all about students meeting at their school flagpole to pray -- for their school, friends teachers, government, and their nation. See You at the Pole™ is not a demonstration, political rally, nor a stand for or against anything.

See You at the Pole™ is scheduled annually on the fourth Wednesday in September.

Students for Life of America The mission of Students for Life of America is to: educate pro-life college students about the issues of abortion, euthanasia, and infanticide; identify pro-life student leaders; equip college pro-lifers with the training, skills and resources to be effective and successful; promote student activity to other local, college and national groups.
Susan B. Anthony List The Susan B. Anthony List was founded by a diverse group of women in 1992 to advance the role of pro-life women in the political process. Today the Susan B. Anthony List is a nationwide network of over 145,000 Americans dedicated to advancing, mobilizing and representing pro-life women in the political process. Its connected Susan B. Anthony List Candidate Fund increases the percentage of pro-life women in the political process.
Wives of Faith Wives of Faith is a military wives support organization that was founded in 2006 by a Navy reservist wife and an active Army wife.  We help military wives including active, retired, Reserve and Guard, who are looking for encouragement and friendships with others sharing similar life experiences.

With more and more service members deploying and families living away from their military installation, spouses are seeking friendships with other women who may better understand their circumstances than civilian friends and family are sometimes able to.
Worldview Academy We know the challenges you face in our world: a popular culture that encourages selfishness and mediocrity, an education system based on atheistic or New Age assumptions and leaders driven by the desire for power and personal gain. Who can stand firm at such a time? Only the Christian who courageously pursues a deeper relationship with Christ, learning to think His thoughts and follow Him. Worldview Academy Leadership Camps challenge Christian students to "prepare [their] minds for action" so that they can lead by serving with integrity. Obviously we're not like other camps!

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