October 11, 2011 | No comments
There are only hours left in the 30 day re-opened public comment period regarding a proposal that would allow Virginia government to discriminate against faith-based child placement agencies by forcing them to place children up for adoption to homosexuals, contrary … Read more>
August 9, 2011 | No comments
A three-judge panel of the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, by a 2-1 vote, recently upheld a lower court’s ban on prayers by clergy at public meetings that may mention the name of a particular deity. The ruling, in Joyner … Read more>
July 19, 2011 | 2 comments
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow morning to discuss S.598 — a bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (read the bill here). Approved in 1996 by 84 percent of Congress and signed into law … Read more>
June 24, 2011 | 4 comments
Recent news reports have celebrated Mainstream Media driven polling that suggests Americans are becoming more supportive of same-sex marriage. Proponents of redefining marriage have bludgeoned citizens through op-eds, letters to the editor and media appearances, making some who believe marriage … Read more>
May 13, 2011 | 1 comment
As if the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals isn’t busy enough this week. Not only will it decide on ObamaCare, it got the above question, too, in a case in which The Family Foundation filed an amicus brief … Read more>
November 5, 2010 | 3 comments
It’s okay to seek a Christian roommate after all! This big sigh of relief comes from news reports that the Department of Housing and Urban Development will not pursue any type of anti-discrimination complaint against a Michigan woman who advertised … Read more>
November 4, 2010 | 1 comment
Opponents to our values often tell us to keep our noses out of their lives, that what happens in private isn’t anyone’s concern. Mind your own business they tell us. Apparently, as is usually the case, their standard doesn’t apply … Read more>
September 22, 2010 | 2 comments
Here’s a picture of Monday’s Annual Pastors For Family Values Pastors Summit, held in Richmond. About 250 pastors from around Virginia and from all denominations heard from religious liberty experts worthy of a national convention: Virginia Fourth District Congressman and … Read more>
September 21, 2010 | 4 comments
Those are the words of just one of the nearly 250 pastors and church leaders from around the commonwealth who gathered in Richmond yesterday for The Family Foundation and Pastors For Family Values Pastor Summit. This year’s theme was, “A … Read more>
September 13, 2010 | 2 comments
Since our founding 25 years ago, The Family Foundation has worked to engage pastors in the civic process. With new threats to religious liberty and the rights of the church to proclaim publically the gospel exposed every day, there is … Read more>