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Feb 25, 2021, 19:20 ET House of Representatives Launches Greatest Ever Assault on Faith, Family, Life, and Freedom, says Family Research Council

By a vote of 224-206, the U.S. House of Representatives gave approval to H.R. 5, the deceptively titled "Equality Act." Family Research Council...

Feb 25, 2021, 16:50 ET Planned Parenthood supplies over half of reported US abortions, expands into transgender hormone therapy market, says Family Research Council

Family Research Council today released its analysis of Planned Parenthood's 2019-2020 (fiscal year 2019) annual report. The analysis, titled "The...

Feb 24, 2021, 13:56 ET FRC urges US Senate to Reject Radical HHS Nominee Xavier Becerra

Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) held a nomination hearing for Xavier Becerra, President Joe Biden's...

Feb 24, 2021, 13:03 ET FRC urges US House of Representatives to reject the far-Left Equality Act

The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Thursday on H.R. 5, deceptively titled "The Equality Act." When it was introduced last week,...

Feb 19, 2021, 20:10 ET So-Called 'Equality Act' Harms Women, Punishes People of Faith, and Creates an Abortion Mandate says Family Research Council

Family Research Council responded today to the White House giving support to H.R. 5, deceptively titled "The Equality Act," which was introduced...

Feb 10, 2021, 17:09 ET FRC's Mary Szoch Submits Testimony on Connecticut Bill Targeting Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers

Today, Mary Szoch, Director of the Center for Human Dignity at Family Research Council, submitted testimony on a bill (SB 835) in the Connecticut...

Jan 28, 2021, 16:07 ET President Biden's Priority of Forcing Taxpayers into a Partnership with the Abortion Industry Won't Bring Unity, says Family Research Council

Democratic President Joe Biden, among his first official acts, today rescinded the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy (PLGHA), which...

Jan 25, 2021, 14:10 ET President Biden Diverts Military Away from its Mission, Forces it to Pay for Gender Reassignment Surgeries

President Joe Biden, in one of his first official acts, reinstated President Obama's military transgender policy. The president did so without any...

Jan 21, 2021, 10:07 ET FRC Warns Biden Executive Order Targets People of Faith and Faith-Based Organizations

Family Research Council issued a statement warning one of President Biden's first executive orders would target people of faith and religious...

Jan 19, 2021, 16:47 ET FRC Commends State Department Genocide Designation for China's Atrocities Against Uyghur Muslims and Other Minority Groups

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today announced the determination that the "People's Republic of China is committing genocide and crimes against...

Dec 09, 2020, 19:50 ET FRC Welcomes State Department's Addition of Nigeria to List of World's Worst Religious Freedom Violators

Family Research Council (FRC) today applauded the U.S. State Department for adding Nigeria to its list of "Countries of Particular Concern" (CPCs)...

Dec 07, 2020, 14:06 ET Family Research Council Defends the Hyde Amendment as House Democrats Try to Eliminate It

Tomorrow House Democrats will hold a hearing before the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the...

Dec 04, 2020, 15:25 ET Family Research Council Welcomes Mary Szoch as Director of the Center for Human Dignity

Family Research Council (FRC) is pleased to announce that Mary Szoch has joined the FRC team as Director of the Center for Human Dignity, where her...

Nov 24, 2020, 16:21 ET FRC Praises 11th Circuit Decision Striking Down Ban on Sexual Orientation Change Efforts

Family Research Council (FRC) today praised the recent decision by a federal appeals court striking down two local ordinances banning sexual...

Nov 19, 2020, 13:19 ET FRC Publication on apostasy, blasphemy, and anti-conversion laws reveals religious freedom progress in Sudan and elsewhere, but problems remain

Family Research Council on Thursday released the updated publication, "Criminalizing Conscience: The Status of Apostasy, Blasphemy, and...

Oct 30, 2020, 19:00 ET Media Advisory: Tony Perkins to speak at Miami church on November 1

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins will be preaching at a large bilingual church, King Jesus Miami, in Miami, Florida this upcoming...

Oct 26, 2020, 22:38 ET Family Research Council Applauds Confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court Justice

Family Research Council applauded the U.S. Senate vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy left by the passing...

Oct 20, 2020, 14:41 ET Demand Letter Insists Big Tech Company MobileCause End Religious Discrimination, Reliance on SPLC, says Family Research Council

Pacific Justice Institute, representing Family Research Council (FRC), sent a letter today to MobileCause CEO Victor Limongelli regarding their...

Oct 13, 2020, 19:30 ET FRC Urges Senators to Confirm Judge Amy Barrett to the Supreme Court

During today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Judge Amy Barrett's nomination to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Senator Josh...

Oct 09, 2020, 19:10 ET Family Research Council, Calvary Chapel Chino Hills Church to Host 'Freedom Sunday' Live Stream Event

On Sunday, October 11, at 8:00 PM ET, Family Research President Tony Perkins will join Pastor Jack Hibbs in hosting Freedom Sunday, an in-person...

Sep 26, 2020, 17:45 ET Pres. Trump Nominates Amy Barrett, Makes the Fight Worth Having, Says Family Research Council

President Donald Trump today announced Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to the nation's highest court. Family Research Council President Tony...

Sep 24, 2020, 19:16 ET Family Research Council Condemns Attacks on Amy Barrett's Faith

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins called out the ongoing anti-Christian smear campaign against prospective Supreme Court nominee Judge...

Sep 18, 2020, 23:15 ET Family Research Council Statement on the Passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement on the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: "I...

Aug 27, 2020, 13:09 ET Family Research Council's Peter Sprigg Gives Expert Testimony Against Anchorage Therapy Ban

Peter Sprigg, Senior Fellow for Policy Studies at Family Research Council, spent the last two nights testifying in opposition to a proposed municipal ...

Aug 18, 2020, 13:15 ET FRC's New Pro-Life Map Shows Which States Fund Planned Parenthood and Other Abortion Providers

Today Family Research Council released the fourth in a series of interactive pro-life maps, tracking state funding of the abortion industry through...