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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Family Research Council President Tony Perkinsis scheduled to testifytoday before the Senate Judiciary Committee on President Barack Obama's nomination of former Harvard law school president Elena Kagan for the U.S. Supreme Court. He willgive testimonyon her attempt to deny milita...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, decided that religious liberty was less important than political correctness. In Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, the court ruled that if a university had an "all-comers" policy toward campus organizations, then any interested...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins announced the addition of two experts to FRC's policy team. Retired Army Lt. Col. Robert Maginnis is the FRC's new Senior Fellow for National Security, and attorney and journalist Ken Klukowski will serve as FRC's Director of t...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - FRC Action, the legislative advocacy arm of the Family Research Council, released the following statement criticizing the House passage of the DISCLOSE Act (H.R. 5175), which would limit free speech for organizations during election cycles. The House also rejected the Motion to Re...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court today issued a ruling in Doe v. Reed regarding the public release of the names and addresses of ballot petition signers. Family Research Council filed an amicus brief in the case. Ken Klukowski, Family Research Council's Special Counsel and Director of the...

Washington, D.C. - Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement in response to the Obama Adminstration's plans to force private employers to extend benefits to homosexual couples under the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act: "The Obama Administration continues to d...

Washington, DC - This afternoon the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory Panel considering the new "Emergency Contraceptive," Ella, which can also act as an abortifacient, votedagainst recommendingANYprecautions or labeling that would inform women of the drug's abortifacient capabilities as w...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tomorrow, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hold a hearing to consider approval of a new drug application for an abortifacient drug, ulipristal acetate, as an emergency contraceptive, or a new "Plan B." Jeanne Monahan, Family Research Council's Director for the Center f...

Urges Congress to Move Taxpayer Funding Away from Abortion Industry WASHINGTON, D.C. - This morning at a Capitol Hill news conference, Family Research Council joined members of Congress including Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX), and Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) as well as other pro-life leaders to discuss the G...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Family Research Council praised today's decision by the federal Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability to reject any change in current blood donation rules. Current policy provides that men who have had sex with men at any time since 1977 are permanently "deferred" fr...

Will Urge Committee to Protect Public Health, Resist those Advancing Socio-Political Agenda WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tomorrow (Friday, June 11), Family Research Council Senior Fellow Peter Sprigg will testify before the Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability (ACBSA) of the Department of Hea...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new Web site launched by the Family Research Council - www.frc.org/tracker - tracks state legislation related to issues of importance to families, including religious liberty, abortion, homosexuality, domestic violence, the sanctity of marriage, embryonic research, pornography a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Family Research Council President Tony Perkins today joined concerned religious and pro-family leaders for a tele-news conference condemning Viacom's Comedy Central station over its planned upcoming show, "JC." The show will be a situation comedy about God and his Son, the Lord Je...

Washington, D.C. - Tonight, the House of Representatives approved an amendment to the Defense Authorization bill to overturn the law on homosexuals in the military known as "Don't Ask Don't Tell."Family Research Council President and Marine veteran Tony Perkins released the following statement:"The...

"Forcing the Military to Embrace Homosexuality Before the Study is Complete Shows Unbelievable Contempt for Our Troops," declares FRC's Tony Perkins Washington, D.C. - Tonight, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved an amendment to the Defense Authorization bill to overturn the law on homosexu...

**Media Advisory** WASHINGTON, D.C. - WHAT: News conference to discuss how overturning "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" will seriously undermine the religious libertiesof thoseserving in the all-volunteer force, most particularly military chaplains. WHO: Tony Perkins, President, Family Research Counci...

**Media Advisory** WASHINGTON, D.C. - WHAT: News conference to discuss how overturning "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" will seriously undermine the religious libertiesof thoseserving in the all-volunteer force, most particularly military chaplains. WHO: Tony Perkins, President, Family Research Council...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Family Research Council today released an analysis of publicly available documents which shows that homosexuals in the military are three times more likely to commit sexual assaults than heterosexuals are, relative to their numbers. This problem would only increase if the curr...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - WHAT: Family Research Council news conference call to discuss new research that demonstrates how overturning "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" will increase sexual tension and even sexual assault in the military. WHO: Peter Sprigg, Senior Fellow for Policy Studies at the Family Research...

Washington, D.C. - Family Research Council President Tony Perkins made the following comments after an agreement was announced between the White House and Congressional Democratic leaders to force a vote on overturning the law on homosexuals in the military:"Tonight, President Obama and House Speake...