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Hello Friends,

This week came the sad news that R. Sargent Shriver, founder of the Peace Corps and Democratic candidate for Vice President, has died. Shriver had a rich career of public service, but virtually all of the media are neglecting to report a key fact about this distinguished American: he was strongly pro-life. In 1992, he signed a statement, published in the New York Times, that included these moving words:

The advocates of abortion on demand falsely assume two things: that women must suffer if the lives of unborn children are legally protected; and that women can only attain equality by having the legal option of destroying their innocent offspring in the womb. The cynicism of these assumptions reflects a terrible failure of moral imagination and social responsibility and an appalling lack of respect for women.

Shriver was right: Nothing is more important to our society than valuing the dignity of every person. From the moment of conception, the image of God is stamped on even the tiniest life. That's why FRC is engaged in a full spectrum of activities during next week's commemoration of the Supreme Court's decision legalizing abortion. We are partnering with policymakers, bloggers, and citizens from across the nation to keep up the fight to defend the unborn and support their mothers. Click here to learn more about our efforts.

Thanks standing for life -- and for reading, and sharing, The Social Conservative Review.

Sincerely,

Rob Schwarzwalder

Senior Vice President

Family Research Council

P.S. FRC's outstanding lecture series, featuring speakers like Eric Metaxas, Jay Richards, and Os Guinness, is available online. Join us in learning more about Christian faith and public policy from these superb speakers.

Educational Freedom and Reform

Homeschooling

• "A missional approach to education," Anthony Bradley, WORLD Magazine
• "NH Supreme Court Hears Homeschool Case," Katherine T. Phan, The Christian Post

Policy Proposals

• "Ivy Chase," Kevin A. Hassett, American Enterprise Institute
• "Will Parents Use Better Education Information If They Have It?," Andrew Kelly, The American
• "The Useless University," Matthew J. Milliner, The Public Discourse
• "Cosby joins Boehner in drive for more school choice," Deborah Simmons, The Washington Times
• "Human Dignity and Higher Education," Peter Augustine Lawler, The New Atlantis

Health Care

Abstinence

• "For African Youths, True Love Really Waits," Eryn Sun, The Christian Post
• "More Than 10% of Young Adults With STDs Claim Abstinence," Meredith Melnick, Time

Health care reform: Political and Legislative efforts

• "Health Care Reform Begins at Home," Kevin E. Schmiesing, The Acton Institute
• "Obamacare and the Threat to Human Dignity," Donald P. Condit, The Acton Institute
• "Can the Religious Left Protect Obamacare?," Mark Tooley, The American Spectator
• "ObamaCare's Reality Deficit," Opinion, The Wall Street Journal
• "9 Things States can do to Push Back against Obamacare," Grace-Marie Turner, The Galen Institute
• "In with the Constitution, out with Obamacare," D.C. Innes, WORLD Magazine

Homosexuality

• "Gay marriage isn't revolutionary. It's just the next step in marriage's evolution," Stephanie Coontz, The Washington Post
• "US State Department Steps Up Promotion of Homosexual Agenda," Lauren Funk, The Friday Fax
• "Why Should US Citizens Be Required to Pay for Same-Sex Marriage Benefits?," Thomas More Society

Human Life and Bioethics

Abortion

• "Too Many Aborted in NYC," Jeanne Monahan, Family Research Council
• "Important Scientific Journal Article Published on Drugs like RU-486 and Ella," Chris Gacek, Family Research Council
• "Support for Abortion Slips," Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
• "Novels help convey pro-life perspective," Erin Roach, Baptist Press
• "Census 2010: New York State Aborts Three Times as Many Citizens as it Gains," Gerard Nadal, Coming Home
• "The Lazy Slander of the Pro-Life Cause," Helen Alvare, Greg Pfundstein, Matthew Schmitz and Ryan T. Anderson, The Public Discourse
• "Rising Above Roe v. Wade -- Maybe politics isn't the place to start," William McGurn, The Wall Street Journal
• "DA: Pa. had 'utter disregard' for abortion-seekers," MaryClaire Dale and Patrick Walters, Associated Press

Bioethics and Biotechnology

• "CBC 2010 Winners and Losers," The Center for Bioethics and Culture
• "Using Vaccines Obtained From Intentionally Aborted Human Embryos," William E. May, Ph.D., Culture of Life Foundation

Euthanasia and End-of-Life Issues

• "The Disturbing Rehabilitation of Dr. Kevorkian," Wesley J. Smith, National Review Online

Human Dignity

• "Health, Safety, and Morals," Micah Watson, The Public Discourse
• "Don't Forget Sudan's Slaves," Nina Shea, National Review
• "'Human Rights in Hu Jintao's China'," Press Release, Congressman Chris Smith

Stem Cell Research

Articles by Dr. David Prentice

• "New Zealand Approves Adult Stem Cell Trial for Spinal Cord Injury," David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "In-the-Womb Transplants with Adult Stem Cells," David Prentice, Family Research Council
• "City of Hope Does 10,000th Adult Stem Cell Transplant," David Prentice, Family Research Council

Other Stem Cell Research News

• "The Church, Stem Cells and Our Future," Dr. Manny Alvarez, Fox News

Women's Health

• "A Woman, Not a 'Gestational Carrier'," Jennifer Lahl, Christianity Today
• "Ella: Muddying the Waters," Julie Lynch McDonald, Christianity and Pharmacy

Marriage and Family

Adoption

• "Adoption of children should be encouraged, European Parliament says," The Sofia Echo

Family Economics

• "How Conservatives Can Limit the Scope and Size of Government," Christopher Gacek, Family Research Council
• "Is the Palestinian Authority more worthy of funding than the Coast Guard?," Robert Morrison, Family Research Council
• "Obama's De-Regulation Proposal -- Boob Bait for Corporate Bubbas," Christopher Gacek, Family Research Council
• "Liftoff or Cold Shower?," John H. Makin, American Enterprise Institute
• "A Price for Raising the Debt Ceiling," Arthur B. Laffer, The Wall Street Journal

Family Structure

• ""Chinese mothers" from every nation," Pat Fagan, Family Research Council
• "Does Marriage, or Anything, Have Essential Properties?," Sherif Girgis, Ryan T. Anderson, and Robert P. George, The Public Discourse
• "The Romance of Domesticity," Nathan Schlueter, Touchstone Magazine
• "Amy Chua Bludgeons Entire Generation of Sensitive Parents, Bless Her," Charles Murray, The American

Media

Pornography

• "Skins's Sexiness Worries MTV Execs," Juli Weiner, Vanity Fair
• "Eric Holder's dirty secret," Grier Weeks, The Daily Caller

Broadcast and Cable Decency

• "Double Standard," Stan Guthrie, Breakpoint
• "Narnia Invaded," Steven D. Boyer, Touchstone Magazine
• "MoveOn.Org: 'We Must Debate, Not Hate'," Susan Jones, CNS News
• "Interview With "There Be Dragons" Movie Director," Jesus Colina, Zenit

Internet

• "'It Did Not'," James Taranto, The Wall Street Journal

Religion and Public Policy

Religious Liberty

• "The New Martyrs," Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing
• "Benedict and the Koran," Peter Brown, The Catholic Thing
• "Christian Activist's Torture Described," Mark Galli, Christianity Today
• "Who Fights for Religious Freedom? Obama's Ambassador Position Still Vacant," Tobin Grant, Christianity Today
• "The Good News About Evangelicalism," Byron Johnson, First Things

Religion in American Public Life

• "Christianity is conservative," Rob Schwarzwalder, The Daily Caller
• "Dr. King and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom," Robert Morrison, Family Research Council
• "Racial Justice and the Godness of God," Russell Moore, The Gospel Coalition
• "Faith on the Hill," Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life

Secularism

• "Environmentalism as Religion," Joel Garreau, The New Atlantis

The Courts

Constitutional Issues

• "Constitutionalism," Charles Krauthammer, The Washington Post
• "The Constitution Did Not Condone Slavery," Ken Blackwell and Robert Morrison, Family Research Council
• "The Arizona shooting and the first amendment," Darin Miller, Family Research Council
• "Speaking Up for Barbarism," Ken Masugi, The Ashbrook Center
• "Enough is Enough: Why General Welfare Limits Spending," Julia Shaw, The Heritage Foundation

Other News of Note

• "Liberalism's Glass Slipper," Robert Morrison, Family Research Council
• "Who's Spinning the Civil War?," Ken Masugi, The Ashbrook Center
• "Darwin, Design & Thomas Aquinas," Logan Paul Gage, Touchstone Magazine
• "Keeping the Peace: America in Korea 1950 - 2010," Sung-Yoon Lee, Imprimis
• "Not Triangulation but Regulation," Quin Hilyer, The American Spectator

Book reviews

• "Gilgamesh's Despair & Today's Deceptions," Matthew Hanley, The Catholic Thing
• "The Fatal Position," Christopher Kaczor, The Public Discourse
• "The Degradation of Democracy," Harvey Mansfield, Claremont Review of Books
• "The Great Repudiation," James W. Ceaser, Claremont Review of Books
• "C. S. Lewis on Mere Liberty and the Evils of Statism," David J. Theroux, The Independent Institute
• "Tocqueville's "Letters from America"," Daniel E. Ritchie, Books and Culture