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The D.C. Superior Court is less than a five-block walk from the U.S. Capitol, but the distance between them was supposed to be far greater on the issue of same-sex "marriage." In the three months since the District City Council blew by voters and redefined marriage, locals have held out hope that Co...

Washington, D.C. - In October, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins received an invitation to speak at a National Prayer Luncheon on February 25 at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington, D.C. on the theme "Getting Back to the Basics." Perkins, who is also an ordained minister and a vet...

Washington, D.C. - This week, several senior military leaders came forward to oppose repealing the ban on homosexuals serving in the military until a one-year study can be completed. This opposition contrasts significantly with Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Michael Mullen's expressed "perso...

The military is used to escalating tensions--but not within its own ranks. Yesterday, two members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff more than hinted at an internal conflict over the President's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" campaign. During hearings with the Armed Services Committee, the first cracks over the...

D.C.'s same-sex "marriage" law may still be under congressional review, but the city's children are already feeling its effects. After 80 years in the District, D.C.'s Catholic Charities has been forced to close its doors on a popular foster care program after an ugly confrontation with the City Cou...

Thank you for recently signing our petition asking Congress to uphold the law and protect the military. Family Research Council (FRC) now asks for your ongoing help to oppose President Obama's decision, announced in his State of the Union address, to allow homosexual conduct in the armed forces....

Family Research Council (FRC) needs your help to oppose President Obama's decision, announced in his State of the Union address, to allow homosexual conduct in the armed forces. Please donate now to stop the homosexual agenda from undermining our nation's security and our military readiness in a t...

Lt. Dan Choi is back training with his National Guard unit. Conventionally, this would be about as newsworthy as saying that paint dries: officers serve with their units all the time. But Lt. Choi is, by his own definition, different – he is openly homosexual. He has been appearing in the media, actively calling for a reversal of the 1993 “don’t ask, don’t tell” military policy concerning homosexuality. According to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, homosexuality is incompatible with military service. This is not a statement of preference, but a law. All members of the Armed Forces ...

Greetings from FRC! We wanted to share with you, our supporters, the following alert from your state Family Policy Council. If you have already received this message from them, please simply disregard this. We did, however, want to help make certain that you, your friends, and your neighbors would...

FRC Senior Fellow Peter Sprigg appeared on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews to discuss President Obama's call to repeal the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy on homosexuals in the military....