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WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family Research Council Action (FRC Action) has confirmed that GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann will speak at the Values Voter Summit this October 7-9 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Bachmann, who won last week's Iowa straw poll, joins other Republican presidential candidates, including former Senator Rick Santorum and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, at the largest annual gathering of pro-family activists in...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family Research Council (FRC) supported today's ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit striking down the core provision of President Obama's healthcare law, the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. That provision, known as the "individual mandate," would compel all Americans to buy health insurance. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080930/FRCLOGO) FRC disagreed, however, with the Court's...

Tim Pawlenty, Rick Santorum, U.S. Rep. Steve King to Join State-wide Bus Tour WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- FRC Action's Faith Family Freedom Fund, the National Organization for Marriage and the Susan B. Anthony List today announced the "Values Voter Bus Tour" that next week will cover 1,305 miles in four days with events in 22 cities. The tour will pass through 47 of Iowa's 99 counties. Presidential candidates Tim Pawlenty and Rick Santorum will participate in the...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family Research Council (FRC) expressed strong opposition to the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Obama administration's mandate that health care plans cover contraceptives with no cost-sharing to the patient. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080930/FRCLOGO ) The 2010 health care law, commonly known as "Obamacare," requires coverage of preventive services for women to be covered with no cost to the patient,...

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Faith Family Freedom Fund, a political action committee associated with Family Research Council Action, launched a radio ad campaign today on multiple stations in the district of U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH-8) and the state of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), countering an ad campaign by Sojourners opposing necessary cuts to government spending. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080930/FRCLOGO) The...

LOS ANGELES, July 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The controversy over whether it's possible to "pray the gay away" has once again hit the headlines with the recent reports about Michele Bachmann's husband, whose Christian therapy clinic has been caught by undercover media suggesting "reparative therapy" to reverse homosexuality. While the drama might not bode well for Bachmann as she vies for the presidency, it presents an ideal window for Rizi Timane Ministries (http://www.rizigospel.org) to...

INDIANAPOLIS, July 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The leader of the nation's largest veterans organization is calling on the Justice Department to appeal yesterday's ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which requires the U.S. military to allow gays to serve openly - thus ending the "don't ask, don't tell" (DADT) policy, which has been in effect for 18 years. "Micro-managing military policies by judicial fiat ignores the authority of our military leadership and circumvents the...

WASHINGTON, July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family Research Council President and Marine Corps veteran Tony Perkins issued the following statement in response to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision today halting enforcement of the 1993 law against homosexuality in the armed forces (usually referred to as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"): (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080930/FRCLOGO) "The court has wrongly and irresponsibly usurped the role of Congress, the President...

WASHINGTON, May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Family Research Council: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080930/FRCLOGO) WHAT: News conference to discuss amendments to the Defense Authorization Act that will protect religious freedom in the military while reinforcing federal law that defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Speakers will also encourage support for an amendment to strengthen the voice of military service...

NEW YORK, May 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and the Ad Council joined the National Basketball Association (NBA) to debut a series of public service advertisements (PSA) featuring Phoenix Suns stars Grant Hill and Jared Dudley designed to address the use of anti-gay language among teens. The campaign includes new television, radio, print and Web ads and the TV spot will launch this Sunday during the NBA Conference Finals on ABC, TNT, and...