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Austin Ruse

Austin Ruse

Austin Ruse is president of C-Fam (Center for Family & Human Rights), a New York and Washington DC-based research institute in Special Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council. He is also a bi-weekly columnist with Crisis Magazine.

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Will 'Personhood' Doom Joni Ernst's Senate Bid?

Will 'Personhood' Doom Joni Ernst's Senate Bid?

When she was in the Iowa state legislature, GOP Senate candidate Joni Ernst supported a change in the Iowa constitution which would have recognized the unborn child as a person from the moment of conception. Called “personhood”, the idea has

Canonization of TV Priest Inexplicably Halted

Canonization of TV Priest Inexplicably Halted

For a time in the 1950s, Bishop Fulton Sheen was one of the biggest television stars in America. His prime-time show “Life is Worth Living” had one of the biggest audiences in TV history. He went up against Milton Berle

Federal Judges Against Requirement that Saved Joan Rivers' Life

Federal Judges Against Requirement that Saved Joan Rivers' Life

Federal judges are having a field day lately striking down what abortion proponents call draconian new laws that require abortionists to have admitting privileges at their local hospital.  Abortion proponents say this imposes an “undue burden,” and they are “medically

Federal Judge Opens Door Further to Group Marriage

Federal Judge Opens Door Further to Group Marriage

The polygamist reality TV stars of “Sister Wives” can sleep easy tonight as a Federal Judge in Utah has struck down at least part of the State’s ban on polygamy.  The Utah ban made it illegal and punishable by up to

Macedonia Set to Ban Gay Marriage

Macedonia Set to Ban Gay Marriage

The Parliament of Macedonia is set to halt any prospect of same-sex marriage in this land-locked state that used to be a part of Yugoslavia.  A plenary session of the Parliament is expected to pass a package of constitutional changes

Sexual Left Shocked by Organized Pro-Lifers in Europe

Sexual Left Shocked by Organized Pro-Lifers in Europe

Left-wing and mainstream media are slowly catching on there’s something happening in Europe, with a rapidly growing conservative movement that looks an awful lot like the same movement here. This was true exponentially for BuzzFeed’s Lester Feder, who was hired

Porn Peters Out in L.A.

Porn Peters Out in L.A.

Los Angeles issued only 40 permits all of last year for porn productions, according to a nonprofit group that tracks film production cited by The LA Times. This is a drop from 400 permits issued in 2012. So far this

Did Ambassador's Same-Sex Nuptials Violate Any Laws?

Did Ambassador's Same-Sex Nuptials Violate Any Laws?

The legality of it is still unclear, but the U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of Security and Cooperation (OSCE) in Europe is claiming he and his male partner were married this weekend in Austria. Along with a majority of European