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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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State Dept. Honors Advocate of Destruction of Marriage

State Dept. Honors Advocate of Destruction of Marriage

Last Thursday the State Department hosted its now annual Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies Pride day. One of the speakers was journalist and LGBT activist Masha Gessen, who has been an outspoken critic of the Russian government on

Google Out of Porn Biz?

Google Out of Porn Biz?

Anti-porn activists are claiming victory Friday with the announcement by Google that it will no longer accept advertising for explicit sexual material. In a message reportedly sent to AdWord clients in violation of the new anti-porn policy, Google wrote: Beginning

Pope Francis: Satan Out to Destroy the Family

Pope Francis: Satan Out to Destroy the Family

Pope Francis is fast becoming known as the Pope of the family and of the devil. He mentioned both in the same breath this weekend at a massive gathering of a movement called the Catholic Charismatic Renewal at a packed

Sex Change Now Courtesy of the American Taxpayer

Sex Change Now Courtesy of the American Taxpayer

You can now change your sex and charge the American taxpayer, according to new rules just issued by the Department of Health and Human Services. Up until now, the government denied Medicare payments for such surgeries, which were considered not

Politico: The Religious Right Founded on Racism

Politico: The Religious Right Founded on Racism

Founders of the pro-family movement are reacting skeptically to an article published this week at Politico that claims their movement was founded on racism. University professor Randall Balmer insists the social conservative movement failed to coalesce over abortion, prayer in

European Commission Unilaterally Rejects Pro-Life Petition

European Commission Unilaterally Rejects Pro-Life Petition

European pro-lifers are outraged at what they consider the anti-democratic decision by the powerful European Commission to ignore a pro-life petition signed by nearly two million people from more than twenty EU member states. The petition, called One of Us,

Pope Francis Threads Needle on Middle East Trip

Pope Francis Threads Needle on Middle East Trip

Israelis and Palestinians found themselves in a situation similar to conservative and liberal Catholics in the United States as they attempted to decipher the words and actions of Pope Francis, wondering if he has a side and which one he’s

UN Torture Report on Vatican Due Friday

UN Torture Report on Vatican Due Friday

It’s been slightly more than two weeks since the Holy See stood in the dock before the UN Committee Against Torture in Geneva and was told the Church may be in violation of international laws against torture. On Friday, the

Rainbow Flag Flies over U.S. Embassy in Madrid

Rainbow Flag Flies over U.S. Embassy in Madrid

The Obama administration seems to have forgotten the International Day of the Family last week that was celebrated at the UN and around the world May 15. Yet the administration was very enthusiastic about the May 17th celebration of the