Focus on the Family regularly condemns eugenics as “pure evil” and condemns the “the wicked and immoral practice and study of trying to weed out certain genetic characteristics.” But the $135 million organization never has come clean about its roots…
Focus on the Family says SBC didn’t vote to ban IVF
The Southern Baptist Convention didn’t actually vote to ban IVF, Focus on the Family says in a June 13 article posted to its Daily Citizens newsletter site. The comment comes in response to a resolution adopted by messengers to the…
Cal Thomas is the latest to promote false claim of evangelical church growth
Church attendance is falling in the U.S., but some evangelicals continue to comfort themselves with the false idea that their churches alone are still growing. Syndicated columnist Cal Thomas gave the debunked claim fresh legs in his recent nationally syndicated…
Pro-family groups support Congressional “’Nay Sayers” caucus
Significant majorities in Congress voted for aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan last month: 385 of 435 House members supported aid for allies in the Indo-Pacific, including Taiwan; 366 supported weapons for Israel and humanitarian aid for Gaza; 311 supported…
How the abortion debate blew up last week
Abortion, the one issue that for decades united conservative Christian “pro-family” activists and rallied evangelical voters, blew up last week in the days before Americans watched a total eclipse of the sun. First, Donald Trump rattled the anti-abortion movement by…
Former Southern Baptist pastor, an election denier, leads FRC Action’s ‘election integrity’ effort
Jody Hice, a former Southern Baptist pastor and former U.S. representative from Georgia who sought to overturn the 2020 election results, is the public face of a new campaign promoting “election integrity.” “There is perhaps no greater endeavor that is…
Family Policy Alliance battles ‘Satan’ with plan to end abortion and IVF, outlaw porn, stop transgender identity and take over public schools
The Family Policy Alliance is perhaps the most influential conservative Christian pro-family organization most Americans have never heard of. Founded four decades ago by Focus on the Family, the nonprofit serves as Focus’ public policy partner, promoting its political agenda…
Evangelical John Thune wants to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader
John Thune, the evangelical Christian elected to the U.S. Senate 20 years ago from South Dakota with the help of James Dobson, announced he wants to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader after McConnell retires later this year. McConnell…
This is how unhinged Focus on the Family has become
Thirty years ago, when my wife and I were parents of newborn twins, James Dobson was considered the go-to expert for Christian parenting. What we didn’t know then is just how wrong some of his advice was. Dobson was required…
Candace Owens out at Daily Wire over antisemitism
Candace Owens, the sharp-tongued Black conservative Christian commentator, has left the Daily Wire, the website announced Friday, following growing outcry over her continuing promotion of antisemitic claims: The week of March 18, she liked a post promoting a classic claim…
Focus on the Family embraces Tucker Carlson as he embraces Putin
Tucker Carlson’s critics say he’s a blowhard who promotes racism, white supremacy, Replacement Theory, vaccine disinformation and “testicle tanning.” He says the people who attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6 were “sightseers.” Now, his recent interview with Vladimir Putin…
Here’s the truth: Project Veritas had a rough 2023
This article was significantly updated Jan. 9 based on new information from Project Veritas. Project Veritas, a right-wing group that promised to expose the truth about liberal groups through undercover operations, secret videos, misinformation and conspiracy theories, saw its…