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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.

Articles by Austin Ruse

New York Times Allows Anti-Catholic Hobby Lobby Ad

In The New York Times Thursday was a full-page ad that many will consider anti-Catholic. Headlined “Dogma Should Not Trump Our Civil Liberties”, the ad claims “All-Male, All-Roman Catholic Majority on Supreme Court Puts Religious Wrongs Over Women’s Rights.” The

New York Times Allows Anti-Catholic Hobby Lobby Ad

Surrogacy: Expression of Love, or Human Rights Violation?

Buzzfeed ran photos Wednesday of two gay men welcoming their new son who was born from a woman who had rented her uterus to them though not her eggs. Those came from yet another woman. Jennifer Lahl, a campaigner against

Surrogacy: Expression of Love, or Human Rights Violation?

Report: Big Bank's Employee Survey Gives an LGBT Loyalty Test

Professor Robert George of Princeton University, the head of the International Commission on Religious Freedom, claims that a major U.S. bank has asked all of its employees to reveal their support–or lack therefore–for the LGBT cause. In a blog post at

Report: Big Bank's Employee Survey Gives an LGBT Loyalty Test

Feminists, Population Controllers Clash over UN Climate Change Proposals

The alliance between feminists and population controllers has always been uneasy. While feminists have supported a global right to abortion as a matter of human rights, population controllers support such a right as a means to reduce numbers, sometimes coercively.

Feminists, Population Controllers Clash over UN Climate Change Proposals

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

State Dept. Honors Advocate of Destruction of Marriage

Playwright David Mamet Halts Play over Gender-Bending Casting

Influential playwright David Mamet told a theater company in Milwaukee it must cease and desist production of his play Oleanna because the company cast a man to play the female lead. The play was performed for one show only at the

Playwright David Mamet Halts Play over Gender-Bending Casting

Nabisco Taunts Conservative Moms with Yet Another Pro-LGBT Ad

In what will only be seen as an in-your-face response to religious conservatives, the Nabisco company has released another pro-LGBT ad, this time in Twitter form. The Huffington Post was all atwitter that Nabisco released the ad just in time

Nabisco Taunts Conservative Moms with Yet Another Pro-LGBT Ad

Conservative Media Refuse to Cover New Book on Gay Movement

Robert Reilly is one of the more respected men in Washington, DC. As a very young man, he was a special adviser to President Reagan. He is a longtime music critic, specializing in teaching the emergence of amazing new orchestral

Conservative Media Refuse to Cover New Book on Gay Movement

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

Google Out of Porn Biz?

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

Pope Francis: Satan Out to Destroy the Family

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

Sex Change Now Courtesy of the American Taxpayer

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

Politico: The Religious Right Founded on Racism

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,

European Commission Unilaterally Rejects Pro-Life Petition

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

Pope Francis Threads Needle on Middle East Trip

UN Report Does Not Conclude Catholic Church Is Guilty of Torture

The UN torture committee has concluded that the Catholic Church is not guilty of torture or in violation of international law. In a report issued today, the UN torture committee does criticize the Church for its handling of various abuse

UN Report Does Not Conclude Catholic Church Is Guilty of Torture

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

UN Torture Report on Vatican Due Friday

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

Rainbow Flag Flies over U.S. Embassy in Madrid

Vatican Ambassador to UN: 'Children Don't Belong to the State'

UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS–One of the more influential leaders of the Catholic Church came to the UN Thursday to deliver a strong message about the importance of the family. At a side-event organized by the Holy See, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president

Vatican Ambassador to UN: 'Children Don't Belong to the State'

Obama Urged to Overturn US Ban on Aiding Foreign Abortions

Under pressure from outside groups, the White House is deciding to overturn part of the 1973 Helms Amendment which bans American money from being used to perform or promote abortion overseas, reports the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-Fam)

Obama Urged to Overturn US Ban on Aiding Foreign Abortions

Pope Francis Tells UN Chiefs to Protect the Unborn

Pope Francis met with the Secretary General of the United Nations along with the heads of all the major UN agencies. In his message he directly and indirectly mentioned the thorny UN issue of abortion. Francis told the gathered heads

Pope Francis Tells UN Chiefs to Protect the Unborn

Vatican Rep Stomps On UN Torture Committee

Abortion advocates on the UN anti-torture committee hectored Vatican representatives for two days running in Geneva this week, insisting that opposing abortion is tantamount to torture and therefore a violation of international law. On Tuesday the Vatican rep pushed back

Vatican Rep Stomps On UN Torture Committee

Federal Judge Rules NAACP Parody Not Funny

A federal judge has ordered Ryan Bomberger to stop making fun of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The Court effectively ruled that Bomberger and his group, The Radiance Foundation, are not very funny. Bomberger, who founded

Federal Judge Rules NAACP Parody Not Funny

UN Committee Against Torture Begins Grilling Catholic Church

The UN Committee Against Torture began its questioning of the Holy See Monday morning in Geneva. So far, the questions have focused on a number of controversial topics including the sexual abuse of minors and Catholic opposition to abortion, both

UN Committee Against Torture Begins Grilling Catholic Church

American TV Star to Be Named a Saint?

People today, especially those under 50, will have no idea how a single television show can have dominated the media landscape. Before 500 channels, before micro-targeted programming, there were only three networks, and the national conversation could center on a

American TV Star to Be Named a Saint?