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The Family Research Council has been publicly involved in promoting Socially Conservative views on many issues, including Divorce , Homosexuality , and Abortion . HISTORY According to the organization's website, "the Family Research Council (FRC) champions marriage and family as the foundation of civilization, the seedbed of virtue, and the wellspring of society. FRC shapes public debate and formulates public policy that values human life and upholds the institutions of marriage and the family. Believing that God is the author of life, liberty, and the family, FRC promotes the Judeo-Christian worldview as the basis for a just, free, and stable society". "The idea of the Family Research Council originated at the 1980 White House Conference on Families. Among the conferees, James Dobson stood out because of his rare combination of Christian social values and academic and professional credentials. A practicing Clinical Psychologist and noted author, Dobson had recently transitioned into Radio Broadcasting and also launched a nonprofit, family service organization. He felt that the time was ripe to establish an organization that would drive the national debate on family issues. In 1983 , the Family Research Council incorporated as a nonprofit educational institution in the District Of Columbia ; its founding board included Dobson and two noted psychiatrists, Armand Nicholi Jr. of Harvard University and George Rekers of the University Of South Carolina ," it states. "Under the leadership of Jerry Regier , a former Reagan Administration official at the Department Of Health And Human Services , FRC began to link policy makers with researchers and professionals from a variety of disciplines. Gary Bauer , a domestic policy advisor to President Ronald Reagan , succeeded Regier in 1988 and by the mid- 1990s the organization had grown into a $10 million operation with a nationwide network of support...", it states. {Link without Title} The FRC is associated with James Dobson's Focus On The Family and William J. Bennett . CHRISTIAN RIGHT COALITION MEMBERS PERSONNEL
RACISM CONTROVERSY The '', April 26 , 2005 THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS CONTROVERSY In January of '', January 24 , 2005 . POLITICS AND POLICIES The FRC policies are in general those of the Christian Right :
In the May 30, 2005 edition of Harper's Magazine , Chris Hedges in Soldiers of Christ II writes that the Family Research Council sponsors radio broadcasts the Dominionist movement and that Perkins, president of the Family Research Council appears in videos promoting the dominionist message that "America’s culture was hijacked by a secular movement" {Link without Title} In their report ''Funding the Culture Wars'' Funding the Culture Wars: Philanthropy, Church and State By John Russell January 2005 the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy lists the Family Research Council as one of the leading organizations funding the activities of the , 2006 . The FRC publishes frequent E-mail updates, usually in the form of three short articles. These can also be viewed on their website. These articles typically take the form of advocacy for a conservative Christian perspective on current political and social issues. NOTES AND REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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