A respected conservative think tank in Washington has compiled a list of "Twelve Anti-Family Gifts from Congress" wrapped in the fiscal year 2010 omnibus appropriations bill.

Christians in the United States still have time to impact the life of a child through a simple, gift-filled shoebox.

The new weekly prayer focus, a compilation of recent news stories of those suffering persecution and natural disasters, is now available at GodIsMySource.org. This week’s topics include requests from China, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Iraq, Kenya, Pakistan, Thailand, and Yemen.

A spokesperson with the Independent Women's Forum is concerned that healthcare reform will limit parental rights.

A Utah woman involved in a lesbian relationship left her partner and took her child with her, a move that led to a courtroom battle.

Controversy is brewing over a planned ad to air during the Super Bowl XLIV telecast featuring University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow. That ad, sponsored by Focus on the Family, shows Tebow and his mother Pam discussing her decision to give birth to him despite doctors’ advice to consider an abortion. The ad has drawn criticism from pro-choice groups, including the National Organization for Women, which has urged CBS to pull the ad from its broadcast.

With the growing number of pending adoption cases for Haitian children, a bipartisan move is underway in the Senate to streamline the process to stem any increased flow of human trafficking. Aid groups, including World Vision, have called for a halt to adoptions to ensure that children are truly orphaned and not separated from their families.

Open Doors is calling on President Barack Obama to appoint an ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom.

A German couple who fled to Tennessee so they could home school their children has been granted political asylum by an immigration judge in Memphis.

Iowa has had a long history of resettling refugees from war-torn areas of the world, operating the only state-level resettlement program run with the help of Christian non-profits in the U.S. for the past 35 years. That program is about to halt new resettlements on Jan. 30 because of dwindling state and federal funds.