SANTORUM RISING It's like a political horoscope: Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum now appears to be the "rising" candidate, generating timely buzz as his polling numbers edge up, less than two weeks before the Iowa caucuses. He has earned the precious endorsement of Bob Vander Plaats, founder of the Family Leader, a conservative group that hosted a recent debate centered on pro-life issues. Chuck Hurley, president of the Iowa Family Policy Center, also backs Mr. Santorum.
IOWA CITY - Federal grant money awarded to a social conservative group to provide marriage counseling also helped pay some of its operational expenses while it was leading an anti-gay marriage campaign, according to grant documents obtained by The Associated Press under the Freedom of Information Act. The $2.2 million received by the Iowa Family Policy Center between 2006 and 2010 helped hundreds of Iowans receive education and counseling, according to the documents. But it also paid for part of the salaries of five employees, rent, telephone, Internet and other expenses while it was fighting legalized gay marriage in Iowa.
ROCKFORD, Ill., Jan. 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- On Friday, Jan. 21, Ellen Sauerbrey, U.S. ambassador and representative to the UN Commission on the Status of Women, will be visiting the Howard Center. She will be making a presentation to a lunch gathering on the importance of Family Policy at the United Nations. Larry Jacobs, vice president of The Howard Center For Family, Religion and Society, remarked about Sauerbrey, "We are privileged to be able to welcome to Rockford such a close ally and friend of the family. Ellen has been engaging the UN on a host of issues that impact families, such as marriage, the role of motherhood, children's rights and the rights of adolescents to access abortion.
PELLA, Iowa - Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty touted his evangelical background and offered a sharply conservative social message as he opened a lecture series sponsored by politically important social and religious conservatives who are testing Republican presidential contenders on their views on key issues. Pawlenty met with reporters and delivered a lecture to members of The Family Leader, formerly known as the Iowa Family Policy Center, and met privately with key activists. The Family Leader is inviting potential presidential candidates to the state, which begins the presidential nominating process. Those events will continue through the spring.
DES MOINES, Iowa - An influential group of religious conservatives plans to sit out the fall gubernatorial election after candidates it favored lost in the recent Republican primary. The Iowa Family Policy Center's decision Monday was a blow to Republican Terry Branstad, who had banked on support from religious conservatives in his race against Democratic Gov. Chet Culver. The religious group said neither major party candidate met its standards.
The FAMiLY LEADER's 99-County "Capturing Momentum Tour" will make stops in Asbury and Clayton and Delaware counties Wednesday. The FAMiLY LEADER, formerly known as Iowa Family Policy Center Action, has promoted conservative, constitutional and pro-family issues in Iowa for nearly 15 years. Its new president and CEO is Bob Vander Plaats.
Michael Heath, the inflammatory executive director of the Christian Civic League of Maine, announced his resignation this week. The league, which changed its name to the Maine Family Policy Center last year, said Heath was ". With a vote just weeks away on same-sex marriage, a signature issue for Heath and the center, his departure seems shocking. Yet so has been his silence during this campaign, when it was expected - perhaps even ordained - that he would lead the crusade to repeal Maine's marriage law.
JOHNSTON - A conservative leader said his group probably will sit out this year's election for governor if Republicans nominate former Gov. Terry Branstad. Former legislator Danny Carroll, now chairman of the Iowa Family Policy Center, said the group isn't convinced that Branstad is committed to overturning an Iowa Supreme Court ruling that gave gays and lesbians the right to marry in the state.
DES MOINES - An influential group of religious conservatives said Monday it would sit out the fall gubernatorial election as promised after candidates it favored lost in last week's Republican primary. The Iowa Family Policy Center's decision was a blow to Republican Terry Branstad, who had banked on support from religious conservatives in his race against Democratic Gov. Chet Culver. The group said neither major party candidate met its standards.
A national group associated with the Family Policy Council of West Virginia has been named a hate group by a civil rights center. The Southern Poverty Law Center announced late last month that it would list the Family Research Council and a dozen other organizations as hate groups next year, saying they have spread lies about gay people and engaged in "repeated, groundless name- calling.
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