https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to child welfare en https://politicalresearch.org/2020/04/17/mission-destroy-public-education-rebrands-under-covid-19 While homeschooling can be done responsibly, for decades the Christian Right has successfully used it as a vehicle to radicalize parents and children alike. Fri, 17 Apr 2020 08:50:05 EDT Chrissy Stroop eb55afd0-33d0-478f-9cdc-e6e5978dd8a2 https://politicalresearch.org/2019/11/26/best-interests-how-child-welfare-serves-tool-white-supremacy The horrifying spectacle of mass detention, family separation, and the forced transfer of non-White children into White homes all recall important parts of U.S. history. Tue, 26 Nov 2019 02:14:07 EST Heron Greenesmith 2287059a-cb56-4ad0-9062-e54ca4fd859e https://politicalresearch.org/2019/11/11/new-war-indian-child-welfare-act Although the final goals of these seemingly disparate groups may differ, their shared strategy of commodifying Native American children reveals a colonial mindset that not only depicts Native American people as incapable of managing their own affairs, but Mon, 11 Nov 2019 03:25:48 EST Mary Annette Pember 132985ed-24ea-459f-b335-f70481495dbc https://politicalresearch.org/2014/02/23/adoption-crunch-christian-right-and-challenge-indian-sovereignty Adoption agencies are now targeting tribal nations as a potential new source of babies to adopt, and forming alliances that threaten to undermine the sovereignty of Native American nations. Sun, 23 Feb 2014 02:17:30 EST Kathryn Joyce 59328aad-13ec-4a62-b6ce-3449871d6727 https://politicalresearch.org/2014/01/27/when-family-values-agenda-includes-child-sex-abuse The exposure of widespread sex abuse by Roman Catholic clergy—and of the subsequent cover-ups by church leaders—has rocked the Catholic church. Less well known, though closely analogous, is the issue of abuse within Protestant evangelical churches. Mon, 27 Jan 2014 10:39:41 EST Frederick Clarkson 2ae308f0-d861-46fd-a7d2-e6bdda5543b2 https://politicalresearch.org/2013/12/09/between-rock-and-hard-place Jean V. Hardisty challenges simplistic understandings of racism in her new report, Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Race and Child Care in Mississippi. Mon, 09 Dec 2013 01:04:18 EST Britt Moorman ba518169-dfce-4fb3-a65e-3c3d7f433111 https://politicalresearch.org/2013/12/02/profiles-right-no-greater-joy-and-pearl-family Hana’s death was the third confirmed case of an adopted child murdered by parents who followed the teachings of No Greater Joy Ministries (NGJ), founded by Christian fundamentalists Michael and Debi Pearl. Mon, 02 Dec 2013 01:22:05 EST Matthew Parkes 5f9dc275-b53a-435d-a9fa-656da00415b1 https://politicalresearch.org/2013/02/26/nom-rhode-islands-marriage-big-lie As lawmakers in Rhode Island move toward passing marriage equality, National Organization for Marriage-Rhode Island (NOM-RI) responded with a series of very familiar newspaper ads and personal mailings warning voters of the “consequences” of marriage equality. Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:24:29 EST Alex Zadel 70533e5c-17bf-4988-98cb-23795e6ef00f https://politicalresearch.org/2013/01/22/largest-national-adoption-agency-teams-anti-choice-media-group The largest U.S.-based adoption agency and an anti-choice media group have teamed up to produce a television advertisement targeting women considering abortion. According to Christian News, Heroic Media and Bethany Christian Services began working together late in 2012 on the first-ever national television campaign to propose adoption as an alternative to abortion, running about 45 spots within a one-month period on the Oxygen Network, which attracts predominately female viewers. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:36:55 EST Alicia Steinmetz d637d074-320d-4c46-8afd-35d1cb2cd6c8