FIC Blog

Atty. Gen. Richard Blumenthal appeared on Colin McEnroe’s radio program on Friday to criticize FIC’s motion to intervene in Kerrigan, the same-sex “marriage” case. Of course, Colin did most of the talking while the AG offered verbal nods of agreement.  Colin’s comments (at least, those that could be repeated on a family-friendly blog) were that […]

Yet another study has appeared suggesting that the common of sense of previous generations–marriage is good, divorce is bad–had it right all along: Getting married and staying married increases life expectancy by about eight or nine years, according to federal death records. But the poets are wrong to suggest ’tis better to have loved and […]

Connecticut’s Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday on FIC’s motion to intervene in a lawsuit filed by groups seeking a judicial imposition of same-sex “marriage” on our state. Here is an excerpt from the Courant’s coverage: The Family Institute of Connecticut, staunch opponent of same-sex marriage, argued before the state Supreme Court Thursday that it should […]

Connecticut’s Supreme Court heard arguments on FIC’s appeal of a lower court’s denial of our motion to intervene in the Kerrigan case this morning: HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A conservative group opposed to gay marriage told the state Supreme Court Thursday that it wants to present evidence that it say shows children are hurt by […]

Connecticut’s same-sex civil union law went into effect less than five months ago and already the attacks on religious freedom have begun. St. Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury is refusing to cover benefits for the same-sex civil union partner of one of its doctors. The doctor has now filed a complaint of bias with the state […]

A doctor has filed a complaint of bias against St. Mary’s Hospital because of its refusal to provide benefits to his same-sex civil union partner. Giving in to his demand would have violated the Catholic hospital’s beliefs, but the doctor does not care. Less than five months after the civil union law went into effect, […]

There is a fascinating discrepancy between what the CT National Organization for Women said about Justice Alito in a press release on Feb. 1st and what CT NOW’s Executive Director said in a Fox 61 panel discussion last night. And that discrepancy shows that the pro-life side is winning.  In its press release, CT NOW […]

On Tuesday Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. was sworn in as the nation’s 110th Supreme Court justice, following the U.S. Senate’s vote to confirm him. It is a hopeful moment for our nation as the American people, wearied by the Court’s embrace of judicial activism, rallied in support of a distinguished jurist with a deep respect […]

We have occasionally noted some of the mistaken conclusions that follow from the flawed notion that “love” alone “makes a family.” But the one highlighted in the Republican-American’s Jan. 10th editorial, “Marital Fluke,” really takes the cake: To all those homosexual agitators who believe same-sex marriage won’t lead eventually to the legalization of incest, polygamy […]