| WORLD
CONGRESS OF FAMILIES - WASHINGTON, D.C.
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ALLAN C. CARLSON, Ph.D., is a
historian and the President of The Howard Center for Family,
Religion and Society, convening organization of the World
Congress of Families. He has written several books on issues
impacting the family in society today.
JANICE SHAW CROUSE, Ph.D., is Senior Fellow of the
Beverly LaHaye Institute: A Center for Study in Women's Issues,
in Washington, DC, and former Director of the Ecumenical
Coalition on Women & Society, of the Institute on Religion
& Democracy.
HONORABLE JO ANN DAVIS represents the 1st
Congressional District of Virginia. Although only in her first
term, she has already distinguished herself by getting
pro-family legislation introduced and signed into law.
HONORABLE JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, first elected to the U.S.
House of Representatives in 1990, represents the 4th District of
California. He sits on the powerful House Appropriations
Committee, where he is a strong advocate for pro-family issues.
DINESH D'SOUZA, a research scholar at the American
Enterprise Institute, served as Senior Domestic Policy Analyst
in the Reagan White House. He is the author of several
best-selling books, including Illiberal Education and The End of
Racism.
BABETTE FRANCIS, a journalist and activitist, is the
National and Overseas Coordinator of Endeavour Forum, Inc., a
pro-family, pro-life lobby based in Australia. She has a lengthy
record of fighting for the traditional family at home and at
U.N. Conferences.
ELDER RALPH W. HARDY, JR., is a partner in the law
firm of Dow, Lohnes & Albertson in Washington, D.C. A senior
official in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he
has appeared before Congress on matters of religious freedom.
JEANNE E. HEADE, a registered nurse, frequently
represents National Right To Life at U.N. conferences affecting
the family. She has been described by her colleagues as
"the most effective advocate" for family issues in New
York.
RABBI DANIEL LAPIN is President of Toward Tradition, a
national educational movement of Jews and Christian Americans
seeking to advance the nation toward traditional, faith based
principles of government, the rule of law, and a moral public
culture.
LT.COL. ROBERT L. MAGINNIS, U.S.A. (Ret.) was a member
of the U.S. Army's Study Group examining the military ban on
homosexuality. In 1993, he joined the Family Research Council,
where he recently became Vice President for Policy.
MICHAEL MEDVED is film critic, best-selling author and
nationally syndicated radio talk show host. His best-sellers
include Holly~wood vs. America and Saving Childhood Protecting
Our Children From the National Assault on innocence.
AUSTIN RUSE is founder and President of the Catholic
Family and Human Rights Institute, based in New York. A former
businessman and publisher, he now edits C-Fam's Friday Fax, an
international e-mail service supporting family and religious
liberty
WILLIAM L. SAUNDERS, J.D., is Human Rights Counsel and
Senior Fellow, Human Life Studies, with the Family Research
Council. In 1998 he headed a FRC trip to Sudan to document
government sponsored persecution of Christians and others.
RITA THOMPSON, J.D., is a national spokesman for
Concerned Women for America. For twenty years she has been a
community volunteer, educational leader and political activist.
Recently she won election to the Fairfax County Virginia School
Board.
RICHARD WILKINS, J.D., is a Professor of Law at the J.
Reuben Clark Law School and Director of the World Family Policy
Center at Brigham Young University. He is a former Assistant to
the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice
Special
musical performances by
Michael
McLean
Jenny Oaks Baker
Jenny Naylor Richards
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October 26, 2001
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