Words matter. They reveal truth, preserve meaning, and communicate reality. When government deliberately alters language, it often does more than change vocabulary; it seeks to reshape how citizens understand the world. New York’s recent legislation replacing the terms “mother” and “father” with “gestating parent” and “non-gestating parent” reflects precisely such an effort. While advocates portray the change as inclusive, it ultimately undermines fundamental truths about human nature,...

The Wagner Center joined a coalition of 44 other amici in a U.S. Supreme Court brief defending the right to host a home prayer group. Professor Wagner thanked Advancing American Freedom for writing the brief in Grand v. University Heights. In this case, Daniel Grand, an Orthodox Jew, challenges University Heights, Ohio’s use of its zoning laws to prevent him from hosting a prayer group in his own home. As an Orthodox Jew, Mr. Grand’s religious practice requires prayer with a group of no fewer...

WFFC Distinguished Chair for Faith and Freedom at Spring Arbor University, William Wagner, submitted official public comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) concerning the agency’s proposed rule addressing “Medical Aid in Dying” (MAID) within the context of federally funded hospice care. The comments were submitted in response to CMS-1851-P; RIN 0938-AV78, published at 91 Fed. Reg. 17338. The submission urges CMS and the Department of Health and Human Services to reject...