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Announcing the 2025 Essential Summit featuring Willie Robertson!
CCV is thrilled to announce that Willie Robertson, CEO of Duck Commander and star of Duck Dynasty, is headlining the lineup for the 2025 Essential Summit: Reviving the Roots–Restoring the American Family. This year’s Summit features FIVE dynamic breakout tracks designed to equip Christians to activate their faith into tangible results in their spheres of influence
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The Narrative Podcast: The Economics of Paying People to Have Kids with Catherine Pakaluk
Why aren’t Americans having babies, and can anything really change that?
Economist and author Catherine Pakaluk joins CCV Policy Director David Mahan and Communications Director Mike Andrews to talk about her book Hannah’s Children, the roots of the birth dearth, and why baby bonuses and pro-natalist policies often fall short.
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Join the Center for Christian Virtue Team
Are you or someone you know looking for a new opportunity to make a meaningful impact?
We're excited to announce that we have three open positions available—and we're looking for passionate, talented, Christ-centered individuals to join our team!
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Watch Ohio Statehouse Press Conference in Support of Fatherhood Commission
CCV recently joined a press conference at the Ohio Statehouse to celebrate the Ohio Senate's inclusion of funding for the Responsible Fatherhood Initiative in its draft state budget. Speakers included Senate President Rob McColley, Former Florida Speaker of the House Chris Sprowls, Former NFL Viking Jack Brewer, Former Ohio State Buckeye Team Captain Kamryn Babb, Senator Michele Reynolds, and CCV President Aaron Baer.
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The Dangers of Expanded Gambling in Ohio
The Ohio General Assembly is considering several proposals that would expand state-sponsored predatory gambling in the state. Among the proposals are the expansion of “iGaming” or online casinos, and Video Lottery Terminals (VLT) in bars and restaurants that look and feel like slot machines. Center for Christian Virtue strongly opposes any effort to expand predatory gambling because of how these proposals exploit low-income Ohioans and hurt families.
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130 Pastors, Key Leaders Sign Letter to Lawmakers Opposing Expansion of iGaming
130 (and counting) pastors and key leaders from across Ohio have signed a joint letter to Governor Mike DeWine and members of the Ohio General Assembly opposing legislation that would legalize online poker and virtual casino gambling. Coordinated by Center for Christian Virtue (CCV), this statewide coalition of pastors and ministry leaders is calling on lawmakers to reject the proposals that would dramatically expand predatory gambling and harm Ohio families, particularly the poor.
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OCEN Announces Inaugural Hartshorn Dignity of Life Award Recipients
he Ohio Christian Education Network (OCEN), a ministry of Center for Christian Virtue (CCV), announced today that five of its member schools are the inaugural recipients of the Mike and Peggy Hartshorn Dignity of Life Award. The Hartshorn Award was established in 2025 to recognize K-12 schools that have intentionally incorporated pro-life teaching into their instructional programs. The award honors Mike and Peggy Hartshorn, who have been tireless leaders in the pro-life movement for decades in Ohio and across the nation.
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Who is Center for Christian Virtue?
“A heavy hitter in Ohio's culture wars” and “the state’s premier lobbying force on Christian conservative issues” (The Columbus Dispatch, 2021), Center for Christian Virtue (CCV) is Ohio’s largest Christian public policy organization.
“The Center already commands unusual influence” (The New Yorker, 2022).
“Institutions like CCV are spearheading the effort to save our children and restore morality and sanity in our schools,” said Kevin Roberts, President of The Heritage Foundation (2024).
"[CCV] played a key role in bringing about one of the most dramatic expansions of private-school vouchers in the country," and "for these coming fights, the Center for Christian Virtue is stronger than ever” (The New Yorker and ProPublica, 2025).
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Who is Center for Christian Virtue?
Ohio’s largest Christian public policy organization, Center for Christian Virtue (CCV) has earned a reputation for being fearless and strategic, advancing solutions for the biggest problems facing America.
From school choice to religious freedom to free speech and the dignity of life, CCV works on a broad spectrum of issues to ensure we pass on a freer, and more prosperous nation to the next generation.
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the Collapse of the family is a National Crisis
The 2025 Hope and a Future report from Center for Christian Virtue (CCV), in partnership with the Institute for Family Studies and Professor Brad Wilcox, reveals the disastrous effects the decline of marriage and the collapse of the family have had on Ohio and America.
This new report measures how the decline of marriage and the rise of homes without married fathers has led to dramatic increases in child poverty, violence in our communities, and crashing educational outcomes. The report also proposes practical and attainable solutions for lawmakers, churches, and marketplace leaders to help right the course, and includes the Family Structure Index.

Isaiah 62:1
For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent