Today's Cultural Warfare Update
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solarbirdSeparate but equal isn't equal; Great Britain refuses to recognise Canadian marriage; Focus on the Family calls it a "victory for marriage," of course;
Focus on the Family duly reports on the Kansas Board of Education elections that resulted in Creationists being tossed out the door;
Focus on the Family article on revving up to help keep the House and Senate in Republican control; includes all sorts of guides and such on how to support Republican candidates;
FotF edits and prints Maggie Gallagher's earlier column saying gay marriage will destroy religious freedom;
Faith and Freedom Network sets out its agenda for the 2006 election: replacing the four Supreme Court justices who voted for marriage rights in Washington State;
Fundamentalist groups are miffed that Tennessee judicial candidates aren't returning their "questionnaires" about their eventual likely judicial rulings;
FotF ACTION ITEM to demand religious components of the old (and unofficial) flag folding ceremony be put back in and made official;
Local unions opposing Wisconsin anti-marriage, anti-civil-unions state initiative; Focus on the Family is pissed off, of course;
Fundamentalists opposing new FDA nominee;
Faith and Freedom Network promises to fight any attempt in the legislature to give any recognition at all to GBLT marriages, civil unions, and so on;
Family Research Council supports Congressional attempts to remove church-state cases from court jurisdiction; it's the kind of thing that makes a farce of the Constitution, but what do they care;
FRC letter opposing Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach nomination to the FDA because he won't go along with "abortion causes breast cancer" quackery and because he won't yank RU-486 off the market;
FRC plugs the so-called "values voters" fundamentalist theoconservative confab coming up this September;
American Family Association ACTION ITEM to tell Federal Representatives and Senators that you will not vote for anyone who is not opposed to all forms of GBLT unions;
AFA plugs HR 522, which would ban abortion throughout the United States, with no exceptions; the AFA supports it, of course; it has 100 cosponsors in the House, and the AFA lauds praises on its Republican author;
AFA promotes fundraising effort by Creationist "museum" in northern Kentucky, near Cincinnati;
AFA supports Republican Perry McGuire (candidate for Atty. General in Georgia) and his condemnation of ruling upholding the previously-decided equal-access rules for school clubs; he wants all GBLT clubs banned, compares them to a "pedophile club," claims they promote "illegal activity";
AFA promotes its anti-Ford Motor boycott, declares Ford has "sided with sexual radicals who hate Christianity";
AFA condemns Centres for Disease Control conference where "abstinence-only" education was not taking seriously and generally rips on the CDC and the conference;
AFA stands by Mel Gibson through his anti-Semitic diatribe, saying not to count him out;
AFA cranky at GBLT-rights march in Israel; also promotes Florida anti-marriage effort; in fact, there's a lot of stuff in this particular newsbrief collection, you should just go ahead and click through to it via the URL, there's too much to excerpt properly;
USA Today reports on the surprise move to make Plan B (emergency contraception) available to adults OTC;
Concerned Women for America "warns about new leftist alliance against the family";
CWA: "Guttmacher Wants Public Funding For Contraceptives": there's also an audio-media version of this on their site; I don't have time to transcribe that one, so I'm going with the print article version, but I would assume they are different;
Atlanta Journal-Constitution published Wendy Wright (CWA) op-ed opposing Plan B;
Traditional Values Coalition: "Billionaire Atheist and Homosexual Activist Building a Shadow Government";
Senator Brownback introduces bill making it harder to sue over church/state cases;
TVC attacks discussion to let Plan B go over the counter, falsely describing it as an "abortion pill" and saying it causes abortion;
Canada Family Action Coalition ACTION ITEM to protest BC public schools decision to include the roles of GBLT people in history in history classes; it also includes an ACTION ITEM to pull children from public schools if they don't get their way;
Link to Extra Edition, a CFAC newsletter outlining their opposition to GBLT people being mentioned in schools;
And finally, today's Cultural Warfare Update Comics Page.
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Victory for Marriage in London
Focus on the Family
August 2, 2006
http://www.family.org/cforum/briefs/a0041501.cfm
A judge in England ruled Monday that Britain will not recognize the marriage of a lesbian couple from Canada because marriage is solely the union of one man and one woman, USA Today reported.
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Evolution Key in Election of New Kansas School Board
Focus on the Family
August 2, 2006
http://www.family.org/cforum/briefs/a0041500.cfm
A fierce fight among members of the Kansas School Board as to whether the state's science curriculum should point out discrepancies in the theory of evolution has resulted in an election centered around what each candidate believes, USA Today reported.
Several members of the board who fought to approve science standards that called into question evolutionary theory lost their bid for re-election; in their place are candidates who believe evolution is well-supported.
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The 'I' Word
If Democrats take control of Congress this November, expect to hear the word “impeachment” on the news every night.
by John Paulton
Focus on the Family
Action
http://www.family.org/cforum/citizenmag/coverstory/a0041385.cfm
Just when it seemed that the stakes for this fall’s mid-term elections couldn’t get any higher, John Conyers opened his mouth … again. Conyers, a liberal congressman from Detroit, once again uttered the “I” word—impeachment.
[Ed. Note: This article is primarily about rallying their membership to start working the election for Republican candidates - talking about the important races, talking about getting "voter's guides" (endorsement guides) out through the churches, having candidates they support speak in their churches, endorsements, and so on.]
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Someone's Gonna Get Hurt
How could Adam and Steve's marriage possibly harm anyone else? We're all about to find out.
by Maggie Gallagher
http://www.family.org/cforum/citizenmag/features/a0041386.cfm
Catholic Charities of Boston made the announcement on March 10: It was getting out of the adoption business. “We have encountered a dilemma we cannot resolve. . . . The issue is adoption to same-sex couples.”
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A Time For Change
Faith and Freedom Network
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
http://www.faithandfreedom.us/weblog/2006/08/time-for-change.html
The Bible, which some are now saying is archaic and does not speak to today’s culture, is not only relevant to today’s culture in it’s principles for life, but in its ancient wisdom as well.
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A well-known lawyer from Seattle called me a couple of days ago encouraging me to encourage you to press forward in the battle for the culture. He said people of faith should not feel that the traditional, Biblical marriage issue is settled. He said even now there are a number of strategies under way to redefine marriage and that the close decision by the Supreme Court (5-4)* would be a part of those strategies.
It is a time for change.
We must replace the judicial activists with qualified people who will rule according to the law (as five of the Supreme Court justices did) not according to their personal agenda.
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Tennessee Judges Decline to Share Their Views
Voter-information questionnaires go unanswered.
Focus on the Family
August 1, 2006
from staff reports
http://www.family.org/cforum/news/a0041482.cfm
Tennessee voters are getting ready to decide whether to retain their judges, but the judges, it seems, aren’t cooperating. Though they had the opportunity to answer a short questionnaire concerning their judicial philosophy, most of them declined.
David Fowler, president of the Family Action Council of Tennessee, sponsored the questionnaire in conjunction with Tennessee Right to Life, the American Family Association, Eagle Forum and Focus on the Family.
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God Removed From Military Flag-Folding Ceremony
Change brought by atheist group has received little attention.
Focus on the Family
August 1, 2006
from staff reports
http://www.family.org/cforum/news/a0041481.cfm
The Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers has succeeded in getting the Air Force to rewrite an unofficial flag-folding script that included references to God. Though the change happened last summer, it has gone largely unnoticed.
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"The eleventh fold, in the eyes of a Hebrew citizen, represents the lower portion of the seal of King David and King Solomon, and glorifies, in their eyes, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The twelfth fold, in the eyes of a Christian citizen, represents an emblem of eternity and glorifies, in their eyes, God the Father, the Son, and Holy Ghost."
But the Air Force has replaced that unofficial script with an official one that contains no religious references.
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Gabe Allen with WallBuilders told Family News in Focus it's not something that should go by without a complaint.
“I think best course of action is actually to write a letter,” he said. “A letter has a significant impact with our elected officials.”
TAKE ACTION:
You can find contact your elected officials through the CitizenLink Action Center. If you are a CitizenLink Daily Update subscriber, click on the blue "Take Action" button in the e-mail to be automatically logged in to our Action Center. Otherwise, click on this link.
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Wisconsin Unions Oppose Ballot Initiative to Protect Marriage
Focus on the Family
August 1, 2006
http://www.family.org/cforum/briefs/a0041486.cfm
Labor unions in Wisconsin are coming together to oppose a proposed state constitutional amendment that would define marriage as the union of one man and one woman, The Associated Press reported.
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Brian Weeks, director of AFSCME's political arm, said public employees for the city of Madison and Dane County stand to lose benefits if the amendment passes.
"Backers of this ban are trying to break deals and take away rights and protections that working people have earned through good-faith negotiations," he said. "(It's) an attack on labor unions' collective-bargaining rights."
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Senate Committee Holds Hearing for Controversial FDA Nominee
The acting administrator, who has drawn the ire of both sides in the abortion debate, is up for the top post.
by Pete Winn, associate editor
Focus on the Family
August 1, 2006
http://www.family.org/cforum/extras/a0041483.cfm
A man who has drawn the wrath of the pro-abortion movement and the pro-life movement is up for the post of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a confirmation hearing this morning for Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, who has served as the acting commissioner for much of President Bush's term of office.
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The Family Research Council (FRC), for one, today announced its opposition to his confirmation.
"Dr. von Eschenbach has shown a history of ignoring any concern for women's health in exchange for political expediency," said Tom McClusky, vice president for government affairs at FRC.
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Promises From The Other Side
Faith and Freedom Network
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
http://www.faithandfreedom.us/weblog/2006/08/promises-from-other-side.html
Before the impact of the Washington Supreme Court’s ruling to support traditional, Biblical marriage had echoes across the State, gay rights activists were not only lamenting, but also making promises.
State Representative Jim Moeller promised that he will introduce legislation next year guaranteeing full marriage equality for gays and lesbians. He said he was, “deeply disappointed that a small majority of the State Supreme Court had decided to uphold intolerant DOMA.”
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Rein in Activist Judges
by: Tom McClusky
Family Research Council
August 1, 2006
http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=PV06H01
Judges are not above the law. Recent legislation seeking to rein in judicial activism is an effort to restrain judicial power within the limits of Constitutional design, not an attack on "judicial independence."
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Letter to Senate Opposing FDA Nominee
by: Tom McClusky
Family Research Council
August 1, 2006
http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=LH06H01&f=FR03G04
Chairman Mike Enzi
U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and the Workforce
835 U.S. Senate Hart Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Chairman Enzi:
On behalf of the thousands of families represented by Family Research Council I write expressing our opposition to the confirmation of Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. von Eschenbach has shown a history of ignoring any concern for women's health in exchange for political expediency. Because of actions prior to, and as acting FDA Commissioner, FRC opposes his confirmation and reserves the right to score any vote in favor of his nomination negatively in our annual scorecard.
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Values Voters Demanded Votes, Now We Look to November
July 28, 2006 - Friday
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 28, 2006
CONTACT: J.P. Duffy or Bethanie Swendsen, (866) FRC-NEWS
FRC Action - The Washington Briefing 2006
http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=PR06G13&f=PG03I03
Washington, D.C. - FRC Action, the legislative action arm of Family Research Council, along with co-sponsors Focus on the Family Action (Dr. James C. Dobson), American Family Association Action (Don Wildmon), and Americans United to Preserve Marriage (Gary L. Bauer), will host the first annual Washington Briefing: Values Voter Summit to be held in Washington, D.C. on September 22-24. With a combined network of over five million supporters, four of America's most influential faith-and-family groups are gearing up for an event guaranteed to shape the debate for this year's midterm elections and beyond.
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Great News! The Cross Stays! Movie Rating Goes!
Pro-Homosexual Marriage Proponents Go Public With Their Agenda
American Family Association
http://www3.capwiz.com/afanet/issues/alert/?alertid=8950991
Several weeks ago we asked you to email President Bush and your two U.S. Senators to save the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial Cross in San Diego. Earlier the House passed, 349-74, a bill which would transfer the memorial from the city of San Diego to the federal government.
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Pro-Homosexual Marriage Proponents Go Public With Their Agenda
We have repeatedly said the agenda of those pushing homosexual marriage will lead to polygamy and a total devaluation of marriage. Not content with "the narrow terms of the marriage debate," the pro-homosexual advocates are now declaring, "Legal recognition for a wide rage of relationships, households and families - regardless of kinship or conjugal status." They also demand, "Access for all, regardless of marital or citizenship status, to vital government support programs, including but not limited to health care, housing, Social Security and pension plans, disaster recovery assistance, unemployment insurance, and welfare assistance."
In short, they want to totally redefine our society by eliminating the very concepts of marriage and family, and the battle to redefine traditional marriage is just the beginning.
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ALL's Judie Brown: 'Most Important' Pro-Life Bill Could End Abortion If Passed
By Jody Brown and Bill Fancher
American Family Association/Agape Press
August 2, 2006
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/8/afa/22006f.asp
(AgapePress) - One of the nation's premiere pro-life leaders says a bill currently before a House committee could bring an end to abortion in America. Ironically it originated with strong sponsorship from the Republican Party -- a group she contends is not as "pro-life" as some people think.
The Right to Life Act, sponsored by California Congressman Duncan Hunter, contains no exceptions for an abortion or compromises any pro-life principles, says Judie Brown of American Life League (ALL) -- and that's why she calls it "the most important piece of pro-life legislation under consideration today."
H.R. 552, which now has 100 co-sponsors in Congress, establishes "equal protection for the right to life of each born and preborn human person" -- then goes on to define "human person" as a member of the species homo sapiens "at all stages of life," including the moment of fertilization, cloning, or "other moment" at which the person "comes into being." ALL president Brown believes such legislation is critical in fight against legalized abortion.
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$1M Donation Moves Creation Museum Closer to Debt-Free Goal
By Jody Brown
American Family Association/Agape Press
August 1, 2006
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/8/afa/12006b.asp
(AgapePress) - Relying primarily on thousands of donations under $100, the Christian apologetics ministry Answers in Genesis (AiG) has been constructing the Creation Museum, a $25 million project near Cincinnati, Ohio. Imagine their surprise -- as well as shouts of joy and prayers of thanksgiving -- when a Colorado foundation recently made a one-million-dollar donation to the project.
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Continuing, the AiG leader notes that even though the ministry has been blessed by the "very generous donation" from the Christian Community Foundation of Colorado, "the museum is being built just as much by our rank-and-file supporters...as it is by larger givers." He adds that many of the largest donations are coming from the West Coast -- 2,000 miles away. "I'm amazed at the national response -- and very grateful," he shares.
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Georgia Office Seeker Blasts Ruling Favoring High School Gay-Straight Club
By Jim Brown
American Family Association/Agape Press
August 2, 2006
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/8/afa/22006c.asp
(AgapePress) - A federal judge recently issued a ruling requiring White County High School in Cleveland, Georgia, to allow students in the Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) club "Pride" to meet on campus. However, the Republican nominee for attorney general in that state says he would like to see homosexuality-affirming student clubs banned from the state's schools.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had filed a lawsuit against the White County School District in February, claiming school officials violated Pride's rights under the federal Equal Access Act, and a federal judge agreed. But Perry McGuire, a candidate for Georgia Attorney General, says the judge's decision allowing the pro-homosexual club to meet on the school campus was "terribly unfortunate."
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Ford Sponsors GLAAD Media Awards
'Stand By Our Company,' Automaker Pleads
By AFA Journal
August 2, 2006
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/8/afa/22006d.asp
(AgapePress) - While the Ford Motor Company continues to argue that a pro-family group's boycott is having no effect on auto sales, the company sent out an e-mail pleading with dealers to ask customers for help.
Chairman Bill Ford sent the e-mail in June to Ford dealers, requesting that they "ask customers to support Ford." The e-mail said customers "should stand by our company because of our innovative products, because for generations we've been a positive force in American society, and because our successful Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealers have made their communities stronger."
The American Family Association (AFA) began its boycott of Ford because of the company's vigorous support of homosexual organizations that push a radical agenda, including the legalization of same-sex "marriage." The automaker also advertises in homosexual political publications which frequently publish articles that insult Christians as bigots who preach "a gospel of hatred and discrimination."
"This is a clear sign that Ford has chosen sides in the culture war," says AFA chairman Don Wildmon. "And they have sided with sexual radicals who hate Christianity."
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CDC Conference Dismisses Abstinence Education
Witness Claims Traditional View Mocked
Feature by Ed Vitagliano
American Family Association/Agape Press
August 1, 2006
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/8/afa/12006d.asp
(AgapePress) - Though the federal government spends millions of dollars promoting abstinence to America's youth, it appears that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) failed to get the memo.
That is the conclusion of Focus on the Family sexual health analyst Linda Klepacki, who attended the 2006 National STD Prevention Conference, sponsored by the CDC in May. With the laudable goal of preventing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), the conference was attended by more than 1,300 public health professionals and academics.
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Gibson's Career Safe Despite Recent Incident, Says Christian Media Critic
By Allie Martin and Fred Jackson
American Family Association/Agape Press
August 1, 2006
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/8/afa/12006f.asp
(AgapePress) - A well-known media critic says Mel Gibson's recent arrest for drunk driving may not have a long-term impact on his influence on Hollywood.
Last Friday, Gibson -- producer of the 2004 blockbuster film The Passion of the Christ -- was arrested by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies for driving while intoxicated. Gibson reportedly made a number of anti-Semitic remarks, claiming that the Jews were responsible for all the wars in the world. The actor later issued a public apology, announcing through a publicist that he had made some "despicable" remarks but making no mention of the reported anti-Semitic comments. He has now apparently entered a rehabilitation program to deal with alcohol abuse.
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Commentary & News Briefs
August 2, 2006
Compiled by Jody Brown
American Family Association
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/8/afa/22006h.asp
...Rev. Rob Schenck says the last thing Israel needs in a time of war is next week's "WorldPride" homosexual-rights festival in Jerusalem. Schenck is president of the activist group Faith and Action, which is urging American Christians to sign an online petition that asks Israel to cancel the gathering. He calls WorldPride "an offense against God" and against the deeply-held beliefs of Christians, Jews and Muslims in the city they all consider sacred. The six-day festival in Jerusalem is to include a "multifaith convocation" featuring the head of the homosexual-friendly Metropolitan Community Churches and a lesbian rabbi from New York. [AP]
...Pro-family activists in Florida are stepping up efforts to get a marriage protection amendment on the ballot in 2008. Supporters of the constitutional amendment, which would define marriage as only between a man and a woman, are hoping to conclude the petition drive by the end of August. John Stemberger, president of the Florida Family Policy Council, says the state needs a constitutional amendment to protect traditional marriage, despite what critics say. "The laws were on the books in Massachusetts too, until some activist judge -- an unaccountable, unelected member of our government -- with one stroke of a pen erased 6,000 years of history and tradition and, really, what's best for children," Stemberger comments. "This is really insanity. It has to stop." According to the Council spokesman, about 50,000 more signatures are needed for the amendment to be placed on the 2008 ballot. He encourages those who have not yet signed, but wish to do so, to download the petition at his group's website, sign it, and sent it in. "It's a very important, historic effort happening around the country," he says, "but specifically happening here and now in Florida." [Allie Martin]
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'Morning after' pill closer to wider sales
July 31, 2006
By Rita Rubin, USA TODAY
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-07-31-morning-after-pill_x.htm
The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that it is reconsidering over-the-counter sales of Plan B, nearly three years after its scientific advisers said the so-called morning-after pill was safe enough to be sold without a prescription.
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CWA Warns About New Leftist Alliance Against the Family
Concerned Women for America
8/1/2006
http://www.cwfa.org/articles/11236/MEDIA/family/index.htm
Washington, D.C. – Concerned Women for America (CWA) has learned about a broad coalition of far-left organizations which has launched a new strategy in the assault against the family; the so-called “same-sex marriage” movement wants to expand the marriage debate beyond what they are calling one-size-fits-all marriage to include issues like abstinence education, divorce laws, and marriage promotion efforts. In addition, they want to link together people from diverse concerns –– sexual orientation, race, gender identity, class distinctions and citizenship status –– in their common effort to gain economic benefits.
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For instance, the coalition will work to make access to government support programs available regardless of marital or citizenship status. They will work to separate church and state in all matters related to relationships, households and families. They will work to keep state regulations from impacting “sexual lives and gender choices, identities and expression.”
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Guttmacher Wants Public Funding For Contraceptives
7/31/2006
By Janice Shaw Crouse
Concerned Women for America
http://www.cwfa.org/articles/11231/BLI/misc/index.htm
The Guttmacher Institute, the think tank for Planned Parenthood, has recommended public funding of contraceptive services and supplies for young women and women in poverty. While their headline focuses on poor women, the fine print also includes young women.
The recommendation, in effect, helps Planned Parenthood get around parents in order to provide contraception for teenagers and to get the federal government to satisfy Planned Parenthood's gluttony at the federal trough. Moreover, the public has a right to know that Planned Parenthood's idea of contraceptive services includes abortion and they are the largest abortion provider in the nation. It is worth noting that the institute's research was funded through a federal grant from the Department of Health and Human Services.
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'Morning-after pill' will do more harm than good
By WENDY WRIGHT
Published on: 08/02/06
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/stories/0802edequal.html
Abortion advocates claim that making the "morning-after pill" available over the counter would be safe and reduce pregnancies and abortions. The real-world experience shows just the opposite.
The morning-after pill is a high dose of the birth control pill, which requires a prescription to guard against serious complications such as blood clots.
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Billionaire Atheist And Homosexual Activist Are Busy Building A Shadow Government
By Rev. Louis P. Sheldon
Chairman, Traditional Values Coalition
http://www.traditionalvalues.org/modules.php?sid=2814
(Second, shorter version here: http://www.traditionalvalues.org/modules.php?sid=2820 )
August 1, 2006 - The Washington Post did conservative voters a favor two weeks ago by running a feature on the newest venture of billionaire atheist/socialist George Soros and his ally, millionaire homosexual activist Tim Gill.
Soros and Gill (who made his fortune as founder of Quark), have formed Democracy Alliance, a group that lavishes millions upon radical liberal groups that are willing to tow the Soros/Gill party line.
Democracy Alliance is part of a whole network of organizations that form part of the Soros shadow government in the U.S. The Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank run by former Clinton staffer John Podesta, is one of these power groups. Media Matters for America and Air America are two additional groups in this shadow government and others include: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington; Center for Progressive Leadership and many others. Twenty-five groups have received the blessing of Democracy Alliance and are receiving funding.
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Senator Sam Brownback Sponsors Public Expressions Of Religion Bill
Traditional Values Coalition
http://www.traditionalvalues.org/modules.php?sid=2822
August 3, 2006 – Kansas Republican Senator Sam Brownback has introduced S. 3696, the Veterans’ Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006.
On August 1, TVC sent the following letter to Capitol Hill offices: LETTER
This legislation is based on the same premise as Rep. John Hostettler’s (R-IN) H.R. 2679, the Public Expression of Religion Act. The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Property Rights held a hearing on Brownback’s bill on August 2nd and provided a webcast for it.
Brownback’s version, like Hostettler’s, is designed to close a loophole in federal law that the ACLU and other anti-Christian groups use to file lawsuits against public displays of religion in America. When these groups win lawsuits, they are awarded attorneys fees from the losers in the case. In effect, the ACLU is funding its anti-Christian activities on taxpayer money from hundreds of lawsuits filed over the past decade.
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FDA Discusses Approval Of Strong ‘Morning After’ Abortion Pill
Traditional Values Coalition
http://www.traditionalvalues.org/modules.php?sid=2821
August 2, 2006 – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning on meeting with representatives of Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., to discuss marketing a non-prescription version of the Plan B abortion pill. It would be available over the counter to girls 18 years and older.
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BC Justice Minister degrades public education
Canada Family Action Coalition
August 2, 2006
http://www.familyaction.org/Articles/issues/education/bc-justice-minister.htm
BC residents , please read the attached article Extra Edition (PDF). THEN:
1. Print the attached petition.
2. Get every person in BC that you know to sign it and send it back to CASJAVA as soon as possible.
3. E-mail this to every BC person in your address book.
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If this decision is allowed to stand CFAC recommends you pull your children from public education system to protect them. Alternative education exists and must be utilized. This is urgent and crucial.
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EXTRA EDITION (July 12, 2006)
The Canadian Alliance for Social Justice and Family Values Association
http://www.familyaction.org/PDFs/ExtraEdition%20_E_.pdf
The provincial government has reached a settlement shrouded in secrecy, with the complainants Murray Corren and Peter Corren in respect of their complaints (Nos. 75 and 941) to the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal alleging the existence of systematic discrimination in public school. The above complaints were first launched in 1999. Apart from the secrecy as stated above, the provincial government unilaterally reached such unusual and unprecedented settlement in complete absence of any consultation with the public. This was done in total disregard of any democratic process, the rights of members of the public, particularly, the rights of parents and students.
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And finally, the Cultural Warfare Comics Page!
Hi and Lois: (I know, wtf? But there it is):
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/hi.asp?date=20060729
Malfunction Junction:
http://malfunctionjunction.net/?p=216
Focus on the Family duly reports on the Kansas Board of Education elections that resulted in Creationists being tossed out the door;
Focus on the Family article on revving up to help keep the House and Senate in Republican control; includes all sorts of guides and such on how to support Republican candidates;
FotF edits and prints Maggie Gallagher's earlier column saying gay marriage will destroy religious freedom;
Faith and Freedom Network sets out its agenda for the 2006 election: replacing the four Supreme Court justices who voted for marriage rights in Washington State;
Fundamentalist groups are miffed that Tennessee judicial candidates aren't returning their "questionnaires" about their eventual likely judicial rulings;
FotF ACTION ITEM to demand religious components of the old (and unofficial) flag folding ceremony be put back in and made official;
Local unions opposing Wisconsin anti-marriage, anti-civil-unions state initiative; Focus on the Family is pissed off, of course;
Fundamentalists opposing new FDA nominee;
Faith and Freedom Network promises to fight any attempt in the legislature to give any recognition at all to GBLT marriages, civil unions, and so on;
Family Research Council supports Congressional attempts to remove church-state cases from court jurisdiction; it's the kind of thing that makes a farce of the Constitution, but what do they care;
FRC letter opposing Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach nomination to the FDA because he won't go along with "abortion causes breast cancer" quackery and because he won't yank RU-486 off the market;
FRC plugs the so-called "values voters" fundamentalist theoconservative confab coming up this September;
American Family Association ACTION ITEM to tell Federal Representatives and Senators that you will not vote for anyone who is not opposed to all forms of GBLT unions;
AFA plugs HR 522, which would ban abortion throughout the United States, with no exceptions; the AFA supports it, of course; it has 100 cosponsors in the House, and the AFA lauds praises on its Republican author;
AFA promotes fundraising effort by Creationist "museum" in northern Kentucky, near Cincinnati;
AFA supports Republican Perry McGuire (candidate for Atty. General in Georgia) and his condemnation of ruling upholding the previously-decided equal-access rules for school clubs; he wants all GBLT clubs banned, compares them to a "pedophile club," claims they promote "illegal activity";
AFA promotes its anti-Ford Motor boycott, declares Ford has "sided with sexual radicals who hate Christianity";
AFA condemns Centres for Disease Control conference where "abstinence-only" education was not taking seriously and generally rips on the CDC and the conference;
AFA stands by Mel Gibson through his anti-Semitic diatribe, saying not to count him out;
AFA cranky at GBLT-rights march in Israel; also promotes Florida anti-marriage effort; in fact, there's a lot of stuff in this particular newsbrief collection, you should just go ahead and click through to it via the URL, there's too much to excerpt properly;
USA Today reports on the surprise move to make Plan B (emergency contraception) available to adults OTC;
Concerned Women for America "warns about new leftist alliance against the family";
CWA: "Guttmacher Wants Public Funding For Contraceptives": there's also an audio-media version of this on their site; I don't have time to transcribe that one, so I'm going with the print article version, but I would assume they are different;
Atlanta Journal-Constitution published Wendy Wright (CWA) op-ed opposing Plan B;
Traditional Values Coalition: "Billionaire Atheist and Homosexual Activist Building a Shadow Government";
Senator Brownback introduces bill making it harder to sue over church/state cases;
TVC attacks discussion to let Plan B go over the counter, falsely describing it as an "abortion pill" and saying it causes abortion;
Canada Family Action Coalition ACTION ITEM to protest BC public schools decision to include the roles of GBLT people in history in history classes; it also includes an ACTION ITEM to pull children from public schools if they don't get their way;
Link to Extra Edition, a CFAC newsletter outlining their opposition to GBLT people being mentioned in schools;
And finally, today's Cultural Warfare Update Comics Page.
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Victory for Marriage in London
Focus on the Family
August 2, 2006
http://www.family.org/cforum/briefs/a0041501.cfm
A judge in England ruled Monday that Britain will not recognize the marriage of a lesbian couple from Canada because marriage is solely the union of one man and one woman, USA Today reported.
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Evolution Key in Election of New Kansas School Board
Focus on the Family
August 2, 2006
http://www.family.org/cforum/briefs/a0041500.cfm
A fierce fight among members of the Kansas School Board as to whether the state's science curriculum should point out discrepancies in the theory of evolution has resulted in an election centered around what each candidate believes, USA Today reported.
Several members of the board who fought to approve science standards that called into question evolutionary theory lost their bid for re-election; in their place are candidates who believe evolution is well-supported.
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The 'I' Word
If Democrats take control of Congress this November, expect to hear the word “impeachment” on the news every night.
by John Paulton
Focus on the Family
Action
http://www.family.org/cforum/citizenmag/coverstory/a0041385.cfm
Just when it seemed that the stakes for this fall’s mid-term elections couldn’t get any higher, John Conyers opened his mouth … again. Conyers, a liberal congressman from Detroit, once again uttered the “I” word—impeachment.
[Ed. Note: This article is primarily about rallying their membership to start working the election for Republican candidates - talking about the important races, talking about getting "voter's guides" (endorsement guides) out through the churches, having candidates they support speak in their churches, endorsements, and so on.]
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Someone's Gonna Get Hurt
How could Adam and Steve's marriage possibly harm anyone else? We're all about to find out.
by Maggie Gallagher
http://www.family.org/cforum/citizenmag/features/a0041386.cfm
Catholic Charities of Boston made the announcement on March 10: It was getting out of the adoption business. “We have encountered a dilemma we cannot resolve. . . . The issue is adoption to same-sex couples.”
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A Time For Change
Faith and Freedom Network
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
http://www.faithandfreedom.us/weblog/2006/08/time-for-change.html
The Bible, which some are now saying is archaic and does not speak to today’s culture, is not only relevant to today’s culture in it’s principles for life, but in its ancient wisdom as well.
[...]
A well-known lawyer from Seattle called me a couple of days ago encouraging me to encourage you to press forward in the battle for the culture. He said people of faith should not feel that the traditional, Biblical marriage issue is settled. He said even now there are a number of strategies under way to redefine marriage and that the close decision by the Supreme Court (5-4)* would be a part of those strategies.
It is a time for change.
We must replace the judicial activists with qualified people who will rule according to the law (as five of the Supreme Court justices did) not according to their personal agenda.
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Tennessee Judges Decline to Share Their Views
Voter-information questionnaires go unanswered.
Focus on the Family
August 1, 2006
from staff reports
http://www.family.org/cforum/news/a0041482.cfm
Tennessee voters are getting ready to decide whether to retain their judges, but the judges, it seems, aren’t cooperating. Though they had the opportunity to answer a short questionnaire concerning their judicial philosophy, most of them declined.
David Fowler, president of the Family Action Council of Tennessee, sponsored the questionnaire in conjunction with Tennessee Right to Life, the American Family Association, Eagle Forum and Focus on the Family.
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God Removed From Military Flag-Folding Ceremony
Change brought by atheist group has received little attention.
Focus on the Family
August 1, 2006
from staff reports
http://www.family.org/cforum/news/a0041481.cfm
The Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers has succeeded in getting the Air Force to rewrite an unofficial flag-folding script that included references to God. Though the change happened last summer, it has gone largely unnoticed.
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"The eleventh fold, in the eyes of a Hebrew citizen, represents the lower portion of the seal of King David and King Solomon, and glorifies, in their eyes, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The twelfth fold, in the eyes of a Christian citizen, represents an emblem of eternity and glorifies, in their eyes, God the Father, the Son, and Holy Ghost."
But the Air Force has replaced that unofficial script with an official one that contains no religious references.
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Gabe Allen with WallBuilders told Family News in Focus it's not something that should go by without a complaint.
“I think best course of action is actually to write a letter,” he said. “A letter has a significant impact with our elected officials.”
TAKE ACTION:
You can find contact your elected officials through the CitizenLink Action Center. If you are a CitizenLink Daily Update subscriber, click on the blue "Take Action" button in the e-mail to be automatically logged in to our Action Center. Otherwise, click on this link.
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Wisconsin Unions Oppose Ballot Initiative to Protect Marriage
Focus on the Family
August 1, 2006
http://www.family.org/cforum/briefs/a0041486.cfm
Labor unions in Wisconsin are coming together to oppose a proposed state constitutional amendment that would define marriage as the union of one man and one woman, The Associated Press reported.
[...]
Brian Weeks, director of AFSCME's political arm, said public employees for the city of Madison and Dane County stand to lose benefits if the amendment passes.
"Backers of this ban are trying to break deals and take away rights and protections that working people have earned through good-faith negotiations," he said. "(It's) an attack on labor unions' collective-bargaining rights."
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Senate Committee Holds Hearing for Controversial FDA Nominee
The acting administrator, who has drawn the ire of both sides in the abortion debate, is up for the top post.
by Pete Winn, associate editor
Focus on the Family
August 1, 2006
http://www.family.org/cforum/extras/a0041483.cfm
A man who has drawn the wrath of the pro-abortion movement and the pro-life movement is up for the post of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a confirmation hearing this morning for Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, who has served as the acting commissioner for much of President Bush's term of office.
[...]
The Family Research Council (FRC), for one, today announced its opposition to his confirmation.
"Dr. von Eschenbach has shown a history of ignoring any concern for women's health in exchange for political expediency," said Tom McClusky, vice president for government affairs at FRC.
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Promises From The Other Side
Faith and Freedom Network
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
http://www.faithandfreedom.us/weblog/2006/08/promises-from-other-side.html
Before the impact of the Washington Supreme Court’s ruling to support traditional, Biblical marriage had echoes across the State, gay rights activists were not only lamenting, but also making promises.
State Representative Jim Moeller promised that he will introduce legislation next year guaranteeing full marriage equality for gays and lesbians. He said he was, “deeply disappointed that a small majority of the State Supreme Court had decided to uphold intolerant DOMA.”
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Rein in Activist Judges
by: Tom McClusky
Family Research Council
August 1, 2006
http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=PV06H01
Judges are not above the law. Recent legislation seeking to rein in judicial activism is an effort to restrain judicial power within the limits of Constitutional design, not an attack on "judicial independence."
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Letter to Senate Opposing FDA Nominee
by: Tom McClusky
Family Research Council
August 1, 2006
http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=LH06H01&f=FR03G04
Chairman Mike Enzi
U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and the Workforce
835 U.S. Senate Hart Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Chairman Enzi:
On behalf of the thousands of families represented by Family Research Council I write expressing our opposition to the confirmation of Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. von Eschenbach has shown a history of ignoring any concern for women's health in exchange for political expediency. Because of actions prior to, and as acting FDA Commissioner, FRC opposes his confirmation and reserves the right to score any vote in favor of his nomination negatively in our annual scorecard.
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Values Voters Demanded Votes, Now We Look to November
July 28, 2006 - Friday
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 28, 2006
CONTACT: J.P. Duffy or Bethanie Swendsen, (866) FRC-NEWS
FRC Action - The Washington Briefing 2006
http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=PR06G13&f=PG03I03
Washington, D.C. - FRC Action, the legislative action arm of Family Research Council, along with co-sponsors Focus on the Family Action (Dr. James C. Dobson), American Family Association Action (Don Wildmon), and Americans United to Preserve Marriage (Gary L. Bauer), will host the first annual Washington Briefing: Values Voter Summit to be held in Washington, D.C. on September 22-24. With a combined network of over five million supporters, four of America's most influential faith-and-family groups are gearing up for an event guaranteed to shape the debate for this year's midterm elections and beyond.
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Great News! The Cross Stays! Movie Rating Goes!
Pro-Homosexual Marriage Proponents Go Public With Their Agenda
American Family Association
http://www3.capwiz.com/afanet/issues/alert/?alertid=8950991
Several weeks ago we asked you to email President Bush and your two U.S. Senators to save the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial Cross in San Diego. Earlier the House passed, 349-74, a bill which would transfer the memorial from the city of San Diego to the federal government.
[...]
Pro-Homosexual Marriage Proponents Go Public With Their Agenda
We have repeatedly said the agenda of those pushing homosexual marriage will lead to polygamy and a total devaluation of marriage. Not content with "the narrow terms of the marriage debate," the pro-homosexual advocates are now declaring, "Legal recognition for a wide rage of relationships, households and families - regardless of kinship or conjugal status." They also demand, "Access for all, regardless of marital or citizenship status, to vital government support programs, including but not limited to health care, housing, Social Security and pension plans, disaster recovery assistance, unemployment insurance, and welfare assistance."
In short, they want to totally redefine our society by eliminating the very concepts of marriage and family, and the battle to redefine traditional marriage is just the beginning.
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ALL's Judie Brown: 'Most Important' Pro-Life Bill Could End Abortion If Passed
By Jody Brown and Bill Fancher
American Family Association/Agape Press
August 2, 2006
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/8/afa/22006f.asp
(AgapePress) - One of the nation's premiere pro-life leaders says a bill currently before a House committee could bring an end to abortion in America. Ironically it originated with strong sponsorship from the Republican Party -- a group she contends is not as "pro-life" as some people think.
The Right to Life Act, sponsored by California Congressman Duncan Hunter, contains no exceptions for an abortion or compromises any pro-life principles, says Judie Brown of American Life League (ALL) -- and that's why she calls it "the most important piece of pro-life legislation under consideration today."
H.R. 552, which now has 100 co-sponsors in Congress, establishes "equal protection for the right to life of each born and preborn human person" -- then goes on to define "human person" as a member of the species homo sapiens "at all stages of life," including the moment of fertilization, cloning, or "other moment" at which the person "comes into being." ALL president Brown believes such legislation is critical in fight against legalized abortion.
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$1M Donation Moves Creation Museum Closer to Debt-Free Goal
By Jody Brown
American Family Association/Agape Press
August 1, 2006
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/8/afa/12006b.asp
(AgapePress) - Relying primarily on thousands of donations under $100, the Christian apologetics ministry Answers in Genesis (AiG) has been constructing the Creation Museum, a $25 million project near Cincinnati, Ohio. Imagine their surprise -- as well as shouts of joy and prayers of thanksgiving -- when a Colorado foundation recently made a one-million-dollar donation to the project.
[...]
Continuing, the AiG leader notes that even though the ministry has been blessed by the "very generous donation" from the Christian Community Foundation of Colorado, "the museum is being built just as much by our rank-and-file supporters...as it is by larger givers." He adds that many of the largest donations are coming from the West Coast -- 2,000 miles away. "I'm amazed at the national response -- and very grateful," he shares.
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Georgia Office Seeker Blasts Ruling Favoring High School Gay-Straight Club
By Jim Brown
American Family Association/Agape Press
August 2, 2006
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/8/afa/22006c.asp
(AgapePress) - A federal judge recently issued a ruling requiring White County High School in Cleveland, Georgia, to allow students in the Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) club "Pride" to meet on campus. However, the Republican nominee for attorney general in that state says he would like to see homosexuality-affirming student clubs banned from the state's schools.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had filed a lawsuit against the White County School District in February, claiming school officials violated Pride's rights under the federal Equal Access Act, and a federal judge agreed. But Perry McGuire, a candidate for Georgia Attorney General, says the judge's decision allowing the pro-homosexual club to meet on the school campus was "terribly unfortunate."
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Ford Sponsors GLAAD Media Awards
'Stand By Our Company,' Automaker Pleads
By AFA Journal
August 2, 2006
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/8/afa/22006d.asp
(AgapePress) - While the Ford Motor Company continues to argue that a pro-family group's boycott is having no effect on auto sales, the company sent out an e-mail pleading with dealers to ask customers for help.
Chairman Bill Ford sent the e-mail in June to Ford dealers, requesting that they "ask customers to support Ford." The e-mail said customers "should stand by our company because of our innovative products, because for generations we've been a positive force in American society, and because our successful Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealers have made their communities stronger."
The American Family Association (AFA) began its boycott of Ford because of the company's vigorous support of homosexual organizations that push a radical agenda, including the legalization of same-sex "marriage." The automaker also advertises in homosexual political publications which frequently publish articles that insult Christians as bigots who preach "a gospel of hatred and discrimination."
"This is a clear sign that Ford has chosen sides in the culture war," says AFA chairman Don Wildmon. "And they have sided with sexual radicals who hate Christianity."
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CDC Conference Dismisses Abstinence Education
Witness Claims Traditional View Mocked
Feature by Ed Vitagliano
American Family Association/Agape Press
August 1, 2006
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/8/afa/12006d.asp
(AgapePress) - Though the federal government spends millions of dollars promoting abstinence to America's youth, it appears that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) failed to get the memo.
That is the conclusion of Focus on the Family sexual health analyst Linda Klepacki, who attended the 2006 National STD Prevention Conference, sponsored by the CDC in May. With the laudable goal of preventing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), the conference was attended by more than 1,300 public health professionals and academics.
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Gibson's Career Safe Despite Recent Incident, Says Christian Media Critic
By Allie Martin and Fred Jackson
American Family Association/Agape Press
August 1, 2006
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/8/afa/12006f.asp
(AgapePress) - A well-known media critic says Mel Gibson's recent arrest for drunk driving may not have a long-term impact on his influence on Hollywood.
Last Friday, Gibson -- producer of the 2004 blockbuster film The Passion of the Christ -- was arrested by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies for driving while intoxicated. Gibson reportedly made a number of anti-Semitic remarks, claiming that the Jews were responsible for all the wars in the world. The actor later issued a public apology, announcing through a publicist that he had made some "despicable" remarks but making no mention of the reported anti-Semitic comments. He has now apparently entered a rehabilitation program to deal with alcohol abuse.
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Commentary & News Briefs
August 2, 2006
Compiled by Jody Brown
American Family Association
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/8/afa/22006h.asp
...Rev. Rob Schenck says the last thing Israel needs in a time of war is next week's "WorldPride" homosexual-rights festival in Jerusalem. Schenck is president of the activist group Faith and Action, which is urging American Christians to sign an online petition that asks Israel to cancel the gathering. He calls WorldPride "an offense against God" and against the deeply-held beliefs of Christians, Jews and Muslims in the city they all consider sacred. The six-day festival in Jerusalem is to include a "multifaith convocation" featuring the head of the homosexual-friendly Metropolitan Community Churches and a lesbian rabbi from New York. [AP]
...Pro-family activists in Florida are stepping up efforts to get a marriage protection amendment on the ballot in 2008. Supporters of the constitutional amendment, which would define marriage as only between a man and a woman, are hoping to conclude the petition drive by the end of August. John Stemberger, president of the Florida Family Policy Council, says the state needs a constitutional amendment to protect traditional marriage, despite what critics say. "The laws were on the books in Massachusetts too, until some activist judge -- an unaccountable, unelected member of our government -- with one stroke of a pen erased 6,000 years of history and tradition and, really, what's best for children," Stemberger comments. "This is really insanity. It has to stop." According to the Council spokesman, about 50,000 more signatures are needed for the amendment to be placed on the 2008 ballot. He encourages those who have not yet signed, but wish to do so, to download the petition at his group's website, sign it, and sent it in. "It's a very important, historic effort happening around the country," he says, "but specifically happening here and now in Florida." [Allie Martin]
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'Morning after' pill closer to wider sales
July 31, 2006
By Rita Rubin, USA TODAY
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-07-31-morning-after-pill_x.htm
The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that it is reconsidering over-the-counter sales of Plan B, nearly three years after its scientific advisers said the so-called morning-after pill was safe enough to be sold without a prescription.
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CWA Warns About New Leftist Alliance Against the Family
Concerned Women for America
8/1/2006
http://www.cwfa.org/articles/11236/MEDIA/family/index.htm
Washington, D.C. – Concerned Women for America (CWA) has learned about a broad coalition of far-left organizations which has launched a new strategy in the assault against the family; the so-called “same-sex marriage” movement wants to expand the marriage debate beyond what they are calling one-size-fits-all marriage to include issues like abstinence education, divorce laws, and marriage promotion efforts. In addition, they want to link together people from diverse concerns –– sexual orientation, race, gender identity, class distinctions and citizenship status –– in their common effort to gain economic benefits.
[...]
For instance, the coalition will work to make access to government support programs available regardless of marital or citizenship status. They will work to separate church and state in all matters related to relationships, households and families. They will work to keep state regulations from impacting “sexual lives and gender choices, identities and expression.”
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Guttmacher Wants Public Funding For Contraceptives
7/31/2006
By Janice Shaw Crouse
Concerned Women for America
http://www.cwfa.org/articles/11231/BLI/misc/index.htm
The Guttmacher Institute, the think tank for Planned Parenthood, has recommended public funding of contraceptive services and supplies for young women and women in poverty. While their headline focuses on poor women, the fine print also includes young women.
The recommendation, in effect, helps Planned Parenthood get around parents in order to provide contraception for teenagers and to get the federal government to satisfy Planned Parenthood's gluttony at the federal trough. Moreover, the public has a right to know that Planned Parenthood's idea of contraceptive services includes abortion and they are the largest abortion provider in the nation. It is worth noting that the institute's research was funded through a federal grant from the Department of Health and Human Services.
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'Morning-after pill' will do more harm than good
By WENDY WRIGHT
Published on: 08/02/06
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/stories/0802edequal.html
Abortion advocates claim that making the "morning-after pill" available over the counter would be safe and reduce pregnancies and abortions. The real-world experience shows just the opposite.
The morning-after pill is a high dose of the birth control pill, which requires a prescription to guard against serious complications such as blood clots.
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Billionaire Atheist And Homosexual Activist Are Busy Building A Shadow Government
By Rev. Louis P. Sheldon
Chairman, Traditional Values Coalition
http://www.traditionalvalues.org/modules.php?sid=2814
(Second, shorter version here: http://www.traditionalvalues.org/modules.php?sid=2820 )
August 1, 2006 - The Washington Post did conservative voters a favor two weeks ago by running a feature on the newest venture of billionaire atheist/socialist George Soros and his ally, millionaire homosexual activist Tim Gill.
Soros and Gill (who made his fortune as founder of Quark), have formed Democracy Alliance, a group that lavishes millions upon radical liberal groups that are willing to tow the Soros/Gill party line.
Democracy Alliance is part of a whole network of organizations that form part of the Soros shadow government in the U.S. The Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank run by former Clinton staffer John Podesta, is one of these power groups. Media Matters for America and Air America are two additional groups in this shadow government and others include: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington; Center for Progressive Leadership and many others. Twenty-five groups have received the blessing of Democracy Alliance and are receiving funding.
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Senator Sam Brownback Sponsors Public Expressions Of Religion Bill
Traditional Values Coalition
http://www.traditionalvalues.org/modules.php?sid=2822
August 3, 2006 – Kansas Republican Senator Sam Brownback has introduced S. 3696, the Veterans’ Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006.
On August 1, TVC sent the following letter to Capitol Hill offices: LETTER
This legislation is based on the same premise as Rep. John Hostettler’s (R-IN) H.R. 2679, the Public Expression of Religion Act. The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Property Rights held a hearing on Brownback’s bill on August 2nd and provided a webcast for it.
Brownback’s version, like Hostettler’s, is designed to close a loophole in federal law that the ACLU and other anti-Christian groups use to file lawsuits against public displays of religion in America. When these groups win lawsuits, they are awarded attorneys fees from the losers in the case. In effect, the ACLU is funding its anti-Christian activities on taxpayer money from hundreds of lawsuits filed over the past decade.
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FDA Discusses Approval Of Strong ‘Morning After’ Abortion Pill
Traditional Values Coalition
http://www.traditionalvalues.org/modules.php?sid=2821
August 2, 2006 – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning on meeting with representatives of Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., to discuss marketing a non-prescription version of the Plan B abortion pill. It would be available over the counter to girls 18 years and older.
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BC Justice Minister degrades public education
Canada Family Action Coalition
August 2, 2006
http://www.familyaction.org/Articles/issues/education/bc-justice-minister.htm
BC residents , please read the attached article Extra Edition (PDF). THEN:
1. Print the attached petition.
2. Get every person in BC that you know to sign it and send it back to CASJAVA as soon as possible.
3. E-mail this to every BC person in your address book.
[...]
If this decision is allowed to stand CFAC recommends you pull your children from public education system to protect them. Alternative education exists and must be utilized. This is urgent and crucial.
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EXTRA EDITION (July 12, 2006)
The Canadian Alliance for Social Justice and Family Values Association
http://www.familyaction.org/PDFs/ExtraEdition%20_E_.pdf
The provincial government has reached a settlement shrouded in secrecy, with the complainants Murray Corren and Peter Corren in respect of their complaints (Nos. 75 and 941) to the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal alleging the existence of systematic discrimination in public school. The above complaints were first launched in 1999. Apart from the secrecy as stated above, the provincial government unilaterally reached such unusual and unprecedented settlement in complete absence of any consultation with the public. This was done in total disregard of any democratic process, the rights of members of the public, particularly, the rights of parents and students.
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And finally, the Cultural Warfare Comics Page!
Hi and Lois: (I know, wtf? But there it is):
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/hi.asp?date=20060729
Malfunction Junction:
http://malfunctionjunction.net/?p=216
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Date: 2006-08-05 09:53 pm (UTC)It has to do with the various religion's fears that if gay marriage is made legal, that they may be forced to perform them. A lot of people say 'oh that isn't going to happen', but we all know damn well that A LOT of people WILL try to force them to do it, and there is a good chance they'll win.
After all, the precedent has already been set. And all the religious leaders know it and fear it. So does everyone who goes to any kind of church. This is why gay marriage is now officially DOA and will never pass in the USA.
I am of course talking about how the Catholic Church in the entire state of Massachusetts has been forced out of the Adoption business. The Catholic church has been placing children and running adoption services for over a thousand years. But they will not place children with gay couples. Why? Because it is against their religion! But the State told them 'We're going to violate your religious beliefs and force you to do it'.
Now lets be honest, there are other adoption agencies and services out there, the Catholic church is just the largest one (and people hate Catholics), was the Catholic church's refusal to place children in gay households keeping gay couples from adopting children? No, of course not, it's silly to even claim it. But the State came in and told the Church that they were NOT allowed freedom of religion (goodbye first amendment?) and they had to do this or else.
So the Church got out of the Adoption business (And the liberals were surprised!! What the FUCK did they think would happen???) and litterally thousands of children are left to bear the brunt of this stupid idea. Thank you gay activists! (And people wonder why I DO NOT support any gay movements anymore - too many assclowns with no idea of the laws of unintended consequences. Just like those two gals who brought that lawsuit, they weren't interested in marriage, otherwise they wouldn't have split already. They just wanted to rock the boat to get their rocks off).
So anyway, everyone who goes to church or is a member of any religion looks at what happened in Massachusetts and they KNOW that if gay marriage becomes legal, that a bunch of gays will sue to force Chruch's who find it abhorrent to perform them. And that some Judge with a God complex will agree with them. And the saddest part of all of this? I KNOW this will happen and you know it will too. There are too many 'in your face' gay people out there who use this stuff to cause problems. They're not looking for 'equality' cause they could care less. They just want to make a big scene, get on TV, and play drama queen.
And people like me, who've had the same partner for over a decade are the ones who end up getting fucked by this. I have to deal with the reactions and the inevitable backlash. These people, who have never been in a relationship for more than a month, much less a year, always seem to think they're doing me a favor (after getting over the shock that we've been together longer than 99% of every couple they've ever known) and can't understand why I want nothing to do with them anymore. Because I have to live with their track record, they don't.
Sorry for the rant. But when it comes to gay marriage, gay activists have done more damage than the fundies will ever do.