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 Issues UpdateLegislative Update: Hate-Crimes LegislationNew Hate-Crimes Legislation sponsored by Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX.) H.R. 254 cited as the "David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007" or "David's Law" is legislation, "To enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for other purposes." Again, we oppose this legislation because we do not believe it treats all individuals equally, and it is our belief that laws currently exist to prosecute all crimes. Legislation such as this only further promotes the idea that a crime only involves "hate" when race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or disability is established. We believe that the perpetrators of crime should be punished and laws exist on the State and Federal level to do just that. Please e-mail us on your thoughts regarding this legislation. Marriage Protection Amendment Vote
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has announced the Senate will vote on the Marriage Protection Amendment (MPA), S.J. Res. 1, during the week of June 5th. We urge you to write and/or call your two U.S. Senators and urge them to vote in favor of this very important constitutional Amendment to protect traditional marriage between one man and one woman. The MPA will amend the Constitution to prevent liberal judges from legalizing homosexual and lesbian marriages. In addition to courts in Massachusetts that have legalized "gay marriage," the State Supreme Courts in Washington and New Jersey are poised to soon impose homosexual "marriages" on their citizens by court order. Should we allow legalization of same-sex unions and society accepts the view that any two consenting adults are entitled to the same marriage rights as heterosexuals, we will pave the way for legalizing polygamous unions as well. Organized efforts by heterosexuals and bisexuals to legitimize multiple-partner marriages have already begun. The only way we can prevent liberal state and federal judges from imposing the legalization of homosexual and polygamous marriage is by passage of the MPA that states: "Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union between a man and a woman." Please call and/or write you two U.S. Senators today and urge them to vote for S. J. Res. 1! Call Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-1321. Write: Senator ________________ U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 Polygamy next in line?By Gary L. Jarmin The argument proponents of same-sex "marriage" most fear in the coming debate on the Marriage Protection Amendment (MPA), and are doing their best to ignore or discount, is that legalized polygamous marriage is next if society accepts same-sex "marriages" as legitimate and legal. Legalized polygamy? Surely you jest. Unfortunately, recent developments in the Netherlands portend the future in the so-called marriage revolution. Without passage of the MPA, legalized polygamous unions in the United States is more than a farfetched possibility. An excellent article by Stanley Kurtz in the Weekly Standard ("Here Come the Brides," Dec. 26, 2005) documents that last Sept. 23, Victor de Bruijn, 46, and his 31-year-old wife, Bianca, were formally united with Mirjam Geven, a 35-year-old divorcee, by a notary public in the Dutch town of Roosendaal who validated the threesomes' union in a "cohabitation contract." While Victor, Bianca and Mirjam are joined by a private cohabitation contract rather than a state-registered partnership or marriage, precedent indicates it's only a matter of time before the Dutch elevate similar unions to the same status of same-sex "marriage." Before same-sex unions were legalized in 2003, homosexuals adopted the incremental, "boil-the-frog" strategy by popularizing cohabitation contracts in the early 1990s. "So the use of cohabitation contracts," Mr. Kurtz says, "was an important step along the road to same-sex 'marriage' in the Netherlands. And the link between gay 'marriage' and the De Bruijns' triple contract was immediately recognized by the Dutch." Even more significant is that while Mr. de Bruijn is a self-described heterosexual, Bianca and Mirjam are openly bisexual as are many of those advocating polygamous marriages in the United States. Mr. Kurtz notes that in 1999, the Unitarian Church established an organization to promote public acceptance of polyamory called Unitarian Universalists for Polyamory Awareness (UUPA) and that "most members of UUPA are either bisexual or heterosexual." Until recently, most people have dismissed polygamists as being on the fringe, primarily limited to a few hundred errant Mormons trying to restore their long-discarded practice of plural marriage. Now welcome to the debate numerous bisexuals who want to join the "acceptance" bandwagon and share in the achievements homosexuals have enjoyed. The slippery-slope argument that legalizing same-sex "marriage" will inevitably lead to officially legitimized polygamous unions presents a conundrum for homosexuals and lesbians: They cannot afford to appear hypocritical by opposing bisexual claims for equal rights in marriage laws, but if they endorse such rights they validate that the MPA is needed to prevent legally sanctioned polygamy. For gays and lesbians, the less talk about bisexual marriage "rights," the better. But it's critical this issue be at the forefront in the debate to preserve traditional marriage between one man and one woman. Once society accepts the homosexuals' argument that any two consenting adults are entitled to the same marriage rights as heterosexuals, why not three or more consenting adults? Would disallowing such polygamous unions constitute discrimination against bisexuals? Heretofore, advocates for homosexual marriage were content to view polygamy as a heterosexual aberration that had nothing to do with their same-sex twosomes. But having their very own arguments for same-gender marriage usurped by bisexual polygamists threatens to expose their ultimate goal of radically transforming American society to fit the homosexual view of sexuality, marriage and family. According to the American Family Association Journal (February 2006), the homosexual agenda was best summed up by Paula Ettelbrick, executive director of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, who said: "Being queer is more than setting up house, sleeping with a person of the same gender, and seeking state approval for doing so.... Being queer means pushing the parameters of sex, sexuality and family, and in the process, transforming the very fabric of society. ... We must keep our eye on the goal... of radically reordering society's views of reality." Gary L. Jarmin is president of Christian Voice, a 300,000- member pro-family lobby founded in 1978. The Next Step: Legalize PoligamySeveral months ago, at Yale University Nadine Strossen, current President of the ACLU, stated that her organization has "defended the right of individuals to engage in polygamy." The daily newspaper of Yale said that this comment was in response to a students question regarding "gay marriage, bigamy, and polygamy." As she spoke further she additionaly said her legal organization "defend[s] the freedom of choice for mature, consenting individuals," making the ACLU "the guardian of liberty ... defend[ing] the fundamental rights of all people." It seems to us that this new defense of polygamy may weaken the pro-homosexual argument for changing the traditional definition of marriage. Supporters of so called same-sex "marriage" continuously insist that their effort to include homosexuality as an acceptable union under the defition of marriage would stop there and not include other lifestyles. In contrast however, most conservative and traditional marriage advocate have warned that this will not stop with just homosexual marriage but will most definitely go on to include every other deviant lifestyle --including polygamy, and most frightening, possibly changing current legal definitions of child-adult relationships. National Review correspondent Ramesh Ponnuru sheds some more light on this matter. He says "It could be that the ACLU has defended a right for people to set up households in this way without necessarily fighting for governmental recognition of polygamous 'marriages,'" he says. "Even if so," Ponnuru concludes, "it is hard to see how the ACLU, on its own principles, could stop short of demanding a change to the marriage laws to allow for polygamy." Strossen has been president of the ACLU since 1991. She is also an acting professor of law at New York Law School and the author of the book, Defending Pornography: Free Speech, Sex & the Fight for Women's Rights (Scriber). Kraft's Gay OlympicsInternational food giant Kraft Foods has gotten itself invovled in PR fiasco after the corporate leadership made the controversial decision to sponsor the Olympic style Chicago Gay Games VII in July. As can be seen on the
American Family Association website, these In these pictures On The official website of the Gay Games you can find over 70 sponsors including almost exclusively homosexual companies, including PlanetOut.com, Q Television, Pink magazine, Girlfriends magazine, Boi magazine, ChicagoPride.com and many more. Kraft Foods is the owner of many well known food brands including Maxwell House coffee, Kool-Aid and Capri Sun drinks, Oscar Mayer meats, Jell-O snacks, Oreo cookies and Nabisco Foods. Through the growing protests targeted against them they are risking serious backlash against thier product line. In an interview with PlanetOut, Kevin G. Boyer, a spokesman for Gay Games VII, said that, despite the growing protest, Kraft is "behind us 100 percent." This is where you come in!A nationwide protest is building with legions of devoted Americans calling and e-mailing Kraft, urging the company to withdraw its sponsorship of the Gay Games. It is vital for for us all to take a minute to write to Kraft Foods CEO Roger K. Deromedi to express your disappointment with Kraft Foods. Contact information is below. Please considerately express to him your desire that Kraft Foods withdraw its corporate sponsorship of Gay Games VII. Contact Information: Roger K. Deromedi, CEO Kraft Foods 3 Lakes Dr. Northfield, IL 60093 E-mail: rderomedi23@kraft.com Primary Phone: 847-646-2000 (When calling, you will likely be transferred to a customer service representative who will record your personal information with the promise that your message will be passed on to Mr. Deromedi. Please be considerate when calling and simply express that you wish Kraft to withdraw support for the Gay Games.) Fax: 847-646-6005 Epidemic in America: Public Schools on a crusade to normalize homosexuality"On the tallest mountain above the town lived a queen, the young prince, and the crown kitty. The queen had ruled for many long years and she was tired of it." King & King sure seems like an innocent childrens book... In the story, the queen wanted to step down so her son could take over the throne in her place, but first she had to find him a princess. After an unsucessful search for the perfect princess, she chose a prince. The illustrated book ends with a gay wedding and the two princes living happily ever after. King & King, which is geared towards children 6 and up, originally sparked controversy earlier this year in North Carolina earlier when a first grader took it out of the library at her public school. Needless to say, her parents were not too happy.. Conservative thinkers are up in arms about this book, and say many more like this are on the way due to the debate over homosexuality in the public schools. Homosexual activists have made significant inroads in recent years. A few examples are:
So you ask, what can you do to help?By calling key members of the House leadership and urging them to take a stand against this radical agenda. The leaders to call and e-mail are Speaker of the House Speaker Hastert's phone number is 202-225-0600; you can reach him via e-mail form here Majority Leader DeLay's phone number is 202-225-4000. He only accepts e-mail from constituents, so if he is your congressman you can reach him via Web form here Why is it ok for liberals to have a moment of silence honoring homosexuals, but no moment of silence for God? Contact your congressman and let them know you do not support this resolution, and let them know why! H.Con. Res. 123Title: Supporting the goals and ideals of the Day of Silence with respect to discrimination and harassment faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in schools.Sponsor: Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] Cosponsors (17) Latest Major Action: 4/5/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned So you ask, what can you do to help?By calling key members of the House leadership and urging them to vote against this resolution. The leaders to call and
e-mail are Speaker of the House Speaker Hastert's phone number is 202-225-0600; you can reach him via e-mail form here Majority Leader DeLay's phone number is 202-225-4000. He only accepts e-mail from constituents, so if he is your congressman you can reach him via Web form here School District's decision met with traditional family concern in Massachusetts.There is a plan afoot to begin the distribution of condoms to sixth graders in public schools in the town of Holyoke, Massachusettes which has raised many concerns by family advocates. School officials say the main reason for this controversial move is in response to a soaring teenage birthrate that is more than three times higher than the rest of the state. Spokesman for Bishop Timothy McDonnell and the Diocese of Springfield, Mass, Mark Dupont, commented that while he appreciates the schools concern they cant advise the same response. Bishop McDonnell said the decision to pass out condoms makes schools nothing more than enablers of teen sex. One of the biggest concerns about this plan and particularly distressing, is that parents have no voice in whether their children are given condoms, according to Bill Albert, who is the head of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. Mr. Albert maintains that "The effectiveness of school condom distribution programs has not been very good". But, with even a sixth-grade girl pregnant, the Holyoke School Committee seems determined to do something -- even if doesn't work. Mr Dupont maintains that "the most successful way to avoid unplanned pregnancy and disease is abstinence". |
