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Pennsylvania's Marketplace of Ideas
Pennsylvania's Marketplace of Ideas
November 9, 2007
by News Release
Volume 3, Issue 37
November 9, 2007
The Pennsylvania Family Institute's weekly update to concerned citizens.
Michael Geer, President
Attention: PA Family Institute has printable versions of the Family Update that can be downloaded and printed easily! Follow this link to get a 1-page version that you can hand out to your friends and family: http://www.pafamily.org/index.php?pID=78
!Please forward this email to family and friends!
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Quote of the Week
"[J]udges, therefore, should be always men of learning and experience in the laws, of exemplary morals, great patience, calmness, coolness, and attention. Their minds should not be distracted with jarring interests; they should not be dependent upon any man, or body of men."
~ John Adams
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Pennsylvania News
Campaign for Retention "No" Vote Fails, Democrats Sweep Supreme Court Race. Find out which judicial candidates won for Supreme Court, Superior Court, Commonwealth Court and Court of Common Pleas. Visit the Election Returns website.
Abstinence-Only Education: Good for life, Bad for Planned Parenthood Business. Despite the fact that abstinence-only education has little to do with the abortion industry; numerous pro-abortion organizations have vigorously opposed the funding of such programs. Tom Shaheen, vice president of policy for the Pennsylvania Family Institute, believes a good portion of pro-abortion opposition stems from the fact that federal funding of abstinence-only education takes away from funding of abortion-related programs and impacts business, as reported by the Bulletin in Philadelphia, www.thebulletin.us.
The Woman Behind the White Ribbons Campaign Against Pornography. The White Ribbon campaign, an annual effort to raise awareness about pornography, celebrated its 20th year, founded by Norma Norris of Butler, PA near Pittsburgh, but championed for two decades by Peggie Miller of Lancaster County. Read her story as profiled by her local newspaper.
Don't Miss Bella! Bella is an amazing and beautiful independent film about life, family and the beauty of adoption. The movie has been endorsed by Focus on the Family and the American Family Association. It has also won the Toronto , Sundance and Heartland Film Festivals. It is important that this film does well. If it is well attended in theatres then it will be carried for weeks or months instead of days. The movie is currently scheduled to play in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh (starting this weekend!). Go online to www.BellaLifeEmails.com and purchase advanced tickets or buy out a theater.
News posted daily at www.PAFamily.org!
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Marriage News
Federal Defense of Marriage Act Threatened. The Boston-based legal advocacy group that led the fight for gay marriage in Massachusetts is pushing to expand same-sex couples' rights. Carissa Cunningham, a spokeswoman for Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, or GLAD, said the group is now setting its sights on the federal Defense of Marriage Act of 1996, as reported by the Boston Globe. This is why it so important that we not only pass a state marriage amendment, but also a federal marriage protection amendment.
Visit PA4Marriage.org and YourAnswerMatters.com to learn about the Marriage Protection Amendment campaign to save marriage in Pennsylvania!
News posted daily at www.PA4Marriage.org!
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National News
House Passes ENDA, Threat to Religious Liberty. The U.S. House passed the "Employment Non-Discrimination Act" (ENDA) - a bill that gives homosexuals special rights in the workplace, with a vote of 235-184. ENDA would enshrine homosexuality in federal law, providing activists with the legal ammunition to threaten Christian employers, including ministries, child care centers and schools, from morally opposing the hiring of homosexuals in their organizations.
Take Action!
CALL YOUR U.S. Senators and ask them to please Vote NO on H.R. 3685, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Congress should not tell private employers whom to hire or make sexual orientation or gender identity a protected class. It's a matter of protecting the right of conscience and religious liberty.
Contact President Bush and ask him to veto this bill if it passes the Senate.
Read the Roll Call to see how your Congressman voted. CALL YOUR U.S. Representative (Congressman) and thank them if they voted against it or share your disappointment with them if they voted yes.
Use our Citizen Action Center!
News posted daily at www.PAFamily.org!
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Don't Miss These Events!
May 8, 2008 - PFI Pittsburgh Friends of the Family Banquet featuring Focus on the Family President and author Jim Daly. More details to come.
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PFI News
Listen to Michael Geer, President of PFI, as he hosts the Gary Sutton Show on WSBA 910AM on Monday, November 12, 9AM - 12PM. Listen on your radio or online. You can also hear Michael and Randall Wenger of our Independence Law Center on the Bob Durgin Show on WHP 580AM on Monday at 3:05PM. Listen on your radio or online.
Pennsylvania Family Institute Needs You! Pennsylvania Family Institute, the leading pro-family voice in Pennsylvania, is looking for volunteers to help at our downtown Harrisburg office in data entry, mailings, answering phones, event planning, and for our Pennsylvania for Marriage project. You get: free parking, free books and materials, free admission to our events and banquets, and the satisfaction of serving in a God-honoring ministry associated with Focus on the Family. For more information, or to get a volunteer application, call Emily Shaheen at (717) 545-0600.
Website Undergoing Changes, Please Excuse the Mess. You may have clicked on a link on our site that didn't go anywhere, or visited our site only to find an error message. We recently updated our site management system and are working on some other changes as well. We're still at www.pafamily.org and we hope to serve you even better once all the changes are in place! In the meantime, don't stop visiting! We're still providing up to date news coverage and are posting E-alerts on important bills that need your action! Thanks, PFI Staff
Don't Miss Michael Geer's The Common Good and Family Update Radio Shows on Christian Radio Stations throughout Pa. and online through our podcasts.
This week's guest 1: Dr. David Prentice, Senior Fellow for Life Sciences, Center for Human Life and Bioethics at the Family Research Council, giving an update on stem cell research.
Guest 2: Former Senator Rick Santorum on what he's up to now and his speech at the Washington Briefing.
The Pennsylvania Family Institute is a non-profit organization made possible through financial donations from our supporters. To donate to Pennsylvania Family Institute, click here: www.pafamily.org/donate
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