Category: Coalitions – Social Issues

Fetal Murmurings

Fetal Murmurings

I’m just a little baby,

I really have no say;

But I’m to be aborted

And thrown away today!

 

I can’t speak out for myself,

My ‘right-to-life’s’ a fight;

“MAMA” has been brainwashed

Into thinking, “It’s all right.” 

 

Because I’m still a fetus,

They think I’m not worthwhile;

Not enough to rearrange

And change their own lifestyle.

 

Don’t they know when I grow up,

A great help to many they’d see?

Perhaps one day, I’d cure cancer

Or a great leader be.

 

Because they think I’m worthless,

They’ll never know the JOY,

One has when they are holding

Their precious girl or boy!

 

Written by Norma Jean Sauers February 3, 1994

They’ve Crossed the Line – A Patriot’s Guide to Religious Freedom

I recently read PA State Representative Stephen Bloom’s book They’ve Crossed the Line A Patriot’s Guide to Religious Freedom.  What a great book!  The forward is written by Senator Rick Santorum.  It is a quick read and I encourage you do take the time and read it.  So often we as Americans are told we do not have our freedoms and so many people throw their hands up and walk away.  We do have religious freedoms, no matter if we are at school, work, or in a public place.  It’s time more Christians stood up and fought.

They crossed the line

101 Million Americans Received Food Aid Last Year

NFRW Political Briefing

U. S. Department of Agriculture statistics show nearly one-third of Americans received government-funded food aid in 2012. With roughly a dozen federal food assistance programs operating today, 59 percent of American households participate in one of the four largest food assistance programs – food stamps, school breakfasts, school lunches, and WIC – and end up receiving benefits from two or more programs.

In general, the federal government funds roughly 80 welfare programs including 12 educational assistance programs and 11 housing assistance programs at a cost of nearly $1 trillion a year.

For decades, the federal government has been pouring taxpayer dollars into an increasing number of welfare programs in an attempt to tackle poverty. Yet this system has proven ineffective at helping individuals and families reach self-sufficiency.

The size of today’s welfare system clearly demonstrates the need for both opportunity-based economic policies and critical positive reforms to promote self-sufficiency through work, personal responsibility and human dignity.

Pennsylvania lawmaker (Daryl Metcalfe) calls for impeachment of official issuing gay marriage licenses

An ardent proponent of traditional marriage on Wednesday called for the impeachment of the Montgomery County government official who has begun to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) said that Bruce Hanes was violating the law and should be removed from office. He said that the marriage licenses issued by the office have no legal standing.

“It’s not legal,” Metcalfe said. “Our laws are very clear about what marriage is. Marriage is between a man and a woman. Anything that that courthouse issues to anyone other than a man and a woman would not be valid in Pennsylvania. The individual doing so is committing an act of lawlessness. It’s outrageous to see a locally elected official believing he has the ability to set state policy like this from a local county office. If it wasn’t so wrong it would be laughable.”

In defiance of state law, Hanes on Wednesday began to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. At least five licenses were issued, and one couple married.

 Metcalfe has revived efforts to reintroduce legislation aimed at a state constitutional amendment to define marriage as between one man and one woman. Metcalfe’s legislation would also outlaw same-sex civil unions and domestic partnerships

“If it wasn’t so wrong it would be laughable.” – Rep. Daryl Metcalfe

Metcalfe added that under the law, same-sex marriages performed in other states or territories are not recognized by Pennsylvania.

“You have an individual who is charged with carrying out the law of Pennsylvania and this individual breaks the law,” Metcalfe said. “Ultimately, I think there might be an impeachment procedure. The Legislature could remove this individual from office for violating the law.

Metcalfe said he is also drafting a resolution seeking the impeachment of Attorney General Kathleen Kane.

 Kane, a defendant in an ACLU federal lawsuit against the state, is refusing to defend the law in court. She is leaving it up to Gov. Tom Corbett, who is also named a defendant.

The ACLU filed the lawsuit two weeks ago on behalf of 23 gay and lesbian couples.

Metcalfe said Kane was breaking the law.

“I think breaking the law is worthy of impeachment,” he said. “Her duty is to defend the law. By her example this Montgomery County official felt emboldened to violate the law also.”

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/07/gay_marriage_licenses_montgome_4.html

 

 

07/28/2013 Is National Parent’s Day

The 4th Sunday of July is National Parent’s Day – http://www.parentsday.com/index.html

What Is Parents’ Day?

Many Americans are unaware that our nation has a new day of commemoration called Parents’ Day. This is good news for America’s parents and families.

In 1994 President Bill Clinton signed into law the resolution unanimously adopted by the U. S. Congress establishing the fourth Sunday of every July as Parents’ Day, a perennial day of commemoration similar to Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. According to the Congressional Resolution, Parents’ Day is established for “recognizing, uplifting, and supporting the role of parents in the rearing of children.”

The establishment of Parents’ Day was the result of a bipartisan, multiracial and interfaith coalition of religious, civic and elected leaders who recognized the need to promote responsible parenting in our society and to uplift ideal parental role models, especially for our nation’s children.

Since the creation of this annual day of commemoration, local faith communities, elected officials and activists throughout the nation have creatively launched many activities around the theme of Parents’ Day designed to celebrate and strengthen the traditional, two-parent family.

The National Parents’ Day Council does not envision Parents’ Day to be yet “another” day to honor parents, but rather a day when parents honor their children and the God-centered family ideal by rededicating themselves to manifest the highest standard of unconditional true love.

The Opportunity

The establishment of Parents’ Day affords a wonderful opportunity for communities, organizations, churches, mosques, synagogues and temples to honor exemplary parents and to encourage families everywhere to invest in our most precious resource – our children. Among the most popular of these activities has been the recognition of outstanding couples as parental role models who have been honored as “Parents of the Year” at the national, state, local and faith community level.

We encourage you to get involved in helping us recognize outstanding parents worthy of this recognition by establishing a Parents’ Day Selection Committee in your faith community or local area. Please also recommend such parents to your state’s National Parents’ Day Council affiliate or our national office for consideration to be selected “Parents of the Year” at the state or national level.

ACLU launches campaign to win GOP support for gay marriage

Shortly after the Supreme Court struck down part of the Defense of Marriage Act, the American Civil Liberties Union announced a new initiative aimed at winning Republican support for gay marriage at the state level.

The ACLU’s campaign will be led by Steve Schmidt, a Republican consultant who held senior positions in the presidential campaigns of George W. Bush and John McCain. Schmidt also managed Arnold Schwarzenegger’s California gubernatorial re-election campaign.

Additionally, the ACLU announced the hiring of GOProud co-founder and former Executive Director Jimmy LaSalvia. LaSalvia’s task will be outreach to gay conservatives, according to a statement released by the group.

The two Republicans were hired as part of a broader initiative challenging state legal and constitutional provisions that restrict marriage to a man and a woman. The ACLU is planning to spend $10 million on this effort through 2016.

ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero told The Daily Caller News Foundation that he was interested in reaching Republicans “where they are” and trying to change minds on marriage. He praised Schmidt as someone who would help connect them to GOP leaders in the nearly 40 states that do not permit same-sex marriage.

LaSalvia will play a similar role with the tea party. “Jimmy isn’t with the ACLU on issues like abortion or voting rights,” Romero said. “But he has connections that can help us reach the tea party.”

Romero told TheDC News Foundation that the ACLU decided to begin a “respectful dialogue” with Republicans after the oral arguments in the gay marriage cases before the Supreme Court. They concluded the court was unlikely to strike down state laws on marriage, and therefore engaging the states in a bipartisan manner was “the next step for marriage equality.”

“Momentum is everything in advocacy,” Romero said, hailing Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling — written by Justice Anthony Kennedy, a Republican appointee — as “a tipping point.”

While the ACLU’s alliance with Republican supporters of gay marriage is new, the push by GOP strategists and donors to change the party’s position has been going on for several years. Over 70 prominent Republicans signed an amicus brief urging the court to overturn Proposition 8, California’s state-level gay marriage ban.

Schmidt came out in support of same-sex nuptials after McCain was defeated in the 2008 presidential election. Ken Mehlman, the former Republican National Committee chairman who ran Bush’s 2004 re-election campaign, announced his support for gay marriage in 2010.

Glenn Beck to Speak at Audit the IRS Rally

audit the irs rallyl 6-19-2013Patriots, we have big news to share. We have just been informed that Glenn Beck has accepted an invitation to speak at our Audit the IRS rally on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 from 12pm to 3pm. There were rumors last week and even talk from Beck on his radio program that he would be showing up in DC this week. You can read more about his announcement here  Glenn Beck

Senate passes bill to prevent taxpayer funding of abortions

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Call To Action

June 5, 2013

Abortion is not Healthcare:
Senate Passes Bill to Prevent
Taxpayer Funding of Abortions

Harrisburg, Pa.  The Pennsylvania Senate today approved House Bill 818, a measure that would ensure that no taxpayer funds are used to subsidize abortion coverage in health insurance plans mandated by the new federal healthcare law. Final passage was a bipartisan vote of 31-19.

Michael Geer, president of Pennsylvania Family Council, said: “This new law is necessary to keep our insurance laws consistent with Pennsylvania’s Abortion Control Act.”

“Abortion is not health care. Pennsylvania does not use taxpayer dollars to fund abortions and we need to make sure it stays that way.

“The bill respects the conscience and respect for life of millions of Pennsylvanians, and ensure that their tax dollars do not subsidize abortion coverage through the back door of the new health insurance exchanges.”

Pennsylvania is among 20 states which have already enacted a similar law.

Pennsylvania Family Council thanks House sponsor, State Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion) and Senate sponsor Sen. Don White (R-Indiana) for their work in introducing and passing this important bill, and looks forward to Gov. Tom Corbett’s signature on this important new law.

Please thank your senator if they voted for HB 818:

 

Click here to check the Roll Call.

If your Senator voted yes:

Senator John R. Gordner
(717) 787-8928 (Capitol)

·  Thank them for voting Yes on HB 818 and ensuring your tax dollars don’t subsidize abortion coverage in the new health insurance exchanges.


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