Posts from September 2011

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Anti casino groups make statement on Beacon Hill

by mafamily

MFI stood with our friends in the coalition United to Stop Slots in Massachusetts (USS Mass) on the steps of the State House yesterday to call on legislators to reject the false promises of expanded predatory gambling and vote against the bill that would bring a slot parlor and three casinos to our state. Ironically, […]

MA House member calls for legalized internet poker

by mafamily

As if legalizing slot machines and Vegas-style casinos isn’t enough, state Rep. Daniel Winslow (R-Norfolk) believes now is a good time to legalize online poker games.  Under his plan, if approved, Massachusetts would become the first state in the U.S. to regulate internet poker and, according to Winslow, tap into a significant revenue source. Though […]

NC legislators put marriage to the voters

by mafamily

The voters in another state, this time North Carolina, will get a chance to protect marriage with a constitutional amendment on the ballot next November. In 2008, the Tarheel State voted for President Obama who opposes any and all marriage amendments.  Yet the North Carolina House and Senate overwhelmingly approved the marriage amendment, meeting the […]

ACLU continues assault on prayer banner in RI school

by mafamily

The Rhode Island Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is seeking a permanent federal injunction to force the city of Cranston to remove a banner in a school auditorium that encourages students to strive academically. The banner begins with “Our Heavenly Father” and ends with “Amen.” Last year, the ACLU asked the school […]

MA group seeks school ban on Pledge of Allegiance

by mafamily

Just last year, teenage activist Sean Harrington was given a Citizenship Award at our annual banquet for his ultimately successful quest to get the Pledge of Allegiance reinstated in Arlington public schools. Despite this victory, secular and liberal forces are working to remove the Pledge from schools in Brookline. Brookline Political Action for Peace says […]

9.11.01

by mafamily

Dear Friends of the Family and our Nation, It is hard to realize that it was a decade ago when, on an otherwise routine day, the enemies of our nation perpetrated the worst terror attack in our history. While terror has had a long and deadly history around the globe, America had remained nearly untouched […]

Episcopalians close to naming married lesbian as bishop

by mafamily

The Episcopal Church was one of the first “mainstream” religions to support the ordination of homosexuals into the ministry. In 2003, V. Gene Robinson was elected the ninth bishop of the Diocese of New Hampshire, becoming “the first openly gay, non-celibate priest” to be ordained as a bishop in a major Christian denomination. His elevation […]

New research reveals abortion harmful to women’s mental health

by mafamily

From Family Research Council: WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a meta-analysis published today in the British Journal of Psychiatry, 81 percent of females who had an abortion were found to be at an increased risk for mental health problems, including depression, alcohol abuse and suicidal behaviors. The study, “Abortion and Mental health: Quantitative Synthesis and Analysis […]

Gays look for further concessions from military

by mafamily

As with same-sex “marriage” and the agenda that followed its legalization here in Massachusetts, the homosexuals and their advocates have been anything but satisfied with the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” That repeal is set to take place in two weeks, but homosexuals are already asking for Outserve, an underground homosexual magazine, to be […]