Posts from February 2012

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Scott Brown stands up for religious liberty

by mafamily

In response to President Obama’s unwavering stance infringing on the conscience rights of believers, Senator Scott Brown has signed on as a co-sponsor of a bill that would allow employers and insurers to limit specific health care coverage, including contraception, based on religious or moral objections. There are thirty-seven senators currently supporting the bill proposed […]

LETTER: There is nothing ‘fair’ about pornography

by mafamily

    There is nothing ‘fair’ about pornography “Politically correct labels be darned, porn communicates that women are objects or, worse, simply pleasure-giving machines to be discarded after they are exploited.” — Maureen Vacca This letter originally appeared in the Boston Globe “Fair-Trade Pornography” (02/09/12) could have been written as a promotion piece for the […]

Multiple sclerosis being treated by adult stem cells

by mafamily

From Family Research Council: Slapping hockey pucks around the ice rink, cracking balls around the golf course, and pounding out a 65-hour work week used to be commonplace for Barry Goudy. Then the unthinkable happened: doctors told the Southgate, Michigan businessman he had multiple sclerosis (MS). After the initial shock of the diagnosis, Barry’s wife, […]

Marriage in the news for all the wrong reasons

by mafamily

Friends of the Family, With Valentine’s Day less than a week away, it would be nice if the media would cover a new report that finds 162 reasons to get married. But instead they are fixated on the issue of redefining marriage, particularly when it comes to same-sex “marriage” and Proposition 8 in California. First, […]

Planned Parenthood flexes muscle, Komen backtracks

by mafamily

After it was announced that Susan G. Komen for the Cure would be ending its grants and donations to Planned Parenthood while the abortion giant was under investigation by Congress, Planned Parenthood and its allies went into action. They were so ferocious that Komen buckled under the pressure just two days later. I think Jeanne […]

Washington State likely to pass same-sex “marriage” today

by mafamily

Washington State was expected to become the seventh state to allow same-sex “marriage” on Wednesday, with the State House expected to give final passage and Gov. Christine Gregoire promising to sign the bill. The measure passed the Senate 28 to 21 last week. Same-sex “marriage” activists have steadily paved the way in Washington for legalization […]

Same-sex couple challenging Prop 8 files for divorce

by mafamily

One of the same-sex couples who challenged California’s Prop 8 in court filed for divorce late last month, only weeks before a federal court ruled the ballot-approved law unconstitutional. Robin Tyler filed for divorce from Diane Olson on January 25. The couple was married at the Beverly Hills Courthouse in June 2008, during the short […]

Hundreds turn out to support repeal of same-sex “marriage” in NH

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Hundreds of people rallied Tuesday outside the Statehouse in Concord, New Hampshire in support of repealing the state’s same-sex “marriage” law and replacing it with civil unions for any unmarried adults who are dependent on one another.  “We must vote to back marriage for our children,” said House Speaker William O’Brien at the rally. No […]

UPDATE: Parents end request for abortion on daughter

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The parents of a 32-year-old pregnant woman, known only as Mary Moe, have officially withdrawn their request to subject their daughter to a force abortion and sterilization, LifeNews.com reports. Moe, who suffers from schizophrenia and bipolar mood disorder, was being treated in a Massachusetts hospital. Moe is a Catholic and has expressed vocal opposition to […]