Posts from April 2012

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“Transgender” activist appointed to bank board

by mafamily

According to the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition, the lead advocate for the “Bathroom Bill,” their executive director, Gunner Scott, has been elected to Eastern Bank’s Board of Corporators. His term lasts for 10 years. Gunner Scott has been the director of MTPC since 2008. “He” was born a woman, but has since “transitioned” to a […]

New polling shows close campaign on assisted suicide

by mafamily

The polling firm Public Policy Polling (PPP), a left-leaning group, has found that a slim majority of voters support physician-assisted suicide. Forth-three (43) percent of respondents said they would vote yes on the question this November, with thirty-seven percent saying they were against the proposed law. The interesting part of this survey, as highlighted by […]

DOMA on trial right here in the “Gay State”

by mafamily

Friends of the Family, This morning, a federal appeals court in Boston heard arguments in the legal battle to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). I was there this morning, along with Andrew Beckwith, MFI’s new executive vice president. As you know, DOMA defines marriage at the federal level as the union […]

Rhode Island Senate expected to approve casino ballot question

by mafamily

The Rhode Island Senate is set to vote today on whether to ask state residents to approve casino games at the Newport Grand slot parlor. Newport Grand wants to offer table games such as poker and blackjack to compete with casinos expected to open here in Massachusetts. The House has already approved the referendum, and […]

NH House passes number of pro-life bills

by mafamily

According to LifeSiteNews.com, pro-life advocates in New Hampshire are celebrating a slew of recent legislative victories in the state’s House of Representatives, including an informed consent bill and a ban on late term abortions. The “Women’s Right to Know Act,” perhaps the most hotly debated of the recent laws, was passed late last week after […]

T-Shirt Controversy Hits Clothes to Home

by mafamily

From Family Research Council: A Kentucky company called “Hands On” wishes liberals would keep their “hands off!” On Monday, homosexuals filed a complaint with the Lexington Human Rights Commission because the business turned down a request to print t-shirts for a gay pride parade. Co-owner Blain Adamson declined, saying Hands On is a Christian company, […]