Posts from January 2011

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Legislature 2011

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The following is a preview of what to expect on Beacon Hill these next two years concerning traditional family values.

Pro-Life victories begin at the Assembly for Life

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This Sunday, our friends at Massachusetts Citizens for Life will host their annual Assembly for Life at Faneuil Hall in Boston. Due to a family obligation, radio personality Howie Carr had to cancel his keynote speech, but former Boston Mayor and Vatican Ambassador Ray Flynn has been chosen to replace him. In addition to Ambassador […]

Casino plan filed on Beacon Hill

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Sen. Jennifer Flanagan (D-Leominster) has filed a three-casino proposal and is encouraging her colleagues to bring it up soon. “I don’t want to see a repeat of last year,” Flanagan told the State House News Service, referring to the expanded gambling bill’s demise last year after a disagreement on slot machines at racetracks. “I think […]

“60 Minutes” exposes the predatory nature of slot machines

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Former state Senator Susan Tucker (D-Andover) and Les Bernal, Executive Director of the Stop Predatory Gambling Foundation, were both featured on CBS News’ “60 Minutes” this past Sunday as the news magazine exposed the gambling industry. “Their knowledge and experience with the gambling industry is unsurpassed,” says Kathleen Conley Norbut, director of United to Stop […]

Rhode Island House to Consider Same-Sex Marriage Bill

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The following is from CitizenLink: Legislation that was set to be reintroduced today in the Rhode Island House would make the state the sixth in the country to allow same-sex marriage. According to The Associated Press, sponsor Rep. Art Handy has at least 27 co-sponsors, including House Speaker Gordon Fox, a fellow Democrat. Democratic Senate […]

Abortions on the rise in the United States

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A new report released this week by the Guttmacher Institute finds an abortion rate increase of 1 percent, to 19.6 abortions per 1,000 women of childbearing age in 2008. This increase follows years of decline due to the growth of pregnancy resource centers, pro-life educational campaigns, and the enactment of state laws such as parental […]

Apple rejects Manhattan Declaration Again

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Apple has refused to reinstate the Manhattan Declaration Application back into the iTunes store yet again. In a letter to the writers of the Manhattan Declaration, Apple says the Declaration is “mean-spirited,” “objectionable,” and “potentially harmful.” This could not be further from the truth. If you’ve read the Declaration, you know that it is based […]

Same-sex “marriage” activists corrupt children with obscenity-laden video

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Last year, radical activists released an angry and degrading video to garner publicity and raise money for same-sex “marriage” advocacy. More than 2 million people have already watched this 2-minute video that is laced with dozes of angry obscenities. Some curse words are even spoken by 8 and 10-year-olds, exploiting these young children for cheap […]

Praying for those lost, those recovering, and our hurting nation

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We continue to pray for the victims of the tragedy in Tucson, Arizona and the families of those who lost their lives on Saturday. We pray for Congresswoman Giffords and her family as she continues her miraculous recovery. And we pray for our nation. We need to go beyond the moments of silence and beyond […]