Monthly Archives: May 2012
Obama Leads Party to Defeat Gendercide Ban
May 31, 2012 | 1 comment | Posted in Family, Health, Life, Politics | Tags: abortion, gender, gendercide, life, obama, sex-selection
From Lifenews.com:
Democrats in the House of Representatives prevented passage of a bill that would ban sex-selection abortions. The legislation needed a two-thirds vote and Democrats voted overwhelmingly against the legislation after President Barack Obama and Planned Parenthood came … Read more
9am Thurs. May 31: TV Debate – Marriage in PA
May 30, 2012 | No comments | Posted in marriage, Politics | Tags: marriage, may 30, PCN, randy wenger
Planned Parenthood Gendercide
May 30, 2012 | No comments | Posted in Family, Health, Life | Tags: abortion, funding, gendercide, Lila Rose, live action, Planned Parenthood, sex-selection
Lila Rose and the Live Action team released a new video on Tuesday showing gendercide at Planned Parenthood. The video is first in a new series titled “Gendercide: Sex-Selection in America,” exposing the practice of sex-selective abortion in the United … Read more
Support for Traditional Marriage Still Overwhelming in PA
May 23, 2012 | No comments | Posted in marriage, Politics, Uncategorized | Tags: civil unions, marriage, media, pennsylvania, polling, same-sex marriage
by Brandon McGinley
A poll released today by Public Policy Polling indicates that, despite President Obama’s declaration of support for same-sex “marriage” and despite widespread efforts to stigmatize supporters of traditional marriage, only 35% of Pennsylvanians support redefining marriage.
“But … Read more
Funding Women’s Health, Not Abortion
May 23, 2012 | No comments | Posted in Family, Health, Life | Tags: abortion, funding, health, Planned Parenthood, prolife, taxes, women
For Immediate Release May 23, 2012
(Harrisburg, PA) – “It’s time for Planned Parenthood to come clean,” announced Thomas Shaheen, Vice-President for Policy of the Pennsylvania Family Council.
“They claim they do not use taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions. … Read more
Sleeping Giant?
May 22, 2012 | No comments | Posted in Health, marriage, Religious Freedom | Tags: contraception, healthcare, marriage, obama, Obamacare, religious liberty
by Brandon McGinley
As was widely reported yesterday, 43 Catholic dioceses and institutions, including the Archdioceses of New York and Washington, DC, and the University of Notre Dame, filed suit against the federal government over the unprecedented attack on religious … Read more
Who is speaking at City on the Hill 2012?
May 18, 2012 | No comments | Posted in Family, Uncategorized | Tags: 2012, city on the hill, Glenn Stanton, mike adams
Part of the experience of City on the Hill is our students engaging with some of today’s most influential and effective leaders.
Those leaders for this summer’s 12th annual City on the Hill (July 22-28) will be:
Glenn Stanton, … Read more
The President Endorses Divorce; Slams Monogamy?
May 17, 2012 | No comments | Posted in Family, marriage, Politics, Religious Freedom, Sexuality | Tags: family, marriage, obama, Pennsylvania Family Institute, Politics, religious liberty, same-sex marriage, truth
“Imagine a scenario in which the President of the United States used his bully pulpit do declare to the country that divorce was a good thing…”
Joseph Backholm, my colleague at the Family Policy Institute of Washington outside Seattle, wrote … Read more
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Prison-Bound Speakers & Reform
May 14, 2012 | No comments | Posted in Family, Politics | Tags: Commonwealth Foundation, pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Family Institute, Prison Reform
By Michael Geer
This afternoon, a former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, a Democrat, will report to the Dauphin County Courthouse to begin serving a prison sentence for his conviction on corruption charges. He joins a Republican former … Read more
North Carolina Continues Perfect Streak for Marriage
May 10, 2012 | No comments | Posted in marriage, Uncategorized | Tags: marriage, marriage amendment, north carolina, pennsylvania
Marriage has a perfect batting average when it comes to state marriage amendments that provide the opportunity for citizens to have the ability to affirm marriage between a husband and wife.
The citizens of North Carolina once again affirmed marriage … Read more