Monthly Archives: October 2015

Where do the PA Supreme Court candidates stand on life?

October 29, 2015 | 6 comments | Posted in Voting | Tags: , , ,

Full 2015 Voter’s Guide: pafamily.org/2015/10/election

Print: Roe v Wade – according to the Supreme Court candidates… Read more

One-Night Theatrical Release: New Film Interviews Gosnell

October 29, 2015 | 1 comment | Posted in abortion | Tags: , ,

3801 Lancaster: American Tragedy In Theaters: November 10 – Philly, Lititz, Grove City | November 18 – Pittsburgh What began to shift our society’s worldview on abortion was not the Planned Parenthood videos. It was the case of… Read more

50-year Ministry to Public School Children Grounded

October 26, 2015 | No comments | Posted in Religious Freedom | Tags: ,

Agency Misapplied Law to Ground Private Ministry’s Buses

Franklin County, Pennsylvania – An organization that for 50 years has been providing free, once-a-week religious education for students off school premises has had its fleet of buses grounded by the State … Read more

Thousands of petitions to investigate & defund Planned Parenthood delivered to PA Capitol

October 21, 2015 | 1 comment | Posted in Uncategorized | Tags:

Petitions ready for delivery today.

Today, stacks of petitions bearing the signatures of thousands of Pennsylvanians are being delivered to State Senators and State Representatives in the Capitol, calling upon both an investigation and defunding of Planned Parenthood.

In light … Read more

2015 Pennsylvania Judicial Voter’s Guide – Be Informed!

October 16, 2015 | 7 comments | Posted in Voting | Tags: ,

Download: Statewide Judicial Voter’s Guide 2015 Tuesday, November 3, 2015 is Election Day.

Pennsylvania Family Institute offers Judicial Voter’s Guide with information on the statewide races – Supreme Court, Superior Court & Commonwealth Court.

Download here:

Statewide Judicial Voter’s Guide … Read more

Is it fair to force a school to open girls restrooms to male students?

October 16, 2015 | 3 comments | Posted in education, Religious Freedom | Tags: , ,

Many of the concerns with the “Fairness Act”—the proposal that would add “sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression” to Pennsylvania’s non-discrimination law—may not hit very close to home to a lot of people. After all, only so many Pennsylvanians… Read more

City Lawyer: Don’t Share Your Beliefs With Anyone

October 15, 2015 | 1 comment | Posted in Religious Freedom | Tags: , ,

Chief Kelvin Cochran was before a judge on Wednesday (October 14) as a district court in the state of Georgia heard arguments about whether or not to move forward with his lawsuit.

Chief Cochran (our special guest at the Friends … Read more

Oct. 30: Two Outspoken Christian Leaders Come to Hershey

October 9, 2015 | No comments | Posted in Family | Tags: , ,

2015 Friends of the Family Banquet Our Wilberforce Moment Featuring Eric Metaxas with special guest Chief Kelvin Cochran Friday October 30th | Hershey Lodge

Dinner Tickets Available: www.DinnerwiththeFamily.org

Eric Metaxas is “a photogenic, witty ambassador for faith” (ABC News). He … Read more

A closer look at Pennsylvania, Planned Parenthood & Health Care

October 9, 2015 | 1 comment | Posted in abortion | Tags: , ,

1. Fewer people are using Planned Parenthood.

15,681 – that’s the number of fewer people who used a Pennsylvania Planned Parenthood in 2014 versus the previous year. That’s a drop of over 13% in one year. (Nationally, from 2006-2013, the … Read more

Is it fair to compel Christians to do something that violates their faith?

October 6, 2015 | 1 comment | Posted in First Amendment, Free Speech | Tags: , , ,

The Giffords are a Catholic family living on a working farm outside New York City.  Like many family farms, the Giffords open the farm to the public for family activities like berry-picking, hayrides, and so on.  They also used to … Read more