Senate Close to Silencing Religious Speech Nima Reza, CitizenLink (15 July, 2009) -"The "hate-crimes" bill, being considered as an amendment to the Defense Authorization bill, would create a new class of crimes based on a victim's "actual or perceived sexual...
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Senator Leach’s Press Conference
In the capitol rotunda today, the first couple of steps behind Senator Leach’s podium held a variety of faces. The ones introduced were an older gay couple, a younger lesbian couple with their child, and a college girl whose mother became a lesbian thirteen years...
Protecting Your Community Against Adult Businesses
Sometimes we may feel that businesses have authority over us. We are not always sure that we have the power to make a difference. However, this is not true. When it comes to sexually oriented businesses or adult businesses, community members do have a say. ...
Your Voice Counts! Take Action Against Gambling!
Michael Geer with Friday’s Family Update: All week here on Family Update, I’ve been telling you about the troubling plans in Harrisburg to approve a massive expansion of gambling across Pennsylvania . Gov. Rendell and some legislative leaders want to legalize video...
Standing for His Law
Delaware Notches Pair of Pro-Family Wins CitizenLink (2 July, 2009) -A bill restricting mothers to talk to their child within 100 feet with the abortion clinic was defeated. While in the meantime, a stricter ordinance on sexually oriented businesses was passed!...
What Would Jefferson Do?
Monday’s Family Update with Michael Geer: Spending your way out of financial trouble seems to most people to be the opposite of common sense. Borrowing more and spending more is no way to dig yourself out of a canyon of debt. Yet here in Harrisburg, in state...
Your Voice Counts! Take Action Against Gambling!
Michael Geer with Friday’s Family Update: All week here on Family Update, I’ve been telling you about the troubling plans in Harrisburg to approve a massive expansion of gambling across Pennsylvania . Gov. Rendell and some legislative leaders want to legalize video...
Family Newswatch
What we're reading: Connecticut Governor Rell Signs Bill Banning Ultrasounds Without Medical Reason Steven Ertelt, LifeNews (29 June, 2009) -If abortion advocates believe that there is no life in the womb (due to confusion of when conception occurs), then why are...
The Powerful Gambling Lobby in Harrisburg
Michael Geer with Thursday’s Family Update: Before casino gambling came to Pennsylvania, legalized in the wee hours of Sunday morning, July 4th, 2004, we warned that the gambling lobby would become the 800-pound gorilla in state government. They would throw money...
Should Pennsylvania Rely on Poor to Balance Budget?
Michael Geer with Wednesday’s Family Update: It’s hard to believe that in this economic climate, our governor and some of our legislative leaders are looking to expand gambling once again – as a way to balance our state budget. Already, we know that gambling...