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California Readers: Your Help Needed Today on Same-Sex Marriage
Bill
The fight to defeat "Gay Marriage"
on the floor of the CA Assembly and is in it's third vote in two
days and your calls are needed now.
By
Meredith Richey
Alberta's Marriage Battle
In the Canadian battle over marriage,
Alberta is the last stand. “If we lose marriage in Alberta,”
warns Michele Dow, “marriage in Canada is almost certainly
lost.”
By Rebecca Hudson
Take
Action: Vermont Assisted Suicide Bill
If you are a citizen of Vermont,
please read this message. If you have friends in Vermont, please
send this article to them.
Sex-Ed
Action Alert
This is an action alert for Meridian
readers concerned about what their children will learn in schools
concerning sex education. You can make a difference. Please respond.
Urgent
Action Alert!
Help
Defend Family, Marriage and the Unborn at the UN
The
Commission on the Status of Women at the UN is negotiating a document
that will impact marriage and the unborn, and the ambassadors need
to hear from you.
Take
Action
Write President Bush Now about New FCC Appointments
It may be as early as next
week that President Bush appoints two new commissioners to the FCC--a
decision that can affect the enforcement of indecency laws. Read
this announcement from the Family Research Council and let your
voice be heard.
Hackers
Hit Websites Encouraging Uplifting Movies
Two websites, www.camieawards.org
and www.moviepicks.org,
helping families find wholesome movies are down again Monday morning
after being attacked by hackers twice over the weekend.
Important
New Book Explores Problems for Children When Parents are Absent
By Austin Ruse
Meridian
Readers Made a Big Difference at the United Nations
Meridian readers made their voices
heard in a major way and made a big difference for the family at
the United Nations this week.
By
Sharon Slater
President,
United Families International
U.S. District Court Asked to Declare Defense
of Marriage Act Unconstitutional
Assaults on DOMA are already happening.
Family
Movie Act Needs Support
U.S.
District Court Asked to Declare Defense of Marriage Act Unconstitutional
State by State
The Battle for Marriage
With all the election rhetoric about terrorism
and healthcare, what's happening state by state to the marriage
amendments? We'll fill you in.
By Sheldon Kinsel
A
Wake-up Call
“FAMILY
VALUES are what are up for grabs here. Money can't buy them back
once they are gone.” Utah is in a tough marriage amendment
battle.
by
Patsy Lamb
Vote
Your Values
The election in the United States
is only a few days away and the future of the family is on the line.
Many races are tight and the addition of a few volunteers helping
to get out the vote may make a significant difference. We urge you
to study the candidate’s positions on family issues in every
race, both local and national and volunteer to help at www.anxiouslyengaged.org
, a site created by and for Latter-day Saints. If ever there were
a time to stir yourselves to action regarding the world your children
and grandchildren will know, this is it.
By
Maurine Jensen Proctor
State
Constitutional Marriage Amendments Face Challenge in 11 States
State constitutional amendments
for marriage--even in Utah--desperately need your help and your
contributions.
By
Cherilyn Bacon
The Worldwide
Attack on Marriage: A Battle We Cannot Lose
The concerted efforts to redefine
and undo marriage are not merely a local or national debate. It
is a worldwide attack on family that has the power to radically
change the world.
By
Richard G. Wilkins
Bishops
Stress Need to Vote Pro-Life to Catholic Voters
Kerry's positions on issues like abortion
and stem cell research are having a negative effect among Catholic
voters.
BYU’s
World Family Policy Center Sponsors Geneva Family Conference
Consider the impact of having top scholars
from different parts of the world and from differing faiths coming
together with a wealth of research that will help protect natural
marriage and the family.
By
Gary and Joy Lundberg
Discovering
the Anti-Family Agenda at the United Nations: An Eye-Opening Experience
This is a must-read article, especially
if you are unaware how active the forces are at the UN who hope
to destroy the family.
By
Sharon Slater
Born That Way? Facts and
Fiction about Homosexuality
Part II
If biology is insufficient to explain
the development of homosexual attraction, what does the research
say about the developmental or environmental factors?
By
A. Dean Byrd, Ph.D., MBA, MPH
Born That Way? Facts and
Fiction about Homosexuality
Homosexuality is an issue
on which there is little genuine intellectual exchange these days.
So the question remains, is there any evidence that homosexuality
is imprinted on the genes?
By
A. Dean Byrd, Ph.D., MBA, MPH
Protection
of Unborn With Disabilities May Be Included In New UN Document
The Definition of Marriage:
Utah's Defining Moment
The passage of a marriage amendment
to the state constitution, which should be a slam dunk in Utah,
is mired in confusion. Read why and what you can do to help.
By
Cherilyn Bacon
The Legal Effect of Utah’s Marriage Amendment
Here
is a legal analysis demonstrating why, arguments to the contrary,
Utah’s proposed marriage amendment is sound and vital.
What’s
the Problem with Moral Relativism?
I debated same-sex marriage the other day (I am against
it), and the crowd-pleasing line that my debating opponent came
up with was, “Judge not, that ye be not judged.” (Matt.
7:1). What he really meant was that all morality is relative. Is
it really true that we are not meant to judge?
By
Geoffrey Biddulph
FCC’s
Notice of Inquiry into the Violent TV Programming and its Impact
on Children.
Your opinion on television violence
is now requested by the FCC.
By
Jay R. Rush
Invasion
of Latin America—How the Family is being Undermined
Despite deep family roots in Latin
America, those bent on destroying the family are making an ominous
invasion.
By E. Douglas Clark, International Policy Director, United Families International
News
Flash: Your Community Meeting Report Will Be Published and Presented
to the United Nations
Many readers write and want to know
what they can do to help the family. Here's something specific and
important.
By
Gary and Joy Lundberg
International
Law Conference Assesses Threats to Sovereignty
Concern
about the ability of elites, both within international judicial
bodies and international nongovernmental organizations, to gain
enormous power.
Removing
Federal Court Jurisdiction Won’t Save Marriage
Judicial stripping is not
the answer to the same-sex marriage threat.
By Richard G.
Wilkins
How Your Senator Voted on Marriage
Defenders of marriage have some work to do.
By Richard G. Wilkins
Government Structure, Marriage and the Constitution:
What all Americans Should Understand
Unless the American people amend the Constitution of the United States, marriage – in very short order – will no longer be a union between a man and a woman.
By Richard G. Wilkins
Without Strong Families--Government Band-Aids
Most of society's ills are not due to poverty, but to the breakdown of the family.
By Richard and Linda Eyre
Take
Action to Save Marriage
Here’s something specific you
can do—and must do urgently since a vote on the Federal Marriage
Amendment is coming up in the middle of July in the Senate.
Religious
Left Strategizes on Homosexual "Marriage"
Here
is how those who oppose the Federal Marriage Amendment will state
their case.
"Save
the Family" in Your Town
Join us in an effort to inform and
motivate to action the people in your community to help save the
family by holding a Save the Family meeting this summer.
by
Gary and Joy Lundberg
The
Marriage Minutemen of Massachusetts -- Citizens Making a Difference
by Standing Up for Marriage
Like the Minutemen of the Revolutionary War,
there are those on the front lines of a different kind of battle
today; a battle for the soul of a nation.
By
April Perry
Traditional
Marriage Will Always Prevail
Marriage is more than couple-love;
it is the means by which the human race bridges the gender divide,
creates mothers and fathers for children, and makes the next generation
happen.
By
Maggie Gallagher
Defining
Marriage and Making Cream Sauce
Does one really need cream in order
to make cream sauce? How about a man and a woman to make a marriage?
Today the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court answers the latter
question with a mind boggling 'no'.
By Richard G.
Wilkins and Linda Nuttall
Saving
the Culture of Marriage
Today, sex outside of marriage is
so common as to be expected. The Church view is that sex is appropriate
only within the bonds of marriage. Families and posterity depend
on this crucial doctrine.
by
Linda Nuttall
Feminism
and the Family?
Feminism - one of the greatest mythmakers
of all time. We look at the falsehoods perpetuated and real harm
done in the name of feminism.
By
Janice Shaw Crouse, Ph.D.
Thwarting
the Anti-Family Agenda?
An Eyewitness Account of the Commission
on Human Rights
Few of us truly understand the binding
nature of U.N. resolutions and the devastating consequences some
of the current efforts underway will have on the family.
By
Lynn Allred
Decency
In Media ? Act Now!
Don’t let the proposed Media
Decency Bill die next week in the Senate!
Act now before it’s too late!
by
Steve DeVore
Send
a Mother's Day Card to President Bush and Senator Kerry?
We
are asking you to take a couple of minutes and send President Bush
and Senator Kerry a Mother's Day e-card.
Future
"Belongs" to the Religious, Says Demographer
Religious
people are the ones having all of the babies these days. What does
that mean for the future of society?
World
Congress of Families Counters Propaganda in Pro-Abortion March
Sunday’s
so-called March for Women’s Lives in Washington, D.C. argues
myth and outdated ideas to support the horrible practice of feticide.
Homosexuals
Call "Barbaric" Church Purveyor of "Nasty Dogmas"
As the drive to establish international
homosexual rights has apparently stalled at the UN Commission on
Human Rights, homosexual advocacy groups have begun lashing out
at their opponents calling the Catholic Church "barbaric"
in its defense of "nasty dogmas."
Family
Briefs
Raising
Babies?It All Starts in the Brain
Full-time mothering gets a boost from science.
A mother's gaze helps the brain to develop.
By
Christine de Vollmer
On
Fairness and Families
If someone says "It's not fair
that homosexual couples can't marry," here's the perfect answer.
By
Orson Scott Card
Partial
Birth Abortion Judge Quizzes Abortionists about Fetal Pain
Three
courts scattered around the country began hearing testimony last
week in cases that are testing the constitutionality of the Partial
Birth Abortion Ban.
by
Austin Ruse
Defend
Marriage: Important Action Alert
The first legal same sex marriages
ever in the United States will take place in Massachusetts beginning
on May 17th, unless Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, can stop
them. You can help.
The
Family
A Source of Untold Wealth
Delegates to the World Congress of
Families III in Mexico City heard yesterday that the wealth of a
nation begins in the family.
By
Craig Cardon
All
Rise for the Family
A
Report of the World Congress of Families III in Mexico City
Over
2,500 delegates from more than 60 nations--among them many Latter-day
Saints--have converged in Mexico City for the World Congress of
Families III to rally for the family.
By
Maurine and Scot Proctor
Defeating the Anti-Family
Agenda at the United Nations
Whether you are aware or not of what
goes on at the United Nations, what happens there should be a matter
of concern.
by
Sharon Slater
Working
to Save the Family at the United Nations
Speaking out for the family is often
not the popular thing to do, but it is the right thing to do. The
Lundberg's experience at the United Nations is proof.
By
Gary and Joy Lundberg
US
Senate Hearing Begins Today on Federal Marriage Amendment
The
US Senate continues debate today on a federal amendment to the Constitution
that would defend traditional marriage.
Bush
Administration Calls Strong Families Key for Development
The
Bush administration continues to build support for a veritable revolution
in international social policy.
U.N.
Threat to Marriage
Please
Help Stop International Action That Could Threaten Marriage in the
U.S.!
Witnesses
Ask US Senate for Research into Side Effects of Abortion on Women
The
physical and psychological side effects of abortion on women are
far more devastating than is generally known.
World
Congress of Families III
The
Howard Center For Family, Religion, and Society, The World Family
Policy Center, Family and Society, and The Family Network invite
all people eager to sustain and reinforce the natural family to
join us in Mexico City for The World Congress of Families III.
Let
the People Speak
A Citizen's
Guide to Protecting Marriage
No matter how you feel about gay marriage,
we should be able to agree that the citizens and their elected representatives
must not be excluded from a decision as fundamental to society as
the definition of marriage.
By Mitt Romney
The 2nd Family Outreach
Conference
You are invited to an exciting one
day conference held at BYU focusing on how citizens can better strengthen
the institution of marriage within their community.
A
New Opportunity to Defend Families Worldwide: The Intercultural
Dialogue
This
year marks the 10th Anniversary of the first International Year
of the Family. Concerned people from all walks of life should be
asking “What can I do to strengthen and protect the family?”
by Gary and
Joy Lundberg
The
Power of the Image
Super Bowl Sunday, the State of Network Television
and What We Can Do to Change It.
All
of those vulgar images that bombard us on a daily basis do affect
our behavior, whether we desire it or not. It is time for good men
and women to be heard on this issue.
By
Steven A. DeVore
What?s
Love Got to Do with It??The Fundamental Nature of Marriage
“No, Lauren, marriage isn’t
about romantic love. In fact I’m not sure if it’s about
that kind of love at all.” The shock registered on the face
of my idealistic 18 year-old daughter as I revealed my new epiphany
regarding marriage.
By
Marcia Barlow
United
Families International Newsletter
Read the latest headlines regarding issues
of concern to the family.
Secret
Memos Reveal Worldwide Pro-Abortion Legal Strategy
A
long-term, multi-faceted strategy to promote abortion and "sexual
rights" worldwide is outlined in a secret document.
What
the Massachusetts Decision Means to Marriage
Because of the importance of marriage
to the state and to the future of society, it has always enjoyed
a favored status. Now that the Massachusetts justices have set thousands
of years of marriage practice on its head, what can we expect?
By Richard G. Wilkins
Launching
a Defend Marriage Campaign
In all of recorded history, every
society has been based on the foundation of marriage, and now America
is on the verge of a radical social experiment that will undermine
our stability and our children’s future.
By
Maurine Jensen Proctor
Photos by Scot Facer
Proctor
America
Has Voted on TV Sleaze
PTC
members launch major campaign against two of the fall's sleazier
shows and win.
The
Great Massachusetts Supreme Court Mystery and Other Developments
in Defending Marriage
Here's a summary of the latest developments
in the battle to defend marriage from defendmarriage.org
By
Richard Wilkins
Conference
on Protecting Children from Pornography
"Protecting
Children and Families from Pornography and Other Harmful Material"
is the subject of the third annual public conference presented by
the Utah Coalition Against Pornography at the Salt Palace Convention
Center on Saturday, November 1, 2003.
Time
for You to Defend Marriage (Before It's Too Late)
You are invited
to a World Congress of Families regional meeting sponsored by United
Families and a host of like-minded friends. If ever there was a
time to learn how to effectively stand up for famlies, this is it.
by Maurine Jensen Proctor
Yes!
You Can Help Stop Opponents of the Family
The
family is a cause worth fighting for. Learn what you can do to help.
By
Gary and Joy Lundberg
Defending
the Defense of Marriage Act: Law Called Vulnerable at Senate Hearing
If
ever there was a snapshot of the arguments that will fire the same-sex
marriage political battles heating up this year, it was at last
week's Senate.
By Maurine Jensen Proctor
Photography by Scot Facer Proctor
The
Homosexual Agenda, The US Constitution and Our Children
The
homosexual agenda is a worldwide attempt to justify behavior that
is inherently destructive to both society and to the individual.
They want to
force all of society to validate legally and ethically their sexual
behavior and relationships, and enact laws that allow them to promote
it to our children (and their adopted children), as healthy, normal
and even desirable.
By Sharon Slater
Choosing
to Have Children: Meridian
Magazine Survey
We’d like to ask our sisters to respond
to a question or two about how and when they choose to have children.
We want your thoughts and experiences on this essential matter
as research for an article in a study about LDS women’s experiences
in the 20th century that is being created by the fellows of BYU’s
Joseph Fielding Smith Institute. Can you help?
European
Legal Brief Threatened Trouble for US Over Texas Sodomy Law
As debate continues on the significance of
the US Supreme Court’s
decision to overturn Texas’ law against sodomy, it has gone
largely unnoticed that the majority’s decision relied on judicial
rulings made in Europe and at the United Nations.
PTC
STUDY REVEALS LESS TV SEX
Detailed
Review of Family Hour Programming Shows Fewer Incidents of Sex on
Every Network Except WB
Parents
Television Council
March
Mothers March
Eleven
year-old Jeff watches television or videos on the national average
of 4 ½ hours a day during which he has seen 8000 murders
and 300,000 acts of violence in his short life time. What does this
mean when multiplied by the millions of children growing up in today’s
society?
By
Marcia Z. Ford
R-Rated
Movie ads Plaguing the Family Hour
The
Parents Television Council demonstrates some disturbing trends that
affect many families who spend time watching television. |
