Family Council http://familycouncil.org Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:03:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Make Your Voice Heard on the Arkansas Lottery http://familycouncil.org/?p=1180 http://familycouncil.org/?p=1180#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:03:08 +0000 Jerry http://familycouncil.org/?p=1180 The Arkansas Lottery plans to roll out 100 lottery ticket vending machines across the state. South Carolina and other states have banned the machines because they increase underage gambling and encourage gambling addicts to buy tickets more secretly.

Now is the time to make your voice heard. The Arkansas Lottery Commission has opened up a public comment period on the machines; it ends on August 13. Family Council has decided to get involved by setting up an online comment form at the front page of FamilyCouncil.org. Go there, make your comments, and they will be hand-delivered to the Commission before the deadline.

Our goal is to receive at least 1,000 individual comments by the deadline—and we’ve already received over 250! Please go to the front page of FamilyCouncil.org to voice your opposition to lottery ticket vending machines today.

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]]> http://familycouncil.org/?feed=rss2&p=1173 1 Study: Only 45% of Gay Couples are Monogamous http://familycouncil.org/?p=1171 http://familycouncil.org/?p=1171#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:06:50 +0000 Jerry http://familycouncil.org/?p=1171 Studies revealing the commitment level of gay couples have been released before, but it’s always good to highlight updated studies. This new study shows that only 45% of gay couples are monogamous (i.e. have only one sex partner), while 47% have “sex agreements” with their partners.

It’s especially important to emphasis this study in light of our fight to defend the Arkansas Adoption and Foster Care Act. Research has consistently revealed that homosexual homes are not as stable as homes with a married mother and father. You can read an article about the study by clicking here.

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]]> http://familycouncil.org/?feed=rss2&p=1171 0 I’m Looking for Comments from 1,000 Arkansans http://familycouncil.org/?p=1169 http://familycouncil.org/?p=1169#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:11:09 +0000 Jerry http://familycouncil.org/?p=1169 Last week, I told you about our effort to help gather comments from Arkansans regarding the Lottery Commission’s move to roll out lottery ticket vending machines across Arkansas.

The Arkansas Lottery Commission is open to public comments on the machines right now; that’s why we’ve set up a comment form on our website that people can use to send their thoughts to the commission. We plan to hand-deliver all comments to the Lottery Commission before the August 13th deadline.

If you haven’t had a chance to send your comments to the Arkansas Lottery Commission, just go to FamilyCouncil.org and use the form on our home page to make your voice heard. It only takes a few minutes.

In the last 6 days, we’ve receive a little over 100 comments on the machines. Some have been in favor of the machines; most have been opposed to them. One person said they wished I would “drop dead.”

100 comments is a good start, but we would really like to be able to hand in more than that on August 13th.

We’re looking for 1,000 comments—roughly 10 times as many as we have now—regarding the lottery vending machines.

One-thousand is a large number, but I am confident we can find that many Arkansans with something to say about these machines.

If you haven’t already, please go to FamilyCouncil.org and fill out the form on our home page to make your voice heard. After you’ve done that, please forward this email to your spouse, your family members, and your friends, and invite each of them to speak out also.

Please go to the front page of FamilyCouncil.org and make your voice heard today.

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]]> http://familycouncil.org/?feed=rss2&p=1169 0 News Release: Family Council Facilitating Public Comments on Lottery Machines http://familycouncil.org/?p=1165 http://familycouncil.org/?p=1165#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:36:57 +0000 Jerry http://familycouncil.org/?p=1165 Family Council Director Jerry Cox announced this week that the organization will be engaging in the Arkansas Lottery Commission’s public comment period on lottery ticket vending machines.

“The Lottery Commission is seeking public comments on its move to roll out 100 lottery vending machines around Arkansas,” Cox said, “but they haven’t explained how citizens go about submitting their comments, or outlined what they will do with the comments they receive.

While other government agencies often provide open forums of some kind where people can make their voices heard, this commission has chosen not to do that. That’s why we’re letting anyone in Arkansas who wants to comment on the machines do so through our website.

Every comment we receive will be printed and hand-delivered to the Arkansas Lottery Commission and members of the Arkansas Legislature by August 13, when the comment period ends.”

Cox went on to say, “I think it’s important that someone ensure every comment reaches the commission and our lawmakers. The Lottery Commission says they’re open to public comment, but they’ve already purchased the vending machines, and they’re not making it particularly easy for people to make their comments known. That tells me they really aren’t too concerned with what the people of Arkansas have to say. That’s why I want to make sure no comments get left out and they don’t end up tossed in the Lottery Commission’s trash after the comment period ends.”

Cox said Arkansans can submit their comments via Family Council’s website, FamilyCouncil.org.

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We wanted to be wrong about the Executive Order that President Obama signed to supposedly prevent federal funding of abortion, but it appears that our skepticism was right on. To read the press release from FRC Action, click here.

To protect Arkansans from this expansion of federally-funded abortion, we will be looking at ways to keep such an expansion from ever coming to our state.

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]]> http://familycouncil.org/?feed=rss2&p=1162 0 Video: Send in Your Comments on Lottery Vending Machines! http://familycouncil.org/?p=1157 http://familycouncil.org/?p=1157#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:45:01 +0000 Jerry http://familycouncil.org/?p=1157
Jerry talks about why it’s crucial that you send in your comments on what you think about Arkansas having lottery ticket vending machines.

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]]> http://familycouncil.org/?feed=rss2&p=1157 0 URGENT: Send Comments Against Lottery Machines Today! http://familycouncil.org/?p=1152 http://familycouncil.org/?p=1152#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:41:53 +0000 Jerry http://familycouncil.org/?p=1152 The Arkansas Lottery Commission says it wants to know what you think of their rules governing the installation of 100 lottery ticket vending machines in dollar stores, airports, hotel lobbies, and other places you wouldn’t normally find lottery tickets. A while back the Arkansas Lottery Commission purchased 100 lottery vending machines and on July 8 they approved rules and regulations for operating them. Between now and August 13 they’re taking comments from the public and they plan to finalize their rules for operating the machines after that.

Go to FamilyCouncil.org to submit your comments. We will hand deliver your comments to the Arkansas Lottery Commission along with all the others we receive.

South Carolina and other states have banned the machines because they increase underage gambling, and they cater to gambling addicts who are too embarrassed to buy enormous numbers of lottery tickets from a store clerk. In addition, the machines pop up in department stores, airports, and hotel lobbies.

The Lottery Commission has all the power they need to set up the machines without comment from the public or the legislature, but the controversial nature of the machines has prompted them to seek “cover” by going through the motions of seeking public comment before installing the machines. These 100 machines are a “done deal,” but this fight is not over.

Now is a great time to start building momentum for getting the legislature to pass a law banning the machines altogether when they convene in January. We cannot afford to allow this public comment period to pass without a large number of citizens making their case as to why the machines should be illegal.

Make your comments a part of the record today.

Go to FamilyCouncil.org to submit your comments. We will hand deliver your comments to the Arkansas Lottery Commission along with all the others we receive.

To read the proposed lottery machine rules and regulations, click the following link and go to Section 7: http://170.94.37.152/REGS/216.00.10-001P-10763.pdf

You can also mail or e-mail your comments directly to the Arkansas Lottery Commission. Here’s how.

Mail to:
Arkansas Scholarship Lottery
P. O. Box 3238
Little Rock, AR 72203-3239
(501) 683-2000

E-mail to:
Chief Legal Counsel of the Arkansas Lottery, Bishop Woosley, at bishop.woosley@arkansas.gov

As first choice, however, we do recommend using our form at FamilyCouncil.org so we can collect as many comments as possible and hand deliver them all. Thank you!

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]]> http://familycouncil.org/?feed=rss2&p=1152 0 Urgent Alert: Submit Your Comments on Lottery Vending Machines http://familycouncil.org/?p=1145 http://familycouncil.org/?p=1145#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:41:37 +0000 Jerry http://familycouncil.org/?p=1145 The Arkansas Lottery Commission plans to roll out 100 lottery ticket vending machines across Arkansas.  Between now and August 13, they are accepting public comments on the vending machines.  Make sure they hear from you! Send your comments using the form below; we will make sure your words are hand-delivered to the Lottery Commission.

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