Current Events – Page 69

ACLU Lawsuit Aims to Thwart the Will of the People

Apr 16, 2013JerryAbortion, Current EventsAbortion, Current Events, Sanctity of Human Life

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, April 16, 2013

On Tuesday Family Council President Jerry Cox released a statement in response to a press announcement that the ACLU plans to file suit against the State of Arkansas over Act 301, the fetal-heartbeat law sponsored by Senator Jason Rapert.

“This is a good law,” said Jerry Cox. “All it says is that, barring certain instances, an abortion cannot be performed after the twelfth week of pregnancy if a fetal heartbeat is detected. A heartbeat is the number-one way we determine whether someone is alive. If an unborn baby has a heartbeat, that baby is alive, and his or her life should not be taken.”

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Ask the FCC to Say ‘No’ to Obscenity on Television

Apr 11, 2013JerryCurrent EventsCurrent Events

The FCC is considering lifting its longstanding policies against nudity on broadcast TV.

The commission is accepting comments on the proposed policy changes. To ask the FCC to maintain its current policies against nudity and expletives, do the following:

Go to http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/upload/begin?procName=&filedFrom=X
Enter “13-86” in the “Proceeding Number” box, and fill out the required information.
Submit your comment asking the FCC not to change its policies on nudity and expletives on TV.
Ask your friends to do the same.

You can read the proposed policy changes here. In a nutshell, the commission is considering adopting a new standard permitting “isolated expletives” and “isolated (non-sexual) nudity” on broadcast television. Please contact the FCC, and ask them not to make these changes.

California Bill Would Punish Boy Scouts, Others

Apr 9, 2013JerryCurrent EventsBoy Scouts, Current Events, Religious Freedom, Religious Liberty

The California Legislature is considering a bill that would punish nonprofit youth organizations like the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, Little League, Special Olympics, American Youth Soccer Organization, Future Business Leaders of America, and many religious organizations that serve youth, because these organizations “discriminate on the basis of gender identity, race, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, or religious affiliations.”

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