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See How These Arkansas Senators Voted on This Pro-Life Bill

Mar 12, 2015Jerry CoxAbortionAbortion, Arkansas Legislature, Legislation, Legislature, Pro-life

Yesterday the Senate Public Health Committee passed a good, pro-life bill requiring abortion-providers who perform drug-induced abortions to follow FDA protocols.

This bill protects women from unsafe abortion practices, and it has the potential to save the lives of unborn children by ensuring abortion-providers do not perform chemical abortions later than the FDA protocols allow.

It takes five affirmative votes to pass a bill out of a senate committee. The bill received five votes for it and two votes against it. One senator was at the meeting, but chose not to vote when her name was called.

You can see a breakdown of the vote below. You can leave a message for any of these senators by calling the senate switchboard at (501) 682-2902.

The Following Senators Voted “Yes”

Sen. David Sanders (R–Little Rock)
Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R–Branch)
Sen. Scott Flippo (R–Bull Shoals)
Sen. John Cooper (R–Jonesboro)
Sen. Cecile Bledsoe (R–Rogers)

The Following Senators Voted “No”

Sen. Stephanie Flowers (D–Pine Bluff)
Sen. Keith Ingram (D–West Memphis)

The Following Senator Chose Not to Vote

Sen. Missy Irvin (R–Mountain View)

The bill now heads to the Arkansas Senate floor, where the entire senate will vote on it sometime in the near future.

Help Stand for Religious Liberty in the Military

Mar 12, 2015Jerry CoxCurrent EventsReligious Freedom, Religious Liberty

The following is by Family Council staff member Deborah Beuerman.

The persecution and hostility against Christians in the U.S. Military is strong. Both gay activists and atheists have been allowed register complaints resulting in punitive action and even dismissal from the military for Christian members.

Military chaplains are particularly under attack as evidenced this week by the removal from duty of U.S. Navy Chaplain Lt. Commander Wes Modder, who has served 19 years with great distinction.

Credentialed by the Assemblies of God, Chaplain Modder was accused of “failing to show tolerance and respect the rights of individuals.” This by the base commander who had just weeks before commended Chaplain Modder as “the best of the best.” Under the pretext of curiosity about the chaplain’s beliefs, a young officer newly assigned as a chaplain’s assistant visited with him in private numerous times. Chaplain Modder expressed his biblical view on sexual morality–including homosexuality. Never disclosing that he himself was gay and married to a man, the officer appeared one day with 2 Equal Opportunity representatives and a 5-page complaint which could result in the chaplain being forced out of the military.

Chaplain Modder was simply doing what he is trained and directed to do: offering spiritual guidance in accordance with his faith. His right to do so is legally protected. In fact, according to military policy, if he does not adhere to the tenets of his faith, he could lose his ability to remain a chaplain.

Federal law and military regulations forbid the Navy from taking adverse action against a chaplain based on his faith, making the Navy’s actions against Modder unlawful.

Below are links for signing two petitions to the Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and the Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus calling for Chaplain Modder to be fully restored and all charges against him to be dropped. Family Research Council and Liberty Institute will deliver your petitions to them to show them that the American people will not stand for hostility toward faith in their military.

http://www.frc.org/alert/another-chaplain-needs-your-help

https://www.libertyinstitute.org/modderfacts

you can also contact your members of Congress. American Family Association has provided this link that allows you to easily send emails:

http://www.afa.net/activism/contact-elected-officials/

Senate Committee Passes Pro-Life Bill

Mar 11, 2015Jerry CoxAbortionAbortion, Arkansas Legislature, Legislation, Legislature

Rep. Clemmer and Sen. Rapert This morning the Senate Public Health Committee passed a really good, pro-life bill.

House Bill 1394 by Representative Fite requires abortion doctors who perform drug-induced abortions to follow FDA protocols. The bill protects women from unsafe abortion practices, and it has the potential to save unborn children by preventing doctors from performing chemical abortions later in pregnancy than the FDA protocols allow.

The bill now goes to the entire Arkansas Senate, where it will likely be voted on later this week or early next week.

If you would like to ask your senator to support this bill when it comes up for a vote in the entire Arkansas Senate, you can leave a message with the Senate switchboard at (501) 682-2902.