http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/antifamily/ en-us Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:52:45 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415630/posts For research I'm doing into the facts about the effects of gay parents on children. I've heard so much about how there are absolutely no differences on kids when they've been brought up in a "Heather Has Two Mommies" kind of household, but I've seen very little, if any research. The URL I found above seems like a lot of puffery. I am not looking for opinions, but links and reports on any studies into this. If you have worked with this population, your insights would be welcomed. self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415630/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:52:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2392026/posts Washington – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today responded to the “Manhattan Declaration” produced and released by 145 evangelical, Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christian leaders indicating that they will not cooperate with laws that conflict with their beliefs, including those recognizing same-sex couples. The document also references the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) as a threat to religious liberty. Yet ENDA – which prohibits workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity – broadly exempts religious organizations. The declaration also argues that religious groups that receive public funds... HRC Human Rights Campaign http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2392026/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:43:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360764/posts SNIPPET: "The president has nominated Chai Feldblum, a lesbian activist, to be commissioner for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Her appointment is awaiting Senate confirmation." SNIPPET: "Feldblum, a law professor at Georgetown University, has signed an online petition titled, "Beyond Same-Sex Marriage: A New Strategic Vision for All Our Families and Relationships."" SNIPPET: ""Chai Feldblum is on record saying that the battle between our religious freedoms and homosexual so-called rights is a zero sum game," says Peter LaBarbera, president of Americans for Truth about Homosexuality." SNIPPET: ""She says she can't think of a case where the religious rights -- in... ONE NEWS NOW.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360764/posts#comment Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:09:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2360146/posts Folks, a pretty busy weekend for “gay rights” activists. Currently, the so-called “National Equality Rally” is under way in Washington, D.C.; yesterday, President Obama, fresh from his Nobel Peace Prize win, addressed a meeting of the Human Rights Campaign, promising, among other things, the repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that forces active homosexual persons to keep their sexual preference a private matter while serving in the military. The ban has been a favorite of presidents and politicians who have never served in the military and are clueless as to its inner social workings, yet are bent to... Vivificat! - News, Opinion, Commentary & Reflections from a personal Catholic perspective http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2360146/posts#comment Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:35:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356356/posts Below is audio and a partial transcript of Kevin Jennings', President Obama's safe school czar, thoughts on keeping the Boy Scouts out of the public school system. This is from a 2000 speaking engagement with his former organization the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN) in Iowa. In the same speech, Mr. Jennings also advocated for mandating a gay friendly curriculum in the public schools from kindergarten onward. Washington Times-Water Cooler http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356356/posts#comment Wed, 7 Oct 2009 00:46:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352105/posts ...Domestic abuse is the most common cause of nonfatal injury to American women and more than half of all American women who are murdered each year are victims of domestic abuse. www.bostonherald.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352105/posts#comment Thu, 1 Oct 2009 01:27:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351157/posts Oh joy. Please God, help us relocate by then..... COLOGNE, Germany — The Federation of Gay Games announced this afternoon that Cleveland will be the site of the 2014 games. The city was chosen over Boston and Washington, D.C., after a year-long site-selection process, the organization said in a news release issued at 1 p.m. "Cleveland demonstrated to the Federation of Gay Games that they understood the mission of the Gay Games and our principles of ‘Participation, Inclusion, and Personal Best’," said Kurt Dahl, of Chicago, and Emy Ritt, of Paris, FGG Co-presidents. Cleveland.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351157/posts#comment Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:19:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2350453/posts In an official proclamation this afternoon, President Obama declared today Family Day 2009. What is significant is the way he defined "family." The president gave a nod to the gay community when he praised all families, "whether children are raised by two parents, a single parent, grandparents, a same-sex couple, or a guardian." (Emphasis ours.) His shout-out to same-sex couples is sure to draw heat from some social conservatives. Interestingly, it has been met with some hostility from gay rights activists too. One commenter on gay blogger Pam Spaulding's website called today's statement "honeyed words, easy to say." "Mr. President,"... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2350453/posts#comment Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:33:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341762/posts "The Newlywed Game" is bringing on its first gay couple. It's a celebrity duo for the long-running game show, now on the GSN cable network. George Takei, who played Mr. Sulu on "Star Trek," will appear with his partner, Brad Altman. They just celebrated their first anniversary after being married in Los Angeles. CBS/AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341762/posts#comment Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:58:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2306747/posts One of the UK's oldest Christian denominations - the Quakers - looks set to extend marriage services to same-sex couples at their yearly meeting later. The society has already held religious blessings for same-sex couples who have had a civil partnership ceremony. But agreeing to perform gay marriages, which are currently not allowed under civil law, could bring the Quakers into conflict with the government. BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2306747/posts#comment Sun, 2 Aug 2009 23:27:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253094/posts A controversial member of President Barack Obama’s faith-based council said that part of the administration’s role in promoting responsible fatherhood should include moving beyond America’s “heteronormative view of fatherhood.” Harry Knox, appointed last month to the 25-member President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, has drawn fire for inflammatory comments about the Catholic Church and Pope Benedict XVI. Knox talked about fatherhood and other issues the council would work on in a May 11 PBS interview, which aired two days before a May 13 letter – signed by nearly two dozen prominent Catholics, including House Minority Leader John Boehner... CNSNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253094/posts#comment Mon, 18 May 2009 10:20:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249020/posts In their efforts to improve the situation of women around the globe, a handful in the international community believe there should be no honoring of motherhood in public policy since motherhood "traps" women in lowly domestic endeavors instead of using their talents in the workforce. Concerned Women For America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249020/posts#comment Tue, 12 May 2009 03:39:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244451/posts For those who were shocked by Obama "faith" advisor Harry Knox knocking the Knights of Columbus, the Catholic men's group, as an "army of oppression," he is not alone. Gay activists are now taking pride in getting Knights charity drives crushed at supermarkets. Metro Weekly, a D.C-based gay "news" magazine, honored a man for his "Storefront Stand" -- he harassed Knights of Columbus volunteers raising funds for the mentally disabled (usually with Tootsie Roll candies) outside a Safeway store in northern Virginia. Allison also succeeded in getting other Knights thrown off one Giant supermarket's property. To passers-by at Safeway, Brad... newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244451/posts#comment Tue, 5 May 2009 13:29:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239718/posts NH SAME-SEX "MARRIAGE" BILL After digesting everything from last week's contentious public hearing, the committee voted 3-2 to "not recommend" this bill! massresistance.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239718/posts#comment Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:31:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2227556/posts A majority of Roman Catholic adoption agencies have cut their ties with the Church rather than defy gay equality laws. Five agencies have declared themselves independent - and some have changed their names - to comply with laws that say they must allow homosexual couples to adopt children.The retreat ends decades in which the adoption charities have worked in the name of the Catholic Church with support from dioceses, clergy and congregations.The decision to end the formal connection with the Church follows a deadline set by the Government for charities to comply with the 2007 Sexual Orientation Regulations. These... The Daily Mail (U.K.) / various http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2227556/posts#comment Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:58:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2224525/posts From The Times April 8, 2009 Tony Blair tells the Pope: you're wrong on homosexuality Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent Tony Blair has challenged the “entrenched” attitudes of the Pope on homosexuality, and argued that it is time for him to “rethink” his views. Speaking to the gay magazine Attitude, the former Prime Minister, himself now a Roman Catholic, said that he wanted to urge religious figures everywhere to reinterpret their religious texts to see them as metaphorical, not literal, and suggested that in time this would make all religious groups accept gay people as equals. Asked about the Pope’s stance,... London Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2224525/posts#comment Wed, 8 Apr 2009 01:47:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2211788/posts HOME SCHOOL MOMS QUESTIONAIRE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. DECLARATION OF NON-PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOL FORM FOR HOMESCHOOLERS-OUR RIGHTS 101 FY (SCHOOL YEAR - INDEFINITE) Can the school board guarantee my child’s safe return home from school each day. This includes the time that they are entrusted to your care during school hours. This includes but is not limited to safety in the rest rooms, in the hallways, on the stairways, in and under the bleachers, in the lunch room, in the class rooms, on the playgrounds, or on any school property. COMPLIANCECan the school board guarantee that a member of it’s... CBS 47 News Blog - And Link to CBN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2211788/posts#comment Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:36:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2180065/posts After Ambassador Susan Rice's inability to make an "iron-clad commitment" for immediate ratification, Boxer will ask Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for U.S. support of the UNCRCWASHINGTON, Feb. 6 /Christian Newswire/ -- The U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), which opponents say could destroy American sovereignty by imposing international rulings on American law, could reach the Senate within 60 days. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) says she wants a 60-day timeframe for the State Department to complete its review so the Senate can move toward ratification of the UNCRC. During the Senate Confirmation hearing between Boxer and UN... Christian Newswire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2180065/posts#comment Fri, 6 Feb 2009 23:29:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2177815/posts A leader in the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has declared that the breakdown of traditional families, far from being a “crisis,” is actually a triumph for human rights. Speaking at a colloquium held last month at Colegio Mexico in Mexico City, UNFPA representative Arie Hoekman denounced the idea that high rates of divorce and out-of-wedlock births represent a social crisis, claiming that they represent instead the triumph of “human rights” against “patriarchy.” "In the eyes of conservative forces, these changes mean that the family is in crisis," he said. "In crisis? More than a crisis, we are in the... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2177815/posts#comment Wed, 4 Feb 2009 01:07:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2176125/posts COUPLES who have more than two children are being “irresponsible” by creating an unbearable burden on the environment, the government’s green adviser has warned. Jonathon Porritt, who chairs the government’s Sustainable Development Commission, says curbing population growth through contraception and abortion must be at the heart of policies to fight global warming. He says political leaders and green campaigners should stop dodging the issue of environmental harm caused by an expanding population. A report by the commission, to be published next month, will say that governments must reduce population growth through better family planning. The Times Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2176125/posts#comment Sun, 1 Feb 2009 11:52:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2163477/posts The decline of the family has now reached critical and truly dangerous proportions. Family breakdown touches virtually every family and every American. It is not only the major source of social instability in the Western world today but also seriously threatens civic freedom and constitutional government. G. K. Chesterton once observed that the family serves as the principal check on government power, and he suggested that someday the family and the state would confront one another. That day has arrived. Chesterton was writing about divorce, and despite extensive public attention to almost every other threat to the family, divorce remains... Touchstone Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2163477/posts#comment Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:57:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2157516/posts One of the top lawyers in the nation in the battle to protect traditional marriage, historically Christian lifestyle choices, parental rights and the key freedoms provided by the U.S. Constitution is warning that there eventually could be no lawyers left to take up those disputes. That's because of a recommendation before the State Bar of Arizona – the organization that licenses attorneys – to require all new lawyers to swear they won't let their personal religious perspective on homosexuality affect their representation of any client. Mathew Staver, chief of Liberty Counsel, warns that the proposal is just the "tip of... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2157516/posts#comment Fri, 2 Jan 2009 10:18:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2156580/posts SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29, 2008 - For the first time, researchers have established a clear link between family rejection of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adolescents and negative health outcomes in early adulthood. The findings will be published in the January issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, in a peer-reviewed article entitled "Family Rejection as a Predictor of Negative Health Outcomes in White and Latino Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Young Adults." EurekAlert! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2156580/posts#comment Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:26:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2127528/posts Leave it to the ACLU and judicial activism to challenge the will of the people. One of the most liberal states in America isn’t ready to have gays marry, and worry about the true threat that their children will be indoctrinated into accepting this lifestyle. The ACLU want to force them to accept it. The American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal and the National Center for Lesbian Rights filed a writ petition before the California Supreme Court today urging the court to invalidate Proposition 8 if it passes. The petition charges that Proposition 8 is invalid because the initiative process... Stop the ACLU http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2127528/posts#comment Fri, 7 Nov 2008 02:39:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2115428/posts CALIFORNIA, October 24, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Two of the world's largest computer tech companies, Apple and Google, have taken the unusual corporate action of opposing a California ballot measure, Proposition 8, which would insert the traditional definition of marriage in the state consistution. Proposition 8 would undo the May 15 California Supreme Court's judicial activist decision that invented a right to homosexual "marriage". The court decision ignored the 2000 vote by Californians approving Proposition 22 which maintained the definition of marriage as a union between one man and one woman, and expressly prohibited the state from recognizing same-sex marriages. Apple... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2115428/posts#comment Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:29:04 GMT