Christian Action Commission

Foes: Gay hate crimes bill could target churches

Tom Strode

April 29, 2009

Note: Click HERE for status of H.R. 1913

Legislation to extend hate crimes protections to homosexuals and transgendered individuals could severely restrict religious freedom, foes of the proposal said April 28 as they sought to rally opposition.

Members of the House of Representatives and leaders of evangelical Christian and conservative organizations, including the Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics entity, warned about the bill’s impact at a Capitol Hill news conference on the eve of the measure’s consideration in the House. The Democratic leadership was expected to bring the Local… Read Full Article

Parent-child relationship further weakened with court order

Richard Land

The decision by U.S. District Court Judge Edward Korman of New York to order the FDA to make Plan B, post-intercourse contraceptives available to 17-year-old girls without a prescription from their doctor is one more example of the government believing it has the right to interpose itself between parents and their children. It is shameful that the Obama administration has decided it will not appeal this terrible federal court decision.

Allowing drugs with such powerful physiological and emotional effects to be sold over the counter to adults without a prescription, as has been the case since 2005, has… Read Full Article

Clinton: U.S. backs export of abortion

Staff

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton acknowledged at a congressional hearing the Obama administration regards abortion as “reproductive health” care and believes women throughout the world have a right to the procedure.

Clinton also defended her admiration for the late eugenicist Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood.

Appearing before the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, Clinton told Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), “We happen to think that family planning is an important part of women’s health and reproductive health includes access to abortion—that I believe should be safe, legal and rare.

“[W]e are now… Read Full Article

HB 1441: March 12th Update

TAKE ACTION NOW: Tell conferees to include referendums for ALL areas considered to have “Resort Status” under HB 1441.

Should liquor be legalized in Flowood, MS?

By Rita McCollum

There’s been much debate about whether or not voters in the City of Flowood should have the right to vote on legalizing liquor sales in the city limits - despite the fact that Rankin County as a whole has voted it down in the past. 

Several have weighed in on this issue including Flowood Mayor Gary Rhoads.  The Clarion Ledger article “Debate spirited on Rankin liquor sales” (January 27, 2009) cites Mayor Gary Rhoads as saying, “It blows my mind,” said Flowood Mayor Gary Rhoads, who favors the bill and is mystified by the opposition’s logic.  “Do folks… Read Full Article

Mississippi Legislative Alerts

Contact Your Legislator on Critical MS Legislation

You are often asked to participate in our nation’s democratic process by contacting your state and federal officials and expressing your opinion on legislative issues. Here are a few suggestions to consider before addressing a bill or issue with legislators:

Before contacting your legislator, pray that you will be able to communicate your message in the right spirit so that it will be well… Read Full Article

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MS Legislation to Watch in 2009

In each legislative session numerous bills are introduced in the House of Representatives and the Senate.  The sponsors, co-sponsors, and supporters of each bill hope to see “their” piece of legislation become law.

While there are many worthy pieces of legislation being introduced this session, there are also those that need strengthening and some that need to be defeated in their current form.

The following link will provide… Read Full Article

Sanctity of Human Life Resources

The Sanctity of Human Life means that God values life at all stages of human development— from single-cell life to adulthood.

Throughout the span of human life we are confronted with issues, such as, abortion, embryonic stem cell research, cloning, adoption, foster care, infertility, and elder care.

Sanctity of Human Life Resources can be found by clicking the links below:

Federal Legislative Agenda for 2009

By Richard Land and Barrett Duke - Jan 7, 2009

The election of Barack Obama as the nation’s 44th president along with significant liberal gains in the House and Senate have created substantial challenges for many of the issues of concern to Southern Baptists and other social conservatives in the upcoming 111th Congress.

Sanctity of Human Life

Our greatest concern is the likelihood that many pro-life advances achieved under President Bush’s administration will be rolled back. President-elect Obama’s pledge to sign the Freedom of Choice Act would do that very thing. This pernicious bill would invalidate all limits on abortion. Even the gruesome practice of partial-birth abortion would be… Read Full Article

President-elect Obama’s Position on Moral Issues

To download an overview of President-elect Barack Obama’s positions on moral issues, click on the image below:

Where is Hope for America?

What is the answer to the problem of an American society that is increasingly turning away from what is good and morally right?  Is it electing the right candidates, passing “good” legislation, enforcing the laws, and prosecuting the lawbreaker?  Click on the image below and watch the video to gain perspective on what it takes for a just society to emerge.

Dear President-elect Obama,

By Richard Land

Nov 5, 2008

First, congratulations on your successful campaign to become the 44th President of our beloved United States of America. This was a historic election in terms of the massive increase in voter participation as a percentage of the electorate.

I hope you know that there are tens of millions of Americans who did not vote for you who are still very, very pleased that an African-American has been elected President of the United States.

The fact that this could happen in a country with as tragic a racial past as America’s says… Read Full Article

Bulletin Insert: 2008 Democrat & Republican Comparison Resource

This is a nonpartisan comparison of a wide range of issues taken directly from each party’s official 2008 platform.  (The download has two bulletin inserts per page.  So, it will need to be cut in half.)

Download Bulletin Insert by clicking this link: Bulletin Insert: 2008 Democrat & Republican Platform Comparison on Issues.pdf

For complete party platforms, contact the Democrat and Republican parties.

Obama: Born-Alive Infant Protection Act

After Rick Warren’s Saddleback Presidential Forum, Barack Obama was interview by a reporter where Obama accused the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) of lying about a claim that he did not support legislation that would give babies who survive an abortion the right-to-life. So who’s telling the truth, Obama or the NRLC?

The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s Richard Land sorts it out on his radio program, Richard Land Live! In the program, Land reports that even though “Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) has claimed since 2004 that he… Read Full Article