Family - action
Calls, e-mails help shift broadcast decency bill into gear
A groundswell of pressure from people concerned about weakening broadcast decency standards helped prompt a Senate committee to move forward an idle bill to protect families from indecent television and radio content. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Dec 11, 2007 - comments: 6 - topic(s): Family, Children, Citizenship, Legislation
Broadcast Decency Bill Idled
Few people can recall which team won Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004 (New England Patriots), but most people, football fans or not, still remember the halftime entertainment, a “wardrobe malfunction” by pop star Janet Jackson with the assistance of co-performer Justin Timberlake. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Dec 4, 2007 - topic(s): Family, Sexual Purity, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Religious Liberty
Internet gambling law a success, but faces scrutiny
It is estimated to be a $13 billion industry worldwide, and the United States has been its biggest market. Yet this industry is illegal in our nation and is opposed by pro-family organizations as well as the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Nov 27, 2007 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Legislation, National
Tell Your Congressman to End ENDA
An employer’s freedom to make workplace decisions that follow biblically-informed beliefs that homosexuality is wrong could soon be history.
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by: Richard Land - Oct 22, 2007 - topic(s): Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Religious Liberty
ENDA: Unacceptable to Religious and LGBT Groups?
Efforts by one member of Congress to pass legislation to provide special workplace protections to individuals based on “actual or perceived sexual orientation” have triggered an uncommon alliance in opposition: religious groups and homosexual groups. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Oct 16, 2007 - comments: 5 - topic(s): Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty
SCHIP Sails Through Congress, Faces Bush Veto
Congress took a large step last week in the direction of government-run health care by voting to expand by $35 billion over five years a program that provides health insurance coverage to children in underprivileged families. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Oct 2, 2007 - comments: 6 - topic(s): Family, Children, Living, Health, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Legislation, National
ERLC’s Land sets the record straight on ENDA
A stacked deck of witnesses urged passage of a highly controversial bill to provide workplace protections to homosexuals and transgenders during a House of Representatives subcommittee hearing Sept. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Sep 18, 2007 - comments: 5 - topic(s): Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation, Religious Liberty
ENDA: Ending an Important Employer Right
For more than four decades, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Americans have enjoyed the right to seek employment on equal footing with others, protected from discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Sep 5, 2007 - comments: 7 - topic(s): Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation, Religious Liberty
Debate on Criminalizing Religious Thoughts, Speech Draws Near
The halls of the Capitol are quiet because of the month-long congressional recess, and the 2008 presidential contenders are busy parading down the campaign trail, but the relative lull in Washington should not be mistaken as a break from efforts by some to erode your First Amendment liberties. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Aug 21, 2007 - comments: 6 - topic(s): Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation, Religious Liberty
Fight for Television Decency Lives On
The battle over decency on television continues. Last week, a Senate committee rejected attempts to restore the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) ability to effectively regulate indecency, but another committee will take up a similar measure tomorrow. more »
by: Richard Land - Jul 18, 2007 - topic(s): Family, Children, Parenting, Pop Culture, Citizenship, Legislation, National