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November 19, 2008

Obama Unveiled:
We Must Organize Now to Stop Him

Dear Family Advocates,

Upon reading the details of Obama’s plan of action on family-related issues posted on his official transitional website, I literally felt sick. The impact of seeing them all summarized on one page was unsettling.  If the American people had really understood who they were voting for as their new president, a majority of them couldn’t possibly have chosen him.

Obama said during his campaign that he does not support same-sex marriage yet his website says that Obama believes “we need to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.”   Even though 44 states have enacted legislation to protect the definition of marriage at the state level, clearly showing the will of the American people, Obama is determined to eliminate this key protection for man/woman marriage at the federal level.

Obama’s website also declares that he will “oppose a Federal Marriage Amendment.” He boasts that he voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment in 2006 which would have defined marriage as between a man and a woman.

In addition his website states that:

• Obama will “strengthen federal hate crimes legislation” and expand hate crimes protection by passing the “Matthew Shepard Act” (click here to read an excerpt from my upcoming book explaining why this is so dangerous).
  
  
• Obama will “support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act”, and expand it to include protections for “sexual orientation and gender identity”. (The American Psychological Association recognizes at least 23 different “sexual orientations” including pedophilia, bestiality, and voyeurism)
  
  
• Obama will work with military leaders to repeal the Pentagon’s current “Don't Ask-Don't Tell” policy which restricts open homosexuality in the U.S. military.
  
  
• Obama will ensure adoption rights for same-sex couples
  
  
• Obama will promote AIDS prevention by “distributing contraceptives through our public health system” among other things.

Many voters apparently were so mesmerized by Obama’a charisma and nebulous campaign for “change” that they either did not care or did not understand that much of this “change” he is advocating will drastically alter society and undermine the family and religious freedom.

The Obama administration truly is the single greatest threat to the family not just in America but internationally as well, because the U.S. delegations the Obama administration will now be sending to the UN and other international bodies will be pushing anti-family provisions.

Considering that liberals run both the House and Senate with greatly increased majorities it is going to be very hard to stop Obama from doing these things once he is president.  Our only hope to defend the family and family values from the attacks that will now inevitably be coming is to get better organized and get to work.

Please take the following steps to help us prepare to make the best defense possible for the family and family values.

1.  Pass this email on to as many people as you can so they will understand Obama’s true agenda in his own words and the increased threats we face.

2.  Click here to sign the “I Stand for the Family” petition ( if you have not done so already) so that as we work on these issues we can officially represent you.

3.  Pass on a link to the petition to as many people as you can.

4.  At a minimum, please consider becoming a Supporting Member of Family Watch by making a $25 donation (click here) or by making the most generous donation that you can.  Remember that contributions are tax deductible for U.S. taxpayers.

If there was ever an example of the importance of financial support in defending the family it was the victory in California.  When we have adequate financial resources, we can win.  But unless we have the funding, we will lose more often than not.

We depleted our own budget supporting the state marriage amendments and we even encouraged you to donate directly to the coalitions in Florida and California that were pushing these amendments.

I appreciate all of you who did that, but one result is that our financial situation is very bleak.  If we do not raise enough funds soon we may even have to shut down.  It is really that serious. If you appreciate the information we provide for you and our work to defend marriage and the family at the international, national, and local level please donate to help us continue this work.

If you cannot contribute personally, please encourage others you know who can do so to make the most generous contribution they can.  No matter your personal financial circumstances, I hope you will get others to sign the petition. The more people we represent the stronger and more influential our voice will be in defense of the family.

The next year is going to be extremely tough both at the UN and in the U.S.  Please support us in any way that you can.

Sincerely,

Sharon Slater
President

News Items of Interest

Abortion  

Uruguayan President Vetoes Abortion Bill.  The president vetoed the legislation, which narrowly passed the Congress, because he considered it unconstitutional.  It would have been the most liberal abortion law in Latin America.  Read more here.

Chinese Forced Abortion Effort Rekindles UNFPA Funding Debate.  The international furor over Chinese efforts to force a 6-month pregnant woman to abort her child forced the government to back down. However, it has reignited the demand to continue the U.S. suspension of funding the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), which has been implicated in supporting forced abortions in China.  Read more here.

Adoption

Florida Same Sex Adoption Trial Transcript Leaked.  The transcript was leaked to a Miami newspaper and reveals a duel between expert witnesses on the impact of same sex marriage on children.  Read more here.

Homosexuality Related

eHarmony Agrees to Match Homosexuals.  The popular U.S. based online matching service agreed in a settlement with the New Jersey Attorney General to add “homosexual” to it list of compatibility factors.  The settlement comes following a complaint by a homosexual who wanted to use the service.  Read more here.

California High Court Agrees to Hear Prop 8 Challenges.  The court will hear the three cases that charge that the people of California could not adopt Proposition 8 by direct popular vote.  They also asked for briefs on the legal status of same sex marriages performed before the adoption of the amendment.  Read more here.

National Protests to Proposition 8 Vote.  Rallies and protests by homosexual activists and their allies across the U.S. on Saturday expressed anger and opposition to the vote to repeal same sex marriage in California. Read more here.

Prop 8 Coalition Leaders Decry Violence and Lawlessness.  They called on liberal political leaders, including California’s senators and Gov. Schwarzenegger, all of whom have been silent, to condemn the violence that characterized many of the demonstrations and protests against passage of the marriage amendment. Read more here.

Chicago Homosexual High School on Hold.  The proposal to create a city wide high school for homosexuals was first watered down but still ran into enough resistance that backers have postponed consideration for at least a year. Read more here.

French Appeals Court Overturns “Homophobic” Speech Decision.  The decision overturned the conviction and fine of an Assembly deputy who had spoken out against homosexuality. The court found that freedom of speech trumped the claims of hate speech. Read more here.

General Interest

Fourth Diocese Leaves Episcopal Church.  The Fort Worth, Texas, diocese is the latest to leave the U.S. church largely over the ordination of a homosexual bishop.  It joins the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone, located in South America, a move expected to be temporary until a conservative U.S.-based Anglican province can be established.  Read more here.

 

Have We Gone MAD?

FWI Communications Director Lynn Allred offers some bizarre, real-life examples that make us wonder. . . Have We Gone MAD?

(Much of the world is still going mad, but Communications Director Lynn Allred will not be chronicling it for a week or two while she is adjusting to the birth of her new grandson. We expect her column to return next week.)

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