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Pending Marriage Ruling from the Supreme Court

June 13, 2013 By Nathan Cherry

No one knows exactly how the Supreme Court will rule in the two cases it heard arguments relating to marriage. But that doesn’t stop us all from speculating. Recently the USA Today ran an article with some of their thoughts on how the court will rule. In the article they said: “The consensus view: The justices will limit the expansion of gay marriage rights to California, with few if any implications for the rest of the country. Only on the Defense of Marriage Act, most agree, will the court strike a broad blow against discrimination by striking down the ban on federal benefits for married same-sex couples.”

I’ve heard this prediction from several sources. It is very possible that the court will decide to send the cases back to the states and refuse to enter a broad, sweeping ruling that blankets the entire country; as the court did in 1976 with the Roe decision. That would certainly be a victory in itself. The downside to this, unless the court says otherwise, is that the people of California that voted to uphold the traditional definition of marriage only to have their will usurped by state lawmakers lose. So rather than ignore that fact, I hope the court addresses the issue of lawmakers ignoring the will of the people when they vote. Then maybe the court could send the same message to my hoe state of Wet Virginia. Click here for original article.

About Nathan Cherry

Nathan Cherry is the chief editor and blogger for the Engage Family Minute blog, the official blog of the FPCWV. He serves also as the Regional Development Coordinator as a liaison to the pastor's of West Virginia. He is a pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, pro-religious freedom conservative. He is also a husband, father, pastor, author, musician, and follower of Jesus Christ.

Filed Under: Marriage Tagged With: California, cases, court, DOMA, Marriage, ruling, Supreme Court

Florida Case Could Make Adult Sex with 14 Year Olds Legal

June 13, 2013 By Nathan Cherry

The story of 18 year old Kaitlyn Hunt being arrested for engaging in a sexual relationship with a 14 year old at her school is making waves nationwide. But it doesn’t seem to be Kaitlyn’s age that is the cause of so much controversy. After all, in Florida, where this incident is unfolding, many have been arrested and convicted under the statutory rape laws of the state. It seems to be the fact that Kaitlyn is gay and the “other person” is a young girl that is causing heartburn for so many.

If this was an 18 year old boy and a young girl there would be no outrage and no controversy. This is especially true since many others have been arrested and convicted under Florida law that puts the age of consent at 16 years. But since Kaitlyn and her “girlfriend” are homosexual an entire campaign has been built to get the authorities to “stop the hate” and drop the charges.

My first concern is that this shows the obvious double standard among the homosexual community over statutory rape laws. How many states have these laws? How many people have been prosecuted under these same laws? The attempt to make this about sexual orientation is smoke and mirrors intended to distract from the real focal point of the creeping movement to normalize pedophilia in our country.

The effort to paint this as some sort of homophobic smear campaign against Kaitlyn simply for being gay has been blasted by authorities and others involved in the case. The state attorney for Florida’s 19^th circuit said: [Read more...]

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Filed Under: Marriage Tagged With: 14, adult, age of consent, arrested, children, convicted, Florida, girlfriend, homosexual, Kaitlyn Hunt, laws, parental, pedophilia, rape, sex

Obama Admin Doesn’t Care About Girls’ Health and Safety

June 12, 2013 By Nathan Cherry

I spoke too soon. I recently gave credit to the Obama administration for opposing a judges ruling that gives unrestricted access to the Plan B abortion drug to girls of all ages without a prescription. They have once again proven that they deserve no praise whatsoever. A recent article carries this news: “The Obama administration announced Monday it will end age restrictions on emergency contraception, allowing girls and women of all ages to purchase the morning-after pill without a prescription. The Department of Justice notified U.S. District Judge Edward Korman it will submit a plan for compliance with his recent ruling that allowed unrestricted sales of Plan B One-Step. If he approves it, the department will drop its appeal of his April ruling.”

Of course Planned Parenthood is praising this news. They always approve of more abortions. But parents especially should be very concerned with this news as it allows their young daughters to take this dangerous drug without them ever knowing. Furthermore it removes the oversight of a doctor in the process of a medical procedure. How anyone can believe this is a good or safe decision is beyond me. But it shows that the abortion industry and the president are complicit in undermining parental rights. Click here for original article.

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Filed Under: Life Tagged With: abortion, doctor, drug, girls, health, Obama, parents, Plan B, prescription, rights, safety

Valedictorian Has Mic Cut During Graduation Speech

June 12, 2013 By Nathan Cherry

A school in Texas is under fire after it cut the microphone of the Valedictorian as his speech deviated from the “approved” comments he was going to make and he began talking his faith in Jesus Christ. The problem here is not that the school cut his mic under their policy, it’s that the school has a policy of demanding speeches be submitted and approved for content. This is a blatant violation of free speech, viewpoint discrimination, and censorship. It also violates Texas state law. A legal expert with the Liberty Institute said of the case:

“The reason why their policy does not allow for prior review and prohibits religious-viewpoint discrimination is because Texas state law requires that of their policy. One of the whole points of the RVAA was to eliminate all this prior-review stuff. The whole point of this policy is to get the school district out of the business of censoring speech and controlling the speech of the students.” Schools should not be allowed to censor the free speech of their students just because they are at a school function. Free speech doesn’t end at the school house doors. Click here for original article.

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Filed Under: Religious Freedom Tagged With: censor, faith, free, graduation, Jesus Christ, mic, religious, school, Speech, Valedictorian

Major Vote Happening Today To Defend Life

June 12, 2013 By Nathan Cherry

LifeNews.com: “The full House Judiciary Committee will vote on Wednesday on a Congressional bill that would ban abortions nationwide at 20 weeks of pregnancy. Last week, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice voted on a party-line vote 6-4 for the bill, with Republicans supporting the ban on late-term abortions and Democrats opposing it…During the hearing, former abortion practitioner Anthony Levatino told members of the committee the gruesome details of his former abortion practice and how he became pro-life following the tragic automobile accident of his child. Another bombshell dropped during the hearing came from Dr. Maureen Condic, who is Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine. She testified that the unborn child is capable of reacting to pain as early as 8-10 weeks. This is when most abortions in America take place.” Click here for original article.

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Filed Under: Life Tagged With: abortion, capable, child, Congress, Life, pain, protection, Rep. Franks, unborn, vote

FPCWV and ADF Sue WV Abortion Clinic for Forced/Botched Abortion

June 12, 2013 By Nathan Cherry

woman sues In case you missed our urgent press release this week, you can click here to read it.

The shocking details in this case underscore the fact that abortion is a vehicle used to inflict harm on women and kill unborn children. The details are shared in the press release issued by the FPCWV and ADF:

“Gravely v. Stephens, filed in Kanawha County Circuit Court, alleges that 26 year-old Gravely changed her mind before the abortion process began when Women’s Health Center could not provide her with adequate anesthesia. Ignoring her pain and instructions to not begin the abortion procedure, Stephens directed employees to physically restrain Gravely and proceeded with the abortion.

“Shortly thereafter, Stephens announced that he was finished with the abortion and sent Gravely home. The next day, Gravely ended up in the emergency room of a local hospital, where she learned that the abortionist had left parts of the unborn child–including the baby’s head–in her womb.

“After returning home, Gravely continued to experience severe pain and heavy bleeding. When she called Women’s Health Center and said she could not drive and was in too much pain to take public transportation, the center declined to assist her. Gravely called an ambulance and was taken to the emergency room of a hospital.” [Read more...]

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Filed Under: Life Tagged With: abortion, ADF, botched, clinic, forced, Itai Gravely, press release

Baltimore Abortionist Loses License After Killing Woman

June 12, 2013 By Nathan Cherry

Citizenlink: A 38 year old woman that was 12 weeks pregnant went to an abortion clinic in Baltimore where she was treated and left in the room to wake up from the anesthesia. The ill-equipped people in the clinic didn’t notice until it was too late that she was not breathing. After being transferred to a hospital the woman died from complications relating to her abortion. The abortionists license has been suspended and an investigation is ongoing.

What is unfortunate is that this is not abnormal in abortion clinics around the country. Groups like Planned Parenthood and NARAL try to downplay the number of women that die each year from abortion but the facts are hard to deny. As the numbers continue to climb the campaign to ignore these incidents or deny their frequency continues. As we’ve seen with Gosnell, and now Douglas Karpen, abortion clinics are not monitored or regulated as other medical facilities are which leads to substandard personnel and care. Who’s really waging a war on women? Click here for original article.

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Filed Under: Life Tagged With: abortionist, Baltimore, clinic, dies, Gosnell, Karpen, NARAL, planned parenthood, woman

Did You know Each State Can Repeal ObamaCare?

June 11, 2013 By Nathan Cherry

A recent article states: “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) itself empowers states to block the employer mandate, to exempt many of their low- and middle-income taxpayers from the individual mandate, and to reduce federal deficit spending, simply by not establishing a health insurance ‘exchange’…To date, 34 states, accounting for roughly two-thirds of the U.S. population, have refused to create Exchanges. Under the statute, this shields employers in those states from a $2,000 per worker tax that will apply in states that are creating Exchanges (e.g., California, Colorado, New York). Those 34 states have exempted at least 8 million residents from taxes as high as $2,085 on families of four earning as little as $24,000. They have also reduced federal deficits by hundreds of billions of dollars.”

You probably didn’t know that, and won’t hear it on the nightly news. Also unfortunate is the fact that West Virginia, rather than protecting citizens has chosen to full implement ObamaCare. This means higher taxes, fewer choices, and funding abortion against our religious convictions. Our lawmakers seem bent on forcing us to comply with this awful despite the overwhelming opposition to it on the part of Americans, and especially medical professionals. Perhaps we need new lawmakers. Click here for original article.

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Filed Under: Life Tagged With: abortion, fund, healthcare, law, Obamacare, people, repeal, state, taxes

Liberals in Congress Propose Bill to Regulate Care Pregnancy Centers

June 11, 2013 By Nathan Cherry

In the wake of the Gosnell and Karpen cases, one would think Congress would focus on tightening the reigns over abortion clinics. After all, these filthy places have gained the reputation for illegal practices, harming women, abuse, fraud, and more. And yet, the lack of common sense comes shining through as liberals in Congress cater to their pro-abortion fund raisers and offer legislation aimed at curbing imaginary deception on the part of Care Pregnancy Centers.

According to them, CPC’s engage in false advertising for saying things like “free abortion alternatives.” They believe that pregnant girls and women will see the word abortion and focus on it rather than the words alternative. I guess they believe these women are stupid and incapable of understanding a simple sentence. Ultimately, this legislation is designed to create government oversight for CPC’s where it doesn’t exist in order to regulate them out of existence. Though they claim to be “pro-choice” the pro-aborts prove over and over again that the only choice they care about is abortion. Their war on women is insulting. Thankfully, this bill has little chance of getting out of the House of Representatives. However, it underscores the absolute need for pro-life reps in Congress to guard against such infringements on free speech. Click here for original article.

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Filed Under: Life Tagged With: abortion, advertising, bill, choice, CPC, false, legislation, planned parenthood, silence, women

The Rate of Home Schooling Skyrockets

June 11, 2013 By Nathan Cherry

Do you know someone who home schools their kids? According to a new report on education trends the odds that you do know someone who home schools has gone up significantly. The report says the number of parents that home school their kids has gone up by 75% since 1999. The report says “Recent studies laud home-schoolers’ academic success, noting their significantly higher ACT-Composite scores as high schoolers and higher grade point averages as college students.”

Many parents are citing their distrust and dissatisfaction with the public education system as the reason for their decision to home school. And, as the report shows, their decision is paying off with students that are ahead of their peers academically. I would also suggest that many families are seeking to home school in order to impart their faith to their children and educate in a manner consistent with that faith. The public school system has become so opposed to expression of faith that many simply want to ensure their children receive a biblically based education apart from the politicized education of a public school. Click here for original article.