Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Schools & Children - News Articles Nov & Dec 2008

10% of public school students targeted for sexual attention by employees?
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/22/10-of-public-school-students-targeted-for-sexual-attention-by-employees/

Scandalous Homosexuality-Affirming Milwaukee Middle School
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/22/scandalous-homosexuality-affirming-milwaukee-middle-school/

“University of Chicago to allow co-ed dorm rooms”
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/22/university-of-chicago-to-allow-co-ed-dorm-rooms/

Array of Remedies Should Be Available For Gender Discrimination In Public Schools
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/22/array-of-remedies-should-be-available-for-gender-discrimination-in-public-schools/

ACLU wants apology for teen who wore Prop. 8 shirt
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/17/aclu-wants-apology-for-teen-who-wore-prop-8-shirt/

Married Parents, Church Attendance Spell Success for Kids
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/17/married-parents-church-attendance-spell-success-for-kids/

“Gay, lesbian, bisexual teens at higher pregnancy risk than straight peers”
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/17/gay-lesbian-bisexual-teens-at-higher-pregnancy-risk-than-straight-peers/

Arne Duncan New Education Secretary
http://www.illinoisfamily.org/news/contentview.asp?c=34179

Obama's Secretary of Education Pick Proposed Homosexual High School
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/dec/08121709.html

Puerto Rico: Scholars call for gender ideology to be removed from public education
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/15/puerto-rico-scholars-call-for-gender-ideology-to-be-removed-from-public-education

Homosexualist Catholic Irish President Speaks at Jesuit University
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/dec/08121205.html

Letting boys be boys
A more open attitude toward teen sexuality would help reduce homophobia
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/editorial/story.html?id=2552337f-dbbf-44fd-8f30-b3d5647b8ee2

Homosexual Parenting - Research Nov & Dec 2008

Marriage, Procreation, and Incarceration: A Defense of Common Sense, Federalism, and the Constitution
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/15/marriage-procreation-and-incarceration-a-defense-of-common-sense-federalism-and-the-constitution/

Homosexual Parenting - News Articles Nov & Dec 2008

Where the Parents Are of the Same Sex: Quebec’s Reforms to Filiation
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/17/where-the-parents-are-of-the-same-sex-quebecs-reforms-to-filiation/

U.S. Census Bureau redefines parent?
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/18/us-census-bureau-redefines-parent/

UK: Lancaster Bishop Pulls Funding from Ex-Catholic Adoption Agency
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/22/uk-lancaster-bishop-pulls-funding-from-ex-catholic-adoption-agency/

Dioceses to fund lost adoption agencies
http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/articles/a0000434.shtml

Despite Threats and Intimidation from Homosexualist Government, Spanish Judge Stands FirmJudge criminally prosecuted for refusing adoption to homosexual lover of parent, refuses to apologize
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/dec/08121701.html

New York: Birth certificates to include same-sex couples
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/15/new-york-birth-certificates-to-include-same-sex-couples/

Vermont Judge Reportedly Threatens to Transfer Custody of Child for Refusal of Unsupervised Visits with Lesbian "Mother"
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/dec/08121510.html

U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear “only one mommy” case pitting laws of Vermont vs. Virginia
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/09/us-supreme-court-refuses-to-hear-only-one-mommy-case-pitting-laws-of-vermont-vs-virginia/

Adoption: Can a lone carer work?
To prevent cases such as Baby P’s, should single people be encouraged to adopt, asks Cassandra Jardine
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/3512175/Adoption-Can-a-lone-carer-work.html

Florida prepared to appeal “gay adoption” ruling
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/09/florida-prepared-to-appeal-gay-adoption-ruling/

Cultural Influences - News Articles Nov & Dec 2008

Amsterdam's gay Christmas angers Christians
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2008/12/21/7820811-ap.html

'Saving' gays as important as saving rainforests: Pope
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1106679

Bailout recipients Fannie, Freddie gave $ to 'gay' groups
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=363140

The reasons why marriage is inherently heterosexual
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/22/the-reasons-why-marriage-is-inherently-heterosexual/

UK: Christian Marriage Registrar Loses Right of Conscience on Same-Sex Civil Unions
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/22/uk-christian-marriage-registrar-loses-appeal-in-challenge-to-performance-of-same-sex-ceremonies/

Prop. 8 sponsors seek to nullify 18K “gay marriages”
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/22/prop-8-sponsors-seek-to-nullify-18k-gay-marriages/

There’s Nothing Democratic About Judges — Not Society —
Upending Traditional Definition Of Marriage
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/19/there%e2%80%99s-nothing-democratic-about-judges-%e2%80%94-not-society-%e2%80%94-upending-traditional-definition-of-marriage/

Ken Starr joins Prop. 8 Defense Team
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/19/ken-starr-joins-prop-8-defense-team/

Attorney General asks Cal. Supreme Court to void Prop. 8
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/19/attorney-general-asks-cal-supreme-court-to-void-prop-8/

California Attorney-General turns against Prop 8
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=361326

Proposition 8 Proponents React to Attorney General Jerry Brown’s Request to Invalidate Proposition 8
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/22/proposition-8-proponents-react-to-attorney-general-jerry-browns-request-to-invalidate-proposition-8/

The California Supreme Court’s Delicate Position with Respect to
the Challenge to the Anti-Same-Sex Marriage Proposition 8, and
the Hurdle for the Challengers: Part Three in a Series of Columns on the Pending Case
http://writ.lp.findlaw.com/amar/20081219.html

The Core Issues in the Proposition 8 Case Before the California Supreme Court:
Was Proposition 8 a Valid Amendment, or an Invalid Revision, to the California Constitution?
And Should the Court - Or Governor Schwarzenegger - Make the Decision?
http://writ.lp.findlaw.com/amar/20081205.html

Analyzing the Two Key Arguments in The California Supreme Court Case Regarding
the Anti-Same-Sex-Marriage Proposition Eight: Part One in a Series of Columns
http://writ.lp.findlaw.com/amar/20081121.html

US, Vatican Balk at Backing Worldwide Decriminalization of Homosexuality
http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/505265.aspx

Haggard Says He Still Struggles with Sexuality
http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/505266.aspx

Gay Newspaper Names Mormon Leader 'Person of the Year'
http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/505267.aspx

There’s Nothing Democratic About Judges — Not Society — Upending Traditional Definition Of Marriage
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/19/there%e2%80%99s-nothing-democratic-about-judges-%e2%80%94-not-society-%e2%80%94-upending-traditional-definition-of-marriage/

Caroline Kennedy supports marriage redefinition
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/22/caroline-kennedy-supports-marriage-redefinition/

“Arizona Bar Assoc. mulls gay equality pledge”
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/23/arizona-bar-assoc-mulls-gay-equality-pledge/

“First transgender hired on Capitol Hill”
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/23/first-transgender-hired-on-capitol-hill/

NY Times calls for NJ gov to lobby for marriage redefinition
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/23/ny-times-calls-for-nj-gov-to-lobby-for-marriage-redefinition/

Two-tiered thought police
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/story.html?id=1095061

Today's Baal worshipers
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=83960

“Pope accused of stoking homophobia after he equates homosexuality to climate change”
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/23/pope-accused-of-stoking-homophobia-after-he-equates-homosexuality-to-climate-change/

You Can’t Take the Mission Out of Christian Horizons
The Human Rights Tribunal's ruling against Christian Horizons will only
serve to undermine the ministry to those who would benefit from it most.
by Don Hutchinson
http://www.christianity.ca/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=5654

“Companies Large and Small Targeted by Homosexual Activists”
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/19/companies-large-and-small-targeted-by-homosexual-activists/

Ministries fear restrictions under Obama administration
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=355706

Homosexual groups blast Obama for 'mistake'
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=360358

“Pastor Warren: I love gays”
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/22/pastor-warren-i-love-gays/

Gay man backed for Navy secretary
Foes cite ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/18/gay-man-backed-for-navy-secretary/

Defending the family with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/defending_the_family_with_the_universal_declaration_of_human_rights/

“U.N. divided over gay rights declaration”
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/19/un-divided-over-gay-rights-declaration/

“Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae Give Tens of Thousands of Dollars to Gay Agenda”
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/19/freddie-mac-fannie-mae-give-tens-of-thousands-of-dollars-to-gay-agenda/

Maine begins battle to preserve traditional marriage
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=358538

Conservatives win court case in Va. Episcopal church dispute
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/22/conservatives-win-court-case-in-va-episcopal-church-dispute/

Calif. gay marriage ban won by nearly 600K votes
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/12/16/state/n120938S70.DTL

Swedish Court Rejects Claim of "Marriage" Between Homosexual "Priests"
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/dec/08121707.html

Despite Threats and Intimidation from Homosexualist Government, Spanish Judge Stands Firm
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/17/despite-threats-and-intimidation-from-homosexualist-government-spanish-judge-stands-firm/

Efforts to repeal Proposition 8 on the 2010 ballot begin
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/17/efforts-to-repeal-proposition-8-on-the-2010-ballot-begin/

“Poll: Connecticut voters back gay marriage”
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/17/poll-connecticut-voters-back-gay-marriage/

Mohler challenges Newsweek reporter over ‘biblical case for gay marriage’ cover story
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/17/mohler-challenges-newsweek-reporter-over-biblical-case-for-gay-marriage-cover-story/

Newsweek debate: The Bible and same-sex “marriage”
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/16/newsweek-debate-the-bible-and-same-sex-marriage/

Financial recruiters target LGBT students
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/16/financial-recruiters-target-lgbt-students/

Austin Nimocks on the Proposition 8 aftermath
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/16/austin-nimocks-on-the-proposition-8-aftermath/

Provider Conscience Regulations: Teresa Collett v. Marcia Greenberger debate the issue
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/17/provider-conscience-regulations-teresa-collett-v-marcia-greenberger-debate-the-issue/

HRC: Phoenix passes domestic partner registry
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/17/hrc-phoenix-passes-domestic-partner-registry/

AZ: Phoenix domestic-partner registry in the works
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/16/az-phoenix-domestic-partner-registry-in-the-works/

IA: Same-sex “marriage” resolution on hold in Sioux City
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/16/ia-same-sex-marriage-resolution-on-hold-in-sioux-city/

TX: Complaint illustrates same-sex harassment in the workplace
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/15/texas-complaint-illustrates-same-sex-harassment-in-the-workplace/

CA: Benicia council to hear from public on sexually oriented business law
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/15/ca-benicia-council-to-hear-from-public-on-sexually-oriented-business-law/

Showdown looms for same-sex “marriage” in Maine
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/15/showdown-looms-for-same-sex-marriage-in-maine/

Iowa: Sioux City council to vote on same-sex “marriage”
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/15/iowa-sioux-city-council-to-vote-on-same-sex-marriage/

“Milk yanks gay movies from closet to mainstream”
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/15/milk-yanks-gay-movies-from-closet-to-mainstream/

EU Leadership's Shocking Intolerance at Dissent from Leftist Agenda Unveiled
London Telegraph reporter says meeting was a “bizarre confrontation”
that confirms that the EU is a “one-party state”
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/dec/08121509.html

St. Michael’s Catholic Hospital in Toronto Flying Gay Pride Flag in Lobby
Hospital has history of supporting the gay pride agenda
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/dec/08121505.html

“Obama taps homosexual-rights activist for White House post”
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/12/obama-taps-homosexual-rights-activist-for-white-house-post/

Gender-identity protection on City Council's agenda
Anti-discrimination proposal would add transgender people
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/12/14/protected.html?sid=101

Is there a natural right to same-sex marriage?
No – but sometimes the most obvious truths are the hardest to explain
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/is_there_a_natural_right_to_same_sex_marriage/

Officer Fired for Expressing Christian Views on Homosexuality
Says Dismissal is "Destroying" Him and His Family
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/dec/08121102.html

Honduras Expected to Pass Strongly Pro-Family Law Inspired by Universal Declaration
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/dec/08121211.html

U.N. Envoy urges Caribbean nations to decriminalize homosexual behavior
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/12/un-envoy-urges-caribbean-nations-to-decriminalize-homosexual-behavior/

FL: Same-sex marriage advocates to protest Crist’s wedding
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/12/fl-same-sex-marriage-advocates-to-protest-crists-wedding/

Illinois civil-union bill appears to be stalled
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/12/illinois-civil-union-bill-appears-to-be-stalled/

Survey: “Americans divided on same-sex legal rights”
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/12/survey-americans-divided-on-same-sex-legal-rights/

Leading Expert on Bible and Homosexuality Rebuts Newsweek Article Claiming Bible Supports ‘Gay Marriage'
Prof. Gagnon’s 23-page report debunks every shibboleth and inacurracy by “reporter” Lisa Miller
http://americansfortruth.com/news/leading-expert-on-bible-and-homosexuality-rebuts-newsweek-article-claiming-bible-supports-gay-marriage.html

Evangelical leader resigns amid controversial comments
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Church/Default.aspx?id=350822

Iowa latest target for homosexual marriage
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=350948

Iowa, Homosexual ‘Marriage’, Lambda Legal and Judicial Alchemy
http://www.catholic.org/politics/story.php?id=30942

NJ commission says state should redefine marriage
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/10/nj-commission-says-state-should-allow-gay-marriage/

Francis Beckwith: “Same-Sex Marriage and the Failure of Justificatory Liberalism”
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/10/francis-beckwith-same-sex-marriage-and-the-failure-of-justificatory-liberalism/

Cleveland council votes to enact domestic partner registry for gay, straight couples
http://www.cleveland.com/cuyahoga/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1228815179101420.xml&coll=2

'Call in gay' day protests bans on homosexual 'marriage'
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=347336

Iowa Supreme Court Hears Challenge to State Marriage Laws
http://www.lc.org/index.cfm?PID=14100&PRID=756

“USA Today Guts Conservative Critique of Gay Marriage in Iowa Story”
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/09/usa-today-guts-conservative-critique-of-gay-marriage-in-iowa-story/

What drove gay marriage vote? Not hate, bigotry
Could more than 6million Californians have been governed by hatred,
fear and bigotry as they entered polling places last month?
Possibly, but it seems unreasonable and is certainly not a necessary conclusion to draw.
http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_11171723

Same-sex marriage activists regroup
Political reality poses hurdles
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/05/same-sex-marriage-activists-regroup/

“ACLU Encourages Cleveland City Council to Expand LGBT Rights”
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/09/aclu-encourages-cleveland-city-council-to-expand-lgbt-rights/

A PASTORAL MESSAGE TO HOMOSEXUAL CATHOLICS IN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES
http://www.la-archdiocese.org/news/story.php?newsid=1048

Moscow Mayor Unapologetic in Prohibition of "Gay Pride" Marches
Speaking at HIV/AIDS conference, notes that anal intercourse spreads disease
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/dec/08120902.html

British Authorities Prohibit Newspaper Ad Condemning Homosexual Behavior
Church founder Ian Paisley is defiant, says he will go to jail if necessary
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/dec/08120901.html

Iowa Supreme Court Hears Challenge to State Marriage Laws
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/dec/08120904.html

Will homosexuals silence America's Christians?
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=335084

In Europe, same-sex showdown moves to UN:
The Vatican fears the EU effort might open the door to gay marriage. The US is staying silent.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1210/p07s01-wogn.html

Newsweek: Bible OK with same-sex 'marriage'
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=346636

Homosexual Activists Protest at Vatican, Say Vatican Wants to “Exterminate” Them
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/dec/08120805.html

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Sex-Obsessed Culture Can Damage Young Brains, Says Doctor

By Pete Winn
CNSNews.com Senior Staff Writer
November 13, 2007

CNSNews.com) - Critics have long debated the effect on society of overtly sexualized images from television, movies and music. But one medical educator and physician has reached a conclusion: He thinks that because of what we have learned scientifically about the brain and the biochemistry behind sexuality, our sex-obsessed culture may be "warping" the minds of young people.

In an exclusive interview with Cybercast News Service, Gary Rose, M.D., president of the Medical Institute for Sexual Health in Austin, Tex., talked about his forthcoming book on the neurochemistry of sex. (The Medical Institute for Sexual Health describes itself as a non-profit group founded to confront the global epidemics of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.)

CNSNews.com: Your new book, in part, looks at what science shows concerning the development of the brain over time. What have you found?

Dr. Rose: For instance, we now know, through MRI studies -- magnetic resonance imaging studies that are not harmful to do -- that the pre-frontal cortex, the front part of the brain, is the last part of the brain to mature. That is the part of the brain that deals with long-term judgment and delayed gratification. By scanning multiple brains, we have shown it really is not mature until about age 25.

Guess what? As a culture, we've known that for a long time. My daughter has her master's degree but could not rent a car until she was 25. My son's car insurance rate dropped substantially at age 25. Their brains finally matured so that they could make good decisions, and it took that long for them to no longer be considered risky to car rental companies and insurance companies. We can actually demonstrate that with regard to MRI studies.
CNSNews.com: What about when people have sex?

For the rest of the story, please read here: http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200711/CUL20071113b.html

Thursday, September 20, 2007

The Book

My book, Out From Under: The Impact of Homosexual Parenting will be released soon. Like most new authors, there is a range of feelings I'm going through. Up to now, I've not shared my full story in any media interview or speaking engagement, tending to soften the blow as it were so the listeners weren't overwhelmed or simply teased. Most autobiographies have in them as much truth as one was comfortable in sharing at the time. However, I do want to gently mention a few different editing techniques and offer some advice to those adult children who are thinking about writing their stories.

First, often for many authors, his/her book is transitioned into a clean swept piece with nicely placed Band Aids over areas that were excruciatingly more painful to experience then the author dares to write. Thankfully, I missed that level of padding.

Second, I discovered that there was another procedure of sugar coating the less savory aspects of one's story so as to not offend the prudent reader. Yes, it is far less disturbing, but you are left a bit jilted rather than experiencing the whole jarring effect. If you really want to be real, then avoid sweetening up the less delightful aspects of your story.

Last, is the decision to not mention areas that are left unfinished as it were. For me, not knowing the outcome is terribly frustrating. What I've chosen to do in my book is mention the unresolved issues, the unanswered questions, and the gray areas - not because it is easy to do - but to let other people understand that life keeps unfolding with new surprizes, hopes, and desires which we were not privy to before. And with these, also come answers to some of our questions.

My story delivers a provocative, gripping, no-holds-barred account of what it was like to grow up within a homosexual environment.

You will be able to order a copy of my book soon.

Our Stories

I've noticed that our stories make a lot of difference to other people who don't understand what we have lived through. Over the weekend, a woman surprizingly commented to me that she had never actually thought about children and what it was like for them to grow up with a parent who is involved in homosexual relationships. So our stories enlighten others. I'd like to encourage more of you to share. Not only is it healing, you bring your own thoughts and feelings forward where others can begin to understand and care more about how children deal with a "gay" parent...For many of us, we have to take back the words gay & rainbow, the color lavender, the butterfly, and other symbols which have been usurped from their original meanings. We do this by telling it like it was and is.

From my heart, I welcome you on this journey.