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An Urgent Invitation to Protect Marriage 1/27/2004 January 23, 2004
Re: Urgent Invitation to Protect Marriage
Dear Valued CWA Member,
This is not a fundraising appeal, but an urgent call to action. I want to invite you to a critical and extraordinary event as we try to turn back judicial tyranny and save marriage in Massachusetts. On Wednesday, February 4, the members and friends of Concerned Women for America will be descending on Beacon Hill for Protect Marriage Day.
We will meet at 10:00 a.m. in the Hearing Room B-1 in the basement at the State Capitol. Please join Sandi Martinez, our Massachusetts state director, and me with your friends to learn how to lobby this issue from Robert Knight, director of our Culture & Family Institute. This special event will train and equip you and your friends how to articulate this critical issue and to help you lobby your elected officials. I also urge you to tune your radio to WVNE Worcester 760 AM at 2 p.m. on weekdays to listen to my daily Concerned Women Today radio show for updates and news on this battle.
It was 231 years ago when your fellow citizens rose up at the Boston Tea Party against King George under the slogan: "No taxation without representation." Now another defining moment for America is taking shape in Massachusetts.
On November 18, 2003, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled 4-3 that limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples violates the Massachusetts Constitution. It is in fact the Court's ruling that violates the Constitution—and nearly every facet of science, public health, politics, culture and religious values.
The court's opinion is a clear example of judicial tyranny—demanding that the Legislature act while ignoring the written state Constitution—so the justices can take action into their own hands. Marriage has been upheld and protected by the courts since the founding of our nation. These justices have rejected nearly 400 years of Massachusetts law in order to force their will on the people.
Let me assure you that we at CWA are doing all we can to assist your state leaders in passing the Massachusetts Constitutional Amendment to Protect Marriage. This vital piece of legislation is known as the Marriage Affirmation and Protection Amendment (MA & PA). And we need your help. We also need the help of those you know in Massachusetts who will stand up and be counted!
It grieves me to think that so few of us did or knew what we could have done in 1973 to prevent Roe v. Wade from imposing abortion on the law of the land. If you had the ability to influence that decision, would you not have done all you could to save the life of the unborn?
Together we now have the opportunity to undo the court's ruling with a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as one man and one woman. Will you stand to save marriage in America? Will you stand up to judicial tyranny and demand that your own state Legislature make the laws and not be a rubber stamp for the will of four unelected justices?
Please take a few moments and read the following short policy papers The Real Costs of 'Gay Marriage' and Civil Unions, and Why Goodridge Is Legally and Constitutionally Wrong. Look at the action card and what needs to be done. The need is great but the stakes are even higher. Maybe you can do several of the action items. I want to encourage you, however, to do at least the following two:
We need to fill the halls of the Capitol with citizens lobbying to protect marriage. The old political adage still rings true. When politicians feel the heat, they see the light. When legislators know the people of Massachusetts are watching, they will listen to you. Just ask former Gov. Gray Davis of California after he lied and drove that state into near bankruptcy. His recall was the power of citizens unleashed. This is why I will be in Boston on February 4, 2003. Please join me.
Enclosed are some excellent resources to equip you in this battle, and I encourage you to check out additional information and updates on our Web site at www.cwfa.org. Please fill out the action card and return the bottom half to us in the enclosed envelope. Keep the top as your personal reminder.
I believe that prayer is something we are called to do as a way of life. When you read the Scriptures, I think you will be impressed that every miracle, every blessing, required faith to be put into action. God parted the Red Sea, but He used Moses to demonstrate His power. Why? Because our Heavenly Father calls His people to act in obedience to His will, not to be bystanders. I pray that God will use each of us to glorify Him and bring a miraculous result to protect marriage.
Sincerely,
The National Staff
P.S. Call your State Senator and State Representative today! If you have any questions, contact CWA of Massachusetts at director@massachusetts.cwfa.org or at (978) 256-7943.
Hope to see you and your friends at Protect Marriage Day!
Action Commitment to Save Marriage
_____ Yes, Sandy, please know that I will do what I can and pray for God's favor to protect Marriage in Massachusetts. The following items that I have checked, I will also try to do. Before the February 11, 2004, vote:
_____ I will attend Protect Marriage Day on February 4 at the State Capitol in room B-1 at 10 am.
_____ I will call my State Senator and Representative and tell them to vote for MA& PA.
_____ I will photocopy the enclosed material and hand it out to my friends and neighbors.
_____ I will write a letter to the editor to at least one local or state paper.
_____ I will call in on a radio or television talk show and defend marriage.
_____ I will encourage my pastor to get involved with the pastor's coalition group. (www.cwfa.org)
_____ I will encourage my church to be involved in supporting MA&PA. (www.cwfa.org)
_____ I will attend the Constitutional Convention on February 11, 2004.
_____ Please sign me up to receive critical e-mail updates - e-mail: ______________________
_____ Please send me information about a Prayer/Action Chapter in my area.
_____ Please send me information about being involved with CWA of Massachusetts.
Please keep the above copy for yourself and return the bottom copy to CWA.
This allows us to know what is being done, so we can be even more effective.
Action Commitment to Save Marriage
_____ Yes, Sandy, please know that I will do what I can and pray for God's favor to protect Marriage in Massachusetts. The following items that I have checked, I will also try to do. Before the February 11, 2004, vote:
_____ I will attend Protect Marriage Day on February 4 at the State Capitol in room B-1 at 10 am
_____ I will call my State Senator and Representative and tell them to vote for (MA& PA).
_____ I will photocopy the enclosed material and hand it out to my friends and neighbors.
_____ I will write a letter to the editor to at least one local or state paper.
_____ I will call in on a radio or television talk show and defend marriage.
_____ I will encourage my pastor to get involved with the pastor's coalition group. (www.cwfa.org)
_____ I will encourage my church to be involved in supporting MA&PA. (www.cwfa.org)
_____ I will attend the Constitutional Convention on February 11, 2004.
_____ Please sign me up to receive critical e-mail updates - e-mail: ______________________
_____ Please send me information about a Prayer/Action Chapter in my area.
_____ Please send me information about being involved with CWA of Massachusetts.
I understand this is not a fundraising letter, but I still want to support your efforts with a special contribution of $_________ to further your effectiveness!
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