CONCERNS We are concerned about: |
GOALS We are working to see: |
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SANCTITY OF LIFE 1. The protection of innocent human life -- including protecting the unborn from abortion, fetal tissue experimentation, and embryonic research; and society from euthanasia, cloning, population control and human genetic engineering. |
SANCTITY OF LIFE 1. Laws passed to protect our society from practices and policies that endanger or debase innocent human life. |
| 2. The physical, emotional and spiritual harm to women, men and their families resulting from abortion. | 2. Public awareness of the harm of abortion to women, men and their families; and the promotion of pregnancy care centers and post-abortion counseling services. |
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RELIGIOUS LIBERTY 3. The trend of government to diminish and disregard the God-given inalienable rights of individuals. |
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY 3. Our government strengthen and renew its commitment to respect and protect each individual's exercise of his God-given inalienable rights. |
| 4. The erosion of religious liberty and the legal and cultural imposition of anti-Judeo-Christian philosophies upon our society. | 4. The protection and preservation of religious liberty as provided in the United States Constitution. |
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FAMILY 5. The disrespect for family and for the unique contribution of fathers and mothers. The attempt to eliminate natural distinctions between men and women. |
FAMILY 5. The family esteemed as the bedrock institution of society consisting of individuals related by blood, marriage (the legal union of one man and one woman), birth, or adoption. The respect for the distinctiveness of men and women. |
| 6. Sexual promiscuity, cohabitation and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS. | 6. Society value and respect marriage, encourage sexual abstinence before marriage and educate on the dangers of promiscuous sexuality; HIV/AIDS treated as a public health epidemic and not as a civil rights issue. |
| 7. The alarming increase in violence in American households, including same-sex and opposite-sex partner assaults, spousal assaults, and child and elder abuse. | 7. An end to violence within households, especially the sexual abuse of children, while reinforcing the importance and autonomy of healthy families. |
| 8. The growth of prostitution that feeds the sex trafficking industry worldwide - endangering the well-being and lives of thousands of girls, boys and women. | 8. An end to prostitution, the demand for prostitution and sex trafficking. |
| 9. The fiscal responsibility of government and its impact on our nation. | 9. The reasonable appropriation of government monies and the fiscal responsibility of balanced budgets. |
| 10. The prevalence of drug and substance abuse in our country. | 10. An end to drug and substance abuse. |
| 11. The detrimental effects of gambling on the family. | 11. The elimination of gambling in all its forms. |
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PORNOGRAPHY 12. The ever-increasing prevalence of pornography, sexually-oriented businesses, and prostitution, and the lack of enforcement of existing laws. |
PORNOGRAPHY 12. The consistent strict enforcement of laws regulating the use and distribution of pornography, and raising public awareness about the harm of pornography to men, women, children and society. |
| 13. The morally deteriorating impact of the entertainment industry on our country and the increasing emphasis on violence and sexual exploitation. | 13. The entertainment industry become a more positive moral influence on society. |
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EDUCATION 14. The declining quality of education, the deterioration of parental rights and authority, the increasing emphasis on Godless philosophies, and, in particular, the unbalanced presentation of America's founding, of evolution and of sex education. |
EDUCATION 14. The quality of education restored to a level of excellence in academic achievement without governmental mandates that are detrimental to parental rights. |
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NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY 15. The loss of national sovereignty to international organizations and other foreign powers through judicial and administrative decisions. |
NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY 15. A reaffirmation of the independence of the United States and protection of the right to self-government without legal recognition of any foreign authority as to the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. |
| 16. The lack of border security to protect America from terrorists and all illegal immigration. | 16. Our nation develop and maintain strong border controls to protect us from foreign terrorists and the flow of illegal immigration. We welcome legal immigrants, especially those fleeing government persecution because of their religious beliefs or other basic human rights. |
| 17. Judges who exceed their authority to interpret law by intruding on the authority of the legislative and executive branches of government. | 17. The nomination and confirmation of highly qualified individuals as judges who have demonstrated a commitment to the limited role of the judicial branch, the rule of law and respect for the text of the state and U.S. Constitutions. |
| 18. The security of our nation and the increasing pressure to weaken the country's defenses. | 18. The United States deploy the strongest national defense system in the world as a deterrent to foreign aggression. |
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