by Kim Trobee In North Carolina, the Governor is riding a wave of pressure from progressive activists who are unhappy with his decision to protect the safety and privacy of women and children. Gov. McCrory supports a law that makes sure men use men’s rooms and women use women’s rooms. That has the left breathing
If government offers a program to everyone, can it reject some people specifically because they happen to be Christian? That’s exactly what happened in Missouri, and the Supreme Court will decide the legal question this year. [Ed. note: The court has moved five cases, including this one, to the next term that starts in October.]
JJ’s family has a saying: “You can’t hurt steel.” That explains the way he’s facing a terminal diagnosis of brain cancer. And why he rejects assisted suicide. Your gift to CitizenLink will mobilize biblical citizens, lobby state legislators and stop the spread of assisted suicide.
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed HB 1523, the Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act. The law means that the state cannot violate the conscience of business owners or individuals because of their views on marriage. Our friends at Alliance Defending Freedom wrote model legislation for the bill. Kellie Fiedorek, an attorney with ADF,
CitizenLink is proud to work with an alliance of nearly 40 state-based family policy councils, including the North Carolina Family Policy Council. John Rustin is the President and Executive Director of the group. http://www.ncfamily.org/business-opposition-hb-2-hrc-orchestrated-not-organic/ TAKE ACTION Send a digital postcard to Gov. Pat McCrory to show your support! We’ve made it easy for you through
A group of pro-family organizations sent a letter to federal lawmakers asking for an increase in funding for abstinence programs. CitizenLink is proud to be one of the groups to sign. When President Obama took office, he slashed funding for abstinence ed. Instead, he increased funds toward comprehensive sex-ed, specifically “safe-sex” education. The letter asks
God’s Not Dead 2 takes on one of the most pressing issues of our time – religious freedom. In the sequel, a school teacher (played by Melissa Joan Hart), is challenged because she mentioned Jesus in answer to a student’s question. The story unfolds as she heads to court to defend her faith. Alliance Defending
Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a law which dials back taxpayer funding to all abortion facilities in the state, including Planned Parenthood. That makes Florida the 12th state to do so. HB 1411 moves funds going to Planned Parenthood to hundreds of low-cost, federally qualified community health clinics. “This is a historic victory, and we
New ordinance only allows the chaplains of the city police and fire departments to open the meetings with prayer. The Council had approved a moment of silence to replace the regular prayers after a Satanist from Tucson was scheduled to give an opening prayer in February. The new ordinance only allows the chaplains of the
The privacy and safety of women and children protected North Carolina lawmakers are protecting the privacy and safety of women and children. They unanimously passed a bill that would prevent men from entering women’s restrooms, locker rooms and showers. The governor has already signed it into law. This is good news for North Carolina families
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