Dear Friends, Your efforts are paying off! Two big steps towards getting Adoption Protection passed in Kansas were taken Tuesday. During the process, the chairman of the conference committee referred to the “volume of email” and phone calls legislators have received about the bill. That’s you. But they are also hearing from Human Rights Campaign,
Dear Friends, At first, I was dumbfounded. Now, I’m angry. On March 29, the Kansas House of Representatives voted against a bill that protects faith-based adoption agencies from being shut down because of their beliefs. Since that day, our coalition has been working. We worked with individual legislators to answer questions and respond to concerns.
Chad Griffin just showed up in Topeka. That’s him on the right in the photo above, talking today with someone at the state capitol. If you’re not familiar with Griffin, he’s the top gun for the LGBT movement. Specifically, he’s the president of Human Rights Campaign, the D.C. group that pushes the buttons for radical
As you probably know from our updates, the national LGBT lobby has been ganging up on faith-based adoption agencies – forcing them to either violate their beliefs … or shut down, as has happened in several states. The key vote on this in Kansas is likely to happen this week. Please make your voice heard
Dear Friends, In my career, I’ve been underqualified for just about every job I’ve held. At 23, I was a “Life Direction Advisor” at a small college. Next, I was hired to manage a program on economics at a white-shoe think tank in Washington even though I had never studied economics, never worked in politics
Devin and Melissa Penny are the parents of five children, including adopted twins Grace and Justice. They were adopted with the help of Julie Samaniego of Circle of Love, a Christian ministry in Wichita. Dear fellow Kansans, We weren’t always on the same page when it came to adoption. Devin had long been ready, but
Dear Friends, Thank you for responding in force to our “call to action” last week. Nearly 200 of you contacted the members of the legislature and asked them to support the Adoption Protection Act. Several lawmakers told me they were impressed by the level of response. You made a difference – but the work isn’t
Two quick items before the adoption hearing tomorrow. First, thanks to so many of you who have spoken up in support of religious freedom for faith-based adoption agencies. You are really getting legislators’ attention! Second, if you haven’t made your voice heard yet, there’s still time. The Adoption Protection Act will be heard by House
Dear Friends, The first orphanage in the United States was founded by the Sisters of the Order of Saint Ursula in New Orleans in 1727. When a treaty transferring ownership of the “Louisiana territory” from France to the United States was signed in 1804, Sister Marie Theresa, Superior of the Sisters of the Order of
Dear Friends, Last week, I introduced you to the Adoption Protection Act, a law which would ensure that faith-based adoption providers in Kansas will be allowed to continue to operate in accordance with their sincerely held religious beliefs. Faith-based adoption agencies in Kansas have been helping children find their forever homes for more than 60
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