May 31, 2011
This past week WZZM, Grand Rapids (an ABC affiliate) aired a disgusting 5 minute so-called news clip regarding two couples exchanging beds with one another every other night (which they called Polyamory: Redefining love’s boundaries).
People in the Grand Rapids area and beyond don’t like this kind of reporting. We supplied an action link for individuals far and wide to communicate their concerns.
Contact WZZM
http://americandecency.org/take_action_form.php?msg_id=98
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May 27, 2011
Memorial Day weekend brings to mind many thoughts and memories in the minds of all of us but perhaps particularly to those who have lived a few years and who have experienced loved ones going off to war or who have gone off to the battlefield themselves.
I recall as a youth in a small town near Lansing, Michigan regularly attending the annual Memorial Day parade. My remembrances of those parades go back to the mid fifties. I recall the patriotic spirit – the strong sense of love of country and deep appreciation for our veterans.
We were not that far removed from the end of World War II and the Korean War was upon us.
Gary Bauer, who will be our featured speaker at our July 29 event here in Fremont writes about the significance of Memorial Day and gives a powerful reminder of the importance that we not neglect to teach and model our regard for those died on distant battlefields and those who remain.
I urge you to register for our July event which will be filled with similar challenges as Bauer’s challenge below:
Register here:
https://secure4.afo.net/ada/registration.php?eventno=28
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May 26, 2011
Last evening local Grand Rapids TV news affiliate, WZZM-13, featured a lengthy segment during their 6:00 dinner hour news that would turn your stomach. No, it wasn’t about a gruesome accident or a violent crime spree. The nausea-inducing news story was about the topic of “marriage” – entitled, Polyamory: Redefining love’s boundaries.
The piece began with this blatantly biased reporter’s statement:
“The United States legally defines marriage as — “one man and one woman.” But what if that definition of love is not enough? That’s the case for members of one West Michigan group. They want to define love for themselves — instead of the government doing it for them.
Social movements often are “the pursuit of happiness” — whether for religious freedom, women’s equality, or voting rights.
Today’s debate is to legalize gay marriage. However, changing the definition of marriage for one group, could redefine it for others — at least that’s the hope for one family. …”
To begin with, the United States didn’t arbitrarily “define” marriage. The institution of marriage was ordained by an un-changing God and has remained the union of one man and one woman down through the ages of time.
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