Stand with Children

ACTION ALERT

Sign Petition: Stop Latest Attempt to Undermine Prop 8
Demand Veto of California “Trojan Horse” Marriage Bill
 SACRAMENTO, September 1, 2010 – The California legislature has sent to the Governor's desk SB 906, a Trojan horse marriage bill designed to help undermine Prop 8. Join thousands of California voters by signing a petition to send a strong message for the Governor to veto this latest slap at the more than 7 million voters who passed the initiative to define marriage between a man and a woman in November 2008.


Stand with Children Trainings and Retreats

Participate in the Evangelization of Culture
Find a Stand with Children Training and Formation Retreat Near You
Learn how to innoculate your children against the influences of the culture about marriage and family. Join the team to promote the centrality and integrity of marriage for children and society.
      “It is not permissible for anyone to remain idle.”
                 -John Paul II, Christifideles Laici #3.


Saving and Promoting Marriage for Our Children and Society
Despite the efforts to defend against the redefinition of marriage across the country, a redefined marriage disconnected from the interest of children and the foundation of the family is increasingly becoming accepted in the minds of many, especially the young.


Having a Mother and Father is Common and Good
Choose to Stand with Children
The issue of same-sex "marriage" is just a symtom of something much deeper in society. It is a monumental challenge to the fundatmental understanding of the human person, and the meaning of marriage and family -- the foundation of society and the future of our children.


Learn About Stand with Children
A Positive Educational Campaign to Promote the Centrality and Integrity of Marriage or Children and Society.


Organizations Join the Stand with Children Coalition


Link to Stand with Children


"Catholic" Group Organizes to
Challenges Church Teaching on Homosexuality

WASHINGTON, August 23, 2010 - A cadre of homosexualist activists are preparing to launch a new group, Catholics for Equality, whose self-proclaimed mission is to lead lay Catholics away from the institutional Church's teaching on sexuality and encourage support for homosexual "marriage."


SB 906 Passes Assembly 51 to 26
Moves to Senate then to Governor's Desk
SACRAMENTO, August 19, 2010—SB 906, the Trojan Horse marriage bill, passed the CA State Assembly August 19 with 51 votes. CCG opposed this bill (see details).The affirmative votes included those of two Republicans—Sam Blakeslee of San Louis Obispo and Nathan Fletcher of San Diego. Two Assemblymembers abstained from voting, both Democrats—Wilmer Carter of Rialto and Cathleen Galgiani of Tracy.


ACTION ALERT

Ninth Circuit Court Halts CA Same-Sex "Marriage"
Stay Granted Pending Appeal of Prop 8 Decision

SAN FRANCISCO, August 16, 2010  -- This afternoon, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request by Prop 8 proponents to stay U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker’s order that same-sex "marriage" could begin on August 18. The Appeals Court is thereby upholding the vote  of 7 million Californians while the Perry v. Schwarzenegger case is  heard on appeal.


Prop 8 Trial Decision is Radical, But Instructive
Walker Overreaches in Claiming Cal Voters Irrational

SAN FRANCISCO, August 5, 2010(revised), -- On Wednesday, August 4, Federal Judge Vaughn Walker overturned Proposition 8 and the decision of more than 7 million California voters who passed it in 2008.  He did this in a most radical way claiming that there is no possible rationale or unique value for an institution that unites a man and a woman with each other and any children who come from the union. 


"Eggsploitation" Reveals the Infertility Industry’s Dirty Little Secret
Hidden Dangers, Health Risks, and Exploitation of Young Women

NEW YORK, NY, July 28, 2010 – The infertility industry has a dirty little secret that is dressed in deceptive advertising, large monetary incentives and appeals to altruism. Using these tactics, the industry targets young, vulnerable women for a precious commodity: human eggs. Eggsploitation, a new documentary released today by The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network, is a tragic spotlight on the booming and risky business of selling eggs, and reveals the health risks and exploitation of women through egg donation.

PAST ACTION ALERT

ABA Considers Resolution to Redefine Marriage
Appeals to States: Clear Barriers to Same-Sex "Marriage"
Ask Lawyers to Write to Bar Association
SAN FRANCISCO, July 16, 2010 -- When it meets for its annual convention in San Francisco, August 5 - 10, 2010, the American Bar Association will be considering a resolution appealing for the redefinition of marriage at the state level .


"Marriage and Children—Reshaping the Dialog to Reflect the Human Reality"
Manhattan Forum Lecture, July 27

OAKLAND, CA, July 7, 2010 --  Catholics for the Common Good Chairman, William B. May, will present the Seventh Manattan Forum Lecture in the monthly series that culminates in a day long conference on the Manhattan Declaration on September 18 in Danville, CA. May who led the Catholic response in the Prop 8 campaign, will discuss of how to apply the lessons of Prop 8 to rebuilding a marriage culture.




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