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Kansas Judge:
Sperm Donor Owes Child Support
TOPEKA, KS, January 22, 2014 — A man who provided sperm to a lesbian couple in response to an online ad is the father of a child born to one of the women and must pay child support, a Kansas judge ruled Wednesday.

Pope Francis' Principles
for Cultural Change

Bishops Lament Federal 'Disregard'
for State Marriage Laws
WASHINGTON, DC, January 11, 2014 -- As the U.S. bishops lamented federal agencies’ decisions to ignore state marriage laws, Attorney General Eric Holder has said the federal government will recognize the “gay marriages” briefly contracted in Utah.

Poll Shows Rise in Belief that
Marriage Is a Religious Institution
Participants Offered Hobson's Choice
TRENTON, NJ, Janiuary 8, 2014  -- A new survey shows an increase in likely U.S. voters who see marriage as a religious institution, with a majority now holding this view.

Vatican Spokesman:
Media Manipulated
Pope's Family Comments
VATICAN, January 7, 2014 -- The Vatican's spokesman says some coverage of Pope Francis’ comment about a child of a same-sex couple is “forced” and a “manipulation” of his primary concern about evangelizing in new cultural environments.

Remember the Humanity
of Jahi McMath
PHILADELPHIA, PA, January 7, 2014 -- As in the case of Terri Schiavo, people with severe brain injuries are treated like second class citizens, often being denied the treatment, care, and love that their humanity demands. Here is a perspective from Bobby Schindler, brother of Terry Schiavo and Mark Mostert a member of the board of the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network.

Hints and tips for dialogue about Marriage with family and friends

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CA Secretary of State Told to
Count Voter Signatures
SAN FRANCISCO, January 2, 2013 -- Privacy for All Students reported that a Sacramento Superior Court judge, in a strongly worded tentative ruling, directed the California Secretary of State to count petitions submitted in two northern California counties for a referendum effort to nullify AB 1266, California's co-ed bathroom law. The signature gathering campaign to reverse the law had to go to court, because the Secretary of State had refused to count signatures from Tulare and Mono counties.

Belgium Considers
Legalizing Euthanasia for Minors
BRUSSELS, Belgium, December 30, 2013 -- Despite religious opposition, the Belgian Senate voted Dec. 13 in favor of a bill which would expand legal euthanasia to terminally ill minors and persons with dementia.

Hablemos Claro del Matrimonio,
Una Guía Para un Dialogo Efectivo
Hablemos Claro del Matrimonio, Una Guía Para un Dialogo Efectivo te enseña como promover y defender el concepto del matrimonio tradicional utilizando un lenguaje no religioso. Este libro es una excelente guía practica para que te ayude a refutar y responder todas esas preguntas difíciles sobre el matrimonio que nunca has sabido manejar.

Petitions Submitted to Overturn AB 1266
The CA Co-Ed Bathroom Law
Pray for a Fair Signature Count
SAN FRANCISCO, December 2, 2013 -- Thanks to efforts of those circulating petitions to reject the so-called California co-ed bathroom law, more than enough signatures to qualify were submitted to county registrars throughout the state. They are currently being counted. The new law, AB 1266, permits elementary and high school students to choose which bathrooms, shower rooms or locker facilities that want to use depending on their “gender identity”.

Multiple Parents in a
“Brave New World
SAN FRANCISCO, November 14, 2013 -- Recently, the California governor signed a law whereby children could legally have not just two, but three parents at the same time. This is the fifth state, plus the District of Columbia, to have such legislation. The law is proposed, naturally, under the rubric of “helping the child,” of keeping him out of a foster home. Whether giving a child two “parents” of the same sex is good for the child in the first place is likewise not brought up. The bill was not clear about who will have authority when there is a conflict among the three parents about some course of family action. Will it require a unanimous vote or only a 2-1 majority?

US Bishops' New Leaders Commit
to Protecting Human Dignity
BALTIMORE, November 13, 2013 -- The incoming leaders of the U.S. bishops’ conference voiced a commitment to reaching out in love to defend human life and dignity wherever it is threatened in the modern culture.

French Marriage Movement
Welcomes All
WASHINGTON, DC, November 12, 2013 -- A French movement dedicated to the understanding of marriage as an institution between a man and a woman has assembled a large coalition that respects all persons, regardless of political affiliation or sexuality.