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Sale Of Body Parts From Abortion | |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (EP) -- The Traditional Values Coalition has kicked off a national television campaign targeting Senators in five states who voted against a Senate measure to restrict the sale and use of baby body parts in experiments. The first target is Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.), who voted against restrictions on the sale of baby body parts for experiments. "Any normal person is repulsed by the price lists and order forms which use the words 'eyes', 'arms' and 'legs'," said the Rev. Lou Sheldon. "These Senators, both Republicans and Democrats, chose to look the other way and vote with the profiteers who are peddling the limbs of babies. We believe their constituents should know about their cowardly actions." |
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Abstinence Gaining Favor in Sex Education | |
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NEW YORK, N.Y. (EP) -- One out of three schools in the U.S. offers abstinence-only sex education, according to surveys conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Allen Guttmacher Institute. The survey found that 34 percent of secondary school principles and 35 percent of district superintendents report that their schools teach sexual abstinence as the best option and do not emphasize birth control. Most schools teach "abstinence plus," which discourages sexual activity but also emphasizes birth control for sexually active teens. The 1996 Welfare Reform Act provided $50 million to states which teach abstinence. |
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Marriage Vows Honored | |
| ORLANDO, Fla. (EP) -- An annual award to honor those who keep their marriage vows despite adversity has been named for its first recipient: Robertson McQuilkin. The former head of Columbia Bible College and Seminary stepped down in 1990 to care for his wife, who has Alzheimer's. The award was created by FamilyLife, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. McQuilkin said the decision to resign as his wife's health deteriorated was "one of the simplest and clearest" he had ever made. Announcing his decision to the student body, McQuilkin said, "She sacrificed for me for 40 years to make my life possible, so if I cared for her for 40 years, I would still be in debt...it's not that I have to, but I get to." | ||
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Strengthen Fatherhood | |
| WASHINGTON, D.C. (EP) -- A church-based program designed to strengthen fatherhood and families was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives Nov. 10. The Fathers Count Act gives churches, synagogues and other places of worship funding for non-religious programs designed to help fathers and families. Religious organizations may be slow to take advantage of the program due to fears of government regulation. "If it's federal dollars, you are accountable," admitted Rep. Nancy Johnson (R-Conn.). But if questions of government intrusion can be answered, such programs hold promise, say supporters. "The organizations that are by far the most effective are faith-based," notes Rep. Mark Souder (R-Ind.). |