December 5th, 2011 by Peter
In the three years since one judge redefined marriage for all of Connecticut we have faced blatantly unconstitutional attacks on religious liberty and shocking new assaults on parental rights. The media downplays all of it. But they at least get one big thing right:
“We forced the legislature to pass the strongest religious liberties guarantees against same-sex marriage in the entire country,” Wolfgang said.
December 5th, 2011 by Peter
The Hartford Courant’s editorial page on the passage of the Casino law in Massachusetts:
Gambling with New England's families.
Massachusetts needs to be prepared to fix the social and economic consequences that, based on Connecticut’s experience, are sure to develop…Gaming will mean dire social consequences for those who can’t control their gambling — in Connecticut, a surprising number of them trusted government officials, accountants, pillars of their communities — and their families. More bankruptcies. More divorces and broken homes. More kids at risk. More suicides. Get ready, Bay State, to spend a lot of that new money on fixing new problems.
Why did the Courant wait until the bill was passed to say so? An editorial like this, six months earlier, might have helped our friends at the Massachusetts Family Institute defeat the bill.
November 29th, 2011 by Peter
Rhetoric aside, Sen. Lieberman has been no friend of social conservatives. Whether he was upholding the legality of partial-birth abortion or forcing the military to approve of homosexual activity, Connecticut’s retiring U.S. Senator has consistently opposed traditional values. But he has the opportunity to make one parting gesture for the pro-family cause.
Sen. Lieberman is the only member of Connecticut’s congressional delegation to oppose the repeal of DOMA, the law protecting marriage, specifically because of one provision in the bill:
But the controversial policy also stipulates that no state is required to recognize a same-sex union performed in a state where such marriages are recognized and it is that aspect of the DOMA that Lieberman supports.
It makes sense for Connecticut’s senior U.S. Senator to take this position. FIC defeated same-sex “marriage” every year at the legislature and it was only imposed on our state by a 4-3 vote of our supreme court, with the deciding vote cast by a judge who was not even a Supreme Court Justice. Even after this happened, we secured the strongest religious liberty guarantees against same-sex “marriage” in the nation. Given this history, Sen. Lieberman would do well not to force Connecticut’s judicially imposed marriage laws on other states, which is what would happen if DOMA were repealed.
To counter pressure from pro same-sex “marriage” forces, FIC Action launched a campaign two weeks ago to ask Sen. Lieberman to support DOMA. You can join the campaign here. You can also call Sen. Lieberman at (202) 224-4041 and ask him to vote NO on Senate Bill 598 (DOMA repeal). Ask Sen. Lieberman to take this one last opportunity to support the traditional values that always had his voice but never his vote.
November 28th, 2011 by Peter
We don’t know. We do know that Kevin Rennie, the Hartford Courant columnist, reports this in his latest piece:
LHP Hospital Group of Texas is expected to purchase St. Mary’s and Waterbury hospitals and build a new for-profit medical center in the city… The flexibility of Roman Catholic doctrine allowed the new institution to avoid the thorny political issue of abortion and reproductive health procedures…The 300-bed facility will include a “hospital-within-a-hospital.” A separate entity will be established within the 700,000-square-foot building that will perform procedures that Roman Catholic hospitals do not. It is the price of peace and getting out from under tens of millions in unfunded pension liabilities.
When the potential merger was first announced last summer, FIC expressed guarded optimism that it would not harm the pro-life cause. But if a once-pro-life hospital morphs into an entity that allows abortions under the legal fiction of a “hospital-within-a-hospital,” the culture of death will have won a victory in Waterbury.
Hoping that is not the case, we will seek further information from Catholic officials and pro-life bio-ethics experts on what is really happening in the merger. As we await further information, consider voting in our poll on the right. What do you think the St. Mary’s/Waterbury Hospital merger will mean to the unborn?
November 23rd, 2011 by Peter
We here at the Family Institute of Connecticut are grateful for the many blessings bestowed upon us by almighty God this past year. We are grateful to you, our members, for your financial support, which allows us to exist. We are grateful to you for answering the call to battle when faith and family are threatened in our home state. And we are grateful for your prayers and your friendship–as well as that of our families. FIC’s email recipients will receive with this message a picture of two of our daughters (Katie and Marianne), my wife Leslie, and me with Senator Santorum at this year’s FIC Banquet. It means so much to us to stand with a cloud of witnesses in defense of the truths upon which our nation was founded. Thank you and God bless you!
November 2nd, 2011 by Peter
William Lori, Bridgeport’s Roman Catholic Bishop and the Supreme Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus, has been one of Connecticut’s most important pro-family leaders for a decade. The same determined will that we have grown to love and admire here at FIC is on full display in his recent testimony to Congress on behalf of religious liberty. You can read it here.
October 21st, 2011 by Peter
FIC Action’s update on forced pro-gay indoctrination at Hartford Public High School and a response to the Hartford Courant. Read it here.
October 20th, 2011 by Peter
From Brian Daly:
Dear Prayer Warrior, WE REALLY SOME HELP - PLEASE SIGN UP FOR AN HOUR OR TWO IN THE NEXT 4 DAYS…THANK YOU! Thank you to all - for your dedication, prayers and support for 40 Days for LIFE!!! OCTOBER IS RESPECT LIFE MONTH! Please help us, we have many time slots to fill! If everyone who prayed for one hour on their churches “Adopted Day” if each of us came out for one add’l hour, all of these slots would be filled, plus many more!
We are now through the first half of the 40 Days but we need help now more in the last 17 DAYS Please Sign up to pray on line at www.vigilcalendar.com/norwich we especially need help for :
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October 17th, 2011 by Peter
The article is here. FIC Action responds here.
Sen. Wikos’ proposed S.B. 428 is here. The Hartford Public High scenario was contemplated when the legislature codified the court ruling redefining marriage in Connecticut. An amendment to prevent this type of situation failed in 2009. That amendment was the basis of Sen. Witkos’ 2011 bill.
Once again, FIC’s predictions about the consequences for Connecticut after same-sex “marriage” come true. Watch for further action items on turning the tide.
October 12th, 2011 by Peter
We’re proud to say, for the first time ever, that a Connecticut church has joined ADF’s Pulpit Freedom Sunday initiative. Check out #127.
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