"Last week, leaders and representatives of Live Action, Students for Life of America, the March for Life, and the Susan B. Anthony List met with administration officials at the White House to urge President Donald Trump to veto the upcoming budget agreement if it continues to finance the abortion giant....
"most Republicans are unwilling to draw a line in the sand on Planned Parenthood, Politico reports. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX, attempted to rally support for another defunding effort, but his colleagues rejected it over fears of a potential government shutdown....
"Outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan...presided over multiple budgets that continued Planned Parenthood’s $543.7 million in government funding. Trump has threatened to veto previous budgets, but ultimately signed them. Despite these setbacks, most pro-life leaders remain either opposed or silent on changing the filibuster, and did not support conservative challengers to House GOP leadership" (LifeSiteNews, GOP gives up trying to defund Planned Parenthood in lame-duck session, 12/4/18).
"A voice of one crying out in the desert: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight His paths....'"
The Judean Wilderness, March 2017
- Ask DHS to Withdraw Rule that Would Harm Immigrant Families (USCCB, 12/4/18)
- What's all this fuss about Saint Michael the March Angel? (12/3/18)
- Becket, Act 2 (12/2/18)
- "After taking the U.S. House of Representatives in the mid-term Election in November, Democratic leadership wasted no time in confirming that 'The Equality Act,' a vast bill to federally impose 'sexual orientation' and 'gender identity' interests across the nation would be among their very top priorities.On November 16th, the Dept. of Education issued proposed regulations to ease the process of schools’ applying for religious exemptions from Title IX, which prohibits discrimination based on sex but is at risk of being misused to include preferential treatment based on 'sexual orientation' and 'gender identity.'
On November 23rd, the Dept. of Justice asked the U.S. Supreme Court to preemptively review three of the ongoing lawsuits that are preventing the Dept. of Defense from implementing its prohibition on the serve of personnel with gender dysphoria.
On November 24th, Taiwan held a referendum that rejected same-sex marriage, putting the public on a collision course with the Taiwanese high court that, in 2017, demanded the government enact same-sex marriage within two years" (from the USCCB's Made for Love (MUR e-news) December 2018).
- Tell Your Senator to Pass the Revised FIRST STEP Act in its current form (USCCB, 11/30/18)
- Urge President Trump to Veto Legislation that Weakens Pro-Life Policy (March for Life Action, 11/15/18)
- Please Ask President Trump to give Christian Asia Bibi Asylum! (Tradition, Faith, and Property, 11/30/18)
- "Currently, the Senate is scheduled to recess on December 14 for the holidays. However, some reports indicate Senators want to recess as early as December 7th....Over 45 of President Trump’s judicial nominees will not be confirmed in 2018 if the Senate leaves early for recess on December 7.....Please call your Senators and ask them to confirm the President's nominees" (Heritage Action for America, 11/20/18 email)
- We must NOT forget the Life at Conception, Sanctity of Human Life, (federal) Heartbeat Protection, Child Welfare Provider Inclusion, First Amendment Defense, and Conscience Protection Acts! On the right side of the home page are links to email Pa's and NJ's delegations in D.C. (See 10/21/18 update.)
- Urge your Representative and Senators to repeal the "Parking Lot Tax!" (USCCB, 11/16/18)
- On the right side of the home page are links to email Bucks County's delegation in Harrisburg on Pa state issues (See 10/20/18 update.) and Central NJ's delegation in Trenton on NJ state issues (See 10/21/18 update.).
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