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AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA

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AFA of PA ACTION ALERT

February 22, 2008

1.) Elementary Principal Attacked for Being Scout Leader

2.) Adding ‘sexual orientation and gender identity or expression’ to PA Human Relations Act – a bad idea

3.) The Marriage Protection Amendment Needs Your Help

1.) Earlier this month the Philadelphia Gay News ran a story attacking Mr. Robert Wheeler for participating in the PBS program “Tempo.” Mr. Wheeler is the principal at Cleveland Elementary School in Allentown and it is highly offensive to some homosexuals that he is a Scout leader. Additionally, he and students who are in his Scout troop wore their uniforms during the interview in the school! Click here for a news release issued earlier.

2.) What would be the impact of adding ‘sexual orientation and gender identity or expression’ to the PA Human Relations Act? Image a world where men who think they are women can use the women’s restroom and, in a workplace situation in a company with four or more employees, can use the women’s dressing room and shower facilities. Image a world where any church that receives any government money for a day care, soup kitchen, school or whatever must hire homosexuals, bisexuals and transgenders. That will be the world in Pennsylvania if H.B. 1400 or S.B. 761 becomes law.

3.) The Marriage Protection Amendment -- SB 1250 -- was introduced on February 14th. Here’s how the process works: Introduction of a bill is the first step in a multi-year process of getting an amendment to the PA Constitution. This bill with the exact language must be passed in both the State Senate and State House in two consecutive legislative sessions. The governor has no veto power over the bills. The earliest Pennsylvanians can vote to preserve marriage is November 2009.

Thus S.B. 1250 is the first step to simply get the question of marriage before the voters and not allow judges to define marriage as Governor Rendell thinks they should.

Click here for Talking Points and here for additional resources.

ACTION NEEDED:

1.) Please contact Mr. Wheeler and thank him for caring enough to be a Scout leader. Click here for contact information. When you get to this page, you can either make the phone call or click on his name to send him an e-mail.

2.) Contact your State Senator and ask him or her to oppose S.B. 761. Contact your State Representative and ask him or her to oppose H.B. 1400.

(If you don't know who your elected officials are, key in your county or nine-digit zip code in the upper right hand corner on either the State Senator or State Representative page.)

** Ask them what is ‘gender identity or expression?” Give them the message that homosexuality, bisexuality and thinking you are the opposite sex than what you were born are NOT a civil right.

While you have them on the line be sure to ask them to support S.B. 1250 – the Marriage Protection Amendment.

-- MESSAGE to your legislators: "Let the people vote on marriage."

-- Marriage is between one man and one woman any attempt to redefine it will destroy the institution.

-- Children need a mommy and a daddy.

3.) Don’t forget you can now listen to Diane Gramley’s weekly radio program ‘American Family Focus on PA Issues’ on our website. This week’s guest is Keith Richardson, pastor at First Baptist Church in Clarion and candidate for the 5^th Congressional District, answering the question ‘Should Christians run for public office?” Click here.

4.) Feel free to forward this alert to other concerned Pennsylvanians. If this alert is being forwarded to you by a friend, please feel free to sign up by clicking here. Please indicate in which county you live.

5.) Please consider supporting the ongoing work of the American Family Association of Pennsylvania. Make an online donation.

In His service,

Diane Gramley

President

American Family Association of PA

AFA of PA encourages Christians, through education, to become involved in pro-family issues in their community, state and the nation.

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