The U.S. Department of Heath and Human Services has issued an interim rule mandating insurance coverage of contraception, sterilization and potentially abortifacient drugs–even for religious institutions. In fact, the rule includes a faux-exemption for religious institutions written so narrowly that the “exemption” itself is a threat to religious liberty. Details on the rule, and what […]
Posted in Same-Sex Marriage on September 23rd, 2011 2 Comments »
The Master’s School, a private Christian school in West Simsbury, is being pressured to accept homosexual activity because it allegedly encouraged a student to withdraw or face expulsion after she told administrators she is a lesbian. The public knows only her version of events as told in The Courant and elsewhere, the headmaster having declined […]
Posted in Events, Religious Freedom on September 22nd, 2011 1 Comment »
No, not that Rick Green. Made you look, though. 🙂 This comes to our in-box from Ann Leatherwood: This Sat, Rick Green, of Wallbuilders, hosts a free Restore America Conference 10:30am – Milford City Hall, 110 River Street, Milford. Hope you can make it, but if not, please help spread the word! Such an amazing […]
On September 16th a Hartford jury acquitted a blogger of threatening and inciting violence against three state officials because, they told the media, the prosecution did not meet its burden of proof. This blog post is not about that. It is about the laughingly incomplete description of S.B. 1098, the 2009 Bishop Removal Bill, given […]
Posted in Events, Pro-Life on September 20th, 2011 No Comments »
St. Paul’s Church-Darien and Mary of Bethany-Norwalk want you to “Let your passion for engaging a culture of life be ignited to burn ever brighter” by attending a talk given by John Ensor, executive director of Global-Initiatives-Heartbeat International. John has “been a leader in the pro-life movement as a speaker, writer, trainer and co-laborer in […]
Posted in Events, Pro-Life on September 19th, 2011 No Comments »
The Archdiocese of Hartford Pro-Life Ministry is leading the Forty Days For Life, which begins Wednesday, September 28, 2011. They are asking every pro-lifer in Hartford, New Haven and Litchfield Counties to please pray and participate in whatever way the Lord calls you to do. Forty Days is a national campaign of peaceful prayer outside abortion […]
Posted in Events, Religious Freedom on September 16th, 2011 No Comments »
Pro-family pastors, come join with Watchmen Pastors from across the New England states Tuesday October 5th from 9am to 2pm. Make plans now to join Randy Wilson, National Director of Church Ministries at the Family Research Council, Paul Jehle Pastor of New Testament Chruch in Plymouth, MA, Bob Emrich pastor and NE Regional Representative for […]
Posted in Pro-Life on September 13th, 2011 6 Comments »
Trotman Reid To Share Stage With Planned Parenthood CEO Judy Tabar The pro-abortion Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund (CTWEALF) announced in a Sept. 12th press release that it would be giving the Maria Miller Stewart award to Pamela Trotman Reid, the president of St. Joseph College. “Dr. Reid will be presented with her award […]
Posted in Rules on September 13th, 2011 4 Comments »
We’ve just updated the links at FIC Blog. Under “Opponents,” Love Makes a Family and Connecticut Local Politics have been out of business for some time and Spazeboy hasn’t posted since January. We’ve replaced them with local voices who share our interest in the intersection between family, faith and politics but from a worldview in […]
Posted in Events, Pro-Life on September 13th, 2011 No Comments »
From Norwich “40 Days” coordinator Brian Daly: 2011 Fall Campaign 40 Days for LIFE The Fall Campaign runs Sept 28 thru Nov 6th! For more info… contact Brian Daly at 860-822-1788 or BJDaly@aol.com PLEASE, WE NEED CHURCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO “ADOPT-A-DAY!” Thank you for your support & prayers for LIFE! ALSO you can go on the vigilcalendar to register […]