World Family Policy Center Newsletter

* News relative to protecting the family worldwide *

Volume 3 Issue 1 - January 16, 2004

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QUOTE OF THE DAY: "The family is the building block of society. It is a nursery, a school, a hospital, a leisure center, a place of refuge, and a place of rest."

— Margaret Thatcher

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Today’s Contents:

A. Featured Articles:

1. Delay Eyed on Marriage Amendment

2. Catholic Lawyers Urged to Fight Gay 'Marriage'

3. European Leaders Debate Religion on New Constitution

4. Bush Plans $1.5 Billion Drive for Promotion of Marriage

B. Coming Events

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FEATURED ARTICLES

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2. Catholic Lawyers Urged to Fight Gay 'Marriage'

The Washington Times

January 12, 2004

BOSTON (AP) — Archbishop Sean P. O'Malley yesterday urged Catholic lawyers to oppose same-sex "marriage," saying the institution of marriage and the family are under assault and lawyers need to help protect them. "The social cost of the breakdown of family life has already been enormous,"

Archbishop O'Malley said at the annual Red Mass, which is dedicated to judges, lawyers and others in the legal system. "It's not a question of live and let live, it's a question of right and wrong," Archbishop O'Malley said.

To read entire article:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20040112-123616-4956r.htm

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3. European Leaders Debate Religion on New Constitution

By Eva Cahen

CNSNews.com Correspondent

January 05, 2004

Paris - An agreement about voting rights has obscured a struggle over the status of religion and Christianity in the European Union.

In mid-December, European leaders met to agree on the future E.U. constitution, but the talks collapsed as Spain and Poland insisted on having the same voting power as the more populated France and Germany.

At the same time, a less-publicized debate continued throughout Europe on using the word “Christianity” in the text of the proposed constitution.

To read entire article:

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=\ForeignBureaus\archive\200401\FOR20040105d.html

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4. Bush Plans $1.5 Billion Drive for Promotion of Marriage

By ROBERT PEAR and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK

New Jersey Coalitions for Marriage

January 14, 2004

WASHINGTON — Administration officials say they are planning an extensive election-year initiative to promote marriage, especially among low-income couples, and they are weighing whether President Bush should promote the plan next week in his State of the Union address.

For months, administration officials have worked with conservative groups on the proposal, which would provide at least $1.5 billion for training to help couples develop interpersonal skills that sustain "healthy marriages."

The officials said they believed that the measure was especially timely because they were facing pressure from conservatives eager to see the federal government defend traditional marriage, after a decision by the highest court in Massachusetts. The court ruled in November that gay couples had a right to marry under the state's Constitution.

To read the entire article:

http://us.f118.mail.yahoo.com/ym/ShowLetter?MsgId=2409_1082117_3798_1569_6693_0_13672_19217_3623778292&YY=77996&inc=25&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b&box=%40B%40Bulk

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COMING EVENTS

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World Congress of Families III

Allan Carlson, Chair of the General Secretariat, announced that the World Congress of Families III will be held at the spacious Centro Banamex convention center in Mexico City, March 29-31, 2004.

For more information:

http://www.worldcongress.org/WCF3/wcf3_home.htm

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Note: The preceding excerpts are highlights of current events and do not

necessarily represent the views of the World Family Policy Center

or Brigham Young University.

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Newsletter created and distributed by:

World Family Policy Center

J. Reuben Clark Law School

Brigham Young University

Managing Director: Richard Wilkins

Executive Director: A. Scott Loveless

Newsletter Editors: Gary B. Lundberg and Joy S. Lundberg

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