World Family Policy Center Newsletter

World Family Policy Center Newsletter

* News relative to protecting the family worldwide *

Volume 3 Issue 25 - July 27, 2004

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QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Defend your convictions—those

virtues—with all the spirit you can. But do it with all the civility

that you ought.”

—Edwin J. Feulner, President, The Heritage Foundation

Imprimis, July 2004

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Today’s Contents:

A. Editorial: Important Request

B. Featured Articles:

1. Abstinence, Monogamy Help Reduce HIV in Uganda

2. House Targets Marriage Validation

Related article: Court upholds ban on same-sex adoptions

3. What Works: Programs and Interventions that May Influence

Outcomes for Youth and Young Children

C. Coming Events

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EDITORIAL: IMPORTANT REQUEST FROM THE WORLD FAMILY

POLICY CENTER (WFPC)

Many organizations and individuals are holding conferences and

meetings to protect the family. All of these are important, including

small community meetings. We are assembling brief reports of these

conferences and meetings and invite you to send us a report of your

events. Also, if you have anecdotal stories to share that show the

importance of the family, we would be pleased to have these

included with your report.

We are receiving these reports from organizations and individuals world-

wide to be included in a book that will be presented in celebration of the

2004 International Year of the Family at the Doha International Conference

for the Family in Doha, Qatar November 29 - 30, 2004. A copy of this

book will be presented to the United Nations to show the overwhelming

support there is for the family throughout the world. Please E-mail reports

to wfpc@byu.edu. We sincerely appreciate your support in this vitally

important effort to protect the family.

Individuals who would like to be included by holding a community meeting,

please email Gary and Joy Lundberg at lundberg@lawgate.byu.edu.

Deadline for report submissions is September 30, 2004.

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FEATURED ARTICLES

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1. Abstinence, Monogamy Help Reduce HIV in Uganda

By A. Dean Byrd

Department of Family and Preventative Medicine

at the University of Utah School of Medicine.

July 25, 2004

The global projections for HIV/AIDS are alarming. Particularly in

Africa, populations are being devastated. With the promise of a

vaccination in the near future dim and the cost of drugs prohibitive

for many Africans, atmospheres of hopelessness and helplessness

are prevalent throughout this continent.

But a recent report in the highly regarded research journal Science

offers hope. Uganda has demonstrated significant effectiveness in

reducing HIV/AIDS in comparison with surrounding countries. In

Uganda, as is the case in most African countries, HIV occurs

because of consensual sexual intercourse.

Uganda has experienced a 70 percent reduction in HIV/AIDS since

the early 1990s. Countries with similar epidemics such as Kenya,

Zambia and Malawi did not have similar successes despite substantial

condom use and the promotion of biomedical approaches. Researchers

Stoneburner and Low_Beer began their investigation to determine

which factors contributed to Uganda's success.

To read entire article:

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view2/1,4382,595079234,00.html?textfield=A%2E+Dean+Byrd

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2. House Targets Marriage Validation

By Stephen Dinan

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In a showdown on the role of Congress and the courts in defining

marriage, the House voted yesterday to strip federal judges of the

ability to rule on such cases, leaving the matter up to the states.

The Marriage Protection Act would prohibit the Supreme Court and

other federal courts from deciding challenges to the 1996 Defense

of Marriage Act, which says no state could be forced to accept a

same_sex "marriage" entered into in another state.

To read entire article:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20040722_115443_3438r.htm

Related article: Court upholds ban on same_sex adoptions

WorldNetDaily.com

July 23, 2004

A federal appeals court upheld Florida's ban on same_sex adoptions

yesterday while curbing the Supreme Court's landmark Texas sodomy

ruling.

In coming to its decision, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals held that

the Lawrence vs. Texas decision last year did not create a new

fundamental right to private sexual intimacy.

To read entire article:

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=39593

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3. Oceanside City Council Adds Phrase “In God We Trust”

to City Seal

Oceanside, CA

The Oceanside City Council voted unanimously to add the phrase

“In God We Trust” to their city seal earlier this month. The council

first considered the measure in October of 2002, and made their decision

official on July 7th. The seal will have the words “In God We Trust”

inscribed below the logo, and the word “Liberty” written above it. The

new seal will be displayed, among other places, on the council chambers

wall.

More than 120 people packed the city council chambers during the meeting

where the decision was made, most of them supporting the measure. When

the council announced the plan to add the words to the seal, the standing-

room-only audience greeted the move with applause, cheers and whistles.

http://www.pacificjustice.org/resources/news/focusdetails.cfm?ID=PR040721a

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4. What Works: Programs and Interventions that May Influence

Outcomes for Youth and Young Children

The Child Trends DataBank now includes information for over 60

indicators about the types of programs and interventions that may

influence particular outcomes for teens and young children. To view

a complete list of DataBank indicators that include What Works tables,

click here: http://childtrendsdatabank.org.

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COMING EVENTS

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August 23-25m, 2004

The European Family Dialogue

Geneva, Switzerland

A gathering of invited scholars will present their research on issues

concerning marriage and the family in preparation for The Doha

International Conference for the Family.

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October 11-13, 2004

The Asian/Pacific Dialogue

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

A gathering of invited scholars will present their research on issues

concerning marriage and the family in preparation for The Doha

International Conference for the Family.

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November 29_30, 2004

The Doha International Conference for the Family

Doha, Qatar

The Doha International Conference for the Family follows upon the

celebration of the International Year of the Family and will be a

two_day conference in Doha, Qatar, under the patronage of Her

Highness Sheikha Mouza Bint Nasser Al_Misnad., Consort of His

Highness The Emir of Qatar and President of Supreme Council for

Family Affairs, State of Qatar.

The conference represents an international assemblage, bringing

together international VIPs, governmental and non_governmental

organizations (NGOs), scholars, academicians, and civil society

leaders who will be invited by the State of Qatar to participate in

a family conference. This conference will call upon all nations of

the world to restate the principles related to family life embodied

in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and to adhere to

values and endeavor to promote the role of the family as it is the

natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to

protection by society and state.

Announcing Other Family Conferences Around the World

Regional Conference on the Family

In Africa – 27 – 28 July 2004

Cotonou – Benin

The African Regional Conference on the 10th Anniversary of the International Year of the Family will be held in Benin on 27 and 28 July. A plan of action on the family in Africa will be launch on the 27th. The theme of the conference is : Strategies for the implementation of the African plan of Action.

Worldwide Organization for Women (WOW)

Friday, September 17, 2004

Salt Lake City, Utah

“Women and Their Influence for Good”

Morning Keynote speakers:

Ambassador Ellen Sauerbrey, US Representative to the UN Commission on the Status of Women: “Women’s Role in Securing Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms for Herself and Family Members”

Serena S. Wilson, a descendent of freed slaves, who assisted in the Underground Railroad through directions found hidden in quilt blocks - “Women’s Rose in Securing Freedom and Family Unity for African/American Slaves.” See display of 40 quilts.

Laurie Seron, a descendent of those providing Safe Houses on the Underground Railroad, member of WOW executive board. - “Women’s Role in Providing Safe Houses for Children and Families Then and Now.”

Afternoon Breakout Sessions featuring well-known speakers on issues relating to women and families.

For more information and to register click here: http://www.wowinfo.org

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Note: The preceding article 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: Joy S. Lundberg and Gary B. Lundberg

If you have any articles, editorials, or papers you would like

circulated through the WFPC News network, you may submit them to

lundberg@lawgate.byu.edu