World Family Policy Center Newsletter

* News relative to protecting the family worldwide *

Volume 3 Issue 22 - July 6, 2004

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QUOTE OF THE DAY: “[Men ought to] avow their opinions and

defend them with boldness.”

—John Adams, from John Adams by David McCullough

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Today’s Contents:

A. Featured Articles:

1. New Zealand: Marriage for Heterosexuals Only

Related Article: Churches Urged to Defend Traditional Marriage

Related Article: Test Vote Likely On Gay 'Marriage'

2. Pro-Abortion Advocates Look to Regional Meetings to

Stymie US

3. Australia Considers Unborn Victims Law After Violence

Against Woman

4. New Bible Translation Promotes Fornication

5. Most Young Men Still the 'Marrying Kind'

B. Coming Events

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FEATURED ARTICLES

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1. New Zealand: Marriage for Heterosexuals Only

21 June 2004

Marriage is for heterosexuals only, though new legislation aims

to ensure no couples are disadvantaged under the law, Prime Minister

Helen Clark said today.

MPs will this week vote on that controversial legislation – the Civil

Union Bill and a companion bill, together dubbed the gay marriage bill

by critics.

The long_delayed bill creates a new form of legal relationship – a

registered civil union – that would apply to same_sex relationships and heterosexual couples.

Miss Clark told NewstalkZB questions as to whether the legislation would

give gay couples the same status as heterosexual married couples were

"really not that relevant". . . .

"The Government is not – underline – not, changing the Marriage Act.

That will remain as an option only for heterosexual couples."

To read entire article:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2947821a10,00.html

Related Article: Churches Urged to Defend Traditional Marriage

By Susan Jones

CNSNews.com Morning Editor

June 21, 2004

(CNSNews.com) _ Thousands of churches will participate in an

event called "Marriage Protection Sunday" on July 11, a pro_family

group announced.

That will be followed by "Call Your Senator Day" on Monday, July 12 __

the day the Senate is scheduled to take up the Federal Marriage Amendment.

The American Family Association is urging pastors "to lift up the

God_ordained institution of marriage in their sermons" on July 11 __

and "to present the serious threat which homosexual marriage presents."

To read entire article:

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=%5CPolitics%5Carchive%5C200406%5CPOL20040621a.html

Related Article: Test Vote Likely On Gay 'Marriage'

By Amy Fagan

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

House leaders are likely to hold a test vote on issues related to

homosexual "marriage" to show where House members stand before

they push ahead with an actual constitutional amendment.

Options under discussion for a House vote, Republican aides said,

include legislation that would strip federal courts of their jurisdiction

to hear cases regarding the definition of marriage, and a measure that

would define marriage in the District of Columbia as being between a

man and a woman.

A House Republican leadership aide explained that voting first on

legislation like this is a way to "flesh out where the votes are" and let

leaders and outside groups target members who vote no, in order to

persuade them to support the constitutional amendment later on.

Rep. Joe Pitts, Pennsylvania Republican, said he and other backers of

the constitutional amendment "don't have a complete read" on where

members stand on it, and an initial vote on related legislation would

help them identify who to target.

To read entire article:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20040624_121737_8116r.htm

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2. Pro-Abortion Advocates Look to Regional Meetings to

Stymie US

By Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute

Michnews.com

June 11, 2004

Perhaps feeling frustrated by the Bush administration’s strong pro-live

presence at international negotiations, pro-abortion advocates have

adopted a strategy of using regional economic meetings to promote the

worldwide legalization of abortion on demand. This strategy has been

particularly prominent in Latin America, where a number of Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) meetings

have now focused upon population and abortion.

To read entire article:

http://michnews.com/artman/publish/article_3964.shtml

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3. Australia Considers Unborn Victims Law After Violence

Against Woman

by Maria Gallagher

LifeNews.com Staff Writer

June 17, 2004

Sydney, Australia (LifeNews.com) __ Nearly three years after his death,

a baby boy named Byron is serving as the inspiration behind a law

designed to protect pregnant mothers and their unborn children in Australia.

In November, 2001, Renee Shields of Sydney lost her unborn son Byron

after an incident of road rage.

Cases of violence against pregnant women have triggered widespread

attention in Australia and renewed calls for tough sanctions against those

who kill an unborn child through an act of violence.

A spokesman for the Attorney General's Department has confirmed that

"Byron's Law" will be introduced as a new piece of legislation.

To read entire article:

http://www.lifenews.com/nat584.html

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4. New Bible Translation Promotes Fornication

June 24, 2004

WorldNetDaily.com

A brand_new translation of the Bible – praised by Britain's archbishop

of Canterbury, that nation’s senior Christian voice – flatly contradicts

traditional core Christian beliefs on sex and morality.

Titled "Good as New," the new Bible is translated by former Baptist

minister John Henson for the "One" organization, to produce what the

group calls a "new, fresh and adventurous" translation of the Christian

scriptures.

"Instead of condemning fornicators, adulterers and 'abusers of themselves

with mankind'," says Ruth Gledhill, the London Times religious affairs correspondent, "the new version of his first letter to Corinth has St. Paul

advising Christians not to go without sex for too long in case they get

'frustrated.'"

To read entire article:

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=39114

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5. Most Young Men Still the 'Marrying Kind'

National study of men links men's marital outlook with upbringing

June 24, 2004

By David Crary

The Associated Press

NEW YORK — While most single young men aspire to marriage, about

one_fifth are deeply skeptical of the institution and their prospects of

making it work, according to a new national survey which closely links

men's marital outlook to their upbringing.

The survey, released Wednesday by the National Marriage Project at

Rutgers University, found that the men with negative attitudes were far

more likely than the rest to have been raised by a divorced parent in a non_churchgoing family.

"Most young men are still 'the marrying kind,"' said a report accompanying

the survey. "Moreover, the men who are the best marriage bets' are those

who are more traditional in their family and religious background."

To read the entire article:

http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dsindex/24_ds4.htm

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COMING EVENTS

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August 23-25, 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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Early October 2004 (date to be announced soon)

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.

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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

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