World Family Policy Center Newsletter

* News relative to protecting the family worldwide *

Volume 3 Issue 11 - March 22, 2004

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

World Congress of Families III

March 29-31, 2004

If you have not registered to attend the World Congress of Families III

please do so now. This conference is an outstanding opportunity to

learn more from respected scholars and government leaders worldwide

regarding family issues and concerns. The conference, held at the

spacious Centro Banamex Convention Center in beautiful Mexico City,

is an opportunity you won’t want to miss. Your attendance is valued and

needed. Please join us at this historic conference.

For more information:

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

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Today’s Contents:

A. Featured Articles:

1. Homosexual Kids' Book Now Best Seller

2. Urgent Action Alert to Defend Marriage

3. Gays' 'protected-class' status doubted

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FEATURED ARTICLES

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1. Homosexual Kids' Book Now Best Seller

Hardback for 6-year-olds sits at No. 38 on Amazon sales list

March 20, 2004

2004 WorldNetDaily.com

A day after a children's book about a homosexual prince finding his true love received national media attention, the colorful hardback rose to a surprisingly high No. 38 on Amazon.com's list of best sellers.

The book, "King & King," gained media coverage Thursday when a North Carolina couple expressed their outrage after their first-grade daughter came home from her public-school library with the book.

As WorldNetDaily reported, the book chronicles the adventures of Prince Bertie, who waves off a bevy of eligible princesses before falling for Prince Lee, the Associated Press reported. The book ends with the two "marrying" and sharing a kiss.

"I was flabbergasted," parent Michael Hartsell of Wilmington, N.C., told the news service. "My child is not old enough to understand something like that, especially when it is not in our beliefs."

To read entire article:

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=37664

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2. URGENT ACTION ALERT TO DEFEND MARRIAGE

Please Help Stop International Action That Could Threaten Marriage in the U.S.!

Sharon Slater, President United Families International

March 18,2004

Your urgent action is needed to help stop a proposed international action that would threaten our ability to defend marriage in the U.S. What was once considered to be our worst nightmare could soon become a stark reality unless we act quickly. An arm of the United Nations (UN), The United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC), will be considering sexual orientation provisions at an international conference next week that could establish homosexual behavior as an international "human right." If this happens it would pave the way for activists throughout the world to demand the legalization of same sex marriage.

If it is not stopped, these provisions would undoubtedly affect marriage in the U.S. For example, U.S. judges are increasingly looking to UN polices and international norms in rendering their decisions on domestic issues. The U.S Supreme Court justices did just this as part of their rationale for overturning Texas' anti-sodomy laws last summer.

To read entire article and for action link:

http://www.meridianmagazine.com/familywatch/040319newsletter.html

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3. Gays' 'protected-class' status doubted

By Jerry Seper

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

March 22, 2004

The Office of Special Counsel, which protects government employees from workplace discrimination, has suspended enforcement of harassment claims based on sexual orientation, pending an analysis of whether federal law covers homosexuals.

A Clinton-era interpretation of the law had allowed such cases to be pursued.

Special Counsel Scott J. Bloch, named last year by President Bush to head the office, said the review is expected to take several weeks, noting that sexual orientation is not mentioned as a basis for discrimination in existing civil rights laws or in the statute under which the OSC operates.

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20040321-115659-5358r.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

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