Tuesday, February 19, 2008

CAP: Progress of bills in legislature, bioethics conference

In this issue:

(1) Legislative Action
(2) Looking for Truth?
(3) Bioethics Conference Early Bird Registration Extended!
(4) Mark Your Calendars!

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(1) Legislative Action

In an action-packed week at the State Capitol, four of CAP's legislative priorities moved forward.

  • The marriage referendum cleared its first hurdle as the House Judiciary Committee passed HCR 2065 by a 6-3 vote.
  • The same committee also unanimously passed HB 2129, making it illegal to misrepresent your age on the Internet for the purposes of committing any sexual offense involving a minor.
  • The House gave tentative approval to the parental consent abortion bill.
  • Senate and House committees passed a state ban on partial-birth abortion.

On the abortion bills, opponents sign in against the bills and send out emails opposing the bills, but they aren't willing to appear before legislative committees and state why they oppose the most reasonable of abortion regulations. The emails stretch the truth considerably about the abortion bills. Those legislators supporting Planned Parenthood's agenda dutifully vote "no," also without making a comment. No surprise, but I long for the day when Planned Parenthood and their supporters are willing to tell the truth about the legislative proposals and to consider reasonable and much-needed regulation of abortion. After all, the lives of women are at stake, as well as the lives of viable, preborn children!



(2) Looking for Truth?

Over 20 Truth Project groups are available on CAP's web site. Whether you are in Camp Verde, Florence, Flagstaff, Lake Havasu City, Mesa, Payson, Phoenix, Sedona, Scottsdale, Tempe, or Tucson, there's a group for you! On our web site, you can join a group or list a group for others to join.



(3) Bioethics Conference Early Bird Registration Extended!

The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity conference, Extending Life: Setting the Agenda for the Ethics of Aging, Death, and Immortality, is only three weeks away. If you register and mention CAP, you still will qualify for the early bird registration rate. Help us out by letting others in your circle of influence know about this top-notch national conference coming to our community - doctors, scientists, lawyers, pastors, and lay people all would benefit immensely from the education being offered. For complete details and to register, visit the conference web site.



(4) Mark Your Calendars!

Plan now to participate in the ReignDownUSA movement, a unique corporate repentance opportunity happening across the United States on Saturday, April 26. ReignDown's mission is to "humbly seek God's presence and ask for His forgiveness so that He will reign down and restore our relationship with Him and with one another." Beginning with a simultaneous worship broadcast to locations throughout the United States from the nation's capitol, every location will pray for our nation, leaders, and future. ReignDownUSA is led by Glendale's Community Church of Joy senior pastor Walt Kallestad and his daughter Shawn-Marie Cole. If you can help with local activities, please contact them. For more details, visit www.reigndown usa.com.

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