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Support the Sanctity of Marriage at All Levels of
Government.
This November eleven states have referendums on their ballots
to declare marriage as the union between one man and one woman.
We strongly support these efforts and encourage anyone living
in Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana,
North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Utah to be sure to
register and vote for this critical issue. So far this year,
Missouri and Louisiana have passed similar ballot initiatives
by wide margins. They join Alaska, Hawaii, Nebraska, and Nevada
that have all previously passed this sensible law.
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Pass the Federal Marriage Amendment
On September 30th, in the U.S House of Representatives, a
majority of congressmen voted in favor of the Federal Marriage
Amendment (FMA) but failed to reach the 2/3rds required to
move the issue onto the senate and the states for ratification.
While VOICES HEARD is reluctant
to make any changes to the United States Constitution, in this
case we feel it is justified. Without this amendment we will
remain at the mercy of an out of control judiciary where a
single, unelected judge can make far reaching decisions based
on their personal views. We will continue to push for a vote
in the U.S. Senate and for reconsideration by the House next
year.
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End Judicial Activism
One of the major problems confronting our society is out of
control judicial activism. Federal Judges, with lifetime tenure
and no accountability to the American people, can with a tap
of their gavel overturn laws and create new "rights" out of
thin air. Judges created the "right" to an abortion not the
legislature or the people. This must stop.
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Getting Pro-Family Judicial Nominees Confirmed
There are some judges who are willing to abide by the law
instead of creating it. Some senators continue to filibuster
the votes for highly qualified candidates who would be easily
confirmed if they were allowed to reach the senate floor for
a vote. VOICES
HEARD strongly objects to this abuse of the
confirmation process by a handful of politically motivated,
pro-abortion ideologues that will do everything possible to
prevent an up or down vote for each nominee. This must stop.
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Support Education Choice
Nothing is more important than the education of our children. VOICES
HEARD supports educational choice for all
Americans. This includes home schooling and vouchers for
religious or private schools to allow children to
escape horrific public schools. We also stand for increasing
standards and accountability within our nations school
systems.
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Support Religious Freedom and Religious Tolerance
for Everyone
As Christians we respect and honor all religions. In
the United States freedom to worship as you choose is the accepted
norm. Unfortunately, Christians and other people of faith are
being persecuted worldwide. VOICES HEARD condemns
any act of intolerance.
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Support the Freedom of Speech for Churches
Churches have been at the forefront of change for the entire
history of our republic. Without the courageous southern Black
ministers in the 50s and 60s, the Civil Rights act would have
never have passed. Today, anti-Christian forces are trying
to intimidate and silence the voices from the pulpit with the
threat of the loss of tax-exempt status. This heavy-handed
and transparent attack on Religious Freedom will not stand. VOICES
HEARD supports Walter Jones's (R-SC) "Houses
of Worship Free Speech Restoration Act" .
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Support "Holly's
Law"
Holly Patterson, a vibrant young woman, died only 19 days
after her eighteenth birthday. She was killed by the anti-abortion
drug RU-486. This drug was rushed to approval by pro-abortion
forces as the magic bullet to eliminate unwanted pregnancies. VOICES
HEARD strongly supports all efforts to remove
this ghastly drug from the market.
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Protect Our Children from Pornography
Our future and our most precious resource are our children. VOICES
HEARD strongly supports all efforts the
eliminate pornography and restrict children's access to "Adult" Internet
sites and unmonitored chat rooms. We urge all parents to
install filtering software on their computers and closely
supervise their children while they are online. We also
urge congress to increase the maximum current fine to broadcasters
of $27,500 for putting obscene or indecent material on
the public airwave. This doesn't even amount to a slap
on the wrist for major media conglomerates.
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Keeping God in the Pledge of Allegiance
While anti-Christian forces have attempted to strip God and
any religious reference from all public places, the vast majority
of America's support keeping the phrase, "Under God" in the
Pledge of Allegiance. VOICES HEARD strongly
supports this commonsense position.
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Reduce the Media Bias Against Christians
In today's "Politically Correct" society, the major media
is very respectful of all groups except for Christians. People
of faith are routinely mocked and ridiculed by comedians and
newsreaders. VOICES HEARD works
hard to point out the most egregious examples of this form
of discrimination.
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Securing our Borders
Illegal aliens continue to pour across our borders with little
effort by the government to stem to flow. Recently, there have
been reports of potential terrorists avoiding tightened airport
security and merely walking into our country. Unless we want
to have a duplication of the horrible hostage slaughter that
occurred in a Russian school, we need to get control of our borders,
now.
