In this week's Family Update we talk about the importance of the upcoming election. |
Are Issues You Care About on the Ballot?
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What comes with cooler weather, back to school, and the leaves changing color? Election season, of course! You've likely already seen many political ads and mailers already, but it is just the beginning until we reach Election Day on Tuesday, November 5th. And for good reason: this year's elections have the power to impact the issues and values you and I care about from who becomes our next president to who represents you in the state House and state Senate in Harrisburg. But when we say that the issues you care about are at stake in this election, what exactly does that mean? Well here are some current threats to the sanctity of life, faith and family, our local lawmakers could be voting on in our state capitol: |
- The Abortion Industry's Wishlist Bill. House Bill 2304 would overturn every pro-life protection we currently have, including removing protections for babies born alive in failed abortions. Currently, our law requires these babies to receive every effort by medical staff to provide them care and comfort - but that is erased under HB 2304. It would remove our law requiring parental consent before a minor could obtain an abortion. It eliminates the 24-hour waiting period and informed consent. This legislation would allow painful, late-term abortions and force taxpayer funding for such horrific procedures. Worse, HB 2304 is one of more than 30 bills introduced in this legislative session alone that would expand and increase the number of abortions, an unprecedented number.
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- House Bill 300 Threatens Privacy, Religious Liberty, Fairness in Girls Sports, and More: HB 300 was introduced by several Democrat members of the legislature, and it poses a threat to your bodily privacy in public spaces and to religious freedom. Everyone deserves the right to be treated with dignity and respect. But HB 300 would instead make radical changes to our state non-discrimination law by creating special protected classes for "sexual orientation" and "gender identity," thereby creating a host of consequences that impact religious freedom and privacy rights. Female athletes would be forced to compete against men who identify as female, and would lose their right to privacy in spaces like bathrooms, locker rooms, dorms, and shelters. Religious entities such as Christian schools and ministries could lose the right to exercise their convictions about human sexuality in employment and more. Creative professionals could be forced to engage in messages that violate their conscience. Medical doctors could be forced to prescribe hormones or perform sex reassignment surgeries. Women's shelters could be forced to admit men who identify as women.
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- Aggressive Push for Marijuana for Recreational Use. With multiple bills introduced that would legalize marijuana for recreational use, in addition to several rallies and committee hearings, there is a serious push to the commercializations of marijuana in Pennsylvania. This puts the interests of the Marijuana Industry (run by Big Tobacco) over the interests of families. These proposals would lead to pot shops in your neighborhood, without the ability for your community to opt-out. We know from other states that when marijuana is legalized, it will lead to increased youth use, increased car accident fatalities, workplace safety issues and other societal harms. Visit TruthonWeed.com for more information.
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This is just a small preview of what will happen if the right people aren't elected. One of the most important things you can do is exercise your right to vote and encourage friends, neighbors, and fellow church members to vote and to vote wisely! |
Keep your eyes out for an update on our voter guide, coming soon! |
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| - Pray for the upcoming election, that righteous leaders would be elected.
- Pray that our hope is always found in Christ, and not in the outcomes of elections.
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Pennsylvania Family Council
23 N Front St | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101
(717) 545-0600 | mail@pafamily.org |
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