The Mount Vernon Statement & Enduring Principles: Perkins on Point
by Tony Perkins
February 19, 2010
by Tony Perkins
February 19, 2010
by Tony Perkins
January 22, 2010
by Tony Perkins
January 20, 2010
As rescue workers continue in their efforts to rescue and care for the survivors of the Haiti earthquake — Planned Parenthood is raising money to create more victims.
While Americans have literally given tens of millions of dollars to rescue and aid children and their families in Haiti, the International Planned Parenthood Federation launched a fund-raising appeal within a day of the earthquake seeking funds for their family planning clinics in Haiti.
They certainly know their business and know opportunity when they see it. In the wake of a disaster such as this and hurricanes like Katrina, pregnant mothers who have lost homes, incomes and even family members are in crisis. Planned Parenthood’s solution — charitable giving in the form of “reproductive healthcare” or in plain English, abortions. This is nothing new, after 9/11 they offered women in New York free abortions. Following hurricane Katrina, Planned Parenthood offered free “morning after” pills.
Hopefully, the Haitian people will encounter the charitable hand of Americans through the ministries and organizations that will save lives not take them. I am encouraging people to give to Christian ministries like those listed here and Christian adoption organizations like Bethany Christian Services who will offer real help to the people of Haiti.
Tags: Haiti, Planned Parenthoodby Tony Perkins
January 15, 2010
by Tony Perkins
December 22, 2009
Tony Perkins and a few other FRC staffers give their rendition of what the classic winter song, “Let it Snow” would sound like if it were written and performed by the current Congressional leadership…
by Tony Perkins
December 3, 2009
In December, more than 170 countries are meeting in Copenhagen to talk about a world treaty to cut greenhouse gasses. (A conference, ironically, that’s estimated to create 40,584 tons of carbon emissions—roughly the same amount that the entire country of Morocco generated in 2006). Liberals are hoping to put the environment on the front burner before Denmark—but that might be difficult considering the political climate in America.
A recent Pew poll found that Americans don’t think global warming is a serious problem. The number that do fell sharply—from 44% last year to 35% now. Others are skeptical that climate change was even a problem to begin with! That percent is bound to double or triple after scientists at the University of East Anglia admitted to “throwing away” raw temperature data to support their claim for global warming. According to the U.K. Times, “The CRU is the world’s leading center for reconstructing past climate and temperatures. Climate change skeptics have long been keen to examine exactly how its data were compiled. That is now impossible.” This news, combined with ClimateGate and Americans’ doubts, should be more than enough to put off any international agreements on global warming indefinitely. President Obama has agreed to make the trip to the conference to lobby for cutting emissions by 17% in 2020. Given the revelations of disagreement in the scientific community and the growing skepticism in the public, the President should back away from a treaty that will cut U.S. jobs and raise energy costs for families.
Tags: climate change, Global Warming, President Obamaby Tony Perkins
November 19, 2009
In a heated exchange with the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder stood by his decision to jeopardize–not only New York City, but 200 years of American tradition—by launching the trial of the century against 9-11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and five other terrorists in the Big Apple. Holder insists that New York is the best “venue to obtain justice,” but as Senators on both sides of the aisle argued, prosecuting terrorists minutes from the graveyard they dug for 3,000 innocent U.S. victims is “dangerous,” “misguided,” and “unnecessary.” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) was the most visibly upset. “We’re making history here, Mr. Attorney General…bad history.” Rather than leave the terrorists’ fate to a military tribunal, Holder is rolling the dice with a jury of civilians who–with a single “not guilty” verdict–could exonerate men who committed an act of war against our nation. Essentially, the decision boils down to a global PR stunt to showcase America’s fairness. It’s more than a little ironic, then, that both Holder and President Obama have already determined the outcome. “Failure is not an option,” Holder said. If that’s the case, why bother with a trial that endangers the city, shows disdain for our military, prolongs the process, and wastes millions of taxpayer dollars ($75 million a year for security alone)? This entire charade besmirches the memory of every 9-11 victim and family–and, more than that, it disrespects every soldier, living and dead, who put on a uniform to fight in the war these villains started.
by Tony Perkins
November 18, 2009
by Tony Perkins
November 17, 2009
If so, please send it to Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.). She is the latest example of a Member of Congress who should not be there. I am sure the Founders never envisioned elected Representatives who would not have a grasp of the most basic concepts of the Constitution. It may be time for an amendment requiring members of Congress to take a basic proficiency test on at least the Bill of Rights.
Still lamenting the overwhelming defeat that she and her pro-abortion cohorts suffered in the House when the Stupak-Pitts amendment was attached to the health care bill, Rep. DeGette is now calling for religiously-affiliated groups to be shut out of the public policy process as the bill goes to the Senate.
“Last I heard, we had separation of church and state in this country,” she said. “I’ve got to say that I think the Catholic bishops and all of the other groups shouldn’t have input.”
In other words if a group of people who are in association with one another because of their Christian faith, they should not have a collective voice in the crafting of public policy. What she is asserting is that if your ideas and actions are a product of your faith, you’re a second class citizen and your voice should not be heard.
This is a far cry from what the Founders believed. Several months after the British surrender at Yorktown, George Washington, in a letter to the Reformed German Congregation of New York, wrote, “The establishment of civil and religious liberty was the motive which induced me to the field (of combat).” Sadly, Diana DeGette seems eager to smother these precious freedoms, neither of which can exist without the other.
Rep. DeGette’s comments serve to only further confirm that this takeover is not about healthcare, it is about a radical social policy in which the expansion of abortion, at tax-payer expense, is at the very center of this effort.
If you have a spare Constitution, send it to Congresswoman DeGette.
UPDATE 11/18 (Editor): It now appears that The Hill inaccurately quoted Rep. DeGette. See Tony Perkins’ correction and further statements here.
Tags: Diana DeGette, Health Care, Stupak-Pittsby Tony Perkins
November 6, 2009
by Tony Perkins
October 23, 2009
[Clips and footage courtesy of Mass Resistance]
For more information on Kevin Jennings’ radical past, and how you can take action, visit: stopjennings.org
Tags: Act UP, Kevin Jennings, Safe Schools, Tony Perkinsby Tony Perkins
October 23, 2009
The radical National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) began circulating a petition this week attacking the Family Research Council for its opposition to the government takeover of healthcare. That of course is nothing new; they’ve been attacking us for months. But what is new, is that the petition suggests NARAL may actually support the biblical account of Sarah giving birth to Isaac when she was over 90 years old:
Anti-choice extremists at the Family Research Council are launching an outrageous media and lobbying campaign claiming that Congress’ health-care reform bills will deny seniors the medical care they need in order to pay for abortion.
On second thought, suggesting NARAL supports Scripture might be a stretch. But I am sure that if Planned Parenthood and NARAL had been around in Sarah’s day they would have been right there, on our dime, helping Sarah end the life of her baby.
by Tony Perkins
September 16, 2009
A report from the U.S. Geological Survey is giving birth to concerns about the decline in the fish population because of the feminizing of fish. No, I am not talking about cross-dressing fish, but referencing what experts say is a widespread problem in which certain species of male fish are growing egg cells.
What’s behind this feminization of male fish? Birth control pills. Women’s birth control pills and other hormone treatments have made their way into the nation’s rivers through the sewer systems. Birth control pills are not only the leading form of pregnancy prevention here in the U.S., but are often the tool of choice for the population control forces in third world countries.
The tragedy is that the population control message is most often promoted by the global warming crowd and others who view people as negatively impacting the environment and consuming limited resources. In reality, it’s their efforts to reduce the population (people) that are actually destroying the environment (fish).
Tags: fish, population controlby Tony Perkins
September 11, 2009
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September 6, 2009
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August 27, 2009
by Tony Perkins
August 21, 2009
President Obama has accused FRC and others who are opposing the government takeover of health care of breaking the 9th commandment. Listen to this (clip).
Tags: Health Care, Obama Administrationby Tony Perkins
August 6, 2009
by Tony Perkins
July 23, 2009
Science Czar or just plain bizarre? Among President Obama’s growing list of czars – there are as many as 34, by one Congressman’s count – is the White House science czar, Dr. John Holdren.
Holdren wrote a text book with well-known scientist Paul Ehrlich. Your remember Paul Ehrlich, right? He wrote a popular but now discredited book entitled The Population Bomb more than three decades ago in which he claimed that the world was overpopulating and would be out of food by the end of the 1970’s. Well, we’re still here, with greater food supplies than ever in history.
Holdren and Ehrlich’s book, which they wrote in 1977, is entitled Ecoscience: Population, Resources, Environment. In it, they advocate for radical government action to limit population growth. Their proposals included coercive abortions for women and involuntary sterilization through infertility drugs placed in food or the water supply.
So-called “undesirables” – those that contribute to supposed “social deterioration,” would be forcibly sterilized at puberty. Holdren also advocated a “planetary regime” that could control the global economy. Holdren and the White House have dismissed the concerns saying he made those statements 30 years ago.
My question: Does he now disavow them? And as he works in the White House shaping national policy, what recommendations is he making?
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Tags: John Holdren, Obama Administration