Happy New Year

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45 weeks to the Nov 6, 2012 general election


I hope you all are looking forward to a great New Year.


2012 can be our year as we move our state and country back on the right course.


We will win by working together, helping our candidates, identifying like-minded voters and getting out the vote. Happy New Year!

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Let me tell you a story I think will anger you.

Owen and Eunice Johns live in Great Britain. They are the kind of people you really want your kids to grow up to be like. They're the kind of people you wish you had for neighbors. They're the kind of people you wish your church was full of.

While they raised four children of their own, the Johns understood that pure and undefiled religion before God is looking after orphans and widows in their need. So they answered the call. They became foster parents to 15 children. Many of their adopted children were older kids-teenagers-who have the most difficult time finding a "forever family."

You may be wondering where is the bad part of this happy story.

Well, recently the Johns were told by the government in Great Britain that they were no longer qualified to be foster parents to children who had no home.

As in most places around the world, Great Britain has a shortage of homes willing to take children who cannot live with their own parents. There are 10,000 children waiting to be placed.

What did they do that disqualified them from being able to provide care to orphans? Were they beating the children in their care? Were children complaining that they were being neglected while living with the Johns? No.

The reason the British government says the Johns can no longer be foster parents is that they are unwilling to tell the children in their care that homosexuality is a morally equivalent lifestyle to heterosexuality. According to the British high court, "traditional Christian views about sexuality are harmful to children."

I'm sure you are as outraged by this as I am. But the point here is not simply to be outraged. We need to understand why the Johns story matters to all of us here in Washington state.

You see, Washington State is seriously considering legislation to redefine marriage. If we allow this legislation to pass in Washington, that will not mean the end for the quest for "sexual freedom."

In truth, the debate over same-sex "marriage" has never really been about marriage. The debate over marriage is simply a small part of a larger effort to eradicate from the public square the idea that there is a difference between homosexual and heterosexual relationships.

That is why the Johns are no longer able to be foster parents. They did not mistreat anyone. They were simply unwilling to surrender their beliefs.

The goal of normalizing homosexuality throughout culture cannot be accomplished if there is not a corresponding marginalization of biblical views about sexuality and restrictions on expressing those ideas. That is why our freedoms are at stake.

We need help making sure that this movement doesn't advance any further in Washington State. Will you help preserve religious freedom in Washington by making your most generous, tax-deductible, year-end gift today? DONATE

The battle will rage hot and heavy in Washington State this next year. Pray for us. If you live in another State, BEWARE! This issue is going to slip up on you too one of these days if it has not already....