MFF Participates in Detroit News Feature
 Michigan
Family Forum (MFF) Executive Director Brad Snavely was interviewed
and quoted extensively in a recent Detroit News Opinion Page feature.
Snavely interviewed with the News' Washington Bureau Chief, Allison
Bethel.
The article, "Unwed Culture Sparks Backlash"
profiled a 20-year old Detroit-area mother, who has made the decision
to get married for the benefit of herself and her children. Former
Detroit state representative Triette Lipsey Reeves (the founder
and President of Family Life Ministries) also shared her vision
for promoting a culture of marriage within the Detroit African-American
community.
"Somewhere along the line we lost the notion
that as a society, as a culture, that marriage and childbearing
belong together and when we don't achieve that, we are really
hurting our child's chance of having a successful life,"
Snavely was quoted as saying. "I think there is a tipping
point here where the rest of society can ask, 'What do we have
to do to decrease the number of kids being born out of wedlock?'
"
To read the entire article, click
here.
Senate Passes Violent Video
Game and Movie Legislation
 Last
week's Forum Online reported on legislation making its way through
the Michigan Senate to keep ultra-violent and sexually explicit
video games out of the hands of minors. MFF was actively involved
in crafting this legislation.
Shortly after the Forum Online was completed, the
measure passed the full Senate and now awaits action by the House
Judiciary Committee. The bill, SB 416, would make it illegal to
knowingly sell the games or movies to minors, and would make the
crime punishable with fines and/or jail time. To view the legislation,
click
here. To view testimony of MFF Director of Public Policy,
Dan Jarvis, click
here.
Federal Judge Strikes Down
Nebraska Marriage Law
 A
federal judge last week declared Nebraska's Marriage Protection
Amendment (MPA) unconstitutional. The judge held that the state
constitutional language violated the due process rights of homosexuals
because it bars them from seeking same-sex marriage or civil unions.
The ruling effectively voids the protection of marriage in Nebraska
and overrides the will of more than 70-percent of the state's
electorate who voted for it in 2000.
"This decision clearly illustrates why marriage
protection is not just a 'state issue,' " said MFF Executive
Director Brad Snavely. "The only way to preserve the will
of the people regarding marriage is to pass a Federal Marriage
Amendment. Without it, it's only a matter of time before one of
these cases reaches the Supreme Court, which will ultimately decide
the fate of marriage nationwide."
To read more about the Nebraska decision, click
here.
To read an opinion piece by Chuck Colson regarding this ruling,
click
here.
Abstinence Fact
According to an article published in Adolescent
Family Health, increased abstinence (among teenagers) accounted
for 67 percent of the reduction in teen pregnancies among unmarried
teens ages 15-19.
Source: The Heritage Foundation Family and Society
Database - www.heritage.org
Porn's Newest Venue - Your
Cell Phone
 Cell
phones ringing unexpectedly in inappropriate locations may not
be the only embarrassing moment to come your way courtesy of wireless
technology. Playboy Entertainment and other "entrepreneurs"
are gearing up to provide pornography directly to your cell phone
screen.
In fact, a company known as Brickhouse Mobile is
working to make deals with the nation's leading wireless providers
to offer pornographic ring tones, screen backgrounds, and the
ability to view hardcore pornographic movies on your cell phone
screen - all at the touch of a button. To read more about Brickhouse
Mobile's plans, click
here.
"Parents need to be aware of this disturbing
development," said MFF Executive Director Brad Snavely. "If
your child has access to the Internet or email via their cell
phone, there is potential for them to receive pornographic advertisements
or worse at the touch of a button."
Focus on the Family is recommending that parents
disable or discontinue Internet service to their kids' cell phones
until lawmakers hopefully catch up and outlaw such practices.
Click
here to find out more.
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