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News Release: Abington Township Defeats Special Rights Ordinance
January 14, 2011 // 6 Comments
After a three hour contentious meeting, the Board of Commissioners of Abington Township, Montgomery County, voted 10-5 not to advance the proposed human relations ordinance.
News Release: Information Provided to Abington Township
January 13, 2011 // 0 Comments
Commissioners will be voting on this so-called ‘anti discrimination’ ordinance this evening. This is one of many municipalities in southeastern PA which have been pressured to pass these homosexual special rights ordinances.
Action Alert: Homosexual Activists’ Next Target-Abington
January 12, 2011 // 2 CommentsAnother municipality in southeastern Pennsylvania is considering a homosexual special rights ordinance. Why is this a special rights ordinance? What other law is passed simply based upon the sexual activity in which you engage or who you THINK you are? This has nothing to do with civil rights since such laws historically have been extended to groups which show immutable (unchangeable) characteristics, political powerlessness, and have experienced a long history of discrimination.
News Release: Haverford Township Makes Mistake
January 11, 2011 // 2 Comments
In Haverford Township the so-called anti-discrimination ordinance was taken off the table and reconsidered Monday night. By a vote of 5-3 with one abstention it will advance to the next step. Questions still remain unanswered. The American Family Association of Pennsylvania (AFA of PA), a statewide pro-family group, asked questions in an e-mail sent to each commissioner on November 8th and again on January 10th before the meeting.
News Release: Hatboro Council Fails to Override Veto
December 15, 2010 // 0 CommentsAfter hearing two hours of public comment, Hatboro Council failed to get the five votes needed to override Mayor Norm Hawkes’ veto of Ordinance 998, which would have created a human rights ordinance with “sexual orientation, gender identity or expression” language and a local human relations commission.
News Release: Lower Merion Votes to Give Special Protections
December 8, 2010 // 5 Comments
Tonight by a vote of 11-0 Lower Merion Township turned a deaf ear to ignore the warnings and the concerns voiced by constituents and chose instead to give special protections to homosexuals, bisexuals and transgenders. Again, this afternoon the American Family Association of Pennsylvania (AFA of PA), a statewide family values group, contacted each commissioner and gave them additional information concerning the ramification of such passage.
News Release: Hatboro Mayor Vetos Special Rights Ordinance
December 8, 2010 // 2 Comments
The American Family Association of Pennsylvania (AFA of PA), a statewide traditional values group, commends Hatboro Mayor Norm Hawkes for listening to his constituents and vetoing the so-called ‘anti-discrimination’ ordinance on Monday, December 6th. Ordinance No. 998 passed the Borough Council by a 4-3 vote on November 22nd.
News Release: Borough of Hatboro Warned of Dangers
November 19, 2010 // 5 Comments
The communication warned them of the dangers posed if they pass the proposed human relations ordinance with ‘sexual orientation and gender identity or gender expression’ language during the November 22nd meeting.
News Release: Will Lower Merion Township Do the Right Thing?
November 10, 2010 // 0 Comments
Lower Merion Township faces a proposed 12.7 % real estate tax increase, but is still seeking to create a township-level human relations commission to enforce the so-called ‘anti-discrimination’ ordinance with ‘sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression’ language they will be voting on tonight.
Action Alert: Lower Merion Township Vote on Special Rights Ordinance
November 9, 2010 // 0 CommentsLower Merion Township will be voting on its ‘non-discrimination’ ordinance Wednesday evening, November 10, 2010 at 6:55 p.m. at the Township Administration Bldg – 2nd Floor Board Room, 75 East Lancaster Avenue in Ardmore.
