Americans are becoming desensitized to pornography. We live in a society that, by and large, has learned to ignore the Playboy magazine on the racks in the local convenience store, the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition at the local Walmart, the pornographic books at the local bookstores, the strip club along the road your child’s school bus travels every day, etc., etc. As we have become desensitized, it has emboldened those wanting to further sexualize our communities/nation and we can see the results through increased reports of rape, sexual assault and human trafficking. It is time for Christians to take action!
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AFA of PA encourages Christians, through education, to become involved in pro-family issues in their community, state and the nation. This is some of what has been going on in the Commonwealth and the nation.
News Release – Arrest of Hazleton Man Points to Danger of Gender Identity Laws
Yesterday a Hazleton man turned himself into the police after allegedly filming women and children in the women’s restroom at his place of employment. This situation raises several issues including the danger of adding “gender identity or expression” to Pennsylvania’s anti-discrimination law — the Human Relations Act. For years the American Family Association (AFA of PA), a statewide pro-decency organization, has condemned the addition of such language.
Action Alert – Where is the Women’s March Against Real Exploitation?
The sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey opens this weekend. Fifty Shades Darker continues the theme of normalizing sexual exploitation of women. How many cases of sexual abuse will occur over this weekend alone due to someone watching this movie? Americans need to wake up to Hollywood’s efforts to continue desensitizing the culture to sexual exploitation. Where are the feminists who marched on Washington on January 21st?
Check Out This Week’s Update
AFA of PA encourages Christians, through education, to become involved in pro-family issues in their community, state and the nation. This is some of what has been going on in the Commonwealth and the nation.
Action Alert – May is Victims of Pornography Month
How safe is your neighborhood? Does your municipality have ordinances to regulate sexually oriented businesses? How many convenience stores in your neighborhood sell pornography? How many x-rated DVDs are in the video store down the street? How about your local library – your child’s school library — do they have filters on their computers?
Action Alert – Ask Your Congressmen to Attend This Symposium
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation is holding a Symposium at the US Capitol on July 14th from 1:30 to 3:30 in the US Capitol Visitor Center SVC 209-08. The main goal of the “Pornography: A Public Health Crisis” symposium is to educate elected officials, the media and the public on the connections between all forms of exploitation.
Action Alert – Has Your Municipality Taken The Necessary Steps?
An ongoing battle is being waged in the city of McKeesport in Allegheny County. Their city council was caught without the proper ordinances to fully regulate sexually oriented businesses. A recently purchased store front is poised to reopen as the Saints and Sinners Gentlemen’s Club. The planned Valentine’s Day opening did not happen, but they continue to work on renovations, as resistance against the business continues to grow.
News Release: Congressional Commission is Not Needed
Those pushing for the legalization of abortion said it would create a world where all children would be wanted and loved. Child abuse would disappear and ‘we’d all live happily ever after.’ The exact opposite has happened. The American Family Association of Pennsylvania (AFA of PA), a statewide child advocacy group, has responded to the passage of the Protect Our Kids Act, H.R. 6655, last month.
Action Alert: Hurricane Sandy and PAW
1.) How to Help Those Impacted by Hurricane Sandy
2.) This is Pornography Awareness Week