Frequently Asked Questions on R-74

Why should I vote to "Reject" R-74?

Same-sex couples ALREADY enjoy all the same rights and benefits as married couples in Washington under the domestic partnerships, “Everything But Marriage,” law from 2009. R-74 is an attempt to redefine marriage and remove the interests of children from the purpose of our marriage laws. We believe that children deserve the best opportunity to be raised by a mom and a dad, and that marriage is our best (and only) institution to encourage that result. Our opponents believe that marriage exists only to satisfy the demands of adults and that children have nothing to do with it. Furthermore, when marriage is redefined there are profound legal consequences to anyone—licensed practitioners, parents, children, and clergy—if they disagree. With over 247,000 signatures of Washington voters asking to bring the issue before the people, it is clear that Washingtonians want to preserve marriage from these activists who seek to radically redefine the institution of marriage.

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The Destructive Legacy of Helen Gurley Brown

(Penna Dexter)

DALLAS (BP) -- One popular magazine that sometimes makes it embarrassing to take your kids through a grocery line is Cosmopolitan.

The magazine has actually been around since 1886. It used to be a family publication. Then changed in 1965 when the faltering publication hired Helen Gurley Brown as its editor. At that time, television was becoming the recreation medium of choice and advertising dollars were increasingly flowing in that direction. Helen Gurley Brown transformed the magazine to target the single working woman. During her 40 years at its helm, Cosmopolitan's circulation hit more than 2.5 million. MORE

Ex-Victoria's Secret Model Promotes Proverbs 31

(Baptist Press - WACO, Texas) -- When Alex Eklund updated his Facebook status on Nov. 30, he had no idea it would make him a social media star.

Kylie Bisutti

Eklund was studying in the Baylor University library when he noticed a theme among his friends' status updates. During the airing of the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show on CBS, girls posted updates like "I'm going to have to hit the gym after this" and "I'm going to starve myself for a week." Although Eklund assumed his friends didn't mean the statements seriously, they still made him uneasy.

"There was an underlying sense of insecurity which I sensed throughout the entire thing," he said.
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Does the Church Really Oppress Women?

Jimmy Carter: Does the church really oppress women?

I was a little stunned when I read the following words by Jimmy Carter in an op-ed piece he wrote on July 15th: “My faith is a source of strength and comfort to me, as religious beliefs are to hundreds of millions of people around the world. So my decision to sever my ties with the Southern Baptist Convention, after six decades, was painful and difficult. It was, however, an unavoidable decision when the convention's leaders, quoting a few carefully selected Bible verses and claiming that Eve was created second to Adam and was responsible for original sin, ordained that women must be "subservient" to their husbands and prohibited from serving as deacons, pastors or chaplains in the military service.” He went on to say, “At its most repugnant, the belief that women must be subjugated to the wishes of men excuses slavery, violence, forced prostitution, genital mutilation and national laws that omit rape as a crime. But it also costs many millions of girls and women control over their own bodies and lives, and continues to deny them fair access to education, health, employment and influence within their own communities.” (see the full article here)

Now, my concern is not what other religions believe and teach, but how Christianity is falsely portrayed. The teaching of Christianity is crystal clear about the God-determined and designed roles of men in marriage and the church.

Jimmy Carter on Women's Roles

The Gospel of Oppression? Jimmy Carter on Religion

ChristsChurch 9/1/2009 9:35:43 AM

Sorry, President Carter…This Argument Falls Flat