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Article about our state legislators attempts to alter education of our youth

By Kathleen Gilbert

MADISON, Wisconsin, October 30, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A law set for consideration in the Wisconsin state legislature aims to replace the abstinence-only curriculum used in the state’s public schools with one that educates students on the use of condoms and contraceptives.

The Healthy Youth Act (AB-458 and SB-324), introduced by Democrat state Rep. Tamara Grigsby and Sen. Lena Taylor last month, aims to establish a contraceptive-promoting state curriculum for all schools that have a Human Growth and Development Program.  The curriculum is billed as giving “age-appropriate, medically accurate information” on how to prevent unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease.

Under current Wisconsin law, public school sex ed classes are abstinence-based.  The new law would most immediately affect the approximately six in ten public schools currently using a sex education program, according to the Pierce County Herald.

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Just received this email from one of our Brother Knights in Madison who are particapating in this years 40 Days For Life

I’m sure Steve will have a much better write-up then the quickie e-mail I’m sending, but I thought since the Knights are so involved with 40 Days for Life I’d let you all know.  Steve and I have linked our Facebook page for Vigil for Life with it’s Twitter account, so anything Steve updates on Facebook also gets updated on Twitter.  This afternoon I got a Twitter update from Steve that a baby has been saved at OUR vigil site here in Madison!  Knowing Steve he probably is getting more information right now and will soon be sending it to David Bereit, who will hopefully include this information with his daily, nationally distributed 40DFL e-mail, but we are definitely making a difference!  Praise God!

Adam Morse

NEWS RELEASE

(MANCHESTER, NH) – The Knights of Columbus scored an important victory in federal court in New Hampshire on Wednesday, September 30, when U.S. District Judge Steven McAuliffe upheld the constitutionality of the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance.