WV House Considers Adding “Sexual Orientation” to State Law
The West Virginia House of Delegates is currently considering a proposal that would add the phrase “sexual orientation” to the list of protected employment non-discrimination categories. The proposal has already passed on a voice vote in the full Senate. Family Policy Network opposes such proposals - - primarily because non-discrimination policies should be based on immutable or unobtrusive characteristics like gender or religion. Unnatural sexual activities should not qualify for protection.
[Click here for more...]WV Parents Concerned By Required Reading for Schoolchildren
Two Nitro High School parents said they don’t want to ban books from the school — they just want more of a choice.
A handful of parents and community residents met Thursday night at a church near Cross Lanes to share information and discuss what students are reading in Kanawha County schools.
[Click here for more...]WV Man Who Killed Pregnant Girlfriend Charged with Two Murders
A West Virginia man is the second person to be indicted under a law that provides protection and justice for pregnant women and their unborn children. The state’s unborn victims law, one of three dozen across the nation, allows prosecutors to hold criminals accountable for killing or injuring both mother and child. James Louis DeGasperin, a 35 year-old teacher from Preston, is charged with killing his 25 year-old girlfriend Lori Casteel and her unborn child.
[Click here for more...]Recovering Addict Gives Warnings, Shares Hope for Redemption with Students
If promoters of Porn Nation were trying to capture the attention of students at Marshall, they did.
At 9 p.m. on February 28th, about 500 students filled the Don Morris Room to hear nationally renowned speaker Michael Leahy give his 90-minute multimedia and speaking presentation along with his own personal story to capture the controversial impact of pornography on campus.
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