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The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety released its interim report today. Source: Getty.
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety released its interim report today, branding the system "unfair, unsafe and neglectful". Titled 'Neglect', the report calls for fundamental changes to the way aged care is handled across Australia as well as revealing the extent of its failures.
Just weeks after the sad death of royal commissioner Richard Tracey, the Interim Report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was tabled in parliament on Thursday afternoon, laying bare the extent to which the system fails to support some of the country's most vulnerable residents.
"The neglect that we have found in this Royal Commission, to date, is far from the best that can be done," it reads. "Rather, it is a sad and shocking system that diminishes Australia as a nation."
The scathing report covers the royal commission's work over its first year, since its establishment was announced just over one year ago, however not all of the details have been included as much of the detail will be included in the final report, which is due to be published in April 2020.
Although it will come as no surprise to anyone who has followed some of the shocking cases and reports that have emerged throughout the commission over the past nine months, the report outlines the need for serious reform across the aged care sector. The three-volume publication stresses that "a fundamental overhaul of the design, objectives, regulation and funding of aged care in Australia is required".
The foreword of the report states: "As a nation, Australia has drifted into an ageist mindset that undervalues older people and limits their possibilities. Sadly, this failure to properly value and engage with older people as equal partners in our future has extended to our apparent indifference towards aged care services.
"Left out of sight and out of mind, these important services are floundering. They are fragmented, unsupported and underfunded. With some admirable exceptions, they are poorly managed. All too often, they are unsafe and seemingly uncaring. This must change."
Royal commissioners Lynelle Briggs and the late Richard Tracey also identified three areas where immediate action can be taken to improve the sector, which were; increasing the number of home care packages to reduce the waiting list for those requiring higher level care, responding to the over-reliance on chemical restraint in aged care and stopping the flow of younger people with a disability going into aged care.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the establishment of the royal commission in October last year after a government audit revealed that one aged care service has been closed by the Department of Health per month since the notorious Oakden facility in Adelaide was shut in 2017. So far, the public inquiry has looked at the quality of care provided to senior Australians in residential and home aged care, as well as young Australians with disabilities living in residential aged care settings, including all forms of abuse.
Some of the shocking details to have emerged throughout the royal commission include elderly patients who were found with maggots in their wounds, as well as the shocking use of chemical restraints. In fact, a recent report released earlier this month found that dementia patients in aged care facilities across the country are being given dangerous medication without their consent in a bid to control their behaviour.
Chronic understaffing and inadequate training around dementia support were blamed for the normalisation of chemical restraint in the report released by the Human Rights Watch, which claimed it's almost impossible for aged care workers to take an individualised approach when it comes to caring for those with the condition.
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Chandigarh. Congress steering committee member Kumari Selja today alleged that the wrong economic policies of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)- (Jannayak Janata Party)-JJP coalition government have ruined Haryana's economy. In a statement issued here, he said that the development of agriculture, industrial and service sector is going negative.
The state has a debt of three lakh crore rupees. The Congress leader said that the report of the research firm ICRA shows that the agricultural growth rate of Haryana, which is among the agrarian states, has slipped to minus 25 percent, whereas, this Haryana used to make the record of giving maximum food grains in the central pool.
He said that in terms of agricultural growth rate, the state not getting a place even among the top 10 states of the country is a failure of the policies of the state government. The Congress leader said that the industrial growth rate is running at minus 17 percent and the condition of the service sector is even worse. The growth of service sector is minus 68 percent.
He said that there has been a steady decline in the growth rate of the state, while in comparison the loan growth rate has reached 18 percent. The former Union minister said that when no major project came up in the state during eight years, then the state government should issue a white paper on increasing the rate of loan.
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Home Spirit The last Digit of the year of birth can tell a lot about the character of a person
The last Digit of the year of birth can tell a lot about the character of a person
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Maybe for some, at first glance, it will not sound quite usual, but many personality traits are literally encrypted in the date of birth. The last digit of the year is especially significant.
The whole period in which man was born plays a huge role in the subsequent life. But learning a lot about his character is easier by analyzing the hidden meaning of the digit at which the year of birth ends. Why this is happening explains Furilia.
Digit meaning
Each digit corresponds to a specific element – one in five:
It is on it you can learn a lot about the character of a person, his hobbies, habits and many other things. So, take a look at the value of the latest digit of your year of birth.
Element 1: Metal (0.1)
The metal, which was born under the protection of the elements, is solid and has a special concentration. They know what they really want and do their best to achieve their ambitious goals. They want to be surrounded by permanence and love. The disadvantages include too strong a desire for power and material well-being up to luxury, as well as a penchant for stubbornness.
Element 2: Water (2,3)
Such people have innate strong empathy and natural charm. They are very resourceful and have a fantastic imagination. This makes them capable of achieving huge successes in their creative careers. In those who are patronized by the element of water, unusually developed intuition, they are able to pay attention to even the smallest details.
Element 3: Tree (4,5)
Those who are born under the elements of a tree are confident, persistent, diligent and never act in the name of selfish purposes. They are great originals, always strive to acquire more practical experience, and the main dream – to explore the whole world and find in it a lot of new and interesting. They are attracted to unexplored places and mysteries of nature.
Element 4: Fire (6,7)
Born under the protection of fire – real adventurers, seeking to devote their lives to travel around the world. They feel great even in the most unexpected situations and never lose their benevolence and optimism.
Element 5: Earth (8,9)
The earth helps those who are patronized, generate new ideas and seek the strength and means to achieve important goals. They carefully think about what they want to do and do not welcome impulsive actions. But sometimes they lack self-discipline, and sometimes they suffer from fear of the unknown.
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How Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Will Remember Princess Diana on their Wedding Day
Members of Diana's family will play key roles in the royal wedding.
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May 4 2018, 10:23 am EDT
Upon their engagement on November 27, 2017, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle spoke of their regret that Princess Diana could not be with them on their special day. Harry included two diamonds from her collection in Meghan's engagement ring, which flanked a center stone he sourced in Botswana. In speaking with SkyNews for their first official interview as a newly engaged couple, it appeared that Harry's choice to include his mother's diamonds was instinctive and natural, "to make sure she's with us on this crazy journey together," he said. When asked whether he thought his mother and Meghan would have gotten along had they been able to meet, the prince commented that he believed they would have been "thick as thieves."
Today, Kensington Palace released an official statement confirming the participants in the wedding ceremony at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, noting that Diana's memory will be marked by members of her family playing roles in the ceremony. The official statement from Kensington Palace reiterated that the Prince and his future bride are "keen to involve his mother's family in the wedding."
"In addition to having the support of The Queen, his father The Prince of Wales, and his brother Prince William as Best Man, Prince Harry is also keen to involve his mother's family in his wedding. All three siblings of Diana, Princess of Wales will be in attendance and Lady Jane Fellowes will give the reading. Prince Harry and Ms. Markle both feel honoured that Lady Jane will be representing her family and helping to celebrate the memory of the late Princess on the wedding day."
Lady Jane Fellowes
Lady Jane Fellowes, Diana's sister, will give the reading at Harry and Meghan's wedding. Harry obviously keen to include his mother's side of the family too. #RoyalWedding
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The statement from the palace also confirmed that more details regarding the bridal party (the bridesmaids and page boys), details on the floral and cake preparations and the full Order of Service of the ceremony will all be released the week prior to the wedding.
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The statement also confirmed how Meghan's mother and father would be included in the wedding (both will play key roles) and that the couple's official wedding photographs, taken by BAZAAR favorite Alexi Lubomirski, will be released during the week following the wedding.
The palace also reiterated that while we can expect elements of modernity and personality in the upcoming royal wedding, the ceremony and the celebrations to follow will surely include all of the official, traditional and classic elements royal weddings have come to include throughout the years.
As we said back in November, this wedding will be guided by tradition, allowing everyone to celebrate what makes Royal Weddings so special, but also one which reflects the personalities of Prince Harry and Ms. Markle.
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When on a cruise ship you may notice little difference between the ships restroom facilitates and the ones in your own home. The toilet flushes. The sink faucet and shower faucet pours out water that disappears down the drain. But what happens to the waste once flushed down the toilet and the water that disappears down the sink and shower drains? The answer to these questions is the dirty secret that the cruise industry doesn't like to advertise.
Where Cruise Ship Restroom Facility Waste Ends Up
There are two types of sewage on a cruise ship.
1) Gray water, which is water that goes down sink and shower drains.
2) Black water, which is the waste that flushes down the toilet.
Gray water drains to a tank called the gray water tank. Black water drains to a tank called the black water tank. Both tanks are large central tanks hidden from the passengers' view, where all of the restroom facilities drain into.
Gray and black water tanks fill up quickly on a cruise ship. In order to handle the large amounts of waste, the cruise ship must empty the tanks. Ideally, tanks are treated before dumping to minimize contaminants. If treated, both tanks are treated with either chlorine or an environmentally friendly bacteria solution. After treatment, the tanks are emptied into the ocean. There you have it, the cruise ship industries dirty secret. Cruise ships regularly dump human waste into the ocean!
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Just like plumbing in your home, plumbing on cruise ships can get clogged. If waste gets stuck in the pipes before it reaches the gray or black water tank, it can cause a blockage. If a blockage occurs, a plumber must be called to clear the blockage. In 2006, passengers aboard the Thomson's Destiny cruise ship were stuck without working toilets for three days due to blockages in the plumbing.
According to Oceana (an organization whose mission is to protect the world's oceans}, the cruise ship industry dumps 255,000 gallons of gray water and 30,000 gallons of black water into the ocean everyday. The United States allows cruise ships to dump untreated sewage into the water as long as the ship is three miles away from shore. If the cruise ship treats the sewage, the three mile restriction does not count and the sewage can be dumped anywhere. Alaska is the only place in the United States waters that does not allow dumping. Even sewage and gray water treated with chlorine or environmentally friendly bacteria is often highly contaminated. It is hard to effectively treat such large amounts of sewage and wastewater in a short time. Bacteria solutions are made up of bacteria that are designed to destroy harmful bacteria. The process is lengthy and can not be done in a short period of time. In addition, chlorine is harmful to aquatic life.
Oceana is urging the Environmental Protection Agency to set and enforce better regulations to stop cruise ship pollution in the oceans.
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She doesn't feel like making out but her husband is always ready
Jaseena Backer January 23, 2018
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"For a major part of our married life, we lived as a joint family and we moved to our own home just before our daughter's marriage. Now that she's married and our son is doing his master's degree in Singapore, the house is all ours, with plenty of privacy. My husband, Karthik, thus has gotten into his romantic best at the age of 62, while I'm not able to reciprocate at 59. Over the years, romance had taken a back seat due to lack of privacy. Now I experience a lot of vaginal dryness and thus intercourse is painful. I walk around with bothersome hot flashes, so contact with another body generates even more heat in me, leading to irritation. Karthik, however, consciously takes a lot of effort these days to revive our lost sexual verve, but my lack of interest frustrates him and weakens our relationship," described Madhavi.
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Madhavi is in her perimenopausal stage. It is that stage in a woman's life when her periods begin to stop and she undergoes several changes, stretching to many years. A huge number of changes can be taking place in the lives of women at the time of menopause. Many may feel that they are evolving into a 'new me'. This transition can be novel and stressful. For most women in the menopausal and post-menopausal age, the decline in sexual desires is evident, as they may not get aroused easily. Low libido may cause relationship and emotional issues of confidence and self-esteem.
He says I'm old
"I am troubled, as the low libido means making excuses in bed and that is causing a rift between us. He takes it as lack of interest in him. Karthik was never around to understand my menstrual aches and pains, being lost in the joint family, and thus he doesn't understand the hormonal havoc of menopause. He thinks I have aged and become less interested in sex and romance, and that hurts me even more. When he says becoming a mother-in-law has made me old, I feel defeated. I thus have to work harder on my looks while fighting the hormones. Sometimes I have to oblige sexually, as I don't want to be ridiculed about ageing and losing interest in romance. All this seems so hypocritical to me," continued Madhavi.
In the years leading up to the menopause, the level of oestrogen starts to decline and then falls sharply. This has many physical and psychological effects on women. Madhavi is undergoing most of the symptoms; however, this is not the case with most women. For most women sex is like fine wine, it gets better with age. Because, as women age, they are more in control of their physical needs and they know exactly what they want in sex and how to be satisfied. In the 20s, women are mostly focusing on the sexual experience of the partner, but as they age and get into the 40s, they focus on self-satisfaction.
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The scars from a joint family life
"The life in a joint family has left its scars on my sex life. For some reason there is a stigma around older people being romantic and having sex. As soon as you've earned 50 candles on your birthday cake, your vagina is magically replaced with a Barbie-smooth patch of skin, rendering coitus physically impossible. Then onwards it was as if couples live celibate. This has affected my psyche and I feel a lack of interest in sex altogether," said Madhavi.
The sexual identity of each individual changes and evolves throughout life. During each stage, one can alter their libido by understanding the physical changes that are happening. We can all make practical choices to create a sex life that suits during the menopause. There is a prevalent myth that women stop having sex after menopause. This is untrue, as women can receive and give pleasure even after menopause. Most of the problems can usually be remedied, as they are temporary in nature.
An open talk with Karthik telling him about the changes happening to her body, about her physical and psychological discomforts, can be very comforting. This is most important, as this can avoid misunderstanding in the relationship. They should then consult a gynaecologist and get some medical help if physical illness is disturbing. She should focus on pleasure rather than climaxing. After all it's the brain, anyway, not the genitals, that's the chief sex organ.
Discussing sexual issues with your partner can be a daunting proposition and most partners would rather give it a miss and ignore it rather than solving it. Solutions are available in plenty, therefore its ideal that the partners become proactive and co-operative. Madhavi should work for new body confidence through her body image.
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Priya Jindal May 18, 2018 - 9:13 pm
Very informative article.
Swati Mehra May 18, 2018 - 5:39 pm
Articles such as these are really very helpful. They provide some valuable insights into the otherwise taboo subject of sex. It's interesting to know that the sexual identity of each individual changes and evolves throughout their lifetime.
Hema K May 18, 2018 - 3:38 pm
There is a lot of social stigma attached to these issues that might be a common occurrence in every household. And in a country like India where men have absolutely no idea of how the female body works, such times can be very stressful for the couple. Communication can be the only solution to this.
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The U.S. Constitution is Not the Problem
By Jill Coward | North Carolina | No Comments
HB 390, an application for Convention of States, is a very dangerous bill making its way through the North Carolina legislature. HB390 would put our U.S. Constitution in jeopardy by opening it up for amendments (changes) such as the repeal of the Second Amendment and/or abolishing the Electoral College.
Convention of States also called a Constitutional Convention, Article 5 Convention, Con Con, etc. is considered by some as the way to solve any government issue. They believe amending or rewriting our Constitution is the way to fix our government.
Please read Concerned Women for America's (CWA) brochure The U.S. Constitution is Not the Problem! to understand this topic.
It is too risky to open our Constitution. Too much national division, radical interest groups.
Limit power of the Federal government, fiscal restraint — all the goals the Con Con is trying to achieve are already listed in our Constitution. It just needs to be obeyed.
Too much uncertainty as to how a Con Con would be conducted.
Delegates to a Con Con could set their own rules with a new ratification mode.
Who selects the delegates? Would California get more than North Carolina? Unknown.
Ideas already suggested for Con-Con consideration: abolish Electoral College, Repeal of Second Amendment, weakening of First Amendment, Equal Rights Amendment, a new constitution.
Bill Status: This week, the North Carolina House passed HB 390 out of committee. It is now in the Rules Committee.
Please take action!
Contact Rules Committee Chair, David Lewis, and ask him to hold H390 in committee. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (919) 715-3015
Contact the members of the House Rules Committee and ask them to oppose HB 390. Consider using some of the talking points above. Be sure to let them know that you are a member of Concerned Women for America of North Carolina. When e-mailing, provide your name and address. Put a brief message in the subject line.
Forward this email on to friends and encourage them to both pray and take action on this important topic.
Please pray that this bill will be stopped, as our God-given freedoms and liberties are at stake.
"These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to each other and render true and sound judgment in your courts." (Zechariah 8:16)
Gov. Cooper Needs to Hear a Clear Strong Message on Behalf of the Unborn
The past two weeks have been very intense for both our State House and Senate as pro-life citizens flooded the legislative building in Raleigh lobbying for strong pro-life legislative bills and attending hearings on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act SB359 and HB602.
Both the North Carolina House and Senate have passed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act along partisan lines this week with four Democrats voting with Republicans.
WE'RE NOT FINISHED!
Now it goes before Gov. Roy Cooper for approval or veto. He has ten days to either veto or sign this bill into law with an April 26 deadline. If he does nothing, it will automatically become law. According to a Charlotte Observer article, "If Cooper does veto the bill, Republicans will need some Democratic lawmakers to side with them to override the veto, since the Republican-led legislature lost its veto-proof supermajority in the 2018 elections." Gov. Cooper needs to hear from you!
Many pro-life citizens across the state attended both the senate and house hearings in Raleigh along with a few pro-abortion people. Numerous citizens spoke in favor of compassionate care for babies who are born alive by abortion. While you and I cannot imagine anything justifiable for intentionally allowing a helpless baby to die only by a fate worse than surviving a cruel abortion, please note the despicable liberal rhetoric spewed by several Democrats, particularly Sen. Floyd McKissick (D-Durham) and Sen. Terry Van Duyn (D-Buncombe) who is also a candidate for North Carolina Lt. Governor. Sen. McKissick argued that laws against murder and infanticide already exist; yes, there are existing laws against murder, but there are no federal laws against infanticide." And Sen. Van Duyn stated, "I want all of us to have safe and affordable healthcare rooted in science … and not based on lies concocted by extremist Republicans which is nothing but a political stunt without scientific merit."
Sen. Dan Bishop (R-Mecklenburg) countered these statements by stating "Current law doesn't address this because no one has ever contemplated the need to address it before. Because it seemed, under our shared ideals, obvious to all, that if someone were alive, there would be no thought of denying medical care to save their life."
Sen. Joyce Krawiec (R-Forsyth), a primary sponsor of SB359, passionately responded, "A 'right to an abortion' should not translate to a right to a dead child no matter what. These infants are born, and they are live human beings. They are separate from their mother's body, and they should not be treated as anything other than a live child. They should not be cast aside in a sterile tray or left to die on a metal table."
Rep. Dr. Greg Murphy (R-Pitt), the only medical doctor serving in the state House, stated, "This bill just speaks to the mere fact that if a child is born alive, they're alive. Their life is not to be taken, regardless of what was the anticipated desire at the beginning of the delivery. The child is alive."
Immediate Action Needed
Please call Gov. Cooper at (919) 814-2000 and respectfully ask him to sign SB359, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. If time allows, please follow up your phone call with an email at https://governor.nc.gov/contact/contact-governor-cooper. Be sure to let him know that you are a member of Concerned Women for America of North Carolina.
Please pray that the Lord humbles Gov. Cooper, opens his eyes and draws him to Himself and that he would delight in doing the will of God.
"But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God" (1 Corinthians 1:27-29).
In Truth and Righteousness,
Jill Coward
CWA of North Carolina
Are You an Encourager?
Concerned Women for America (CWA) of North Carolina has just launched our annual Encourage-A-Legislator (EAL) project. This is one of our favorite projects as we look forward to sharing our prayers and words of encouragement with our state legislators, our North Carolina Council of State, our federal North Carolina Senators and Congressmen, as well as President and Mrs. Trump and Vice President and Mrs. Pence.
The EAL project truly embodies who and what CWA is. Prayer is, and always will be, CWA's foundation as we petition our most holy God to enable us to be effective in thwarting the schemes of the enemy.
The EAL project impacts our officials in two ways. First and foremost, it ensures consistent prayer for each official. Second, it encourages and builds bridges with conservative officials as well as those who do not normally agree with us. As our humble and gracious prayers are offered on behalf of our officials, and they receive multiple encouragement cards, hearts are changed and encouraged.
Volunteers across North Carolina, representing CWA, will be mailing postcards to the elected officials named above during April, May, and June. Our goal is to plant a seed for God's Kingdom and to reach the hearts of men and women serving the citizens of North Carolina.
We have been heartened by encouraging feedback we have received. One official shared that he kept one of the encouragement cards in his inside coat pocket and would pull it out when he needed an encouragement that someone was praying for him. We also noticed during a visit to the Capitol that an official had one of our CWA EAL postcards on the wall in his office.
Even if you do not want to send postcards, will you please pray? We know that "we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places." (Ephesians 6:12)
If you would be interested in participating in the EAL project, please contact me by email or by phone at 704-516-0820 letting me know of your interest. I will respond with additional details. We would be delighted to have you join us in praying over and writing to our elected officials.
Action Needed: Freedom of Speech in Jeopardy in Charlotte
The Charlotte City Council's new strategy to silence the prolife voices of the Love Life ministry is by implementing a noise buffer, i.e., quiet zone, at the "A Preferred Women's Health" abortion clinic on Latrobe Drive.
The quiet zone would ban singing and praying loudly and would be banned around "health care" facilities. As you know, this is meant to deter our pro-life presence and voice. This is an assault on freedom of speech and assembly, both protections enshrined in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Watch the video at the Love Life page for more information.
North Carolinians, your freedoms are at stake! If this is allowed in Charlotte, mark my words, it will be allowed across our great state.
It is crucial that as many people as possible contact the Charlotte City Council members, as well as attend the council's Neighborhood Development Committee Meeting this Wednesday, April 17, in which the council plans to vote on this matter.
Take Action:
Please call and email the Charlotte City Council members before noon on Wednesday and voice your opposition to this proposed unconstitutional ordinance. Please respectfully tell them no further restrictions are needed on the already established ordinance.
City Council Members:
Vi Alexander Lyles
Julie Eiselt
Braxton Winston
At-large Representative
James Mitchell Jr.
Dimple Tansen Ajmera
Larken Egleston
District 1 Representative
Dr. Justin Harlow
District 2 Representative
LaWana Mayfield
Gregory A. Phipps
Tariq Bokhari
Edmund H. Driggs
District 7 Representative
Attend the city council's Neighborhood Development Committee Meeting this Wednesday, April 17, from 12:00 Noon – 2:00 p.m. at the Charlotte – Mecklenburg Government Center, 600 East 4th Charlotte, NC 28202. Wear your blue Love Life shirt if you have one. Please acknowledge you're attending at this link.
Also, please pray. Pray that our pro-life voices will be bold and well communicated.
"Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might."(Ephesians 6:10)
"Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."(Psalm 82:3-4)
"No weapon that is formed against you will prosper … " (Isaiah 54:17)
nc.cwfa.org
North Carolina Governor and Attorney General Put Our Unborn at Risk
I am sad to report that on Monday, March 4, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration's new Protect Life Rule policy, Title X Rule, that prevents taxpayer dollars from going to Planned Parenthood and other abortion companies. North Carolina is among more than 20 states who have filed and is the only Southern state joining this lawsuit. It is interesting to note that most of these states have Democrat governors.
This new Title X Rule would ban Title X family planning providers from making referrals for abortion services and require providers to physically and financially separate their Title X practices from their abortion services. According to Planned Parenthood's own research arm, the Guttmacher Institute, reported that 926,200 babies died by abortion in 2014! CWA does not consider abortion to be a method of "family planning."
Also, the American Medical Association (AMA) and Planned Parenthood are suing the Trump Administration regarding the new regulations, stating that it poses a "national public health crisis." The fact is that there are a vast number of federally qualified health centers all over the nation that provide low-income families their family planning services. Abby Johnson, once a Planned Parenthood clinic director, reported on thehill.com that, "Planned Parenthood has about 650 facilities nationwide, all of which provide very limited care to their patients. Yet there are over 13,000 non-abortion providing Federally Qualified Health Centers that provide whole health care to women and their families. And that number doesn't include the tens of thousands of private and group physicians that accept government subsidy programs like Medicaid."
Planned Parenthood says that they will not accept the new regulations and will therefore relinquish approximately $60 million in annual funding. I must confess that brings a smile to my face.
Please click on this link to learn why CWA supports the Trump Administration's new Title X regulations.
Please Take Action:
Contact Governor Cooper by phone: 919-814-2000 and/or email.
Contact Attorney General Stein by phone: 919-716-6400.
Respectfully notify them their lawsuit against the Trump Administration's new Title X policy does not represent your views and that you favor the new Title X regulations.
Also contact AMA President Barbara L. McAneny, MD and the Board of Trustees at this link. Let them know that you are alarmed that they would join together with Planned Parenthood, that you support the new Title X regulations, and lastly, that the AMA of all medical organizations should support this new life-saving policy.
Please pray and fast for the protection of the unborn. Jesus said to his disciples, "Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it." (Mark 10:14-15)
For Truth and Righteousness,
Consider getting more involved with CWA of North Carolina!
Join a Prayer/Action chapter in your area. Contact me today to find out where the closest one is located to you.
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Are You Ready to Vote on the North Carolina Constitutional Amendments on Your November 6 Ballot?
I realize some of you may have already voted. But we are getting questions about the Constitutional Amendments, so I wanted to share with you what to anticipate on your ballot. These are state-wide amendments and will appear throughout all 100 counties. We have looked at all six of these amendments as they relate to a Christian worldview. It is our position to vote in favor of each amendment. Below is a very helpful summary for each amendment provided by the North Carolina Family Policy Council.
✓ VOTE YES ON ALL 6 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS:
1) Protect Right to Hunt and Fish (Full Amendment Language). This amendment would recognize that "the right of the people to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife is a valued part of the State's heritage and shall be forever preserved for the public good." This right would be subject to the laws passed by the General Assembly intended to "(i) promote wildlife conservation and management and (ii) preserve the future of hunting and fishing."
How it will appear on the ballot:
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST
"Constitutional amendment protecting the right of the people to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife."
2) Strengthening Victims' Rights (Full Amendment Language). The North Carolina Constitution currently guarantees victims of certain crimes with certain rights dealing with their status as a victim. This amendment would expand those rights and the types of crimes that would trigger victims' rights protections. These expanded rights would include having notice of court proceedings, being present at court proceedings, and having the opportunity to participate in certain aspects of court proceedings.
"Constitutional amendment to strengthen protections for victims of crime; to establish certain absolute basic rights for victims; and to ensure the enforcement of these rights."
3) Cap Maximum State Income Tax at 7 Percent (Full Amendment Language). This amendment would reduce the maximum state income tax rate (personal and corporate) from 10 percent to 7 percent. This change would have no immediate impact on current income taxes, nor would it impact sales taxes, property taxes, or federal taxes. Instead, it would "limit how much the state income tax rate could go up." The current individual tax rate is 5.499 percent, and the current corporate tax rate is 3 percent.
"Constitutional amendment to reduce the income tax rate in North Carolina to a
maximum allowable rate of seven percent (7%)."
4) Require Photo ID to Vote (Full Amendment Language). This amendment would require a photographic identification in order to vote in person. If this amendment were to pass, the General Assembly would "enact general laws governing the requirements of such photographic identification, which may include exceptions." The General Assembly passed an election reform law in 2013 that in part would have required a photo ID to vote, but that law was ruled unconstitutional by a federal court.
"Constitutional amendment to require voters to provide photo identification before voting in person."
5) Nonpartisan Judicial Merit Commission (Full Amendment Language). This amendment would change the way judicial vacancies are filled in North Carolina. Presently, all judges are elected; and if a judge is unable to fulfill his or her full term, the Governor appoints a new judge to fill the vacant office until the next election. The proposed amendment would establish state and local "Nonpartisan Judicial Merit Commissions" that would play a primary role in seating judges to fill unexpired terms on state and local trial courts.
If the amendment passes, candidates "shall be nominated on merit by the people of the State… in a manner prescribed by law." Then the judicial merit commission will "evaluate each nominee without regard to the nominee's partisan affiliation, but rather with respect to whether that nominee is qualified or not qualified to fill the vacant office." The evaluations will then be forwarded to the General Assembly, which will then recommend to the Governor "at least two… nominees deemed qualified by a nonpartisan commission." The Governor would then "appoint the nominee [he or she] deems best qualified." If the Governor does not make an appointment within 10 days, the General Assembly will elect the appointee.
Under current law, appointed judges serve until the next election, which could be up to 2 years. Under the proposed amendment, appointed judges would hold their offices "until the next election following the election for members of the General Assembly held after the appointment occurs… ," which could be up to 4 years.
The state-level "Nonpartisan Judicial Merit Commission" will consist of no more than 9 members "whose appointments shall be allocated between the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Governor, and the General Assembly, as prescribed by law. None of the appointers "shall be allocated a majority of appointments."
"Constitutional amendment to change the process for filling judicial vacancies that occur between judicial elections from a process in which the Governor has sole appointment power to a process in which the people of the State nominate individuals to fill vacancies by way of a commission comprised of appointees made by the judicial, executive, and legislative branches charged with making recommendations to the legislature as to which nominees are deemed qualified; then the legislature will recommend at least two nominees to the Governor via legislative action not subject to gubernatorial veto; and the Governor will appoint judges from among these nominees."
6) Bipartisan Board of Ethics and Elections (Full Amendment Language). Under current law, North Carolina has a nine-member Bipartisan Board of Ethics and Elections, which administers ethics and elections law. The Governor appoints eight of the nine members from nominees provided by the state's two largest political parties and also appoints a ninth member, who is nominated by the other eight members of the board and is not a member of a political party.
This amendment would change the makeup of the board from nine members to eight by removing the non-party member, and it would modify the nomination process. If the amendment passes, the legislature would nominate potential members and the Governor would select members from these nominations–four from each of the state's two largest political parties.
"Constitutional amendment to establish an eight-member Bipartisan Board of Ethics and Elections Enforcement in the Constitution to administer ethics and elections law."
To revisit the voter resources I sent out last week, click here.
Consider This Parent's Concern When Voting on November 6
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Just over two weeks ago, the parent of an 11-year old sixth-grader at a Franklin County middle school in North Carolina complained that her son had to complete a survey question regarding his sexual orientation! This "dating violence prevention intervention program curriculum" called Shifting Boundaries is targeting middle school students in 13 different school districts in North Carolina. Their focus is on "awareness of sexual harassment and teen-dating violence."
This federal grant curriculum asked 11-year olds to select from a list of 10 options what sexual orientation they are! As a result of parents' complaints, North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCCASA), who provided this survey, agreed to remove any questions involving sexual orientation from the survey. NCCASA is an original Blueprint NC member (mappingtheleft.com/group/nc-coalition-against-sexual-assault-nccasa/)… Blueprint NC is the organization that is widely known for the political "strategy memo that instructed its members to 'eviscerate, mitigate, litigate, cogitate and agitate' the state's leadership in 2013."
That anyone would think the Shifting Boundaries curriculum is acceptable for 11-year olds is astounding! But the real concern is who are the groups behind this appalling curriculum? All too often it takes effort to unmask the identity behind such nefarious groups. And after some investigation, we find that such anti-family groups are at the core. It's incredible the web of dark, malevolent groups that emerge as they themselves insert immoral sexuality into the lives of our precious teenagers as they claim to prevent and intervene on behalf of sexual assault. They are LGBTQ-affirming. And, as they will be gathering for a November "Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit," their keynote speaker is Educator Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs. Dr. Gumbs' bio reveals that she is a black feminist; more specifically, she self-describes as a "queer black troublemaker". Yet, she is the honored speaker for this sexual assault conference. What could she possibly offer to those organizations who exist for the sole purpose of helping to prevent sexual assaults as well as to help victims and survivors? And, how can what she advocates help our youth!
If that's not bad enough, at the top of NCCASA's "Helpful" resources list we find:
Carolina Abortion Fund which exists to assist low-income patients in North Carolina who have chosen to have an abortion but cannot afford the whole cost stating that "… all people have the power and resources to care for and affirm their bodies, identities, and health for themselves…"
Equality NC providing the latest on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues and state politics in North Carolina.
Following the money trail, among other donors, the Z Smith Reynolds Foundation, who funds the liberal ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) and Planned Parenthood, is among the largest funder for NCCASA's "Justice and Economic Justice" issue with almost $700,000 since 2003.
These entities remain behind the scenes while indoctrinating our innocent children without their parents' knowledge! As parents, we cannot allow our children to be overpowered by the depraved authorities who are supposed to protect them. If we do not educate and advocate for our own children, who will? We must be our own children's last line of defense if no one else will.
"Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked." (Psalm 82:4)
Please PRAY, Take Action, and then VOTE!
It's time to play offense! Contact your school principals and insist that they disclose and make transparent these types of curriculums.
Also make your voice known to your local school board.
This is an issue that is worth your vote for the sake of your children. Find out how the candidates stand on issues like this.
Click here to see 11 ABC coverage of the story.
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In these dark days, we appreciate your contribution to CWA of North Carolina. Regardless of the amount, it will make a difference in North Carolina through prayer and action. Thank you for prayerfully considering this opportunity.
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Get Out the Vote with CWA of North Carolina!
As you know, we are at a breaking point in history where the rule of law and civil discourse are being threatened by some politicians and radical activists who insist on getting their way, no matter what. Some are actually inciting that violence to be directed at those with whom they disagree.
Will it be mob rule or the rule of law?!
There are three simple steps that can have a significant impact on our state and nation's future. Please join us in carrying them out.
#1 Pray
As a Christian organization, we are first and foremost committed to prayer. As November 6th approaches, will you join us in praying for our state and nation? Please join us by setting a time daily to pray for this next election. Will you do that? Set an alarm on your phone, your computer, put a sticky note on your mirror, whatever works.
# 2 Encourage
As a Christian organization, we are committed to educating and encouraging others to vote. Will you join us in this? Encourage friends and family through Facebook, Twitter, email, etc.
#3 Vote
It is our duty, as citizens and as Christians, to participate in the process by both praying and voting. The institution of government was ordained by God as seen in Romans 13:1-4.
It is up to you and me to stand up to this mob mentality we saw during the Kavanaugh debacle by praying against malicious tactics and voting November 6.
Did you know . . . in North Carolina, early voting starts 20 days before and ends 3 days prior to Election Day? For more information go to ncsbe.gov/ncsbe/.
Voter Guides:
iVoterGuide.org
votesmart.org
Two push cards to freely print and distribute:
https://concernedwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NCearlyGOTVCard.pdf
https://concernedwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Push-Card-General-NC.pdf (This one is great for distributing in churches!)
Party Platform Comparison (print double-sided 14" X 8 ½" and fold)
Together we will impact our state and nation's future – Pray, Encourage, and Vote!
Dems Want to Sabotage Nomination
State Directors letter to the editor published in The Charlotte Observer.
Update on the City of Fayetteville Ordinance Plus Prayers Regarding Hurricane Florence
Public Policy Storm Threat Passes by Fayetteville
First of all, I want to thank each of you who responded to our e-alert concerning Fayetteville City Council's plans to attempt to add "gender identity" and "sexual orientation" to its non-discrimination policies at their September 10 meeting.
We have since learned the proposal had been removed from the Monday agenda due to the large number of emails the Council members had received. Thank you, Lord!
Their proposal was in direct violation of state law to reset SL 2016-3 of HB 142 which states, "No local government in this State may enact or amend an ordinance regulating private employment practices or REGULATING PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS."
Though the City Attorney claims that HB142 does not apply to the council's new ordinance, we disagree. Our concerns are that this ordinance could inspire discrimination cases against bakers, florists, photographers, printers, and all those trying to live out their faith, just as we have seen all across our nation in recent years.
Though it was taken off Monday's agenda, this time, we cannot let our guard down. We must remain on offense. There is still a possibility it will appear on the Monday, October 1, agenda. We will continue to monitor this, and if necessary, we will be ready with another e-alert.
Please pray this proposal will not reappear on their October 1 agenda.
"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you." (Philippians 4:8-9).
Hurricane Florence Threatens North Carolina
As you know, many of us across our state, as well as South Carolina and Virginia have been targeted by Florence.
Please join me in praying Scripture for those in the path of Hurricane Florence. Pray the Lord calms this storm, provides protection, and is our refuge and strength.
"God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah" (Psalm 46:1-3).
"Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, Until these calamities have passed by. I will cry out to God Most High, To God who performs all things for me" (Psalm 57:1-2).
"Do not be afraid of sudden terror, Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes; For the LORD will be your confidence, And will keep your foot from being caught" (Proverbs 3:25-26).
"We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed" (2 Corinthians 4:8-9)'
"For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens" (2 Corinthians 5:1).
Would you like to partner with CWA of North Carolina! Please DONATE to CWA of North Carolina. Our state is run exclusively by volunteers and supported 100 percent through donations. On the CWA of North Carolina website a lighthouse is pictured, symbolizing that we are to be a light in the darkness. In these dark days, we appreciate your contribution to CWA of North Carolina. Regardless of the amount, it will make a difference in North Carolina through prayer and action. Thank you for prayerfully considering this opportunity.
City of Fayetteville Needs Your Help and Prayers Before Monday, September 10
Do you, or someone you know, live in the city of Fayetteville? If so, we greatly need both your prayers and help. We urge all citizens to be in prayer for this issue.
It has come to our attention that Fayetteville City Council on Monday evening at 7:00 p.m., September 10, plans to attempt to add "gender identity" and "sexual orientation" to its non-discrimination policies. This is in direct violation of state law to reset SL 2016-3 of HB 142 that states, "No local government in this State may enact or amend an ordinance regulating private employment practices or REGULATING PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS."
If these descriptions are added, Fayetteville's public or private entities will be vulnerable to lawsuits such as the ones we see across our nation against people of faith. We've seen it in the news for years now, discrimination cases against bakers, photographers, printers, on and on. Their faith became illegal.
Please, do all you can to stand with the citizens and private businesses of Fayetteville. They need you!
Our hope is that if there is enough opposition, they will drop this controversial topic from the Monday night agenda.
PRAY:
Pray that the City Council members will realize the onerous consequences if such an ordinance passes.
Pray for each member by name. Ask the Lord to give them wisdom and courage.
Please forward this on to all those you know in Fayetteville and ask them to both pray and act.
If you live in the city of Fayetteville, please sign the petitionrequesting that the city council members do not pass the proposed ordinance amendment.
If you live in the city of Fayetteville and have signed the petition, please contact each council member by email and/or phone. Click here to do so. Click on each name in the left column for their contact information. Make it easy – write out a message and copy and paste it into an email to each member.
If you live in the city of Fayetteville, consider attending the meeting. It will be held in the Council Chamber at 433 Hay Street, Fayetteville.
Mark your calendar to be praying at 7:00 p.m. for this meeting.
Note: Please do not take action if you do not live in the city of Fayetteville. It is imperative that they only hear from those this decision would affect.
For more information: An article in the Fayetteville Observer yesterday, Sexuality, Gender Spark Debate on Fayetteville Council, laid out the sides of the debate.
Support Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh With Both Prayer and Action
As you know, there has been much excitement regarding President Trump's nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. And CWA has been involved from the beginning. They immediately launched an eight-state bus tour to key states, largely to reach undecided senators. Go to WomenForKavanaugh.com regularly to track their activities, articles, videos, interviews, etc.
North Carolina is blessed to have both Senators Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) and Richard Burr (R-North Carolina) public support of Judge Kavanaugh.
Both senators publicly have stated Judge Kavanaugh's impeccable credentials as a fair-minded jurist. And, Sen. Burr further stated, "I am confident we will fulfill that responsibility fairly and promptly to ensure a complete and qualified Supreme Court."
Please pray. With such a heavy assignment before the Senate with some who are still undecided, I cannot state how important this time of prayer is.
Pray that Judge Kavanaugh will be confirmed.
Commit to praying through CWA's seven-day prayer guide beginning tomorrow, August 28 and ending on Tuesday, September 4, the first day of the hearings. As Mario advises, "Justice is a spiritual matter. Jesus actually called it one of the "weightier matters of the law" (see Matthew 23:23). There are forces working tirelessly to pervert justice who see Judge Kavanaugh as a real threat to their schemes. Let us stand united in prayer asking God, above all, that His will be done."
Contact both Sen. Tillis and Sen. Burr. Thank them for supporting Judge Kavanaugh. Be sure to let them know that you are a member of Concerned Women for America of North Carolina.
Though North Carolina's senators both stand in favor of Judge Kavanaugh, there are others in our nation who are vehemently opposing him, some, for no other reason than his political label. For this reason, please share this e-alert with family and friends living in other states.
As you know, the negative criticisms of Judge Kavanaugh has been relentless. Mario Diaz, Legal Counsel for CWA, recently stated, "That he is so fiercely opposed by the radical liberals tells you a lot. Judge Kavanaugh has proven himself to be an impartial judge seeking to apply the Constitution as written, refusing to legislate from the bench which is what the left demands." He further stated, "Justice demands much more than specific outcomes on specific cases. It is a reality that encompasses all of life. This is what we seek on any judicial nominee: a constitutional justice who understands his limited role as a judge."
We must return constitutional balance at the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the extremely radical shift we are seeing in the culture. Diaz has stated the extraordinary importance of this nomination when he said, "We have a chance to turn the tide of liberal-leaning decisions — which have been so detrimental to our nation — for decades to come. It is incumbent upon us to make the sacrifices needed today to preserve freedom and the Constitution for the next generation… We must act with a sense of purpose and calling to embrace the chance that God has given us. We must be strategic and disciplined in our engagement. We must strive to represent God and His principles well in all that we do."
What can we expect?
The Washington Times reported, "The Senate has already begun receiving documents they have requested. Ultimately, they are likely to receive up to 1 million pages of documents from Judge Kavanaugh's tenure in the White House Counsel's Office and Office of Independent Counsel. When that is complete it will be the largest document production for a Supreme Court nominee ever….This document production very well may include more pages than the last five Supreme Court nominations combined. By comparison, Justice Elena Kagan had zero experience as a judge to Judge Kavanaugh's 12, and produced about 170,000 pages of her White House records."
The hearing process can take several days; with Gorsuch it took four. Jaime Ballew, CWA House Legislative Director, states the following: "After the hearings are complete, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on his nomination, and then he will move to the full Senate for consideration. For context, both Gorsuch and Sotomayor took 66 days from nomination to confirmation. Leader McConnell has stated that Kavanaugh will be on the court for the October term. Therefore, we are looking at a late-September, full-Senate vote."
Let our voices resound in the heavens through the power of our prayers, and, on earth, as we take action.
Are You Tired of Paying for Abortions With Your Taxes?
Are you tired of paying for abortions with your taxes? I sure am! Together, we have a chance to do something about it!
In less than two weeks, it will be the last day to post your comments expressing your views to U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Azar. After the 60-day comment period is up, HHS will review the comments and issue a final rule based on the public's feedback. The deadline is Tuesday, July 31. So far about 66,000 comments have been posted. We do not yet know how many are positive or negative. But, it has been reported that HHS was anticipating 10% positive and 90% negative. So, we are praying that all pro-life warriors will unite and let your voices be heard at HHS!
We have a great and urgent opportunity to shift taxpayer funds away from abortionists and direct funds toward real health centers. Planned Parenthood alone receives at least $50 million from Title X, and 90% of the women who enter their clinics have abortions. A new proposed rule directs money away from abortion providers.
Together we can influence the right to life on a national level. The opposition will not take their hand out of the cookie jar without significant opposition.
We are in need of substantive comments and lots of them. The opposition is already fighting this because abortion is big business and they love their government subsidies. Planned Parenthood is mobilized with an army contacting HHS Secretary Azar. They will sue and intimidate, so we must be vigilant, mobilized, passionate, strong and courageous on behalf of unborn babies.
From our June 20, 2018 e-alert, you can see the variety of ways where Planned Parenthood unashamedly promotes pornographic instruction materials along with additional information about abortion, sells aborted baby body parts, and participates in human trafficking, etc. (https://concernedwomen.org/dont-miss-out-on-the-opportunity-to-take-tax-money-from-planned-parenthood-3/)
It's time; let's take action! Enough is enough! Let us defend the right to life!
Please click here for more information about the regulation as well as step-by-step instruction on how to submit a comment. We have provided a comment you can easily copy and paste (if you don't have time to write a comment yourself), and the link to the comment submission form. It only takes about 5 minutes to do.
Please pass this e-alert on to family and friends! Encourage them to both pray and take action.Let us join in prayer together: "Lord, we love YOU! Thank YOU for creating us! We ask that You bless our efforts as we speak out boldly for the unborn. We cry out to you to multiply our efforts to send a lasting and convincing message. In the powerful name of Jesus. Amen"
"… praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— [ … that we] may speak boldly, as [we] ought to speak" (Ephesians 6:18, 20).
Again, the deadline is July 31; please comment right away and then use the remainder of the time to encourage those you know to comment as well.
For Life and Liberty,
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CWA of North Carolina's 18th Annual Day at The Capital Review
In early June, CWA of North Carolina enjoyed our 18th Annual Day at The Capital as we made our voices heard. We were once again joined by North Carolina Values Coalition. Approximately 25 were in attendance. We had a legislative briefing, lobbied our legislators and held a chapel service with our legislators. Our beloved Associate Director, Mary Frances Forrester, presented a stirring and inspiring devotion on the history and importance of our cherished American flag.
We lobbied our legislators on the following concerns:
Pass HB575, Require Info About Abortion Pill Reversal – Require Info About Abortion Pill Reversal so that women seeking a chemical abortion will be told that there is a process to reverse the abortion if they change their minds.
Parents Right To Know – Remind our legislators to allow parents to know and have more access to school lesson plans and curriculum involving human sexuality and bullying prevention. Sex Ed programs were being carried out in Cumberland, Onslow, Carteret, and Wayne Counties; but parents were not notified nor invited to review and discuss these new sex materials being adopted. Unfortunately, in this culture today, it is imperative that our state adopts commonsense educational transparencies to protect our children. Parents have the right to know!
Regrettably, we will need to revisit our legislators regarding these issues as neither concern was addressed during this legislative session. Although there had been good support for commonsense pro-transparency legislation protecting a parent's right to know what their kids are taught in schools about sex, unfortunately no legislative solution was presented.
We are in agreement with Executive Director of NC Values Coalition Tami Fitzgerald's assessment that "We cannot back down. We need to send a clear message to our legislators that they need to listen to parents across our state who demand these kind of protections … This is an issue we won't be backing down from! We're committed to keeping this issue before legislators however long it takes for them to take action to protect parental rights and childhood innocence. We need them to know we WILL hold them accountable."
These two issues will be a high priority for CWA of North Carolina in 2019.
"When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan." (Proverbs 29:2)
We always appreciate your prayers. Prayer is the bedrock for all that we do. Stay tuned for additional pressing concerns.
Celebrating Independence Day
For many people today, July 4th is a holiday filled with picnics, friends, and fireworks. But it is also a commemoration of America's Declaration of Independence. The freedom call was not only against a political and economic system, but it was also a cry for independence from the spiritual tyranny of the Anglican Church.
In 1775, there were 668 congregational churches in America. Seventy-five percent of all Americans, at that time, belonged to churches of Puritan derivation. The religious makeup was 98.4 percent Protestant, 1.4 percent Roman Catholic, and three-twentieths of one percent Jewish. America was a nation deeply concerned with religious freedom.
Religious freedom today is far removed from what the original founders intended. What Americans wanted was a government that did not favor one Christian sect over another. The idea was never to erode Christianity through the separation of church and state. John Jay, after the war, described the homogeneity of America in Federalist 2 (*see below).
Early Americans thought competition between the various churches was healthy; it kept them from becoming complacent, comfortable and arrogant like the nationally endorsed Anglican Church. In 18th century America, men and women adhered to the Protestant conviction that all men and human institutions were fallible. Americans fought hard for seven years during the Revolutionary War to rid themselves of the shackles of imperial England and her state-controlled church.
The men who called the people of America to independence were men committed to their country and the freedom of her people. They paid a great price for our independence and religious freedom: five signers were captured by the British army and tortured; 12 men's homes were destroyed; two had sons who died during the Revolutionary War; one had two sons taken prisoner by the British; and nine signers of the Declaration died in the war.
North Carolina has much about which to be proud in regards to the American Revolution. The site of the first Patriot victory for independence from the British in the American Revolution was fought at Moores Creek Bridge on February 27, 1776, in present-day Pender County outside of Wilmington, North Carolina. Although this three-minute battle was brief, the victory at Moores Creek led the North Carolina Provincial Congress to seek total independence from Great Britain, the first colony to do so. This victory resulted in the end of British authority in North Carolina. This victory resulted in the end of British authority in North Carolina and explains why we are "First in Freedom!"
As we celebrate with our friends and family this July 4th, let us remember those courageous men who helped to establish a free nation. Let us thank God for the religious freedom won by those who lived before us and who fought valiantly for liberty. Let us exercise that freedom by reaching our generation with the Gospel. Liberty without religious freedom is bondage.
*Federalist 2
I have taken notice that Providence has been pleased to give this one connected country to one united people – a people descended from the same ancestors, speaking the same language, professing the same religion, attached to the same principles of government, very similar in their manners and customs, and who … fighting side by side throughout a long and bloody war, have nobly established their general liberty and independence. This country and this people seem to have been made for each other … Similar sentiments have hitherto prevailed among all orders and denominations of men among us. To all general purposes we have uniformly been one people. — John Jay
Blessings to you on this Independence Day, 2018.
The lighthouse is pictured on our CWA of North Carolina website symbolizing that we are to be a light in the darkness. In these dark days, we appreciate your contribution to CWA of North Carolina. And again we thank you…your donation will make a difference in North Carolina through prayer and action.
Please DONATE to CWA of North Carolina. Our state is run exclusively by volunteers and supported 100 percent through donations.
Don't Miss Out on the Opportunity to Take Tax Money from Planned Parenthood
We all know that for years our tax dollars have freely flowed to the abortion giant, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, assuring that almost 380,000 unborn babies die a year. That is over 1,000 deaths a day at their hands and 40 just within the last hour. You and I have been paying for those deaths.
Good news! We now have the opportunity to see that this egregious government funding is restricted.
Thanks to the Trump Administration, new regulations, called the Protect Life Rule, similar to the "Reagan rules," have been proposed. This rule prohibits Title X funds from going toward abortion. Authorized in 1970, the intent of Title X funding was to assist low-income families in family planning, with no funding for abortions. The Protect Life Rule does not prohibit Planned Parenthood, or anyone else, from receiving funds; it simply specifies that they must be in compliance, like all others receiving Title X funds. In addition Planned Parenthood, and other abortion businesses, would have to house their abortion clinics in buildings that are separate from their other services, as well as have separate staff for both.
As with any federal regulation, there is an open comment period time where the public has the opportunity to express their views. It started June 1 and will conclude July 31. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will then review the comments and issue a final rule based on the public's feedback.
Don't miss out on this historical moment! We finally have an opportunity to stop Planned Parenthood from receiving tax money to perform abortions, with just four "clicks of a mouse." It only takes a few minutes.
"If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small. Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter. If you say, "Behold, we did not know this," does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will he not repay man according to his work?" (Proverbs 24:10-12).
Take Action Today — Quick and Easy!
Submit your comment to the U.S. HHS Secretary Azar regarding Title X Funds for family planning. Simply go to the Concerned Women for America website link, The Protect Life Rule, and follow the instructions. There is even a suggested comment that you can use as is or you can edit it to your liking. It is best if you add personal comments. Be sure to let them know you are a member of Concerned Women for America of North Carolina.
Please send this e-alert to your like-minded friends, pastor, lawmakers, family and acquaintances.
Please pray that the Protect Life Rule saves the lives of many. Pray that truth and righteousness prevail for LIFE. Psalm 94:16 cries out, "Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?" Let it be me, O Lord!
It is imperative that Secretary Azar hears from as many as absolutely possible. Planned Parenthood is angry about this, and they are mobilized with an army contacting Azar.
It's time to stand up, speak up, and let your voice be heard. This is our moment to stop taxpayer funding of abortion; and we only have until July 31 to stop Planned Parenthood and others from the misuse of this program.
Need additional information on Planned Parenthood?
(Several of the links below contain vulgar content and are inappropriate for children.)
It is no longer a secret how Planned Parenthood has deceived the public carrying out inhumane treatment all in the name of providing "health and wellness" for women and their unborn children. These unrestricted "services" catch many young girls and young women off-guard as these "caring professionals" guide them in "non-judgmental support" with one goal in mind and that is to make money by killing the innocent babies of unsuspecting mothers. Scroll through Planned Parenthood's website to see how they:
Unashamedly promote pornographic sexual how-to's while keeping "healthy and safe" during sex and relationships.
Instruct on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Promote BDSM(bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism).
How to "safely" engage in unimaginable sexual practices, including bestiality, and worse.
Infamously distributed their "Happy, Healthy & Hot" brochure through Girl Scouts USA.
In addition, Planned Parenthood:
Promotes sex-selection abortions (at Raleigh and Chapel Hill, North Carolina, abortion clinics) by referring for ultrasounds to determine the baby's gender with the express purpose of aborting if the child is a girl.
Has been caught illegally harvesting and selling unborn baby body parts.
Promotes abortion on minority Americans carrying out the eugenic vision of Margaret Sanger, its founder.
Promotes abortions for underage girls even when sex-trafficking is involved.
We are thankful that North Carolina's own Congressman Mark Walker (R), Chairman of the Republican Study Committee, recently joined Live Action president Lila Rose and additional members of Congress in a press conference to expose Planned Parenthood's decades-long cover-up of sexual abuse.
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May 5 – Celebrate Mother's Day Early at the Women for Life Prayer Walk in Charlotte!
Dear Ladies (and Men, too),
I hope your plans are to join us this Saturday morning, May 5, for the Women for Life Prayer Walk! CWA of North Carolina, in partnership with several pro-life groups, is proudly co-sponsoring this outstanding event that you don't want to miss!
I have been looking forward to this special day for weeks now! If you have not yet come out to take your stand for the most innocent among us, at a Love Life Charlotte Prayer Walk event, now is the time!
Love Life Charlotte is praying for 1,000 women to Prayer Walk on Saturday! Women, children, babies, teenagers, college-aged women, grandmothers are all welcome! Oh, AND men too! Men, you are needed for safety, security, T-shirt distribution, setup, and breakdown. (Gentlemen, please email Anna at [email protected] to let her know you would like to volunteer.)
Women for Life Prayer Walk
9:00-11:00 a.m.
Meeting Location: Palmer Plaza at 1004 Palmer Plaza Lane, Charlotte
Brief walk to abortion clinic, A Preferred Women's Health, at 3320 Latrobe Drive, Charlotte
Find additional information regarding Love Life Charlotte at lovelife.org. Please view their video at youtu.be/RhKF8qAaGK8.
Some of you have expressed that you are hesitant to pray in front of an abortion clinic. In the past, others just like you felt the same until they attended a Love Life Charlotte event. They later said that the Prayer Walk they participated in was life-changing! Don't miss out; attend this next weekend!
God IS waking up His church in Charlotte! He has opened our ears to the cries of the unborn. Look at what happened in only the second year of Love Life Charlotte's ministry by the end of 2017 when we walked and prayed on those 40 Saturday mornings!
The numbers above are remarkable! They show the importance of the numbers of people there and the POWER of prayer! Won't you say YES to helping save babies and their moms while advancing the Gospel?
It is crucial for us as women to connect with these vulnerable women and their families with a unified voice, reaching out to them first in prayer. We can no longer look the other way. We believe that we are SO close to seeing this abortion clinic close. Will you join me on Saturday?
What better way to celebrate Mother's Day! This event is just one week before Mother's Day. It is the perfect time to proclaim a message of hope and love. Is there any better gift than the gift of LIFE for those scheduled for slaughter? The mothers we are praying for are often pressured into getting an abortion by the men in their life OR even by their own mothers. Many don't believe there are any other options. They have been deceived and misled. They do not know that there are people who truly care about them and are able to help them … not just with words; but with love, caring, and assistance. (Go to lovelife.org/category/love-life-stories to read about those helped by Love Life Charlotte.)
Schedule for Saturday:
9:00 a.m. Check in at the Love Life Tent. (If you have a Love Life t-shirt, wear it. Or, receive a free T-shirt.)
9:15 a.m. Prayer & Worship
9:30 a.m. Begin Prayer Walk – Pray through prayer points provided
10:00 a.m. Stand in front of the abortion clinic and pray for the Mom's, Dad's and babies inside of the abortion clinic that they would have an encounter with the Holy Spirit, get up and leave the clinic, and receive life seeking help through all of the options available.
10:30 a.m. Walk back to Love Life Charlotte Check-In Tent
10:45 a.m. Prayer, praise and worship, testimonies and group picture
11:00 a.m. Finished
Please email, text, or call me to say that you will join us! Please add your name as one who will stand for LIFE on Saturday with us. If you have any questions, please contact me. (And, of course, walk-ins are welcome, too!)
This is our Esther moment. "For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place; but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" (Esther 4:14)
For Life and Righteousness,
The lighthouse is pictured on our CWA of North Carolina website symbolizing that we are to be a light in the darkness. In these dark days, we appreciate your contribution to CWA of North Carolina. Our state is run exclusively by volunteers and supported 100 percent through donations. And again we thank you … your donation will make a difference in North Carolina through prayer and action.
Would you like to get more involved with CWA of North Carolina? Join a Prayer/Action chapter. Contact me today to find out if there is a CWA chapter in your area.
Additional information about CWA of North Carolina:
Webpage: nc.cwfa.org
Facebook page: Concerned Women for America of North Carolina
2018 Spring-Summer News Report: https://concernedwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/NC-News-Report-Spring-Summer-2018-web-and-email.pdf
2017 Christmas Letter Year in Review: https://concernedwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/NC-Christmas-letter-2017-web-e-alert-version.pdf
2017 Fall-Winter News Report: https://concernedwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/NC-News-Fall-Winter-2017-Web-E-Alert-b-1.pdf
DAY OF SILENCE – Hijacking of North Carolina Classrooms for Political Purposes
The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) has designated this Friday, April 27, as the Day of Silence – a day where public school students are encouraged to refuse to speak for an entire school day including during class. The event is to encourage sympathy and support of homosexual and transgender students whose behaviors have been silenced by those who disapprove of their lifestyle.
In opposition to the Day of Silence, CWA of North Carolina is joining with pro-family organizations throughout the nation to endorse the Day of Silence WALKOUT. Click here for more information.
Please forward this e-alert on to like-minded friends and family. Especially those with school age children.
Pray! Educate! Act!


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Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers and the NHL give $2.7 million for Irma relief
America in Crisis Headlines
Gov. DeSantis activates National Guard ahead of possible protests at Florida Capitol
Mitch Perry
More professional sports teams are contributing to relief efforts in Florida following the destructive path of Hurricane Irma.
The National Hockey League and its two Florida franchises — the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers — announced Tuesday that they are making a joint donation of $2.7 million to those affected across the state from the storm.
Irma caused extensive damage to the entire state of Florida after making landfall in the state Sunday, first hitting the Florida Keys before a second landfall on Marco Island on the state's west coast. Millions of people throughout the state are still without electricity.
For members of the public who wish to support these efforts can donate through the Lighting Foundation, the Florida Panthers Foundation or by making contributions during the teams' home preseason games, which begin next week.
For more information, go to NHL.com, Floridapanthers.com or tampabaylightning.com
In this article:Florida Panthers, Irma, NHL, Tampa Bay Lightning
Written By Mitch Perry
Mitch Perry has been a reporter with Extensive Enterprises since November of 2014. Previously, he served five years as political editor of the alternative newsweekly Creative Loafing. Mitch also was assistant news director with WMNF 88.5 FM in Tampa from 2000-2009, and currently hosts MidPoint, a weekly talk show, on WMNF on Thursday afternoons. He began his reporting career at KPFA radio in Berkeley and is a San Francisco native who has lived in Tampa since 2000. Mitch can be reached at mitch.perry@floridapolitics.com.


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El Paso Pipeline Partners Announces Public Offering of Common Units
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EPB) today announced that it plans to sell 8,000,000 common units in an underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The underwriters have been granted a 30-day option to purchase up to 1,200,000 additional common units.
The partnership currently intends to use the net proceeds of this offering, including the general partner's proportionate capital contribution and any exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional units, for general partnership purposes, including potential future acquisitions and growth capital expenditures. Pending the use of the proceeds for other purposes, the partnership may apply some or all of the net proceeds to reduce outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility.
Citi, BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital, UBS Investment Bank and Wells Fargo Securities will act as joint book-running managers of the offering. Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley will act as co-managing underwriters of the offering. A copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained from any of the underwriters, including:
Attn: Prospectus Department
Brooklyn Army Terminal
Email: batprospectusdept@citi.com
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
4 World Financial Center
Email: Prospectus.Requests@ml.com
Barclays Capital Inc.
c/o Broadridge Integrated Distribution Services
1155 Long Island Avenue
Edgewood, NY 11717
Email: Barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com
Toll-free number: 1-888-603-5847
UBS Securities LLC
Prospectus Dept.
299 Park Ave.
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
Attention: Equity Syndicate Dept.
Toll-free number: (800) 326-5897
Email: equity.syndicate@wachovia.com
You may also obtain these documents for free when they are available by visiting IDEA on the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Web site at www.sec.gov.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. The offering may be made only by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplement meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership formed by El Paso Corporation to own and operate natural gas transportation pipelines and storage assets. El Paso Corporation owns a 65 percent limited partner interest and a 2 percent general partner interest in the partnership. El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. owns Wyoming Interstate Company, an interstate pipeline system serving the Rocky Mountain region, a 58 percent interest in Colorado Interstate Gas Company which operates in the Rocky Mountain region, and a 25 percent interest in Southern Natural Gas Company, which operates in the southeastern region of the United States. For more information about El Paso Pipeline Partners, visit www.eppipelinepartners.com.
Statements about the offering may be forward-looking statements as defined under federal law. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of uncertainties and factors, many of which are outside the control of El Paso Pipeline Partners, and a variety of risks that could cause results to differ materially from those expected by the management of El Paso Pipeline Partners. El Paso Pipeline Partners undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time.
Bruce Connery
Bill Baerg