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UPCOMING EVENTS!
 Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 1, 2008, is the Wisconsin Spring Non-Partisan Election
The April 1 ballot will contain local races as well as two statewide issues, the State Supreme Court race and the Governor’s Frankenstein Veto referendum. Listen to the MP3 audio of our latest Wisconsin Family Connection commentary or read the transcript to learn more about what’s at stake in the election on Tuesday. Visit our Wisconsin Spring Non-Partisan General Election web page for additional information on the Supreme Court race, referendum and local races, as well as our Voter Information Sheet. Remind your family and friends to vote as well! See article below .
 The Truth Project-Appleton, WI-Saturday, April 5, 2008
Focus on the Family, in partnership with Wisconsin Family Council, is bringing The Truth Project to Appleton, WI on Saturday, April 5, 2008, for a one-day training session. Focus on the Family's The Truth Project is a dynamic, systematic Christian world-view study. Don't miss this great opportunity! Follow link to register online by Tuesday, April 1st. Walk-up registration will be available on the day of the event.
 Future Wisconsin Conference, April 5, 2008
The Wisconsin Conservative Leadership Coalition is hosting the fourth annual 2008 Future Wisconsin Conservative Conference on Saturday, April 5th at the Bluemound Gardens Conference Center in Wauwatosa, WI. The focus of the conference is Creating Wealth or Welfare and will features speakers such as Richard Viguerie, Tim Michels, Paul Ryan, Scott Walker, Reince Priebus and Bob Welch. (Note: WFC’s CEO, Julaine Appling, is scheduled to speak Friday evening on “As the Family, So the State.” On Saturday, WFC’s Research and Writing Specialist, Amy Lewis, will be part of a panel on the importance of strong marriages and families in building a strong state.)
 Marriage Impact Conferences ~ How the Church Can Reduce Divorce and Strengthen Marriage on April 22, April 24, May 6 and May 8
The upcoming Marriage Impact Conferences for pastors and ministry leaders are sponsored by Wisconsin Family Council and co-sponsored by Foundation for a Great Marriage. Follow this link to find out more information and print off registration forms. You can also register by contacting Wisconsin Family Council in an email or toll-free at 1-888-378-7395.
AROUND WISCONSIN
…Pro-family group alleges Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler too tainted to be unbiased in cases involving same-sex “marriage” or benefits
…Compare interest-group donations to the Butler and Gableman campaigns
…Federal Judge protects free speech in Wisconsin
…Church sues Wauwatosa for taxing a church-owned house in 2007
…Wisconsin District Court of Appeals hands down mixed decision on pharmacist’s freedom of conscience
…State Representative Mark Gundrum speaks to Wisconsin from Iraq
AROUND THE NATION
…Florida Planned Parenthood Affiliates ordered to close for financial discrepancies and medical problems
…Convicted Felon Jack Kevorkian running for Congress
…Happily Married? Healthy Heart!
…Some hope for California homeschoolers
…Recipients of Adult Stem Cell treatment speak
AROUND WISCONSIN FAMILY COUNCIL
…Wisconsin Family Council’s Press Release on the Marriage Amendment case and the State Supreme Court Election
…Family Bulletin Board
AROUND WISCONSIN
…Pro-family group alleges Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler too tainted to be unbiased in cases involving same-sex “marriage” or benefits
On Friday, March 28, Wisconsin Family Action, the legislative action arm of Wisconsin Family Council, filed a formal request for investigation with the Wisconsin Judicial Commission charging that Justice Butler compromised his ability to render fair and impartial decisions on cases affecting so-called “gay-rights” and marriage. Last week, WFA broke the news that Butler accepted contributions from the pro-homosexual-marriage party to a case currently before the State Supreme Court. In an earlier press release, WFC outlines reasons to be concerned about Butler’s ability to remain impartial in marriage and family cases before the State Supreme Court.
…Compare interest-group donations to the Butler and Gableman campaigns
A Wisconsin blogger provides a break-down of interest-group donations to each of the Supreme Court candidates, Justice Louis Butler and Judge Michael Gableman, based on Wisconsin Democracy Campaign’s database information.
…Federal Judge protects free speech in Wisconsin
On Thursday, March 27, Federal Judge J.P. Stadtmueller’s issued an order enjoining the enforcement of a Wisconsin campaign finance law against a resident of Whitewater, John Swaffer. Swaffer wanted to send postcards to his friends in the Town of Whitewater opposing a referendum authorizing liquor sales but the law requires public registration for anyone spending more than $25 or donating $100 or more to support or defeat a referendum. First Freedoms Foundation general counsel Mike Dean and Attorney James Bopp and the James Madison Center represent John Swaffer. More…
…Church sues Wauwatosa for taxing a church-owned house in 2007
The City of Wauwatosa billed Wauwatosa Avenue United Methodist Church $3,759.57 for property taxes in 2007 on a church-owned house. The church claims the house is used by their custodian, who opens the church each day at 7 or 8 a.m. and locks it up at 10 p.m. The lawsuit is based on the claim that the house is used for religious purposes and should be tax-exempt. More…
…Wisconsin District Court of Appeals hands down mixed decision on pharmacist’s freedom of conscience
A March 25 th Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision ruled that Menomonee Falls pharmacist Neil Noesen has a right to refuse to fill a birth control prescription for conscientious reasons based on his religious beliefs. However, Judge Michael Hoover noted that state Pharmacy Examining Board acted correctly when it reprimanded Noesen and limited his license because Noesen refused to transfer the prescription when the woman went to another pharmacy and tried to fill the prescription there. Ironically, earlier this month, the state Senate passedSB 232; a bill that requires pharmacists to fill all FDA approved prescriptions. The bill, which did not contain a religious or conscientious exemption, died in the Assembly without a vote with the end of the legislative session this month More…
…State Representative Mark Gundrum speaks to Wisconsin from Iraq
Representative Mark Gundrum (R-New Berlin) writes from Iraq with updates on his deployment and provides an insider’s view of the work he and his fellow servicemen and women are accomplishing there.
AROUND THE NATION
… Florida Planned Parenthood Affiliates ordered to close for financial discrepancies and medical problems
After receiving complaints from board members for 18 months, the national Planned Parenthood Federation finally ordered Planned Parenthood of South Palm Beach and Broward Counties to close clinics in five cities. The Federation cited “deficiencies” in the clinics’ conditions, medical operations, policies and procedures as the cause of the closure. The Palm Beach post reports that the clinics are merely “limiting their services.” More…
…Convicted Felon Jack Kevorkian running for Congress
Jack Kevorkian, who served eight years for the murder of Thomas Youk, and who claims to have “helped” at least 130 people die, is running for Michigan’s 9 th District seat, currently held by Republican Joe Knollenberg. Kevorkian, who is almost 80 years old, has voted only once in his life. If he wins the seat, he will attempt to use the Ninth Amendment of the US Constitution to legalize assisted suicide. More…
…Happily Married? Healthy Heart!
Being happily married really is healthier after all! A Brigham Young Universitystudy of 204 married and 99 single adults shows that happily married adults tend to have lower blood pressure than singles. Having a supportive social network did not help lower blood pressure for the single adults. Perhaps not surprisingly, unhappily married adults had higher blood pressure than both happily married adults and single adults. More…
...Some hope for California homeschoolers
The California Court of Appeals that handed down the highly controversial ruling barring parents without teaching credentials from schooling their children at home has agreed to reconsider their February decision. The Home School Legal Defense Association claims that by granting the reconsider, the court’s prior decision is vacated and no longer binding on anyone, including the parties to the case. More…
…Recipients of Adult Stem Cell treatment speak
People who have suffered tremendously under debilitating diseases speak out about their successful treatments from Adult Stem Cells.
AROUND WISCONSIN FAMILY COUNCIL
…Wisconsin Family Council’s Press Release on the Marriage Amendment case and the State Supreme Court Election
…Family Bulletin Board
- The Center for Human Development in Wausau, WI will sponsor A Growing Marriage conference on Saturday, April 12, 2008, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at The Plaza Hotel & Suites, 201 N. 17th Ave., Wausau. Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages, is the featured speaker. Tickets are $40.00 per person; call 888-639-9250 for reservations. For more information contact The Center for Human Development at 715-842-0944.
- Baptists for Life of Wisconsin will host two banquets, Saving One Life at a Time in a Culture of Death, on April 17 and April 18, 2008. The speaker for both banquets is Dr. Leigh Crockett, pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Anderson, IN. There is no charge for these banquets; however, RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED by April 14, 2008. Reservations may be made by calling the Baptists for Life office at 920-928-2026 or the host churches at the phone numbers given below. A love offering will be taken for Baptists for Life of Wisconsin.
- April 17, 2008 . 6:00 p.m.
First Baptist Church, 1500 Roman Rd, Waupaca, WI . 715-258-3535
- April 18, 2008 . 6:30 p.m.
Calvary Baptist Church, 304 Woodward Dr, Sun Prairie, WI . 608-837-1000
- BASICS In Milwaukee ministry will host its annual "Pastors and Ministry Leaders Appreciation Breakfast" on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Country Springs Hotel, 2810 Golf Rd, Pewaukee, WI. This year's theme is The Truth and the Family. To confirm your place at the breakfast, call BASICS In Milwaukee at 414-372-7200, Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or email CarolAnne Bozosi at carolanne@basicsinmke.org. More... (Note: WFC’s CEO, Julaine Appling, will be speaking at this event).
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