First Amendment

We estimate that 10 thousand people were at the capitol yesterday to oppose Senate action.  In addition, rallies were held on Maui, the Big Island, Hilo and Kona....

...same-sex marriage is still not a ‘done deal’ in the state house....

Hosted by Representatives Bob McDermott and Gene Ward October 23, 2013....

White guilt plus political correctness equals restricting free speech and religious liberty in the name of civil rights....

We write in support of same-sex marriage and in support of religious liberty....

Come to the capitol Monday October 28, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. to stand....

Video from Hawaii Family Advocates and National Organization for Marriage ... 

Placing any reporting requirements on efforts to communicate with the general public and thereby “stimulate grassroots activity” would seriously undermine the basic premise of our system of government. 

Backstory: The gay-atheists have obtained this from their ‘Ethics’ Commission to harass churches after the special session....

California prohibits any school material or instruction that reflects adversely on homosexuality, bisexuality or transgenderism, while prohibiting parents from removing children from classes....

the major concern should not be giving this or that same-sex couple the ability to be married, but rather the long-term and profound societal implications such a concession would have....

...marriage-related church functions, until now regarded as non-profit, will be considered a ‘for-profit’ activity....

Come to the capitol tonight for an information hearing at 5:30 p.m. in Room 329....

Horner suggested that the BOE’s curriculum and civil rights compliance offices, with oversight by the Attorney General, would be the appropriate authorities to make these determinations....

"There are two reasons for our opposition: First, it attempts to redefine marriage. The church is firm in its belief that marriage as the union of a man and a woman is essential to the well-being of children, families, and society. Second, the protections offered in the current draft are completely inadequate to safeguard constitutionally guaranteed religious freedoms...."

A preview of what is coming to Hawaii....

The 9th Circuit heard arguments on a challenge to Hawaii's campaign finance laws, but hinted that it may delay a ruling until the U.S. Supreme Court decides a similar case....

Rep. Beth Fukumoto calls for civility and kindness in ongoing debates over government shutdown, debt ceiling crisis and same-sex marriage....

“These churches have not only faithfully paid all of their rent, they’ve sacrificially given much more in service and funding to the schools and communities they love,” added co-counsel James Hochberg....

The Commission is an independent, bipartisan agency established by Congress....

She was angered when she got an inquiry from the IRS in 2012 demanding she provide detailed information on Honolulu tea party activities, materials, pictures, videos, names of speakers and attendees, as well as copies and recordings of speeches made during events....

Monday October 28th from 4 PM to 7 PM at the State Capitol....

For Jan. to May 2013 — 8,790 marriages; 186 civil unions....

...the Marriage and Religious Freedom Act would prohibit discrimination through the federal tax code against individuals or institutions that exercise religious conscience regarding marriage as the union of one man and one woman....

This week, yet another district court halted the Obama Administration from forcing its anti-conscience mandate to provide coverage for abortifacients....

Gay marriage on the line in the October 28 special legislative session, but apparently Governor Neil Abercrombie is willing to risk losing the vote for a crack at imposing government dogma on Hawaii's religious believers....

...the bill will have to go through three readings in each house that will include public hearings and public testimony, but there will be no amendments accepted....

"...we rode a considerable distance over ground so thickly strewn with human bones that the horses' feet crushed them, not occasionally, but at every step...."

"As tempting as it was to bring in extra funds to our schools, I told the Governor that such a dichotomy is simply not in our way of thinking...."

Members of Congress should be urged to co-sponsor the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (H.R. 940, S. 1204)....

...this is the only recorded comment by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr on homosexuality....

Here are some short key points regarding the impact of the decisions....

Fourteen months ago, President Barack Obama was a bigot. Now he is simply wrong. That's what you have to believe to agree with Justice Anthony M. Kennedy's majority opinion ....

“It is a terrible time to be a journalist,” ...  Portnoy was referring to the Obama administration’s secret subpoenas for journalists’ phone and Internet records, as well as the US DoJ secret investigation into Associated Press and Fox News reporters....

Justice Anthony Kennedy argued last week that the only reason Congress had for passing the Defense of Marriage Act was to “disparage,” “injure,” “degrade,” “demean,” and “humiliate” others....

How religious institutions define and consecrate marriage has always been up to those institutions. Nothing about this decision – which applies only to civil marriages – changes that....

a federal court has ordered the government not to enforce the HHS abortion-drug mandate....

...the suit, against the County of Maui seeks immediate changes to County laws that prohibit people from displaying signs on sidewalks and along roadways....

Here are the Complaint and the Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and Preliminary Injunction, filed yesterday....

to ensure Democrats are elected at the primary stage by ONLY their fellow Democrats....

Nearly 1,100 pastors nationwide registered to speak out on marriage as part of annual Alliance Defending Freedom event....