1) Exposing Planned Parenthood and working to remove tax revenue from going to this abortion conglomerate.
Issue in a Nutshell:
From just about any angle you look, Planned Parenthood is a wicked organization. Established in a spirit of racism, eugenics and elitist ideology posing as science, Planned Parenthood is the nation’s leading abortionist. It has also been revealed (and these are contemporary sins) that various PP offices and staff are guilty of covering up statutory rape, aiding in sex trafficking, fraud, massive misuse of funds, lying about their services, and being indifferent to the genuine cause of women’s health. And yet it gets hundreds of millions of dollars every year from federal tax money as well as from state and local governments and foundations who still act as if Planned Parenthood is some kind of charity.
For more details see these web pages:
“Things Planned Parenthood’s ‘Truth Team’ Forgot to Mention” by Susan E. Wills
“Top Ten Reasons to Defund Planned Parenthood Now” (from Live Action)
Planned Parenthood: Where Are the Missing Millions of Our Tax Dollars?
Congressman Cliff Stearns: “Defunding Planned Parenthood – A Fiscal and Moral Priority.”
Contact information is available in these web sites, linked articles and the general Vital Signs Action Alert Address page.
Sample Letters:
Dear Senator Nelson,
We have asked you for many years to join in the effort to remove tax funding from Planned Parenthood, the nations #1 abortionist who is now killing nearly 350,000 preborn babies every year through surgical abortion. And though you’ve long claimed to be pro-life, you have not come aboard.
How about now? With the recent revelations through undercover videotapes of Planned Parenthood staffers from around the country covering up statutory rape and even giving advice to sex traffickers in how to escape the law, are you finally going to begin aggressively working to de-fund this nefarious business?
I await your response – one that doesn’t bother to play the “separate pockets” argument. Planned Parenthood should not be getting a dime of taxpayer money.
Dear Whole Foods Market,
I write to ask if your company will be continuing to support Planned Parenthood even though the mega-abortion business has been scandalized in recent months through numerous undercover video tapes. These tapes have revealed numerous Planned Parenthood staffers around the country illegally covering up statutory rape and even advising sex traffickers how to escape the law. In addition, Planned Parenthood has been caught making alarmingly untrue claims about the health services they provide.
And, oh yes, there’s that little matter of the missing millions of American taxpayer funds which Planned Parenthood refuses to explain.
In light of these very disturbing reports (not to mention the fact that Planned Parenthood is the nation’s number one abortionist with nearly 350,000 preborn babies being killed by surgical abortion every year), I urge you to completely sever ties with this nefarious business.
Until you do, I must respectfully announce I will not be doing business with Whole Foods Market. I will also share the news of this regrettable partnership with friends, family, my church members and the visitors to my blog and networking sites.
Please do the right thing. And soon.
This is one of the letters written at a recent Vital Signs Ministries P.A.L. Night yesterday evening. Similar letters were also sent to JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo (including Wachovia), Chevron (including Texaco, Xpress Lube), Midas, Nike, Marriott (including Courtyard, Fairfield, Renaissance, Ritz-Carlton, etc.), Johnson & Johnson, Staples, Olive Garden, and Red Lobster.
2) Omaha School Board: Outrageous Spending on Far Left Sensitivity Training
Issue in a Nutshell:
The Omaha Public School board voted unanimously (except for one abstention) to spend $130,000 to buy 8,000 copies of a radical, anti-American, anti-Christian “diversity manual” and then require that every employee of the school system (right down to the custodial staff) read it.
More details:
Reports the Omaha World-Herald of the sensitivity text, “The book says teachers must overcome irrational fear of homosexuality and reject the ‘color-blind’ approach to teaching in which teachers treat all children the same...”
“Only those educators who acknowledge the existence of white privilege in America, that ‘white’ is a culture in America and that race ‘is a definer for social and economic status’ can reach proficiency, the authors contend. Those who score poorly on the worksheet are asked in the book what they will do ‘to align yourself with the values expressed.’”
The Omaha World-Herald uses this understatement, "The book by Virginia education consultants could raise some eyebrows with its viewpoints."
Uh, really?
But when you denigrate Western civilization, insist that American government and institutions “channel wealth and power to white people,” urge educators to become social activists in liberal causes, and denounce America's schools of being guilty of a "systemic oppression" of racial minorities, women, and homosexuals, then "raised eyebrows" are not nearly enough of a reaction.
Particularly when you remember that the School Board's policy here is that every single OPS employee be forced to endure this sensitivity re-training.
Contact Information: See this OPS web page.
Sample Letter:
The following letter was sent to all members of the OPS School Board.
Dear _____________
The purchase of “The Cultural Proficiency Journey: Moving Beyond Ethical Barriers Toward Profound School Change" and the subsequent requirement that every staff member of OPS read it and do the self-test to see if they are "progressive" enough is not merely a case of over-the-top fiscal irresponsibility -- though it certainly is that. It is also a case of bureaucratic bullying, an insistence that the psycho-babble of the far left become required indoctrination of the people who are in charge of our community's children.
The Omaha World-Herald in its news story about this policy used this understatement, "The book by Virginia education consultants could raise some eyebrows with its viewpoints." Uh, really? However, when you denigrate Western civilization, insist that American government and institutions “channel wealth and power to white people,” urge educators to become social activists in liberal causes, and denounce America's schools of being guilty of a "systemic oppression" of racial minorities, women, and homosexuals, then "raised eyebrows" are not nearly enough of a reaction.
Particularly when you remember that the School Board's policy here is that every single OPS employee be forced to endure this sensitivity re-training. And when School Board President Sandra Jensen admits she didn't even read the book before ordering its purchase. This is really incredible.
Please reverse course immediately. Apologize to the community for offending THEIR cultural sensitivities and for spending their money in such a foolish manner. And rescind this order ASAP.
Thank you for considering our complaint.
3) Always an ongoing and fervent concern for Vital Signs Ministries is the persecution of Christians. We encourage you to scan through the “Persecuted Church” items on Vital Signs Blog. Also, keep in frequent online contact with such excellent human rights advocates as Voice of the Martyrs, Prison Alert, Human Rights Foundation and Women’s Rights Without Frontiers, all of which are listed in our links section on the Vital Signs Blog.