CALIFORNIA FAMILY COUNSIL 06/12/2021

Planned Parenthood Pushes Bill to Force Insurance Companies to Keep Secrets from Parents   A Planned Parenthood sponsored bill, AB 1184, is making its way through the state legislature to force insurance companies to hide from parents “sensitive” medical procedures given to their adult and minor children. These “sensitive” services include abortions, sexual assault treatment, drug abuse and mental health treatment, cross-sex hormones, puberty blockers, and sex-change operations.  In short, Planned Parenthood wants parents to pay through their insurance for “sensitive” services for their children, but it doesn’t want parents to know that medical providers like Planned Parenthood are providing the services or what services children are getting.  So far, a majority of California legislators like the idea. The bill passed the Assembly last month with a vote of 59 to 11, with six not voting. Only three Republicans voted yes; Assembly members Devon Mathis, Suzette Martinez Valladares, and Jordan Cunningham.  Read more...

Keller: CFC Live Video from Fresno City Hall A very sad day for California’s fifth largest city. For the first time in history, the Fresno City Council voted to raise the LGBTQ “pride“ flag at City Hall. It now flies next to the American flag and the California flag. Our CEO Jonathan Keller visited the location after the ceremony was over to pray and offer some reflections. Watch the video...

How Should Christians Respond to PRIDE month? Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council, interviewed three Christian leaders on how biblically faithful Christians should respond to the country's celebration of LGBT Pride month. Listen as he interviews Wayne Grudem, Professor of Theology and Biblical Studies at Phoenix Seminary; Sarah Parshall Perry, Legal Fellow for the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation; and California Pastor Ken Williams and co-founder of Equipped to Love, and author of The Journey Out: How I Followed Jesus Away from Gay. We encourage you to keep tabs on what they're doing and join in!