Arlene Sawicki

Pro-Life / Pro-Family Community Activist

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$80 million Grant to NEA more “Aberration” than “Art”
Posting Member: Arlene Sawicki
News Source: Arlene Sawicki
Newspage: Education
Category: EDUCATION ORGS
Forum: National Education Association NEA
Fox News reported that the National Endowment for the Arts had spent Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to support “nude simulated sex dances…’pervert’ revues and the airing of pornographic horror films at art houses in San Francisco.” http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,535608,00.html “The NEA was given $80 million of the government's $787 billion economic stimulus bill to spread around to "needy artists" nationwide, and most of... MORE
Aug 04 2009 6:41:33 PM | Comments: 1 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
"Angels and Demons: More Demonic than Angelic".....
Posting Member: Arlene Sawicki
News Source: Arlene Sawicki
Newspage: Family/Religious
Category: RELIGION / CHRISTIAN
Forum: Catholic
Disparaging the Catholic Church is the real purpose of the latest Dan Brown/Ron "Opie" Howard movie “Angels and Demons.” Bill Donohue, President of the anti-defamation Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights www.catholicleague.org is demanding a disclaimer as the team who produced "The DaVinci Code" uses the same confusing mix of "fact and fiction" to spin a suspenseful conspiracy tale revolving around a secret... MORE
May 13 2009 8:14:43 PM | Comments: 0 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
St. Patrick's Day/Gay Parade...what's the difference?
Posting Member: Arlene Sawicki
News Source: Arlene Sawicki
Newspage: Family/Religious
Category: HOLIDAYS
Forum: St. Patrick’s Day
I am very puzzled by the cancellation of the Chicago South Side St. Patrick's Day Parade for next year ???? Every June the Chicago Gay Pride Parade occurs in their Broadway/Belmont neighborhood with the same huge crowds and deviant public acts as were displayed at the South Side St. Patrick's Day Parade. There are displays of simulated sex acts, solicitation, urination on the... MORE
Mar 27 2009 11:30:11 PM | Comments: 0 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
"Twice-a-year" Christians
Posting Member: Arlene Sawicki
News Source: Arlene Sawicki
Newspage: Family/Religious
Category: RELIGION / CHRISTIAN
Forum: *Christian News
The best sermon I had heard addressed to Christians who come to church on Christmas and Easter only, was a simple question: “Aren’t you the least bit curious what happens here the rest of the year?” I would add to that, aren’t you the least bit ashamed that you refuse to keep the Sabbath Day holy? That your pastor is a stranger to you? That you do not know your fellow congregants? That... MORE
Mar 27 2009 11:11:57 PM | Comments: 0 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
"Catholic Schools Week" - January 25 thru January 31, 2009 - was celebrated throughout the Archdiocese of Chicago
Posting Member: Arlene Sawicki
News Source: Arlene Sawicki
Newspage: Family/Religious
Category: RELIGION / CHRISTIAN
Forum: Catholic
The Chicago Archdiocesan Office of Catholic Schools (OCS) has distributed its “Year in Review” Report 2009 detailing its accomplishments, data and progress in three focus areas: Catholic Identity, Academic Excellence and School Vitality. 93,286 elementary and secondary students attend Catholic Schools in Cook, Suburban Cook, and Lake counties, consisting of 78,471 Catholic and 14,815 Non-Catholic children, with... MORE
Jan 30 2009 10:10:43 PM | Comments: 0 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
 
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Anti-abortion activists promote life through messages on Pa. license plates
Posting Member: Choose Life
News Source: Choose Life
Newspage: Family/Religious
Category: LIFE ISSUES
Forum: ~Choose Life
Helen Cindrich, the Western Pennsylvania captain of PA Choose Life, with her specialty license plate at her North Versailles home on Sunday. Tony LaRussa - TRIBUNE-REVIEW - October 21, 2009 Mary Wurtz expected a fight when she set out to spread her anti-abortion message on the state's license plates. But the roadblocks her counterparts encountered in New York, New Jersey and... MORE
Oct 22 2009 11:21:17 AM | Comments: 0 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
Supreme Court Lets Stand Ruling in Illinois Choose Life License Plate Case
Posting Member: Choose Life
News Source: Choose Life
Newspage: Family/Religious
Category: LIFE ISSUES
Forum: ~Choose Life
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The Supreme Court today let stand a ruling in a case involving Choose Life license plates in Illinois. The decision means that the Illinois officials who declined to issue the license plates in Illinois have won a legal victory against the pro-life advocates who wanted the plates to... MORE
Oct 06 2009 1:00:08 PM | Comments: 0 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
Pro-Life Specialty Plate Sparks Controversy
Posting Member: Choose Life
News Source: Choose Life
Newspage: Family/Religious
Category: LIFE ISSUES
Forum: ~Choose Life
There are 16 specialty plates in Massachusetts. Each one is like a personal billboard whizzing by at 55mph – Go Pats, Go Sox, Go Bruins, Save the Whales. The newest plate hoping to make it onto cars in the state shows a mother, a baby and two words – "Choose Life." And it's causing some controversy. Merry Nordeen's "Choose Life Inc." group raises money to try and educate young... MORE
Oct 01 2009 4:40:22 PM | Comments: 0 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
Subject: Please add this to the CHOOSE LIFE scrolling news
Posting Member: Choose Life
News Source: Choose Life
Newspage: Family/Religious
Category: LIFE ISSUES
Forum: ~Choose Life
Richmond, VA (LifeNews.com) -- Motorists in Virginia have a way to express their pro-life views and support pregnancy centers providing alternatives to abortion at the same time. However, abortion advocates in the state don't like that and they are taking steps to oppose the plates and cast aspersions on the centers. Virginia drivers pay an additional $25 to get the yellow affinity plates and... MORE
Oct 01 2009 4:33:08 PM | Comments: 0 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
'Choose Life' plates sent to motorists in Va.
Posting Member: Choose Life
News Source: Choose Life
Newspage: Family/Religious
Category: LIFE ISSUES
Forum: ~Choose Life
Neon-yellow "Choose Life" Virginia license plates will appear on roadways as early as this week, making Virginia the 24th state to allow motorists to feature the slogan on state-issued tags. The state has begun shipping the plates, after Gov. Tim Kaine, a Democrat, signed a bill in March authorizing their production. As of Friday, the state's Department of Motor Vehicles had received 538 applications for the plates, which became available July 1. Officials said 481 motorists submitted paid applications for the plates in... MORE
Jul 30 2009 10:04:37 PM | Comments: 0 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
The Choose Life specialty license plate, which originated in Ocala, celebrates its 10th anniversary Wednesday.
Posting Member: Choose Life
News Source: Choose Life
Newspage: Family/Religious
Category: LIFE ISSUES
Forum: ~Choose Life
The money facilitates adoptions of children conceived via unplanned pregnancies. Count Sherel Bennett, 33, among the beneficiaries. Bennett was two months pregnant last year when she sought refuge at the Women's Pregnancy Center in Ocala. Abortion was out of the question for her, but so was raising another child. A mother of two, Bennett earned $11 an hour as a bookkeeper for a construction company. Large loans were eating away at her paycheck, the... MORE
Jun 07 2009 11:08:10 AM | Comments: 0 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
Illinois Choose Life License Plate Backers File Supreme Court Petition to Overturn Ruling
Posting Member: Choose Life
News Source: Choose Life
Newspage: Family/Religious
Category: LIFE ISSUES
Forum: ~Choose Life
Springfield, IL (LifeNews.com) -- A pro-life law firm has filed a request with the Supreme Court to overturn a federal appeals court decision handed down last year against Choose Life license plates in Illinois. The appellate court issued a decision in November that Illinois officials who don't want to issue Choose Life license plates for state motorists don't have to do... MORE
Apr 18 2009 7:30:42 PM | Comments: 0 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
Texas House Committee Holds Debate on Allowing Choose Life License Plates
Posting Member: Choose Life
News Source: Choose Life
Newspage: Family/Religious
Category: LIFE ISSUES
Forum: ~Choose Life
Austin, TX (LifeNews.com) -- Under a bill that received a committee debate in the legislature on Thursday, Texas could become the latest state to offer Choose Life license plates. Gov. Rick Perry has been supporting the plates, which could generate significant funds for pregnancy centers based on sales proceeds. The House Transportation Subcommittee on License Plates did not take a vote on the bill, HB 109, after the hearing. Rep. Larry Phillips, a Republican, is the sponsor of the bill and 81 legislators have signed on as co-sponsors of it. "This bill, although it... MORE
Apr 03 2009 9:19:24 PM | Comments: 0 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
'Choose life' license plate issue coming up again
Posting Member: Choose Life
News Source: Choose Life
Newspage: Family/Religious
Category: LIFE ISSUES
Forum: ~Choose Life
There's a lull right now in the battle over the license plates, but it won't last forever. In a couple of weeks, lawyers will begin taking depositions in the federal lawsuit filed by The Children First Foundation, based in Eastchester, to get New York state to issue license plates that say "choose life," according to Jeff Shafer, a lawyer for the... MORE
Mar 27 2009 11:22:57 PM | Comments: 0 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
Abortion Advocates Pressure Virginia Gov. Kaine to Veto Choose Life Plates
Posting Member: Choose Life
News Source: Choose Life
Newspage: Family/Religious
Category: LIFE ISSUES
Forum: ~Choose Life
Richmond, VA (LifeNews.com) -- Abortion advocates claim they are pro-choice, but they are undertaking a concerted effort to pressure Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine to veto a bill that promotes the kind of choice they don't like -- life. Kaine is considering signing a bill giving state residents the choice of purchasing a Choose Life license plate. The plate features a cartoon drawing of a child and the words... MORE
Mar 27 2009 3:31:34 PM | Comments: 0 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
Missouri Choose Life License Plate Gets Favorable Appeals Court Ruling
Posting Member: Choose Life
News Source: Choose Life
Newspage: Family/Religious
Category: LIFE ISSUES
Forum: ~Choose Life
Jefferson City, MO (LifeNews.com) -- A federal appeals court has issued a decision agreeing with a lower district court ruling upholding the right of Missouri residents to purchase Choose Life license plates for their vehicles. The proceeds from the sales of the plates will fund pregnancy centers that help women avoid abortions. Last year, a federal court ruled in favor of the Choose Life plates and determined that the state’s statute outlining the approval process for... MORE
Mar 27 2009 3:27:54 PM | Comments: 0 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
Virginia Legislature Gives Final OK to Choose Life Plates, Gov. Kaine to Decide
Posting Member: Choose Life
News Source: Choose Life
Newspage: Family/Religious
Category: LIFE ISSUES
Forum: ~Choose Life
Richmond, VA (LifeNews.com) -- The Virginia state legislature put the final touches on a bill that includes a provision allowing motorists there to purchase Choose Life license plates. Now the burden is on Gov. Tim Kaine, who supports legal abortions but has been trying to moderate his image by backing some pro-life measures. The Virginia Senate, on Thursday, approved changes the state House made to an omnibus license plate bill and now the legislation... MORE
Feb 27 2009 10:33:06 AM | Comments: 0 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
Virginia Choose Life License Plates Pass next Hurdle With House Panel Backing
Posting Member: Choose Life
News Source: Choose Life
Newspage: Family/Religious
Category: LIFE ISSUES
Forum: ~Choose Life
Richmond, VA (LifeNews.com) -- Virginia's Choose Life License plates have had an interesting turn of events in the state legislation. After the bill allowing them met defeat in a Senate committee, the full Senate allowed an amendment adding them to an omnibus licensee plate bill. Now, a state House subcommittee has moved them... MORE
Feb 19 2009 5:32:35 PM | Comments: 0 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
North Carolina Choose Life License Plates Get Support at Local Legislative Rally
Posting Member: Choose Life
News Source: Choose Life
Newspage: Family/Religious
Category: LIFE ISSUES
Forum: ~Choose Life
Raleigh, NC (LifeNews.com) -- Local pro-life advocates turned out by the dozen to support legislative efforts to create a Choose Life license plate in North Carolina. Other states offer the opportunity to purchase car tags that will benefit pregnancy centers and adoption program and more than 100 people at the rally said they... MORE
Feb 19 2009 5:29:58 PM | Comments: 0 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
Arizona Commission Unanimously Approves New Choose Life License Plates
Posting Member: Choose Life
News Source: LifeNews.com
Newspage: Family/Religious
Category: LIFE ISSUES
Forum: ~Choose Life
Phoenix, AZ (LifeNews.com) -- Following a court order requiring them to do so, members of the Arizona License Plate Commission voted unanimously today to approve the Choose Life license plate for motorists. Now, just a few administrative steps remain before Arizona residents can order the plates and support pro-life efforts. Cathy Herrod of the Center for Arizona Policy, tells LifeNews.com that the next steps are already in the works and the Choose Life plates could be on the road shortly.... MORE
Jan 09 2009 1:59:42 PM | Comments: 0 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
Gov. Perry to endorse pro-life license plate design
Posting Member: Choose Life
News Source: Choose Life
Newspage: Family/Religious
Category: LIFE ISSUES
Forum: ~Choose Life
"Choose Life" License Plates New license plates emblazened with pro-adoption messages may be adopted by the Texas Legislature. Related Links TX Choose Life A controversial license plate may soon be showing up on the bumpers of cars in Texas. Thursday afternoon Governor Rick Perry will announce his support for... MORE
Dec 20 2008 09:38:51 AM | Comments: 0 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS DENIES “REHEARING” AND STANDS BY LAST MONTH’S RULING AGAINST ILLINOIS’ “CHOOSE LIFE” SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES
Posting Member: Choose Life
News Source: Choose Life
Newspage: Family/Religious
Category: LIFE ISSUES
Forum: ~Choose Life
New Decision Conflicts with Recent Federal Ruling on Arizona “Choose Life” Specialty Plates; U.S. Supreme Court Appeal Is Now the Next Step (Chicago, Ill.) – Yesterday the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago refused to re-hear a claim involving the sale of pro-adoption specialty license plates in Illinois. A non-profit group, Choose Life Illinois, Inc., along with a group of private citizens, brought the claim after the state refused to allow the... MORE
Dec 20 2008 09:32:05 AM | Comments: 0 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
Choose Life License Plate Director Says Pro-Life Plates Had Incredible Year
Posting Member: Choose Life
News Source: Choose Life
Newspage: Family/Religious
Category: LIFE ISSUES
Forum: ~Choose Life
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Millions of motorists on the highways of America see Choose Life license plates every day as they drive to work or play. The plates, which now adorn the vehicles of 22 states, have reminded Americans of the pro-life perspective but have also raised about $9.6 million for adoption programs and pregnancy centers. Russ Amerling tells LifeNews.com that 2008 was an incredible year that not only saw... MORE
Dec 17 2008 12:39:40 PM | Comments: 0 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
Arizona Agency Must Move Forward on Choose Life License Plates, Court Says
Posting Member: Choose Life
News Source: Choose Life
Newspage: Family/Religious
Category: LIFE ISSUES
Forum: ~Choose Life
Phoenix, AZ (LifeNews.com) -- A federal court on Wednesday ordered the Arizona License Plate Commission to approve the Choose Life license plates. The decision comes after the Supreme Court, last month, let stand a federal appeals court ruling saying Arizona pro-life advocates could have the specialty plates. The high court denied a writ of certiorari in the case of Arizona Life... MORE
Nov 20 2008 09:36:41 AM | Comments: 0 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
License plate seekers suffer 'viewpoint discrimination'
Posting Member: Choose Life
News Source: Choose Life
Newspage: Family/Religious
Category: LIFE ISSUES
Forum: ~Choose Life
A group of pro-lifers obtained 25,000 signatures on a petition asking the state of Illinois for "Choose Life" license plates, which generate funds to promote adoption throughout the state. Only 800 signatures were required, but Tom Brejcha of the Thomas More Society tells OneNewsNow the secretary of state gave them the runaround. "They took it to the legislature where our secretary of state referred them, telling them that they couldn't get a plate without legislative approval and, even though they had all these signatures, they couldn't get to first base," he explains. Brejcha notes numerous other causes and categories that got represent... MORE
Nov 15 2008 08:46:22 AM | Comments: 0 | Post Comment | Permalink | Story Link | Email | Syndication Manager |
 
 
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Arlene Sawicki is a Catholic lay activist on pro-life and pro-family issues in the state of Illinois. She serves as the vice-president of the Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer, she is the co-founder of Vote Life America, and is a member of Citizens for Community Values, Illinois Federation Right to Life and Illinois Choose Life License Plate Committee.

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