[Active-seattle-l] (HEADS UP) Focus on the Family ACTION ITEM supporing anti-gay initiative

[R'ykandar Korra'ti]

	Focus on the Family has sent out a "news"/action item to support the 
anti-gay measure in Washington State, and in particular, to start 
attending the anti-gay "prayer rallies" that they're using to organise 
support for Tim Eyman's anti-gay referendum. Here it is below. There's 
also a new website up, http://www.soundthealarm.com .
					- Dara

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Sounding the Alarm in Washington State
Focus on the Family
Family News in Focus
March 16, 2006
by Mona Passignano, state issues analyst

SUMMARY: Christians urged to defend the family through
prayer rallies.

http://www.family.org/cforum/fnif/statenews/a0039868.cfm

Sound the Alarm -- a network of pastors across the state
of Washington -- invites you to join in prayer for the
state and the nation.  According to Executive Director
Jacinta Tegman, the group was "formed to call the pastors
and churches of Washington state to prayer, repentance and
united action."

With the passage earlier this year of a state law granting
protected, special-class status to homosexuals and the
impending Washington Supreme Court decision on same-sex
marriage, she said it is clear the Church must rise up
now.  Tegman said those circumstances "compel us to call
the pastors and churches of Washington State to regional
interdenominational prayer rallies."

Sound the Alarm is calling for Christians to come together
and pray for revival. The Rev. H.B. London -- vice
president of church, clergy and medical review at Focus on
the Family -- said he believes "the preservation of the
family in Washington depends on all of us. Together we can
advance the cause of righteousness and claim victory in
the battle to which the Lord calls us."

Rallies will be held at the following locations:

Spokane, Wash.
Marcy 19, 6 p.m.
Fourth Memorial Church

Tri-Cities, Wash.
March 22, 7 p.m.
Richland Assembly of God

Yakima, Wash.
March 23, 10 a.m.
Stone Church

Seattle, Wash.
March 26, 7 p.m.
Northshore Baptist

Poulsbo, Wash.
March 29, 7 p.m.
Christ Memorial Church

TAKE ACTION: Please consider attending a prayer rally near
you. Also, if you are a pastor in Washington state, ask
your congregation to attend one of the Sound the Alarm
rallies being held in your area.

For more information, visit the Sound the Alarm Web site
or call at (425) 771-5247.

http://www.soundthealarm.com

(NOTE: Referral to Web sites not produced by Focus on the
Family is for informational purposes only and does not
constitute an endorsement of the sites' content.)