“The Real Sex Week” at UNM

0
722

news views 23Newsmaker

“The Real Sex” week is going on at the University of New Mexico. This event is being presented by the Students for Life. Laura Rosecrans of The HUB of New Mexico was there last night and she has an in-depth report for us. Laura will also be speaking this week at the event. We also go back to yesterdays program with some unfinished business on glorifying the abuse of women. We have the report on the Senator out of Oklahoma who was to make abortion first degree murder. It is Women’s Day and we have a post about that and on Nancy Reagan and grace.

UNM Students for Life will have a series of educational seminars (shown below) at UNM beginning March 7-11.  This will be held from 6-8 pm in the UNM SUB Ballroom B.  EVERYONE IS WELCOME to each session.  Then at the end the week, don’t miss the FREE self-defense class with MMA fighter, Jesonna Ollis!  Contact Sade at sade1patterson2@gmail.com for more information.  Planned Parenthood and other organizations inundate college students with information that is dangerous for women and life-threatening for children in the womb.  Thanks to UNM Students for Life, safe and respectful information is shared with students and those who attend.

What They Didn’t Tell You in Sex-Ed: A Provocative Sex Talk

Monday March 7th at 6 PM
Information on the biology that underlies Humanae Vitae as well as the Theology of the Body. We will also be discussing birth control! Meet a free/low-cost health clinic that offers health services.

 

Green Is The New Pink: Birth Control & STI Education

Tuesday March 8th at 6 PM
Greener ways to control your fertility so that you can be healthier and more aware of your body! We will also be discussing STI education. Meet a free/low cost health clinic that offers health services.

 

Pregnant & Parenting Support: Can You Go To School And Be A Parent?

Wednesday March 9th at 6 PM
Many students feel pressured to drop out of school or have an abortion when they find out their pregnant. We will show the support and resources that are available on and off campus to students, in order to empower students to parent and earn their degree! Meet organizations like Pregnant on Campus, WIC, CYFD Child Care, UNM Daycare, St. Joseph’s Children, the Women’s Resource Center, First Nations, Women’s Pregnancy Options, Care Net, Lobo Parenting, Lovelace, and Equal Opportunity. All of these organizations will be offering support to students who are pregnant or parenting.

 

Healing after Sexual Assault

Thursday March 10th at 6 PM
Have you or a loved one ever experienced sexual assault? You are not alone. The guest speaker Rebecca Frock to offer healing, support, and resources to survivors of sexual assault.
This is a judgment-free and non-shaming environment for all who feel comfortable to attend. We hope you can find community and healing. Meet organizations like Revoking Silence, Lobo Respect and Equal Opportunity.

 

What comes after abortion? A Talk from Surrendered Hearts

Thursday March 10th at 7 PM
Have you or someone you know had an abortion? Surrendered Hearts Ministry will be here to give a talk on how you can be supported, and/or support those in your life. Surrendered hearts in a non-profit organization with the mission of serving women – and their families – who have been through the trauma of an abortion. Laura Rosecrans will be here to share her experience and journey towards healing, as well as offering resources and information on connecting you to healing retreats, finding community support, and give practical resources for being there for those in your life who may come to you for support. This is a non-judgmental, non-shaming environment, aimed at supporting women. We do hope to see you there:)

 

Self-Defense Training For Women With MMA Fighter, Jesonna Ollis

Friday March 11th at 6 PM
The Real Sex Week is offering a FREE self-defense training to all women! MMA Fighter, Jesonna Ollis and trainer, Greg Mundth will be giving a FREE two hour-long workshop on how women can protect themselves on and off campus. We will be discussing the mental and physical techniques behind defending ourselves and demanding respect as women! Meet organizations like Jackson Academy Gym, UFC Gym, and Lobo Respect.

These are the kind of laws we should be writing up not the weak worded laws that the Republicans keep writing up in New Mexico!! Praise God for the 30,000 people who had the guts to sign this petition. May the prolifers in New Mexico have the courage to follow suit! Thank you Laura Morrison for sharing this story with us!

 OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — In a move that is unprecedented nationwide, an Oklahoma Senator has introduced a bill that would criminalize abortion as first-degree murder.

Sen. Joe Silk, R-Broken Bow, recently introduced S.B. 1118 which adds killing an unborn child to existing murder statutes.

“No person shall perform or induce or attempt to perform or induce an abortion after conception,” it reads. “A person commits murder in the first degree when that person performs an abortion as defined by Section 1-745.5 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.”

More Here 

Nancy R

Denison Forum on Truth and Culture
Tuesday March 08 2016
TOP STORIES
Reviews
Zootopia: a movie review
Global
Iranian billionaire sentenced to death
America
Nancy Reagan: President’s Wife, King’s Daughter
WOMEN’S DAY, NANCY REAGAN AND THE POWER OF GRACE
NICK PITTS
MARCH 08, 2016
I am traveling this week, and grateful to Nick Pitts for writing the Cultural Commentary in my absence. Nick is Director of Cultural Engagement for the Denison Forum. He has been writing daily for our website across the last year, and is the author of The Daily Briefing, a survey of each day’s news in biblical perspective. Nick is a Ph.D. candidate at Dallas Baptist University, finishing his dissertation. I encourage you to subscribe to theDaily Briefing, and know you will profit from his wisdom and insight in the Cultural Commentary this week.


“We still think of a powerful man as a born leader and a powerful woman as an anomaly.” So said acclaimed novelist Margaret Atwood back in 1939. But is this true today?

Today is International Women’s Day. On this day, we collectively look back on the contributions of women in the past. We also set our hopes on creating a brighter and more equitable tomorrow. For me, I would not be half the man I am today were it not for the women in my life.

Looking back, it is quite clear: we are better today because of their contributions from yesterday and their visions for tomorrow. Whitney Houston may have sung she is every woman, but it took a variety of women—young and old, single and married—to bring us to this point.

Rosa Parks courageously refused to move to the back of the bus and in turn moved the civil rights movement forward. Two-time Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie laid the groundwork for the development of the X-ray, among many other contributions. Nancy Reagan redefined the role of First Lady because of her advocacy work (for more, see my article Nancy Reagan: President’s Wife, King’s Daughter). And Mary Magdalene was first entrusted with the greatest message of all: He is risen.

This list could go on, but it would never be complete. Much like saying thank you to your mother, there can be no end. The contributions of women are endless, but society remains ripe for opportunity.

Today, women comprise only 4.6 percent of S&P 500 CEO positions. They hold only 16.9 percent of Fortune 500 board seats. Though 34.3 percent of all physicians and surgeons are women, only 15.9 percent are medical school deans. And women of color hold only 3.2 percent of Fortune 500 company board seats.

All this despite the fact that the Harvard Business Review found that organizations with women in leadership generate greater profits. Though we have come a far way, work still needs to be done.

C.S. Lewis warned about judging someone where they are because you don’t know how far they have come. We as a society are not where we ought to be, but we are better than we were.

Such can be said about us individually. Much like society, there are opportunities for growth. We are not where we need to be, but we are better than we used to be. The late Jerry Bridges noted: “Our worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God’s grace. And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God’s grace.”

A simple motto: better today than yesterday, better tomorrow than today.

In the biblical narrative, we encounter a God whose patience is perfect and mercies are new every morning. Generous with his grace and extravagant with his love, he is in the business of using imperfect people to accomplish his perfect and good purposes. He is looking throughout the Earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him (2 Chronicles 16:9).

The work may be great, but our God is greater. Where do you need to work today? Your work may need to start in your heart, or perhaps in your home. But take comfort in what Elizabeth Wilberforce said, “If it is a work of grace, it cannot fail.”

As the old Quaker saying goes: “You’ve chosen to be the last one to do the right; I’ve a mind to be the first and set the rest an example.”

Thanks, Mom, for the example you set.

If you received this from a friend, you can subscribe here.
DAILY BRIEFING YOUR DAILY UPDATE OF WORLD NEWS
RELATED STORIES
America
Should women be drafted for military service?
Morality
Is chivalry dead?
Commentary
Who is the world’s most powerful woman?
Christian Parenting: raising children to know + love God First 15, a daily, one-year devotional to help you encounter God from Denison Forum on Truth and Culture First 15, a daily, one-year devotional to help you encounter God from Denison Forum on Truth and Culture
DONATE
DENISONFORUM.ORG/ENGAGE
Denison Forum on Truth and Culture - follow us on Facebook follow Jim on Twitter Denison Forum on YouTube Denison Forum on Vimeo
You are receiving this email because you expressed interest in a daily essay on today’s news in spiritual perspective from Dr. Jim Denison.
Denison Forum on Truth and Culture 17304 Preston Rd Suite 1060 Dallas, TX 75252-5618 USA
Copyright © 2016. All rights reserved.
Subscribe    Change email    Unsubscribe    DenisonForum.org   Archives

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.