Newsletter
NEWS FROM THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY FEDERATION OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN
In November The Montgomery County Federation of Republican Women (MCFRW) celebrated 101 Years and the four Diamond Clubs in Montgomery County. During the annual meeting Sharon Carrick, President of the Maryland Federation of Republican Women ( MFRW) installed the newly elected 2024-2025 MCFRW officers
From left to right: Sharon Carrick: President MFRW, President Anne Koutsoutis: (Chevy Chase), First Vice President: Patsy Dillingham (Rural), Second Vice President: Nancy Griffin (Chevy Chase), Recording Secretary: Martha Hale (Upper Montgomery), Corresponding Secretary: Rita Beck (Potomac), Treasurer: Brigitta Mullican (Upper Montgomery). Assistant Treasurer: Margie Shultz (Rural)
HOWARD COUNTY AT THE MARYLAND REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Republicans from Howard County came out in full force at the Autumn Republican Convention at BWI last month.
WE SUPPORT ISRAEL
The Montgomery County GOP Central Committee stands in firm support of Israel in its fight against Hamas-sponsored terrorism, plus the battle against anti-semitism here and abroad. Each week we will continue to remind our readers about the hostages held captive until they are all accounted for and safely returned home. Please keep them in your thoughts, conversations, and prayers. "Never again" is now.
UPDATE: Raz was released November 24.
FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
By Ann Guthrie Hingston
This article appeared in the December issue of Our Parish Times, an inter-parish newspaper serving 28 Catholic parishes and schools in Montgomery County.
Because many of us have children in parochial schools, it is easy to ignore what is happening in public schools and the impact of decisions made by county officials on our families and communities. You may have heard that in recent months concerned parents of many faiths and their clergy, including Catholic priests, have stood in unison at rallies outside the headquarters of the county Board of Education. They gathered to promote restoration of First Amendment parental rights and free exercise of religion in Montgomery County.
Such activism is the result of two recent changes at Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). Earlier this year the Board of Education, consisting of elected officials, decided to change past practice and to deny parents the right to “opt out” their children from lessons and books that unnecessarily violate their sincerely held religious beliefs. They took this action even though other Maryland public school districts allow parents to “opt out.” Also, MCPS adopted changes to the school curriculum and instructional materials to spark discussions of human sexuality and relationships, beginning as early as PreK (4 years old).
REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S CLUBS SPONSOR WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA
Members of the Republican Women's Clubs and GOP Volunteers decorated the graves of Veterans last Saturday as part of the Wreaths Across American movement. The event is held the second Saturday of December, with volunteers remembering the veterans from all wars. From National Cemetery in DC to other cemeteries throughout the country, the ritual brings in volunteers from all across America.
Members of the Upper Montgomery Women's Republican Club and their supporters were at the Darnestown Presbyterian Church cemetery.
Members of the Rural Women's Republican Club chose to honor veterans at the Monocacy Cemetery in Beallsville. Veterans in that cemetery include those from the civil war.
Former Poolesville Commissioner Tom Dillingham joined those honoring our Veterans.
BOYS IN GIRLS SPORTS
We tease the Democrats 'cause we love 'em...
We wonder why. Got any theories? Let us know at [email protected]
APPARENTLY IT DEPENDS ON THE "CONTEXT"
The leaders of Penn, MIT and Harvard have refused to say before Congress that calling for the genocide of Jews on their campuses is harassment. Since their statements, only one has resigned.
FROM SPEAKER JOHNSON
House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke recently at the Republican Women's Federal Forum and encouraged us to talk more to others about what Republicans do support:
- Individual Freedom
- Limited Government
- Rule of Law
- Peace through Strength
- Fiscal Responsibility
- Free Markets
- Human Dignity
LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD
The price of silence can prove very high as other voices fill the space with rancor and division.
As history teaches, there is a vast difference between opposing an idea and opposing the person who holds that idea. The one is the stuff from which democratic debate is generated, the other is the stuff from which segregation and antisemitism are fashioned. Any society that equates or confuses the two will find itself on a perilous path.
165 years ago, the first Republican president, Abraham Lincoln, declared
“A house divided against itself cannot stand”
It would take a civil war to replace division with union, a cautionary history for our time.
Recent events in the Middle East have seen a resurgence of antisemitism, perhaps the most pernicious form of identity politics. That such voices are often heard on American college campuses is especially disturbing as that is where free and open debate should be embraced.
To combat this assault on our constitutional right of assembly and free speech we don’t need to silence anyone but make our voice heard. We too can assemble, if not in the streets, then at the dinner table or wherever else we might choose to gather. There we can speak out against prejudice. Not to do so would make us complicit by our silence.
-A message from our Republican friends in the LD 15 PAC-
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