What are your thoughts on today's story about the Vatican's policy on the priesthood?
Vatican to issue gay priest policy
The Vatican is ordering seminaries to bar candidates for the priesthood who "practice homosexuality," have "deeply rooted homosexual tendencies" or support "gay culture," according to a document published Tuesday by Adista, a Catholic news agency in Rome.
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Cannibal Soup For the Soul
The attack on society by those pushing the Sick Hatreds and Vile Perversions of the Radical Gender Feminist / Homosex agenda is not just confined to Weimar Amerika, but is a world wide phenomenon.
In Ireland (ironically once referred to as the land of Saints & Scholars - where the 'priest' in question was shipped here from) there is Only One Catholic Seminary still in operation, the rest having been shut in response to infiltration and defilement by the Coprophile Cult of Feces Focused Homo-Anal Behaviors.
As was the case with other organizations that were infiltrated by perverts and dstrtoyed from within (the German Military, the English Public Schools...)- Homo-Anal Perverts only needed to put one of their own in a position of Power - in order to eventually corrupt the system and instill a cult of perversions by recruiting others of a similarly depraved ilk in to positions where they may then in turn prey on new initiates and younger boys.
The truly sad irony of the growing scandal in Pleasanton under Mr. Danielson is that he has already driven away many good parishioners of faith, as a direct result of his constant activism on behalf of pushing such sick hatreds and vile perversions on the congregation - including giving his 'blessing' to those who defile and degrade the most basic Teachings and Sacraments of the Church - such as Dyke Hatemongers staging sham 'wedding / commitment' farces as a means of soiling the Church to the point that it fails from its own corruption, having driven away the faithful in service of the perverted.
In a classic case of the cart before the horse, many Church 'leaders' have made 'allowances' for such Homo-Anal Restroom Romeos and Ephebophile / Chicken Hawks (such as Nambla spokesman / Homo-Anal 'priest' Paul Shanley, who preached Boy Buggery from the Pulpit) because of a "shortage" of Priests and Seminarians.
This bass ackwards thinking is condoned under the sham pretense of an ersatz 'Christian Tolerance' - when in fact Many Good Men who would make Fine Priests have been so repulsed by the Depravity Instituted by these Homo-Anal Perverts that they left the Seminary rather than be a party to such Evil.
Like a few rotten apples dropped in to a barrel of good, such depraved perverts have worked very hard to destroy the principals and vows they had publicly pledged to God and the Faithful to Uphold. In order to feed their own sick perverted desires they have tried to turn Holy Communion in to a Pander or Perish sham of mandatory Cannibal Soup for the Soul - where those who object to pandering to Homo-Anal Boy Rapists and Crapper Casanovas are fed to the new lions of the Thought Police, as an example of those who fail in 'tolerance' of the lifestyles of Homo-Anal Casanovas of the Crapper.
Who knows, if this toilet stall stallion proves adept at mau mauing the remaining parishioners in to pandering to his bathroom buggery lifestyle, he may yet become the next bishop of flushing... And plunging too no doubt.
Ohso
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell
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Click Here: Check out "ContraCostaTimes.com - Group protests Pleasanton church bringing in priest with prior arrest"
Group protests Pleasanton church bringing in priest with prior arrest - By Scott Marshall STAFF WRITER 11/11/2007
A group distributed fliers Sunday morning at a Pleasanton Catholic Church because the priest selected to lead the parish was arrested several years ago in a case involving a lewdness allegation.
The Rev. Padraig Greene takes over Jan. 1 at the Catholic Communities of Pleasanton, which includes St. Augustine Catholic Church and St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church.
Oakland police arrested Greene in 1999, alleging he acted lewdly in a restroom, said Joey Piscitelli, director of the Northern California chapter of Survival Network of Those Abused by Priests. Piscitelli and others visited St. Augustine on Sunday to alert parishioners, the director said Sunday.
"It's a red flag for us as a survival group," Piscitelli said. "We're also worried the bishop of Oakland would make him the top man in Pleasanton.
Greene agreed to undergo counseling in St. Louis, according to Piscitelli and the Rev. Dan Danielson, who is retiring as head of Catholic Communities of Pleasanton.
...Danielson said Sunday. "There's no minors involved. What there is is a lewd act."
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Yet more fallout from the attack on the Church by Homo-Anal Ephebophiles masquerading as 'priests' and acting as Chicken Hawk Judas...
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Convicted priest faces new abuse charge
By MIKE ROBINSON Associated Press Writer 11/03/2007
CHICAGO—A retired Jesuit priest convicted of molesting two boys was taken into custody Friday on a charge that he molested a boy he took on a trip to Switzerland and Austria seven years ago, prosecutors announced.
The Rev. Donald J. McGuire, 77, has been free on bond while appealing his conviction last year in Wisconsin that he molested two high school students in the 1960s.
McGuire was taken into custody Thursday by Wisconsin authorities who said that he failed to keep his sex offender registry updated. He was turned over to Immigration and Customs agents Friday on the new charge of traveling overseas to engage in sex with a minor.
McGuire specialized in organizing religious retreats...
The 24-page affidavit said the Jesuit order as early as 1991 placed restrictions on his contacts with minor boys and young men, but McGuire continued to travel alone with teen boys, including one who was 13 years old when the alleged abuse began in 1999. McGuire then traveled with the boy to Switzerland and Austria in 2000.
His abuse of the boy ended in 2003 when the Jesuits ordered McGuire to move out of a religious house in Evanston in 2003, the affidavit said.
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The following quotes are from Tammy Bruce
Author of the book "The Death of Right and Wrong"
On How Homosex Abuse Creates Homosex Abusers
Although regularly censored by the 'mainstream' media, author Tammy Bruce (www.Tammy Bruce ) long ago provided the essential insights in to the Catholic Church's problems with Ephebophile Chicken Hawks targeting Boys for Homosex Rape - in her book THE DEATH OF RIGHT AND WRONG:
"If the Catholic Church had been as eager to defend its principles as the Boy Scouts have been, so many lives would not have been damaged or destroyed. Frankly, even before the depth of the Catholic Church's problem became known, it was common knowledge that many gay men pursue sexual relationships with adolescent boys. Why? Based on my experience in the gay community, I believe it's due to the fact that so many gay men had their first sexual experience as an adolescent with an adult male.
That is a traumatic experience, and as long as the wound remains untreated, the victim feels compelled to continually reenact the experience so as to master it or project it on to others...
The other reason actually discussed in the community is that, because of the Aids crisis and the emergence of drug resistant strains of contagions like herpes and gonorrhea, gay men are compelled to seek new, untouched young men."
"Almost without exception, the gay men I know (and that's too many to count) have a story of some kind of sexual trauma or abuse in their childhood - molestation by a parent or an authority figure, or seduction as an adolescent at the hands of an adult.
The gay community must face the truth and see sexual molestation of an adolescent for the abuse it is, instead of the 'coming of age' experience many regard it as being." Tammy Bruce.
Edited 11/13/2007 10:29 am ET by Ohso1
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Indulgent Forgiveness of Perversion
All but one Seminary in Ireland have closed and that Emerald Aisle of 'saints & scholars' has to import Priests - yet they have enough spare to send to Us Homosex Perverts who will Haunt our PUBLIC TOILETS like Rest Room Romeos.
Mr. Danielson was quoted as saying that No Minors (Meaning BOYS - Already the Target of Homosex Ephebophile 'Chicken Hawks') were involved in these Sick Perverted Public Acts.... Yet How he can maintain this position about Who Did and Did Not attempt to use the PUBLIC TOILET when Mr. Greene was Holding Court as chief Stallion of the Stalls, and How Young they were, Is impossible to fathom unless Mr. Danielson also claims that he was acting as a lookout at the time and no Boys needed to use the facilities while his Protege was Acting Lewdley.
Forgiveness is Fine - but that is not the Political Agenda at work here. Elevating someone to a position of Public Trust & Leadership after LEWD PUBLIC ACTS IN THE LOO - Makes a Mockery of the Concept, and is in fact simply Pandering to Homosex Perversions!
One of the Darkest times of the Catholic Church, and a direct cause of the Protestant Movement, was the practice of "Selling Indulgences". No matter what heinous act was committed, it could be Forgiven in return for a Donation to the Bull of Indulgence, and you could literally Pay for your Sins in coins of the day.
While the practice of 'indulgences' remains, the new coin required is Political Pandering to the Sick Hatreds and Vile Perversions or the Radical Gender Feminist / Homosex agenda - and those willing to donate their conscience to the cause of pimping children to such sickness will now be labeled 'tolerant' by Homosex Activists masquerading as 'priests' and acting as Judas.
Further - the notion that this is Mr.Greene's First Offense is simply ludicrous - one does not engage in such LEWD PUBLIC ACTS as a one time whim, but as a part of a Deep Personal / Mental Flaw that knowingly seeks to Harm Others with their INTENTIONAL PUBLIC ACTS. There needs to be further questioning as to Mr.Greene's behaviors in Ireland prior to his arrival, and whether he was transferred as a result of 'troubles'...
Mr. Greene should be Forgiven, provided he is truly repentant - and not using the Faith of Others as a tool to fool the gullible - Which unfortunately Seems To Be the Case Up Until Others Exposed Him. Mr. Greene may indeed even be able to contribute and lead a pious and productive life on a continuing Church Salary - but placing a Known Homosex Pervert as Pastor in a Parish - at the same time one Diocese after another goes Bankrupt to Pay for the Attack on the Church and its Boys by Homosex Perverts, is an Insult and an Outrage to the Faithful and Disgrace to the Whole Church.
Mr. Danielson has shown his true political colors as a Radical Gender Feminist 'Homosex Political Activist, who would rather see the entire body defiled than allow anyone to escape his Cannibal Soup ' communion' of Pandering to Homosex Hatreds and Perversions. Shame on them all.
Ohso
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell
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• Posted by: Theresa Aimar: The police report reads: March 2, 1999 . I (Officer) was assigned to work in plain clothes at the North Oakland Sports Center. I entered the boysroom and observed the suspect (Greene) standing facing the urinal. Mr. Greene was masterbating with his left hand. Mr Greens penis was erect and he was not urinating. I asked Greene if he had come there for an "afternoon delight" He said he was just relaxing.(still masterbating) Mr. Greene asked what I was doing there for and turned to face me he continued to masterbate. I responded "whatever comes up." He replied "whatever goes up must come down." I then took Mr. Greene into custody. Father Greene was jailed for 2 days. Should this Man be a Pastor? Hold power over children? Why did they withhold this information? • Posted by: Theresa Aimar
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Diocese reiterates support for priest
# PLEASANTON: Critics want to block clergyman with lewdness arrest from leading parish; officials defend selection
By Meera Pal STAFF WRITER 11/17/2007
A small but emotional group gathered outside the Catholic Diocese of Oakland headquarters Friday to question why a priest with a public lewdness arrest was chosen to oversee the Pleasanton parish...
But Joey Piscitelli and other members of the Survival Network of Those Abused by Priests say Greene's past behavior should be considered a warning sign. "This man committed a deviant sex act and wanted to be seen,"
Piscitelli handed out copies of Greene's police and court records ent two days in custody. The Alameda County district attorney later dismissed the charges against him after Greene agreed to six months of counseling.
Pleasanton resident Theresa Aimar, one of several parishioners who have renounced the Catholic Church entirely after Greene's past was made public, cautioned that the diocese should err on the side of caution and appoint a pastor with a clean slate -- someone without a history of sexual misconduct in public.
Piscitelli disagrees and plans to be at St. Elizabeth Seton Church on Sunday to hand out copies of the police and court records. "The bishop of Oakland is trying to force parishioners of Pleasanton to accept a lewd priest,"
Edited 11/17/2007 11:19 am ET by Ohso1
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Speaking of Rest Room Romeos - like the new 'Pastor' of the P-Town Potties...
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IVA:
Sen. Larry Craig's arrest in Minneapolis for soliciting gay sex in an airport restroom drew the attention of the nation to what homosexuals call "the tea-room trade," the widely spread practice in the gay community of engaging in anonymous sexual encounters in public places.
Anonymous homosexual trysts have gotten to be such a problem in Jensen Beach, Florida, that officials there are looking to install solar-powered "talking" video cameras along local beaches.
Sheriffs arrested six men at two county beaches in July for exposure or solicitation, and just a week ago a local teacher was charged with exposing himself to an undercover deputy in public park.
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FRC:
The Rouge Baron
Recently FRC, working with the Louisiana Family Forum, was involved in successful efforts to defeat a pro-homosexual resolution in my home town of Baton Rouge, called One Baton Rouge. As the measure was going down in defeat the mayor, Kip Holden, lashed out in anger at area pastors who had opposed the measure.
According to news reports and council meeting transcripts, Mayor Kip Holden accused Pastor Dennis Eenigenburg of the Chapel on the Campus of "not speaking as Godly person," saying Pastor Eenigenburg "is someone who has hatred in his heart." (You can read about the Mayor's comments at the link below.)
Increasingly government officials are trying to intimidate into silence pastors who speak out against the advancement of the homosexual agenda. When we asked folks in Baton Rouge to contact the Mayor and ask him to apologize to the pastors of the city, his office was overwhelmed with calls--and to our surprise, the Mayor is insisting he never said anything about Pastor Eenigenburg.
Whenever something like this happens we, as religious people, need to come together as a community. So I ask you to call the Mayor at (225) 389-3100 to let him know he needs to stop trying to dodge the facts and start apologizing.
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Peekaboo Bathroom Buggery
At present it is unknown if Pleasanton's own 'Pastor Paddy the Pervert' was caught on film playing Restroom Romeo in this particular PUBLIC TOILET - but rest assured he will not only be forgiven by the Mary Ruthless Mau Mau Artistes of this world - but Exhalted for his Public Example to others of 'Christian Tolerance' - for Sick Homosex Perversions of course...
Ohso
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Gay sex sting under investigation
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/view.php?id=6173
Covert Operation Winchester used hidden cameras to detect whether men were engaging in sexual activity in the men's toilets at Harrison Drive, New Brighton...
Covert Operation Winchester used hidden cameras to detect whether men were engaging in sexual activity in the men's toilets at Harrison Drive, New Brighton.
More than 120 men were filmed carrying out sexual acts in the urinal area during the three-month operation...
Bathroom Buggery 'Lifestyle'
But, according to the Wirral Globe the operation has been criticised by the gay community...
The toilets came under surveillance after complaints from the public that men were meeting for anonymous gay sex...
Cllr Adrian Jones, Wirral's spokesman on the Merseyside Police Authority added: "All decent people will be grateful that the abuse of a public lavatory, which should be safe for children and adults to use without stumbling into this sort of activity, has been stopped...
"I don't think many Wirral people will have anything but contempt for those who abuse public conveniences for sex, whatever their orientation."
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Temperance Permit
Note That the Radical Leftist / Gender Feminist / Homosex / Drag Hag Thought Police who will determine what language critical of their Cannibal Soup agenda is Naughty or Nice (or to use their sanitized euphemisms: Temperate & Polite")...
...And thus the limits of Free Speech for All others, who otherwise face Seven Years in Jail for Ungood Talk...
Will be determined (using as yet unknown means) by the Radical Mau Mau Artistes of the "Gay Pressure Group Stonewall" - appropriately named after the Post Judy Garland Funeral Drag Queen Riots at the stonewall bar (and the 'ladies' can too) in NY.
No need to worry about their impartiality, right - old sods?
Ohso
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell
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Gay hate law 'threat to Christian free speech'
By Steve Doughty http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?
in_article_id=496871&in_page_id=1770&ito=newsnow
Church leaders yesterday warned that new gay hate laws threaten to
stop Christians speaking of their beliefs. Both Church of England and Roman Catholic bishops backed a call for any new law to protect freedom of speech.
Christians should be allowed to hold open discussions about sexuality
and they must be permitted to criticise homosexual behaviour and
lifestyles, they said... churches called for a clause which would remove any threat of prosecution from those who condemn or satirise gay beliefs and practices - the same right that was guaranteed to critics of religion when Labour brought in rules that make it a crime to stir up hatred on religious grounds...
Straw's law would make it a crime to stir up hatred on grounds of
sexual orientation. It would carry a maximum penalty of seven years
in jail for those found guilty - a longer sentence than the five
years handed down to a typical rapist.
If the gay hate law goes through, the bishops said, "People holding
firm opinions on sexuality will generally be reluctant to risk the
emotional and financial costs of being challenged by a neighbour or
colleague and being investigated by the police.
"We are not encouraged by some examples of over-zealous action by the police under current legislation against Christians who have publicly
expressed traditional views on sexuality," the bishops said.
Leaders of the gay pressure group Stonewall, which has been highly influential in drawing up the new law, have said that it will permit religious leaders to continue to express their views on homosexuality
provided they are "temperate" and "polite".
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Splitsville
Now that the Episcopal Schism is in full bloom, with a Church in CA leading the way out from under the Political 'Pander or Perish' dogma enforced by the Radical Minority of the Leftist / Gender Feminist / Homosex Power Structure now claiming to control its assets...
The attack against them by said Radical Homosex Power Structure, particularly in Weimar Kalifornia, will be swift and merciless. In addition to bankrupting the leaders and supporters, the Radical Homosex agenda will also be to take over the Schools and Churches - and either convert them to Political Indoctrination Centers, or sell them for $$$ to fund political indoctrination.
Eventually - the example of Hyper Zealous Thought Policing now found in Canada & 'great' England, will be used to supplant the Former First Amendment in Weimar Amerika (it is already a myth in the peoples republik of Weimar Kalifornia, Der Arnold - Uber Kommandant, Inc.) in favor of mandatory 'tolerance' training.
Ohso
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell
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Pro-Gay Legislation Fuels Concerns Over England's Anti-Faith Trend
By Ethan Cole, Christian Post Reporter 9/9/07 - http://www.christianpost.com/article/20070909/29237_Pro-Gay_Legislation_Fuels_Concerns_Over_England%27s_Anti-Faith_Trend.htm>
The Church of England has expressed fear over a newly proposed law that could allow homosexuals to sue the church if they felt discriminated against by religious authorities. Under the proposal, a gay individual could sue the church if he heard a sermon that condemned homosexuality. The law is meant to protect homosexuals from hostile or humiliating "environments" as part of a revision of discrimination legislations.
"To deny Christians (and followers of other faiths which take a similar view) such a right (to preach on the sin of homosexuality) would amount to an unjustified interference with the right to manifest religious belief," read a statement by the Church of England, according to the Telegraph.
The Church of England in its official statement to the government regarding the bill has said the proposed harassment laws are unnecessary. The Church also said that Christian schools and believers should retain the right to teach on homosexuality according to the school's religious beliefs. The Lawyers' Christian Fellowship in England further warned that an unrepentant, practicing homosexual could sue the church if it refused him membership under the proposed law.
"We have been concerned at what has seemed in some recent debates to be trend towards regarding religion and belief as deserving of a lesser priority in discrimination legislation than the other strands where the law seeks to bring protection," expressed the Church. "This does not amount to, or achieve, equal respect for different religious
groups and those of no religion; rather it amounts to an enforced secularism that fails to respect religious belief at all," according to the Telegraph...
England's anti-discriminatory proposal is similar to the hate crimes debate raging in the United States...
In Europe and Canada, pastors have already been charged and even threatened with imprisonment for preaching against homosexuality under these countries' hate crimes laws.
"This kind of head-on collision occurs when anti-discrimination laws include sexual orientation and behavioral issues," commented Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr., the president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and one of America's pre-eminent evangelical leaders, in response to England's proposed discriminatory law.
. "This is where the inevitable collision occurs – when religious liberty is sacrificed on the altar of political correctness. This is what the Church of England sees when it speaks of 'a trend towards regarding
religion and belief as deserving of a lesser priority in discrimination legislation,'" he added.
"Religious liberty is meaningless if the pulpit is not free to preach the Word of God, if churches cannot determine their own membership, and if Christians are silenced in their Christian testimony."
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Mass Resistance:
Has it come to this? Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire to "marry" another man. Tells audience, "I always wanted to be a June bride."
Mitt Romney's leading role in the crisis that created same-sex "marriage" in Massachusetts starting to come under scrutiny across the country. ==="I always wanted to be a June bride," gushed Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire recently at a speech in Florida. Robinson is going to be legally joined to his long-time partner next June.
How can one even comment on something like this?
Read more on our MassResistance blog.
http://massresistance.blogspot.com/2007/12/bishop-gene-robinson-i-always-wanted-to.html
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Just two days after the infamous Nov. 18, 2003 Goodridge court decision on same-sex marriage, conservative talk-show host Hugh Hewitt wrote a scathing article in The Weekly Standard reflecting the belief of much of America's conservative movement -- that Gov. Mitt Romney should stand up tall and "Just Say No."
Just Say "No"
Calling Governor Romney and the elected representatives of Massachusetts.
by Hugh Hewitt
11/20/2003
"JOHN MARSHALL has made his decision," Andrew Jackson is said to have remarked in the aftermath of a Supreme Court decision he disliked, "now let him enforce it."
Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney would be well advised to ponder that line long and hard over the Thanksgiving holidays. . .Romney should seriously consider indifference. ...The decision is illegitimate, and the appropriate response will be to ignore it. Some law professors will shudder (though two well know in the blogosphere, Eugene Volokh and Glenn Reynolds did not when the subject was kicked around on my program Tuesday; Volokh in fact thinks such inter-branch confrontations are useful in the life of constitutional republics). Editorial writers will shout. Senator Kennedy may even brand Romney a Neanderthal, as he did Justices Brown, Owen, and Judge Kuhl earlier this month. . .
Read entire article here
It's now hard to believe those words were written at all. Romney did just the opposite. The Court had "ordered" the Legislature to "take appropriate action" within six months, but they gave no directive at all to the governor. However, when the six months passed and the Legislature did nothing, Gov. Romney completely caved in. He went ahead and (1) had bogus "Party A and Party B" marriage licenses printed, (2) ordered Justices of the Peace and Town Clerks to perform same-sex "marriages" when asked or be fired, and (3) set up training sessions for Justices of the Peace and Town Clerks on how to perform same-sex marriages. Romney got it started, and it hasn't stopped since.
MassResistance report on How Mitt Romney started same-sex "marriage" in Massachusetts
Hitting the airwaves
Over the last several weeks this subject seems to have caught fire. We have been on radio stations across America talking about this and educating people about the issue. People are eager to hear about this. And the more they hear, the more they want to know.
For example, on Nov. 6, our own John Haskins did a blockbuster interview on the Sandy Rios show, on WYLL, which covers the Chicago area and surrounding states. John has done a massive amount of legal research on Romney's implementation of same-sex "marriage" in Massachusetts and has worked with several legal scholars on it. He has a wealth of knowledge on that subject. This is a particularly powerful interview - you can click the link below to listen:
Listen to the show -- JOHN HASKINS INTERVIEW on Sandy Riow Show -- here.
Download the podcast
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U.S. House Passes Resolution Supporting Christmas and Christianity (LC)
Yesterday, we informed you that the U.S. House was considering a resolution recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith. We are pleased to report that the Resolution passed by a vote of 732 to 9. Nine members voted against the resolution, ten refused to support it by voting "present," and 40 others members did not vote.
The nine members who voted against the Christmas Resolution were all Democrats: Ackerman (NY), Clarke (NY), DeGette (CO), Hastings (FL), Lee (CA), McDermott (WA), Scott (VA), Stark (CA) and Woolsey (CA). The 10 who answered “present†without entering a vote were also Democrats except one: Conyers (MI), Frank (MA), Holt (NJ), Payne (NJ), Pence (Republican from IN), Schakowsky (PA), Schwartz (PA), Wasserman-Schultz (FL), Welch (VT) and Yarmuth (KY).
To find our how your representative voted on the Christmas Resolution, see the roll call vote which is posted online at http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll1143.xml.
Amazingly, all but two of the representatives who answered "present" or voted against the Christmas resolution voted in favor of a resolution recognizing Ramadan, which passed by a 376-0 vote in October! You can see the vote on Ramadan which is posted online at: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll928.xml.
Below is some of the Ramadan resolution.
Notice that the Christmas Resolution uses similar language. It is astonishing that those who supported the Ramadan Resolution would vote against the Christmas Resolution!
You can read the entire text of the Christmas Resolution on our web site in PDF format.
Check the lists to see how your representative voted, then let them know that you support Christmas and they should, too. If they voted against Christmas and in favor of Ramadan, respectfully point out their hypocricy.
Find your representative's contact information online at: http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Read our News Release on this vote at www.LC.org.
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IVA:
Today's data point in answering the question as to whether America was founded as a Christian nation:
"Each member of the legislature, before he takes his seat, shall make and subscribe the following declaration:
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Priest sued over seminar 'curing' homosexuality
By Mike Elkin in Madrid 12/28/07
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2232653,00.html
A Spanish clergyman is to be investigated after complaints that he is holding seminars which aim to "rehabilitate homosexuals".
Protestant minister Marcos Zapata, head of an organisation running youth centres for troubled children in Galicia, prompted the row after reports surfaced of a recent seminar he led entitled "How to Raise Heterosexual Children".
According to a journalist who attended the seminar, Zapata likened homosexuality to alcoholism and called it an illness, but said healing was possible through family therapy...
Yesterday the Galician regional government said it would investigate Zapata...
Spain's gay and lesbian groups are planning legal action...
Esposibleelcambio.org ("Change is possible") is run by Grupo Juan Pablo II, a lay group in Cadiz in southern Spain.
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Bishop left in dark over secret gay service
By Dominic Kennedy 12/31/07 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article3111435.ece
The Archbishop of Canterbury kept a special communion service for gays so secret that he failed to tell the Bishop of London it was happening in his diocese, The Times has learnt.
Dr Rowan Williams inflamed the row over homosexuality which is tearing apart the Anglican Church when it was reported that he had agreed to hold a eucharist for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender clergy.
But even his critics have been taken aback to learn that he did so by making an incursion on to the patch of the Bishop of London, the Right Rev Richard Chartres, without giving notice or seeking permission.
Dr Williams now risks being seen as, at best, discourteous and at worst, in breach of canon law, for sneaking into a church near the Tower of London under the Bishop's nose....
Such security surrounded the communion service for priests, monks and nuns organised by the Clergy Consultation support group that the
guestlist was shredded by Lambeth Palace.
The location was changed after the original venue, the liberal St Peter's Church in Eaton Square, was "outed" on a hostile website.
Dr Williams's covert methods are a gift to opponents threatening schism at next year's Lambeth Conference.
The Times emailed the previous Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, a more conservative primate, to ask if such a thing would have happened in his day.
The 72-year-old replied promptly by Blackberry: "I am sure that Rowan was acting for the very best of reasons viz. to show that he cares for all and wishes to hold minorities in the church. What would I have done?
I would not have agreed to a private Eucharist; after all, the Eucharist, by definition, is open to all Christians...
The Bishop of London now has the drastic option of reporting Dr Williams to the Archbishop of York who could order a tribunal hearing with ultimate powers of removal from office. Nobody is suggesting that the Bishop would exercise these rights but those familiar with him say he would be disappointed to have been kept in the dark.
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Tens of thousands rally in Spain in defense of traditional family
The Associated Press The International Herald Tribune | www.iht.com 12/30/07
MADRID, Spain: Tens of thousands of people in predominantly Roman Catholic Spain rallied Sunday in defense of the traditional family in a country where the government has legalized gay marriage and facilitated divorce.
The crowd roared when Pope Benedict XVI appeared on giant TV screens in a live hookup from St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, praising the crowd.
The pope, speaking during the traditional noon Sunday Angelus prayer, said the family is "based on the unbreakable union of man and woman and represents the privileged environment where human life is welcomed and protected from the beginning to its natural end."
"It is worthwhile to work for the family and marriage because it is worthwhile to work for the human being, the most precious being created by God," the pope said, speaking in Spanish. He urged parents to bring up their children with respect for the moral values that give dignity to human life.
It was Benedict's latest appeal for the traditional family, a central theme of his papacy. The Vatican has campaigned against proposals to legalize gay marriage, and denounced Prime Minister Jose Luis rodriguez Zapatero's government for passing a law recognizing gay marriage.
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Foster couple challenges homosexuality laws By Andrew Pierce 23/02/2008 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news
Lawyers are to seek a judicial review of a decision by social workers to ban a Christian couple from fostering young children because they refused to sign up to new gay equality laws...
The action against Labour-controlled Derby City Council is likely to become a test case for the Government's Sexual Orientation Regulations. Social workers rejected an application by Eunice and Owen Johns, who have four grown-up children, to be foster parents because they refused to agree to tell any children in their care that homosexual lifestyles were acceptable.
The couple, who have been married for 39 years, had applied to offer weekend respite care for foster children under the age of 10.
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Secret plan to avoid church gay split By Jonathan Petre, Religion Correspondent 23/02/2008 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/new
The Archbishop of Canterbury is backing secret plans to create a "parallel" Church for American conservatives to avert fresh splits over homosexuality...
According to insiders, Dr Williams has given his blessing to the plans to create an enclave for up to 20 conservative American bishops that would insulate them from their liberal colleagues. The scheme would allow them to remain technically within the Episcopal Church but under the care of like-minded archbishops from abroad...
Dr Williams, whose leadership has been under growing attack from conservatives, has been privately encouraging such a development for a number of years. So far, however, he has failed to broker a deal with Bishop Jefferts Schori, a feminist who backed the 2003 consecration of Gene Robinson as Anglicanism's first openly gay bishop.
With several hundred of the world's 880 bishops expected to boycott the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, a schism is looking inevitable unless Dr Williams can paper over the cracks.
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How much does it cost to have someone dress up as the spiritual leader of your choice and abuse you? Enquiring minds want to know.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carl: This place got a pool? Ty: Pool and a pond....... Pond be good for you.
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Pastor in Microsoft 'gay rights' share bid
By Toby Harnden in Redmond, Washington
6/11/2007
A black conservative Christian pastor of an evangelical megachurch has vowed to take over Microsoft by packing it with new shareholders who will vote against the company's policy of championing gay rights.
The Reverend Ken Hutcherson, a former Dallas Cowboys linebacker, heads the Antioch Bible Church in Redmond, home of Microsoft...
An advocate of a "biblical stance" against divorce and homosexuality, Mr Hutcherson, 55, is asking millions of evangelical activists, as well as Orthodox Jewish and other allies, to buy up Microsoft shares and demand a return to traditional values.
Microsoft, he declares, will be just the first company targeted in an escalation of the culture wars between evangelicals and corporate America.
"There are 256 Fortune 500 companies alone pouring millions upon millions of dollars into pushing the homosexual agenda," he told The Daily Telegraph.
His ambitious plan signals a new offensive in his two-year battle with Microsoft after it abandoned its neutral stance on gay rights legislation, which he says he helped secretly negotiate before
outraged gay employees intervened.
"They tried to turn their policy into state policy, making their policy something I had to submit to. And my playbook [the bible] tells me you don't submit to sin."...
Mr Hutcherson, who grew up in segregated Alabama and played football to "hurt whites" before he became a Christian, believes homosexuality is a sin rather than a biological phenomenon.
He rejects comparisons between the black civil rights movement and calls for gay rights...
"I've never seen an ex-black. Michael Jackson couldn't even achieve that. But I've seen ex-gays. We minister to them every day. We talk to them about how to get out of that sin."
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Vanity Search
Run a Search on the CCTimes / MediaNews / AP Wirehead / Frisco Crock websites using the term "Priest" - and the majority of stories you will find are about Sex Abuse (albeit with the Homosex Ephebophile angle played down), crime and betrayal of the Faithful...
Positive Images of Priests or Christian Churches in the Old Media are about as difficult to find as Opposing Viewpoints to their Radical Leftist / Gender Feminist / Homosex 'Pander or Perish' ideology...
The following is just another example of the truth told by Tammy Bruce in her book "The Death of Right and Wrong"... Ohso
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Large settlement reached in priest sexual abuse cases
11/18/2007 - By MARY PEMBERTON Associated Press Writer
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—A Roman Catholic religious order has agreed to pay $50 million to dozens of Alaska Natives who were victims of sexual abuse by Jesuit priests, their lawyer said Sunday...
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The following quotes are from Tammy Bruce -Author of the book "The Death of Right and Wrong" On How Homosex Abuse Creates Homosex Abusers
Although regularly censored by the 'mainstream' media, author Tammy Bruce (www.Tammy Bruce ) long ago provided the essential insights in to the Catholic Church's problems with Ephebophile Chicken Hawks targeting Boys for Homosex Rape - in her book THE DEATH OF RIGHT AND WRONG:
"If the Catholic Church had been as eager to defend its principles as the Boy Scouts have been, so many lives would not have been damaged or destroyed. Frankly, even before the depth of the Catholic Church's problem became known, it was common knowledge that many gay men pursue sexual relationships with adolescent boys. Why? Based on my experience in the gay community, I believe it's due to the fact that so many gay men had their first sexual experience as an adolescent with an adult male.
That is a traumatic experience, and as long as the wound remains untreated, the victim feels compelled to continually reenact the experience so as to master it or project it on to others...
The other reason actually discussed in the community is that, because of the Aids crisis and the emergence of drug resistant strains of contagions like herpes and gonorrhea, gay men are compelled to seek new, untouched young men."
"Almost without exception, the gay men I know (and that's too many to count) have a story of some kind of sexual trauma or abuse in their childhood - molestation by a parent or an authority figure, or seduction as an adolescent at the hands of an adult.
The gay community must face the truth and see sexual molestation of an adolescent for the abuse it is, instead of the 'coming of age' experience many regard it as being." Tammy Bruce.
Edited 11/19/2007 10:25 am ET by Ohso1
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God's Grace And The Homosexual Next Doorn (LC)
Author Alan Chambers (a former homosexual) and four of his colleagues at Exodus International offer practical and biblical insights on how both individuals and churches can become a haven for homosexuals seeking freedom from same-sex attraction.
In this comprehensive guide to helping homosexuals, readers will learn about the roots of homosexuality, God's radical grace for sexual sinners, how to reach youth both within and outside the church, dealing with fear and ignorance in the church, leading homosexuals to Christ, mentoring homosexuals in the church,
three degrees of homosexuality: militant, moderate or repentant, what not to do in reaching out to homosexuals and much more about this often perplexing subject.
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Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, warns American church
leaders to curb their pro-gay agenda
Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent 12/15/07 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article3054277.ece
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams,... spelt out in his long-awaited Advent Letter to the Church's 38 Primates and other leaders, could lead to The Episcopal Church of the US and the Anglican Church of Canada forfeiting their
seats at the top tables of the Anglican Church if they do not curtail
their liberal pro-gay agenda...
Arguing that the debates about sexuality were "symptoms" of Anglican
confusion, Dr Williams said that it was far too easy to make the
debate a stand-off between those who were "for" and those who
were "against" homosexual people in the church.
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Catholic Activist "Banned for life" From Publicly Criticising Homosexuality
Saskatchewan Court Upholds Human Rights Commission Ruling
By Hilary White REGINA, Saskatchewan, December 13, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) -
The Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission's decision to impose a "lifetime" ban on a local Catholic's freedom to publicly criticise homosexuality, was upheld this week in its entirety by Saskatchewan Court of Queens Bench.
Bill Whatcott, a licensed practical nurse who lives in Saskatchewan, is a campaigner against the homosexual political movement that is sweeping the Canadian legal system. In 2006, the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission (SHRC) ordered Whatcott to pay $17,500 Cn. to four complainants who complained that their "feelings" and "self-respect" were "injured" by Whatcott's pamphlets denouncing the "gay lifestyle" as immoral and dangerous.
Whatcott responded to the decision, "This fine is for telling the truth [that] homosexual sodomites can change their behaviour and be set free from their sin and depravity through the forgiveness of sins and shed blood of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ."
He added, "Shame on the Saskatchewan Court of Queens Bench for pandering to homosexual activism and ignoring the truth."
In its 2005-2006 Annual Report, the Commission noted that Whatcott was "ordered to discontinue distributing any materials that promote hatred against people because of their sexual orientation."
The tribunal held that "preventing the distribution of such materials was a reasonable limit on Whatcott's right to freedom of religion and expression as guaranteed by section 2 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms".
Whatcott appealed the decision to the Court of Queen's Bench and received the news on Tuesday that the court would not overturn the HRC's ruling.
Whatcott himself says he was fined for his pamphlets that used "verbatim" a text from a classified personal advertisement in a local homosexual publication that ran, "Man seeking boys.... age not so relevant".
Canadians concerned about what they see as the erosion of basic democratic freedoms are calling for a stop to the extra-judicial powers of the Human Rights Commissions in which the usual rules for due process of law do not apply.
In connection to a similar Human Rights Commission case currently levelled by the Canadian Islamic Congress against the popular conservative political author Mark Steyn, Ottawa Citizen columnist David Warren wrote this week that freedom of speech is "the most fundamental right," and that the Human Rights Tribunals represent a significant threat to democratic freedoms.
Freedom of speech, he wrote, is "the queen bee in the hive, as it were. Every other freedom depends on this freedom. Take it away, and we no longer have a free country".
"Like so much in civil society, we put up with it because the alternative is worse, and we'd rather cope with free speech, than with the free intimidation that results from its suppression."
Warren voiced the concerns of many in Canada who believe the Human Rights Commissions' powers and zeal for the far left ideological position makes them an ideal vehicle for the suppression of basic democratic freedoms.
Warren blasted the Human Rights Tribunals, calling them "kangaroo courts" and "star chambers" with "quasi-legal powers that should be offensive to the citizens of any free country... in which the defendant's right to due process is withdrawn."
"They reach judgements on the basis of no fixed law. Moreover, 'the process is the punishment' in these star chambers -- for simply by agreeing to hear a case, they tie up the defendant in bureaucracy and paperwork, and bleed him for the cost of lawyers, while the person who brings the complaint, however frivolous, stands to lose nothing."
Conservatives in Canada are supporting a petition, addressed to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, to abolish or at least curtail the powers of the Human Rights Commissions.
Sign the petition to stop the Human Rights Commissions:
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/a-free-dominion-against-...
Read related LifeSiteNews.com coverage:
Sask. Judge Dismisses Appeal of Pro-Life Demonstrator
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2006/jul/06072004.html
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The Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin based in Fresno took a bold stand earlier this month, proving that when it comes to Truth, there can be no compromises.
At its annual convention the diocese voted 173-22 to leave the Episcopal Church, becoming the first full Anglican diocese to secede from the denomination over the issue of homosexuality and the Bible.
The diocese, which has more than 9,000 members, has chosen to realign itself with the more like-minded Anglican Province of Southern Cone, based in South America.
The disagreement over homosexuality and the Bible can be traced back to 2003 when the Episcopal Church first consecrated an openly homosexual bishop.
"We have leadership in the Episcopal Church that has drastically and radically changed directions," said Reverend Van McCalister, a diocesan spokesman. "They have pulled the rug out from under us. They've started teaching something very different, something very new and novel, and it's impossible for us to follow a leadership that has so drastically reinvented itself."
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** Note the Standard Old Media - Pro Homosex Spin... the Bishops are against 'happy people' - at least according to the radical activists pushing the sick hatreds and vile perversions of the real homosex agenda... Like the Ole Media Propagandists at the Times / MediaNews.
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Anti-gay bishops on crusade to Jerusalem
By Barney Zwartz http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/01/03/1198949986488
The outspoken Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Peter Jensen, is galvanising opposition to homosexuality in the church in preparation for an unofficial meeting of conservative bishops in Jerusalem in June.
As rifts in the worldwide Anglican Church threaten to become rupture, Dr Jensen said American Anglicans had become missionaries for homosexuality in defiance of the Bible and Anglican teaching...
Earlier in a statement Dr Jensen said: "Some American Anglicans are as committed to their new sexual ethics as to the Gospel itself, and they intend to act as missionaries for this faith, wishing to persuade the rest of us."... "The problems posed by the American church are not going to remain in America."
Dr Jensen told the Herald the worldwide church had changed
irreversibly. Since the Americans had defied the world's bishops in 1998 by endorsing same-sex unions and consecrating a gay bishop, Lambeth had lost its authority, he said.
The 1998 Lambeth conference endorsed the traditional view that sexual relationships are reserved for marriage between a man and a woman...
Many conservative bishops have declined to attend Lambeth this year because the American bishops have been invited.
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Spanish Socialism's Anti-Social Assault on Speech
When well over a million Spaniards marched in defense of marriage and family December 30, it seems they had good reason. Skyrocketing abortion rates, a new same-sex "marriage" law, and school indoctrination programs are all contributing to the growing outrage against Spain's socialist regime.
Under President Jose Rodriguez Zapatero, the attacks against traditional marriage and family have become increasingly intense. Unfortunately, a new investigation of clergyman Marcos Zapata means that demonstrators can add another grievance to their list--religious intolerance.
In a seminar sponsored by the Evangelical Council of Aragon, Zapata delivered a speech titled, "How to Raise Heterosexual Children."
Among other things, he urged fathers to "reinforce their sons' masculinity" and show them affection. "If you don't [hug your kids]," he warned, "perhaps another man will."
When the agency of Equality and Welfare learned of the talk, it moved quickly to investigate "any type of proselytism or homophobic attitude" on Zapata's part.
It is utterly ridiculous that this government agency would punish a minister for proselytizing.
After all, isn't that the sole purpose of the pastorate? Zapata, who faces disciplinary action, says that while he believes the church should love and embrace homosexuals, there is an "environmental aspect" of the behavior that parents can and should influence.
However, it's abundantly clear that the only influence socialist Spain cares to exert is its ability to unjustly censor and intimidate religious leaders.
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Ambassador complains to Vatican about election statement.. PinkNews
Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos revealed on Saturday that
Ambassador Francisco Vazquez expressed his "perplexity and surprise" at statement issued last week by the Spanish Bishop's Conference.
"Catholics may support and join different parties it is also true
that not all (electoral) programmes are equally compatible with the
faith and Christian demands in life," the bishops said. This was widely interpreted as an instruction to the faithful not to
vote for parties that support gay marriage or negotiate with Basque
terrorists.
The Zapatero government introduced full gay marriage in Spain in 2005 and the main opposition party, Partido Popular, has said it does not intend to overturn it. However, some PP politicians have hinted they may "return" to the issue...
The rift between church and government in Spain shows no signs of
healing. Last month Deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega said that the Church could no longer impose its morality on the country.
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Fury over new gay hate laws which 'threaten free speech'
By Simon Caldwell 1/7/08 www.dailymail.co.uk/A coalition of MPs is hoping to halt a gay hate law which will stop Christians pronouncing their beliefs about marriage and family life. The Tory, Labour and Lib-Dem MPs are demanding an amendment be introduced to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill to make sure religious leaders are not prosecuted for criticising homosexual lifestyles...
The amendment says nothing should prohibit or restrict "discussion of, criticism of, or expression of antipathy towards conduct relating to a particular sexual orientation, or urging persons of a particular sexual orientation to refrain from or modify conduct according to that orientation"...
The proposed law against incitement to hatred of homosexuals would carry a maximum penalty of seven years in jail - a longer sentence than the five years handed down to a typical rapist.
It is considered so severe that it has drawn criticism from some homosexuals...
"For the first time in our history you can have a policeman knocking on your door not for something you have done but for an opinion you have expressed and that should be totally contrary to the British way of life," she said.
A month ago Church of England and Roman Catholic bishops united to warn that: "Christians engaged in teaching or preaching and those seeking to act in accord with Christian convictions in their daily lives need to be assured that the expression of strong opinions on marriage or sexuality will not be illegal."
They said the police had already shown themselves to be "over- zealous" against Christians who have publicly expressed traditional views on sexuality.
In 2006 Joe and Helen Roberts, a retired couple from Fleetwood, Lancashire, were questioned by police officers for 80 minutes on their attitudes to homosexuality after they complained to their council about its promotion of civil partnership ceremonies and the distribution of gay rights leaflets in public buildings.
They later won £10,000 in compensation and a cringeing apology from Wyre Borough Council.
Neil Addison, the barrister who represented the couple, said: "Increasingly "hate crime" laws are being used to harass and intimidate ordinary people who dare to disagree with PC orthodoxy."
The gay pressure group Stonewall says the law will permit religious leaders to continue to express their views provided they are temperate and polite.
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Radio Free Fresno
The following excerpts from an opinion piece in the Frisco Crock offer some insights in to the attack on Church Leaders who fail to pander to the sick hatreds and vile perversions of the Radical Gender Feminist / Homosex lobby.
However - as is required by the Censors at the Crock, the end result was just another Pro-Homosex Mau Mau piece denouncing sanity in terms of "Ism-Obia"... as if that is news. Ohso
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Religious freedom in Fresno
Andrew Fiala Thursday, January 17, 2008
The drama regarding the Episcopalian Church in Fresno shows us the complexity of the ideal of religious liberty. Americans are right to celebrate the separation of church and state. But we must acknowledge that religious liberty means that religions are free to espouse views that many of us believe are intolerant. This works so long as church and state remain separate.
Last month, a substantial majority of Episcopalians here in Fresno voted to leave the American Episcopal Church and align with the Church of the Southern Cone. The immediate cause of this fissure was the Episcopal Church's changing view of homosexuality and marriage. According to the more conservative reading of the Bible propounded by the Fresno Episcopalians, the church should not approve homosexual relationships or ordain homosexual clergy.
The Episcopal Church responded last week by "inhibiting" John-David Schofield, the bishop of San Joaquin. This means that he is prohibited him from carrying out his ministerial duties. In reply, Schofield claims that because he is no longer a member of the Episcopal Church, the order of inhibition does not apply to him.
The use of the term "inhibition" is intriguing.
The term evokes repression and restriction.
Ironically, in this case, the more "liberal" Episcopal Church wants to inhibit Schofield's freedom to preach.
And Schofield and his congregation claim that they should be "uninhibited," that is, free to create a religious community that does not sanction homosexual unions.
The principle of religious freedom is central here. Schofield has said that the vote to leave the Episcopal Church was a vote to affirm the "freedom to honor the authority of Scripture." In his pastoral letter announcing the split, he said that the result of this decision is "freedom from oppression and threat."...
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The Boy Raping Homosex Ephebophile 'Chicken Hawks' who founded and led the Nazi Party in the destruction of the Weimar Republic - such as the Syphilitic Coprophile Duo of Ernst Rohm (leader of the Homo-Anal Pederast 'Storm Troopers) & Adolf Hitler (his 'Rent Boy' protege) were deeply hostile to anyone who dared get in their way, including any Religion that identified Pederasty as a Sin.
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SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE: STRAIGHT FROM THE MIND OF HITLER
When Adolph Hitler took power in Germany, he recognized immediately that the major threat to his tyrannical designs would come from the church. If he could neutralize the voice of the church, he correctly reasoned, there would be no one else to stand in his way.
Consequently, he immediately cranked up the Nazi propaganda machine to develop slogans designed to silence the voice of the church, slogans which were then relentlessly hammered into the minds of gullible Germans and their pastors, who meekly complied.
Hitler crafted two slogans in particular, and these became the bulldozers he used to push the church to the margins of the culture and so squelch its
freedom to speak truth to power that the liberty of the entire world was soon threatened. Liberty was only preserved at the cost of millions of lives, including hundreds of thousands of America's finest young men.
These slogans, mind you, do not come from the United States Constitution or from Thomas Jefferson or from the mind of the Founding Fathers. These slogans come straight from the mind of Adolph Hitler, and bear a sobering similarity to the mantras of the ACLU, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State and the Freedom from Religion Foundation.
Here they are, straight from the mind of Adolph Hitler:
"Politics do not belong in the Church."
"The Church must be separate from the State."
If they sound eerily familiar, it will only be because you instinctively recognize in these words the voice of tyranny and repression.
Hitler himself drove the pilings even deeper when he said, in December of 1934, "The Nazi State will however not tolerate under any circumstances any new or any continued political activity of the denominations."
In the same speech, he added these ominous words: "But we will ensure the purging from our public life of all those priests who have mistaken their profession and who ought to have been politicians and not pastors."
The objective of the Nazi regime was virtually identical to the agenda of today's ACLU: Contain the voice of the church within the four walls of its buildings, turning them into nothing more than echo chambers, and punish any effort of church leaders to make their voices heard in the public square.
Further, in a manner that is strikingly reminiscent of efforts to purge any
references to God from our public systems of education, Josef Goebbels said the following in August, 1935:"To educate the young people into religious ways may perhaps be the task of the Church, but to educate the young in politics is very much our affair .The youth belongs to us and we will yield them to no one."
All church youth groups were banned in favor of the Hitler Youth, which became the only legal youth organization in the country. Churches were no longer permitted to hold any meetings in public venues. They were instead locked up inside their sanctuaries, forbidden to speak their message outside the four walls of their church buildings.
And the rest, as they say, is history. The current restraint on the freedom of the church in America to speak truth to political power was imposed in 1954 through the efforts of then Sen. Lyndon Johnson. Johnson, incensed at some non-profit organizations for opposing his most recent run for office, suspended the sword of the IRS over the necks of any religious leader who would dare to stand for justice and truth in the nation's political life.
And so today's church is still paying the price for this small-minded politician's petty and vengeful ability to use the power of the federal government to punish his adversaries.
Prior to 1954, churches had the freedom to be as engaged in matters of public policy as they chose. They were free to be actively engaged without fear of punishment, and free to be completely uninvolved in political matters if they so chose. That, my friends, is liberty, both of the religious and political kind.
While churches may still today distribute non-partisan voter guides, and pastors are free to speak to the moral issues of the day, watchdogs from the ACLU and other leftist groups are lurking around every corner, looking to pounce on any religious leader who would dare use his influence to help shape the direction of America's public policy.
Just this week, an IRS investigation has been requested by Americans United into a pastor who endorsed Barack Obama from his pulpit last Sunday. In a free country, he should be free to do so without fear that his voice will be
strangled by the federal government.
Judicial activism has turned the First Amendment on its head, and the very provision intended by the Framers to protect religious liberty is now being used to repress it.
The remedy? First, Congress should repeal LBJ's onerous 1954 IRS restriction. Second, we must elect a president who will appoint justices to the Supreme Court who understand the original intent of the First Amendment and will restore constitutional freedoms of religion and speech in full to America's churches.
Then, and only then, can we be assured that true American liberty will be preserved for us, for our children, and for their children after them.
(Source: "The Nazi Persecution of The Churches, 1933-45," by J.S. Conway,
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US bishop defects to Catholic Church in row over gays
Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent,Times Online
9, 25, 2007
In the most high-profile American defection to date in the row over gays in the Anglican Church, a diocesan bishop has explained why he is to be received into the Roman Catholic Church.
The Bishop of Rio Grande, Jeffrey Steenson, who was educated at Oxford and is in the Anglican Catholic tradition of the Church, said that to remain in his post in the Episcopal Church may lead him "to a place apart from Scripture and traditionâ€.
In a statement to American bishops meeting in New Orleans in an attempt to avert schism, in which he requested permission to resign both from his post and his orders, the Bishop Steenson said: “I am concerned that if I do not listen to and act in accordance with conscience now, it will become harder and harder to hear God’s voice.â€
His defection will come as a further blow to an Anglican province already reeling from the plans of up to five dioceses to seek leadership from a conservative province outside the US. Insiders say that the small but wealthy Episcopal Church, with about two-to-three million Sunday worshippers, is losing hundreds of people every year...
The Right Rev Steenson indicated that those who want to go should go quietly.
He said: “I hope my decision will encourage others who believe they can no longer remain in the Episcopal Church, to respect its laws and to withdraw as courteously as possible for the sake of the Christian witness.â€
Referring to another meeting of the Church’s bishops this year, he said: “I was more than a little surprised when such a substantial majority declared the polity of the Episcopal Church to be primarily that of an autonomous and independent local church relating to the wider Anglican Communion by voluntary association. This is not the Anglicanism in which I was formed, inspired by the Oxford movement and the Catholic Revival in the Church of England. Perhaps something was defective in my education for ministry in the Episcopal Church, but, honestly, I did not recognise the church that this House described on that occasion.â€
Committing himself to seeking unity with the Catholic Church, he accused the Episcopal Church of making a “decisive turn away†from efforts to preserve the communion. He said: “It is difficult to avoid the conclusion that the Episcopal Church has rejected the discipline of communion but wants it only on its own terms.â€...
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Pope to discuss influx of Anglicans
Ruth Gledhill Religion Correspondent Times Online 11/22/07
The Pope will discuss how to deal with the increasing numbers of requests from disaffected Anglicans to join the Roman Catholic Church at a meeting with cardinals from around the world tomorrow.
Pope Benedict XVI, who is making the reunification of Christendom a goal of his pontificate, is in talks with at least three US Episcopal bishops about their reception into the Catholic church. He has also been approached by an entire breakaway group of traditionalist Anglicans about admitting them to his Church... as Anglicans in Canada this evening announced they are to seek sanctuary in new "safe haven"...
The last straw for many of the 250 attending the Network conference in Canada today was the support by the Niagara diocese a few days ago for same-sex blessings...
"We are crossing the Red Sea. We will begin with a variety of orthodox-minded Anglicans from all across Canada in what will be a rather loose structure to start with. To quote TS Eliot, in order to get better, our sickness must first get worse."...
He continued: "We have come to the conclusion that we can wait no longer for things to change. The path on which are some are set is even more affirmed than it has been before. We cannot look back to a time that is gone."
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Lesbian suit against Christian school tossed
1/25/08
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59873
'No triable issues': Academy's right to expel 2 girls in 'relationship' confirmed
A California judge has ruled that Christian schools can set standards
for behavior for their students, and impose penalties if they are not
met.
The decision comes from Riverside County Superior Court Judge Gloria
Trask, who found "no triable issues" on claims that a Christian
school discriminated against two girls because of their perceived
sexual orientation, according to a report in the North County Times.
Trask recently dismissed the claims made against California Lutheran
High School in Wildomar by the two girls and their parents.
The case developed in 2005 when the girls, members of the junior
class, were expelled after school officials noticed behavior by the
two that may have indicated a lesbian relationship.
The lawsuit filed by the girls and the parents then alleged the
California Lutheran High School Association – which oversees
operation of the Wildomar school – engaged in discrimination,
invasion of privacy and unfair business practices in its handling and
ultimate dismissal of two juniors.
The students were summoned into the office of Principal Gregory Bork,
the lawsuit claimed, where Bork "individually and separately
interrogated the (students) in a closed room, without the parents'
knowledge or consent ... and asked (them) inappropriate and personal
questions such as whether they loved one another and were lesbians."
"In such a manner, Bork coerced one of the (students) to admit that
she 'loves' the other," a court document stated.
The next day, the parents received a phone call from Bork informing
them the board had decided to expel the students. One day later, the
parents confronted the principal in person and by phone and were told
the two girls could not remain at school "with those feelings."
Bork also wrote a letter to the parents stating "while there is no
open physical contact between the two girls, there is still a bond of
intimacy ... characteristic of a lesbian (relationship). ... Such a
relationship is unchristian. To allow the girls to attend (Cal
Lutheran) ... would send a message to students and parents that we
either condone this situation and/or will not do anything about it.
That message would not reflect our beliefs and principles."
The students, identified in the lawsuit as Jane Doe and Mary Roe,
were expelled in September 2005 for "engaging in homosexual conduct
in violation of the Christian Code of Conduct, including but not
limited to, posing for pictures in suggestive sexual positions."
Lawyers for the students argued the school is not a religious
institution but a fee-taking organization.
But they were opposed by other lawyers, from the Christian Legal
Society and the Alliance Defense Fund who argued on behalf of the
school, because the decision could affect members of the Association
of Faith-Based Organizations.
"Christian schools have the right to make admissions and disciplinary
decisions consistent with their Christian beliefs," said Timothy J.
Tracey, a litigation counsel for the CLS. "To subject Christian
schools to liability under the California anti-discrimination laws
for expelling students who engage in homosexual conduct flatly
violates this right."
"The 14th Amendment protects the right of parents to send their
children to a private religious school that shares their religious
beliefs," the arguments said. "The United States Supreme Court has
long recognized the existence of parents' right to direct their
children's education."
"These parents have chosen to send their children to private
Christian schools because of the unique Christian mission and values
espoused by the schools. Compelling the schools to condone
extramarital sexual conduct contrary to their values and beliefs
eliminates a primary reason why parents choose to send their children
to these Christian schools in the first place – having their children
educated and mentored from a distinctly Christian perspective," the
court filings said.
The state may govern the "basic requirements" of private schools,
through licensing and reporting requirements, but "it cannot
unreasonably interfere with the teaching and educational philosophies
of such schools," the argument said.
The First Amendment's Religion Clause also prevents state anti-
discrimination laws based on moral behavior from applying, the
attorneys argued.
Attorney Kirk Hanson, representing the students, said he would appeal
the dismissal of the case. He said he'll continue to argue the school
is a business and must abide by state discrimination requirements.
"That's (appeals court) where this case would have ended up
regardless," Hanson told the newspaper. "Win or lose at the trial
level, the case is going to be in front of a court of appeal."
But John McKay, a lawyer for the school, said, "The First Amendment
gives Christian schools the right to educate children on the (basis)
of Christian beliefs. We're right on the First Amendment (regarding)
free association."
On a forums page at the newspaper's Internet site, "Edward" supported
the decision.
"It's not right to enroll in a school that has certain defined
beliefs and rules, and then decide you don't want to comply," he
wrote. "Simply enroll in a different school that closer matches your
idealogy (sic). Don't sue to try to make the existing school what you
want it to be."
"This was obviously an attack by the 'diversity' crowd on another
religious institution," added "Watch out." "They are dead set on
destroying any mention of or exercise of religious freedom."
And Peter added, "Think people think …. If you as a parent sign on a
dotted line accepting the rules of the private school, then
disciplinary action against your son or daughter should be expected
when they break the rules. Face the consequences and move on."
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Colorado - A Political Shell Game with Charities (FRC)
Colorado's House Majority Leader, Alice Madden (D), is unwittingly providing a lesson in political gamesmanship to the religious community and everyone should take note.
Last year the Colorado legislature enacted a state version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which forces businesses to forfeit their religious convictions in matters of firing, hiring, and promotion regardless of a person's faith, age, gender, or sexual orientation.
In a classic move to abate opposition from the religious community, they exempted religious organizations like Catholic Charities and the Salvation Army that provide social services. Madden, who supported the exemption last year, has now introduced H.B. 1080, a bill that would put religious charities under these onerous requirements and clearly violate the religious tenets of many of them.
This is just another example of the growing tendency to use religious exemptions to lull Christian groups into a false security only to pull those exemptions out from under them later on.
The area's religious organizations are understandably upset at the leadership's about-face on the law and intend to do all they can to stop it.
As Archbishop Charles Chaput of the Catholic Archdiocese of Denver wrote, "Catholic Charities has no interest at all in generic dogoodism... When it can no longer have the freedom it needs to be 'Catholic,' it will end its services."
That would be devastating news to the disadvantaged families in the area who for the last 33 years have relied on the generosity of such religious charities. In my opinion, Madden has to be pretty desperate to make a political point if she's willing to let people go hungry and homeless to do it.
Not only does her bill show a callous disregard for the poor, but it also treads on dangerous constitutional grounds. It implicitly discriminates against religious groups and churches.
Colorado's assembly should be ashamed of any attempt to sideline charities that perform valuable community services. Join us in calling on Rep. Madden to reconsider H.B. 1080
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'Second Look' First on Planned Parenthood's Hit List (FRC)
In San Francisco, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is under attack for its "Second Look" ad campaign now airing on local radio stations. Ironically, Planned Parenthood Golden Gate (PPGG), which is no stranger to controversy, is the organization lashing out at area broadcasters for running the pro-life commercials.
As for what is or is not offensive, perhaps PPGG isn't the best judge. The group most recently made headlines for its outrageous "Mile High Club" television ads, which featured a gay flight attendant named Stephen who cruises the aisles, showering young passengers with contraceptives. With the lights dimmed and party music blaring, he sits on the pilot's lap and hits on him.
Contrast that with USCCB's ads, which contain nothing but established medical facts. The commercial begins with the sound of a beating heart. "Hear that?" the announcer asks. "It's the heartbeat of an infant in the womb at six months. His heart's beating at about 140 beats per minute. If he were born right now, his chance of survival would be greater than 50%. But even today, his mother could choose to have an abortion... Each year more than 18,000 babies who are already in their fifth month of pregnancy are aborted. And it's legal."
PPGG insists that USCCB is "touting lies" and "gross inaccuracies," charges that are more appropriately leveled at Planned Parenthood for misleading women about the reality of abortion.
While nothing in the Bishops' campaign is the slightest bit false or objectionable, the pro-abortion lobby is demanding the radio stations drop the ads.
We have a better idea. Why not log on to www.frc.org and compare the two commercials? I guarantee that you'll join us in applauding San Francisco stations KCBS and KFRC for upholding the free speech of pro-lifers.
The Catholic Bishops want Americans to take a "second look" at abortion; Planned Parenthood wants no look at all.
Additional Resources
Second Look radio ad
Dawn Eden "Planned Parenthood's air sickness"
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Sydney's bishops to snub summit
3 February 2008 http://www.smh.com.au/news
The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney has revealed the Sydney diocese
will boycott this year's worldwide gathering of Anglican bishops
because of the church's stance on homosexuality...
The controversial consecration of Gene Robinson, the gay bishop of
New Hampshire, by the US Episcopal Church in 2003 has embroiled the
Anglican Church in a battle between rival factions in disagreement
over the matter.
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Liberty Counsel - www.LC.org
Voter Guides and Political Activity
On our web site, Liberty Counsel has posted voter guides and other resource materials regarding political activity of pastors, churches and nonprofit organizations. You can access all of these resources for free, just click the "2008 Voter Guides" picture on the front page at www.LC.org.
We also recently created a new DVD entitled "Pastors, Churches and Political Activity." In this DVD, Mathew Staver addresses what pastors and church leaders can and cannot do regarding supporting candidates, legislation and otherwise being involved in important issues facing this Nation. Mathew Staver has advised churches and pastors on political activity for nearly 20 years.
This DVD will educate and encourage pastors regarding how they can take a stand for the future of America. We believe this information is crucial, especially during this election year, when some people and groups want churches to be silent. Some churches have received unsolicited letters claiming they will lose their tax exemption if their pastors speak out on moral or political issues. Such letters are mere scare tactics to silence Christian viewpoints.
Pastors and church leaders can get a free copy of this DVD by calling 800-671-1776.
This DVD also contains written materials, including an updated version of our one-page summary chart on political and legislative activity. This is a chart that pastors have found very useful over the many years since it was first designed by Liberty Counsel. The DVD also has information about Mathew Staver and Liberty Counsel so that the pastors will be assured of the reliability of the materials.
A Special Invitation To Pastors in California, Florida and South Carolina
Several Pastors' Policy Briefings will be held in California, Florida and South Carolina in the next few weeks. Meals and hotel accommodations for the 1-1/2 day events are complimentary. The theme is "Rediscovering God in America."
Conference speakers will vary from event to event, but will include individuals such as Drs. Tim and Beverly LaHaye, Hon. Newt Gingrich, Dr. Charles Stanley, David Barton, John Hagee, Don Wildmon, Dr. Laurence White, Hon. Bob McEwen, Sen. Jim DeMint and Dr. Mat Staver. These briefings are designed to equip and encourage pastors to make a difference in the culture. You can also be involved by praying for the success of these events.
The dates and details for each event are as follows:
January 10-11, San Jose, CA
January 15-16, Columbia, SC
January 21-22, Orlando, FL
Jan 31-Feb 1, San Diego, CA
The Pastors' Policy Briefings have been a source of encouragement and motivation for the many pastors who have attended these events throughout the country. At a recent event in New Hampshire, a pastor who was called upon to deliver the benediction was so moved by the powerful messages that he was initially unable to speak. With a quivering voice, he grasped the pulpit and said that his life had been forever changed. He said he felt like he had been drinking from a fire hydrant for the past day and a half of the event.
America needs her pastors to stand up and boldly preach the gospel and speak the truth. You will hear some of America's finest voices for this hour in our history. We are pleased to participate in these events and we invite you to spread the word to the pastors in your community.
Other Upcoming Events in January with Mathew Staver
In addition to the Pastors' Policy Briefings, Mathew Staver is scheduled to speak in the following locations during January.
Sunday, Jan 13, 8:00, 9:15 & 11:15 a.m. services, Calvary Chapel, Thousand Oaks, CA (Los Angeles area).
Sunday, Jan 20, 6:00 p.m. service - First Church of Christ, Eustis, FL (Orlando area).
Sunday, Jan 27, 9:00 and 10:40 a.m. services, Forest Baptist Church, Troutville, VA (Roanoke area).
Monday, Jan 28, 6:30 p.m., Child Evangelism Fellowship banquet, Frazer United Methodist Church, Montgomery, AL.
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IVA
A San Francisco area hospital is now being sued because, on the grounds of deeply held religious conviction, it refused to allow breast enlargement surgery to be performed on a man who claims he is now a woman.
The Catholic hospital correctly believes that gender is assigned by God at birth. Further, the hospital does not perform surgical procedures that are contrary to clear Catholic moral teaching such as abortion or direct euthanasia as well as transgender surgery.
(Inside Bay Area - Transgender woman sues Seton hospital)
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Quote of the day: "America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe v. Wade has deformed a great nation. The so-called right to abortion has pitted mothers against their children and women against men.
It has sown violence and discord at the heart of the most intimate human relationships. It has aggravated the derogation of the father's role in an increasingly fatherless society.
It has portrayed the greatest of gifts -- a child -- as a competitor, an intrusion, and an inconvenience. It has nominally accorded mothers unfettered dominion over the independent lives of their physically dependent sons and daughters." ~ Mother Teresa
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IVA:
Religious bigotry seems to be alive and well in Texas's judicial system, where a prosecutor dismissed a juror in a case last year because he attends the largest church in the United States, Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church.
The prosecutor said she was dismissing the juror because the 47,000 people who go to Lakewood "are screwballs and nuts" who "believe everyone can be rehabilitated."
Now that she's running for the post of Harris County district attorney, she has of course apologized.
(WorldNetDaily: Candidate calls Joel Osteen churchgoers 'screwballs')
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Anglican in Gay Row Boycott 16th February 2008 - http://www.dailystar.co.uk/
Leaders of five Anglican worldwide provinces are to boycott the once- a-decade Lambeth Conference in the UK because the US Episcopal Church ordained a gay bishop.
The five leaders from Africa and South America said they could not share communion with Episcopal bishops who in 2003 consecrated Gene Robinson as bishop of New Hampshire. ..
"There is no serious space for those of an orthodox persuasion ... to be themselves or to be taken seriously," the archbishops said in a statement.
The five clerics lead some of the largest or fastest-growing Anglican provinces in the world.
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Homosex Hatemongers Pan to Ambush Pope! According to 'pinknews' Radical Homosex activists plan to ambush the Pope during a planned visit to the US in order to haraass Catholics (can you say 'Hate Crime') for their faliure to pander to the sick hatreds and vile perversions of the radical gender feminist / homosex agenda... Or as said by the 'pinkies':
"A group that works for the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans in the Roman Catholic church is planning a series of protests against Pope Benedict during his visit to the US next month.
The Rainbow Sash Movement said it is calling on "Catholics of good will" to take the Papal visit as an opportunity to shower the Pope mobile with ashes instead of confetti.
"We will also be greeting him with whistles... we will bring ashes to reign down on the Popes motorcade, and call on individuals to blow whistles at any public papal events such as outside of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Ground Zero, St. Joseph's Seminary, and Yankee Stadium...
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US gay bishop not welcome at meeting. (http://www.stuff.co.nz)
Leaders of the US Episcopal Church were told once and for all that the gay man they elevated to bishop will not be allowed to attend a top, once-a-decade worldwide Anglican church meeting this summer...
It was the US church's consecration of Robinson in 2003 as the first bishop known to be in an openly gay relationship in more than four centuries of Anglican church history that jolted the 77 million- member global church, already divided over biblical interpretation, the ordination of women and the blessing of same-sex unions.
Robinson's exclusion from the Lambeth Conference had previously been announced. But the 2.4 million-member Episcopal Church, Anglicanism's US branch, had been negotiating the issue, hoping to change the situation.
Word that no change would be possible came from the Episcopal Church House of Bishops meeting in Texas...
A team of bishops assigned to negotiate the issue with the Archbishop of Canterbury's office told the meeting it had been informed that a full invitation was not possible; that a retreat planned during the meeting in July at Canterbury Cathedral was closed to uninvited guests and media; and that there was no room for an "observer" at the Lambeth sessions.
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Anglican rift deepens as two sides go to court By Patrick Brethout
From Monday's Globe and Mail
25 February 2008
VANCOUVER — The cracks in the Anglican Church of Canada are widening over the issue of blessing same-sex marriages, with three more congregations voting to split with the national organization over the weekend - and the two sides headed to court on Friday.... bringing the total of dissident churches to 15. They have all put themselves under the authority of the Archbishop Gregory Venables of the Province of the Southern Cone in South America.
That traditional branch of the Anglican church does not recognize same-sex marriages.
Beyond the theological debate that has triggered those votes is a decidedly secular question: Who gets the property if a congregation splits with its leadership?
Anglican church seeks oversight from bishop in South America
The leadership of the Niagara diocese did not wait long to move on that question, serving legal papers on Wednesday to gain possession of the property of St. George's Church in Lowville, Ont., and St. Hilda's in Oakville, Ont.
The Anglican Network in Canada, representing the dissident parishes, is questioning why the diocese acted so quickly. "It is not as if the building is getting up and moving anywhere," said Cheryl Chang, a director and a lawyer...
The position of the diocese is that the dissident parishioners are simply a number of individuals leaving the church and so have no claim to the property; the parishioners say the congregation is the church, and therefore has a right to the church.
There are 2,300 Anglican parishes in Canada.
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Blasphemy in San Francisco (CRI)
On Easter weekend, what is arguably the most significant holiday in Christianity, the homosexual group "Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence" held its blasphemous 2008 "Hunky Jesus" competition at Dolores Park in San Francisco.
The well-attended contest involves costumed and near-naked men vying for the title of best-looking Jesus. This year the finalists included Doublecross Jesus (two saviours strung up on two conjoined hot pink crosses) and Hunky Cheese-us, a trio of cheese- themed messiahs, with the winner announced as Michelangelo Jesus.
In response to the outcry by the Catholic church that the "Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence" (a group of homosexual men) are engaging in sacrilege, the group claims that the contest is simply part of their mission to "promote universal joy and expiate stigmatic guilt."
"What is almost worse than this blasphemy against Christ and Christians is that there has been no general public outcry against this competition," stated Karen England, executive director of Capitol Resource Institute. "I cannot imagine that, if the tables were turned and a group of Christians held a competition to mock homosexuality, that there would be the same level of apathy."
The 2008 Hunky Jesus competition came during the same week as a new American Psychological Association (APA) booklet indicating that homosexuality may not be a genetic condition after all. In other words, the APA admits that there is insufficient scientific evidence to state that people are born gay.
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Prime Real Estate in the Battle for Biblical Integrity (FRC)
In what has been called "Ground Zero" in the fight for faithful Anglicanism, a state circuit court judge has handed a key victory to the 11 Virginia churches that voted to break away from the Episcopal Church (EC) over its growing hostility to the Gospel Truth. The EC's actions, including the consecration of an openly gay bishop, have done irreparable harm to its relationship with global Anglicans, leading EC membership to decline by the tens of thousands.
When efforts to reconcile with the EC failed, orthodox churches in Virginia felt they had no choice but to vote to sever ties and realign as an outpost of the Anglican Church of Nigeria. But the stand for orthodoxy came at great cost to the Virginia faithful. Armed with wealthy endowments, the EC and Diocese of Virginia launched an unprecedented multi-million dollar suit against the 11 churches, their rectors, vestries, and trustees in early 2007, threatening to confiscate their property and church homes-some of which have stood near the nation's capital for 200 years.
With scant resources, the 11 churches banded together in defense of their land, becoming a focal point of the national movement to preserve biblical Truth. Even Virginia's Attorney General Bob McDonnell weighed in, arguing that the parishes of the new Anglican District of Virginia (ADV) were entitled to their property under a Civil-War era division statute. Last Friday, Judge Randy Bellows agreed and ruled in favor of the 11 churches in what is certain to be a prolonged legal battle.
Although the EC has indicated its intention to appeal, the significance of this victory could be felt well beyond these church walls. In a story of David versus Goliath proportions, the precedent established in Virginia could trigger a wave of exodus in other states.
Already 200 American parishes have voted to disaffiliate with the EC, and similar property disputes have erupted in California and Ohio. As conservative Methodists and Presbyterians wrestle against their own liberal drift, all eyes are on Northern Virginia.
What happens there could send a resounding message to every denomination's hierarchy that on Truth, God's people will not compromise. Bishop Martyn Minns, the courageous leader of ADV, will speak about the division at FRC Action's Values Voter Summit in September. To help him wage this battle or to learn more about what's at stake, log on to www.anglicandistrictofvirginia.org.
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Federal Judge Dismisses ACLU’s Lawsuit Against Baptist Home
Monday, April 7, 2008 – Last week, federal judge Charles R. Simpson, III, dismissed an ACLU lawsuit against a Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children (recently renamed Sunrise Children’s Services) following an 8-year legal battle. The case began when Alicia Pedreira, a seven month employee, sued the Home, which provides social services for at-risk children, after she was terminated for an openly proclaimed lesbian lifestyle. The reason for the termination was that her lifestyle was contrary to the Home’s Christian mission and values.
Pedreira’s fist lawsuit, filed in 2000, claimed her firing was an act of religious discrimination. However, the court rejected that claim in 2001, but allowed her and several other taxpayers represented by the ACLU and Americans United for Separation of Church and State to pursue a claim under the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution, namely, the Home was using government funds to promote religion.
This past week, however, relying on the U.S Supreme Court’s 2007 Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation decision, Judge Simpson dismissed the new claim as well, on the grounds that taxpayers do not have standing to sue over executive branch funding of faith-based agencies. An attorney for plaintiffs indicated they will appeal Judge Simpson’s ruling.
Attorneys with the Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law center based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, began providing legal assistance to Baptist Home’s principle attorney John Sheller, soon after the ACLU’s lawsuit was filed in 2000.
Pat Gillen, one of the Thomas More Law Center attorneys who worked on the case, observed, “Sunrise Children’s Services has the same right to receive reimbursement to provide help to the children of Kentucky as any other social services provider. ” Gillen currently serves as a visiting professor at Ave Maria School of Law.
In his decision dismissing the case, Judge Simpson found that Kentucky legislators merely made appropriations for government funding, but executive agencies that oversee social services for children and families actually made the decision to devote partial funding to the home.
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Sydney Archbishop backs gay ban http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23545127-5006784,00.h...
The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney Peter Jensen has backed a Brisbane school's decision to turn down a request by gay students to bring male partners to a school dance.
A number of Anglican Church Grammar School's 215 Year 12 students want to take their gay partners to their end-of-year dance on June 19.
However, under current policy, they may only attend the ball with a female partner.
Dr Jensen said he supported civil rights for gay people but homosexuality in the eyes of the church was wrong.
"People do send their children to our schools - they send them there on the understanding that we understand from the teaching of the Bible that the expression of same-sex attraction ... is morally wrong," Dr Jensen told Macquarie radio.
"I guess this will be a matter for the schools but I think that the school will have my support for taking that line."
However, he said young gay people and traditions such as school dances should be left out of the political spotlight.
"No one wants to turn a fun event into a battleground for sexual politics," Dr Jensen said.
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Admit your sins to the Lord, priest tells gay judge By Linda Morris Religious Affairs Writer The Sydney Morning Herald
A senior minister of a Sydney Anglican parish has made an extraordinary attack on the High Court judge Michael Kirby, warning he would face the wrath of God if he remained unrepentant as a gay man.
The rector of St Stephen's Church in Bellevue Hill, the Reverend Richard Lane, denounced the judge for calling himself a Christian Anglican while living in an openly gay relationship and warned as a "messenger, watchman and steward of the Lord in the Anglican Church of Australia", he faced God's judgment.
To call himself a Christian Anglican was a "perversion of truth" and to continue to do so without changing his lifestyle would brand him, like Herod, a "coward, a liar, a deceiver" and a "lawless one"....
Urging the judge to open himself to "God's healing of homosexuality", Mr Lane said Justice Kirby was a hypocrite for choosing to remain inside the church but claiming that homosexual practice "or any other sin" was in accordance with God's will.
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On the Northern Front (FRC)
As Ontario's Christian Horizons ministry knows all too well, standing up for your religious beliefs has its price. Last week, the organization was fined $23,000 by Canada's Human Rights Tribunal for asking employees to sign onto a "morality statement" which included a promise not to engage in homosexual relationships.
Connie Heintz, a Horizons employee, agreed to the statement, only to reveal later that she was a lesbian.
Heintz filed a complaint with the Tribunal claiming that she was "subjected to a poisoned work environment and threatened with the loss of her job." In response, officials ordered the organization to pay Heintz two years' wages, cease all applicant screenings, develop an "anti-discrimination" policy, and send all employees to a "human rights training program."
It sounds unfair, yet this is the same rationale that's fueling the U.S. Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) debate. ENDA would mandate employer tolerance of all forms of sexual orientation in hiring, firing, promotion, and many Christian-oriented businesses (such as bookstores and radio stations) may not be protected by the bill's limited religious exemption.
Additional Resources Huge Christian Ministry to Disabled Fined $23,000 For Rejecting Homosexual Employee
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Meet the Robinsons (FRC)
The U.S. bishop at the center of the growing Anglican storm has announced his intent to "marry" the gay partner that prompted the Episcopal schism. Gene Robinson, an open homosexual whose consecration led to the departure of over 2,000 U.S. congregations, says his civil union ceremony will be held in New Hampshire this June. "I'm a religious person," he told the New York Times, "and every major event in my life has been marked with some kind of liturgy and giving thanks to God." Although Robinson has been excluded from the annual Lambeth Conference this summer by order of Archbishop Rowan Williams, he plans to mingle outside the event and "make his case about how gay relationships are compatible with Christianity."
Thus far, Robinson's decision to flaunt his homosexuality has failed to convince the vast majority of Episcopalians, a growing number of whom are deciding that the denomination's rebellion is incompatible with the ancient faith and have voted to sever ties despite the personal and legal costs. Membership is declining by the tens of thousands, but the Episcopal Church is still choosing political correctness over biblical Truth.
Additional Resources Gay Bishop Plans His Civil Union Rite [NYT]
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A little known but massive barrier to education reform is found in Idaho's "Blaine amendment," which it shares with 36 other states. These Blaine amendments - as was the case with Idaho - were often required of a state in exchange for admission to the Union.
They were born of blatant anti-Catholic bias, in an effort to keep taxpayer dollars from being siphoned away from Protestant-dominated public schools into parochial schools.
Idaho should soon follow Florida's example and try to get rid of the limitation in our state constitution that restricts the flow of state money to religiously affiliated schools. President Bush last week called on states to do this very thing, saying, "State lawmakers, if they're concerned about quality education for children, and if they're concerned about these (inner city) schools closing, they ought to remove the Blaine amendments."
The Supreme Court has ruled that voucher programs that are religiously neutral do not violate the federal constitution, but state constitutions such as Idaho's are often narrower in scope than the federal constitution. A voucher program wou ld vastly increase parental choice by giving the money to the parents to spend on their children's education wherever they see fit.
A University of Chicago researcher found that minority students at Catholic schools are 42% likelier to complete high school than their public school counterparts, and 2 ½ times more likely to earn a college degree. Unfortunately, due to funding woes, Catholic schools are closing at an alarming rate, more than 1,300 since 1990. It's time to give choice a chance. (IVA)
(McCain's School Choice Opportunity - WSJ.com; Florida a step ahead in funds to faith schools - - The Washington Times)
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Tolerance Training - Radical Homosex Style: .......................................................... Christian congress in Germany ends after violent protests
Bremen, Germany - A congress of devout young Protestant Christians ended in Bremen, Germany on Sunday after being twice invaded by violent pro-gay and pro-abortion protesters.
Bremen police said they detained 34 persons who tried to cross police lines on Saturday and break up a panel discussion at which Christians criticized abortion, which has effectively been legalized in Germany.
The seminar had the title, "Sex is God's idea, but is abortion God's idea too?"
Organizers said about 20,000 people attended the religious service that ended the five-day event for young people from all over Germany on Sunday. Germany has about 25 million Protestants, but fewer than 10 per cent are active church-goers.
Earlier, the organizers of the Christival meeting had cancelled a seminar with a Christian perspective, "Understanding Homosexuality," saying they preferred to de-escalate amid rising tension in the city.
On the opening day, 500 people from a "No Christival" committee vented their opposition to Christians and one policeman was hurt as they pushed past a crowd barrier and invaded the venue.
Bishop Wolfgang Huber, head of Germany's EKD council of Evangelic Churches, defended the fifth Christival since 1976, saying it was unfair to judge a congress with 300 discussions, concerts and workshops on the basis of just two items on its schedule.
Print Source: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203105,christian-congress-in-ger...
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Old Media Misandry is one topic our Old Media Watchdogs are not interested in discussing, even when they are actively acting it out in the Biased and Bigoted Manner of their alleged 'reporting'...
A Recent series in the Times / MediaNews / Singleton Syndicate (part of the 4th Estate of Government, the one whose only Checks and Balances are at the Bank) trashing the Catholic Church in a manner most hypocritical, highlighted such rank Old Media Misandry at play.
While correctly pointing out that both Girls and Boys were Harmed by Some Priests and others associated with the Church (a tiny minority amongst the worldwide Faithful) - the Old Media went to great lengths to avoid discussing the Central Fact of the Abuse - That it was Overwhelmingly Boys who were targeted because the Abuse was Overwhelmingly Homosex in Nature.
It is not just the Active Hatred Directed at the Despised and Disposable Male Minority that constitutes Old Media Misandry - but the passive Censorship of Important Facts such as those above, in service of a Radical Gender Feminist / Homosex political agenda - that makes the 'half truth' they publish an even bigger lie than an outright whopper... Not that the old media is beyond those too...
Consider - the Same Old Media still reveres one of the most notorious Boy Raping Homo-Anal Pederasts in modern history - The Beloved 'Beat Poet' of Sodom by the Sea: Allen Ginsberg. Both the Times / Singleton syndicate and the Frisco Crock-a-bull publish homage pieces to Ginsberg, and hawk his videos and the like, without any mention that he is also notorious as a 'nambla' (north amerikan man boy homosex rape assc.) spokesman / founder as well as author of their Anthem: "Young Boy, Give Me Your [bleep]."
How then are we to reconcile this sharp focus by the alleged Watchdogs of said Old Media on the 'Scandal' of the Catholic Church (admittedly, still a problem with the likes of Paddy the Pederast in Pleasanton) - with its myopic Two Blind Eyes see nothing approach to Radical Homosex Icons / Open Pederasts - like Ginsberg?
Which is just one of the many questions that our Old Media Watchdogs want to go away - apparently because the propaganda game just isn't as much fun if others get to question their motives too...
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The Radical Homosex Attack on Faith and Conscience has racked up another 'victory' - for the Sick Hatreds and Vile Perversions that drive it to destroy all who fail to pander... Ohso >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Church pulls out of Catholic agencies over 'gay equality' adoption law By Jonathan Petre
Warning: Kieran Conroy, Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, says the Government has lost out by alienating Catholic agencies
The Roman Catholic Church is pulling out of three of its top adoption agencies because it cannot comply with Labour's new gay equality laws.
The Mail on Sunday has learned the Church will this week cut its ties with the Surrey-based Catholic Children's Society, one of the biggest in the country covering much of the South-East.
The dioceses of Nottingham and Northampton have also decided to pull out of their agencies.
The development will anger Catholic MPs, who warned last year that the contentious legislation would have a dramatic impact on the charities.
Iain Duncan Smith, the former Tory leader, said: 'This is a tragedy. We are taking the ethos out of these adoption agencies and leaving them with a crisis, all because the Government wouldn't listen.'
It will also dismay hundreds of thousands of parishioners who have raised millions of pounds over the years to support the much-loved organisations.
Senior bishops put the blame squarely at the door of Government Ministers.
The Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, the Rt Rev Kieran Conry, said: 'The Government has lost out. The Catholic agencies do and did very good work.
'For the sake of a principle and certain political correctness we are losing some very good facilities.'
The fate of the ten remaining agencies in England and Wales is now in the balance.
The Church argues its agencies cannot remain both Catholic and conform with the Sexual Orientation Regulations.
The regulations, which aim to end discrimination against homosexuals by businesses, make it illegal for agencies to turn away same-sex couples who want to adopt or foster children.
They were forced through Parliament last year in the face of opposition from religious leaders, who believe gay adoption is morally wrong.
Lament: Iain Duncan Smith branded the impact of gay equality legislation 'a tragedy'
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair wanted to grant the agencies an exemption from the new laws but caved in after a Cabinet revolt. Instead he gave the charities nearly two years to conform and £250,000 to help develop ways of keeping them intact.
The Church will have to make some hard decisions over the summer as the deadline set by Mr Blair expires at the end of the year.
Some of the agencies, such as Catholic Care in Leeds, are intending to remain open for business and will fight any challenges in the courts.
But insiders said that the Catholic Children's Society for the dioceses of Arundel and Brighton, Southwark and Portsmouth will this week agree plans to cut its ties with the Church and be renamed the Cabrini Children's Society.
Its loss is a massive blow as it is one of the largest Catholic agencies, employing 150 staff and placing 50 children a year with new families.
Bishop Conry said: `The Government has forced us into this position by obliging the adoption agency to place children with same-sex couples.'
The Bishop of Northampton, the Rt Rev Peter Doyle, said he was 'extremely sad' that his agency was becoming a secular charity.
And the Bishop of Nottingham, the Rt Rev Malcolm McMahon, said: 'We have been coerced into this. I am not happy about it at all.'
Find this story at www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1021721/Church- pulls-Catholic-agencies-gay-equality-adoption-law.html
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Boy Raping Homosex Ephebophile 'Chicken Hawks' at the center of the Catholic Abuse cases - are the True 'Elephant in the Middle of the Room' that our alleged 'watchdogs' of our Old Media continue to Deliberately Turn both Blind Eyes away from - Lest they mistakenly report the Facts instead of their own Pro-Homosex Propaganda Spin.
The Propaganda Piece by Old MediaNews 'reporter' Morente (5/31 - Priesthood Evolves) simply follows the standard Old Media Political Party line CENSORSHIP Pogrom of our bought and paid for 'Free Press' - which has developed a Policy of See No Homosex Evil / Report None Either - as the best way to keep the 'Vanilla' [clueless voters / taxpayers) in line and obedient during this election season.
Thousands of Lives Ruined, Billions of Dollars wasted that could have been put to good use - and the Old Media Wont Even Mention the Prime Source - Homo-Anal Male Perverts targeting Boys... Despite references to the "John Jay" report that identifies the source of this Evil as Homosex Abuse Quite Clearly.
Instead - the Old Media story (as with earlier hit pieces directed at Catholics) avoids any mention of Homosex Ephebophile Perverts, except for one heavily veiled inference: "It's important we go through their history to see if there was an instance at all of sexual abuse," D'Anjou said. "Most of the abusers were abused as children."
To Parse this statement further in service of insight (as the 'reporter' repeatedly failed to do) one could observe that since Catholic Priests are Male, and Most of those who Abused Boys were Abused as Boys - we can see the CYCLE OF HOMOSEX ABUSE repeating itself - Except of course for the Blind Watchdogs of the Old Media, who desperately wants to avoid any mention of this Elephant Rampaging through their nice sanitized spin cycles...
But then the Old Media also Reveres Boy Raping Homo-Anal Pederasts like 'Beat Poet' Allen Ginsberg (nambla founder and author of its anthem - "Young Boy, Give Me Your [bleep]") - and Unlike the Catholic Church - when the MediaNews publishes stories about Ginsberg and pals they Carefully Censor any mention of the Child Abuse Records of these 'proud' Homosex Pederasts... So as to promote better 'tolerance' amongst the 'Vanilla' of course.
The Catholic Church as taken steps to eliminate from its ranks those who engage in Homosex Perversions - in recognition of the Central Role Pederasts played in the Scandal, and the great harm to Boys that was the main result...
Which means that it is moving in the opposite direction of 'progressive' (Radical Leftist / Gender Feminist / Homosex) institutions - which seek to promote the BAMN BAMN (Bash Men, By Any Means Necessary) agendas as part of their Brave New World of "Pander or Perish" mandates, with Homo-Anal Males and other Misandrists in the lead - because 'tolerance' demands such... Ahem.
Best keep quiet about it though - wouldn't want to spread any "Ism-Obia," what with everything else going around and all...
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Church critic “outs” American cardinal
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Washington, Apr. 21, 2008 (CWNews.com) - Richard Sipe, a former Benedictine priest and psychologist who has commented extensively on the sex-abuse scandal in the US, has accused Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the retired Archbishop of Washington, of recruiting seminarians as sexual partners.
The problem of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church “is not generated from the bottom up— that is only from unsuitable candidates—but from the top down— that is from the sexual behaviors of superiors, even bishops and cardinals,” Sipe wrote in an open message to Pope Benedict XVI (bio - news).
Sipe said that he had received evidence that several prelates had preyed on adolescents and seminarians. He claimed to have received reports about the homosexual activities of the future Cardinal McCarrick more than 20 years ago, and to have “documents and letters that record first-hand testimony and eyewitness accounts” to support those accounts.
Sipe– who in the past has charged that the late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin also “partied” with seminarians– said that although other reporters were aware of Cardinal McCarrick’s activities in a beach house in New Jersey, “legal documentation has not been available. And even at this point the complete story cannot be published because priest reporters are afraid of reprisals.”
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Rescue society shuts in gay laws wrangle
By Deborah Linton http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
An adoption agency which has re-homed children for more than 120
years has closed its doors.
Trustees of the Catholic Children's Rescue Society took the 'tough'
decision to shut its adoption arm because new equality legislation
clashes with the church's stand on gay parenting.
All other aspects of the charity, described as the 'jewel in the
crown' of Salford Diocese, will remain open, bosses confirmed.
Under the Equality Act, adoption agencies are banned from turning
away homosexual couples. Hopes of an exception for the Catholic
church, which opposes homosexuality, fell down when the government
vetoed it last year.
Trustees at the CCRS, which is based in Didsbury and helps people in
the Salford Diocese, said they were 'doing their utmost' to ensure no
jobs were lost and pledged that fostering and post-adoption care
services would continue.
CCRS director, Kathy Batt, said: "This was a tough decision, which
will have a big emotional impact in the community.
"The trustees felt it was the best decision for the smooth-running of
the rest of the charity, which is committed to the welfare of
children and families.
"We have worked with every type of family, without discrimination,
but unfortunately this one aspect of the legislation has conflicted
with the ethos on which we were founded. No other aspect will
conflict with the legislation."
The charity, which has offices in Bolton, Manchester and Stockport,
has re-homed hundreds of children, including actor and presenter John
Thomson, above right, who lives in West Didsbury and was adopted from
it as a baby.
It also offers support, residential and accommodation services to
children and families of all and no faiths - services which will not
be affected by the re-organisation.
Agencies were given until the end of the year to comply with the new
legislation.
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In the U.K., Charity No Longer Begins at Home
Under the government's policy, religious organizations can no longer refuse "goods and services" to individuals based on their sexual orientation. Rather than conform to the rules that would force it to place adoptive children with homosexuals, Catholic Charities will cling to the church's teachings and no longer pursue new homes for orphans.
While the government had hoped to send a message of forced approval to the U.K., its policy is victimizing thousands of foster children who looked with hope to Catholic Charities for loving families. This failed policy of political correctness is certain to haunt the U.K., which for decades has reaped the cultural benefits of committed faith-based charities like this one.
In the end, this intimidation won't lead to widespread acceptance of homosexuality but to a rise in social maladies created by the void these valuable ministries leave behind.

After 120 Years of Service UK Catholic Adoption Agency Forced to Close Doors Over Forced Gay Adoptions

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Adopting a Tougher Stance
The same "equality law" that forced Catholic Charities of the U.K. to close its doors is leading other organizations in Britain to fight back. This week, the Westminster Catholic Children's Society, led by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, refused to be bullied by the government's policy of political correctness and announced its intent to continue placing children for adoption with married heterosexuals and single people.
Under the new law, even faith-based organizations such as Westminster would be required to place children with homosexual couples. Murphy-O'Connor, who heads the Catholic Church in England and Wales, is bypassing the law by amending Westminster's constitution to limit the scope of its services from "couples who wish to adopt" to "married heterosexual couples."
Although this modification may not appease government officials, Murphy-O'Connor claims he is more than willing to do battle in court. If it comes down to a fierce legal challenge or ending its decades of service to needy children, Westminster chooses the former. Of course, people who protest the law say that the controversy would have never existed if leaders have taken the advice of then-Prime Minister Tony Blair. He advised that the government create generous exemptions for adoption agencies and religious organizations.
Neil Addison, an attorney in the U.K., "The Church may not win, but if Catholic agencies are to be closed and deprived of their right to provide these services, let that be done--and be seen to be done--by the government and not by the Church."

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Conservatives rule out Anglican reconciliation
By Riazat Butt | London, United Kingdom http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.a
There is no longer any hope for a unified Anglican communion because
of divisions over homosexual clergy and civil partnerships, according
to conservative bishops gathering in Jerusalem for a breakaway summit.
Clergy attending the Global Anglican Futures Conference (Gafcon),
which starts on Saturday, have issued a manifesto declaring there is
no possibility of reconciliation with the Episcopal Church in the
United States and the Anglican Church of Canada, because both ordain
gay bishops and accept same-sex unions...
Conservatives say after years of meetings on key issues they
remain "ignored", "demonised" and "marginalised", concluding
there "is no longer any hope, therefore, for a unified communion".
The manifesto features the Archbishop of Nigeria, Peter Akinola,
questioning the Archbishop of Canterbury's status as an instrument of
unity. His colleague Henry Luke Orombi, Archbishop of Uganda, has
said in interviews that the rift in the church can only be bridged if
liberal bishops "espousing sexual perversion, repent and return to
Christ's teachings".
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When Gay Rights and Religious Liberties Clash
By Barbara Bradley Hagerty http://www.npr
NPR.org, June 13, 2008 - In recent years, some states have passed
laws giving residents the right to same-sex unions in various forms.
Gay couples may marry in Massachusetts and California. There are
civil unions and domestic partnerships in Vermont, New Jersey,
Connecticut, New Hampshire and Oregon. Other states give more limited
rights.
Armed with those legal protections, same-sex couples are beginning to
challenge policies of religious organizations that exclude them,
claiming that a religious group's view that homosexual marriage is a
sin cannot be used to violate their right to equal treatment. Now
parochial schools, "parachurch" organizations such as Catholic
Charities and businesses that refuse to serve gay couples are being
sued — and so far, the religious groups are losing. Here are a few
cases:
Adoption services: Catholic Charities in Massachusetts refused to
place children with same-sex couples as required by Massachusetts
law. After a legislative struggle — during which the Senate president
said he could not support a bill "condoning discrimination" —
Catholic Charities pulled out of the adoption business in 2006.
Housing: In New York City, Yeshiva University's Albert Einstein
College of Medicine, a school under Orthodox Jewish auspices, banned
same-sex couples from its married dormitory. New York does not
recognize same-sex marriage, but in 2001, the state's highest court
ruled Yeshiva violated New York City's ban on sexual orientation
discrimination. Yeshiva now allows all couples in the dorm.
Parochial schools: California Lutheran High School, a Protestant
school in Wildomar, holds that homosexuality is a sin. After the
school suspended two girls who were allegedly in a lesbian
relationship, the girls' parents sued, saying the school was
violating the state's civil rights act protecting gay men and
lesbians from discrimination. The case is before a state judge.
Medical services: A Christian gynecologist at North Coast Women's
Care Medical Group in Vista, Calif., refused to give his patient in
vitro fertilization treatment because she is in a lesbian
relationship, and he claimed that doing so would violate his
religious beliefs. (The doctor referred the patient to his partner,
who agreed to do the treatment.) The woman sued under the state's
civil rights act. The California Supreme Court heard oral arguments
in May 2008, and legal experts believe that the woman's right to
medical treatment will trump the doctor's religious beliefs. One
justice suggested that the doctors take up a different line of
business.
Psychological services: A mental health counselor at North
Mississippi Health Services refused therapy for a woman who wanted
help in improving her lesbian relationship. The counselor said doing
so would violate her religious beliefs. The counselor was fired. In
March 2001, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
sided with the employer, ruling that the employee's religious beliefs
could not be accommodated without causing undue hardship to the
company.
Civil servants: A clerk in Vermont refused to perform a civil union
ceremony after the state legalized them. In 2001, in a decision that
side-stepped the religious liberties issue, the Vermont Supreme Court
ruled that he did not need to perform the ceremony because there were
other civil servants who would. However, the court did indicate that
religious beliefs do not allow employees to discriminate against same-
sex couples.
Adoption services: A same-sex couple in California applied to
Adoption Profiles, an Internet service in Arizona that matches
adoptive parents with newborns. The couple's application was denied
based on the religious beliefs of the company's owners. The couple
sued in federal district court in San Francisco. The two sides
settled after the adoption company said it will no longer do business
in California.
Wedding services: A same sex couple in Albuquerque asked a
photographer, Elaine Huguenin, to shoot their commitment ceremony.
The photographer declined, saying her Christian beliefs prevented her
from sanctioning same-sex unions. The couple sued, and the New Mexico
Human Rights Commission found the photographer guilty of
discrimination. It ordered her to pay the lesbian couple's legal fees
($6,600). The photographer is appealing.
Wedding facilities: Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association of New
Jersey, a Methodist organization, refused to rent its boardwalk
pavilion to a lesbian couple for their civil union ceremony. The
couple filed a complaint with the New Jersey Division on Civil
Rights. The division ruled that the boardwalk property was open for
public use, therefore the Methodist group could not discriminate
against gay couples using it. In the interim, the state's Department
of Environmental Protection revoked a portion of the association's
tax benefits. The case is ongoing.
Youth groups: The city of Berkeley, Calif., requested that the Sea
Scouts (affiliated with the Boy Scouts) formally agree to not
discriminate against gay men in exchange for free use of berths in
the city's marina. The Sea Scouts sued, claiming this violated their
beliefs and First Amendment right to the freedom to associate with
other like-minded people. In 2006, the California Supreme Court ruled
against the youth group. In San Diego, the Boy Scouts lost access to
the city-owned aquatic center for the same reason. While these cases
do not directly involve same-sex unions, they presage future
conflicts about whether religiously oriented or parachurch
organizations may prohibit, for example, gay couples from teaching at
summer camp. In June 2008, the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
asked the California Supreme Court to review the Boy Scouts' leases.
Meanwhile, the mayor's office in Philadelphia revoked the Boy Scouts'
$1-a-year lease for a city building.
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Faith-Based Feint?
It's an axiom in politics that what a politician says in public is meant to please, but what he says in private is meant to pledge. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is rhapsodizing in public on the nation's hunger for a leader who shares their homegrown priorities--a love of country, faith in God, and loyalty to family. To prove his sincerity on the issues, Obama says that if elected he'll overhaul President Bush's faith-based initiative and expand it. In a speech today in Zanesville, Ohio, he said that church and religious organizations should play a bigger role in meeting our country's social needs. He would even support the right of federally-funded programs "to hire and fire based on faith."
Of course, this statement stands in stark contrast to his policy position on ENDA (the Employment Non-Discrimination Act), which would trample on the religious and moral convictions of employers, including non-profits and certain church ministries. Nevertheless, Obama's camp insists that their candidate will "elevate" the program to the "moral center" of his administration. It sounds appealing, but what exactly would a faith-based initiative under Obama look like? His latest statements on the California marriage amendment over the weekend provide a frightening glimpse. In a less-than-public letter to a Sunday breakfast of the LGBT Democratic Club in San Francisco, he scorned man-woman marriage, saying , "...I oppose the divisive and discriminatory efforts to amend the California Constitution [to protect marriage], and similar efforts to amend the U.S. Constitution or those of any other states." While telling the world he will up hold the faith-based initiative as the cornerstone of his administration, Obama says that a cornerstone of society - heterosexual marriage -- is "divisive and discriminatory."
Doesn't this mean that faith-based organizations that support marriage will be disqualified from federal funding under an Obama presidency?
It would be next to impossible for ministries that promote traditional marriage to participate in a Healthy Marriage project funded through an Obama faith-based initiative. There is no doubt that Sen. Obama is polished on the issue of faith, but it's his record--not his rhetoric--that speaks louder. Gaps like this leave Senator McCain with a huge opening: as with his letter last week supporting the marriage amendment in California, McCain can send message after message that his definition of faith is traditional and strong, not the High Church of Secular Liberalism that believes in a "faith-based" way to destroy marriage and family.

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'The Gay Goodfellas'
Working under virtual anonymity, the pro-homosexual empire of activist Tim Gill is growing at a frightening pace in both influence and capital. The Gill Action Fund, which helped to knock off several pro-family candidates in 2006, is back with a stocked war chest and its sights set on a gay and lesbian takeover of the 5,000 state seats that may be "up for grabs" this November. Gill's success is the subject of a lengthy piece in The Advocate, a radical homosexual publication. "The Gay Mafia," as the cover calls them, were largely responsible for 10 state chambers switching hands from conservative to liberal in 2006, and the Fund is thirsty for more. One by one, the PAC is targeting local races, where pro-homosexual candidates can slowly chip away at the opposition to same-sex "marriage" and special rights for homosexuals. Gill will then use his money to help elevate these proteges to higher office. His team is in full gear for 2008 and may exceed the high-water mark it set in the last election. "We didn't expect to win [in 2006]," Gill said. "It's an incremental conversation." And that's exactly what pro-family activists should fear and answer.
Liberals are fond of accusing values voters of trying to establish a theocracy, when homosexuals are plotting a takeover the likes of which the church could not even imagine.
We may be outspent, but we are not outnumbered. It's time to engage as never before. We must match Gill's investment with our involvement. Join us in voicing your values on the local level and motivating your community to learn where elected officials stand on life, marriage, faith, family, and other issues.

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Catholic adoption agency to defy gay rights law
By Jonathan Petre Daily Mail UK
Defiance: Cardinal Cormac Muprhy-O'Connor, president of the
Westminster Catholic Children's Scoiety, will defy rules requiring
him to place children with same-sex couples
A Roman Catholic adoption agency headed by Britain's most senior
Catholic churchman... will ignore new rules that require
it to place children with same-sex couples...
It is a high-risk strategy that could provoke a costly and bruising
test case in the courts, with campaigners determined to see the
Society closed down.
The Government, which forced the Sexual Orientation Regulations
through Parliament after a bitter Cabinet battle and in the face of
fierce opposition from religious leaders, would be severely
embarrassed by a defeat in the courts...
However, a quirk in the wording of the regulations
means that the Society may be able to protect itself by amending its
constitution to refer directly to married heterosexual couples...
His defiance could influence Catholic agencies that are still
considering their fate, although some have already thrown in the
towel. And it will be welcomed by London's Catholics, who raise thousands of
pounds each year for the Society...
He said the crisis need not have happened if the Government had given
an exemption to adoption agencies, as other EU countries had done...
Praising the Society's stand, Mr Addison said: 'The Church may not
win, but if Catholic agencies are to be closed and deprived of their
right to provide these services, let that be done - and be seen to be
done - by the Government and not by the Church.'
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Human Rights Commission Drops Complaint Against Catholic Magazine
Judicial Review Still Possible
TORONTO, July 4, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Canadian Human Rights
Commission has dropped a complaint by a homosexual activist against
Catholic Insight a Toronto-based national Catholic news magazine.
A year and a half - and many thousands of dollars in legal fees - after
a nine-point human rights complaint was filed by Edmonton-based
homosexual activist Rob Wells, Catholic Insight has been informed
that the case has been dropped. However, a judicial review before
the Federal Court is still possible should the complainant pursue
that avenue...
"We welcome the Canadian Human Rights Commission's decision in this
matter and were confident from the outset that we would be
vindicated," said Father de Valk.
He added that his publication not only has the right, but the responsibility, to report, analyze, comment on, and criticize where necessary, homosexual activism...
as it pertains to important social issues such as the nature of marriage, adoption rights, the allocation of social benefits, burdens on the health system caused by unhealthy behaviours and so on.
"It is chilling to think that a publication can be hauled before a
government tribunal simply for reporting to interested citizens
developments in these areas of controversy," said Father de
Valk.
"This matter underscores once again the necessity of urgent
reform of the Canadian human rights system."
He added that, coupled
with a series of actions launched by a Toronto-based homosexual
activist, Catholic Insight has been unnecessarily burdened with
$20,000 in legal fees to date.
Given the consistently unsuccessful nature of these homosexual
activist attacks upon it, Catholic Insight will now examine the
prospects of launching countering legal actions against those who
have been unnecessarily harassing and financially burdening the
publication, said Father de Valk.
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The Anglican Church, which has stood for a biblical view of human sexuality since it was founded in the 16thhomosexuality by bishops in the West, the United States in particular.
Fortunately, the bishops of Africa, where most of the world's Anglicans live, are standing firm on the abiding principles of the Judeo-Christian tradition and refusing to budge.
Correctly accusing the official communion of following a "false gospel," they are forming a new communion in response to the official church's refusal to take a firm stand against homosexuality. The communion will create a new ecclesiastical province in the U.S. t
o absorb the parishes that have begun to break away from the Episcopal Church over its consecration of an openly gay bishop in 2003.
Many of these conservatives will boycott the once-in-a-decade Lambeth Conference which begins in about two weeks. (IVA)
(Newsmax.com - African Anglicans Lead Conservative Wing) century until just recently, is about to fracture over the flagrant disregard of the Bible's teaching on
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'Gay' man sues Bible publishers (IVA)
It was inevitable that this moment would come in America.
A homosexual man, who incidentally blogs on Sen. Barack Obama's campaign website,
is suing two Bible publishers for violating his constitutional rights and causing him emotional pain, because the Bible they publish refers to homosexuality as a sin.
The man, Bradley Fowler, claims that the Bible itself, by referring to homosexual behavior as sinful and non-normative, has alienated him from his family and caused him periods of physical and emotional discomfort.
What's worse, a federal judge, instead of throwing the case out of court on its ear, said only that he had "some very genuine concerns" about the legitimacy of the claims.
Fowler's effort is an attempt to classify the Bible itself as a piece of homophobic hate literature.
('Gay' man sues Bible publishers)
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Glamour lesbians attack Pope and Catholic Church
By Joe Hildebrand, political reporter The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
Picture: Anti-Catholic protest ... demonstrators outside State Parliament,
from left, Gerry Texeira, Leanna Liliana, Randa Murad and Eden Bates.
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A group of glamour lesbians who believe the world was created by an alien civilisation 25,000 years ago have criticised the Catholic Church for being out of touch.
The representatives of the Gay Raelian society yesterday staged a demonstration outside Parliament House to protest the Pope's arrival for World Youth Day next week.
Raelian spokeswoman Eden Bates said it was an insult that the Pope would be welcomed into Australia when "our gorgeous, fantastic spiritual leader Rael wasn't even given the respect of a visa".
"I'm not Catholic, I'm Raelian and I'd like to see police escorts for our beautiful profit when he comes to Australia," she said.
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VA Churches Fight for Tradition in Word and Property Deed
While Anglicans from all over the world gathered in Jerusalem last week to bring the church "back to the Bible," stateside members of the Episcopal Church (EC) were battling 11 congregations in Virginia whose convictions led them to break away from the EC and remain faithful to traditional church teachings on issues like homosexuality.
The band of 11, whose property the Virginia Diocese is desperately trying to seize, won a critical victory in court in what is being called one of the largest lawsuits in the history of the denomination.
On Friday, Judge Randy Bellows upheld the constitutionality of the state statute that allows individual parishes to split and keep their property. In his 49-page opinion, Bellows deals blow after blow to the Diocese for arguing that the court was entering into a "forbidden religious thicket" by applying secular law to the Episcopal Church. Sadly, the Diocese treats the law the same way it treats Scripture -- by applying it only when it's convenient or rewriting it as it sees fit.
As the 11 churches rejoiced in the ruling, which is being closely watched by the 2,000 U.S. congregations who followed in their footsteps, the Diocese cut the celebration short by announcing in a scathing press release that it will not rest until it takes back the churches.
The Dioceses is certain to appeal, forcing the local churches to scramble for more money to defend their courageous stance in court. Meanwhile, as the EC tries to crush the breakaways in true Goalith versus David fashion, the message of the Global Anglican Future Conference was one of unity and reformation.
To the two-thirds of the Anglican Communion that remains faithful, Archbishop of Nigeria Peter Akinola encouraged them to be steadfast in their opposition to the apostasy of the Episcopal Church leadership.
"Whenever there is a crack in the wall, you cannot stop the reptile from creeping in," he said. For the latest on the Virginia case or to help the congregations involved, log on to
www.anglicandistrictofvirginia.org.

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Anglican bishop expects members to join Catholics
LONDON (CNS) — A traditionalist Anglican bishop has called on the Catholic Church to accommodate a potential new wave of converts following the decision by the Church of England to allow the ordination of women bishops.
“What we must humbly ask for now is for magnanimous gestures from our Catholic friends, especially from the Holy Father, who well understands our longing for unity, and from the hierarchy of England and Wales,” wrote Anglican Bishop Andrew Burnham of Ebbsfleet, England, in the July 11 edition of The Catholic Herald, a London-based weekly newspaper. “Most of all we ask for ways that allow us to bring our folk with us,” he said.
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Crossing Over vs Getting Out
Sometimes referred to as "Pope-ing Up" - Anglican Bishop Andrew Burnham of England has asked the Catholic Church to extend a hand of friendship and welcome to refugees of his own Church, who can no longer abide its destruction and denigration in to an agent of Mandatory Pandering for the Sick Hatreds and Vile Perversions of the Radical Gender Feminist / Homosex lobby.
He said: "What we must ask for now is for magnanimous gestures from our Catholic Friends, especially from the Holy Father, who well understands our longing for unity and (freedom) from the hierarchy of England and Wales... Most of all , we ask for ways that allow us to bring our folk with us."
Finally - something good comes out of the Radical Homosex Attack on Society... Houda Thunk It.
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In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell
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CHINO Nancy Strikes AgainL
Rabidly Anti Catholic Misandrist Nancy ('CHINO' / Catholic in Name Only) Pelos has again decided to Overule the teachings of the Church she so loves to trash.
Like most CFC (Crab Feed Catholics) Pimps for the Pervert / Hatemonger lobby (see joe Biden for example) they only time these political hacks pretend to be actual members (in good standing) of the Church - is when canvassing for votes form the clueless rubes they gladhand with the 'granny pelosi' scam.
The rest of the time they work as hard as the 'Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence' (a Pelosi constituency group of Homo-Anal Males who dress up in grotesque mockery of Nuns) to Destroy the Catholic Church and replace with with a more appropriate organization - that worships the sick hatreds and vile perversions that Pelosi Pimps.
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Catholic Officials to Pelosi: Stick to Politics! (FRC)
On Sunday's "Meet the Press" House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was asked when she would counsel "life begins," to Barack Obama, who put that question "above [his] pay grade." Pelosi responded that, as an "ardent, practicing Catholic," the answer is unclear and that "the doctors of the church have not been able to make that definition." The Catholic Church begs to differ. Archbishop Chaput of Denver said in response, "Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is a gifted public servant of strong convictions and many professional skills. Regrettably, knowledge of Catholic history and teaching does not seem to be one of them."
He goes on to note, "Ardent, practicing Catholics will quickly learn from the historical record that from apostolic times, the Christian tradition overwhelmingly held that abortion was grievously evil." Cardinal Rigali of the Catholic Bishops Committee on Pro-Life Activities responded, "The Church's moral teaching never justified or permitted abortion at any stage of development." Archbishop Wuerl of Washington, D.C. quoted the Catholic Catechism, which states, "Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception ... Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion." I commend Cardinal Rigali, Archbishop Chaput, Archbishop Wuerl, and also Cardinal Egan of New York for their firm and clear reaffirmations of the dignity of human life.
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Biden's Fianchetto (FRC)
Vice Presidential candidate Senator Joe Biden (D-Del.) has found himself joining Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a dispute with the nation's Catholic bishops over their representation of Catholic theology.
Denver Archbishop Charles J. Chaput and Denver Auxiliary Bishop James Conley summarized the situation in the letter they released yesterday: "Meet the Press has become a national window on the flawed moral reasoning of some Catholic public servants. On August 24, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, describing herself as an ardent, practicing Catholic, misrepresented the overwhelming body of Catholic teaching against abortion to the show's nationwide audience, while defending her 'pro-choice' abortion views.
On September 7, Sen. Joseph Biden compounded the problem to the same Meet the Press audience." After Speaker Pelosi's comments, at least 23 Catholic bishops responded to her remarks. After Senator Biden's comments more bishops are preparing to respond to what they see as a misrepresentation of Catholic faith by public officials.
In addition to the Colorado bishops speaking out, Bishop Robert Morlino of Madison was so moved after watching Sen. Biden this past Sunday he scrapped his planned homily and instead addressed Catholic politicians who "forget" what they are taught in Catholic religious education both about faith and about biology.
It would be wise for "Meet the Press" to have one of these leading clergymen on their program to clarify what Catholic teaching really says.
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CNA: Bishops criticize Biden's abortion remarks for flawed reasoning
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Pastors, Pulpits and Politics
Our friends at the Alliance Defense Fund have decided to underscore hypocrisy of ironic proportions. They are receiving all kinds of pressure from media outlets today about their announced plans to encourage pastors to openly endorse candidates from the pulpits between now and the November 4 elections. Many churches have been doing far more than this in America's inner cities for years with nary a peep. But the media, attempting to enshrine a rigid doctrine of "separation of church and state," miss the point entirely.
The core idea of "separation of church and state" has been to PROTECT the church FROM the state.
The church is allowed, like any other private organization or group of people, to be as actively involved in what happens to our nation as any other entity.
The federal law that bars such expression does not date to Thomas Jefferson and the founding, but to Lyndon B. Johnson and his effort to restrain a charity from opposing his electoral ambitions. The constitutionality of that political interference in the church has never been tested. That time may be at hand.
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Dakota Voice: Pastors and Politicians Who Oppose Religious Freedom
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Aborting Faith (WWW.FRC.org)
In a passionate speech on what it means to be "pro-life," Archbishop Charles Chaput spoke Friday about the disservice done by Christian voters who are abandoning the abortion issue. More churchgoers seem to be twisting faith to fit their politics instead of evaluating candidates through the lens of faith.
Speaking as a private citizen, Chaput talked about the crisis of conscience in this election. "I believe that Senator Obama, whatever his other talents, is the most committed 'abortion-rights' presidential candidate of either major party since the Roe v. Wade abortion decision in 1973.
Despite what [others] suggest, the party platform Senator Obama runs on this year is not only aggressively 'pro-choice,' it has also removed any suggestion that killing an unborn child might be a regrettable thing.
To suggest-as some Catholics do-that Senator Obama is this year's 'real' pro-life candidate requires a peculiar kind of self-hypnosis, or moral confusion, or worse."
For more, please read Professor Robby George's article at www.thepublicdiscourse.com.
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Archbishop Charles J. Chaput: Little Murders (author of the New Book "Render Unto Ceaser)
Prof. Robert George: Obama's Abortion Extremism
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Catholics Groups Corrupted, by George! (www.FRC.org)
If it seems odd that a handful of Catholic organizations are supporting a pro-abortion candidate like Barack Obama, Catholic League President Bill Donohue says we need only to look at their list of contributors. In a surprising twist, it seems liberal financier George Soros has been pouring money into Catholic groups that are painting Obama in a favorable pro-life light.
According to IRS records, both Catholics United and Catholics in Alliance have benefited by the tens of thousands from the unlikely partnership with the MoveOn.org founder.
Donohue, who exposed the link, said, "The reason Soros funds the Catholic Left is... [because] they all service his agenda... to make support for abortion rights a respectable Catholic position."
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LifeNews: George Soros Funds Catholic Groups Making Obama Seem Pro-Life on Abortion
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Like the National Ho-mo-Socialists and other Fascist Hate Groups before them, Radical Gender Feminist Misandrists prefer to take over existing institutions from within and destroy them that way (kind of like certain wasps, only more malevolent)...
If only because they are generally incapable of attracting anything more than flies as an audience themselves.
Indeed - perhaps they will next demand serving ham sandwiches at a BarMitzvah - as a sign of 'tolerance'.
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London, Mar 1 (ANI): The Vatican has ruled out the use of feminist baptism formulas, saying that God must always be recognised as Our Father.
In a move designed to counter the spread of gender-neutral phrases, the Holy See said that those baptised in the name “of the Creator, and of the Redeemer, and of the Sanctifier” or “of the Creator, and of the Liberator, and of the Sustainer” and who wished to convert to Catholicism, must be rebaptised.
“These variations arise from so-called feminist theology and are an attempt to avoid using the words Father and Son, which are held to be chauvinistic, the Telegraph quoted The Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, as stating.
Instead, it said that the traditional form of “Father, Son and Holy Ghost” had to be respected.
The Pope, who wrote the ruling, has been a strong opponent of feminism in the Catholic Church.
In his book, The Ratzinger Report, he wrote: “I am, in fact, convinced that what feminism promotes in its radical form is no longer the Christianity that we know; it is another religion.”
Rosemary Radford Ruether, a professor of feminist theology at the Graduate Theological Union in California, said that among “liberal” Catholics, the Pope “is not our Pope”.
The Vatican said anyone baptised under the feminist terms could invalidate their marriage. (ANI)
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Billionaire leftist funds liberal Catholics
Jim Brown - OneNewsNow - 10/25/2008
Billionaire investor George Soros is bankrolling liberal Catholic groups that support abortion.
An investigation by the New York-based Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights finds that George Soros' Open Society Institute gave Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good $50,000 in 2005 and $100,000 in 2006. Catholic League president Bill Donohue suspects that Soros may also be funding the group Catholics United...
Donahue contends both groups are "in the pocket of the Democratic Party" and are trying to sell Catholics the notion that they can be opponents of abortion and not seek to overturn Roe v. Wade if they support minimum wage and more welfare benefits.
"George Soros, who's basically an anti-American, far left-wing, pro-abortion, anti-Semite, anti-Catholic, is funding the Catholic left. Now, if the Catholic League were getting money from an anti-American, far right-wing, pro-abortion, anti-Semitic, anti-Catholic source, we'd be out of business in a New York minute," Donahue says. "By the way, George Soros lavishly funds Catholics for Choice, previously called Catholics for a Free Choice."
Donohue suggests Soros is attempting to make respectable the idea that one can be Catholic and promote abortion. However, Donohue notes Pope Benedict XVI has said some issues for Catholics are non-negotiable -- including abortion.
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University of San Francisco health care plan includes abortion coverage
San Francisco, Dec 12, 2008 (CNA).- Since at least fall of 2008, the Jesuit-run University of San Francisco's required health care plan has included "maternity coverage" which pays for 70 to 90 percent of the cost of elective abortions, listing them under the euphemism "Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy."
University of San Francisco (USF) Student Health Insurance Plan is underwritten by Aetna Life Insurance Company, the Catholic Key reports. All full-time undergraduates, international students and all students living on campus are required to purchase the plan, unless students can prove "that they have coverage comparable (equal or better) to the University-sponsored plan."
If they do not have such coverage, "Students automatically will be enrolled in, and have their accounts billed for, the University-sponsored Student Health Insurance Plan." The plan is detailed in the "University of San Francisco Student Health Insurance Plan Brochure" dated 2008-2009.
On page 15 of the plan, under the section "Maternity Expenses," the brochure notes that the "voluntary termination of pregnancy" is covered under both the "Preferred Care" plan and the "Non-Preferred Care" plan. Under the Preferred Care option, 90 percent of the "negotiated charge" is covered. Under the Non-Preferred Care option, 70 percent of the "reasonable charge" is covered.
The Catholic Key also reports that California employers are not required to provide abortion coverage. The Archdiocese of San Francisco's health insurance plan reportedly does not include this coverage.
Catholic teaching has condemned abortion many times. In the Second Vatican Council's Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, Gaudium et Spes, abortion is classified as a deed "opposed to life itself." Abortion is among the acts the document calls "infamies indeed" which "poison society" and are "a supreme dishonor to the Creator."
The Cardinal Newman Society called on USF President Stephen Privett to take immediate action to remove the abortion coverage.
"Given the importance of life issues for Catholics, it is stunning that USF's student health program would pay for abortions," said Patrick Reilly, president of The Cardinal Newman Society, in a press release. "I pray that this was a mistake and not a willful action of the Catholic university, but regardless of how the abortion coverage ended up in the policy, it clearly cannot remain."
CNA contacted USF for comment but did not receive a detailed response by press time.
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No Child Molester Left Behind (One News Now)
by Mike S. Adams
Alan Colmes has changed a lot since the election of Barack Obama. To be specific, he’s gotten a lot dumber – so much so that I’m thinking about boycotting the “Hannity and the Other Guy” show that features him at 9 p.m. EST on Fox. Does anyone know if Keith Olberman has a show in that time slot?
Colmes, whom I’ve always admired and respected (really), gave a disappointing interview to a couple of young women who work for an organization I admire called Students for Life America, or SFLA. By calling them a “radical anti-choice organization,” Colmes was arrogant and disrespectful to the young ladies, one of whom is only a teenager.
Colmes, like other so-called liberals, doesn’t understand that the pro-life position is not “anti-choice.” By opposing one choice (the choice to abort) pro-lifers are supporting the over one-million choices the fetus is likely to make if it can escape the scalpel and suction tube – a symbol as sacred to the feminist as the hammer and sickle is to the communist.
Colmes rude mischaracterization of SFLA was bad. His effort to draw moral equivalence between a) one act of dishonesty by the pro-life organization towards Planned Parenthood and, b) a pattern of dishonesty by the latter organization was worse. That pattern of dishonesty regarding a willingness to report cases of statutory rape is one that fairly lands Planned Parenthood in the category of “radical anti-choice organizations.”
A student intern, who works for SFLA did, in fact, lie to a staffer at Planned Parenthood when she claimed to be a 15-year old seeking RU-486, the co-called morning after abortion pill. She also lied when she said that she had sex the night before with her mother’s live-in boyfriend whom she said was “30-something” years old.
In response to the SFLA sting, which was recorded on video camera, the staffer did express a concern over the fact that this sexual encounter was statutory rape. This was before agreeing to sell her birth control to help facilitate more rape.
The staffer was right to characterize the encounter as rape. In North Carolina, if one is under 16, one has been statutorily raped if her sex partner is at least four years older. The idea behind the law is simple: Children are not able to offer “consent” to sex with those much older. Beyond a certain age difference, it is safe to assume the presence of coercion and, therefore, to call it rape.
It may well be the case that Planned Parenthood staffers do not want to report statutory rape because they think a fifteen-year old is fully capable of consenting to sex.
After all, the organization’s fight against any form of parental notification hints that they think the age of consent should be lower.
But North Carolina does require Planned Parenthood to report cases of statutory rape, which it classifies as rape in the first-degree with a potential of life without parole. Though they said they did report the SFLA sting case, public records indicate Planned Parenthood did not. And that is more than a lie. It is an alliance with the child molester and against truly consensual sex, which is also called “choice.”
Alan Colmes idiotically accused the women of SFLA of conspiring to file a false report of rape. That is just silly. A report is something you file with the police. SFLA fabricated the story to Planned Parenthood precisely because they knew no report would be filed.
A woman’s act of falsely accusing a specific man of rape is certainly illegal. It may be a simple case of defamation or it may amount to malicious prosecution. But consistently not filing reports of known cases of statutory rape is also illegal. And Planned Parenthood knowingly lies about these illegal breaches of duty. Those are the lies Alan Colmes should care more about. He may have a teenaged daughter some day.
The saddest part of the SFLA sting is not that it distracted Planned Parenthood from doing its job as Alan Colmes suggested. After all, no one criticized the American troops for distracting the Nazis with false intelligence reports during World War II. Distracting people who are committing genocide is probably a good thing in the final analysis.
The sad thing is that SFLA is doing the job the police and FBI really should be doing. I know Alan Colmes would agree that it is the job of both local and federal agents to run stings on local offices of nationwide networks when there is credible evidence that they are engaging in complicity with statutory rape. If they fail the sting, the organization should have its federal funding withdrawn.
And, certainly, those running the rape stings cannot be held to the Colmesian requirement of revealing their true identity.
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Pope stands up to European Union on homosexual issue. (www.Massresistance.org)
Many people have been critical of the Archdiocese of Boston for opposing our recent referendum petition to help stop the spread of same-sex "marriage" across the country, even banning pro-marriage petition gatherers from Church property.
But Pope Benedict is certainly standing tall on this issue. The Vatican has formally opposed the absurd United Nations "Declaration on Sexual Rights" which would denounce any effort across the globe to decriminalize homosexual activity.
And of course, the homosexual "community" responding by staging a vile anti-Catholic demonstrations outside of the Vatican, and even here in Boston. Anti-Catholic hatred by homosexual activists is not new, but it's getting more public.
US and other countries follow Pope's lead
Thankfully, the United States is among several countries that has followed the Pope's lead and is also opposing this! (Unfortunately, that will most likely change with the new US president!) The European Union, on the other hand, has pretty much entirely caved in, and it's getting worse.
Gay activists bring the fight to Boston - Not to be outdone, Boston area homosexual activists held their own anti-Catholic protest against the Pope's strong stand for normalcy. Many were calling themselves "gay Catholics" and condemned the Pope for daring to take a stand for traditional Catholic values.
We say: Bravo to the Pope for setting the bar high for the rest of us.
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The Catholic Church on Homosexuality
by Marcia Segelstein
In a holiday address, Pope Benedict spoke about the issue of homosexuality. He encouraged people to “listen to the language of creation” for guidance on the roles of men and women. Just as people are concerned about ecology and saving the rainforest, he said, “[The Church] should also protect man from the destruction of himself. A sort of ecology of man is needed.”
The Catholic Church teaches that being a homosexual is not a sin, but acts of homosexuality are. In the past, the Vatican has called homosexuality “a deviation, an irregularity, a wound.”
According to Pope Benedict, “The tropical rainforests do deserve our protection. But man, as a creature, does not deserve any less.”
In all the uproar in the aftermath of Prop 8 in California, the Pope’s words are a good reminder of the duty of Christians to be compassionate, and to pray for those who persecute us.
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In pre-Christmas message: Pope continues campaign of truth on destructive nature of homosexuality and transsexuality.
December 28, 2008
This is another one of those news items completely ignored by the American media (and barely covered overseas). It represents another reason - as if you needed one -- not to trust the mainstream media to report what's really happening.
In a pre-Christmas message on Dec. 22, Pope Benedict was pretty explicit about the need to fight the homosexual and transsexual movements, to "protect man from the destruction of himself." We are a non-denominational group, but it's hard not to continually admire the moral courage of the Pope on these issues while other religious leaders are cowering.
Pope Benedict criticizes homosexual behavior
Reuters
December 22, 2008
(Link to article on web)
VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict said Monday that saving humanity from homosexual or transsexual behaviour was just as important as saving the rainforest from destruction.
The Church "should also protect man from the destruction of himself. A sort of ecology of man is needed," the pontiff said in a holiday address to the Curia, the Vatican's central administration.
"The tropical forests do deserve our protection. But man, as a creature, does not deserve any less."
The Catholic Church teaches that while homosexuality is not sinful, homosexual acts are. It opposes gay marriage and, in October, a leading Vatican official called homosexuality "a deviation, an irregularity, a wound."
The pope said humanity needed to "listen to the language of creation" to understand the intended roles of man and woman. He compared behavior beyond traditional heterosexual relations as "a destruction of God's work."
He also defended the Church's right to "speak of human nature as man and woman, and ask that this order of creation be respected."
Of course, the enemies of normalcy in Europe were quick to respond.
The Guardian (UK): "The pope's message: A toxic epistle?"
Northern Ireland News Letter: "Gay groups attack Pope"
As Pope John Paul II understood very well, the most powerful weapon against the forces of totalitarianism and paganism are truth - and the fearlessness to tell the truth publicly and often.
Nothing can stop the truth. It's a lesson for us in the battles we are fighting.
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Fight for property, but churches are people (www.savecalifornia.com) By Randy Thomasson
St. James Anglican Church in Newport Beach, California, supports biblical standards for marriage and sexuality. That's why it left the national denomination, which, in 2003, ordained an open homosexual as a church bishop. As other biblical Episcopal churches have done, St. James has come under the authority of the Anglican Church in Uganda.
But who owns the church building? On Monday, the California Supreme Court ruled that the Newport Beach property is owned by the national church, not by the local congregation. The unanimous Jan. 5 decision, written by Justice Ming Chin, stated, "When it disaffiliated from the general church, the local church did not have the right to take the church property with it." However, the issue is going back to lower court where the local church's attorney hopes to win with new evidence. I don't know whether they'll be successful, but please join me in praying to God that they will.
How does the Bible define a church? Not as a building, but as the people who have sincerely received Jesus Christ as their Savior and Master. "Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus. They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them. Greet also the church that meets at their house" (italics added) (Romans 16:3-5).
I strongly believe that biblical churches should fight to retain their property. I also believe that if they lose in court, they should abandon their property rather than abandon the Word of God. A church can meet in a rented community center, school building, park building, even at another church building during off-hours. The Bible talks about being willing to suffer for Jesus. "Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you stood your ground in a great contest in the face of suffering. Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution; at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated. You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions" (italics added) (Hebrews 10:32-34).
Are you pro-life? Then show it.
On the heels of Barack Obama becoming the most pro-abortion president in U.S. history
on Jan. 20, millions of Americans will rally against abortion. January 22 marks the 36th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion through all nine months of pregnancy. This diabolical ruling has been responsible for the slaughter of more than 50 million innocent pre-born babies in America.
California kills the most babies in the nation, committing more than 200,000 abortions per year, which is more than 17 percent of the nation's annual abortions. And because of pro-abortion Democrat legislators and state Supreme Court justices, along with confused voters, there are no abortion restrictions in California at all.
Today in the Golden State, a 14-year-old could have a tax-funded abortion for any reason, at any stage of pregnancy, without her parents being told or statutory rape laws being enforced. California taxpayers are footing the bill for many abortions performed on girls and women under age 22. In 2005, there were at least 94,602 tax-funded abortions in California.
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Vatican report: Most U.S. seminaries are generally healthy
By Chaz Muth Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- An apostolic visitation team concluded that U.S. Catholic seminaries and houses of priestly formation are generally healthy, but recommended a stronger focus on moral theology, increased oversight of seminarians and greater involvement of diocesan bishops in the formation process.
"This visitation has demonstrated that, since the 1990s, a greater sense of stability now prevails in the U.S. seminaries," the report said. "The appointment, over time, of rectors who are wise and faithful to the church has meant a gradual improvement, at least in the diocesan seminaries."
The report, sparked by the sexual abuse crisis that hit the U.S. church, concluded that seminaries appeared to have made improvements in the area of seminarian morality, most notably with regard to homosexual behavior.
"Of course, here and there some case or other of immorality -- again, usually homosexual behavior -- continues to show up," the report said. "However, in the main, the superiors now deal with these issues promptly and appropriately."...
Editor's Note: The apostolic visitation report is available in its entirety online at www.usccb.org/cclv/final_report.pdf.
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FIGHTING POVERTY TO BUILD PEACE
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE BENEDICT XVI
FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE WORLD DAY OF PEACE
1 JANUARY 2009 - FIGHTING POVERTY TO BUILD PEACE
1. Once again, as the new year begins, I want to extend good wishes for peace to people everywhere. With this Message I would like to propose a reflection on the theme: Fighting Poverty to Build Peace....
4. Another area of concern has to do with pandemic diseases, such as malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS.
Insofar as they affect the wealth-producing sectors of the population, they are a significant factor in the overall deterioration of conditions in the country concerned. Efforts to rein in the consequences of these diseases on the population do not always achieve significant results. It also happens that countries afflicted by some of these pandemics find themselves held hostage, when they try to address them, by those who make economic aid conditional upon the implementation of anti-life policies.
It is especially hard to combat AIDS, a major cause of poverty, unless the moral issues connected with the spread of the virus are also addressed.
First and foremost, educational campaigns are needed, aimed especially at the young, to promote a sexual ethic that fully corresponds to the dignity of the person;
initiatives of this kind have already borne important fruits, causing a reduction in the spread of AIDS.
Then, too, the necessary medicines and treatment must be made available to poorer peoples as well. This presupposes a determined effort to promote medical research and innovative forms of treatment, as well as flexible application, when required, of the international rules protecting intellectual property, so as to guarantee necessary basic healthcare to all people.
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Court says Christian school can expel lesbians
Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow - 1/28/2009
An appeals court in California ruled this week in favor of a Christian school in an anti-discrimination case.
In September 2005, California Lutheran High School in Wildomar expelled two girls after they admitted to the school principal that they had told other students they were lesbians, and that they had engaged in lesbian conduct with each other -- in direct violation of the school's code of conduct. The girls' parents then filed a lawsuit, claiming discrimination against their daughters.
Christian Legal Society attorney Tim Tracey is handling the case.
"The question before the court was whether or not private religious schools were subject to state anti-discrimination laws," he explains. "[Essentially] does it violate those laws for a private religious school to say we want our students to abide by our beliefs and to live according to rules of conduct that are consistent with those Christian beliefs?"
A lower court and now the 4th District Court of Appeal in Riverside have ruled in favor of the school. It remains unclear whether this latest ruling will be appealed to the California Supreme Court, a body that has ruled in favor of special rights for homosexuals the past several years. That concerns Tracey.
"When the question before it is gay rights versus religious freedom, the California Supreme Court said 'we go with gay rights,'" says Tracey. "And this is obviously a case that I can see the California Supreme Court being very eager to take and to rule on."
The case is Doe v. California Lutheran High School Association.
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Jail Time for All who oppose the Abomination - just another sign of 'Change' from the left... Ohso
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Pro-life pastor prepares for sentencing
Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow - 2/15/2009
An Oakland, California, pastor could face jail time for expressing his pro-life views.
Pastor Walter Hoye ran into trouble with an abortion clinic while doing an informational picket. Dennis Howard, leader of The Movement for a Better America, believes Hoye is innocent.
"His approach was simply to carry a sign that said 'Jesus Loves You. Can We Help?' and offering those who wanted it some information about alternatives to abortion," Howard explains.
A complaint was filed and Hoye was found guilty in spite of proof to the contrary. "There was a video taken of him doing this, and it shows that he was not harassing anybody," Howard points out. "In fact, he was being harassed by escorts from the abortion clinic."
Pastor Hoye faces up to two years in jail and a $4,000 fine. Howard is calling Christians into action. "We feel that pro-life organizations around the country ought to take up this man's cause and pray and fast between now and February 19," he concludes.
That is when Hoye is due to be sentenced.
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Vatican Strongly Critical of Obama
by Marcia Segelstein
In an interview published over the weekend, a Vatican official was strongly critical of President Obama’s decision to end a ban on U.S. funding for overseas groups that perform abortions.
“This deals a harsh blow not only to us Catholics but to all the people across the world who fight against the slaughter of innocents that is carried out with abortion,” said a top official of the Vatican’s Academy for Life.
The official went on to say that instead of choosing from among the many good things he could have done, Obama chose the worst.
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Declining Notre Dame: A Letter from Mary Ann Glendon
By Mary Ann Glendon
Monday, April 27, 2009, 9:32 AM
April 27, 2009
The Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.
President
University of Notre Dame
Dear Father Jenkins,
When you informed me in December 2008 that I had been selected to receive Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal, I was profoundly moved. I treasure the memory of receiving an honorary degree from Notre Dame in 1996, and I have always felt honored that the commencement speech I gave that year was included in the anthology of Notre Dame’s most memorable commencement speeches. So I immediately began working on an acceptance speech that I hoped would be worthy of the occasion, of the honor of the medal, and of your students and faculty.
Last month, when you called to tell me that the commencement speech was to be given by President Obama, I mentioned to you that I would have to rewrite my speech. Over the ensuing weeks, the task that once seemed so delightful has been complicated by a number of factors.
First, as a longtime consultant to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, I could not help but be dismayed by the news that Notre Dame also planned to award the president an honorary degree. This, as you must know, was in disregard of the U.S. bishops’ express request of 2004 that Catholic institutions “should not honor those who act in defiance of our fundamental moral principles” and that such persons “should not be given awards, honors or platforms which would suggest support for their actions.” That request, which in no way seeks to control or interfere with an institution’s freedom to invite and engage in serious debate with whomever it wishes, seems to me so reasonable that I am at a loss to understand why a Catholic university should disrespect it.
Then I learned that “talking points” issued by Notre Dame in response to widespread criticism of its decision included two statements implying that my acceptance speech would somehow balance the event:
• “President Obama won’t be doing all the talking. Mary Ann Glendon, the former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, will be speaking as the recipient of the Laetare Medal.”
• “We think having the president come to Notre Dame, see our graduates, meet our leaders, and hear a talk from Mary Ann Glendon is a good thing for the president and for the causes we care about.”
A commencement, however, is supposed to be a joyous day for the graduates and their families. It is not the right place, nor is a brief acceptance speech the right vehicle, for engagement with the very serious problems raised by Notre Dame’s decision—in disregard of the settled position of the U.S. bishops—to honor a prominent and uncompromising opponent of the Church’s position on issues involving fundamental principles of justice.
Finally, with recent news reports that other Catholic schools are similarly choosing to disregard the bishops’ guidelines, I am concerned that Notre Dame’s example could have an unfortunate ripple effect.
It is with great sadness, therefore, that I have concluded that I cannot accept the Laetare Medal or participate in the May 17 graduation ceremony.
In order to avoid the inevitable speculation about the reasons for my decision, I will release this letter to the press, but I do not plan to make any further comment on the matter at this time.
Yours Very Truly,
Mary Ann Glendon
Mary Ann Glendon is Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. A member of the editorial and advisory board of First Things , she served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican from 2007 to 2009.
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Radical Homosex Attacks on Churches Continue
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Prominent homosexual activists lead screaming demonstration, terrorize Boston church sponsoring ex-gay religious event. Police make no arrests. "Jesus was gay" pamphlets also handed out. (www.massresistance.org)
Tuesday afternoon, several major homosexual activist figures, including a prominent state employee, led a screaming demonstration to terrorize a downtown Boston church while it was holding a peaceful religious training event inside. Using a bullhorn, they illegally trampled through an adjoining Revolutionary War-era cemetery in order to be directly outside the church's windows. Despite numerous apparent violations of the law, the Boston Police talked with them but refused to make any arrests.
The group of about 30 hardcore homosexual activists started their demonstration across the street from the church, in the Boston Common, around noon. After a few haranguing speeches, they marched (with a high-powered bullhorn) to the sidewalk in front of the church and began screaming and chanting. Outside of Park Street Church in downtown Boston
Then the group went into the cemetery (where Sam Adams and other Revolutionary War figures are buried) and stood next to the big windows on the side of the church and screamed, chanted, and even put the bullhorn right against the windows as it made various screeches and siren noises.
The intent was to terrorize the participants inside the church.
They also passed out "Jesus was gay" flyers (see below), just to make sure they made their point to the Christian attendees.
Why were the homosexuals so enraged? Because Park Street Church was holding a religious conference (from Exodus International) about helping pastors support people dealing with unwanted homosexuality.
But the homosexual movement can't handle that concept. So even though this was a private event in a church, the homosexual movement has decided that this must not be allowed, and that the church must be intimidated into submission. Constitutional rights? Just a minor annoyance.
And the Boston Police Department went right along with it. There were obvious violations of the law, including at the very least (1) a clear violation of the Massachusetts Civil Rights statute (2) holding a demonstration (in the graveyard!) without a permit; and (3) creating a public disturbance. But the one uniformed Boston Police officer and two plainclothes officers who were there made no effort to arrest anyone. The uniformed officer asked them a few questions and went on his way (see our video). The Boston Police Department told us yesterday that there were no arrests in the incident.
This was no ordinary demonstration. It was definitely meant to send a message. Though it was relatively small in number, it included several high-profile homosexual activists.
See our video, more photos, and full report at www.massresistance.org
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Archbishop Burke's Keynote Address from Friday's National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
THE TEACHINGS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
WASHINGTON, D.C. MAY 8, 2009 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Introduction
1. I am deeply honored to give the Keynote Address at this annual gathering of Catholics to pray for our nation. I express my heartfelt esteem and gratitude to those who, each year, organize and support the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast.
2. The theme of this year's Breakfast is most fitting to the difficult time through which our nation is now passing. Before the fundamental and great challenges which we as a nation are facing, how better to express our patriotism than by celebrating the teachings of our Catholic faith. The most treasured gift which we as citizens of the United States of America can offer to our country is a faithful Catholic life. It is the gift which, even though it has often been misunderstood, has brought great strength to our nation, from the time of its founding. Today more than ever, our nation is in need of Catholics who know their faith deeply and express their faith, with integrity, by their daily living.
3. Although I no longer have my residence in our beloved nation, I am no less bound to practice the virtue of patriotism, taught and exemplified by Our Lord during His public ministry. It is Our Lord Who gives us, in the Church, the grace to practice patriotism as a fundamental expression of the bond of charity which we have, in Him, with our fellow citizens. From my earliest formation in the life of the faith, received at home from my parents and in the Catholic schools, it was clear to me that duty to one's nation, to one's fellow citizens, is integral to our life in Christ in the Church. In the Baltimore Catechism, the virtue of patriotism is joined with filial piety. These essentially connected virtues, in the words of the Catechism, dispose us to honor, love and respect our parents and our country (Revised Baltimore Catechism and Mass, No. 3, New York: Benziger Brothers, Inc., 1949, 1952, no. 135). Surely, the most fundamental expression of patriotism is daily prayer for our homeland, the United States of America, her citizens and her leaders. Our participation in the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast is, I trust, an extraordinary expression of the daily prayer which we all offer for our country, as good Catholics and, therefore, good citizens.
4. It pleases me that today's celebration included a presentation by Mother Shaun Vergauwen, Superior General of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist. I have known Mother Shaun's religious congregation for all the years of my priestly life. The consecrated life of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist is an inspired witness to the truths of our Catholic faith, especially what pertains to the Gospel of Life, and, therefore, also makes a strong contribution to the good of all citizens in our nation.
Growing Crisis in Our Nation
5. I come to you, this morning, with the deepest concern for our nation. I come to you, not as someone who stands outside of our nation but as a citizen who, with you as fellow citizens, takes responsibility for the state of our nation and, therefore, cannot remain indifferent and inactive about what most concerns the good of us all, especially those among us who are small, weak and defenseless.
6. Over the past several months, our nation has chosen a path which more completely denies any legal guarantee of the most fundamental human right, the right to life, to the innocent and defenseless unborn. Our nation, which had its beginning in the commitment to safeguard and promote the inalienable right to "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness" for all, without boundary, is more and more setting arbitrary limits to her commitment (cf. The Declaration of Independence: Action of Second Continental Congress, 4 July 1776, in The Constitution of the United States with the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation, New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 2002, p. 81). Those in power now determine who will or will not be accorded the legal protection of the most fundamental right to life. First the legal protection of the right to life is denied to the unborn and, then, to those whose lives have become burdened by advanced years, special needs or serious illness, or whose lives are somehow judged to be unprofitable or unworthy.
7. What is more, those in power propose to force physicians and other healthcare professionals, in other words, those with a particular responsibility to protect and foster human life, to participate, contrary to what their conscience requires, in the destruction of unborn human lives, from the first or embryonic stage of development to the moment of birth. Our laws may soon force those who have dedicated themselves to the care of the sick and the promotion of good health to give up their noble life work, in order to be true to the most sacred dictate of their consciences. What is more, if our nation continues down the path it has taken, healthcare institutions operating in accord with the natural moral law, which teaches us that innocent human life is to be protected and fostered at all times and that it is always and everywhere evil to destroy an innocent human life, will be forced to close their doors.
8. At the same time, the fundamental society, that is, the family, upon which the life of our nation is founded and depends, is under attack by legislation which redefines marriage to include a relationship between two persons of the same sex and permits them to adopt children. In the same line, it is proposed to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. At the root of the confusion and error about marriage is the contraceptive mentality - which would have us believe that the inherently procreative nature of the conjugal union can, in practice, be mechanically or chemically eliminated, while the marital act remains unitive. It cannot be so. With unparalleled arrogance, our nation is choosing to renounce its foundation upon the faithful, indissoluble, and inherently procreative love of a man and a woman in marriage, and, in violation of what nature itself teaches us, to replace it with a so-called marital relationship, according to the definition of those who exercise the greatest power in our society.
9. The path of violation of the most fundamental human rights and of the integrity of marriage and the family, which our nation is traveling, is not accidental. It is part of the program set forth by those whom we have freely chosen to lead our nation. The part of the program in question was not unknown to us; it was announced to us beforehand and a majority of our fellow citizens, including a majority of our fellow Catholics, chose the leadership which is now implementing it with determination. For example, I refer to our President's declared support of the Freedom of Choice Act, which would make illegal any legislation restricting procured abortion; his repeal of the Mexico City Policy, permitting U.S. funding of procured abortion in other nations, together with the grant of fifty million dollars to the United Nations Fund for Population Activities which, for example, supported the Republic of China's policy of one child per family by means of government-dictated sterilization and abortion; his proposal to rescind the regulations appended to the federal Conscience Clause, which assure that, not only physicians, but also all health-care workers may refuse to provide services, information or counsel to patients regarding medications and procedures which are contrary to their conscience; his removal of limitations on federal funding of embryonic-stem-cell research, involving the wholesale destruction of human life at the embryonic stage of development; and his choice of the members of his administration, who are remarkable for the number of major officials, including several Catholics, who favor the denial of the right to life to the unborn and the violation of the integrity of marriage and the family. These are only some examples of a consistent pattern of decisions by the leadership of our nation which is taking our nation down a path which denies the fundamental right to life to the innocent and defenseless unborn and violates the fundamental integrity of the marital union and the family.
10. As Catholics, we cannot fail to note, with the greatest sadness, the number of our fellow Catholics, elected or appointed by our President to public office, who cooperate fully in the advancement of a national agenda was is anti-life and anti-family. Most recently, the appointment of a Catholic as Secretary of Health and Human Services, who has openly and persistently cooperated with the industry of procured abortion in our nation, is necessarily a source of the deepest embarrassment to Catholics and a painful reminder of the most serious responsibility of Catholics to uphold the natural moral law, which is the irreplaceable foundation of just relationships among the citizens of our nation. It grieves me to say that the support of anti-life legislation by Catholics in public office is so common that those who are not Catholic have justifiably questioned whether the Church's teaching regarding the inviolable dignity of innocent human life is firm and unchanging. It gives the impression that the Church herself can change the law which God has written on every human heart from the beginning of time and has declared in the Fifth Commandment of the Decalogue: Thou shalt not kill.
11. As is clear, the anti-life and anti-family path down which our nation is being led has repercussions for many other peoples who rely upon the United States for aid or who are influenced by the international policies upon which our nation insists. The interest of so many nations in our recent presidential election is a clear sign of the world leadership which our national leadership exercises. What those who were so enthused about the strong message of change and hope in the United States, delivered during the last election campaign, are now discovering is a consistent implementation of policies and programs which confirm and advance the culture of death, which can only finally leave our world without the great hope, described by our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI in these words:
Let us say once again: we need the greater and lesser hopes that keep us going day by day. But these are not enough without the great hope, which must surpass everything else. This great hope can only be God, who encompasses the whole of reality and who can bestow upon us what we, by ourselves, cannot attain. The fact that it comes to us as a gift is actually part of hope. God is the foundation of hope: not any god, but the God who has a human face and who has loved us to the end, each one of us and humanity in its entirety. His Kingdom is not an imaginary hereafter, situated in a future that will never arrive; his Kingdom is present wherever he is loved and wherever his love reaches us.
His love alone gives us the possibility of soberly persevering day by day, without ceasing to be spurred on by hope, in a world which by its very nature is imperfect. His love is at the same time our guarantee of the existence of what we only vaguely sense and which nevertheless, in our deepest self, we await: a life that is truly life (Pope Benedict XVI, Encyclical Letter Spe salvi, On Christian Hope, 30 November 2007, Acta Apostolicae Sedis no. 31).
The change which brings hope can only be the renewal of our nation in the divine love which respects the inviolable dignity of every human life, from the moment of its inception to the moment of natural death, and which creates and gives growth to new human life through the love of man and woman in marriage. Any hope which is incoherent with the great hope is truly illusory and can never bring forth justice and its fruit, peace, for our nation and world.
Addressing the Crisis
12. How can we as Catholics address effectively the critical situation of our nation in what pertains to the fundamental right to life and the integrity of the family? What does the virtue of patriotism, together with all of the virtues inspired by the Holy Spirit dwelling within us, require of us for the common good, for the good of the whole nation? First and foremost, it demands what we are doing this morning, that is, prayer, and the serious reflection which arises from our communion with God in prayer.
13. When Our Lord descended from the Mount of the Transfiguration, he found that his disciples had tried, without success, to help a boy afflicted by an unclean spirit. Our Lord then cast out the unclean spirit, prompting his disciples, when they were alone with Him, to ask why they had been unable to free the boy from his affliction. Our Lord responded with these words: This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer and fasting (Mk 9:29). Our Lord reminded them that the good which they wished to accomplish in the face of great evil could only be attained through prayer and fasting. In other words, evil cannot be overcome by our own forces alone, but by the grace of God which inspires and strengthens our thoughts and actions. It is Christ alone who has accomplished the victory over sin and its most evil fruit, eternal death, and it is Christ alone, in the Church, who continues to bring forth the fruits of His victory in our lives and in our world.
14. In the battle for the protection of the right to life and for the safeguarding of the integrity of marriage and the family in our nation, we are easily tempted to give way to discouragement. And it would be right to do so, if the outcome of the battle depended upon us alone. But it does not. Christ is with us always in the Church and, in a particular way, in the struggle to restore the respect for the right to life of all of our brothers and sisters, especially those who are helpless and who have the first title to our care, and to safeguard the integrity of marriage and the family. Christ Who is the Gospel of Life, encountered in prayer and through the Sacraments, will give us the strength to announce His word of life and to act upon His word of life, on behalf of all in our nation, especially those who depend upon us to care for them and protect their God-given rights.
15. If we are serious about our patriotic duty, then we must pray everyday for our leaders, especially our President, and our nation. We should also practice more fervently our fasting and abstinence for the conversion of our lives and the transformation of our society. If we want to act for the common good, the good of all, in our nation, then we will seek to convert our lives each day to Christ, especially through the Sacraments of Penance and the Holy Eucharist. Christ desires to announce the Gospel of Life and bring about its saving effects in our nation by the complete conversion of our lives to Him for the sake of all our brothers and sisters, without boundary, and for the sake of the preservation of the sanctuary of human life, marriage and the family.
16. At various times of great crisis in our nation and in the world, the Holy Father and our Bishops have called upon all Catholics to offer special prayers for the nation and for the world. I recall so well, from my youth, the Leonine Prayers offered at the conclusion of every Mass to address the growing threat of atheistic materialism in our world. Remember, too, how Pope Saint Pius V, in 1571, called upon the whole Church to pray, especially through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, when the Christian world was under attack by the Turks. After the victory of the Battle of Lepanto, on October 7, 1571, he established October 7th as an annual feast in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary and introduced the title of Mary Help of Christians into the Litany of Loreto. In the present crisis, praying daily the Rosary for our nation and invoking daily the intercession of Mary Help of Christians will be powerful forces for the victory of life and love.
17. At every Mass, we should offer special prayers for our nation and her leaders, in order that the culture of death may be overcome and a civilization of love may be steadfastly advanced. All Catholics throughout the nation should take part in Eucharistic adoration and in the praying of the Rosary for the restoration of the respect for human life and for the safeguarding of the integrity of the family. In our prayers, we should seek, above all, the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, under her title of the Immaculate Conception. Mary Immaculate is the patroness of our nation. In a most wonderful way, she appeared, on our continent, in what is present-day Mexico City, in 1531, as the Immaculate Mother of God, in order to manifest the all-merciful love of God toward His children of America. Through her example and intercession, the Native Americans and Europeans, who were on the brink of a most deadly conflict, were brought together to form one people under her maternal care, and the widespread practice of human sacrifice among the native people was brought to an end. In our time, in many parishes and dioceses there are campaigns of prayer for our nation and her leaders. May these powerful spiritual works continue and prosper, so that, through prayer and fasting, the grave evils of contraception, procured abortion, euthanasia, the experimentation on embryonic human life, and so-called same-sex marriage may be overcome in our nation.
18. Connected with our prayer must be the thoughtful and faithful reflection upon the Church's teaching on the respect for all human life and the integrity of the family. In our homes, in our Catholic schools and universities, in parish study groups, and in everyday conversations and discussions with our neighbors, we are called to give an uncompromising witness to the Gospel of Life. Parents, parish priests and institutions of Catholic education must be aware of the constant anti-life and anti-family messages which constantly bombard us and our young people. One has only to think, for example, of the corruption of the goodness of our youth by the multi-million dollar industry of pornography, especially on the Internet. Our reflection as individuals and groups must open our eyes to the gravity of the situation in our nation, lest we fail to take responsibility for the widespread attacks on human life and the family. Our reflection must help us all and, in a particular way, our young people to see the godless secularism and relativism which underly and justify our nation's anti-life and anti-family programs, policies and laws.
19. Our encounter with the world must be clear and uncompromising. Parents must reflect in their daily living the lifelong and rich fruit of the Gospel of Life, which they are called to teach to their children. Catholic educational institutions must devote themselves ever more strenuously to the study of the truths of the faith, addressing them to the moral challenges of our time. In a culture marked by widespread and grave confusion and error about the most fundamental teachings of the moral law, our Catholic schools and universities must be beacons of truth and right conduct. Clearly, the same is true of our Catholic charitable, missionary and healthcare institutions. There can be no place in them for teaching or activities which offend the moral law. Dialogue and respect for differences are not promoted by the compromise and even violation of the natural moral law. The profound granting of an honorary doctorate at Notre Dame University to our President who is as aggressively advancing an anti-life and anti-family agenda is a source of the gravest scandal. Catholic institutions cannot offer any platform to, let alone honor, those who teach and act publicly against the moral law. In a culture which embraces an agenda of death, Catholics and Catholic institutions are necessarily counter-cultural. If we as individuals or our Catholic institutions are not willing to accept the burdens and the suffering necessarily involved in calling our culture to reform, then we are not worthy of the name Catholic.
Catholics and Public Life
20. Our prayer and conversion of life, and the serious reflection upon and study of the truths of the moral life, both as individuals and in our Catholic institutions, require that we accept our responsibility as citizens to work tirelessly to change unjust programs, policies and laws. In a nation set so firmly on a path of violation of the most fundamental moral norms, Catholics and others who adhere to the natural moral law are pressured to think that their religious commitment to the moral law as the way of seeking the good of all is a merely confessional matter which cannot have any application in public life. Apparently, a number of Catholics in public life have been so convinced. How often do we hear Catholic legislators who vote in favor of anti-life and anti-family legislation claim that they are personally opposed to what the legislation protects and fosters, but that they as public officials may not allow religious beliefs to affect their support of such legislation? How often do we hear fellow Catholics supporting candidates for office, who are anti-life and anti-family, because of political-party loyalties or for reasons of other policies and programs supported by the candidate, which they deem to be good? How often is such thinking justified by the claim that religious faith is a purely private matter and has no place in the public forum? On the contrary, the common good depends upon the active engagement of religious faith in the public forum.
21. Addressing the role of the Church in the political order, Pope Benedict XVI reminds us:
- It must not be forgotten that, when Churches or ecclesial communities intervene in public debate, expressing reservations or recalling various principles, this does not constitute a form of intolerance or interference, since such interventions are aimed solely at enlightening consciences, enabling them to act freely and responsibly, according to the true demands of justice, even when this should conflict with situations of power and personal interest (Pope Benedict XVI, Ad Congressum a Populari Europae Faction provectum, Acta Apostolicae Sedis 98 [2006], 344)."
- In his Encyclical Letter Deus caritas est, our Holy Father reminded us of the great gift of our faith which enables reason to do its work more effectively and to see its proper object more clearly (Pope Benedict XVI, Encylical Letter Deus caritas est , On Christian Love, 25 December 2005, Acta Apostolicae Sedis 98 [2006], 239, no. 28). When the Church addresses her social teaching to issues of the common good, she has no intention of giving the Church power over the State or to impose on those who do not share the faith ways of thinking and modes of conduct proper to faith (Deus caritas est, no. 28). Her aim, which is our aim as patriotic Catholics, is simply to help purify reason and to contribute, here and now, to the acknowledgment and attainment of what is just (Deus caritas est, no. 28). In addressing the critical issues of our nation, the Church and we, as her faithful sons and daughters, intervene on the basis of reason and natural law, namely, on the basis of what is in accord with the nature of every human being (Deus caritas est, no. 28).
22. Our uncompromising commitment to protect the inviolable dignity of innocent human life and to safeguard the integrity of marriage and the family are not based on peculiar confessional beliefs or practices but on the natural moral law, written on every heart and, therefore, a fundamental part of the Church's moral teaching. At the same time, what is always and everywhere evil cannot be called good for the sake of accomplishing some other good end. All of us must be concerned about a wide range of goods which are important to the life of our nation, but the concern for those goods can never justify the betrayal of the fundamental goods of life itself and the family. We must take care to uproot from our moral thinking any form of relativism, consequentialism and proportionalism, which would lead us into the error of thinking that it is sometimes right to do what is always and everywhere evil.
23. An important part of our moral reflection must include a clear understanding of the principles regarding cooperation in evil, especially by the act of voting. Too often, in our time, our inability to accomplish all that we should for the sake of the defense of the right to life and of the protection of the integrity of the family is used to justify the direct choice of a political leader who espouses a position or positions in violation of the natural moral law. The Servant of God Pope John Paul II, in his Encyclical Letter Evangelium vitae, addresses at length the question of cooperation in evil which violates the dignity of innocent human life. He offers as an example the case of a legislator who has the possibility of voting for a law which would restrict the evil of procured abortion, even though it would not eradicate it completely. He concludes that the legislator could vote for the legislation, while his own opposition to procured abortion remains clear, for his vote does not in fact represent an illicit cooperation with an unjust law, but rather a legitimate and proper attempt to limit its evil aspects (Pope John Paul II, Encylical Letter Evangelium vitae , On the Good and Inviolability of Human Life, 25 March 1995, Acta Apostolicae Sedis 87 [1995], 487, no. 73). In an analogous manner, as voters, we are often faced with a choice among candidates who do not fully oppose unjust laws. In such a case, we must choose the candidate who will most limit the evil effects of unjust laws. But, there is no element of the common good, no morally good practice, which a candidate may promote and to which a voter may be dedicated, which could justify voting for a candidate who also endorses and supports the deliberate killing of the unborn, euthanasia or the recognition of a same-sex relationship as a legal marriage. The respect for the inviolable dignity of innocent human life and for the integrity of marriage and the family are so fundamental to the common good that they cannot be subordinated to any other cause, no matter how good it may be.
24. In the present situation of our nation, a serious question has arisen about the moral obligation of Catholics to work for the overturning of the Supreme Court decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton. There are those who would tell us that such work is futile and, therefore, is to be abandoned, so that we can devote ourselves to help prevent individuals from choosing abortion. As Catholics, we can never cease to work for the correction of gravely unjust laws. Law is a fundamental expression of our culture and implicitly teaches citizens what is morally acceptable. Our efforts to assist those who are tempted to do what is always and everywhere wrong or are suffering from the effects of having committed a gravely immoral act, which are essential expressions of the charity which unites us as citizens of the nation, ultimately make little sense, if we remain idle regarding unjust laws and decisions of the courts regarding the same intrinsic evils. We are never justified in abandoning the work of changing legislation and of reversing decisions of the courts which are anti-life and anti-family.
Conclusion
25. As we gather this morning to pray for our nation, let us draw courage and strength from the glorious pierced Heart of Our Lord Jesus. Let us not give way to discouragement in our exercise of patriotism but rather be confident of the essential contribution which our Catholic faith makes to the life of our nation.
26. May the courage and strength which comes to us from the Sacred Heart of Jesus enlighten our minds to see more clearly the gravity of the situation of our nation and inflame our hearts to do our part to transform the life of our nation, in accord with the natural moral law, that is, with what is just and serves the good of all. Let us draw courage and strength from the Sacred Heart of Jesus through prayer and the Sacraments, especially the Sacraments of Penance and the Holy Eucharist. May the courage and strength of Christ guide our reflection on the state of our nation and lead us to that just action, taught to us by our faith, which serves the good of all.
27. Invoking the intercession of Mary Immaculate, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother of America, let us pray today and everyday that we as Catholics, true to our faith and, therefore, patriotically devoted to our nation, may promote respect for all human life, safeguard the sanctity of marriage and the family, and, thereby, foster the good of all in the nation and in the world.
Thank you. God bless you.
(Most Rev.) Raymond L. Burke
Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis
Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura
God bless you.
(Most Rev.) Raymond L. Burke
Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis
Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura
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Letter From Catholic Leaders Calls for President Obama to Fire
Anti-Catholic Bigot Harry Knox
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20500-0003
Dear Mr. President,
On April 6, you named Harry Knox to your Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. You claim to have created this Council, among other things, to “bring everyone together – from both the secular and faith-based communities.”
Harry Knox is the hate-filled antithesis of this noble objective. Knox is a virulent anti-Catholic bigot, and has made numerous vile and dishonest attacks against the Church and the Holy Father. He has no business on any Council having to do with faith or religion.
We do not know if you or members of your Administration were aware of Knox’s deplorable, abusive attitude towards the Church and Pope Benedict XVI when you named him to the Council. We assume you were not. But since then, there have been numerous press reports on Knox’s loathsome, and clearly bigoted rhetoric, so there no longer is any excuse for your failure to act. We can remain silent no longer.
As Catholics, we call on you to remove Mr. Knox from his position and to formally disassociate yourself from his militant anti-Catholicism. Failure to do so will result in the tainting of your Faith-Based Council—and indeed, your entire administration—as anti-Catholic. We urge you to give this matter your immediate consideration.
Sincerely,
John Boehner
House Republican Leader
Member of Congress
L. Brent Bozell, III
Founder and President
Media Research Center
Judie Brown, President,
American Life League, Inc.
Stafford, VA
Larry Cirignano
Catholic Activist
Eileen Cubanski
Executive Director
National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools (NAPCIS)
Bill Donohue
President
Catholic League
Chuck Donovan
Executive Vice President
Family Research Council
Deacon Keith A. Fournier
Editor in Chief, Catholic Online
Founder, Common Good
Deal W. Hudson
Director
InsideCatholic.com
Philip F. Lawler
Editor
Catholic World News
Leonard Leo
President
National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
(Mr. Leo’s affiliation is listed for identification purposes only)
Tom McClusky
Vice President of Government Affairs
Family Research Council
Congressman Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI)
Kate O’Beirne
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Episcopal Church resembles 'Peace Corps in ecclesiastical drag'
Allie Martin - OneNewsNow - 4/27/2009
A veteran newspaper columnist and longtime member of the Episcopal Church USA says the denomination has cheerfully given up truth to placate a relativistic culture.
William Murchison's new book is called Mortal Follies: Episcopalians and the Crisis of Mainline Christianity. He says the denomination, like other churches of the American mainline, seems to be in a mad dash to catch up with a secular culture that values self-expression and does not want to promote the holy and just God of the Bible.
ECUSA's Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, he says, has set the tone for the denomination.
William Murchison (author, columnist)"When our presiding bishop implies she's more concerned about hunger, primary education, and AIDS and issues like that, then it's clear that she doesn't have her mind on the primary objectives the church ought to be following -- which are the presentation of the gospel," says the author. "And that's what makes the church look like the Peace Corps in ecclesiastical drag."
For that reason, Murchison says many feel the denomination is irrelevant and have left. But he remains optimistic that the church can return to its biblical roots.
"I happen to think this is a wonderful time for evangelism," he shares. "I'm too old, at 67, to be a pessimist; I'm more of an optimist. And I believe that God's in charge -- and he will take us through the trials of today, and he will bring his people where he wants them to be."
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Catholic diocese -- set to partner with abortion services?
Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow - 6/12/2009
American Life League (ALL) is sounding an alarm over a potential abortion scandal involving the Archdiocese of Boston.
Celticare is a joint venture partnering the archdiocesan Caritas Christi Health Care network with another corporation, which will join Massachusetts' subsidized health program July 1 -- a program that mandates abortion. ALL spokesperson Katie Walker says the archdiocese is using an odd approach.
medical doctors checkup"They've hired a third-party company that will do the abortion referrals for them, as if that would somehow diminish their responsibility for it," she argues. [see Editor's note below]
Walker believes it is a good time for the Catholic Church to stand up to the state on the issue, especially in light of the likelihood that President Obama's health plan, if approved, will require abortion.
"I think the Catholic faith has a long history of flourishing when persecuted," she observes, "so I look forward to seeing these bishops and the other 200-plus dioceses around the country standing up to whatever comes down the pike and saying 'the buck stops here -- we are going to stand up for our principles no matter what.'"
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Church sues homosexual activists for disrupting service
Associated Press - 5/14/2009
EAST LANSING, MI - A Michigan church has filed a federal lawsuit against a homosexual activist group that claimed responsibility for noisily disrupting a worship service last November.
Midway through the Nov. 9 service at Mount Hope Church near Lansing, members of a group called Bash Back! stood up and shouted slogans at the bewildered congregation, including, "It's OK to be gay." Some of the activists threw pro-gay flyers. Others unfurled a banner inside the church. Outside, Bash Back! members protested what the group called Mount Hope's "anti-queer agenda."
Mount Hope Church is represented by the Alliance Defense Fund, which says it's a federal crime to interfere with people exercising their religious rights in a house of worship.
Bash Back! responds to the lawsuit on its website, declaring that: "Bash Back! and radical transfolk/queers cannot and will not be intimidated."
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A look back, or a look ahead in places like Post Weimar Kalifornia under its new Radical Homosex "Pander or Perish" Laws?
The infiltration of Homo-Anal Ephebophiles in to the Catholic 'priesthood', and the nightmare of Homosex Abuse they unleashed, is simply a sign of things to come as their political agenda of mandatory 'tolerance' advances. The indoctrination of Boys in to the Ephebophile Coprophile 'lifestyle' is often the first step in spreading the pathology of buggery to ever greater numbers.
After all, as this story shows children learn and act out what they are taught, and if the curriculum includes mandatory acceptance and endorsement of Homo-Anal Buggery as a feature (such as is now Required in Kalifornia), who would dare be intolerant enough to object?
Best keep quiet about it though, wouldn't want to spread any "Ism-Obia" now would we, what with everything else going around and all...
Ohso
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Thousands beaten, raped in Irish reform schools
Shawn Pogatchnik - Associated Press Writer - 5/20/2009 DUBLIN -
A fiercely debated, nine-year investigation into Ireland's Roman Catholic-run institutions says priests and nuns terrorized thousands of boys and girls in workhouse-style schools for decades - and government inspectors failed to stop the chronic beatings, rapes...
final report of Ireland's Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse, which is based on testimony from thousands of former students and officials from more than 250 church-run institutions.
More than 30,000 children deemed to be petty thieves, truants or from dysfunctional families - a category that often included unmarried mothers - were sent to Ireland's austere network of industrial schools, reformatories, orphanages and hostels from the 1930s until the last church-run facilities shut in the 1990s.
The report found that molestation and rape were "endemic" in boys' facilities, chiefly run by the Christian Brothers order, and supervisors pursued policies that increased the danger. Girls supervised by orders of nuns, chiefly the Sisters of Mercy, suffered much less sexual abuse...
Wednesday's report said children had no safe way to tell authorities about the assaults they were suffering, particularly the sexual aggression from church officials and older inmates in boys' institutions.
"The management did not listen to or believe children when they complained of the activities of some of the men who had responsibility for their care,"...
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Redeeming the Rainbow (www.massresistance.org)
Dr. Scott Lively, internationally-known expert on the "gay" agenda, releases blockbuster book (now free on-line) on how to understand and fight back from Christian perspective.
Most people know Scott Lively as a major figure among pro-family leaders. He is an attorney, pastor (with a PhD in theology) and an international consultant on family issues with more than twenty years of ministry opposing the "gay" political agenda around the world.
He has written several classic books on the homosexual agenda, including "The Pink Swastika", "The Poisoned Stream," and "7 Steps to Recruit-Proof Your Child". He has run a pro-family law firm in California and is now an activist pastor in Springfield, Mass. (We've been honored to have had him as a featured speaker at two recent MassResistance banquets.)
For the past ten years, while lecturing and consulting on pro-family strategies in more than 30 countries, Dr. Lively has been writing the world's first textbook that teaches pro-family advocates how to defeat the homosexual agenda and re-establish family-centered culture in their respective nations from a Christian perspective.
The title of the book is "Redeeming the Rainbow: A Christian Response to the 'Gay' Agenda". The 232-page book is now being made available free on-line! It is sure to become another classic.
We've posted the entire book on line at www.massresistance.org , and also broken it up into chapters for easy reading.
There's a lot of meat in this book: background facts from history to philosophy to strategy, a lengthy discussion of the homosexual movement, and even the history of the "gay marriage" issue as it began in Massachusetts.
"This is my free gift to the international pro-family movement," said Lively. "Everything I've learned in twenty years on the front lines of the 'culture war' is in this book. I want pro-family people to have free access to these insights, analysis and strategies so that they will know that there is still hope for re-building family-centered culture, and how they can achieve that goal.
"I have devoted thousands of hours of work and all of the skills and training I have acquired through my career to produce the most straightforward, concise and easy-to-understand guidance that I can," he added.
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Change, repent, bishop tells gays
By Jonathan Wynne-Jones, London - The Age (Melbourne) 6 July 2009
A senior Church of England bishop has called on homosexuals to repent and
"be changed" in comments that have infuriated equality campaigners.
The controversial comments by the Bishop of Rochester, Dr Michael
Nazir-Ali, will reignite the battle over homosexuality in the Church of
England ahead of what promises to be a divisive week for the church.
Dr Nazir-Ali defended traditional biblical teachings on homosexuality and
said the church should not be "rolled over by culture".
Today, a new coalition of evangelical and Anglo-Catholic parishes, backed
by Dr Nazir-Ali, will get under way... will be seen as a direct challenge to the authority of Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, as he tries to keep the Anglican Church together.
The move comes as the Episcopal Church in America is expected to endorse
liturgies for single sex marriage and allow more homosexuals to be made
bishops. Dr Williams secured an uneasy truce over homosexuality in the dispute at
last year's Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops. However, this will be
shattered if the American church passes controversial votes on
homosexuality that would defy the archbishop's pleas for restraint...
Dr Nazir-Ali said there was a need for the new evangelical movement, called
the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans, because the church is already
divided into two.
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Exodus from Episcopal Church explained
Associated Press - 7/16/2009
PITTSBURGH, PA - A leader of the new Anglican Church in North America says decisions being made at the Episcopal Church's General Convention underline why he and many others are no longer Episcopalians.
Canon Daryl Fenton says in addition to rejecting biblical teaching against homosexuality, the Episcopal Church has watered down central Christian doctrines on Christ, salvation, and the authority of Scripture... openly accepting homosexuals in ministry and same-sex... will deepen the rift between the denomination and its fellow Anglicans overseas.
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European Catholic Bishops' Conferences Denounce Homosexual Adoption and Euthanasia
By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman July 17, 2009 (www.LifeSiteNews.com) - The General Secretaries of the Catholic Episcopal Conferences from western and eastern Europe are denouncing attempts to pressure Catholic adoption agencies to give children to homosexuals in adoption, and also the spreading acceptance of euthanasia on the continent.
The statements were made during the recent meeting of the Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe (CCEE), which gathered in Lviv, Ukraine, from July 9 to 13. The assembled representatives denounced "a range of events wounding the dignity of the human person" which they said, "are taking place across Europe," according to a press release issued by the CCEE.
Among the items of concern were the case of "English Catholic Agencies who are compelled to proceed in adoption applications also for same-sex couples," resulting in the closure of the agencies.
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Marginalizing of Religion (www.frc.org)
President Obama has been very adept at selecting candidates for some high profile positions that acknowledge a formal association with the Christian faith, but hold unorthodox views. The latest is the President's pick for Surgeon General, Regina M. Benjamin, a Roman Catholic who has had a notable career serving the underprivileged, much like Mother Teresa. Given her Catholic education and affiliation most would be tempted to think she holds orthodox views on the sanctity of human life. Yet, sadly, evidently she does not.
According to a White House spokesman, she shares the views of President Obama on "reproductive health issues." Benjamin is a shrewd political pick by the President, but the pick goes much further than just the politics of confirmation. David Satcher, former surgeon general under President Bill Clinton, unwittingly pointed to the bigger agenda - isolating one's personal faith from their public policy.
In an interview with the Washington Post, Satcher was quoted as saying, "We all have our religions, but when you speak as the Surgeon General to the American people, it's not about your religion." While that sounds nice and polite, it implies that in order to serve in a public capacity you have to check the guiding tenets of your faith at the door.
It only stands to reason that if this is the standard expected of the nation's top doctor, under a government healthcare system it would be expected of all. Christian doctors and healthcare workers would be forced to choose between living by the teachings of Scripture and abandoning their careers of service or agreeing to serve in a public health care system devoid of moral absolutes where abortion and euthanasia are simply policy decisions.
Of course, those who divorce their espoused moral convictions from public service are really only kidding themselves: We act in accordance with what we truly believe.
Setting aside one's faith and the moral convictions that flow from it only demonstrates how relatively unimportant that faith is to its adherent.
And then what one really believes - that we have the authority to act ethically without God's direction - takes over, often with chilling effect.
Additional Resources
Washington Post: Surgeon General Pick's Stance on Abortion May Clash With Church's
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First, should I focus on the material that is in larger font, italicized, underlined, or boldfaced?
In any case, religious hypocrisy abounds, and nobody (well maybe a few, but most of us consoider them nutcases) truly follows their faith. People pick and choose from the Bible. Those who obsess about homosexuality eagerly seize some statment from Leviticus but ignore hundreds of others about diet, clothing, and everything else in their lives. Some so-called fundamentalists focus on abortion (despite the Biblical claims that life begins at quickening, which is at about three months) and ignore all of Jesus's economic lessons.
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Like killing two birds with one stone, they try to destroy an institution from within, while simultaneously trying to create converts to their own depraved hatreds and perversions in order to spread them outward in to society - like ever widening ripples in a pond of pederasty.
My sorrow for those Boys (and the much smaller percentage of Girls caught up in it) is only matched by my anger at the leaders who allowed such Homosex Perverts access to the Church's most valuable treasure - its Children.
Hopefully, for those who cannot recover on thier own; then through therapy and if needed NARTH (National Association for the Reform and Therapy of Homosexuality) - these Boys will not grow up to become like their Homo-Anal Rapists (who admittedly may have themselves been abused as Boys) - and instead will be able to break the Cycle of Homosex Ephebophile Abuse!
Ohso
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell
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Ireland: Report shows 'horrific acts of depravity' By SHAWN POGATCHNIK Associated Press Writer 07/21/2009
DUBLIN—A new report by investigators into the Catholic Church's cover-up of child abuse in Dublin details "horrific acts of depravity" that went for decades without prosecution, Ireland's justice minister said Tuesday...
Ahern said he would publish the new report... covers the cases of 46 priests implicated in abusing hundreds of children—and, in almost all cases, being transferred to new parishes by bishops who didn't tell police or other child-protection authorities about the crimes or dangers...
Several of the cases are already well known to the Irish public, thanks in part to a former altar boy, Andrew Madden, who in the early 1990s became the first abuse victim to sue...
The priest who raped Madden, Ivan Payne, was convicted in 1998 of raping at least eight boys and removed from the priesthood.
Madden predicted that the Dublin report would fire a new wave of anger at the church. "The thing that will really shock people this time is simply seeing how many senior church people in Dublin knew exactly what was going on," he said in an interview. "They had so much evidence of the dangers these priests were posing to children, but they just kept moving them on to new parishes."
In Madden's case, the priest who sodomized him was sent to a different part of Dublin—where he was placed in charge of that parish's altar boys.
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Irish court may censor next Catholic abuse report
DUBLIN—Ireland's next report into the cover-up of child abuse in the Catholic Church might be censored or delayed because its publication could undermine prosecutors' efforts to imprison pedophile priests, Justice Minister Dermot Ahern announced Friday.
Ahern said he wants to publish the report into three decades of abuse cases in Dublin's archdiocese "with all possible speed"—but not if this would allow priests responsible for "horrific acts of depravity" to escape justice.
A fact-finding commission spent three years gathering evidence about how bishops and other Dublin archdiocesan officials sheltered known pedophile priests from police and other child-protection authorities from 1975 to 2004. The commission delivered its findings confidentially 10 days ago to Ahern and Attorney General Paul Gallagher...
Martin told Mass-goers in an April sermon that the report's findings "will shock us all."
Over the past 15 years, Ireland has grown somewhat numb to revelations of molestation, cruelty and cover-up... guilty of shielding hundreds, if not thousands, of known abusers within their ranks.
Crimes documented included ritual beatings, rape, and lying to children that their parents were dead. The last of those church-run facilities closed in the 1990s.
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Which churches oppose 'Harvey Milk Gay Day'?
Please deliver this special letter to your pastor
www.savecalifornia.com With the vote on the budget expected tonight, we don't know when SB 572, instituting "Harvey Milk Gay Day" in California's K-12 government schools, will come up for an Assembly floor vote. It could happen anytime.
But, what we do know, is that the broad majority of California churches are either asleep or apathetic to the threat of "Harvey Milk Gay Day" upon children in your community and in your own congregation.
For the last week, we've been asking leaders of churches, businesses, schools and organizations to send our suggested SB 572 opposition letter to Governor Schwarzenegger and to copy SaveCalifornia.com.
So far, we've received letters on official stationery from 89 businesses, three schools, and nine churches, as well as from many individuals. Thank you to everyone who has cared enough to send letters and to use SaveCalifornia.com's suggested text.
www.SaveCalifornia.com commends these nine churches that sent letters. Do you see your church's name here?
Community Christian Alliance Church (Northridge, CA)
Immanuel Christian Outreach (Arcadia, CA)
Bethany Missionary Baptist Church (Oceanside, CA)
Riverview Church of God (Lompoc, CA)
International Messianic Jewish Alliance (La Mesa, CA)
Amanuel Ethiopian Church (Los Angeles, CA)
Christian Zion Church in Los Angeles (Rowland Heights, CA)
Chinese Full Gospel Fellowship International (Rowland Heights, CA)
Calvary Baptist Church (Benson, AZ)
If your church has NOT sent a letter opposing "Harvey Milk Gay Day" in schools," please approach your pastor this weekend, talk to him, and ask him to send a letter right away.
SaveCalifornia.com has created simple action steps. "Harvey Milk Gay Day" is a horrible thing to force upon children. If the Church won't protect children from the homosexual-bisexual-transsexual agenda, then the Church has forgotten how to love!
PLEASE ACT NOW:
1. If you have a home church or know pastors, print this special letter and give it to him this weekend. Click here for the special letter to give to your pastor.
Please be assured that even the IRS says churches can support or oppose legislation or ballot measures.
2. Send a letter yourself on the official letterhead of your church, business, organization or school. Ask your friends who lead other churches, businesses, organizations and schools to send in their letters. Click here for easy instructions.
3. Call Governor Schwarzenegger at 916-445-2841 (weekdays, 9a-5p) by calling his regional offices 24/7 to urge him to veto SB 572, "Harvey Milk Gay Day."
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Catholic charities align with anti-life proposals
Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow - 7/31/2009
American Life League says two prominent Catholic charities have "divorced themselves" from church teaching in supporting the Obama administration's healthcare proposal.
The two charities -- the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Catholic Health Association -- recently released a notice to their members encouraging them to support healthcare reform. "We must maintain momentum for health care reform efforts with calls and emails [to members of Congress] supporting health care reform immediately," the notice read.
In addition, the Catholic Health Association developed a video for YouTube that shows people displaying messages in support of healthcare reform.
But American Life League president Judie Brown says the healthcare bill is contrary to Catholic teaching in several areas. For example, she points out, it will require taxpayers to pay for abortion-on-demand through all nine months of pregnancy. The healthcare proposals also include forms of euthanasia -- end-of-life care -- that she argues actually translate into ending life care.
Judie Brown ALL"...It's appalling to us that the St. Vincent de Paul charity, which is a charity that reaches out specifically to the poor, would in any way be involved in endorsing this tragic healthcare proposal," Brown shares. "The Catholic Hospital Association could lose tax funding if they were able to stand up and defend Catholic teaching instead of pandering to Obama, which is what they're doing."
It is wrong, says the pro-life leader, for the organizations to be "sending a message to Catholics throughout the country that it's just fine for Obama healthcare to kill babies and kill the elderly...."
In addition, she argues that the two charities -- in supporting the current proposals for healthcare reform -- are "undermining the very foundation they exist to protect and foster: the dignity of human persons and the sanctity of their right to life."
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Nice get Ohso all riled up with that question. I think it was a bait.
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Freedom Federation Organizations Affirm Sanctity of Human Life and Oppose Health Care that Funds Abortion or Treats Life as a Cost-Benefit Commodity (LC.org)
Washington, DC – Today a federation of some of the largest faith-based organizations in the country affirmed their commitment to the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death. The diverse organizations are united in their opposition to health care policies that either fund abortion or ration care based on treating life as a mere cost-benefit commodity.
In January 2009, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, President Obama’s health care adviser, wrote in the Lancet medical journal that he supports a “complete lives” system of health care. He wrote that the so-called “complete lives” approach “supports modifying the youngest-first principle by prioritizing adolescents and young adults over infants. Adolescents have received substantial education and parental care, investments that will be wasted without a complete life. Infants by contrast, have not yet received these investments. Similarly, adolescence brings with it a developed personality capable of forming and valuing long-term plans whose fulfillment requires a complete life.” In a Hastings Center Report in 1996, Emanuel spoke of denying care to the disabled “who are irreversibly prevented from being or becoming participating citizens.” He added: “An obvious example is not guaranteeing health services to patients with dementia.”
Fearing that House Bill 3200 would fund abortion, members of Congress proposed amendments to ban funding abortion. Those amendments were voted down. House Bill 3200 and other proposals appear to also incorporate a cost-benefit analysis for the aged or ill.
“Life is precious because men and women of every age, race or ethnicity have intrinsic value, having been created in the image of God,” said Mathew Staver, one of the spokespersons for the Freedom Federation. “It is immoral to fund the destruction of innocent human life or to withhold medical treatment from the aged or ill. We must care for our neighbors and those most vulnerable among us. All human life is valuable and deserves dignity and respect.”
The Freedom Federation is a federation of many national, multiethnic and transgenerational organizations and leaders working together on common interests to plan, strategize, coordinate, message and mobilize their various constituents to advance their shared core values.
The following people are available to speak to the media on this topic: Rev. Samuel Rodriguez (National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference); Deacon Keith Fournier (Catholic Online); Bishop Harry Jackson (High Impact Leadership Coalition and a cancer survivor); Cindy Jacobs (Generals International); Honorable Ken Blackwell (Conservative Action Project); and Mathew Staver (Founder of Liberty Counsel and Dean of Liberty University School of Law).
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Rather than using some sort of logic to ration medical care, we need to be realistic. Successful people with lots of money have proven themselves to be "better," and thus they deserve premium care. Those who falter economically have proven themselves to be less valuable and should be left to suffer and die. Let the magic of the market decide who lives and who dies. That's what Jesus would want.
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Catholics warn Lutherans on gay issues
Associated Press - 8/21/2009
MINNEAPOLIS- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has been warned that its decisions on homosexuality could impair relations with the Roman Catholic church and other Christian denominations.
The warning, in a videotaped greeting from Archbishop Wilton Gregory, was played for ELCA delegates as their convention prepared to vote today on whether to let partnered gays and lesbians serve as ministers.
Gregory, who chairs ecumenical outreach for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said what's at stake are the Bible's teachings "and the fundamental meaning of marriage."...
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ECLA pastors consider costs of staying, leaving denomination
Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow - 8/24/2009
Conservative members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) are considering options afte the demonination decided on friday to allow non-celibate homosexuals and lesbians to be pastors...
Kal Moyer is pastor of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He spoke against the measure, stressing the Bible condemns homosexual practices -- and that, he stated, should be the factor in determining the policy. "For us to say one thing and to do another costs our church integrity, credibility, and our ability to evangelize in the future," he adds.
Some pastors are confident they will leave the denomination -- but the question remains, where will they go? Biblically solid representatives plan to meet in Indianapolis in September to determine their options.
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Group questions Catholic funeral for Kennedy
Pete Chagnon - OneNewsNow - 8/29/2009
A Catholic pro-life leader has some scathing words concerning Senator Ted Kennedy's Catholic funeral.
Thomas Euteneuer, president of 'Human Life International' released this statement concerning Senator Kennedy. "We must, as a matter of precept, pray for the salvation of heretical Catholics like Senator Edward Kennedy, but we do not have to praise him, let alone extol him with the full honors of a public Catholic funeral and all the adulation that attends such an event."
He adds that while Senator Kennedy called himself Catholic, like Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Joe Biden, they are actually wolves in sheep's clothing.
"They do not hold to the teaching of the church. They, in fact, take every opportunity seemingly to contradict the teaching of our church," Euteneuer says. "So in the case of Senator Edward Kennedy, he was not only against his church's teaching on the issue of abortion, but the same with embryonic stem cell research, the same with gay marriage and various other issues which set him in diametric opposition to his church's very well-defined and clearly articulated teaching."
Euteneuer says he is speaking out now to remind everyone that Catholics cannot honor a person with a full and public Catholic funeral when, like Senator Kennedy, he really was not.
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Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church have been adamant about issues involving poverty, greed, and materialism. Republican "Catholics" have flouted all these teachings.
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'Gay' man sues Bible publisher for 'mental anguish' - $10 million sought for 'negative connotation' toward homosexuals
9/9/09 WorldNetDaily - A homosexual man is suing a third national Bible publisher for "mental anguish" after he says the company published Bibles with a negative connotation toward homosexuals.
Bradley LaShawn Fowler of Canton, Mich., alleges Tyndale House Publishers manipulated Scripture when it published Tyndale's New Living Translation Holy Bible and the New Life Application Study Bible by using the term "homosexuals" in a New Testament passage, 1 Corinthians 6:9.
"One Bible dictates homosexuals will not inherit the Kingdom of God, while the other is completely void on the issue altogether," Fowler wrote in a statement on his blog.
Fowler, who had a blog on Sen. Barack Obama's campaign website last year, filed his initial complaint against Christian publishers Zondervan and Thomas Nelson Publishing. Fowler, who represented himself in both lawsuits, said in his complaint against Zondervan that the publisher intended to design a religious, sacred document to reflect an individual opinion or a group's conclusion to cause "me or anyone who is a homosexual to endure verbal abuse, discrimination, episodes of hate, and physical violence ... including murder."
He told the Grand Rapids' WOOD-TV in 2008 that he wants to "compensate for the past 20 years of emotional duress and mental instability."
According to JoAnne Thomas on RightPundits.com, Fowler explained his complaint on his blog last year, referencing the I Corinthians 6:9 passage:
In 1970, I Corinthians 6:9 read as followed [sic]-
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulteres [sic], nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind.
In 1982 ,the same scripture read like this-
Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived, neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodimites [sic].
In 2001 the same scripture reads like this-
Surely you know that the people who do wrong will not inherit God’s kingdom. Do not be fooled, those who sin sexually, worship idols, take part in adultery, those who are male prostitutes, or men who have sexual relations with other men, those who steal, are greedy, get drunk, lie about others, or rob thses [sic] people will not inherit God's kingdom.
When Fowler filed his initial claim against Zondervan, he alleged its Bibles' references to homosexuality as a sin made him an outcast from his family and contributed to physical discomfort and periods of "demoralization, chaos and bewilderment."
Both civil complaints were dismissed because Fowler did not file his complaints before the three-year federal statute of limitations expired.
However, Fowler filed a lawsuit against Tyndale House Publishers in January and is still seeking $10 million in damages. Fowler filed a motion for entry of default and a motion of summary judgment in district court, but the judge denied his motions, saying Fowler presented no proof that he served the defendant properly. The judge ordered him to reissue the original summons and complaint to Tyndale...
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Interesting how people feel free to re-write the Bible in order to promote their political beliefs. I encountered a missionary in Guatemala who was using a Bible - I guess you could call it a "Children's Bible" - with bizarre interpretations of the Gospels. It scares me that these freaks from the midwest go down to Latin American countries with their perverted versions of the Bible to spread whatever it is they spread. No wonder they have big signs in the airports warning Americans against going down there to have sex with children. Poor kids shouldn't have some weird religion pushed on them by some foreigner with candy and soda.
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Give Us This Day, Our Daily Bread (frc.org)
Last year, the Santa Rosa County School District made a deal with the devil, represented by the ACLU, that involved the school district entering into an agreement that prohibited prayer at all school-sponsored events, and an even broader agreement prohibiting all employees from engaging in prayer.
Liberty Counsel had filed a motion to intervene on behalf of Christian Educators Association International to challenge this unconstitutional infringement on the rights of teachers, administrators, and students, but before they could resolve the matter, a principal and athletic director in the district offered a prayer before a meal at a luncheon to honor private contributors to the athletic program, at which no students were present.
Immediately, the U.S. District Court initiated criminal contempt proceedings and referred the two to the U.S. Attorney's Office for prosecution. The trial is set for September 17 and the two men face fines, jail time, and loss of their retirement benefits for PRAYING BEFORE A MEAL!
Yesterday, the bipartisan Congressional Prayer Caucus, led by Representative Randy Forbes (R-Va.), sent a letter of support for the two men and went to the House floor last night to speak of the outrage. The other side apparently understands the power of prayer better than many Christians.
That's why they continually seek to publicly disarm Christians of the strongest tool that we have. So please continue to pray for all involved in this injustice.
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Schools are supposed to be about facts, truth, and logic. There is no room for talking to imaginary beings.
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It's funny because where I work we just were told that the Muslims that work there can have an hour or whatever it takes for their daily prayer and now their going to tell me, a Christian that I can't pray at work??? My grandkids can't pray over a meal at school, or at a resturant or where ever!!! This is so wrong and they better stop taking God out of everything our forefathers worked so hard on. God is going to take his blessings away from this country. We have been a blessed nation for so long but he's losing his patience with us and next time he comes it will be with a two edge sword and he will take his protection from us and we'll be on our own, scary thought!!!
Don't get me wrong I don't care if Muslims have prayer, that's their right but don't take away mine, oh by the way, the place I work has a pharmacy and the muslims are the pharmacists and if your waiting too long in line, maybe it's prayer time, just be patient, you'll eventually get your meds.
People> you better wake up, your not in USA anymore!!!
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Florida Prayer Case Reveals ACLU Agenda to Criminalize Christianity LC.org
Santa Rosa County, FL – Yesterday after an all-day hearing, Santa Rosa County, Florida, Principal Frank Lay and Athletic Director Robert Freeman were cleared of criminal contempt charges that arose from the simple blessing of a meal. When they heard the decision, tears of joy and cheers swept through the throngs of people who had waited outside in the rain for over ten hours.
A mixture of people, young and old, stood all day with signs and umbrellas. Many students missed class to show up with bright yellow T-shirts that read, “Lay’s Supportive Patriots.” Chants of “We came to pray for Lay,” the Lord’s Prayer, and hymns were at times audible inside the courtroom. By 9:00, when the hearing started, the scene outside looked like a revival. Busloads of church members, Christian groups and other supporters arrived from throughout the region and emptied into the congested parking areas.
Ironically, the criminal contempt trial occurred on the 222nd anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. And also ironically, in the same courtroom where Lay and Freeman were tried as criminals for saying a prayer over a meal in the presence of 20 adult supporters of the school’s Athletic Field House, there hangs on the wall a picture of the signing of the Constitution. Only a few weeks before that great event, when the Constitutional Convention had begun to fall apart, Benjamin Franklin rose up and delivered his famous speech to remind his bickering colleagues that unless God is the foundation and builder of the house, those who labor do so in vain. He urged the members to pray, and after a three-day prayer meeting, the Constitution was born.
Liberty Counsel Senior Litigation Counsel Horatio Mihet was also part of the irony on the day of the hearing. He, along with Mathew Staver, represented Lay and Freeman. In 1990, at age 12, he witnessed the collapse of the repressive Romanian communist regime as the revolution unfolded in his town of 400,000. When police arrested a pastor for preaching, the people finally had enough. Crowds gathered outside the home of the preacher and shouted, “We need God.” In one week the revolution spread and the dictator was toppled. Harry witnessed his first day of freedom on December 25, 1990. While the crowd on National Constitution Day looked different than the one in 1990, both yearned for religious freedom.
Mathew Staver, Founder of Liberty Counsel and Dean of Liberty University School of Law, commented on the case: “I was deeply moved while sitting in the courtroom on National Constitution Day and hearing allegations that honorable men should be treated like criminals over blessing a meal. For a moment I felt I must be watching a futuristic movie filled with hyperbole about how it might one day be if we lose our liberties. But this was real. It was no movie. I have witnessed the day where someone who blesses a mea