Federal appeals court upholds Virginia’s ban on partial-birth abortions

Judge Paul V. Niemeyer authored the majority opinion in Wednesday’s decision, which won the concurrence of Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III.
“A partially born child is among the weakest, most helpless beings in our midst and on that account exerts a special claim on our protection,” Judge Wilkinson wrote. “The fact is that we — [...]

“The Origin of the Specious”

(Posted 06/16/09 www.RemnantNewspaper.com) At a scientific convention in Chicago in 1980, over 150 of the world’s leading evolution experts faced the facts of the fossil record and virtually pronounced the death of Darwinism.
They admitted that after 120 years of digging, the fossil record showed that there are no fossil links between one species and another, [...]

Retouching the Egregious Distortions of the Crusades

Retouching the Egregious Distortions of the Crusades
Review: November 2007 By Philip Blosser. Philip Blosser is Professor of Philosophy at Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory, North Carolina.
God’s War: A New History of the Crusades.  By Christopher Tyer­man. Harvard University Press (Belknap). 1040 pages.
The Crusades are generally viewed today as the historical Western equivalent of the jihad [...]

The education paradox

LET ME BE SURE I UNDERSTAND……..?
 After being interviewed by the school administration, the prospective
teacher said:  ‘Let me see if I’ve got this right:
 ”You want me to go into that room with all those kids, correct
their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse, monitor
their dress habits, censor their T-shirt messages, and instill in them a
love [...]

Sobering video just in time for Independence Day. Watch it … before it’s too late!

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Father Pavone of Priests for Life: Abortion causes unparalleled human devastation.

Make no mistake, abortion is the most horrible of all atrocities. Sometimes people in our own Church attempt to trivialize abortion by lumping it together with the other evils of the world – by comparing it with poverty, disease, war, etc. But as the numbers clearly demonstrate, there is no comparison. Since 1973 there have been [...]

Seen on the web: Comment about the Catholic Church

This is from a cradle-Catholic, on her way to 82 years old.
There have been many changes in the Roman Catholic Church since I was carried there to be baptized many, many years ago. Some of these changes were mind-boggling to me at the time, but the church changed, nonetheless.
It boggles the mind to imagine the [...]

The New Catholic Manliness

Theological curiosity and rigor are not solely male qualities. The mind and the heart, dogma and experience, definition and mystery, truth and love — both men and women need to receive the Faith from all angles and engage it with all their faculties. But we return to natural gender differences again, to what Bollman calls [...]

Cardinal O’Malley pulls out from health joint venture over abortion

Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley said in a statement, “I am pleased that Caritas Christi was able to achieve this outcome. Throughout this process, our singular goal has been to provide for the needs of the poor and underserved in a manner that is fully and completely in accord with Catholic moral teaching. By withdrawing from [...]

Barack Obama the ABORTION President says one thing … does another

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — The following is a compilation of bill signings, speeches, appointments and other actions that President Barack Obama has engaged in that have promoted abortion before and during his presidency. While Obama has promised to reduce abortions and some of his supporters believe that will happen, this long list proves his only [...]

The 4th of July is coming up soon! Read the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights and more.

Click to read the Declaration of Independence
Click to read the Constitution of the United States of America
Read amendments to the Constitution (click the appropriate link below):

Amendment 1 – Freedom of Religion, Press, Expression
Amendment 2 – Right to Bear Arms
Amendment 3 – Quartering of Soldiers
Amendment 4 – Search and Seizure
Amendment 5 – Trial and Punishment, Compensation for [...]

Chicago elementary school openly supporting Gay Pride Parade … or not?

Nettelhorst Elementary School parent Amy Goodman prepares a wagon
for the 40th annual Pride Parade with daughter Sadie Blade, 3,
while son Ben Blade, 6, plays in their home.
(Tribune photo by Phil Velasquez / June 24, 2009)
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Chicago’s Nettlehorst Elementary School will be the first public school in the community to march [...]

‘Ark of the Covenant’ about to be unveiled?

Ethiopian patriarch supposedly tells pope he will show artifact to world … but doesn’t really mean it!
© 2009 WorldNetDaily
The patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Ethiopia says he will announce to the world Friday the unveiling of the Ark of the Covenant, perhaps the world’s most prized archaeological and spiritual artifact, which he says has been [...]

Ann Coulter discusses George Tiller murder on O’Reilly show

Coulter: “I am personally against shooting an abortionist, but I don’t want to impose my moral view on others.”
Watch

Catholic College Leaders Tell Bishops to Butt Out!

In the wake of the Notre Dame commencement scandal, Catholic college leaders representing some of the worst violators of the U.S. bishops’ 2004 ban on honoring public opponents of fundamental Catholic teachings are apparently lobbying the bishops to withdraw their policy.
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News Headlines and Commentary on Life Issues from Illinois Right To Life

June 23, 2009:
House Health Care Restructuring Bill Funds Pro-Abortion Planned Parenthood
Sonia Sotomayor Worse on Abortion Than David Souter, Pro-Life Leader Says
June 22, 2009:
Late-Term Abortions are Never Necessary: Former Abortionist
Undercover Videos Prompt Tennessee Lawmakers to End Preference for Planned Parenthood
June 19, 2009:
Global “Safe Abortion” Conference Denies Conscience Protections, Risks of Abortion
Pro-Lifers Relieved with Outcome of Geneva [...]

University of Michigan researchers rail against “pervasive heterosexuality” blaming Grimm, Disney, others

It looks like homosexuals have been victims of  the blatant “heteronormativity” that has been part and parcel of the bulk of the world’s literature and films, since the beginning of time … at least if you believe the “researchers” at the University of Michigan!
From Plato to Shakespeare, to the Little Mermaid, “heteronormativity” is evidently the MAIN reason [...]

Operation Rescue seeking women who had abortions by notorious late term abortionist LeRoy Carhart

June 25, 2009
Wichita, KS – Operation Rescue is asking women who have had abortions by LeRoy Carhart in the past five years to contact them.
“We are conducting a research project and are encouraging women who are ready to share their stories about their abortion experiences with LeRoy Carhart to contact us as soon as possible,” [...]

John the Baptist, Unborn Witness to Christ

John the Baptist, Unborn Witness to Christ
The touching story of the two unborn children who were present at the Visitation should give us a reason to rejoice with Elizabeth and Mary at the dawning of our salvation. While the mothers basked in the overwhelming grace of the moment, the older of the two children was [...]

Pope to meet with Obama on July 10

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI will welcome U.S. President Barack Obama to the Vatican July 10 for an audience scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.