Topic: abortifacients
When you count abortions from chemical and mechanical methods, there have been 308,000,000 in the United States, since Roe v. Wade (cf, Pharmacists for Life International ). Your Excellency ... discussCome Judgment Day, how are we to possibly explain the scandal of allowing those who market in abortifacients/contraceptives to advertise in parish bulletins? Fathers Dooner and Hennelly: The Bulletin ... discuss
Some people have been upset by our president's redefinition of the First Amendment as meaning "freedom of worship." Why does it matter? Because "freedom of worship" means as long as I let you pray in ... discuss
The following was published today by Human Life International at www.hli.org/PlanB: May victims of rape be administered a “Plan B” (levonorgestrel-only) contraceptive? Catholic bishops, ethicist ... discuss
Today, the Thomas More Law Center filed a lawsuit in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan challenging the Obama Administration's HHS Mandate. The lawsuit was brought on beha ... discuss
Why are pharmacy ads accepted in parish bulletins, unless there is absolute assurance that the pharmacies do not sell contraceptives and/or abortifacients? The best available sources tell us t ... discuss
Patient calls her chemical abortion “a freakish nigh ... discuss
Planned Parenthood increases number of abortions, rakes in nearly $1.2 billion in revenues By Randall K. O’Ban ... discuss
Five Ways to Halt the Advance of Chemical Abortion By Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D., National Right to Life Educational Trust Fund Last week, D ... discuss
Five Ways to Halt the Advance of Chemical Abortion ... discuss
Most Rev. David O'ConnellDiocese of Trenton701 Lawrenceville RoadLawrenceville, NJ 08648Your Excellency:We often hear that there have been 50 million abortions in the United States, since the 1973 Ro ... discuss
Dusan Zivkovic and/or V. Perez had performed a safe and legal abortion on 35-year-old Brenda Benton at the notorious Biogenetics abortion mill in Chicago on March 13, 1987. She was placed under genera ... discuss
Behind the Abortion Industry Push for Chemical Abortions: Reason #5 of 5 By Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D., NRL-ETF Director of Education & Research Editor’s note. Last Wednesday ... discuss
ANN ARBOR, MI/March 21, 2013 -- The Thomas More Law Center (TMLC), a national non-profit public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, today announced that it has filed its fourth legal cha ... discuss
"Follow the Money" and Follow RomeIn our defense of conscience protections, it often seems that we neglect to point out that medicine which is consistent with Catholic ethics happens to be health care ... discuss
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has been a longstanding proponent of health care reform. Yet because the revised HHS mandate would still force employers to pay ... discuss
The HHS mandates are draconian, nullifying conscience protections by forcing employers to pay for sterilizations and abortifacients/contraceptives. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCC ... discuss
FROM THE PASTORJanuary 27, 2013by Fr. George W. Rutler The Geneva Convention’s classification of military chaplains as noncombatants has traditionally been interpreted in the United States to mean ... discuss
I wrote a blog 4 years ago about my feelings about being Pro-life and what I thought about the Pro-life and Pro-Abortion movements. The sad thing is that I don't see that much has changed. ... discuss
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Your Excellencies:Inarguably, there are hospitals for whom the label "Catholic" seems tantamount to false advertising. Such mislabeling endangers the physical and spiritual h ... discuss
Your Excellencies:There is at least one hospital within the geographic boundaries of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, for which "Catholic" is a mislabeling that endangers the physical and sp ... discuss
Alarmed by the pressure and influence of the Catholic Church in the debate over the Reproductive Health (RH) Bill, President Benigno Aquino of the Philippines is threatening to withhold taxpayer funds ... discuss
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Obama is always yapping about spreading the wealth around. His class warfare rhetoric obviously appeals to the people who voted to reelect him. They bought into his demonization of the rich and succes ... discuss
Brethren, Peace and Good to all of you. I found this piece written by Matt Bowman at CatholicVote.org: Pax Christi Promotes Killing You may have heard that the Diocese of Pittsburgh in its la ... discuss
by Ben Johnson WASHINGTON, D.C., November 21, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – A new CDC report promotes the widespread use of abortion-inducing contraception as a means to reduce the abortion rate. The n ... discuss
STATEN ISLAND, NY – Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, commented today about divergent court rulings in suits challenging the HHS mandate. On Friday, Nov. 16, a federal judg ... discuss
Fighting for Religious Freedom Vatican turns critical eye to abortions at Catholic hospitals Bono thanks Vatican for helping with debt forgiveness UN report: Religious objections to ... discuss
Game on. (CNSNews.com) - Cardinal Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, says the Roman Catholic Church will continue to resist the Obama administration requ ... discuss
Yesterday's election should have been a no-brainer. That Obama got into the White House in the first place on his prior record is bad enough; but that a majority of voters should re-elect him af ... discuss
Approximately 150 people in Rapid City, South Dakota joined other Americans in 145 cities in 43 states across the country in standing up for religious freedom today. They are also standing against the ... discuss
I sense a rant coming on. The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) put out a press release this week: Major Canadian delegation will be in Rome for the Canonization of Blessed Kateri Tekakw ... discuss
USCCB Responds To Inaccurate Statement Of Fact On HHS Mandate Made During Vice Presidential Debate ... discuss
Biden lies, and the Catholic Church calls a lie a lie. This is not a fact. The HHS mandate contains a narrow, four-part exemption for certain “religious employers.” That exemption was made final i ... discuss
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement on Joe Biden's comments during last night's vice presidential debate regarding the HHS mandate.USCCB Responds To Inaccurate Stat ... discuss
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued the following statement, October 12. Full text follows:Last night, the following statement was made during the Vice Presidential deb ... discuss
Last night, during the Vice Presidential debate, Vice President Joe Biden made a very interesting comment about the HHS Mandate. The comment he made was patently false. Today the USCCB responded in a ... discuss
Since Cardinal O'Connor left his pulpit in New York's St Patrick's Cathedral, pro-death Catholic politicians have had it relatively easy. He went toe to toe with Mario Cuomo in his infamous statement, ... discuss
Do medical professionals have a right not to perform services with which they disagree morally? If so, is that right absolute? If not, what are the parameters and what criteria should we utilize ... discuss
From the National Catholic Register:Over the past five years, a growing number of abortion workers across the country have had a change of heart and left their jobs. It's a trend that is leading other ... discuss
President Obama: An Opponent Of Catholicism?By Msgr. Eric Barr Vicar General, Diocese of Rockford Step with me into the area of controversy and consider the provocative question of whether President B ... discuss
Are you concerned about the lethal effects of abortifacient drugs and devices -- including those that masquerade as simple contraceptives? What about the encroaching power of the Nanny State -- includ ... discuss
Mitt Romney gave an in depth interview to EWTN about a month ago. The interview was excellent; it really seemed to effectively help you get to know him as a man and as a leader. By far the most signif ... discuss
Because she propagates widely disseminated myths about abortion history: 1. "Historically, a fetus has never (or very rarely) been considered a person or human being, at least not before "quickenin ... discuss
from Jill Stanek.comby Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN and KelliWe welcome your suggestions for additions to our Top Blogs (see tab on right side of home page)! Email Susie@jillstanek.co ... discuss
by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN and Kelli We welcome your suggestions for additions to our Top Blogs (see tab on right side of home page)! Email Susie@jillstanek.com. Abolitionist So ... discuss
By Denise J. Hunnell, M.D. In the latest issue of Ethics & Medics, the monthly publication of the National Catholic Bioethics Center, Elliott Bedford offers an excellent article encouraging u ... discuss
The Law of Life Project A Global Project of the Jubilee Campaign via lawoflifeproject.org Federal and State Civil Rights Violations Cited in N ... discuss
Jubilee Campaign's Law of Life Project and Thomas More Society File Suit on Behalf of "Best Place to Work for Women" Suing Obamacare to Stop Forced Group Insurance Coverage for Abortifacients, Sterili ... discuss
Federal and State Civil Rights Violations Cited in New Lawsuit Filed by Thomas More Society and the Jubilee Campaign's Law of Life Project in Federal District Court in Chicago for Private Employer Co ... discuss
from Jill Stanek.comby Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN and Kelli We welcome your suggestions for additions to our Top Blogs (see tab on right side of home page)! Email Susie@jillstanek.c ... discuss
by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN and Kelli We welcome your suggestions for additions to our Top Blogs (see tab on right side of home page)! Email Susie@jillstanek.com. Secular Pro-Lif ... discuss
[Vice-President Joe] Biden is not wrong on gay and abortion, Jesus NEVER took a stand on either of these issues. Jesus only talked about love and a belief in him, you people better ta ... discuss
Who will prevent public authorities from favoring those contraceptive methods which they consider more effective? Should they regard this as necessary, they may even impose their use on everyone. It c ... discuss
By Rev. John A. Leies, S.M. The Catholic Church is being challenged in many ways in our time. We Catholics have just participated in the “Fortnight for Freedom” campaign, which alerted the peop ... discuss
So, it looks like my post from last week has some critics. I thank Christine for the post and I was hoping for a little discussion on equality and rights for the unborn, but maybe next time (I guess d ... discuss
On June 5, 2012, New York Times writer Pam Belluck wrote an article called “Abortion Qualms on Morning-After Pill May Be Unfounded.” In her article, Belluck mistakenly lumps Plan B and ella—two ... discuss
CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS July 30, 2012 Bill Donohue comments on Friday’s decision by a federal judge who issued an ... discuss
From CNSNews.com via Dave Blount over at Moonbattery, it's not just the folks running Chick-fil-A that's being punished for daring to stand up for their moral principles in the reign of Barack Obama ... discuss
Do you remember, as I do, when it was very rare for a girl in highschool to get pregnant? The current big to-do about the HHS mandate is claimed by the left to be about contraception and by the right ... discuss
Planned Parenthood Strategist to Head DNC Platform CommitteeA paid Planned Parenthood strategist will head the Democratic National Committee’s platform committee when party leaders gather later t ... discuss
"Empowering women, reducing poverty and improving the overall health and well-being of women and children are noble goals. As with all great visions, however, the devil is in the details. Melinda Gate ... discuss
You may have heard about multiple Catholic organizations suing the government over the “contraceptive mandate” which forces religious organizations that are not churches to provide “free” abor ... discuss
What a hypocrite Barry is ...Is it 'fair' to force Catholic employers to provide contraception and abortifacients to employees? No it isn't.In a short interview Monday with Karen Swensen of New ... discuss
By Denise J. Hunnell, M.D. Empowering women, reducing poverty and improving the overall health and well-being of women and children are noble goals. As with all great visions, however, the devil ... discuss
On July 13, 1926, a laborer on his way to work stumbled across a grisly find: the dismembered remains of a young woman, tossed along the side of a lonely road between two cemeteries near Boston. The ... discuss
In a profoundly disappointing decision yesterday, the Supreme Court upheld ObamaCare as constitutional. Ironically, Congress passed the President’s signature piece of legislation saying that it wou ... discuss
On July 11, 2003, the Assembly of the African Union in Maputo, Mozambique adopted a document entitled, “Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Afric ... discuss
"For Greater Glory" tells a story of religious freedom and oppression and he people's stand against it. by Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum: Who does President Barack Obama think he is that he can chan ... discuss
By: Elizabeth Harrington Rep. Steve King: Obama Governing by ... discuss
Just 33% Back Pro-Abortion Obamacare as Supreme Court Decides With the Supreme Court expected to issue its landmark ruling in the Obamacare case next week, polling data reveals just one-third of A ... discuss
In a profoundly disappointing decision yesterday, the Supreme Court upheld ObamaCare as constitutional. Ironically, Congress passed the President’s signature piece of legislation saying that it wou ... discuss
The National Catholic Bioethics Center is deeply disappointed to learn that virtually the entire Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) remains standing in the wake of the June 28, 2012 U. S ... discuss
In a surprise ruling, the Supreme Court upheld Obamacare, maintaining the “individual mandate” as constitutional, not under the commerce clause, but under the taxing clause. The only part ... discuss
from Jill Stanek.comby Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN, and KelliWe welcome your suggestions for additions to our Top Blogs (see tab on right side of home page) ... discuss
by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN, and Kelli We welcome your suggestions for additions to our Top Blogs (see tab on right side of home page)! Email Susie@jillstanek.com. ProLifeBlogs p ... discuss
by Hans Johnson China’s One Child Policy has resulted in the deaths of millions of female babies. Though in India it is illegal to have sex-selective abortions, it is commonplace in the many ... discuss
Religious Freedom Under Siege: The Bishops Respondby Matthew J. Franck and William E. Simon Jr.June 20, 2012 The American Catholic bishops’ “Fortnight for Freedom,” which begins tomorrow, c ... discuss
First, they came for the soda. I drink diet soda, but I see the banning of "large" sugar-sweetened drinks as a threat to my freedom to choose.It's only a matter of time before the War on Soda would sp ... discuss
Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore chairs the USCCB's Committee on Religious Liberty and is the former bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Archbishop Lori spearheads the USCCB's Fo ... discuss
Our God loves us; He treasures us; He wants the absolute best for us! "For this command which I am giving you today is not too wondrous or remote for you. It is not in the heavens, that you shou ... discuss
Tim Sweetman According to this fascinating piece in the Wall Street Journal and Houston Baptist University’s periodical The City by Mary Eberstadt, it would be a solid and affirmative no. Her ar ... discuss
"For this command which I am giving you today is not too wondrous or remote for you. It is not in the heavens, that you should say, 'Who will go up to the heavens to get it for us and tell us of it, t ... discuss
How was it possible for Catholics in good conscience to justify voting for someone who supports abortion at any time, even when a baby is born alive after a failed abortion? And supports funding for a ... discuss
How was it possible for Catholics in good conscience to justify voting for someone who supports abortion at any time, even when a baby is born alive after a failed abortion? And supports funding for a ... discuss
Many Catholics have long regarded Pope Paul VI’s little-read-but-much-despised encyclical letter Humanea Vitae as prophetic. Even some who, perhaps, had not previously thought so are admitting t ... discuss
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Earlier this week, the New York Times published an article by science writer Pam Belluck titled “Abortion Qualms on Morning-After Pill May Be Unfounded.” The research piece that had been long in t ... discuss
A new Obama campaign ad, Dreams of Our Daughters–get it, a take off of Obama’s bio, Dreams From My Father–depicts a mother with two daughters going through a happy day. (It is a ... discuss
Catholics are being told to substitute state belief for their religious belief. From The Wall Street JournalBy Daniel Henninger How ironic it will be if Catholic voters, about 27% of the electo ... discuss
Today’s news: New York City may ban 20-oz. sugared drinks from being sold. Because sugar is bad and it makes you fat. And... President Obama and Planned Parenthood come out against a House bill, kn ... discuss
Guy PetrozielloBucks County Courier TimesTullytown, PennsylvaniaDear Mr. Petroziello,A Man for All Seasons, which won the 1966 Academy Award for Best Picture, concerns events that happened "acros ... discuss
WASHINGTON—Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius delivered a commencement address Friday morning at Georgetown University, after days of debate about a Cabinet secretary who has c ... discuss
LifeNews.com is reporting that the pro-life activist who interrupted pro-abortion Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’s speech today at Georgetown University was with Randall Ter ... discuss
The news earlier this month that Georgetown University had invited HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to deliver a commencement speech resulted in an eruption of criticism for the school’s president, ... discuss
So much for Barry's "conscience clause"...he really was lying about that, and the fact that whoever likes their coverage can keep it.Catholic religious leaders have warned that religious institutions ... discuss
Tim Sweetman According to this fascinating piece in the Wall Street Journal and Houston Baptist University’s periodical The City, it would be a solid and affirmative no. Her argument is simple: ... discuss
This is part 2 of a series on what works for pro lifers. The first was about fetal pain laws. So, personhood amendments. These are a great idea in theory, but I have yet to see one which passed. One p ... discuss
In a provocative move, Georgetown University announced Friday that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius would address honorees at the school’s Public Policy Institute awards c ... discuss
Manufactured debate over contraception really about money for the abortion industry. I recently participated in a “Dialogue and Difference” event at George Mason University. This is a ... discuss
More thoughts on ethics and contraception... It seems to me that God's law is intended to be something the average person can discern. Almost without exception, it is only when legalism and Pharisai ... discuss
For shame!Kathleen Sebelius to Speak at Georgetown Commencement CeremonyIn what can only be interpreted as a direct challenge to America's Catholic bishops, Georgetown University has announced ... discuss
In what can only be interpreted as a direct challenge to America’s Catholic bishops, Georgetown University has announced that “pro-choice” Catholic Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Departmen ... discuss
OTTAWA, Ontario, May 2, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – As bishops across the United States rise up against the Obama administration’s contraception mandate, one Catholic School Board in Ottawa has admi ... discuss
by Patrick B. Craine OTTAWA, Ontario, May 2, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – As bishops across the United States rise up against the Obama administration’s contraception mandate, one Catholic School Boa ... discuss
Back in 2008, Barack Obama won the Catholic vote by nine points, 54/45, over John McCain in his seven-point victory in the national popular vote. Three months after announcing the HHS mandate that wo ... discuss
By: Fred Lucas ... discuss
Amazing - an open minded non-Catholic finds that Catholics have been right about birth control. This was actually one of the things that drove me into the arms of the Catholic Church: The Prote ... discuss
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius received a number of questions on the contraception mandate this morning during the U.S. House of Representatives Education and Workforce Committee hearing “Revie ... discuss
There are now nine lawsuits, including one brought by Priests for Life, which have been filed in federal district courts around the country challenging the Obama administration’s HHS mandate that ... discuss
Most Rev. John McIntyreAuxiliary Bishop of PhiladelphiaSister Marie Cecilia IrwinSisters of St. Francis of PhiladelphiaMonsignor John MarinePastor of St Bede the VenerableGregory T. Wozniak, President ... discuss
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has taken a bold stand for religious freedom. In a recent statement, titled “Our First, Most Cherished Liberty,” the bishops call for repeal of con ... discuss
"Having traveled and worked in 91 countries, I find no country where contraception has not led to abortion, to increasing fornication among the young, to divorce, and to all those other evils we see t ... discuss
The ladies at PolitiChicks.tv tell us that liberal women have decided to go on sex strike and not have sex until other people (who may have moral reservations about it) pay for their contraception and ... discuss
Your Excellencies:I would like to call your attention to additional advertisements in parish bulletins, which are highly inappropriate (See attached.).The new chart links to 17 additional bulletins, w ... discuss
This web video launched five weeks ago by Catholics Called to Witness, an organization of lay Catholics, underscore a message that while policies on jobs and the economy are negotiable, religious free ... discuss
Your Excellencies:I would like to again call to your attention some advertisements in archdiocesan parish bulletins, which are highly inappropriate.While it is by no means comprehensive, the attached ... discuss
By Stephen Stone, President, RenewAmerica In our previous installment on Mitt Romney and Mormonism, we looked at three of the most significant aspects of Mitt's record: his troubling pro-choice histo ... discuss
The feminist doublethink of the 4000 Years for Choice Campaign (re: The Abortioneers) is absolutely jaw-dropping. Feminists have posited for at least the last fifty years that women have been oppresse ... discuss
Two days ago, I attended a debate on the legal status of abortion between CCBR’s executive director Stephanie Gray and Dr. Molly Ladd-Taylor, a history professor at Toronto’s York University. Sin ... discuss
.In order to guard ourselves from defending an argument that is possibly based on a false or unverifiable premise, we must always first define and defend the first principles upon which our argu ... discuss
One thing lead to another with Catholic complicity. How U.S. government got tied up with contraceptionIn many cases, the shift toward family planning came through the assistance of Catholic grou ... discuss
Highlighting the first day of the Supreme Court hearings on ObamaCare, Congressman Steve King (R-IA) made the following statement: To mandate that everyone must buy a health insurance policy is a huge ... discuss
Two days ago, I attended a debate on the legal status of abortion between CCBR’s executive director Stephanie Gray and Dr. Molly Ladd-Taylor, a history professor at Toronto’s York University. Sinc ... discuss
I recently came across this news article, "Egypt Remains on the List of Worst Religious Freedom Violators". The article talks about the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom's report rele ... discuss
Tweetby Jonathon Van MarenTwo days ago, I attended a debate on the legal status of abortion between CCBR’s executive director Stephanie Gray and Dr. Molly Ladd-Taylor, a history professor at Toronto ... discuss
Personhood USA is encouraging their supporters to attend the “Stand Up for Religious Freedom – Stop the HHS Mandate!” rally. The national event was organized as a response to the Ob ... discuss
My fellow poster and good friend Althor, here at Hyscience, is likely to be skeptical and disbelieve what Bay Buchanan has to say about why she, as a conservative, supports Mitt Romney. Although up to ... discuss
Pix Via Family Research Council By Terence P. Jeffrey, CNSNews: All student health care plans covering female college students in the United States must include coverage for free voluntary steriliz ... discuss
Number of lawsuits, including that of Priests for Life, now Nine New York, NY — Father Frank hailed the newest lawsuit — the ninth to be filed against the Health and Human Services mandat ... discuss
President Obama’s HHS Mandate Is Bad For Women’s Health and the Practice of Medicine Dear Senators Boxer, Murray, and Shaheen: In a Feb. 7, 2012 Wall St. Journal op-ed, you claimed that Presi ... discuss
via priestsforlife.org Number of lawsuits, including that of Priests for Life, now nine NEW YORK, March 19, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for L ... discuss
Rush Limbaugh treated Miss Fluke as a worthy adversary. She stepped into the political ring to rumble; she decided – as the seasoned pro-abortion feminist activist that she is – to become the “p ... discuss
Number of lawsuits, including that of Priests for Life, now nine Contact: Andre Kim, Priests for Life, 347-286-7277 NEW YORK, March 19, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- Father Frank Pavone, National ... discuss
Dr. Alveda King, Director of African-American Outreach for Priests for Life, and Janet Morana, co-founder of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, will be the keynote speakers Friday, March 23rd at ... discuss
From the New York Times, no less! (CNSNews.com) – A significant majority – 57 percent — of Americans believe religiously-affiliated employers such as universities or hospitals should be able ... discuss
Constitutional rights should not depend on the popularity of the liberty’s support, but it is good to know that solid majorities oppose the authoritarian order by the Obama Administration for ... discuss
During this election season, the issue of religion has come up on many occasions. But for the most part, we haven’t heard from many pastors—except, for example, from the brave priest from ... discuss
Given Obamacare's mandate that individual liberty, religious freedom, and right of conscience are no longer an issue, and that all employers must provide insurance for free contraception, abortifacien ... discuss
The intellectual dishonesty of the hysterical and adolescent tract below is staggering. It is a full-page ad in the NY Times.In a transparent (and largely successful) bid to keep the electorate distra ... discuss
Since Sandra Fluke and her Leftist friends believe others should provide them with "medical" goods and services to which they feel entitled, perhaps we should mandate that all health care plans cover ... discuss
Abortion enthusiasts have not yet given up on the idea of March 10 as a day to "appreciate" abortionists. From the "You can't make this shit up" category I present the Stop Patriarchy blog's joyous an ... discuss
Syrian Christians caught in the middle. As Syria descends into full-scale civil war, the emerging picture for its Christian population—one of the largest in the Middle East—is grim. More than 11 m ... discuss
Typical leftwing thinking without the brain engaged. The message is clear - endorse and propagate 30 year-old self-described abortion rights activist Sandra Fluke's childish belief system (essential ... discuss
Read article by Cardinal Dolan on the attack on religious liberty. "Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, sent a letter o ... discuss
In the wake of the Obama administration dictate that private insurance companies cover contraceptives and abortifacients, supporters have defined anyone who would oppose this mandate as waging a "war ... discuss
By Patrick J. Buchanan Anyone who believes America's culture wars are behind her should have started out Friday reading The Washington Times. The headlines on the three top stories on page one read: ... discuss
Excellent article from Dr. Joy Riley of Tennessee Center for Bioethics and Culture.THE STATE of the Union — On HormonesFebruary 9, 2012 • Posted in BlogBy D. Joy Riley, M.D., M.A.A few days ago, I ... discuss
Someone correct me if I am wrong and I shall take this post down faster than you can say, "And with your spirit." But I am confident that the bishops would rather go to jail than tell their chur ... discuss
This is now the second of two articles I am writing on the subject of birth control. In the last article I first said that the Bible neither allows nor forbids birth control, I offered two thoughts on ... discuss
Cardinal Timothy Dolan is not sitting quietly by as Obama and the Democrats tamper with the First Amendment.Cardinal Timothy Dolan's update on the Obama administration's assault on RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:O ... discuss
Bishops May Close Facilities Rather than Bend to Contraception Dictate Perhaps Barack Obama assumed that religious leaders would simply offer a token protest to his new mandate for religious or ... discuss
(CNSNews.com) – Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, sent a letter on Friday to all the Catholic bishops of the United States ... discuss
"Last week I began paraphrasing Pope Paul VI's encyclical Humanae Vitae (On Humans Life) which deals with the regulation of birth. This was occasioned by the Obama Administration's violation of reli ... discuss
Biden: We \"Screwed Up\" Conscience Issues in the Mandate | LifeNews.com. What’s the current state of Obama’s HHS mandate to force insurance companies to cover birth control / abortifacie ... discuss
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Democrats passed a motion this morning to table the Blunt amendment, which would have allowed Americans to opt out of the HHS contraception mandate for religious reasons. In doing so, they voting to g ... discuss
PERSONHOOD LANGUAGE - 2008-2011Dianne N. Irving, M.A., Ph.D. Copyright October 2, 2011 Reproduced with Permission With "personhood" bills and amendments exploding around the world in warp speed, pe ... discuss
When the “learning opportunity” of the Susan G. Komen/Planned Parenthood debacle was taking place, I wrote:[the past day's high drama had given] me a mental image of Moloch, enraged and s ... discuss
In his excellent piece at The American Spectator today, Doug Bandow reminds us that when the Obama administration effectively nationalized American health care, it took over medical decisions best lef ... discuss
Nancy Pelosi held a congressional hearing on Monday with a single witness, Georgetown student Sandra Fluke, to testify about the need for Obamacare to mandate that religious institutions provide fre ... discuss
Rick Santorum on the heels of finishing second behind Mitt Romney in Arizona and Michigan last night learned he in fact tied him in the number of delegates awarded from Michigan. Santorum also has ... discuss
The Oklahoma State Senate recently passed SB 1433. More popularly known as the Oklahoma Personhood Bill, this piece of legislation will extend the legal status of personhood for all constitutional pur ... discuss
WASHINGTON—Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney waffled Thursday on an issue that has become central for Republicans in recent weeks, the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act, known in th ... discuss
That's what Nancy Pelosi's single witness on the need for Obamacare to mandate that religious institutions provide free contraception and abortifacients under their health insurance plans wants you to ... discuss
This comes under the heading ....You can't make this stuff up!!!!Nancy Pelosi and the Dems called a hearing to hear from a law student who is going to Georgetown Law School who said that her wish to h ... discuss
The ObamaCare mandate for contraceptives and abortifacients is more than mere politics as usual, it represents a fundamental attack on liberty in which the United States government is using its coerci ... discuss
February 27, 2012/Operation Rescue -- by Troy Newman, President of Operation Rescue and Pro-Life Nation President Obama's so-called "Contraception Mandate" has left many people confused about exactl ... discuss
The Oklahoma State Senate recently passed SB 1433. More popularly known as the Oklahoma Personhood Bill, this piece of legislation will extend the legal status of personhood for all constitutional pur ... discuss
Dear Senators Boxer, Murray, and Shaheen:In a Feb. 7, 2012 Wall St. Journal op-ed, you claimed that President Obama’s HHS mandate, which forces everyone, including religious institutions, to pay f ... discuss
Terence P. Jeffrey makes a great point. Obama is more deferential to the religious sensibilities of Muslims in Afghanistan than to the religious freedom of Catholics in the United States. He vehementl ... discuss
Seven states filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration today (Thursday) seeking to overturn the mandate that religious employers provide contraception, sterilization, and abortifacients to thei ... discuss
... you wouldn’t know it from media coverage but the Obama Administration has issued a strict mandate that deeply concerns many religious liberty observers. Because that mandate requires everyone to ... discuss
by Ben Johnson LANSING, MICHIGAN, February 23, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – Seven states filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration today seeking to overturn the mandate that religious employers ... discuss
I said before, opposition to the HHS/Obama contraception mandate is not just about Catholics or contraception. It is about an unprecedented overreach of the federal government into the lives and the c ... discuss
via catholicanchor.org A recent letter appeared in the Anchorage Daily News by a writer identifying herself as Catholic. She states that use of birth control is basic health care and thus Cath ... discuss
Lately Rick Santorum has come under criticism for being 'too conservative' or too 'fringe' on social issues and out of the mainstream. It wasn't that long ago our country was less secular and was more ... discuss
I have great respect and admiration for our synodical president Rev. Matthew Harrison's bold defense of our religious liberties. It is my prayer that Pastor Harrison will now be just as bold a ... discuss
The Alliance Defense Fund filed suit on behalf of Louisiana College, a private Baptist college in Pineville, Louisiana. The lawsuit challenges the Obama administration’s unconstitutional man ... discuss
The Alliance Defense Fund filed suit on behalf of Louisiana College, a private Baptist college in Pineville, Louisiana. The lawsuit challenges the Obama administration’s unconstitutional man ... discuss
In the vault of modern political oratory is a speech of one senator inthe 1960's quoting George Bernard Shaw: “You see things; and yousay, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ... discuss
My friend Fr. Tom Collins brings up some serious considerations about the HHS mandate. I hope you'll give them prayerful consideration. The recent decision by the Department of Health and Human S ... discuss
By Rev. John A. Leies, S.M. I am angry. Very angry. My government has demanded (not “requested”) that I violate my conscience. On Jan. 20, Kathleen Sebelius, head of the Department of Healt ... discuss
"To be morally challenged, one has to have been born. Obviously the same can be said for a moral person. However, the moral person is not seeking the death of the "unborn" or the "elderly." ~ Dr. Bil ... discuss
Today the New York Times came out with an article addressing sex selection technologies. I addressed this issue in a previous post not too long ago. So I am just going to bring up some of ... discuss
My First Things column from today:Through its mouthpieces, the administration has already begun to argue that “an institution does not have a conscience.” This is utter nonsense. The missions of t ... discuss
From CatholicWorldNews.com The Family Research Council has announced that 2,500 pastors and other evangelical leaders have signed a letter condemning the Obama administration’s contraception manda ... discuss
Family Research Council President Tony Perkins What a wonderful way to start the day!Family Research Council President Tony Perkins led a news conference today during which he is unveiling a new lette ... discuss
Your Excellencies:I have had the opportunity to read Dr. Sandra Hapenney's Appeal to Conscience Clauses in the Face of Divergent Practices among Catholic Hospitals," which is the dissertation referenc ... discuss
Two more evangelical Christian colleges are suing the federal government over the contraceptive coverage mandate included in the new national healthcare law, a requirement administrators from both s ... discuss
Contact: J.P. Duffy or Darin Miller, (866) FRC-NEWS; both with the Family Research Council NASHVILLE, Feb. 20, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- Today Family Research Council President Tony Perkins will ... discuss
Brethren, Peace and Good to all in Jesus’ Name. Columnist Charles Krauthammer wrote this in the WaPo and was republished at the Catholic Education and Resource Center’s website. It is a good ... discuss
We have prayed twice a week outside our local abortuary, Medical Options, for over twenty years, following it from Mill Plain Road, to opposite the Police Department on Main Street, to a medical offic ... discuss
It has been interesting to watch the debate unfold regarding the authoritarian Obama Administration requiring under Obamacare that the health insurance plans offered by religious employers provide cov ... discuss
re: Forcing the Catholic Church to directly or indirectly insuring abortifacients and birth control. As a Catholic I am gratified by the ecumenical support we have received. Thank you. First they c ... discuss
FROM THE PASTOR February 19, 2012by Fr. George W. Rutler In the vault of modern political oratory is a speech of one senator in the 1960's quoting George Bernard Shaw: “You see things; ... discuss
A weekly column by Father George Rutler. In the vault of modern political oratory is a speech of one senator in the 1960's quoting George Bernard Shaw: “You see things; and you say, ‘Why? ... discuss
This is idiotic.How does making candy bars smaller help in battling obesity?The size of the bar doesn't matter.That won't limit the amount of candy one chooses to consume.JUST EAT MORE THAN ONE.Of cou ... discuss
February 16, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Six pro-life activists, including one Catholic priest, were arrested this morning in front of the White House while holding a peaceful prayer vigil in protest ... discuss
When ABC, CBS, and NBC finally got around to covering — after two weeks of silence — the controversy over the Obama administration’s mandate that religious institutions provide healt ... discuss
