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Washington D.C., May 18, 2013 / 01:01 pm (CNA).- A new study says that undocumented immigrants to the U.S. tend to be more Christian than the general population, while new legal permanent residents te ... discuss

IRS Scandal just continues to embarrass and shame anybody who thinks the idea that Big Government isn’t as dangerous as Big Business, and even more so. The IRS Executive in charge during the tar ... discuss

The commemoration of Florence Nightingale is controversial. On the one hand, she doubted or question many of the central articles of the Creed. On the other hand, she believed in God and devoted her l ... discuss

Vegetarian?!  First, let me clarify a few things. We think bacon is proof that God loves us.  I have made and enjoyed chocolate covered bacon, and I would totally try bacon ice cream. We think that ... discuss

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By way of explaining his attitude towards the Templeton Foundation, Sean Carroll resurrects his contention that science and religion are fundamentally incompatible. He writes: “Different religions m ... discuss

Tweetby Jonathon Van Maren“People have often asked, and we’ve asked ourselves—how could Nazi Germany participate in the Holocaust? How can you take entire segments of your society, Jews as well ... discuss

Margaret Thatcher, one of the most significant leaders of the 20th century, died yesterday at age 87. A model of convictional leadership, Margaret Thatcher became almost universally known as Britain&# ... discuss

The doctor is a murderer. The trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell ended yesterday, with the infamous abortion doctor convicted of three counts of first degree murder and one count of involuntary manslaughter. ... discuss

The abortion-lobby response to the Kermit Gosnell mass murder debacle has been to insist that Gosnell was not enabled by prochoicers even though, in the spirit of Janis "Aghast in my Gut" Compton-Carr ... discuss

14 May AD 1565 Nikolaus von Amsdorf was one of the members of the German nobility who came to follow Martin Luther and to support his reforms. While some questions remain, it's likely that he was bor ... discuss

STATEN ISLAND, NY — Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, had the following comment on the verdict in the Kermit Gosnell trial: “The guilty verdict on charges of killing ... discuss

#5. Let go of the gay marriage debate.I know this won't be a popular thing to say among Christian pro-lifers, but I really believe that this is one of the biggest things holding back the pro-life mess ... discuss

By Margaret DoreMargaret DoreMargaret Dore is an elder law/appellate attorney in Washington state who has been licensed to practice law since 1986.  Dore is a former Law Clerk to the Washington S ... discuss

by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat The Gosnell jury continues to hear the re-reading of testimony. Based on JD Mullane’s picture of the charges, the jury deliberations could take som ... discuss

The New York Times covered Live Action's InHuman video of abortionist LeRoy Carhart.  While writer Erik Eckholm says Carhart uses "some imprudent phrases while discussing the process of a late-te ... discuss

(Superseded By Ascension Day)also known as Saint Gregory the Theologian or Gregory Nazianzen, was a 4th century Christian bishop of Constantinople. Gregory is widely considered the most accomplis ... discuss

Letter of Bishop James D. Conley, Diocese of Lincoln Nebraskahttp://www.dioceseoflincoln.org/SouthernNeRegister/bcc/bcc050313.aspxOur news outlets are not known for their squeamish attitude towar ... discuss

Letter of Bishop James D. Conley, Diocese of Lincoln Nebraskahttp://www.dioceseoflincoln.org/SouthernNeRegister/bcc/bcc050313.aspxOur news outlets are not known for their squeamish attitude towar ... discuss

by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat America isn’t the only place with shady abortionists. An abortionist in China has been accused of taking a nude photo of a patient and blackmailing ... discuss

The Hill has an article on Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards which is largely complimentary.  The article does note the prevalence of abortion at Planned Parenthood but unfortunately d ... discuss

    Pro-abortion forces fail again to advance their goal ... discuss

 What are some assumptions about pro-lifers? by Rebecca Downs Sometimes when ... discuss

Tony Perkins, FRC Washington Update: Military officials appear to be in sandbag mode telling the media that the recent revelations about policies that would lead to the prosecution of military members ... discuss

Washington D.C., May 6, 2013 / 06:03 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In a recent Virginia forum, U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) highlighted the largely unknown problem of human trafficking within the United States ... discuss

In the last episode of BioTalk, Rebecca Taylor and I talked all about transhumanism. Admittedly, it was probably the most “sci-fi-ish” sounding of all the pro-life 3.0 issues, but lest any ... discuss

Come back with a warrant, assholes. California inched closer to passing a gun confiscation bill last week. The bill returns to the Senate for some “non-controversial” amendments and then goes to ... discuss

Despite fifty years of opposition to rediscovering our musical heritage, there are vital signs of renewal, thanks largely to renewal of the chant in monasteries, to periodicals and online agencies who ... discuss

Medical first as toddler receives lifesaving windpipe transplant made from stem cells from her own bone marrow  B ... discuss

Tragedy and disaster have the peculiar ability to produce a backdrop upon which common people can become unexpected heroes. 300 soldiers at Thermopylae hold off wave after wave of Persians; they’re ... discuss

This post constitutes Part III of a response to a recent article written by Michael Coughlin. In this post, I address Coughlin's fourth major point of criticism, which is that AHA makes too much of t ... discuss

Rolley Haggard has written four articles about what the churches and Christians should do to end abortion.  The following articles appeared in BreakPoint: Excerpts: We Could End Abortion 'O ... discuss

The pro-life movement has taken advantage of the rising popularity of social media to spread its message and gain supporters. During the U.S. March for Life in January 2013, pro-lifers used these plat ... discuss

 My Girlfriend is a Gumiho My Girlfriend is a 9-tailed Fox 16 episodes Mostly rom-com with some melo elements   I mentioned this one in my list of favorite K-Dramas.  I just watched it a second ... discuss

Phil Kerpen, Contributing Author: If sequestration happens and nobody feels it, does it have a political impact? No, apparently; so two months into what we were told would be Armageddon, the Obama ... discuss

Certainly not a shocking surprise, especially in the context of what just happened in Boston and has been happening for years ... Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and other Islamic terrorists future jihadists h ... discuss

When we decided to go into foster parenting, we went in full steam ahead, knowing that is what God was calling us to. Then Jacob came along, and threw an unexpected and amazing wrench in that plan. ... discuss

Finally, some one in Congress is asking that simple, important and long awaited for, question ... and as Doug Ross aptly points out ... kudos to Representative Jason Chaffetz for calling out a Depa ... 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

FoxNews.com Shown here are Federal Premium hollow point bullets. (AP) Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz said Thursday that the Department of Homeland Security is using roughly 1,000 ro ... discuss

Via LifeNews.Com:A top pro-life congresswoman exposed late-term abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell, who is on trial for murder, on the O’Reilly Factor program last night.Due to a lack of national ... discuss

Why?  Of all places, why do these perverts have to build their strip club so close to a convent?  Why can't they find another place for it?Residents and religious of a small Chicago suburb r ... discuss

Preventing Future Gosnells Anna Higgins, Director, Center for Human Dignity at FRC, wrote an article on Townhall.com about the current Gosnell case and other incidents where “choice” has c ... discuss

Part one of this series can be found here. I was baptized twice. I cringe when I think about it. In brief, I was baptized when I was 8, because it was a public declaration of my decision to follow Je ... discuss

Except for a brief foray to Manchester, our quest to trace the history of the Christian faith in twenty-five objects, twenty-five historical relics that survive for us to see and even touch today, has ... discuss

Chicago, Ill., Apr 25, 2013 / 04:07 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Residents and religious of a small Chicago suburb rallied to celebrate their so far successful campaign against the opening of a multi-million ... discuss

Producers of a forthcoming National Geographic TV special polled Americans, today’s Americans, in one of those fantasy fights that are so popular with boxing fans. This time, though, the pollste ... discuss

Common Sense Must reading. From an Amazon review: Common Sense is one of the greatest articles of argumentation ever written. Paine was the finest pamphleteer of his age and was able to turn the disc ... discuss

24 April AD 1570 Johann Walter (also Johannes Walther) was born in 1496 and began serving at the age of 21 as a composer and bass singer in the court chapel of Frederick the Wise. In 1524, he publish ... discuss

I’m thinking more and more that the worse things get in the Church, the better. It means less credibility for the hierarchy who are largely responsible for this mess, and that means less abilit ... discuss

The Antares rocket clears the launch pad on its way to orbit. Credit: NASA/Bill IngallsSunday's launch of the Antares rocket, developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation, was a significant step toward a ... discuss

We seem to have in place a system of naturalization which hinges largely upon passing a test. This is followed by a “swearing in” ceremony at which time all future citizens recite our Pledge of Al ... discuss

  French Assembly to vote on gay ‘marriage’ Tuesday: spontaneous protests growingby Jeanne Smits, Paris correspondent Some 1 ... discuss

Two items of no surprise whatsoever: Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sent pro-Obama tweets out on Election Night (in other words he, a Muslim, is a Democrat and an Obama supporter) ... and eq ... discuss

by Dave Nalle, RLC Chairman: With almost no warning, this afternoon the Senate voted for cloture on the internet sales tax bill and it is now being debated and will be voted on tomorrow. Please act n ... discuss

  Seeing “us” again on a flight to Texas By Melissa Ohden Editor’s note. Melissa, the survivor of a “failed” saline abortion in 1977, speaks all over the w ... discuss

“When Jakob Nielsen, a Web researcher, tested 232 people for how they read pages on screens, a curious disposition emerged. Dubbed by The New York Times “the guru of Web page ‘usabil ... discuss

{1 Peter 2:11-17. John 16:16-22} In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Accounting Last Monday being Tax Day, no doubt, you felt relief. Relief because you had already ... discuss

Middle East Alan Caruba, Contributing Author: It turns out that the device that the Boston marathon bomber used was described and its use was recommended in an al Qaeda publication, “Inspire.” ... discuss

Just as our President supposedly \"evolved\" on the issue of same-sex marriage, Rev. Jim Wallis, head of the liberal Sojourners group, has done the same thing. After saying that marriage shouldn’ ... discuss

Refusing to report on the barbaric cruelty and injustice of abortion is, pun intended, "old news" to the American media. Indeed, the press not only refuses to deal with the lethal realities of abortio ... discuss

. . . It Is THE Mission of the Church. Image courtesy of Fletcher's Blog. by Rollie Haggard: Now that I have your attention, permit me to explain. There's an ongoing debate in Reformed and Evange ... discuss

For going on seven years, I have lived in Rockford, IL—a city with a fairly miserable reputation around the country. Whenever you find a “Top Ten Worst Cities” list, you’re al ... discuss

For going on seven years, I have lived in Rockford, IL—a city with a fairly miserable reputation around the country. Whenever you find a “Top Ten Worst Cities” list, you’re al ... discuss

About a month ago intrepid correspondent Brett McS, reporting then- live from my Emergency Back-up Country (which is looking better and better BTW), sent me this interesting election result from We ... discuss

Earlier this evening I had admired a lovely friend's repost of a quote by Francis Chan. It contained a scripture  verse that she had not put in, but that used the NIV translation of the Bible.&nb ... discuss

I was absolutely exhuberant when I first learnt that we had a Pope. It was a different feeling than when Pope Benedict was chosen. I had grieved John Paul the Great, but Benedict's resignation took th ... discuss

Sermon – Lent 4 “Laetare” - March 10th, 2013St. Paul Lutheran Church, Hamel, ILJohn 6:1-6“The Lord Who Feeds”I don't know how any Lutheran can honestly look at the feeding of the fi ... discuss

TweetBy Maaike RosendalIn a culture largely preoccupied with instant gratification, short-term gain, and personal happiness, it is unpopular to question or criticize a procedure that instantly "solves ... discuss

Women in the priesthood comments are found throughout the media, voiced largely by outsiders to the Catholic Church, either non-Catholics or those who have willingly distanced themselves from the Chur ... discuss

For this installment of Echo Zoe Radio, I spoke with my friend Isaiah Chua, a Brother in Christ from Singapore. This is an informal, friendly discussion about the culture of Singapore, and the state ... discuss

D esacralization is a coined word to describe what has happened in the Church through much of the last half century. It refers to making something holy into something profane. Most of us have experi ... discuss

A Protestant friend of mine decided to tweak me publicly on Facebook.  “I was reading Tony Layne’s blog the other day and it reminded me of this bit from The Meaning of Life which Tony took ... discuss

I was at the grocery store the other day when I was unexpectedly confronted with an adult-oriented magazine located right next to the vitamin section. I immediately had to look away from the front cov ... discuss

There is an opinion piece over at Fox about how wonderful Ayn Rand is on this, her birthday.Before I point out the difficulties with these "3 crucial lessons," I want to say a few things about my own ... discuss

Bobby Jindal, Catholic convert Up until now, I’ve been avoiding any breakdown of the last election, largely because of shame. If you read some of the posts, you can tell I’d allowed my hope ... discuss

In case you missed it, here are the full clips of Glenn Beck's documentary about the history of socialism / communism including events that have been largely scrubbed from our history. Very informati ... discuss

Those familiar with the abortion movement know that an early strategy was to create an enemy. Bernard Nathanson, abortionist turned pro-life champion, tells how he and Lawrence Lader, founder of NARAL ... discuss

Tweetby Alanna GomezIt isn't easy being an advocate for a girl's right to education when the Taliban are around. Just a few short months ago Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year-old girl from Pakistan was atta ... discuss

Once again William Boekestein has given us a fantastic book for children. The Glory of Grace: the Story of the Canons of Dort is his third book in a series from Reformation Heritage Books. Each book i ... discuss

Advocates of legalized abortion argued that it would benefit society as a whole by reducing child abuse. Forty years later, the opposite has turned out to be the case.Professor Michael J. New writes:A ... discuss

On Election Day 2012, a sizable minority of self-described “evangelicals” voted for a presidential candidate dedicated to the proposition that an entire class of human beings can be set aside to b ... discuss

{Genesis 1:26-31} In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Introduction Perhaps you’ve heard the old saw that goes like this. A man turned to his friend and said, “Do ... discuss

This is a slightly revised and updated article I first wrote and posted in 2004 at this time.Today, January 22, marks the 40th anniversary of the infamous Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton Supreme Court d ... discuss

On November 9 at St. Paul’s University, I had the great pleasure of watching For Greater Glory.   It was a chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929); a war by the people of Mexico against th ... discuss

Handel - Messiah - Hallelujah Chorus Sometimes Christians in America need to know that the Christmas is not only appreciated by them. It is also appreciated by non-Christians as well. Thank you t ... discuss

The following is Part 11 of an open letter to Colonel Vaughn Doner and a critique of his 2012 book, Christian Jihad: Neo-Fundamentalists and the Polarization of America. Throughout the series, I addr ... discuss

"Fear can only prevail when victims are ignorant of the facts." -- Thomas Jefferson "The part which is wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive." - ... discuss

A Shaking Should Lead to a Waking"For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them. O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their ... discuss

This is the second half of the paper I presented to the the Evangelical Philosophical Society Annual Meeting in Milwaukee three weeks ago. It is part of a two-part post series; make sure you have rea ... discuss

The major festivals of the Christian year often prompt major cover stories in the nation’s weekly news magazines. Time, Newsweek, and US News & World Report all regularly featured major articles ... discuss

~ $6T added to deficit in 1st 4 years, $4.8 Billion borrowed daily, $16.3+Trillion immediate deficit, $122T in unfunded obligations, wants to nationalize savings accounts & cap earnings at 3%, incr ... discuss

We are underway in our preparation period for the commemoration of our Lord's nativity. It is well worth it if we recall the events of two millennia ago. The world was largely pagan, without the one ... discuss

  FoxNews.com AP Even if lawmakers somehow stop the Bush-era tax rates from expiring, taxes are still expected to rise on Jan. 1 — thanks to a trio of new ... discuss

In my opinion, the USCCB's Ethical and Religious Directives, 5th ed (2009) could have done a superior job of incorporating the truth so beautifully explained by the Vatican, in its ... discuss

The following is Part 7 of an open letter to Colonel Vaughn Doner and a critique of his 2012 book, Christian Jihad: Neo-Fundamentalists and the Polarization of America. Throughout the series, I addre ... discuss

I can't stay away from books on the American Civil War. Drew Gilpin Faust's book, This Republic of Suffering was available in the library's digital lending section and seemed worth a shot. At first, I ... discuss

“Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.” Mark 16:15 Tony Miano is a retired LA County Sheriff’s Deputy turned full-time evangelist. He has been doing f ... discuss

One of our greatest living philosophers, Alasdair MacIntyre, recently gave a lecture at the University of Notre Dame titled “Catholic instead of what?”  MacIntyre always h ... discuss

 The Holy New Martyr Lydia of RussiaTowards the end of the inaugural show of Ancient Faith Radio's Orthodoxy Live, Fr. Evan Armetas was asked a question: what should Orthodox Christians do, if th ... discuss

What happens when two individuals with two opposing worldviews interact?  Paul Hiebert answers this saying, “We are similarly largely unaware of our own worldview and how it shapes our thoughts ... discuss

The decision of whether or not to send a child to preschool is a personal choice largely dependent on adequate and affordable programs in a particular area. While some areas provide district funded pr ... discuss

The decision of whether or not to send a child to preschool is a personal choice largely dependent on adequate and affordable programs in a particular area. While some areas provide district funded pr ... discuss

King Kamehameha IV and his wife Emma were Christian rulers who encouraged the building of Christian schools and hospitals, and who contributed greatly to the spread of Christianity among the Hawaiian ... discuss

LTI's abstract of an article by Rich Poupard. Re-formatted. The bodily autonomy argument and their defenses of it fail for at least four reasons. First, the argument fails to account for situations ... discuss

Rich Poupard says no.Synopsis:The bodily autonomy argument and their defenses of it fail for at least four reasons. First, the argument fails to account for situations in which a mother harms but does ... discuss

Liturgically, the Christmas season is still five weeks and change away; we’re not even into Advent yet.  Alas, we’re governed by the marketing calendar, which begins to push us to buy fo ... discuss

“Reduce the state's income tax…repeal the state's capital gains tax.” Arkansas Policy Foundation, Murphy Commission project, 1998 Greg Kaza, Arkansas Policy Foundation: (November 2012) The poli ... discuss

Manta Rays, Rebecca Pilkington-Vincett, shamelessly pinched from here. I'm no fan of Descartes, but we could sure use some clear and distinct ideas. As opposed to this example of fuzzy thinking: ... discuss

Sometimes you just don’t see one coming. Before the election, I had heard the news that Darden Restaurants (Red Lobster, Oliver Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse) announced that it was going to reduce th ... discuss

The disability rights movement in Washington State has released a document entitled: Too little too late: A call to end tolerance of abuse and neglect.Disability Rights Washington are challenging the ... discuss

There is one passage of Scripture it seems every non-believer knows by heart, and can quote it in King James English: “Judge not, lest ye be judged." Just about any time there is a discussion about ... discuss

The following is Part 5 of an open letter to Colonel Vaughn Doner and a critique of his 2012 book, Christian Jihad: Neo-Fundamentalists and the Polarization of America. Throughout the series, I addre ... discuss

Last week, Abort73 posted a new video titled Girls Are…  which highlights the tragedy of sex-selection abortion. Many of the comments that were posted to the video were variants of, “If ... discuss

The announcement for “Christians and Other Animals: Moving the Conversation Forward” is an embarassment for its fawning nature and the poor manner in which it was written - to say n ... discuss

Over at my Facebook page, LTI is posting a daily link to a pro-life apologetics article. I thought we'd catch you up here: Here is the latest: Robert P. George: Embryo EthicsSynopsis: We should ... discuss

A crucial date for Anglicanism in the United States of America is the consecration of the first Bishop of the Anglican Communion in the United States. During the colonial era, there had been no Anglic ... discuss

One week ago today, we learned the results of this year's general election, including that of President of the United States. As forty-eight percent of the population were stunned by the results the f ... discuss

Today in Washington, D.C. - Nov. 13, 2012: Lame Duck Session Begins: The Senate and The House are scheduled to reconvene for legislative business at 2 PM today. The Senate will resume post-cloture ... discuss

Gregory J. Sullivan has provided outstanding contributions to the Times of Trenton, including Remembering Fulton Sheen, the Face of Catholicism (7/7/12) and John Paul II's Catechism is a Tho ... discuss

A week’s worth of recrimination after Romney’s defeat gave this writer a feeling of deja vu. Where did we here all the happy talk or wildly optimistic talk about the future Romney Administ ... discuss

By BRIAN FRAGA | In largely symbolic ballot measures, five states allowed voters on Election Day the opportunity to show their disapproval of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Ac ... discuss

David Petraeus resigns from the CIA over an affair: What we know so far The most famous general of his generation ends his career in disgrace.  And conservatives see more behind his resigna ... discuss

After Mitt Romney's defeat at the hands of President Obama, the GOP is trying to figure out what hit them. A president who has overseen a bad economy, an unpopular overhaul of the health care system, ... discuss

31 October AD 1517 The beginnings of the Reformation came well before its birth date. Renaissance Humanism ushered in an age of classical studies, including the teaching of Greek and Hebrew. This pave ... discuss

Not all voters who hold a pro-life position plan to vote for pro-life candidates for public office in the Nov. 6 election. As in 2008, some pro-life Catholic and evangelical protestant Christians are ... discuss

Farm Bill -Policy Issues, Political Notes The AP reported yesterday that, “Maine agricultural officials are heading to Washington, D.C., to work with the state’s congressional delegation and feder ... discuss

Rasmussen's daily Presidential Tracking Poll of likely voters for Wednesday shows Mitt Romney attracting support from 50% of voters nationwide, while President Obama earns the vote from 47%. Two perce ... discuss

THE REMNANT NEWSPAPER: Pro-Choice Senate Candidates Believe in Spontaneous Generation. Click it!   The author, Chris Jackson notes that two Connecticut Senate candidates have purported the idea  th ... discuss

I was on a conference call yesterday regarding intelligence gathered from a highly placed source that liberal Obama surrogates are planning to target Evangelical mega-church parking lots with bigoted ... discuss

Barack Obama Of course jobs are important, but in reality whoever is elected president has very little effect on the economy. Where the president's power to sign or veto a bill is much more influentia ... discuss

By PIA DE SOLENNI | Just before yesterday’s debate, a USA Today/Gallup poll showed Gov. Mitt Romney taking the lead over President Barack Obama. The lead was largely attributed to more w ... discuss

Since the first release of the game franchise The Older Scrolls, the particular make-believe substantive Tamriel is inhabited with a amount of fantasy races. There exist numerous human, elven and beas ... discuss

Repost: Gord Lewis from Elitist Literate Snob, Canada introduces the very same subject that Crimson Wife at Bending the Twig blogged about later: the dumbing down of the American Lexicon. In Gord̵ ... discuss

Gary Bauer, Contributing Author: The health care reform law known as Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, is Barack Obama's signature first-term accomplishment. Given the si ... discuss

After a detour into British politics in my last post, I’m now back on topic. The topic, this time, is foreign aid. This is a debate that has been largely absent from the election campaign (for u ... discuss

Since the first release of the game franchise The Older Scrolls, the particular make-believe substantive Tamriel is inhabited with a amount of fantasy races. There exist numerous human, elven and beas ... discuss

UC San Francisco photo of YamanakaNobel prize winner Shinya Yamanaka may go down in history as the researcher who made embryonic stem cell research obsolete. Quoting moral theologian Fr. Thomas Berg, ... discuss

There has been a lot of talk about Dr. Yamanaka and his work on induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) since he won the Nobel Prize earlier this week.  There have been some rumblings that pr ... discuss

Peter SaundersBy Peter Saunders, the Campaign Director - Care Not Killing Alliance - UK.The US state of Massachusetts is to hold a referendum on the legalisation of assisted suicide next month at the ... discuss

Holy smokes.  Just when you think it couldn’t get any worse in the Canadian Church, disappoint abounds.  Fresh off his star appearance at the Den of Dissent conference here in Ottawa, Gregory ... discuss

7 October AD 1787 Moving from the Old World to the New, H. M. Muhlenberg established the shape of Lutheran parishes and Lutheranism in general in America during a 45-year ministry in Pennsylvania. Bor ... discuss

4 October AD 1864 The early Church entrusted some women, particularly widows, with helping to carry out the "social work" of the Church, particularly caring for the sick and needy of the congregation. ... discuss

In the context of unwanted pregnancy, abortion and adoption are bitter rivals. They are mutually-exclusive, diametrically-opposed competitors, and as things stand today, abortion is winning in a lands ... discuss

In the context of unwanted pregnancy, abortion and adoption are bitter rivals. They are mutually-exclusive, diametrically-opposed competitors, and as things stand today, abortion is winning in a lands ... discuss

You know, this is a pretty good speech. It would be more effective if there were a single policy which actually backed any of the rhetoric up, but the talk show hosts during the afternoon commute I he ... discuss

With just 3 weeks (?!?!?) until my duedate and so many contractions lately, labor is very much on my mind.  This week Perry and I were talking about this baby’s fast-approaching arrival, and I ... discuss

25 September AD 1392To Russians, Sergius is both a national hero and an example of Russian spiritual life at its best. His posterity reminds us of Joan of Arc with the French or Martin Luther for Germ ... discuss

From Catholic World News The remains of a car used in a suicide bombing outside the cathedral in Bauchi, Nigeria. Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. (AP Photo) Three people were killed and 46 injured i ... discuss

article sourceity.comcast.net/articles/news-politics/20120907/US.Democrats.Fact.Check/">http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-politics/20120907/US.Democrats.Fact.Check/ FACT CHECK: Obama and th ... discuss

The Saint of the Day for September 24 is Blessed Anton Martin Slomshek.Anton Martin Slomshek who was born November 26, 1800 at Ponikva, Slovenia is the first Slovenian to be beatified.Slomshek is know ... discuss

Permanent Spin Author: Stephen F. Hayes, Senior Writer, The Weekly Standard, 1Oct12, Vol. 18, No. 03 article source: http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/permanent-spin_652887.html For nine ... discuss

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Occupy Unmasked Rest in peace, Andrew Breitbart. 1969 - 2012It may be that the o'occupy wall street's 'anti-one percenters' are harassing the wrong 'wall street'. -- rfh E=4> The 50 ... discuss

I have been complaining lately about a problem shared by many Catholic writers. We have plenty of wonderful opportunities to evangelize via the Internet, blogs, websites, Facebook, Twitter, and the oc ... discuss

The Founders of our country asserted frequently and with great intensity that political self-government could only be successful if personal self-government – virtue, or what we might call high ... discuss

Tim Sweetman This is a repost from February 13, 2006. This article is referenced in the book Saving Leonardo by the excellent author and professor Nancy Pearcey. I wrote this as a young 16-year-old ... discuss

Pay no never mind to the facts, the same facts brought out by the President of Libya and others. The Obama Administration is intent on blaming an exercise in freedom of speech for what happened and co ... discuss

article source: http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-politics/20120907/US.Democrats.Fact.Check/ ass=location>FACT CHECK: Obama and the phantom peace dividend By TOM RAUM and CALVIN WOODWARD, ... discuss

Looks like it's Groundhog Day!Oh, joy!From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:Gov. Scott Walker's law repealing most collective bargaining for local and school employees was struck down by a Dane County j ... discuss

Storming Embassies, Killing Ambassadors, and ‘Smart’ Diplomacyby Victor Davis HansonNational Review OnlineThe attacks on the US embassy yesterday in Cairo and the storming of the American cons ... discuss

By Patrick J. Buchanan Is it not long past time to do a cost-benefit analysis of our involvement in the Middle and Near East?In this brief century alone, we have fought the two longest wars in ou ... discuss

Today we commemorate the great Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.  Today is also the 5th Anniversary of the implementation of Pope Benedict XVI's Summorum Pontificum.  For this day I ... discuss

Wag the Dog (1997) Why does a dog wag its tail? Because a dog is smarter than its tail. If the tail were smarter, the tail would wag the dog. Today in Washington, D.C. - Sept 13, 2012: Turmoil co ... discuss

Do you want to receive the most current news related to social conservatives? Sign up today to subscribe to The Social Conservative Review. Dear Friends, Barry Brown is a bear of a man. A veteran and ... discuss

The article below from The Sydney Morning Herald is an interesting overview of the Second Vatican Council and its aftermath.   Those of us just old enough to remember the Church before " ... discuss

As Ace points out ... notice the the mask warn by the "protester" at top right. It's a Guy Fawkes mask, so beloved by Occupy. In the country now run by Obama's Muslim Brotherhood buddies: Egyptian ... discuss

Vatican City, Sep 11, 2012 / 10:34 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican has appointed a renowned Swiss lawyer to help it meet international standards of financial transparency, after a largely positive re ... discuss

Nicholas KnaapWorld Suicide Prevention Day is celebrated in many countries and communities. In Canada, Your Life Counts released a new video featuring survivors of suicide loss entitled - remembering ... discuss

Dear Sir,Christopher Graffius points out that in American politics, the Catholic voter's choice lies between the stances exemplified by Democrat Vice-Presidential candidate Joe Biden, and his Republic ... discuss

The Japaneses Obstetricians are taking excellent care of their patients; especially expectant women whose unborn child has a diagnosis of Down syndrome, when they urge caution after a diagnosis of Dow ... discuss

A few times, by their gracious permission, we have featured art from John the Baptist Artworks and invited you to support that ministry.  They have just come out with a new collection entitled Si ... discuss

In DNC prayer room, lots of quiet time By Patrick Hruby, The Washington Times, Thursday, September 6, 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- If you want to escape religion at the Democrat ... discuss

As the Republican National Convention kicked off a couple weeks ago in Florida, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Joel Brinkley, criticized the GOP platform on abortion, calling it the most restricti ... discuss

As the Republican National Convention kicked off a couple weeks ago in Florida, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Joel Brinkley, criticized the GOP platform on abortion, calling it the most restricti ... discuss

< !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> ace=Arial>article source: http://conservativeamericaonline.blogspot.com/2011/12/obama-to-clinton-youre-racist-clinton.html ... discuss

Casey Mattox from the Alliance Defense Fund has written an absolutely first-rate article exposing the deliberate lies of Planned Parenthood, Barack Obama, and Democrats everywhere, about mammograms. T ... discuss

by Ben Johnson September 6, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Scheduling changes meant the Democratic National Convention heard from Sandra Fluke earlier than usual, with the shake-up catapulting the well-kno ... discuss

HEALTHBEAT: Is organic healthier? Study says not so much, but it’s key reason consumers buy - The Washington Post No healthier, study finds. The Autobiography of Malcolm X Book Club, Part 1, Br ... discuss

by Peter Saunders The link between abortion and premature birth is already well established but largely underplayed or denied by authorities in Britain. However a new landmark study from Finland publi ... discuss

by Peter Saunders The link between abortion and premature birth is already well established but largely underplayed or denied by authorities in Britain. However a new landmark study from Finland publi ... discuss

by Peter Saunders The link between abortion and premature birth is already well established but largely underplayed or denied by authorities in Britain. However a new landmark study from Finland publi ... discuss

The Daily Beast is running a story about some of the prominent "conservatives" who crossed over to support Obama in 2008 (i.e. the "Obamacons"), noting that many of them are remaining steadfast in the ... discuss

The building of the largest Roman Catholic church in the Gulf was supposed to be a chance for the tiny island kingdom of Bahrain to showcase its traditions of religious tolerance in a conservative Mus ... discuss

The building of the largest Roman Catholic church in the Gulf was supposed to be a chance for the tiny island kingdom of Bahrain to showcase its traditions of religious tolerance in a conservative Mus ... discuss

Obamacare Begins Child Sterilization, Without Parental Consent By Stephanie Zawada, Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) 8/16/2012 Catholic Online (http://www.catholic.org) Scandalous provision quietly t ... discuss

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court has ruled against a Texas law that would require voters to present photo IDs to election officials before being allowed to cast ballots in November. A thre ... discuss

TAMPA, Fla.—The delayed opening of the Republican National Convention worked to the advantage of the GOP by both heightening anticipation and forcing the elimination of extraneous speakers, which ... discuss

Yet another day in the religion of peace: 17 Afghans beheaded in insurgent attack on partyBy HEIDI VOGT and MIRWAIS KHAN | Associated Press - 4 hrs ago KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Insur ... discuss

Yesterday was my husband's birthday. Three years ago it stopped being a happy occasion.On his birthday three years ago, we stood next to each other, all lined up in fancy clothes, alongside his father ... discuss

Well, it seems summer has about wound down.  Tomorrow we embark on a new year...a new journey...and we are excited!  Last year after some nudging from Howard, we decided to try homeschooling ... discuss

related: U.S. Debt Clocks http://USDebtClock.org   Clock Shock: Debt Nears $16 Trillion By Doug McKelway, Foxnews.com, Friday, August 24, 2012 National debt could hit $16 trillion mark ... discuss

Analysis of election factors points to Romney win, University of Colorado study saysUniversity of Colorado Boulder, Social Sciences, We.22Aug12article source: http://www.colorado.edu/news/release ... discuss

 The below letter to the editor is by Robert "Bob" McDowell, Jr. He is a Professional Engineer and Geologist with over 50 years experience in creating drilling prospects, supervising dri ... discuss

It’s been a very tough week for Republicans in general, but in particular for social conservatives – the liberal Republicans, who have been silent for a while in the interest of party unit ... discuss

In the post below, one of the links embedded with in the text takes you to a piece by Leah Libresco, wherein she lets loose a bluebird’s yawp about Hanna Rosin’s celebration of the hook-up ... discuss

By Patrick J. Buchanan Whittaker Chambers said that "the great failing of American conservatives is they do not retrieve their wounded."   He had it right, as Todd Akin can testify. &n ... discuss

Political conventions in this day and must be hell on reporters looking for actual news to write about instead of being on a week-long junket. But a enterprising political reporter (the exception bein ... discuss

The Reformation Commentary on Scripture is a beautiful set of books compiling exegetical thoughts and pastoral comments from the Reformation era. Most of the content of this new commentary set is lar ... discuss

Everyone is whining about the “replacement” refs. Well a good way to show your displeasure would be to start calling them what they really are, scabs. I know that most conservatives don ... discuss