Thursday August 14, 2008
Comments on August 14 News Reports
Dear Readers,
There is a lot of important news today. It has been a busy day for us.
The New England Journal article on Brain Death is hugely significant. It will likely disturb many who were not previously told how organ harvesting is really done. Worse still, the two writers of the journal article, while emphasizing that "brain death" and "cardiac death" patients may often not really be dead when their vital organs are removed, nevertheless still approve the practice. Reminds us of pro-abortionists in recent years finally admitting that abortion does kill a young human but still defending the practice because of the higher value given to a woman's right to choose to kill. Where are we going with this increasing public defense of pragmatic killing?
The Brazilian story is also a huge development. This is very serious, totalitarian stuff. If found to be true, as has been found in the recent past in other nations, we have something occurring worthy of an international war crimes type trial - hostile genocide of millions of yet unborn children via a secret sterilization weapon wielded by a people's own government.
Undoubtedly, there will be a good number of readers who disagree with our Batman the Dark Knight commentary, just as many have disagreed (some very intensely) with our Harry Potter, Global Warming, HPV vaccine and other very politically incorrect reports. Some of our junior staff even have disagreements with today's commentary. Still, our policy has always been to trust our well-proven trouble radar, tuned by many years experience, take the facts as we see them and report serious new developments regardless of possible negative reaction. LifeSiteNews is an alternative news service. This commentary emphasizing the dangers of the latest Batman movie is a well thought out alternative to the overwhelming positive hype of the movie in almost all other media. Read it and think about it.
We suggest it would be a fatal political mistake for John McCain to choose Tom Ridge for VP. It is a common temptation for weak right leaning politicians to think they can't win without compromising basic principles. Trouble is, it doesn't work because the voting public easily senses lack of integrity when such a strategy is used. And if the politician does manage to win he is more easily corrupted because of having turned his back on important principles during the election. Power at all costs becomes addictive and harms the nation.
We strongly urge our US readers to heed the call of Concerned Women for America to send comments to the Health and Human Services Secretary blog regarding Physician Conscience rights on abortion. This is a simple but crucial action that all readers can undertake.
Your still think the HPV vaccine is ok? Read today's story.
Canada's Supreme Court Chief Justice is increasingly in hot water as she should be over the Morgentaler Order of Canada award.
MacDonald's is becoming increasingly belligerent over its militant support of homosexuality. Money talks. If millions avoid MacDonald's, then, and only then, might the hamburger colossus dependent on sales to young families change its tune.
Steve Jalsevac
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