Articles for Month: April 2006

By John-Henry Westen   VATICAN, April 28, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In an ancient practice, Catholics around the world are often reminded to pray “for the intentions of the Holy Father”. Every month, the Pope releases prayer intentions (usually two) asking the Church to focus on specific needs.   One of the prayer intentions for the month of May, which were released today by the Vatican Information Service, asks the Church to pray for legal protection for life from conception till natural death. “That in the mission countries those responsible for the public institutions may,” said the official text, “with suitable […]

WESTMINISTER, April 28, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Nearly 72,000 letters expressing concern at plans to legalise assisted suicide were delivered to members of the House of Lords today. It is believed that this is one of the biggest ever concerted efforts to lobby peers by letter.   Those delivering the letters included doctors, nurses, care workers and people who have had personal experience of being with family or friends suffering from terminal illness. One letter writer, Dr Bernarda Sekolec, aged 94 of Chingford, wrote: ” My fear now is that this Bill will open the floodgates for people in my current […]

by Hilary White ARLINGTON, Va. April 27, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Concerned Women for America has highlighted the case of a Christian business that has been ordered to produce material that supports homosexual activity. An Arlington Va. video duplicator has been ordered by the Arlington County Human Rights Commission to produce video material for a lesbian activist. The video duplicator, Bono Film and Video, cited the constitutionally guaranteed right of freedom of religion to defend his decision to refuse business to lesbian activist, Lillian Vincenz. The proprietor, Tim Bono, argued that he could not, in conscience, produce material that promoted homosexual […]

by Hilary White BEIJING, April 27, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Epoch Times International, a New York based online journal specializing in China and related issues, has confirmed through independent investigation that the Chinese communist government has been using prisoners as a source of organs for the international and domestic transplant market. The report verifies that organs for transplantation are very plentiful and available on demand in China and are supplied from prisoners. The prisoners are killed after they are found to match a patient who is awaiting a donor organ. Reporter Dominic Waghorn visited the Orient Organ Transplantation Center in […]

By Gudrun Schultz HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Kentucky, April 28, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A literature professor and six students at Northern Kentucky University have been charged with criminal mischief and theft, after a campus pro-life display was vandalized on April 12. Professor Sally Jacobsen is also facing a charge of criminal solicitation for allegedly encouraging her students to destroy the display, reported the Associated Press yesterday. Four hundred white crosses, intended to represent a graveyard for aborted babies, were torn up and dumped in school garbage cans. A photo published in the online edition of the campus newspaper, The Northerner, showed Jacobsen […]

By Gudrun Schultz MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April 28, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A new proposal to allow therapeutic abortion is being considered by the National Assembly of Nicaragua. The proposal would change the country’s Penal Code to legalize abortions. Efforts to bring easy abortion access into the country have been fuelled by feminist groups, who used the highly publicized case of a nine-year-old girl made pregnant by rape in 2003, to push for changes to the law. The child was eventually given an abortion despite the illegality of the procedure. Bishop Juan Abelardo, president of the Bishops’ Committee on Family Ministry, published […]

By Gudrun Schultz BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 28, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – An ongoing struggle in a Boston suburb over homosexual material in elementary classrooms has culminated in a lawsuit between parents and the school system. David and Tonia Parker, and Rob and Robin Wirthlin are suing the town of Lexington and its public school system after their children were given books normalizing gay families. Attempts to reach a compromise with the school failed after officials refused to agree to the parents request that their young children be exempted from homosexual material and discussions in the classroom. The parents decided on a […]

By John-Henry Westen VATICAN, April 28, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In a message to the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI noted “we are witnessing on a planetary level, and in the developed countries in particular, two significant and interconnected trends: on the one hand, an increase in life expectancy, and, on the other, a decrease in birth rates.” He added, “As societies are growing older, many nations or groups of nations lack a sufficient number of young people to renew their population.” While he admitted that the cause of the troublesome situation is “complex” he stressed that […]

Amnesty International Considers Pushing Enforcement of Abortion as Human Righthttps://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/apr/06042511.html District resurrects ‘Christmas’ vacationhttps://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49930 Iran clergy angry over women fanshttps://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4947508.stm Polish TV to ban erotic ads during pope’s visithttps://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006/04/26/story_26-4-2006_pg9_5 More Liberal last minute pay-offs discoveredhttps://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2006/04/25/1549993-cp.html Bishop in Croatia seeks a bikini ban- Ivan Kordic, bishop of Krk island, said “scarcely dressed” people “harm the morale, the spirit and the soul”https://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-04-25-croatia-bikinis_x.htm Illinois Gov. Blagojevich Awards $5Million in Taxpayer Dollars for Embryonic Stem Cell Researchhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-060424stemcell25,1,7336518.story?coll=chi-business-hed Experts ponder France’s high birth ratehttps://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=625012006 True Lies — The Myths That Hollywood Tellshttps://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm_id=92&art_id=32765 Freezing of embryos, an offense against the respect due to human beings, says […]

ORLANDO, FL, April 27, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Public displays of the Ten Commandments have enjoyed unprecedented favor in both the courts and the legislatures since the two Ten Commandments cases were argued at the Supreme Court last year. Last week, Georgia Governor Sonny Purdue signed a bill that permits the display of the Ten Commandments in public buildings. House Bill 941 says that the “Foundations of American Law and Government” display shall include: The Mayflower Compact, The Ten Commandments, the Declaration of Independence, Magna Charta, Star-Spangled Banner, National Motto, Preamble to the Georgia Constitution, the Bill of Rights and Lady […]

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By Gudrun Schultz SCOTSDALE, Arizona, April 27, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Christian students at more than 700 high schools across the country observed a national Day of Truth today, offering a peaceful witness of Christian viewpoints on homosexual activity to their fellow students and school faculties. The second annual Truth day was sponsored by the Alliance Defence Fund, an organization that defends religious freedom in the U.S., in response to yesterday’s Day of Silence. Sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network, the Day of Silence is a no-talk day observed by students in protest of opposition to homosexuality. The Day […]

By Gudrun Schultz WILLIAMSBURG, Kentucky, April 27, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A gay-rights group has launched a lawsuit against Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher for his decision to allow a Baptist university to receive state funding. The school expelled a student earlier this month for “engaging in and promoting” homosexuality. The University of the Cumberlands expelled 20-year-old Jason Johnson after the student discussed his gay boyfriend on a popular student website. The school’s policy on “attitude and conduct” in the 2005-06 student handbook states that participating in or promoting “sexual behavior not consistent with Christian principles (including sex outside of marriage and […]

by Hilary White CHICAGO, April 26, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Shareholders of Kraft Foods have voted overwhelmingly to carry on with company plans to be among the sponsors of the “Gay Games,” say company spokesmen. The Gay Games is an annual event intended to promote the “normalcy” of the active homosexual lifestyle. Kraft Foods is the owner of many familiar food products including, Maxwell House coffee, Kool-Aid and Capri Sun drinks, Oscar Mayer meats, Jell-O snacks, Oreo cookies, Nabisco Foods, and many other well-known products. Other sponsors include, American Airlines, the New York Times, the Chicago Sun-Times Merrill Lynch, Amtrak, and […]

By John-Henry Westen and Hilary White MADRID, April 26, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Amnesty International is shocked that the governing socialists in Spain have put forward legislation to grant great apes ‘human rights’. The same government which stripped from unborn human children the right to life and permits destructive research on human embryos, has put forward legislation to grant great apes the rights the rights to life, freedom and to not being tortured, according to a report by Deutsche Presse-Agentur. Environment Minister Cristina Narbona, protested that the government was not giving apes human rights. “We are not talking about granting human […]

by Hilary White BATON ROUGE, April 26, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Senate of Louisiana has passed a ban on abortion in a vote that rejected including exceptions for pregnancies due to rape or incest. In a 17-20 vote, the Senate defeated an amendment proposal to allow the exceptions and then passed the bill 30-7. If passed into law by the state House and not vetoed by the governor, the proposed law would outlaw all abortion except that which saves the life of the mother. The law would impose up to 10 years in prison and fines of $100,000 for doctors […]

We often receive comments about the number of bad news stories on LifeSiteNews. We are sorry about that, but those are often the most important things that we MUST report so you and others will have necessary information to take action. We know that many of you follow up on those reports and frequently cause good things to happen. We do in fact often report positive result stories – by no means is everything negative on LifeSiteNews.com. Today is one of those days when we have a significant number of good news stories. Those reports are about good people taking […]

By John-Henry Westen VATICAN, April 26, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The world media has exploded with stories suggesting that the Vatican is soon to release a document “easing the ban on condoms”. Thousands of media outlets across the globe screamed the news, but the Vatican Cardinal at the center of the storm is back-pedalling as fast as he can from the story. (https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/apr/06042501.html) The Cardinal in question is Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán, appointed by late Pope John Paul II in 1997 as president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers. The story is all the more interesting since Barragán himself […]

Lesbian asserts the physicians should have no right to religious liberty defense

By Terry Vanderheyden TOKYO, April 26, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In an effort to remedy a plummeting population, local Japanese government groups are sponsoring “speed dating” events to facilitate marriages. According to a BBC report, speed dating is a popular way for singles to meet in the country. Eligible singles are allowed two minutes to chat before a bell rings, signalling that it is time to meet someone else. The effects of the demographic collapse are in evidence everywhere in the country. Over 2,000 schools have closed in the last 10 years. Many fear that the lack of a productive workforce […]

By Terry Vanderheyden BEIJING, April 26, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Chinese official has claimed that the country’s one-child policy has nothing to do with the gender imbalance, and that no changes in the policy are therefore forthcoming. “Adjusting the family planning policy is not a fundamental solution to dealing with a rising sex ratio,” claimed National Population and Family Planning Commission Director Zhang Weiqing, according to an Agence France-Presse report. “Does the imbalance have something to do with family planning? Yes, but there is no direct connection,” he added. Zhang said the gender imbalance is more to do with the […]

WASHINGTON, DC, April 26, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a ruling by a federal court of appeals to stand that declared public schools cannot censor the religious viewpoints of students in class assignments. The case, Baldwinsville School District v. Peck, involved a school district’s censorship of a kindergartner’s art poster that contained a picture of Jesus. Liberty Counsel represents Antonio Peck, the student whose poster was censored. When attending kindergarten at Baldwinsville Elementary School in Syracuse, New York, Antonio’s teacher instructed the class to draw posters regarding their understanding of the environment. Antonio drew a poster […]

By Gudrun Schultz, Los Angeles, California, April 26, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Author Caitlin Flanagan has shaken up the world of feminism by saying working mothers deprive their children of the ideal home situation—a stay-at-home mom. The suggestion has raised an outcry of feminist voices, but Flanagan stands by her statement. “I said the truth, and you always get in trouble when you say the truth,” she told Samantha Grice of the National Post last week. “I said one true thing about a little piece of American life and that is: If you love your work and you love your child […]

By Gudrun Schultz MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 26, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Catholic University of St. Thomas has developed a formal travel policy for unmarried staff, saying they must have separate rooms on student trips. Debate on the issue began in May 2005 when a choir director attempted to bring her lesbian partner along on a school trip to France. She was told it was inappropriate, reported the Star Tribune, and was asked to make separate travel arrangements for her partner. She skipped the trip. College president Rev. Dennis Dease made the final decision, saying: “While the institution is committed to […]

CHARLOTTE, NC, April 26, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The first-ever “Not Ashamed Charlotte” rally will unite Christians from different churches to proclaim their faith in the public square, replacing the annual gay pride event usually scheduled for early May in Marshall Park. The Christian rally will be held from 3-4 p.m. May 6 in the park. According to Dr. Michael L. Brown, Director of the Coalition of Conscience and organizer of Not Ashamed Charlotte, the timing of this event is highly significant. “For the last four years,” Brown explains, “on the first Saturday of May, Marshall Park has been will [sic] […]

by Hilary White BOSTON, April 25, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Quebec resident, Louis DeSerres, added his testimony April 11, to that of Dawn Stefanowicz in hearings on homosexual “marriage” in Massachusetts. Stefanowicz had told legislators of her “traumatizing” upbringing in a homosexual household where her father introduced her to the gay subculture. Most of the debates in Massachusetts over allowing homosexual partners to “marry” and adopt children have centred on talk of the “rights” of gay partners fully to imitate normal marriage. Little has been said by homosexual advocates on the protection or best interests of children. DeSerres compared the decision […]

by Hilary White MANILA, April 25, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Manila’s mayor, Lito Atienza has ordered Manila Police District (MPD) to continue to crack down on vendors selling Cytotec, an abortion inducing drug. Manila police this Sunday, seized 1,792 tablets of Cytotec, a prostaglandin compound used as part of the drug regimen in chemical abortions. The regimen, known collectively as RU-486, is illegal in the Philippines and has caused the deaths, not only of unborn children, but in many cases, of the mother as well. The seizure was part of a buy-and-bust operation and was part of a crackdown on illegal […]

Ominously proposes punishing "abuses of sexual and reproductive rights by private persons, organizations"

Contrasting USSCB website has numerous articles on contraception, NFP, morning after pill, RU-486

By John-Henry Westen WASHINGTON, April 25, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A hearing this morning at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit concerned a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the FDA over documents concerning RU-486. Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, has demanded that the FDA release more than 4,000 documents from the public pertaining to the approval process used for the abortion pill, which has been linked to the deaths of at least six women. Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton told LifeSiteNews.com that two of the three justices […]

By Gudrun Schultz HOUSTON, Texas, April 25, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A woman who wants to live is facing death after a hospital ethics committee voted behind closed doors to remove her from life support, reported World Net Daily today. Officials at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston can legally remove Andrea Clark’s respirator against the expressed wishes of herself and her family, under a Texas law that gives hospitals the power to decide if a patient’s life is “worth” maintaining. If the hospital ethics committee decides to withdraw care and treatment from the patient, the family has just 10 days to […]

By Gudrun Schultz BOURNEMOUTH, Great Britain, April 25, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Nurses are pushing for a policy change that would allow patients who cut and burn themselves to keep their blades and other implements with them in hospital settings. The BBC reported today on the request made by nurses in the Royal College of Nursing. Pointing to a pilot project undertaken by St. George’s mental health hospital in Staffordshire, the nurses say allowing self-harming such as cutting or burning to continue helps patients to deal with past mental trauma and reduces thoughts of suicide. St. George’s Hospital provides patients with […]

TORONTO, April 25, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – When asked to consider Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s recent use of the term “God Bless Canada” at the end of all his speeches, the majority of Canadians (65%) indicate they feel this is “acceptable and he should keep doing it”. But one in four (26%) feel that this is “unacceptable and he should stop doing it”. According to a new Ipsos Reid survey conducted on behalf of CanWest News Service/Global News. Those who reside in Saskatchewan/Manitoba (75%) and Alberta (74%) are the most likely to find Mr. Harper’s use of “God Bless Canada” acceptable; […]

by Hilary White OTTAWA, April 25, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – An experimental project funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to attempt to harvest embryonic stem cells from “spare” IVF embryos has stalled over ethical concerns. The only ethical concerns of interest to the CIHR, however, have nothing to do with the lives of embryonic human beings, but about informing potential “donors” of embryos as to the fate of their offspring. CIHR officials announced today that a decision as to the fate of the $532,000 project will not be made until the end of June. The 12 member CIHR […]

WASHINGTON – April 25, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A national poll released today at the National Press Club by the Real Women’s Voices coalition shows that while 65 percent of Americans say they are familiar with the 1973 landmark abortion case, Roe vs. Wade, only 29 percent are able to select an accurate description of the ruling. While the notorious ruling made abortion legal in essentially all circumstances throughout pregnancy, 50% of respondents believed falsely that the ruling only legalized abortion in early pregnancy or in limited circumstances. Real Women’s Voices is a coalition of national and state-based pro-life organizations bringing […]

by Hilary White WASHINGTON, April 24, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Easter season has come to be as characterized by the anti-Christian media outbursts as by the appearance of bunnies and coloured eggs in shop windows. Among this year’s offerings, appearing shortly after the announcement of the film version of the Da Vinci Code, was the “discovery” of the purported, long-lost “gospel of Judas,” which, according to the secular press, would destroy once and for all Christian claims about the early teaching of Christ and His Apostles. One of the most vocal supporters of both the Da Vinci Code frenzy and […]

By Gudrun Schultz ATLANTA, Georgia, April 25, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Two students are suing their college over tolerance policies that forbid any criticism of homosexuality. The students say their religious freedom is being trampled by the school’s administration. Ruth Malhotra, a Christian, and Jewish student Orit Sklar brought their case against the Georgia Institute of Technology in an effort to force the college to be more accepting of religious viewpoints, the Los Angeles Times reported earlier this month. Malhotra experienced repeated reprimands from college authorities for protesting a campus production of the feminist propaganda play “The Vagina Monologues” and for […]

by John-Henry Westen and Hilary White WASHINGTON, April 25, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The uproar caused last week as a highly placed Vatican Cardinal announced the Pope had asked for a study on the use of condoms and AIDS prevention, on the heels of statements in support of condoms in the context of AIDS by another notable Cardinal, has put a smile on the faces of anti-Catholic groups. The notorious ‘Catholics for a Free Choice’, who have been condemned as an anti-Catholic, pro-abortion group, responded to the news saying, “As we mark the one year anniversary of Benedict XVI’s papacy, the […]

Warned Terri's death "was about a very strong and aggressive euthanasia movement"

Jeffrey Sachs’ Hollywood Style Dud at the United Nations compared to one-worlder Maurice Stronghttps://www.canadafreepress.com/2006/klein042406.htm Wombs for rent in Indiahttps://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1145483415436&call_pageid=968332188854&col=968350060724 What happens if Roe falls? https://www.nationalreview.com/ponnuru/ponnuru200604241308.asp Alan Keyes: Why South Dakota is righthttps://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49874 Bob Rae announces Liberal leadership bidhttps://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060424/rae_liberals_060424/20060424?hub=TopStories Conservatives and Liberals say if Prime Minister Stephen Harper gets three of his five priorities through Parliament he could win a majority.https://www.thehilltimes.ca/html/index.php?display=story&full_path=/2006/april/24/majority/&c=1 Abstinence under attackhttps://www.worldmag.com/articles/11772 Bush’s approval ratings slide to new lowhttps://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/24/bush.poll/index.html Beijing “will not change family planning policy”https://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=5981 Turn Off TV Week Raises Questions https://www.family.org/cforum/fnif/news/a0040223.cfm Author Says Profs’ Protest Propels The Marketing of Evil Homosexual Expose Book Sales Skywardhttps://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/4/afa/212006f.asp Christian coalition […]

By John-Henry Westen ROME, April 20, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Italy’s largest Catholic weekly Famiglia Cristiana, a publication of the religious order known as the Paulists, has published a lengthy article in praise of Harry Potter. The article is by Massimo Introvigne, the director of CESNUR, the Center for Studies on New Religions in Italy, and one of the foremost Catholic apologists for the Potter series which has been a cause of controversy among Christians since it’s inception. “There’s nothing demonic there,” Introvigne, reassured readers. He said that fears that the Potter books could open people to the occult came from […]

Cardinal Martini Also Would not Condemn 'Altruistic' Euthanasia

Report says embryos under 14 days old do not have "moral status" of humans

by Hilary White STAFFORD, VA., April 24, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – American Life League, (ALL), one of the most prominent and influential pro-life organizations in the US, is announcing Tuesday, April 25th as “National Pro-life T-shirt Day.” They are encouraging the wearing of a pro-life t-shirt to school or work by all participants. “Join thousands nationwide by showing everyone that we are the majority — that we are a strong and determined voice for the babies.” ALL announced on its website. Pro-life t-shirts have made waves in public schools where students are often told not to wear them for fear of […]

By Gudrun Schultz OTTAWA, Ontario, April 24, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – MP Scott Brison, Canada’s first openly gay federal minister, announced yesterday he would run for the Liberal party leadership. A consistent supporter of same-sex marriage, abortion and euthanasia, Mr. Brison has a political track record that some suggest may hamper his leadership ambitions. “Scott Brison hasn’t got a hope,” political science professor Nelson Wiseman, of the University of Toronto, told CanWest News. “He doesn’t have much history in the Liberal party, he’s part of the last government and also of course there’s the income trust thing.” The “income trust thing” […]

By Gudrun Schultz PRINCETON, New Jersey, April 24, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A pro-life display at Princeton University was destroyed last week in another incidence of violence from university abortion activists. The Daily Princetonian reported on Friday that the Princeton Pro-Life flag display was torn apart by vandals during the night of April 19.ÂÂ Blue and pink flags numbering 347, meant to represent the lives of potential students lost to abortion, were pulled out of the ground and coat hangers were strewn over the area. The display sign was trampled and replaced with signs reading “support smaller class sizes: support abortion” […]

By Gudrun Schultz WASHINGTON, D.C., April 24, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A significant number of prominent leaders in the Roman Catholic Church have thrown their weight behind a petition supporting a constitutional amendment that would block same-sex marriage. The coalition of Catholic officials that includes seven cardinals, about six archbishops and sixteen bishops has come together with influential evangelical Protestants, rabbis and other religious leaders to encourage public support for protecting traditional marriage. The Catholic leadership participation is a new and welcome development, said organizers of the petition. Although the Catholic Church opposes homosexual activity and same-sex unions as being gravely […]

By Samantha Singson NEW York, April 21, 2006 (c-Fam.org via LifeSiteNews.com) –Â Last week, a U.S. District judge heard arguments in a lawsuit challenging a U.S. policy that requires recipients of federal HIV/AIDS service grants to pledge their opposition to sex work or else be denied federal funding. The Open Society Institute (OSI), the Alliance for Open Society International and Pathfinder International filed a lawsuit against the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in New York City following the release of the latest policy directive. OSI, which is funded by billionaire liberal activist George Soros, has stated that the […]

Poll on abortion reveals Spanish public wants a change in anti-life policieshttps://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=6544 Senate May Bypass Funding of Embryonic Stem-Cell Researchhttps://www.cwalac.org/article_322.shtml Scottish Church backs use of human embryos in quest for stem cell treatmentshttps://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=598922006 Catholic institutions should reflect values and teachings of Church, says Cardinal O’Malleyhttps://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=6545 Catholic press systematically shut-out of state senate meeting with Bishophttps://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=6546 Learn to bend, Mr. Bush. You won’t break – Peggy Noonanhttps://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110008260 U.S. Lawmakers Aim to Protect Christian Colleges https://www.family.org/cforum/news/a0040177.cfm Judicial Confirmation Battle Could Resume in May https://www.family.org/cforum/extras/a0040193.cfm Attorney General Calls Americans to Battle Child Exploitation and PornographyÂÂÂÂhttps://www.cwfa.org/articles/10579/LEGAL/pornography/index.htm Apple’s lawyers say in court documents that Web […]

by Hilary White BRUSSELS, April 21, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Belgium is rivalling the Netherlands for the title of European country most eager to throw off traditional Judeo/Christian morality. The Belgian Senators in Brussels today narrowly ruled that homosexual couples, long able to “marry” under the law, can now adopt children and complete their simulations of normal family life. The vote was close indeed with a vote of 34 in favour vs. 33 against with two abstentions. The decision makes Belgium the fourth country in the European Union, after Spain, the Netherlands and Sweden, to link homosexual “marriage” laws with homosexual […]

"adult" porn industry cares nothing about who's wrecked and ruined along the way

by Hilary White SAN FRANCISCO, April 21, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A US federal appeals court, the notorious 9th circuit court, has ruled in a 2-1 decision, that a t-shirt with the words, “Be Ashamed, Our School Embraced What God Has Condemned” on the front and “Homosexuality Is Shameful” on the back can be banned from public schools because it is “denigrating” to homosexuals and their lifestyle. The shirts, the ruling read, are “injurious to gay and lesbian students and interfered with their right to learn.” The court’s decision is that the shirts can be banned in public schools without violating […]

Cites California Senate bill mandating homosexualization of all school curricula

Attorney General Announces Legislative Initiative to Combat Internet Child Porn and Obscenity

CHELSEA, MI, April 21, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Fidelis, a national Catholic based advocacy group, called on Howard Dean, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee to explain himself after telling the Christian Science Monitor Wednesday that “The religious community has to decide whether they want to be tax exempt or involved in politics.” Fidelis President Joseph Cella responded: “Howard Dean’s statement makes it clear that he wants to muzzle America’s churches and religious groups from professing what they believe on important issues facing our society. When it comes to debates over public policy and issues, Dean should be welcoming the voice […]

$265 million in federal, state and local tax funding pays "for this filth", says Jim Sedlak

By Terry Vanderheyden UFA, Bashkortostan, April 20, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A deputy in the State Assembly of a Russian Republic has been granted an inquiry by the country’s constitutional court, to investigate the legality of same-sex “marriage.” Edvard Murzin, an MP from Bashkortostan – a republic with autonomous status in the southern Urals region – was denied a marriage license last year after attempting to marry a homosexual activist from Moscow. Although a heterosexual, Murzin calls himself a champion of homosexual “rights”, according to a UK Gay News report. Last February Russia’s Supreme Court ruled to deny Murzin’s application to […]

150 Gather to Call Archdiocese to Halt Clergy Sexual Misconduct

By Gudrun Schultz OTTAWA, Ontario, April 20, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Ottawa’s ‘gay pride’ parade organizers can’t find sponsors to fund the event, and they want the city to step in and contribute at least $25,000 to the “effectively bankrupt” organization. The Ottawa-Gatineau Pride committee owes an estimated $187,000 for past events, including over $66,000 to the City of Ottawa and about $100,000 to local businesses, reported the Ottawa Citizen yesterday. Missing invoices and a confused records trail have contributed to the problem, since it isn’t clear which businesses are still owed money. Organizers want taxpayers’ money to prop up the […]

By Gudrun Schultz BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 20, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A proposal to make almost all abortions illegal in the state of Louisiana moved forward through the Senate Health and Welfare committee yesterday, coming one step closer to law. The proposed legislation would ban all abortions, with exceptions only for cases where the mother’s life was in danger. Under the law, doctors found guilty of performing abortions would face up to 10 years in prison and fines of $100,000, reported the Associated Press. Sen. Ben Nevers, who sponsored the bill, did not include exceptions for cases of rape or […]

By Terry Vanderheyden VANCOUVER, April 20, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Supreme Court of Canada has reserved judgement in a case launched by a homosexual bookstore in Vancouver that is seeking funding to pursue a charge against Canada Customs officials. The Little Sisters bookstore argues that customs officers are still unfairly denying their importation of homosexual pornography and sado-masochistic materials. The homosexual porn store sued for the same reason successfully in 2000, but, if granted funding, would seek in this new lawsuit to pursue the claim that Customs is still unfairly targeting their imports. They want taxpayers to pick up the […]

Three profs, two of whom are homosexual, launched false sexual harassment charges

By Terry Vanderheyden OTTAWA, April 20, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Conservative Heritage Minister Bev Oda is considering a review of the Canadian public broadcaster, the CBC. Some news sources are highlighting that Oda’s parliamentary secretary is Conservative MP Jim Abbott, who has been critical of the broadcaster in the past. Abbott, who was heritage critic for the Conservatives under the former Liberal government, suggested privatization or reduced funding of the CBC in the past. He argued that, outside of the CBC’s popularity as a source of sports coverage, there is little interest in the public broadcaster. “If sports is removed, CBC’s […]

On-Going LifeSiteNews Project

By Gudrun Schultz OTTAWA, Ontario, April 20, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Prime Minister Stephen Harper is following up on the Conservative Government’s promise to raise the age of sexual consent in Canada to 16 from the present age of 14, CTV reported yesterday. Speaking to the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce in Winnipeg yesterday, Mr. Harper unveiled plans for justice reform, among them a “long overdue” revision to the current sexual consent law that dates from 1892. Under the new reform, sexual activity between an adult and a young person aged 14 or 15 will no longer be legal in Canada. “As […]

Pro-Abortion Groups Seek to Create New U.N. Women’s Agency https://www.thefactis.org/default.aspx?control=ArticleMaster&aid=1520&authid=11 Women cite experience to support abortion banhttps://www.washtimes.com/national/20060418-110127-6962r.htm Interview with Ambassador Francis Rooney, U.S. Ambassador to the Vaticanhttps://www.ncronline.org/mainpage/specialdocuments/rooney_ap13.htm America’s Immigrants Woes Pale Compared to Europe’shttps://www.thefactis.org/default.aspx?control=ArticleMaster&aid=1521&authid=9 AIDS: what’s happening in Uganda?https://www.mercatornet.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=258 Is Dutch tolerance stretching too far?https://www.mercatornet.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=256 Ominous Trend as Catholic Laity Show Signs of Open Dispute With Bishops who support or areÂnegligent on Homosexual Clergyhttps://www.spiritdaily.com/layuproar1.htm Cardinal Sin – Roger Mahony has a tendency to diss the law. https://www.nationalreview.com/script/printpage.p?ref=/comment/neumayr200604120719.asp US Supreme Court Orders Cardinal Roger M. Mahony to turn over files on abusive priestshttps://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-priests18apr18,0,5807440.story?coll=la-home-headlines Poll: 73% of Canadians Satified with Conservative Leadershiphttps://www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm/fuseaction/viewItem/itemID/11599 […]

by Hilary White BOSTON, The Massachusetts government heard testimony last week from a young Canadian woman, Dawn C. Stefanowicz who had been raised from infancy by her homosexual father and his various “partners” in a “gay” household. She told the Massachusetts Judiciary Committee that her life submerged in the homosexual subculture had left her scarred psychologically and morally. Stefanowicz made her statement during hearings, held April 11 by the Massachusetts government to consider establishing an amendment to the state constitution that would define marriage as being between one man and one woman. Describing her father’s homosexual lifestyle as a culture […]

By Mark Adams April 19, 2006 (culture-of-life.org via LifeSiteNews.com) – Scientists from Harvard and California announced at a recent conference their intent to clone human embryos and destroy them for their stem cells and are hoping to succeed where disgraced South Korean scientist Woo-Suk Hwang dramatically failed. Hwang, who claimed to be the first in the world to successfully clone humans, was discredited in January after it was revealed he had fabricated almost all of his data. ÂÂÂÂ The scientists’ announcement came at a conference in Cambridge, Mass. held in early April according to a report from the Bloomberg news […]

by Hilary White and Steve Jalsevac TORONTO, April 19, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Eminent Victoria microbiologist, Clement Persaud PhD, has published a letter to the editor of the National Post this week scolding the Post for its editorial bias in favour of embryonic stem cell research. The self-described “conservative” National Post went even further than is usual in the mainstream press, saying that not only should existing embryos be killed for their parts, but that new “fresh” cloned embryos should be created for the purpose. The Post editor wrote, “We must abandon this country’s overly timid approach to embryonic stem cell […]

By John-Henry Westen WICHITA, Kansas, April 19, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – George R. Tiller, one of the most notorious late-term abortionists in the U.S. is to face a Grand Jury investigation over the death of a girl following a botched abortion at his abortion mill. A petition drive secured nearly three times the required signatures to proceed with an investigation. The signatures were certified yesterday. Operation Rescue, the pro-life group which first exposed the death and led the way for an investigation, rejoiced that a Grand Jury would investigate the case. Nineteen-year-old Texas teen, Christin A. Gilbert, died in January after […]

By Gudrun Schultz April 19, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A majority of Americans want abortion to be illegal, with some exceptions, according to a new poll conducted earlier this month. When asked if abortion should be always legal, legal most of the time, always illegal, or illegal with exceptions for cases of rape, incest and to save the mother’s life, 41% of Americans questioned said abortion should be illegal with some exceptions. Only 27% of respondents said abortion should be “always legal.” 19% of respondents said abortion should be legal most of the time, and only two percent said abortion should […]

By Terry Vanderheyden WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, April 19, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A federal judge in Florida has ruled that a 20-foot buffer zone imposed by a lower court against pro-life abortion protesters violates their free speech rights as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks ruled April 11 that the buffer-zone ordinance, passed in October, is too restrictive. “Freedom of speech is rarely an issue when everyone agrees,” Middlebrooks stated in his written decision, as reported by the Associated Press. “Perhaps more than at any other place and any other time, in cases such as this, […]

By Terry Vanderheyden TORONTO, April 19, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A poll released Sunday has revealed that an overwhelming majority of Canadians and Americans believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Ipsos Reid survey, commissioned by CanWest and Global News, found that a strong majority in both Canada (73%) and the United States (78%) indicated they believed Jesus Christ “died on the cross and was resurrected to eternal life”. In contrast, the poll also revealed that 17% of Canadians and 13% of Americans are of the opinion that “Jesus’ apparent death on the cross was faked” and that “Jesus was […]

By Terry Vanderheyden FLAGLER BEACH, Florida, April 19, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A community group comprised of local families has successfully ousted a controversial strip club from their neighbourhood. “Liquid,” the small town north of Daytona’s only “adult entertainment” facility that had been in operation for only five months, voluntarily closed its doors Tuesday following nightly protests from a neighbourhood family coalition and increasing pressure from city officials. Flagler Beach residents, who had formed a non-profit corporation called United Families of Flagler with the goal of ousting Liquid from the community, formed a nightly picket line at the club. Local homeowner […]

By Gudrun Schultz PENSACOLA, Florida, April 19, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A free video demonstration of a partial birth abortion has been posted online by a pro-life doctor and R.A.G.E. Media. The short clip uses dramatization to show the viewer the basic technique involved in a partial birth abortion. A chair, a sheet, a baby doll and the actual instruments of an abortionist are used in the demonstration—the simplicity of the props enhances the absolute horror of the procedure, even though there is no blood or disturbing images. “Seeing the actual procedure’s steps, even so simply demonstrated, strips away the arguments […]

By Gudrun Schultz OTTAWA, Ontario, April 19, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – One of Canada’s largest unions is refusing to recognize a member’s right to freedom of conscience, when that freedom involves opposition to same-sex marriage. The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) has denied the request of Treasury Board employee Susan Comstock to divert her dues to a charity, a request she made on the grounds that PSAC’s open support of Bill C-38, the bill to legalize gay marriage, went against Ms. Comstock’s personal beliefs. Although PSAC’s collective agreement contains a clause allowing a member to divert their dues to charity […]

OTTAWA, April 19, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – After meeting with a group of parents and children in Burnaby, Prime Minister Stephen Harper reiterated his commitment to fulfilling a key Conservative campaign promise – providing a universal child care plan – by asking Parliament to approve the choice in child care allowance. “Do the opposition parties support giving parents $1200 per child, per year or do they prefer the status quo which is zero? Our new approach requires no federal-provincial negotiations, no funding for academics, researchers or special interest groups, and it cuts out the political and bureaucratic middlemen. It will provide […]

Unborn Now Have Voice in Alabamahttps://www.christianpost.com/article/society/2414/section/unborn.now.have.voice.supporters.of.new.alabama.law.say/1.htm Judge says West Palm Beach abortion law violates free speechhttps://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-418abortionfreespeech%2C0%2C7169269.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines President’s Knees Go Weak When Confronted With Feminist Agendahttps://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=14080 The Next Schiavo?https://www.nationalreview.com/smithw/smith200602010816.asp ‘Roe v. Wade’: The divided states of America https://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-04-16-abortion-states_x.htm Hong Kong Blocks Gay Civil Unions at British Consulatehttps://www.christianpost.com/article/asia/929/section/hong.kong.blocks.gay.civil.unions.at.british.consulate/1.htm Parenting a Down Childhttps://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=23063 Shareholder’s Proposal Urges Ford to Stop Pushing Homosexual ‘Marriage’https://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/4/182006c.asp Liberty Counsel, PFOX Join Forces to Spread Truth About Homosexualityhttps://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/4/182006b.asp Canadian Health Care Is a ‘High Risk Industry’https://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=210f9192-fe9e-4a04-984c-3cb2071089b5&k=58039 Many Canadians believe Da Vinci theoryhttps://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=f97e6516-8ffe-48f6-8d81-81a5f607e2de Archbishop attacks Da Vinci Code ‘obsession’https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/04/16/ncode16.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/04/16/ixnewstop.html GFA Urges Prayer as Hindu Extremists Intensify Anti-Christian Persecutionhttps://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/4/afa/172006f.asp Harper dares […]

by Hilary White ZURICH, April 18, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Ludwig Minelli, founder of Dignitas, an assisted suicide “clinic” in Zurich has announced that he is planning on opening a chain of suicide facilities in Switzerland. So popular has his death service become that at least 42 Britons have gone there to commit suicide. Under British law, aiding a person’s suicide is a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison, but there is no way officials can stop anyone from going to Switzerland where laws allow it. Minelli told Sunday Times Magazine this weekend, “We never say no.” […]

Has stated categorically that the Catholic Church's "principal focus" in the public arena is life and family

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 18, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Officials at the Ohio State University are investigating an OSU Mansfield librarian for “sexual harassment” after he recommended four conservative books for a freshman reading program. The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) has demanded that OSU cease its frivolous investigation, yet the university is pressing forward, claiming that it takes the charges “seriously.” “Universities are one of the most hostile places for Christians and conservatives in America,” said ADF Senior Legal Counsel David French, who heads ADF’s Center for Academic Freedom.“It is shameful that OSU would investigate a Christian librarian for simply recommending books […]

By Gudrun Schultz BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 18, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – State laws requiring Catholic adoption agencies to give equal consideration to homosexuals as adoptive parents will not be enforced, at least for the time being. The Department of Early Education, which regulates adoption agencies, said the agency wouldn’t take action against Catholic adoption organizations in Worcester, Fall River and Springfield who are refusing to consider homosexuals on religious grounds. The DEE said they would wait to see if legislation proposed by Gov. Mitt Romney exempting Catholic agencies would be accepted, reported the Associated Press. Gov. Romney proposed the bill after […]

By Gudrun Schultz and John-Henry Westen CASTRIES, St. Lucia, April 18, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Archbishop Kelvin Felix of St. Lucia was brutally attacked last Wednesday by a man armed with a knife. The 26-year-old assailant attempted to cut the archbishop’s throat.  Instead, his knife struck the archbishop’s Roman collar, slashing it off his neck but missing his throat. Archbishop Felix, 73, is the head of the Catholic Church in St. Lucia. In 2003, he celebrated a Mass for thousands of pro-life demonstrators as the government was considering legalizing abortion. During his homily, he told the crowd, ““the children who have […]

By Gudrun Schultz WASHINGTON, D.C., April 18, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Four major television networks have filed lawsuits against the Federal Communications Commission’s recent rulings on the use of profanity and sexually explicit material during prime time viewing. Fox, CBS, NBC and ABC networks have filed two joint appeals against fines imposed by the FCC on a total of 123 stations for airing, among other concerns, a scene depicting group sex among teenagers. Concerned Women for America issued a press release today expressing their outrage over what they call “frivolous lawsuits” that are “out of touch with American families.” “All four […]

Mass media fingered as "accomplices to those who govern the Dictatorship of Relativism"

Avoids abortion recommendation

By Terry Vanderheyden CANBERRA, April 13, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration, which assumed power over the RU486 chemical abortion drug from Health Minister Tony Abbott in February, has authorized the abortifacient’s use by an abortionist there. Abbott, a Roman Catholic who opposes abortion, had successfully blocked its use in the country for the past ten years until a special member’s bill originating in the Senate passed in February, ending his veto power. Physician Caroline de Costa’s application to prescribe the drug was accepted by the TGA, as reported by The Australian. “I have been informed today that the […]

By Gudrun Schultz OTTAWA, April 13, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A coalition of 12 Canadian pro-family organizations has sent a joint letter to Canadian religious leaders urging them to mobilize their congregations to ensure the upcoming vote to re-open the marriage debate is successful. The Coalition notes that Prime Minister Harper stated during the recent election that he would re-visit the same-sex marriage issue in Parliament and that he stated after the January election this would happen “sooner, rather than later”. “This vote will also be extremely crucial,” says Defend Marriage, “for religious organizations in Canada, because, contrary to the former […]

by Hilary White  ROME, April 13, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In his meditations for this year’s Stations of the Cross, the annual commemoration of the biblical events of Christ on the way to be crucified, Archbishop Angelo Comastri, the Pope’s Vicar General, asked, “What is it that today, in particular, strikes at Christ’s holy body?”  Comastri wrote for the stations this Good Friday and posted already to the Vatican’s website, “There is a move to reinvent mankind, to modify the very grammar of life as planned and willed by God.”  Comastri’s meditations are in line with a stream of thought of […]

By John-Henry Westen REGINA, April 13, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – One of the most concerning court decisions against religious freedom in Canada has been reversed. The highest court in the province of Saskatchewan has reversed a 2002 decision by the Court of Queen’s Bench which ruled that a man who placed references to Bible verses on homosexuality into a newspaper ad was guilty of inciting hatred. The December 11, 2002 decision was in response to an appeal of a 2001 Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission (HRC) ruling which ordered both the Saskatoon StarPhoenix newspaper and Hugh Owens of Regina to pay $1,500 […]

By Gudrun Schultz EDMONTON, Alberta, April 13, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – An Alberta politician has introduced a bill that would offer protection to those who oppose homosexual “rights.” Ted Morton, MLA for Foothills-Rockyview, introduced Bill 208 last week, the Protection of Fundamental Freedoms (Marriage) Statues Amendment Act, with amendments to the Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act, the Marriage Act, and the School Act. “In a free society, the most important right is the right to disagree with and criticize government policy, and this bill enhances that right,” Morton told the Cochrane Times. Morton drafted the bill in response to lawsuits […]

By Gudrun Schultz POTSDAM, New York, April 13, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Canton-Potsdam Hospital has pulled out of a land deal with a local Catholic church after learning of a clause in the deed that would have prevented the hospital from performing abortions on the site. Saint Mary’s Catholic Church stipulated in the deed that church land must not be used for “sordid and profane” purposes, which would include abortions, reported the Associated Press today. After learning about the clause, the hospital board decided to drop its purchase plans, saying it could not agree to the restriction because it has […]

By Gudrun Schultz PHOENIX, Arizona, April 13, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) –Arizona’s governor has vetoed a bill that would require abortionists to tell women that their unborn babies may suffer pain during abortion. Gov. Janet Napolitano, a Democrat who has vetoed pro-life legislation in the past, said, “The Legislature should not attempt to substitute its judgment for that of trained physicians with respect to professional advice given to patients.” HB 2254 would have required that a woman at least 20 weeks pregnant be told that her unborn child “has the physical structures necessary to experience pain,” reported the Arizona Daily Star. Doctors […]

By John-Henry Westen WASHINGTON, April 13, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In his BreakPoint Commentary which is carried by nearly a thousand outlets in the United States, reaching about a million listeners, Chuck Colson said Tuesday that abortion is the cause for the shortage of workers which has necessitated a flood of immigration, while the country is struggling to assimilate the foreign influx. Colson asked rhetorically, “But what’s the root of the problem? Why do we have a shortage of workers?” He answered, “Aha, that’s the unspeakable ‘A’ word that the elite dread the most: abortion.” “The reason we must allow millions […]

Europe’s Chastisement?—How the Abandonment of Christianity May Be Leading to Disasterhttps://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/4/afa/122006a.asp Cardinal Medina encourages Christians not to contribute to success of Da Vinci Code moviehttps://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=6470 Idaho passes ‘abortion-information’ legislationhttps://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=6466 Family Advocate Fears Pro-Homosexual Education Bill Will Pass California Senatehttps://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/4/afa/112006a.asp Barna: Increase in ‘Religious Behaviors’ May Portend Genuine Changehttps://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/4/afa/122006c.asp Leftist Official Named to U.N. Human Rights SubcommissionÂÂÂÂhttps://www.cwfa.org/articles/10528/CWA/nation/index.htm Global-warming alarmists intimidate dissenting scientists into silencehttps://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110008220 Exhibition of Chinese corpses arouses curiosity, concernhttps://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/04/12/060412191451.9zdbokm0.html George Will notes neither science nor economics surroundingÂglobal warming debate convincing – Richard Neuhaus, April 12, 2006https://www.firstthings.com/ TV special plants Judas kiss on Catholic Church https://news.inq7.net/nation/index.php?index=1&story_id=72478 Not just bad, things […]

Pogo-sticking pope; Ad mocks Christ and crucifixion

By Gudrun Schultz NEWCHURCH, Britain, April 12, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Three men are facing 12 years jail time, after admitting they terrorized owners of guinea pig farm by digging up the body of a family member and stealing it from the churchyard, reported the Telegraph today. The men were animal rights activists, protesting the Hall family’s operation of supplying guinea pigs for scientific research. A fourth conspirator, the girlfriend of one of the men, is facing six years jail time. An aggressive campaign against the family began six years ago, called Save the Newchurch Guinea Pigs, to force the Halls […]

By Terry Vanderheyden RIGA, April 12, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Latvian MP appeared in court today for comments he made last year before a “gay pride” parade there, in which he described homosexuality as a “nasty mental disorder,” among other things. The private lawsuit brought against Farmers Party MP Leopolds Ozoliņš  charges him with “expressing disrespectful and derogatory remarks”  against homosexuals, and of “breaching ethical and moral standards,”  according to a UK Gay News report. The lawsuit does not constitute a formal criminal charge – which,  under Latvian law, would require the consent of parliament. Latvia’s parliament overwhelming confirmed a […]

By Gudrun Schultz FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 12, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Sexual orientation will no longer be included under state protection from job discrimination after Gov. Ernie Fletcher implemented a new employment policy on Tuesday. The policy bans employment discrimination because of “race, colour, national origin, sex, age, religion, veteran status and disability,” but excludes sexual orientation, reported the Courier-Journal yesterday. Spokesman for the governor, Brett Hall, said including homosexuality could force the state government to provide separate washrooms for transsexuals. “These types of special privileges are not only difficult to comply with, but it’s very expensive.” He said the order […]

by Hilary White MONTREAL, April 12, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A debate at Université du Québec (UqàM) in Montreal on Friday, April 7, featured Canada’s foremost Parliamentary proponent of assisted suicide and euthanasia, Bloc MP, Francine Lalonde. Lalonde said that she fully intends to bring forward another bill proposing to legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia to replace the previous bill that died on the order paper in December. Had Lalonde’s bill C-407 been passed, the law in Canada would have allowed any individual to “assist” someone to commit suicide with or without a doctor present. In June 2005, when the bill […]

by Hilary White NEW YORK, April 12, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A prominent Jesuit professor of philosophy at New York’s Fordham University, in an interview with Rome-based Zenit news, has clarified the so-called ‘problem of conscience’ for Catholic politicians who want to support abortion on one hand and remain in good standing with the Church on the other. Father Joseph Koterski told Zenit they can’t have it both ways. “The crucial factor is not fidelity to one’s chosen moral principles, but rather fidelity to moral principles given to us by God.” Fr. Koterski was responding to the “Statement of Principles” released […]

by Hilary White JOHNSTOWN, April 12, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Rev. John Nesbella of Prince of Peace parish in Northern Cambria, Pa., a crusader against homosexuality in the priesthood, has announced that he is resigning the Roman Catholic priesthood. “This is the end of a sad tale of how wicked so-called Catholic priests and bishops drove me and a few other priests out because we dared to speak up about the corrupt brotherhood of homosexuals in the priesthood,” Nesbella told The Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown. Nesbella had been suspended from his priestly duties for the last year in response to his work […]

By John-Henry Westen OTTAWA, April 12, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Liberal MP Omar Alghabra (Mississauga-Erindale) was incensed in the House of Commons yesterday that Conservative MP Cheryl Gallant had compared the Liberal day care plan to “Soviet style” day care.“Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Conservative member for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke said that the Quebec model of child care, adopted by the former government, was a soviet style child care,” protested Alghabra. He demanded Prime Minister Harper apologize for the remarks. Gallant on April 10, said in the Commons, “It has been recognized, even by the defeated Liberals, that the problem of allocating billions and […]

By Gudrun Schultz GATESHEAD, United Kingdom, April 12, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) –The Association of Teachers and Lecturers called faith schools an “assault on tolerance” at the annual conference yesterday, and said they want to see an end to state funding for the schools by 2020. ÂNational executive member Hank Roberts said faith schools are “stirring up a lot of problems for the future in terms of a rise in fundamentalism,” reported the BBC today. Mr. Roberts supported a motion calling for new laws to prevent religious organizations from gaining further influence over state schools, and demanding action to stop faith groups […]

WASHINGTON, April 12, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Concerned Women for America’s (CWA’s) Chief Counsel Jan LaRue has released the first part in her series, “The Road to Perversion Is Paved With Pornography.” LaRue explains that “regular guys” don’t jump into having sex with kids without taking steps in the wrong direction. “Millions of men and boys are falling for the destructive myth that looking at ‘adult’ porn is normal, healthy and harmless for ‘regular guys,’” according to LaRue. “Way too many are finding themselves handcuffed between two cops, under arrest for sexual conduct with a kid.” LaRue addresses the common misconception […]

Same bill waives mandatory 90-day residency requirement; allows abortion in-office

By Terry Vanderheyden VANCOUVER, April 11, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A grade three teacher in BC has developed a lesson plan ostensibly to teach schoolchildren “tolerance,” encouraging the message that same-sex attraction is healthy and normal, as depicted in the homosexual cowboy movie Brokeback Mountain. James Chamberlain, notorious for taking the Surrey School Board to the province’s Supreme Court so he could incorporate same-sex story books like ‘One Dad, Two Dads, Brown Dads, Blue Dads’ into his kindergarten curriculum (see https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2002/dec/02122004.html), encourages teachers to first take their classes to see the film. “It is teaching youth to be tolerant and accepting […]

By Gudrun Schultz RAPID CITY, South Dakota, April 11, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Impeachment complaints have been filed twice against the woman who is pushing for an abortion clinic on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Native Reservation. Now a third complaint is underway, according to a tribal member. The Oglala Sioux Tribal Council dismissed both previous complaints against tribal council president Cecelia Fire Thunder. Fire Thunder is pushing for an abortion clinic on the reservation, after South Dakota passed a law banning almost all abortions in the state last month. She said the state law would not apply within the reservation. Conducting […]

By Gudrun Schultz RICHMOND, Virginia, April 11, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Governor Timothy M. Kaine of Virginia refused to sign a proposed constitutional amendment yesterday that would ban same-sex marriage in the state, and said he will vote against the bill when it comes before Virginians in November. Although Gov. Kaine said he opposed same-sex marriage, he said the proposed bill could have consequences for all unmarried couples, heterosexual as well as homosexual, the Washington Post reported today. The Virginia state constitution already identifies marriage as between a man and a woman, but supporters of the amendment say the law needs […]

Researcher believes RU-486 has led to many more deaths than those reported

Bishop accuses westerners of practicing colonialism by trying to impose liberal values

Forced bishop's hand by starting his own Church

by Hilary White MOSCOW, April 11, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Four Russian doctors who were arrested in an operating room, are being charged for plotting to kill a patient for the lucrative illegal organ trade. Doctors Irina Lirtsman and Lyubov Pravdenko, of Hospital No. 20, and Bairma Shagdurova and Pyotr Pyatnichuk, of the Moscow Organ Donation Coordination Center, were charged with trying to remove a kidney from an accident victim while he was still alive. In late March, Russia’s Supreme Court overturned a verdict of not guilty against the doctors and sent the case back to Moscow’s city court for a […]

WASHINGTON, DC April 11, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A new study of child pornography laws in 184 Interpol member countries around the world has produced alarming results: more than half of these countries (95) have no laws addressing child pornography and in many other countries, the existing laws are inadequate. “Currently, the laws around the world are alarmingly insufficient to fight this epidemic,” said Baron Daniel Cardon de Lecture, Chairman of the Board of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC). “This is simply not acceptable. It is time for the leaders of every country to act. Our commitment […]

Please note that the Friday story “US Bishops Child Protection Programs Supported by Homosexual Activists” noted incorrectly that the VIRTUS program included the “Talking About Touching” course, when the correct name for the course is “Teaching Touching Safety.”  Also, Bill Kumer, who was a subject in the story, passed away in January. See a corrected version online here:  https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/apr/06040706.html

Move to overturn S.D. abortion ban gains groundhttps://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/04/10/move_to_overturn_sd_abortion_ban_gains_ground/ For Pro-Lifers, Timing Is Everythinghttps://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=13869 Porn Law Goes Too Far, 11th Circuit Ruleshttps://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1144414533557 The very profitable business of creating babieshttps://www.mercatornet.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=255 Yes, I really am shaking in my slippers because of “The Gospel of Judas”https://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2006/04/yes_i_really_am.html Attorney: Shielding Children from Obscenity ‘Common Sense,’ Not Censorshiphttps://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/4/afa/72006a.asp Episcopal Church Panel Recommends ‘Caution’ in Appointing Gay Bishopshttps://www.family.org/cforum/news/a0040138.cfm France Flight Tax to Fund U.N.https://www.family.org/cforum/news/a0040118.cfm No more faith schools, says education chiefhttps://news.scotsman.com/education.cfm?id=532642006 ‘Neutral’ School Agreement Is a Victory for Homosexual Activists https://www.cwfa.org/articles/10489/CFI/family/index.htm He warns—in the direst of terms—about a “takeover” of the GOP by religious conservatives.https://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WU06D06&f=PG03I03 Faith-Based Groups Sue […]

Government will cut sales tax on abortifacient drug

By John-Henry Westen SHANGHAI, April 10, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Human Rights in China (HRIC), an international Chinese human rights group focused on China, has learned that veteran Shanghai human rights campaigner Mao Hengfeng was subjected to physical and mental abuse while detained for more than a month for her participation in a hunger strike in mid-February in support of another human rights advocate. Hengfeng, was previously detained and tortured by authorities after protesting a forced abortion which occurred 16 years ago. On the evening of February 13, HRIC reports, police officers from Shanghai’s Yangpu District Daqiao dispatch station placed Mao […]

by LifeSiteNews.com staff VANCOUVER, April 10, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On Friday afternoon April 7, 2006 a pro-life demonstrator was viciously assaulted by an unknown assailant. Rose Mawhorter, a member of the executive of Campaign Life Coalition BC, was protesting with graphic images across the street from Vancouver’s notorious abortion clinic, Everywomans Health Center at the corner of Broadway St. and Commercial Drive when she was attacked from behind and thrown violently to the ground. Her female assailant ripped Rose’s signs from her neck and began running down the street. She threw the signs into the traffic and turned back to […]

By John-Henry Westen WASHINGTON, April 10, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A bill which has already been passed in the US Senate and which has companion bills being put forward in the House, is of great concern to pro-life and pro-family groups in the United States. The bill, the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006 (S2349), is being referred to as a gag law for lobbyists and worse, as a damper to grass roots activism. Douglas Johnson, legislative director of National Right to Life in Washington spoke to LifeSiteNews.com about the legislation.“Several different bills of this type are moving through Congress […]

By Gudrun Schultz SACRAMENTO, California, April 10, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The U.S. Latin American community does not support assisted suicide, according to the League of United Latin American Citizens. LULAC, the oldest and largest Latino organization in the U.S., issued a statement April sixth saying the national board had voted unanimously to oppose doctor-assisted suicide in California. “The national board was unanimous in its opposition to this assisted suicide proposal,” said Angel Luevano, state director of California LULAC, in a press release. “Once again, the Latino community doesn’t want Assisted Suicide. The Disability community does not want Assisted Suicide. The […]

His Abortion Clinic Workers Refused To Help Mother Screaming to Save Live Child

By Gudrun Schultz NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 7, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Country legend Kenny Rogers addresses the sorrow felt by many men after they lose a child to abortion, in the title track of his new album, Water and Bridges. The pain of losing a baby to abortion is rarely acknowledged as an issue for men – abortion is usually considered a woman’s affair. But in fact men are involved more often and more deeply than is generally believed, both with the decision-making and with the pain and regret after the child’s death. In particular, experts say, men who encouraged or […]

by Hilary White  WASHINGTON, April 7, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) enjoys the support of homosexual activist groups for its “Virtus” program intended to protect children from sexual predators. Virtus, the Latin word for virtue, is a set of programs developed by the National Catholic Risk Retention Group, called “Protecting God’s ChildrenTM” for the USCCB.   The program, used in dioceses throughout the US, proposes “training” for children, parents, clergy, teachers and church staff and volunteers and focuses part of its effort in a sex-education program for children as young as six in Catholic schools. […]

TRENTON, N.J., April 7, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In a stunning reversal for abortion providers, a New Jersey Appellate Court has issued a unanimous opinion that the factual contention that a first trimester abortion terminates the life of a human being is a question to be decided by a jury. In the sixteen page opinion in Rosa Acuna v. Dr. Sheldon Turkish (Appellate Docket # A-4022-03T5), the the Court remanded the case for trial, ruling that whether a first trimester abortion terminates the life of a complete, unique human being presents a fact question for a jury to decide. Mrs. Acuna […]

By Gudrun Schultz BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 7, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The government of Belgium is considering a proposal to legalize euthanasia for children and youth up to age 18. The Flemish Socialist party, a member of Belgium’s coalition government, has called for an extension to the country’s euthanasia laws to give teenagers under 18 the right to choose assisted suicide, and parents of younger children the right to “choose” it for them. Euthanasia was legalized in Belgium in 2002. Under the current law, a patient must be over 18, terminally ill and in constant suffering in order to qualify for […]

By John-Henry Westen WASHINGTON, April 7, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Speaking at the 3rd Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast at the Hilton Washington this morning, President George W. Bush said that Pope John Paul II “set off one of the greatest revolutions for freedom the world has ever known.” “When Pope John Paul II ascended to the chair of St. Peter, the Berlin Wall was still standing,” recalled the President. “His native Poland was occupied by a communist power. And the division of Europe looked like a permanent scar across the continent. Yet Pope John Paul told us, ‘Be not afraid,’ […]

By Gudrun Schultz OTTAWA, Ontario, April 7, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Feminist organizations with a mandate for women’s equality are still receiving millions in federal funding annually, according to a report by the Western Standard in today’s National Post. Status of Women Canada was established in 1973, after the Royal Commission for the Status of Women recommended that feminist women’s groups receive funding to help women achieve equality. The organization receives $23 million annually in federal funds. Today, with equality for women well entrenched in Canadian society, feminist groups are concentrating on side issues such as child-care and low-cost housing. “The […]

WEST PALM BEACH, FL April 7, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Yesterday, the Florida Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Women’s Right to Know Act, a statute prohibiting abortion without the informed and voluntary consent of the patient. Last year, a state appeals court ruled that the informed consent law violates Florida’s right to privacy contained in the state constitution. The Florida Supreme Court construed the statute as an informed consent statute and stated, “The doctrine of informed consent is well recognized, has a long history, and is grounded in the common law and based in the concepts of bodily integrity […]

By John-Henry Westen TORONTO, April 6, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A decision by Canada’s broadcast regulator, the CRTC, yesterday approved a new all-homosexual radio station in Toronto.ÂIt is the first new English-language radio stationÂapproved by the CRTC since 2001. In 2003 the CRTC rejected the application for an all-Catholic radio station in Toronto. This, despite the fact that about 2 million of Toronto’s (GTA) population of 4.5 million identify themselves as Catholic and surveys have demonstrated that only 1% of Canadians identify as homosexual. Evidence of homosexual activism at the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is present in the decision […]

by Hilary White RICHMOND, ÂB.C., April 6, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Early this week, the Toronto headquartered Globe and Mail ran on its front page a story on objections to the Richmond school board’s practice of giving students the opportunity to request a free Bible. The Globe quoted 36-year-old graduate student and mother of a Grade 1 pupil, Renate Gepraegs, who at a school board meeting, objected that the “neutral” secular position at her son’s school could be threatened by the offer of a free bible to any student who wanted one. “I thought schools were neutral zones,” said Gepraegs. “I […]

Local bishop "deeply saddened" by decision by priest university president

By Terry Vanderheyden OTTAWA, April 6, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Conservative Justice Minister Vic Toews said an election promise by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to hold a free vote on same-sex “marriage” in parliament will be held “sooner rather than later.” According to a CTV.ca report, no action is expected, however, until at least this fall. After the Liberals passed the same-sex “marriage” law last June, Harper commented: “I don’t think Canadians will see this as a legitimate way to settle this debate, and so this will be an issue for some Canadians in the next election,” as reported by the […]

By Gudrun Schultz SCOTLAND, United Kingdom, April 6, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Bishop of Motherwell, Joseph Devine, one of Scotland’s most senior Roman Catholic leaders, accused the Scottish government of devolving into a group of “politically correct zealots” by supporting legislation allowing same-sex couples to adopt, in a letter to the first minister last February. The controversial Adoption (Scotland) Bill, published last week, would allow unmarried partners, either heterosexual or homosexual, to adopt children so long as they are in an “enduring family relationship.” Under current Scottish law, only one member of an unmarried partnership can legally adopt a child. […]

By Gudrun Schultz JERUSALEM, Israel, April 6, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Israel’s Supreme Court will hear an appeal by a group of homosexual couples who want their Canadian “marriages” recognized by their home country, the court announced Wednesday. Five same-sex Israeli couples were “married” in Canada, and now are hoping to get legal recognition in the Jewish state. The Israeli government has said the country’s laws don’t recognize same-sex unions, regardless of where they have been performed. In Israel, Orthodox rabbis, who are opposed to same-sex marriages, perform Jewish wedding ceremonies. Gaining government recognition of marriages performed out of country would […]

"Wives" often sex slaves

By John-Henry Westen NEW YORK, April 6, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Pope Benedict XVI’s representative to the United Nations, addressed the 39th session of the Commission on Population and Development yesterday delivering a stinging criticism about the UN population control agenda.“In years gone by,” explained the Archbishop, “dire predictions as to the future composition and sustainability of the projected human global population led to radical population policies which have in turn been responsible for different but equally grave dilemmas such as the serious problems brought about by falling birth rates, and the creation of imbalances between men and […]

Students being influenced and agree with him and some might eventually act on his suggestions

By John-Henry Westen VATICAN CITY, April 5, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – “The Church of love is also the Church of truth,” said Pope Benedict XVI today, in an address to some 30,000 people gathered to hear his Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter’s Square. The bishops, the successors of the Apostles, he said, carry out “above all a service of love; and the charity they live and promote is inseparable from the truth they defend and transmit.” The Pope added, “Truth and love are two faces of the same gift that comes from God.” In his teaching, the Pope spoke of […]

by Hilary White OTTAWA, April 5, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Statistics Canada reveals that Canadians prefer to raise their children at home and that their preference is for childcare by a relative in the child’s home and not in daycare. The numbers released today show a shift away from outside childcare and lend support for the Conservative Party’s $1200 per child annual child care payment. The Conservative party relied heavily during the election on Canadian opposition to the former Liberal government’s plan to create a massive state-funded universal childcare system. The study shows that the proportion of children cared for outside […]

By Terry Vanderheyden WASHINGTON, April 5, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A teen victim told his story of being lured into posing for pedophiles on line before a US Congress House panel Tuesday. Justin Berry, now 19, started posing for pedophiles on line and was eventually paid for it at the age of 13. He told the panel he was lured into the pornography trade by pedophiles who gained his trust. “At 13, I believed these people were my friends,” he said, as reported by the Associated Press. “They were kind. They complimented me. They wanted to know about my day.” Berry […]

By Terry Vanderheyden PITTSBURGH, April 5, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Going to Church regularly may help you live longer, according to recently published research. Lead researcher from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Daniel Hall, said that those who attend church services at least once per week live on average an extra two to three years. The study, appearing in the March-April issue of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, looked at death-rate statistics and looking at the affect of regular church attendance and exercise on life expectancy.  They found regular church attendance added 1.8 to 3.1 years, […]

By Terry Vanderheyden DONGSHIGU, April 5, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Chinese human rights activist, Chen Guangcheng, has not been heard from in the 24 days since his arrest on March 11. According to Chen’s wife, Yuan Weijing, he was arrested after his brother Chen Guangyu was beaten by guards who keep continual watch at the home. Local authorities deny having any knowledge of his whereabouts, his arrest, or the beatings. After the beating, Chen Guangcheng tried to pacify the guards without effect, according to an Epoch Times report. After taking their complaint to police in a neighbouring village, Chen Guangcheng was […]

by Hilary White OTTAWA, April 5, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has refused a grant to a McGill University professor allegedly because of his assertion that Darwinian evolution is not a theory, but established fact. Dr. Brian Alters, Tomlinson Chair in Science Education and Director of the McGill University Evolution Education Research Centre, applied to the Council for $40,000 to study the popularity in the US of the Intelligent Design theory, which he says, is not a scientific, but a religious theory. Alters’ proposed project is titled, “Detrimental effects of popularizing anti-evolution’s […]

By Gudrun Schultz NEW YORK, United States, April 5, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The New York Times reported last Saturday on dangers associated with the use of the chemical abortion drug RU486. Abortion providers are beginning to question the drug’s safety after the deaths of two more women who died in March after taking the drug. The deaths have raised the concern of doctors who prescribe chemical abortion drugs.. “None of these women should be dying; it’s shocking,” Dr. Peter Bours, an abortion provider in Portland, Oregon, told the Times. He is rethinking whether to offer chemical abortions to his patients. […]

By Gudrun Schultz MONTREAL, Quebec, April 5, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A woman who tried to abort her twin babies has been awarded $45,000 in damages by a Quebec court, after a Montreal hospital left her still pregnant. Russian-born Saoudat Batoukaeva underwent an abortion procedure at St. Luc’s hospital on March 26, 1999, the Toronto Star reported yesterday. Three weeks later, the hospital discovered she was still pregnant after a routine tissue analysis. Hospital officials were unable to reach Ms. Batoukaeva, who had moved to Toronto. She discovered she was pregnant with twins after an examination in July, and gave birth […]

By Gudrun Schultz LONDON, Great Britain, April 5, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Another study has found that premature babies feel pain as intensely, or even more intensely, than we do. A research team from University College London analyzed brain scans of premature infants taken when blood samples were being drawn using a heel lance, reported BBC News yesterday. They found records of a surge of blood and oxygen to the babies’ brains during the procedure, showing conclusively that the pain registered in the sensory levels of the brain. “We have shown for the first time that the information about pain reaches […]

By Luke Jalsevac at the United Nations and John-Henry Westen NEW YORK, April 5, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The theme of the 39th session of the UN Commission on Population and Development currently underway is International Migration and Development, a pressing issue for both the developing and developed world. After giving little more than a passing mention to the widely acknowledged central issues of migration, the Canadian delegation used its opening statement to push the liberal agenda of ensuring universal access to abortion and contraception. While this ideological obsession should come as no surprise given the track record of the Canadian […]

Knights of Columbus Plan National Postcard Campaign

ANN ARBOR, MI, April 4, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A virulently anti-Catholic resolution (see coverage https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/mar/06032203.html ) unanimously passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors has prompted a federal lawsuit by the Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Board resolution condemned Catholic moral teaching on homosexuality and urged the Archbishop of San Francisco and Catholic Charities of San Francisco to defy Church directives prohibiting gay adoptions The lawsuit, brought on behalf of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights and two San Francisco Catholic citizens, challenges the anti-Catholic resolution […]

by Hilary White DUBLIN, April 4, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Ireland’s Prime Minister, Bertie Ahern, pledged to an audience of homosexual activists that Ireland would install gay “marriage” as in the UK. “Sexual orientation cannot, and must not, be the basis of a second-class citizenship. Our laws have changed, and will continue to change, to reflect this principle,” Ahern told Ireland’s leading homosexual political pressure group the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network on Monday. Ahern cited the country’s deep Catholic roots as an obstacle to granting legal equivalence to homosexual partnerings compared to the UK where only approximately 16% attend church […]

MADRID, April 4, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Spanish Bishops’ Conference issued a statement onÂlegislation being debated by the Spanish legislature concerning assisted human reproduction. The statement titled, “Some Advice on the unlawfulness of artificial human reproduction and unjust practices authorised by a Law which will regulate this in Spain”, categorically rejects in vitro fertilization saying that the production of human beings in a laboratory offends human dignity which demands that “children be procreated not produced”. The bishops described procreation, the fruit of an interpersonal and not instrumental relation, “is in keeping with the personal dignity of the procreated child who […]

Cardinal says legalization of abortion in Colombia "will substantially weaken the pro-life fabric of all of Latin America"

Says embryos in earliest stages of life are fully human

Tissue engineering may one day be a solution to shortage of donor organs

by Hilary White AMSTERDAM, April 4, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – An MP of the Dutch Labour Party has suggested that stay-at-home mothers who used state subsidies for their education should pay the government back since their work at home is “wasted” on child rearing. Sharon Dijksma believes that punitive measures should be taken against women who choose to stay at home with children after graduating from university instead of entering the paid workforce. “A highly educated woman who chooses to stay home and not to work: that is destruction of capital,” said Dijksma, deputy leader of the Labour Party (PvdA) in […]

By Gudrun Schultz LOS ANGELES, United States, April 4, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Directors of erotic mainstream films are blaming the government of president George Bush for the current lack of interest in erotic thrillers, Reuters reported yesterday. “Anything that is erotic has been banned in the United States,” said Dutch-born Paul Verhoeven, who directed the first “Basic Instinct” in 1992. “Look at the people at the top (of the government). We are living under a government that is constantly hammering out Christian values. And Christianity and sex have never been good friends.” Writers for the erotic mainstream industry can’t seem […]

By Gudrun Schultz KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 4, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A federal judge has upheld a law forbidding advertising for sexually oriented businesses along highways, reported the Associated Press on Saturday. The law prohibits signage for sexual merchandise from being posted within a mile of the highway. Sexual content must be limited to less than ten percent of a billboard for any business.  The owner of a sex-merchandise chain, John Haltom, challenged the law in court last year. Haltom, who sells lingerie, sex toys and adult videos in his 10 stores, said the law limits his right to free […]

By Terry Vanderheyden OTTAWA, April 4, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Canada’s Prime Minister has scrapped a plan devised by the former Liberal government to decriminalize possession of Marijuana. Stephen Harper announced Monday his decision to throw out the draft legislation created before the outgoing Liberals lost the election January 23. The announcement broken to a professional police association was met with a round of applause. “We will not be reintroducing the Liberal government’s marijuana decriminalization legislation,” Harper announced at a Canadian Professional Police Association meeting. “I thought we might find a receptive audience here,” he added, according to a Reuters report.

Social activists urge Stephen Harper and Tories to reverse themselves https://www.recorder.ca/cp/National/060330/n033033A.html Media Reports Prayer Doesn’t Work – But authors of study say that’s not at all what their research proves https://www.family.org/cforum/news/a0040057.cfm Many in Congress want federal investigation into some condom-based programs being pitched to kids as young as 9.https://www.family.org/cforum/news/a0040056.cfm Pro-abortion lobby wants crackdown on pregnancy-resource centers.https://www.family.org/cforum/news/a0040036.cfm Alan Sears discusses tremendous financial resources at disposal of advocates of homosexual behavior as they attempt to re-define marriage (MP3 audio)https://www.alliancedefensefund.org/UserDocs/audio/060331_thisisoppression.mp3 One-night stands immoral, say 9 in 10 womenhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/03/31/nsex31.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/03/31/ixhome.html Catholic Cemetery Won’t Honor Gay Spouse’s Requesthttps://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ci=108&ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=11297 U.S. group launches Ford boycott over gay supporthttps://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=motoringSummary&storyID=2006-03-15T104023Z_01_NOA538328_RTRUKOC_0_AUTOS-FORD-GAY.xml […]

by Hilary White BEAUMONT, April 3, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A popular science and computer writer and editor of the Citizen Scientist, Forrest M. Mims III, reports that he was present at a speech at the Texas Academy of Sciences when a respected evolutionary ecologist and lizard expert called for 90% of the world’s human population to be wiped out to save the environment. Mims reports that at the 109th meeting of the Texas Academy of Science at Lamar University in Beaumont in early March, Dr. Eric R. Pianka received a prolonged standing ovation when he said that air-borne Ebola virus […]

Network cites Canadian hate crimes law as reason for not releasing program in Canada

"You've got to be kidding me…my stomach is turning," says father

By Gudrun Schultz CALIFORNIA, United States, April 3, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Two men in a homosexual relationship are attempting to force a federal appeals court to declare same-sex “marriage” a constitutional right. Although it is not likely to succeed, the attempt by the California men is a sign of increasing efforts to legalize same-sex “marriage” across the country. In Washington, a court ruling is expected shortly that will decide if the state will become the second to legalize gay “marriage”, at least among residents, Reuters reported on Friday. Ten states have legal challenges pending that would see same-sex “marriage” legalized, […]

Bishop counters liberals on Board dislike diocese for upholding church moral teachings

By Gudrun Schultz MARYLAND, United States, April 3, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In an interview with John Lofton of the American View, Terri Schiavo’s brother, Bobby Schindler, said his family is fighting to stop the ongoing murder of disabled people in America. “There’s a powerful and strong death movement occurring in our country,” said Mr. Schindler. “We are removing feeding tubes from people every single day, and killing them, but nobody seems to care – it doesn’t seem to disturb anybody, that we’re starving and de-hydrating people to death.” He said such killing is possible because there is a belief among […]