Articles for Month: November 2006

By Gudrun Schultz   UNITED KINGDOM, November 24, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Leading Anglican Bishops were joined by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth in warning university student unions that banning Christian groups from campuses was illegal, in a letter published Wednesday in The Times. “Christian students at many of our universities are facing considerable opposition and discrimination in violation of their rights of freedom of expression, freedom of belief and freedom of association,” the bishops wrote.   Student union associations at three universities, Exeter, Birmingham and Edinburgh, have responded to increasing pressure from homosexual activists on campus by banning groups […]

By John-Henry Westen OTTAWA, November 24, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A motion debated at the November 21 session of the Carleton University Students’ Association (CUSA) council meeting would prohibit any group opposed to abortion from attaining club status at the University.  While aimed at a pro-life group of students seeking club status on campus, the proposed policy may ban Catholic, Evangelical, Jewish and Muslim clubs as well. On November 21, Katy McIntyre Vice President of CUSA Student Services, proposed a “Motion to Amend Discrimination on Campus Policy” which would bar from club status all groups opposed to abortion.  The motion stated: […]

MP is proposed bill to reduce the legal age for abortion from 24 to 21 weeks

Scientists conclude there is really no such thing as "normal" in genetic inheritance

Say legalising brothels would only exacerbate trafficking in sex trade workers

By Gudrun Schultz ARIZONA, United States, November 23, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Presidential hopeful Senator John McCain said he does not believe homosexuality is a “defect” or a “sin,” in an interview Sunday with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos for “This Week.” Sen. McCain emphasized that he does not support same-sex marriage, however, and does not think special laws are necessary in the workplace to prevent discrimination against the homosexual community. “I do not believe gay marriage should be legal,” McCain said, repeating, “I do not believe gay marriage should be legal,” online news source The Raw Story reported Monday. Sen. McCain […]

President Abraham Lincoln’s first Thanksgiving came at a pivotal point in his lifehttps://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WU06K19&f=PG03I03 Why We’re Thankful for Family – Top Ten Findingshttps://familyfacts.org/topten/topten_0611.cfm House to Consider Pain to Preborn Caused by Abortionhttps://www.citizenlink.org/CLtopstories/A000003192.cfm Abortion Activists Blame U.S. for Maternal Deathshttps://www.citizenlink.org/CLNews/A000003188.cfm Political campaigns focus on ‘no-holds barred’ internethttps://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2006/11/22/internet-leadership.html Vermont Pays People to Care for Elderlyhttps://www.citizenlink.org/CLNews/A000003187.cfm Will the true-blue Democratic party please step forward? – By Tony Perkinshttps://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MjhkOTdjYzIxYzViYmExZWM0YzAwOTM2ZDYyMDQ5YTQ= Genetic breakthrough that reveals the differences between humanshttps://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article2007490.ece It’s Okay to Say Merry Christmas!Âhttps://www.cwfa.org/articles/11879/LEGAL/freedom/index.htm Freedom, Liberty and Marriage – Paul M. Weyrichhttps://www.freecongress.org/commentaries/2006/061121.aspx Wal-Mart Risks Heat for Supporting Global Warming Projecthttps://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200611/NAT20061122a.html “Unstoppable global warming: every 1500 Years” […]

By Gudrun Schultz HARTFORD, Connecticut, November 23, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Homosexual activists in the state of Connecticut have renewed their attempt to gain legal “marriage” recognition by filing an appeal to the state Supreme Court on Wednesday, claiming a ban on gay ‘marriage’ violates their constitutional rights. Connecticut granted homosexual couples all the legal rights and privileges of married heterosexual couples last year with the creation of a civil union law, but stopped short of conferring the term “marriage”. Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, the legal organization that succeeded in pushing through gay ‘marriage’ legislation in the state of […]

By Hilary White  TORONTO, November 23, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In what might be the last pastoral letter from Toronto’s Cardinal Archbishop, who was due to retire two years ago, Aloysius Ambrozic tells Catholics that he has had enough. Enough of relativism – disguised as “values” – in the Church and in society in general. “The word ‘value,’” the Cardinal writes has been neutralized to the point where it “admits that for someone else my value may be quite valueless.”  Echoing Pope Benedict XVI’s condemnation of the “dictatorship of relativism” that has come to be the guiding principle of most public […]

Last year when my eldest son Joshua had just turned eight, he learned and recited a beautiful poem of thanksgiving. The poem gave us all pause for reflection and drew us to thanksgiving to God Who provides for us from day to day. The poem would make very appropriate dinner-table reading tonight, and I’d encourage you to have your children put it to memory – so it can be an inspiration for years to come. Happy Thanksgiving! John-Henry Westen  Editor  LifeSiteNews.com   The Open Door. – Unknown Author Within a town of Holland once  A widow dwelt, ‘tis said,  So […]