Articles for Month: May 2008

Cardinal says its adoption agencies 'cannot remain Catholic and conform to the Sexual Orientation Regulations"

Suppression of ads called "an attempt to silence the pro-life voice from public discussion"

African Countries with the highest condom usage have highest HIV infection rates

Ohio House set to vote on anti-coercion bill

By Tim Waggoner WASHINGTON D.C., May 26, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Two LifeSiteNews.com writers have won awards in writing contests bringing them a combined purse of $7000, a welcome sum as the pair have just gotten married.  Occasional LifeSiteNews writer Cassidy Bugos placed first in the 2007-2008 Independent Women’s Forum (IWF) College Essay Contest. LifeSiteNews Associate Editor John Jalsevac, placed third in the Intercollegiate Studies Institute’s (ISI) international annual Culture of Enterprise Student Essay Contest, the second year he has won a major writing award. “We knew we had treasures in John and Cassidy but it’s nice to see their talents […]

By Tim Waggoner WARSAW, May 26, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com)  – On the eve of Mother’s Day, Polish citizens, together with a variety of international guests, took part in the third annual March for Life and Family.  Several thousand marched through the streets of Warsaw in a joyful affirmation of Judeo-Christian values. Participants called for recognition of the traditional family and fundamental human right to life for everyone from conception to natural death. Slawomir Olejniczak, co-organizer of the March for Life and Family, reflected on the wave of the culture of death that has swept over Europe and the need to “return […]

By Hilary White   SHEFFIELD, May 23, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Muslim husband from Sheffield England, has launched a complaint that an all-woman driving school has sent a man to teach his wife to drive. The teacher in question, Andrew Sherdley, who now calls himself “Emma”, is legally considered a woman by the British government.    Sherdley, who was married with two children, has obtained a legal birth certificate and “gender recognition certificate” even though he has yet to undergo surgery. He called the complaints “hurtful, offensive and deeply upsetting”. The man who complained, who remains unnamed in the press, […]

Appeal taken to European Court of Human Rights

Will run from July 16th-18th

Says "We won't rewrite history. The church has played a major role in who we are today as a society…"