Articles for Month: September 2008

Commentary by Steven W. Mosher September 30, 2008 (pop.org) – On September 23rd, 2008, two congressmen, Trent Franks from Arizona and Jeff Fortenberry from Nebraska, introduced a bill to “prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race.”  The event was overshadowed by debate over the proposed bail-out of America’s financial sector, and so drew little press attention. But those who hold pro-life sentiments should take note of the “Susan B. Anthony Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2008,” for it arguably opens a new front in the abortion wars. Like the ban on Partial Birth Abortion, it will […]

NEW YORK, September 30, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Samuel Goldwyn Films’ “Fireproof,” starring Kirk Cameron, far surpassed industry expectations to place #4 at the box office for the weekend. Produced by Sherwood Pictures in Albany GA, “Fireproof” is the company’s third film, following “Facing the Giants” – also released by Goldwyn, which went on to gross more than $10 million.   With an all-volunteer, 1,200-person cast and crew, “Fireproof” opened on 839 screens, grossing $6,804,764 with a per-screen average of $8,111. It was the highest opening weekend box office of the year for films released on 1,000 screens or fewer.   Directed […]

Archbishop has written to Prime Minister on behalf of "confused" MPs asking for free vote

By Hilary White ROME, September 30, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Archbishop Raymond Burke, who is regarded as one of the “heroes” of the cause by pro-life advocates, has warned the US Democrat party that it is at risk of becoming the “party of death” for its hardline advocacy for abortion and euthanasia. Burke made his comment in the September 27th edition of Avvenire, the newspaper of the Italian Catholic bishops’ conference. He was asked for his reaction to the choice to invite pro-abortion singer Sheryl Crow to sing at the Democratic National Convention in Denver this summer. “That does not surprise […]

Voters urged to consider views of individual candidates

By Tony Gosgnach TORONTO, September 30, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Canadian pro-life hero Linda Gibbons has just been acquitted by a provincial court judge in Toronto on a charge of obstructing a peace officer and has walked out of court a free woman. Justice Clements rightly ruled that Gibbons’s conduct of being peaceful and silent could in no way be interpreted to mean she was making any peace officer’s job more difficult when she was arrested outside the Scott “Clinic” abortuary in Toronto earlier this year.   The decision brings into question the whole Crown/police tactic of charging Gibbons over a 14-year […]

By Thaddeus M. Baklinski   CALGARY, September 30, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Calgary’s Roman Catholic Bishop Fred Henry challenged Alberta’s health minister Ron Liepert after the minister “ranted and raved” to the media over the decision of two Alberta Catholic school boards against providing the HPV vaccine in their schools. Henry said Liepert should have consulted with Catholic leaders before speaking publicly.   Liepert retorted that Bishop Henry should have consulted with Alberta health officials before asking Catholic schools not to participate in the program, according to a Canwest report. “I would suggest Fred Henry should look in the mirror before […]

Found to encourage first time one night stands, regardless of outcome shown on program

Re: Levi Jeans Funds Push for Homosexual “Marriage” in California  https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/sep/08092911.html   Dear Editor,   Just wanted you to know that I haven’t bought a pair of Levi Strauss pants in over 20 years because of the very thing you mentioned.Thanks for telling everyone.   Dale Wenger  Santa Cruz, California   _______________________________________________   Dear Mr. Westen,   I want to thank you for a wonderful apostolate and ministry you provide.  And your generosity in not only looking at issues on your side of the border but also keeping us south of the border informed about issues on our side!  I periodically […]

With the election looming, LifeSiteNews.com wants to balance the bias of the mainstream media – but we need your support!   Living in this information age, the media is the primary influencer of culture – but there is a gross media bias against life and family.   The Canadian federal election is less than two weeks away and these media giants are purposefully refusing coverage of major newsworthy items related to life and family.   For instance, the largest poll on the Morgentaler Order of Canada showing 56% of Canadians opposed the decision received no mainstream coverage.  The release of […]

 By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman QUITO, September 29, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Ecuadorians have approved a new Constitution for their nation that critics say contains pro-abortion and pro-homosexual language, threatens the right of parents to decide their children’s education, and delivers excessive power to the presidency (see previous LifeSiteNews coverage at https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/aug/08080610.html). The Constitution, which was formulated and approved by the socialist party Alianza PAIS, received approval from between 63.2% and 70% of voters, according to exit  polls. Incomplete counts gave the figure of 63%. The new Constitution will dramatically increase the powers of President Rafael Correa, an admirer of communist revolutionary […]

Editorial by John-Henry Westen   September 30, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Sex sells, and advertising agencies know this better than anyone else. Their research into the subject has identified the areas of the female body which when exposed will lead men to sexual arousal.  There is a science to all this which is on display most obviously in television commercials.     A disciple of Freud, J.C. Flugel, tried to suggest that those “erogenous zones,” as he called them, fluctuated.  However, the typical body parts when exposed still cause sexual arousal.    From somewhere between the elbow and the shoulder, from just below […]

By Kathleen Gilbert LONG BEACH, CA, September 29, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Coadjutor Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento shocked his unsuspecting audience at the National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian and Gay Ministries conference with a keynote speech that gently but firmly condemned the homosexual lifestyle as sinful, and celebrated extra-marital chastity, according to the California Catholic Daily. “Sexual relations between people of the same sex can be alluring for homosexuals,” Bishop Soto told the conference, “but it deviates from the true meaning of the act and distracts them from the true nature of love to which God has called us all. For […]

TORONTO, September 29, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Campaign Life Coalition, the political arm of the pro-life movement in Canada, has compiled a webpage detailing where candidates for the October 14 federal election stand on life issues.  “We’re very pleased that the page is up and running so voters can view their candidates’ responses,” Mary Ellen Douglas, National Coordinator for CLC told LifeSiteNews.com.  “It’s updated daily so please check in to see where your candidates stand,” she added.   According to the website, pro-life Canadians are urged to assist in the process by asking their local candidates to answer the pro-life questionnaire and […]

"This government will not open, will not permit anyone to open the abortion debate"

Massive corporate support for homosexualist movement

By Thaddeus M. Baklinski TORONTO, September 29, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – One of the most important aspects of this year’s International Pro-Life Conference “Creating a Culture of Life” is the opportunity to personally meet pro-life leaders from around the world and to join and participate in the network of groups and individuals who promote the culture of life. This Thursday, October 2nd, at 7:00 p.m., meet Joanne Byfield, active in Canada’s pro-life movement for almost twenty years, Jim Hughes, International Right to Life vice-president and president of Campaign Life Coalition Canada, and Dr. Jack Willke, president of Life Issues Institute and […]

Say sterilization and contraception are against God's plan for sexuality

Commentary by Patrick Novecosky September 29, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – If I’ve learned anything from watching the past few elections cycles, it’s that politics follows culture. Candidates tend to take their cues from what they see and hear around them. From their perspective, they stand a better chance of getting elected by following the popular culture than sticking to their own beliefs or firmly established notions of right and wrong. Yet every once in a while, the common folk take control of the culture and decide a key political issue. This fall, voters in California, Florida and Arizona will choose whether […]

By Hilary White   NEW YORK, September 29, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Speaker of the New York City Council announced last week a bill that would remove legal protections for those engaged in peaceful protests outside New York abortion facilities. Speaker Christine Quinn, head of the New York City Council told gathered news media that the timing of the Clinic Access Bill, to coincide with the start of the pro-life 40 Days for Life campaign, was “very much on target.”   The bill proposes to set up a 15 foot “bubble zone” in which pro-life demonstrators and sidewalk counselors would be forbidden […]

LOS ANGELES, September 29, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The International Crusade for Holy Relics is demanding that YouTube pull video showing desecration of the Eucharist from its site.  The video series posted by “fsmdude” includes a variety of desecrations of the Eucharist using a toilet, a saw, a blender, and a variety of other means.  “This outrage must be stopped,” said Tom Serafin, ICHR president. “This is a direct affront to a quarter of the United States population, it is an outrageous insult, and has no merit whatsoever.”    He added: “YouTube has the resources of Google – one of the […]

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 29, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – FRC Action and Focus on the Family Action released the Vote Scorecard for the full 110th Congress. In 2007, there were numerous votes in Congress that were detrimental to the family. The new Scorecard details how Members of Congress voted on pro-life and pro-family issues.   Recorded votes include:   * Prohibition on Funding Human Cloning  * Embryonic Stem Cell Research Act  * Federal Hate Crimes Act  * Employment Non-Discrimination Act  * Restrict Funding to Planned Parenthood  * Prevent DC Same-sex Marriage  * Protect Health Insurance for Unborn Children  * Protect Grassroots Organizations in Lobby […]

By Kathleen Gilbert MELBOURNE, September 29, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A coalition of medical practitioners have warned that the Abortion Law Reform Bill may force conscientious Victoria doctors to relocate or abandon their practice rather than facilitate abortions against their will. The “Doctors in Conscience Against Abortion Bill” coalition, representing more than 100 Victoria doctors, has petitioned Parliament members to reject the current form of the bill scheduled for a final debate in Victoria Parliament’s upper house next month.  Pediatrician Brian Conway representing the coalition said that the abortion bill’s anti-conscience clause, which requires that doctors unwilling to perform an abortion […]

By Kathleen Gilbert SAN FRANCISCO, September 29, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – When LifeSiteNews.com (LSN) last week contacted Mike Setto, the Michigan party store owner who helped spark a nationwide protest of Miller (now MillerCoors) beer in October 2007, following their sponsorship of the Folsom Street Fair, he was stunned to hear that MillerCoors had purchased a centerfold advertisement in this year’s program.  Last year Miller apologized for their association with the “disrespectful” activities the fair is known for. Those who spearheaded the boycott that provoked the apology had been led to believe that the issue was satisfactorily put to rest and that […]

Dear Readers,   We did not plan to publish LifeSiteNews while we were away but there were some late reports and numerous links of interest that we managed to assemble for you. So here they are.   We have included a list of links to reports on the economic crisis that is undoubtedly very much on your minds. You may not have seen any of these via the mainstream media because of their different perspectives. This massive economic problem will undoubtedly effect life and family and our cultures in significant ways.   We don’t pretend to even remotely understand all […]

Singles out 2 committees for reinterpreting hard-law treaties to include right to abortion

UN officials still pushing abortion as solution to reducing maternal deaths

Appears in introduction of pro-life video "Hard Reality", which shows abortions to viewers

* Disclaimer: The linked items below or the websites at which they are located do not necessarily represent the views of LifeSiteNews.com.  They are presented only for your information.  CANADIAN ELECTION   Pro-Life group endorses 2 federal candidates in Winnipeg  https://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2008/09/22/wpg-endorsement.html   NDPer apologizes for undressing in front of minors, going skinny dipping 12 years ago – asked students to paint his body. He is running against Natural Resources Minister Gary Lunn in Saanich-Gulf Islands  https://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/CanadaVotes/News/2008/09/21/6833566-cp.html   The 57 Ridings that can Change the Canadian Election’s Outcome – The ridings are considered “hugely important” and can make a difference between a […]

* Disclaimer: The linked items below or the websites at which they are located do not necessarily represent the views of LifeSiteNews.com.  They are presented only for your information. Google has heretofore claimed to be neutral on life issues, while actually hewing very strongly to one side — favoring abortion advocacy and providers – Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review  https://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YzdlOWEwZTE4NzZjOGUyODdhMGJkZWJlZWI4Y2EzYjg=   ADF to defend Irish abortion ban – will represent Family Research Council before European Court of Human Rights  https://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/22/adf-to-defend-irish-abortion-ban/   Teen abortion rates have plummeted in the past 30 years. Why aren’t we seeing the same decreases for older […]

* Disclaimer: The linked items below or the websites at which they are located do not necessarily represent the views of LifeSiteNews.com.  They are presented only for your information.   UN chief calls for ‘global leadership’ “We see new centers of power and leadership—in Asia, Latin America and across the newly developed world,”   https://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080923141957.0wwwqogq&show_article=1   China paper urges new currency order after “financial tsunami”  https://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSPEK4365020080917?sp=true   The Left is exulting in the near melt-down of our free market financial system.  https://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=69A9BE58-43CD-43D9-80E4-D651E42D023B   George Soros, Maurice Strong and company redefine the Middleclass – Is wholesale market manipulation the new al […]

* Disclaimer: The linked items below or the websites at which they are located do not necessarily represent the views of LifeSiteNews.com. They are presented only for your information. US ELECTION – Obama   Is a vote for Sen. Obama a “pro-life vote”?  https://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2008/09/is-a-vote-for-s.html   Could Senator Barack Obama’s popularity among black voters hurt gay couples in California who want to marry?  https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/us/politics/21gay.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1222096076-8GFe+70CQHsOnTnSwqrKjw   Barach Obama Apparently Doesn’t Know the Difference Between a Fetus and an Infant   https://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog/2008/09/barach-obama-apparently-doesnt-know.html   Obama – Lucifer is my homeboy   https://townhall.com/columnists/AnnCoulter/2008/09/17/obama_lucifer_is_my_homeboy   Obama’s Faltering Religious Outreach Revs Up by Deal W. Hudson      […]

* Disclaimer: The linked items below or the websites at which they are located do not necessarily represent the views of LifeSiteNews.com. They are presented only for your information. PALIN DRAWS CROWD OF 60,000 IN THE VILLAGES“Tens of thousands inched along roads into the picturesque town square of the complex, where they stood in sweltering heat for about four hours as local GOP officials and a country band revved up the crowd.”  https://news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080921/NEWS0107/80921022 THE TRUTHS WE HOLD, AND BY WHICH WE ARE HELD By Richard John Neuhaus“Sen. Obama’s supporters have been raising alarums about the unabashed religious commitment of Gov. […]

 By John-Henry Westen TORONTO, September 25, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The second part of the trial of Linda Gibbons for protesting outside a Toronto abortion center took place Tuesday at College Park Court with pro-life supporters in attendance to encourage her.  The trial took most of the day and the judge is to render his decision in the case next Tuesday, September 30 at 2:30pm.  Talking to Show the Truth leader Rosemary Connell from prison on Sunday, Gibbons noted that a piece of pro-life literature sent to her in a letter saved a baby’s life. “Linda said women will often sit […]

Virginia Governor Tim Kaine urged to stop persecuting Christians

By Hilary White BOSTON, September 25, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A book chronicling the mishandling by the US bishops of the sex abuse crisis is being banned from Catholic bookshops, its author says. Philip Lawler, a Catholic journalist and author of “The Faithful Departed: The Collapse of Boston’s Catholic Culture,” has said his book signings at Catholic bookshops have been cancelled and suspects that the reason is complaints from Church officials offended by the book. The book has been selling well, he says, but people have to buy it at Barnes and Noble or on Amazon. “It’s not readily available in […]

Catholic authorities have "no moral objection"

 By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman UNITED STATES, September 25, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – As the vote on Ecuador’s new Constitution approaches, the nation confronts a decisive question: is the new charter pro-abortion, or not?  The document contains various phrases that are difficult to interpret, and Ecuadorians are not in agreement regarding the response.  But for the abortionist United Nations Foundation, there is no doubt: the answer is yes. In an article published in “RH Reality Check,” a site founded and financed by the United Nations Foundation, Karim Velasco maintains that there are phrases in the new Constitution of Ecuador that protect the […]

 By Hilary White BOSTON, September 25, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A man who describes himself as a “happy, porn-writing sodomite” has expressed surprise at having been relieved of his duties as church reader at St. Anthony’s Shrine in Boston, Massachusetts. Scott Pomfret, an author of homosexual “romance” novels, told local media that he was not surprised that some backlash had come with the publication of his “gay memoir.” But he said he was “kind of speechless” that it had come from the Franciscan friars of St. Anthony’s where Pomfret had served as a lector at Mass for years. “I anticipated in […]

By Thaddeus M. Baklinski TORONTO, September 25, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – With both Canada and the US in the midst of election campaigning, the upcoming international pro-life conference “Creating a Culture of Life” will feature a timely  political panel discussion hosted by Members of Parliament Tom Wappel and Jeff Watson and former MP Pat O’Brien. Tom Wappel has been a Liberal member of the House of Commons since 1988, representing the Toronto riding of Scarborough Southwest. He is a staunch social conservative and has opposed all of the Liberal government’s anti-family legislation. Wappel opposed the Chrétien government’s decision to extend anti-discrimination […]

By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman NEUQUÉN, ARGENTINA, September 24, 2008 (LifeSiteNews)—Argentinean feminists participating in a the annual National Women’s Encounter viciously attacked pro-life protesters in the city of Neuquen, who stood in front of the Cathedral to protect it from desecration, according to the catholic news agency ACI Prensa, which posted a video of the events on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp0oMKGFTyk&eurl=https://catholicnewsagency.com/).   Repeating last years assault on the cathedral in Cordoba (https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2007/oct/07101802.html), where they held their previous meeting, the feminists are shown spitting in the face of pro-lifers, throwing bottles at them, taking their banner by force and burning it, and hurling anti-Catholic […]

Ruth Kelly has repeatedly clashed with the Labour party over embryo research and sexual orientation legislation

Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Saenz denounces measure

By Hilary White OLYMPIA, Washington, US, September 24, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com ) – The Oregon Death with Dignity Political Action Fund is pulling out all the financial stops to push the passage of Washington State’s “death with dignity” ballot initiative this November. The group has promised to match all donations to the “Yes on 1000” campaign in Washington State up to $1 million. The funds will go to create a media campaign with television spots promoting the message of “safe” doctor-assisted suicide. Alex Schadenberg executive director of Canada’s Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, has asked supporters to donate to the Washington Coalition Against […]

WASHINGTON, September 23, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Pro-family advocates Tuesday celebrated the news that Planned Parenthood Columbia-Willamette took down the videos on the lewd TakeCareDownThere.com web site that was first launched in July. The video site, which Planned Parenthood marketed as “sex education,” included skits of two teenage boys engaged in oral sex, girls and boys examining each other’s reproductive organs, and couples talking about participating in orgies and masturbation, among others. When American Life League alerted the pro-life movement to the site, the story made national headlines. “Praise God!” said American Life League president Judie Brown. “After months of pro-life outcry against […]

WASHINGTON, DC, September 24, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – 42 days before Americans go to the polls to select new national, state, and local leaders, thousands of volunteers are launching a massive 40-day pro-life campaign simultaneously in 179 cities – an initiative focused on prayer, fasting, and peaceful action that 40 Days for Life national campaign director David Bereit says “could have a profound effect on our nation at this crucial time.” “During an election season in which abortion has emerged as a critical – and potentially decisive – issue, people across the nation need to be made aware of the reality […]

By Hilary White LONDON, September 24, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Sir Ian McKellen, who played Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings films, is again using his fame to promote homosexuality – this time to children in schools. McKellen is a founding member of and long-time campaigner for Stonewall, one of the world’s most successful homosexualist lobby groups. His new task with the group involves tours of British schools to speak to them about “tolerance” of homosexuality. “I think this campaign is right – any openly gay person should consider whether they have a duty of contacting their old school and […]

By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman BRASILIA, September 23, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Brazil’s last round of Supreme Court hearings on the issue of eugenic abortions ended Tuesday of last week with more controversial testimony by government witnesses. As in previous hearings, which have been stacked in favor of the pro-abortion position, witnesses gave testimony that contradicts the statements of medical organizations about anencephaly, in which babies are born without part of their upper brain matter and skull and which some are arguing should be permitted to be aborted. Luis Roberto Barroso, an attorney with the pro-abortion National Confederation of Health Care Workers, […]

By Tim Waggoner WASHINGTON, September 24, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – America’s major broadcast networks are upping their promotion of the homosexual movement, doubling the number of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transsexual scripted characters for the 2008-2009 broadcast schedule since last year. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) conducted their annual “Where We Are On TV” report on the five broadcast networks – ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and The CW.  GLAAD found that the number of LGBT scripted characters appearing in this year’s 88 scripted dramas and comedies jumped to 16 from last year’s seven. This finding has broken a […]

By Thaddeus M. Baklinski TORONTO, September 24, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – “Creating a Culture of Life Around the Globe,” the international pro-life conference that takes place in Toronto October 2-4, 2008, will be an important event in the worldwide culture wars. Sponsored by Campaign Life Coalition (CLC), the International Right to Life Federation (IRTL) and LifeCanada, and hosted by CLC Toronto, the Conference promises to be the most powerful, stimulating and informative pro-life meeting in North America this year. Eleven pro-life leaders from Canada and five from the US will speak on a sweeping range of subjects, offering insights into the […]

Editorial by Fr. Alphonse DeValk, editor, The Catholic Insight

By Richard Marchack OTTAWA, September 24, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Last evening in Ottawa 500 people gathered on Parliament Hill for the Kick Off Rally to start 40 days of prayer and fasting for life in Ottawa, part of the international 40 Days for Life effort. Organizer Nicole Campbell commented that she was impressed by the serenity and support of all those who came and says she has great hopes that the campaign marks the beginning of the end for abortion in Ottawa.     Participants were treated to Christian music by Joe Zambon and heard presentations by organizer Nicole Campbell of Campaign […]

By Kathleen Gilbert WASHINGTON, D.C., September 24, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Fr. Frank Pavone led a team of pro-life advocates to Capitol Hill last week for a three-day educational demonstration directed at pro-choice members of Congress, which set out to reveal the gruesome reality of abortion. The campaign did not seek to address abortion as a moral issue, but simply explained via medical diagrams and abortionist quotations the true nature of the abortion procedure, which is often ignored by abortion advocates.  At a press conference Fr. Pavone said, “In these weeks before our national elections, we are asking all of those […]

By John Jalsevac September 24, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – At a time when the majority of marriages end in divorce, the makers of the popular “Facing the Giants” movie are bringing to select theatres a film that has already inspired numerous couples to strengthen, and, in many cases, to rescue, their marriages. Opening this Friday in 850 theatres across America, “Fireproof” is the inspiring story of a devoted and heroic firefighter whose marriage is on the brink of eruption, and who, in response to a challenge from his father, begrudingly sets out on a 40 day quest to salvage his relationship […]

Guide once again carries a photo of the Last Supper mockery that landed the company in hot water last year

OTTAWA, September 23, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A new “vote pro-life” ad sponsored by the Knights of Columbus is set to hit Canadian airwaves nationwide in time for the election season this October. The ad is similar to an American version released just today. The radio spot features the sound of a 10-week-old unborn child’s heartbeat.  The voice of a woman muses, “Listening to this makes me wonder – why would anyone question that her life has begun? “Vote your heart. Vote Pro Life.” “The fact that the child whose heartbeat we hear is alive is simply a matter of science,” […]

By Hilary White September 23, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com ) – “You drive us crazy. You scream all night. You wet the bed,” says a recent German language TV spot, going on to list a host of the various annoyances, both big and small, that come of having a child. The ad then continues, “Yes, you drive us crazy. With happiness.” The 2007 campaign, “Du bist Deutschland” (You are Germany), which was paid for by private businesses and promoted as a public service by media and sports stars, consisted of a two-minute television and three print ads, all of which were intended to promote the idea […]

By Kathleen Gilbert September 23, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A new report from the Guttmacher Institute, the research division of Planned Parenthood, claims there are fewer abortions now than there were thirty years ago, while admitting that minority abortions continue to run high. The report says that in 1980 there were 29 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44, and by 2004, that number had dropped to 20 per 1,000 women. But the drop was unevenly distributed across the age and race demographic says the report.  “There’s been a shift in the population of women obtaining abortions relative to 30 […]

By John-Henry Westen   BELFAST, September 22, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Recently Amnesty International’s branch in Northern Ireland came under fire from Catholic activists and a politician from the traditional Protestant party for attacking the Catholic Church during a Gay Pride parade in Belfast this summer (see: https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/sep/08091103.html).  Dr. Esmond Birnie, an Ulster Unionist Party politician, wrote Amnesty’s local director Patrick Corrigan to express concern about a man mockingly dressed up as a Catholic Cardinal alongside an Amnesty International sign promoting homosexual sex, which read “Love is a Human Right.”   Corrigan admitted that the mock-Cardinal outfit was directed at Riga Cardinal Janis […]

By Thaddeus M. Baklinski September 23, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Research which appeared recently in the Journal of Health Economics has found that young girls who are sexually active often experience feelings of guilt, low self-esteem, regret and shame, and are far more likely to suffer from depression than those who remain chaste. The study, by Joseph J. Sabia and Daniel I. Rees, of 14,000 adolescents aged between 14 and 17, used data from the U.S. government funded National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health. The study found that sexually active teen girls have more than double the rate of depression of […]

By Hilary White WREXHAM, Wales, September 23, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The St. David’s Children’s Society, the Catholic Church’s adoption agency in three Welsh dioceses of Cardiff, Menevia and Wrexham, has voted to cut its ties with the Catholic Church in the face of the new law that requires them to adopt children to homosexual partners. The Society said it would cut its ties with the Catholic Church in order to comply with the Labour government’s Sexual Orientation Regulations (SORs), part of the Equality Act 2006, that ban “discrimination” against homosexuals in the provision of goods and services. The Society is […]

By Kathleen Gilbert MOSCOW, September 23, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In a land where more children are aborted than survive the womb, a small movement is stirring to raise awareness of the evils of abortion, reports the Los Angeles Times.  According to the Times report, Russian doctors and government officials alike increasingly are urging Russian women to keep their children, citing moral and demographic reasons. One woman, Marina Chechneva, a former abortionist, is now devoting her time to writing magazine articles on fetus development, something she knows well from years of handling aborted fetuses. She says she feels a responsibility for […]

 CALGARY, Sept. 22, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The sixth-largest of Canada’s federal political parties is going to court to ask that all registered parties be included in the leadership television debates next month. Currently there are 18 registered federal parties and one eligible for registration. The Christian Heritage Party applied to be included in the debates after the Green Party was added to the roster. The consortium of broadcasters organizing the debates turned down the CHP’s request Sept. 16, giving no reason. CHP leader Ron Gray, in Ontario on a campaign tour, said today that his party has been asking for […]

WASHINGTON, September 23, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Writing to all members of Congress on September 19, Cardinal Justin Rigali warned against enactment of the proposed “Freedom of Choice Act” or “FOCA” (S. 1173, H.R. 1964). “Despite its deceptive title,” he wrote, “FOCA would deprive the American people in all 50 states of the freedom they now have to enact modest restraints and regulations on the abortion industry. FOCA would coerce all Americans into subsidizing and promoting abortion with their tax dollars. And FOCA would counteract any and all sincere efforts by government to reduce abortions in our country.” Cardinal Rigali, chairman […]

By John-Henry Westen   WASHINGTON, September 22, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The prime suspect in a police investigation into the illegal hacking of Governor Sarah Palin’s personal email is 20-yea-old David Kernell, the son of Tennessee Democrat Representative Mike Kernell.   AP is reporting that the FBI searched David Kernell’s residence; but the University of Tenessee student is not speaking to the press.   Democrat state Rep. Mike Kernell responded to the news of the search, telling AP: “I had nothing to do with it, I had no knowledge or anything … I was not a party to anything of this nature at all […]

By Hilary White LANCASTER, UK, September 22, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Vatican has given a ringing endorsement of a paper by a UK bishop that calls for the restoration of genuine doctrine and practice in the Catholic Church in England and Wales. Just over three weeks after the release of the document Archbishop Mauro Piacenza, head of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Clergy, has written to Bishop Patrick O’Donohue to recommend his new book, “Fit for Mission? Church”, saying it provides “an effective, practical instrument for advancing the much heralded New Evangelisation.” “If this renewal of the Faith is to […]

By John-Henry Westen  PHOENIX, September 22, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Statistically church-going Catholics are pro-life, and pro-family.  However, many nominal Catholics (in some parts of North America, the majority of Catholics) are non Church-going and thus tend to fall in with the general population in terms of adherence to life and family values.  However, an innovative media company is changing those statistics by airing a series of powerful commercials which have been shown to drive Catholics back to church in droves.   Catholics Come Home Inc., an independent, non-profit is the group behind the current TV advertising campaign that is contributing to […]

By Kathleen Gilbert MELBOURNE, September 22, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart has warned that, in the event that a new bill passes the Victoria Parliament requiring that all medical personnel either perform abortions or give abortion referrals, all Catholic hospital maternity and emergency departments could close, lest Catholic doctors and nurses be forced to go against Catholic teaching and their consciences and kill unborn children. “In the worst-case scenario, if a government is determined to enforce such laws, we have no option. We might get out of hospitals altogether,” Archbishop Hart told The Age. This would pose a […]

By John-Henry Westen   VATICAN CITY, September 22, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Pope Benedict XVI met with 100 newly appointed bishops today, giving them the example of St. Paul as a model for their preaching and pastoral work.  The Pope noted how the locales where the bishops are stationed “are being hit by the increasingly-violent wind of … religious indifference, secularisation and the relativisation of values.”  This, he said, “creates an environment in which the weapon of preaching may appear – as happened to Paul in Athens – to lack the necessary strength.”   The Pope encouraged the bishops nonetheless to preach the […]

"Abortion will never be overcome without penance and sacrifice and that's what this campaign is all about."

By Tim Waggoner SAN FRANCISCO, September 22, 2008 (LifeSitNews.com) – Last year, after horrified Americans bombarded the beer company with complaints, decision makers at the Miller Brewing Company chose to pull the company logo from an offensive advertisement for the Folsom Street Fair, an event which includes full nudity and public sadomasochistic sex acts.  Miller, however, has now flip-flopped on their decision and is once again endorsing the homosexual event, having paid for a full-page advertisement in the 2008 Folsom Street Fair Program Guide. The brewers landed themselves in hot water last Fall after their logo appeared on the highly controversial […]

By Kathleen Gilbert SAN DIEGO, September 22, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Four San Diego firefighters who were commanded against their wills to drive a fire truck in the city’s “gay pride” parade, where they were subjected to explicit sexual advances, are now suing city officials for sexual harassment and violation of free-speech rights. Tracy Jarman, the openly lesbian fire chief of the San Diego Fire Department, admitted in her testimony on Thursday that the environment the firefighters were subjected to “could be construed as sexual harassment.”  The four firefighters (John Ghiotto, Jason Hewitt, Alex Kane and Chad Allison) say they found […]

By Thaddeus M. Baklinski TORONTO, September 22, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The second day of Linda Gibbons’ trial on a charge of obstructing a peace officer in connection with events outside the Scott “Clinic” abortuary in downtown Toronto on July 31, is set for tomorrow, September 23 at 10 a.m. in Room 504 of the College Park courthouse (corner of Yonge and College St.). During the first day of the hearing, September 10th, Gibbons’ lawyer Daniel Santoro argued that the charge of “obstructing a peace officer” is not valid in connection with the July 31 arrest, because Gibbons in no way […]

Called "a regression to the brutal ancient world, when enforced suicide as a punishment was commonplace"

Dear readers,   The following  video link is a must see for every North American as the US and Canadian elections approach. And even though its focused on American Catholics it is being sent out by Christians of all denominations in Canada and the United States because of its awesome and powerful message to vote for life, faith and family.   Click here now to view it and then send it to all your contacts:  https://www.catholicvote.com/   Also, we compiled another Palin News Highlights today. It is hard to believe, but the hatred against Palin has actually gotten worse. Some of these […]

* Disclaimer: The linked items below or the websites at which they are located do not necessarily represent the views of LifeSiteNews.com. They are presented only for your information. Woody Allen declares, “It would be a disgrace and a humiliation if Barack Obama does not win.  https://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080919193927.ite7zfed&show_article=1   NPR Reports: ‘Non-Partisan’ NOW Endorses Obama – Newsbusters  https://newsbusters.org/blogs/jacob-s-lybbert/2008/09/17/shocker-now-snubs-palin-endorses-obama “CNN Continues to Push Line that McCain Lied about Sex Ed. But the McCain ad is correct – Newsbusters  https://newsbusters.org/blogs/robert-knight/2008/09/17/cnn-continues-push-obama-line-mccain-lied-about-sex-ed   ABC Grills McCains on Abortion; Skipped Issue with Obamas – Newsbusters  https://newsbusters.org/blogs/scott-whitlock/2008/09/17/abc-grills-mccains-abortion-skipped-issue-obamas   McCain Shifts His Position on Stem Cells – In […]

Writer suggests her downs baby should have been aborted, Another warns Sarah might be "gang-raped" is she comes to NY

Compiled by Steve Jalsevac – September 19, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com)  GAY COMMUNITY UNITED IN STANCE AGAINST PM: POLL – National Post“While gay men tend to vote Liberal and lesbians back the NDP, Canada’s homosexual population is united in its opposition to the Conservatives, according to a new report.” “The hostility there is dramatic … these are numbers that are worse than the NDP gets in much of the country.” “The survey found those who identified themselves as gay were more likely to be students and under the age of 35 compared with the general population. In addition, the gay population tended […]

TORONTO, September 19, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – “Creating a Culture of Life Around the Globe,” in Toronto on October 2-4 will be an opportunity to meet national, and international pro-life leaders and activists from around the world. LifeSiteNews.com co-founders John-Henry Westen and Steve Jalsevac and some of their team will be on hand presenting and reporting on the event.    Come and learn and share. Your contribution for this – the greatest human rights movement of the 21st century is needed.     Visit the LifeSiteNews.com booth which chronicles some of the highlights of the news service’s successes in the struggle for […]

Wichita, KS, September 19, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A video that was produced by a Kansas pro-life group and that exposed Sen. Barack Obama’s extremist support for abortion was blocked by YouTube.com yesterday – the latest in a number of pro-life videos that have been blocked by the site. The Kansas Coalition for Life, which partners with Operation Rescue on a number of pro-life projects, produced a video titled “Obama: WRONG Change for Children,” which included information about Obama’s voting record on abortion-related bills. YouTube sent the group a generic message indicating that the video was being blocked because it did not […]

By Hilary White LONDON, September 19, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Despite having one of the highest abortion rates in the world, women in Britain do not talk about their personal experiences with abortion. The subject, says Bethan Cole in a lengthy article in the Daily Mail, is still taboo. Cole wrote that while thousands of women are having abortions, and it remains a hot issue in the media and in Parliament, the topic remains taboo for women who have had abortions. “Yet we should be talking more and exorcising this secret ordeal that so many of us bear alone.”  “Necessity and […]

CHICAGO, Ill. September 19, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Yesterday, leaders from more than 20 pro-life organizations came together in Rosemont, Ill. to draft a joint plan aimed at de-funding and shutting down Planned Parenthood. The pro-life advocates gathered at the “Planned Parenthood: BAD for America” summit, organized by the Pro-Life Action League (PLAL), of Chicago, and shared techniques that have proved successful in impeding Planned Parenthood’s objectives across the country. This is the first time so many pro-life groups from across the country have gathered in a single location to address fighting Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider. According to […]

Psychologists determined that an abortion could cause irreversible psychological damage

Support for traditional marriage rises considerably when voters cast their ballots in the privacy of the voter booth

By Kathleen Gilbert September 19, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Yet another Catholic leader has publicly chastised Sen. Joseph Biden for his false statements about the Catholic Church’s teaching on abortion. This time it is the head of the Knights of Columbus, who in a statement urged Biden to make good on his claims as a practicing Catholic and work to protect unborn life. Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson published an open letter to Biden on Friday, on behalf of the 1.28 million members of the Knights of Columbus and their families, which will appear in USA Today and several other newspapers.  […]

'beingHUMAN' special to air on EWTN network Sunday, Sept. 21 at 9 pm ET

By John Jalsevac September 19, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba (CPSM) may implement a policy similar to the controversial Ontario proposal that would have restricted physicians’ freedom of conscience and religion. News of the plan for Manitoba doctors was disclosed earlier this week in a briefing note to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO). According to the briefing note The Manitoba College, in an official response to the CPSO’s draft policy, provided “positive feedback.” The CPSM “indicated that it has been dealing with similar issues, and may amend its Discrimination in Access […]

By Thaddeus M. Baklinski ATLANTA, GA, September 19, 2008 (LIfeSiteNews.com) – The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta has ruled that Shao Yu Yuan, who feared forced sterilization under China’s one-child policy if she were deported to her homeland, has won the right to a new hearing before the Board of Immigration Appeals. In an affidavit submitted to the court, Yuan, who, according to an AP/Macon Telegraph report, was arrested in Miami for illegal entry into the country in 1999, said that since 2005 “family planning” officials in her native Fujian Province have become more aggressive in enforcing sterilization […]

By John Jalsevac September 19, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – While all of the major Canadian parties are diligently avoiding any discussion of abortion in the lead-up to the October election for fear of political fallout, Canada’s minor parties are providing some voice for the issue.   The Christian Heritage Party is the only party that has an official, consistent pro-life policy. Recently the Libertarian Party of Canada (LBC) provided a copy of its soon-to-be released platform statement on abortion to the Western Standard blog.  While the party cannot be considered to be pro-life, its statement makes overt overtures to pro-life voters, many of whom feel […]

ADELAIDE, Australia, September 19, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Researchers within the University of Adelaide’s new Centre for Stem Cell Research are aiming by the end of this year to show repair in stroke-damaged brains using stem cells taken from adult teeth. The world-leading research using dental pulp stem cells from extracted human teeth and stroke-affected rat brain tissue will be outlined as part of the launch of the Centre for Stem Cell Research. The focus of the new Centre will be on turning novel basic research into potential life-saving treatments and cures for serious conditions and diseases. The Centre will draw […]

By Susan Yoshihara, Ph.D.          NEW YORK, September 18, 2008 (C-FAM)- At United Nations headquarters last week, UN Population Fund (UNFPA) executive director Thoraya Obaid called for more funding for population programs, including reducing fertility, promoting “reproductive health services,” and “de-stigmatizing” sodomy.   Obaid began her remarks by commemorating the 40th anniversary of Paul Erlich’s book, The Population Bomb, which alarmed readers about the threat of “overpopulation” and justified the establishment of UNFPA. While she admitted the book’s prediction of “massive starvation on a large scale has not come to pass,” she nonetheless called for renewed commitment to boilerplate population […]

By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman   BRASILIA, September 18, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Brazilian President Luiz Lula used pro-abortion rhetoric and supported homosexual unions in an interview given to TV Brasil yesterday.   Echoing the claims of many pro-abortion politicians in the United States, Lula stated that he is against abortion, but that topic should be treated as a “public health” issue. “For 26 years I have had a position, which is to treat abortion as an issue of public health.  Many people die from clandestine abortions, because the government is prohibited from carrying them out,” he said. “If you ask me, […]

By Hilary White MONTREAL, September 18, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Estrogen from birth control pills in highly populated areas of Canada is washing into the water table and flooding the St. Lawrence River, a new study has found. University of Montreal researchers said that the St. Lawrence River near Montreal has an alarmingly high level of estrogens that are mutating male fish. Downstream from the island of Montreal, one of Canada’s most densely populated urban areas, estrogen levels in the water are “about 100 times more than the level known to have significant endocrine-disrupting effects,” Sebastien Sauve, a professor of environmental […]

By John-Henry Westen   HOLLYWOOD, September 18, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Brad Pitt, an actor who for many epitomizes the lack of commitment to marriage, has once again taken a shot at marriage as the union of one man and one woman with a major donation to homosexual ‘marriage’ activists.  Pitt announced yesterday that he is donating $100,000 to fight California’s Proposition 8, a measure on the November ballot that would enable California voters to retain the definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman.  Pitt has a history of promoting homosexual activism since breaking up with former […]

By Jenna Murphy GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, September 18th, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Although he is the third-generation owner of his family-run pharmacy, pharmacist Mike Koelzer runs the business somewhat differently than his forefathers. In 2002, Kay Pharmacy in Grand Rapids, Michigan made a public decision to no longer sell any form of contraceptives, including birth control and condoms. Koelzer told Faithandconscience.com that his reasons for eliminating birth control can be traced directly to the literature found on the insert in most oral contraceptive boxes. “It came down to God’s teaching through the Catholic Church on the sanctity of all human life and […]

By Hilary White WASHINGTON, September 18, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The hacker who claimed responsibility for breaking into the private email account of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin today boasted to eager news outlets that it had been “easy” to impersonate her online to obtain her password. Some news outlets and weblogs are now running Palin’s personal photos and emails, downloaded from the hacked e-mail account. “Anonymous”, an online group of hackers, claimed responsibility and posted copies of two emails, a contact list and family photos to Wikileaks, a website that specializes in anonymously hosting leaked documents. The Republican campaign called […]

By Kathleen Gilbert WASHINGTON, D.C., September 18, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Although Chairman Barbara Boxer expressed frustration when the unborn’s right to life emerged as a topic of discussion during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee meeting, she herself repeatedly admitted that a pregnant woman is carrying a child, despite her reputation for being staunchly pro-abortion. Her admission happened while the Senate panel was reviewing a bill involving the dollar value assessment the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) assigns to human life in environmental decisions.  Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK), an established pro-life advocate, wanted to amend the bill to include considerations for […]

Revised policy still concerning says conscience activist Sean Murphy

By Hilary White LONDON, September 18, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Six year-old children in British schools will be given puzzles and games to help them identify their sexual organs as part of a new government-funded sex-education initiative. The Family Planning Association (FPA) has produced a 12-page comic-style booklet entitled “Let’s Grow with Nisha and Joe” that includes pictures of naked boys and girls and quizzes to help teach clinical terminology. The pamphlet, the FPA says, introduces “ideas about love, relationships and body names at a very basic level.” The FPA has permission from the education ministry to distribute the pamphlet in […]

By Kathleen Gilbert BALTIMORE, September 18, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Two members of the pro-life organization Operation Rescue were arrested Monday for passing out pamphlets on Church property reminding Catholics of their moral obligation to vote pro-life. Joseph Landry, 27, and Brian Sherwood, 35, were taken into police custody from the Basilica of the Assumption in Baltimore, where they had been peacefully distributing literature that condemned the pro-abortion agenda of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.  Sherwood was later released on his own recognizance, while Landry remains in prison under $10,000 bail.  The basilica’s pastor, Father Jeffrey Dauses, explained that the men […]

By Thaddeus M. Baklinski EDMONTON, September 18, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Greater St. Albert Catholic School Board in the city of St. Albert, located northwest of Edmonton, Alberta, has sent a letter protesting Dr. Henry Morgentaler’s appointment to the Order of Canada to Governor-General Michaëlle Jean and to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. “We would like Prime Minister Harper to understand that we are highly offended and deeply concerned that this Order of Canada should be given to Dr. Morgentaler for the services he has rendered to this nation, which were not positive or pro-life,” said Board Vice-Chair Rosaleen McEvoy in […]

WASHINGTON, DC, September 18, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – P.Z. Myers, the infamous Minnesota biology professor who incited a national outcry after desecrating the Eucharist and photographing the act for his blog, has now focused his energies on a new target – Mike Koelzer, a member of American Life League Associate group Pharmacists for Life International.  Koelzer, owner of Kay Pharmacy in Grand Rapids, Michigan, stopped selling contraceptive products in 2002. He’s been featured in The Washington Post and on ABC World News for his views on abortion-causing drugs.    Myers’ latest screed of religious intolerance on his blog Pharyngula incited an […]

Commentary by Albert Mohler Jr. September 18, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – These days, the issue of family size can be controversial – just ask any couple with several children.  Large families are often seen as oddities and treated as an imposition.  Why would anyone willingly have so many kids?  Don’t they know about birth control? Few comments reveal as much about our times as these.  Those with even the slightest historical awareness would know that large families were the norm throughout human history, and for good reason.  In the Bible, large families are seen as a sign of God’s blessing and […]

By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman QUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, September 18, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Archdiocese of Guayaquil, Ecuador, held three open-air masses last weekend, September 13, to remind the faithful of the intrinsic value of human life and the duty of government to protect it. Although the sermons given at the masses did not mention Ecuador’s new proposed constitution, they were widely seen as a response to the document’s pro-abortion and anti-family language. The masses were held under the leadership of Archbishop Antonio Arregui Yarza, who is the head of the nation’s conference of Catholic bishops, and who has been vocal in […]

By Hilary White LONDON, September 17, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The invasive procedures used to detect Down syndrome in unborn children result in the miscarriages of two healthy children for every three Down babies detected, a British study has found. The study’s researchers, from the charity Down Syndrome Education International (DSEI), estimate that in the process of detecting and aborting 660 Down babies annually, screening leads to the deaths of 400 babies who do not have the disorder in England and Wales alone. Based upon their findings, the researchers are calling into question the ethical standing of the government’s policy of […]

 By Hilary White LONDON, September 17, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Rowan Williams, the archbishop of Canterbury and head of the Church of England, said he was shocked at the furor that arose after he told an audience earlier this year that he thought it “seems unavoidable” that some accommodation for Islamic sharia law would be implemented in Britain. However, Williams’ statements evidently were prophetic, as a report in the Sunday Times has revealed that the Islamic law is already operating in Britain, not only in domestic disputes, but also in criminal cases. The Times said this weekend that the government had […]

Bishops say it is "imperative to launch a cry of alarm" over the right to life

By Hilary White OTTAWA, September 17, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Convicted murderer Robert Latimer has received permission from parole officials to be moved to Victoria, British Columbia to continue serving his life sentence, so that he can continue to receive training as an electrician. Latimer is currently living in a half-way house in Ottawa, Ontario, the Globe and Mail reports, and has received permission for a six-month extension of his parole and transfer to a minimum security facility near Victoria. Since moving to Ottawa, the Globe reports, Latimer has worked in a hardware store, shown “favourable” progress with counselling, and been […]

By Kathleen Gilbert September 17, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In response to recent claims that Gov. Sarah Palin’s strong religious views may be “a cause of concern” for the Jewish community, noted Rabbi Yehuda Levin has issued high praise for Palin, saying that anti-Semitic claims could not be farther from the truth for “this phenomenal woman,” whom he calls “a gift from God” to America. “Sarah Palin’s caring about the security of the residents of Israel is certainly important to Jews,” said Levin, “but to American citizens, Jews and non-Jews, her domestic policy of morality, decency, family values, fairness in education […]

By Jenna Murphy September 17, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In a Radio Vatican interview yesterday, Father Richard John Neuhaus, editor-in-chief of First Things, a US based faith and culture magazine, stated that despite the rickety economy, Americans consider the “culture of life issues” to “cut the deepest” when it comes to voting considerations. A former Lutheran minister turned Catholic priest, Father Neuhaus, 72, has been referenced congenially by President George Bush, who explained that Father Richard “helps me to articulate these [religious] things”. Father Neuhaus stated that life issues are considered to be of “paramount importance” not only by Catholic voters, […]

* Disclaimer: The linked items below or the websites at which they are located do not necessarily represent the views of LifeSiteNews.com. They are presented only for your information U.S. ELECTION The CATHOLIC VOTE – EWTN special webpage on the US Election  https://www.ewtn.com/vote/   Catholics are the ultimate swing voters. No other large group has switched sides so often—or been so consistently aligned with election winners.   https://www.huffingtonpost.com/diane-tucker/palin-winning-over-twenty_b_124893.html   Does Biden Have a Catholic Problem? The involvement of the bishops conference is a clear signal that the communion wars are not over. And it has Catholics Democrats worriedly asking themselves: […]

Dion usues the same old ‘hidden agenda’ tactic – Warns Canada about Harper’s right-wing plans  https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/story/4225971p-4863925c.html “In Stephen Harper’s view, the Conservatives believe they can court centre-right voters.“That means not only that we want to pull Canadians toward conservatism, but Conservatives also have to move toward Canadians if they want to continue governing the country,” Harper said.” “Harper said the economy, cutting greenhouse gases, foreign policy and strengthening democratic institutions are all on his priority list. But law and order will take a top spot on the legislative agenda.” “Harper told reporters Canadians have shifted to the right of the […]

Catholic League warns: "Don't drop off Fido at Akroyd's house"

By Hilary White ST. PAUL-MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, September 16, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The board of Minnesota’s St. Thomas University (UST) has hammered out an agreement with Archbishop John Nienstedt to maintain the school’s historic connection with the Catholic archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis. The board has agreed that it will make no decisions that may affect the University’s Catholic mission or Catholic identity without directly consulting the office of the Archbishop. Last year, UST board members voted unanimously to change the university’s bylaws and cut its official ties with the St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese. The board voted to install Archbishop Harry Flynn, the […]

Already functioning in 14 primary schools in Britain, using books, puppet shows and plays

"If Barack Obama had his way I would not be here."

 By Jenna Murphy Phoenix, September 15, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In a video posted online yesterday, Phoenix Bishop Thomas Olmsted has urged Catholics to vote in support of Proposition 102 on November 4th. Proposition 102 is an amendment to the Arizona constitution that, if passed, will define marriage as being a union between a man and a woman. Bishop Olmsted emphasized that there are some issues where Catholics may use “prudential judgment” and arrive at different conclusions, but there are also “non-negotiable” moral stands that Catholics must take. “The definition of marriage as the union between a man and a woman,” […]

WASHINGTON, D.C., September, 16 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa is using a webcam to give the dangerous RU-486 drug, a chemical used to induce abortions, to walk-in patients, reports Iowa Right to Life. Women come for the chemical abortion and instead of consulting an abortionist face-to-face, they face a screen connected to a person somewhere else in the state via web cameras. In addition, Planned Parenthood does not follow FDA Protocol for RU-486, says Iowa RTL. Planned Parenthood gives women a single RU-486 pill, instead of the three recommended by the FDA. Then, the dosage of the […]

"To vote for a candidate who supports these intrinsic evils because he or she supports these evils is to participate in a grave moral evil. It can never be justified."

Compiled by Steve Jalsevac – September 16, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com)   THE IMPORTANCE OF TRIG BEING“Trig Paxson Van Palin—pronounced by his mother “beautiful” and “perfect” and applauded at center stage of the Republican convention—smashed the chromosomal barrier. And it was all the more moving for the innocence and indifference of this 4-month-old civil rights leader. …civil rights protections for people with Down syndrome have rapidly eroded over the last few decades.”    https://townhall.com/Columnists/MichaelGerson/2008/09/10/the_importance_of_trig_being DOWN SYNDROME FAMILIES BROUGHT INTO SHARP FOCUS  https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/13/AR2008091301034.html DID ABC & GIBSON USE CAMERA TRICKERY TO BELITTLE GOV. PALIN?“Blog makes a compelling case that they did just that. Using […]

"We have discovered the cure for Down syndrome, and it is death."

"wasting your vote when you vote for somebody who is pro-abortion in the hope that he will be part of a majority who is going to change things"

Dear Readers,   Editor John-Henry Westen and myself were away in Charlotte, North Carolina for a few days last week to cover the US Catholic Leadership Conference. John Jalsevac filled in for both of us during that time and did a fine job at the gruelling task.   The Conference was really encouraging and once again we encountered unexpected strong praise from many leaders whom we did not even know regularly read LifeSiteNews. It was especially delightful to encounter Baker, Oregon Bishop Robert Vasa. The man is a whirlwind of involvement in efforts to reverse the moral and spiritual decline […]

By John Jalsevac September 15, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In the last installment of Charles Gibson’s highly anticipated, in-depth interviews with Gov. Sarah Palin, Gibson quizzed the Republican VP-nominee on her views on a host of social issues, including abortion, embryonic stem-cell research, and homosexuality. Throughout the interview Palin made good on her solidly pro-life credentials, including reiterating her opposition to abortion even in the “hard cases” of rape and incest. Gibson began the foray into the hotly debated realm of social issues by questioning Palin on her views on the Roe v. Wade decision. “Roe v. Wade, do you think it should […]

"You have a widening gulf between the electorate and the people running for office" says Jim Hughes

By Hilary White TORONTO, September 15, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The attempt by the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons to remove conscience protection from doctors who refuse to commit abortion, has garnered a sharp response from the Catholic archbishop of Toronto, Thomas Collins. Draft guidelines from the College may mean, he wrote, that “physicians have good reason to fear that they will be brought before Human Rights Tribunals in our province for following their consciences.” Under the draft guidelines, doctors may be liable to disciplinary action if they refuse to commit or refer for some requested medical procedure. This goes […]

By John-Henry Westen   OTTAWA, September 15, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – With a federal election campaign underway, the Social Affairs Commission of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has issued an election guide for the nation’s Catholics.  Topping the list of items of concern in the guide is “respect for the life and dignity of the human person.”   In its “Federal Election 2008 Guide”, the Commission “encourages Catholics to become better informed about the issues, to voice their concerns with the political candidates … and, most of all, to vote.” The four-page text goes on to list some basic principles from […]

By Hilary White CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, September 15, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Although some issues, like taxation and immigration, can leave room for differing opinions, Catholic voters must remember the primacy of the life and death issues of abortion and euthanasia, said a group of prominent US Catholics this week. The Catholic Leadership Conference, a yearly gathering of some of the nation’s most influential Catholics, has issued a statement for Catholic voters, saying that Catholics must always be guided in their political participation by the moral and social teachings of the Catholic Church. The taking of innocent life through abortion, euthanasia, […]

By Kathleen Gilbert September 15, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Despite a great deal of criticism from his hostesses, Sen. McCain unapologetically professed and stood by his Christian beliefs when he appeared on the September 12th edition of “The View.” Whoopi Goldberg opened the discussion of faith when she cited McCain’s VP choice of Sarah Palin, an ardent Evangelical Christian, as a possible threat to “the separation of church and state.” Sen. McCain, however, disagreed that Palin’s beliefs pose any such threat. He explained that, despite the fact that Palin has been much criticized for her Christian faith in the media, in […]

By Jenna Murphy September 15, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Green Party of Canada released a document on Sunday in which Green Party leader, Elizabeth May, reasserted her strong support for abortion and her intention to provide “greater access” to abortion services in the country’s rural regions. “On CTV’s Question Period today, it was incorrectly said that I am against a woman’s right to choose,” said Ms. May. “It is important that Canadians are aware of the Green Party’s belief that protecting abortion rights in Canada is critical. I share this belief and the Green Party will work to enhance availability […]

NEW YORK, September 15, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In a brash move defying the U.S Bishops’ speakers policy, Fordham University’s Stein Center for Law and Ethics announced that pro-abortion Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer is the 2008 recipient of the Fordham-Stein Ethics Prize. Breyer infamously wrote the majority opinion in Stenberg v. Carhart, which struck down state laws banning the practice of partial-birth abortion.   The Fordham-Stein Ethics Prize is scheduled to be bestowed upon Justice Breyer at a dinner in New York on October 29, 2008.  Three weeks ago The Cardinal Newman Society President Patrick J. Reilly wrote to inform […]

By Hilary White LONDON, September 15, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The great grandson of 19th century naturalist Charles Darwin, told media that he was “bemused” at an apology offered by a prominent Anglican cleric to his long-dead ancestor. Andrew Darwin, called “pointless” an article written by a prominent Anglican cleric that apologised for the 19th century Church’s response to the publication of the Origin of Species, the book that began the debate over evolution. “Why bother?” Darwin said, “When an apology is made after 200 years, it’s not so much to right a wrong, but to make the person or organisation […]

"We believe that it should never be professional misconduct for an Ontarian physician to act in accordance with his or her religious or moral beliefs."

By Kathleen Gilbert September 15, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – When Republican nominee John McCain appeared on the September 12 edition of “The View,” he may not have been prepared to defend himself against the accusation that he would re-establish slavery if he took office. During his appearance on the show, Sen. McCain was asked to discuss his plans to overturn Roe v. Wade.  McCain answered, “I think what we would be doing is appointing or nominating justices to the United States Supreme Court and other courts who strictly interpret the Constitution of the United States.”  McCain said that Roe v. Wade […]

 By Hilary White DUBLIN, September 12, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Daily Telegraph reported yesterday that the European Union and Irish politicians seeking to expand the powers of the EU, plan to force another referendum in Ireland on the Lisbon Treaty, the last one having resulted in a resounding and (for EU politicians) most undesired “No.” The Telegraph has obtained a document by an EU official, titled “The Solution to the Irish Problem”, that says Ireland should be pressured into holding a second referendum on the Lisbon treaty in autumn 2009. The document, by Jean-Guy Giraud, a Paris-based senior official, is […]

By Hilary White LONDON, September 12, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – There is no turning back from “Anglican Realignment” and the future of the Anglican Church lies with Christian orthodoxy, say leaders of the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON), the group that formed in response to the growing pro-homosexualist dissent in the Anglican Communion. GAFCON has issued a statement following a meeting in London where they examined the results of this summer’s Lambeth Conference. The GAFCON leadership have made it clear that the breakup of the Anglican Communion happened in 2003 with the consecration of Gene Robinson, an unrepentant active homosexual man, […]

By Kathleen Gilbert FORT WAINWRIGHT, AK, September 12, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Republican vice-presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin sat down with ABC’s Charles Gibson Thursday to discuss her views on foreign policy, global warming and the Alaskan governor’s credentials as a vice-presidential hopeful. The interview marked Palin’s first televised interview since McCain’s announcement of his pick for running mate.  “ABC World News Tonight” ratings soared as viewers across America tuned in to see how Gov. Palin would weather Gibson’s notoriously tough “no-holds-barred” style of questioning in part one of the three-part interview.  One writer in the International Herald Tribune described Gibson’s […]

By Hilary White BRIGHTON, September 12, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Trades Union Congress (TUC), the largest umbrella organisation of trades unions in Britain, and a highly influential group with the governing Labour party, has called for the total de-restriction of abortion in Britain. At its meeting in Brighton this week, the TUC announced its belief that abortion is a “fundamental right.” Proposition 19 of the Congress documents says, “Congress believes abortion should be legally available at the request of the woman and the requirement that two doctors agree to her decision should be ended.” Further, it says, “Congress believes the […]

By Tim Waggoner OTTAWA, September 12, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Today marked the deadline for public comment on the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeon’s draft policy that seeks to prohibit medical professionals from obeying their consciences. In light of this, several prominent parties have made concerted efforts to condemn the proposed policy that, if put into effect, will force medical professionals to “set aside their personal beliefs” and take part in grievous anti-life practices. “We are deeply disturbed by the draft policy of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario,” said Archbishop Terrence Prendergast of Ottawa and Rabbi Dr. […]

By Thaddeus M. Baklinski MANILA, Philippines, September 12, 2008 (LIfeSiteNews.com) – “Contraception and abortion are intimate partners to the extent of being twins at times,” wrote Archbishop Oscar Cruz of the Lingayen-Dagupan diocese in a recent posting on his blog. The Archbishop, addressing the upcoming debate in Congress of the controversial Reproductive Health Bill, warned that not only will the proposed legislation ruin the health of the people but that the bill is immoral. “The bill will lead to the implementation of an immoral policy – the proposed synthetic artificial contraceptives, eventually designed to ruin health as it slants the […]

Thomas More Law Center acts "all over the place as far as the culture war goes"

By Tim Waggoner CHESTER, Wales, September 12, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – This week, a UK court heard the case of a mother who allegedly deliberately drowned her disabled child in a bath because she was ashamed and embarrassed by her daughter’s cerebral palsy. According to the Telegraph, prosecutor Michael Chambers explained to the court how Joanne Hill’s husband had refused to give four-year old Naomi up for adoption, despite Joanne’s inability to accept the fact that her daughter had cerebral palsy. He recounted the evening of the murder, November 26, 2007: “When the bath was full she told Naomi she was having […]

By Hilary White GLASGOW, September 11, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The vaccine for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) will be distributed in Scotland’s Catholic schools with the approval of the Scottish bishops after initial objections that it encourages sexual promiscuity in young girls. The government plans to vaccinate girls aged 12 to 13 each year, starting this month, telling parents it is a vaccine against cervical cancer. The Church in Scotland announced it is supporting the program, with the vaccine being given in its own schools, after an agreement was reached that information on “safe sex” and condoms would not be given with […]

By Tim Waggoner WASHINGTON, September 11, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In an article focusing on newly appointed vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, prominent feminist Camille Paglia admits that, much like Gov. Palin, she also believes abortion involves the murder of an innocent life – but unlike Palin, Paglia says she is a “firm supporter” of abortion. Paglia’s piece, which appears on Salon.com, is the latest indication that “utilitarian” philosophies that no longer recognize the “right to life” as being the most foundational human right are gaining ground in some liberal circles. Under these philosophies even murder can be advocated as long as […]

By John-Henry Westen   CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, September 12, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – During the opening day of the Catholic Leadership Conference yesterday, Baker Oregon Bishop Robert Vasa clarified the teaching of the US Bishops Conference regarding voting in favor of pro-abortion politicians.  The question of whether Catholics may remain in good standing with the Church while voting for pro-abortion politicians was raised.   Bishop Vasa responded referencing the document of the United States Catholic Conference titled “Faithful Citizenship”, noting a pro-abortion stance disqualifies candidates from consideration by faithful Catholics.  LifeSiteNews.com spoke with Bishop Vasa after the session. Describing the deliberation among […]

By Piero A. Tozzi, J.D.   NEW YORK, NY, September 12, 2008 (C-FAM) – The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), the global abortion provider co-founded by US-based Planned Parenthood Federation of America, recently issued a primer to help affiliated “Member Associations” and abortion-rights activists navigate abortion laws around the world. In addition, the 87-page publication provides guidance on how “to advocate for the removal of restrictions” on abortion, such as by arguing that international treaties should be interpreted broadly to trump national laws.     The primer, entitled “Access to Safe Abortion: A Tool for Assessing Legal and Other Obstacles,” claims […]

By Samantha Singson          NEW YORK, NY, September 12, 2008 (C-FAM) – After nearly a year of soliciting signatures as part of a campaign for global “safe abortion,” Marie Stopes International has little to show for it. Less than 500 people have signed an online petition which calls for “full access to legal, voluntary, safe and affordable abortions as part of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care” around the world.      The campaign, which was co-sponsored by the pro-abortion groups Ipas and the UK-based group Abortion Rights, was launched at the International Global Safe Abortion Conference that took place in October […]

Says that feminists prefer to raise pets rather than children, and seek to depopulate the Earth

"Transgenders" will be able to change the sex listed on their birth certificate

By Jenna Murphy September 11, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Jordin Sparks, last year’s American Idol winner, has high standards and at this year’s MTV video music awards (VMA), she fearlessly made them public. Sparks was prompted to make an off-the-cuff statement in defense of sexual abstinence at this year’s MTV’s awards, following its onstage ridicule by the show’s host. The host of the VMAs, Russell Brand, a British comedian whose style of hosting the awards has been termed “x-rated” took shots at the Jonas Brothers, a group of three brothers who are well known in the entertainment industry for wearing chastity […]

By Hilary White MELBOURNE, September 11, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The bill to remove abortion from the Crimes Act of the state of Victoria, Australia, has passed its third and final reading in the lower house. After a marathon session of Parliament MPs voted 48 in favour and 28 against legalising abortion in the Australian state. The Abortion Law Reform Bill will legalise abortion without restriction up to 24 weeks’ gestation. After 24 weeks, a mother may have her unborn child killed with the approval of two medical practitioners. Despite assurances by Premier John Brumby that all amendments would be examined […]

By Kathleen Gilbert September 11, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Following the birth of her second son, pop star Gwen Stefani, a woman who is not normally known for her “family friendly” image, told the U.K.‘s Hello! Magazine that welcoming children into her marriage has helped her and husband Gavin Rossdale be more loving and attentive to each other, in addition to giving her “one of the greatest and purest pleasures” of a lifetime. The Hollaback Girl singer gushed to the magazine that giving life to her newest son Zuma Nesta Rock has revitalized and strengthened her marriage.  “We feel so blessed to be […]

By Thaddeus M. Baklinski SAN DIEGO, September 11, 2008 (LIfeSiteNews.com) – A California federal judge ruled Friday that a public school teacher has the constitutional right to display classroom banners that mention God. For over two decades Bradley Johnson, a high school math teacher at Westview High School in the Poway Unified School District in San Diego, CA, has been displaying large red, white and blue banners in his classroom that mention God. The banners contain patriotic phrases such as: “In God We Trust,” “One Nation Under God,” and “God Bless America.” Last year school officials ordered Mr. Johnson to […]

By Hilary White MELBOURNE, September 11, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – While the Parliament of Victoria, Australia are debating whether to decriminalise abortion, a bill that proposed to make passive euthanasia legal has been defeated by a wide margin. The Physician Assisted Dying Bill proposed to protect doctors from prosecution who had helped kill their terminally ill patients. MPs had a conscience vote on the legislation, which was defeated 25 votes to 13. The bill, which had been co-sponsored by Green and Liberal MPs, will now return to a committee for further consideration. The Australian Christian Lobby welcomed the defeat of the […]

By Kathleen Gilbert NEW YORK, September 11, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In a case of bizarre and sad irony, a 22-year-old college graduate is auctioning off her virginity to the highest bidder to help pay off college loans and allow her to pursue a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. “Shock Jock” Howard Stern drew attention to the case after inviting the 22-year-old Sacramento State graduate, who goes by the pseudonym “Natalie Dylan,” onto his radio show after Ebay turned down Dylan’s request for a venue to conduct the auction.  Stern’s show is famous for pushing the limits of public decency, […]

 By Kathleen Gilbert WASHINGTON, D.C., September 11, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin continues to make waves in the media, drawing the attention of Democrats and Republicans alike, following her eruption onto the presidential election scene. Now the GOP is warning voters via a TV ad that the Democrats are in attack mode against McCain’s popular VP pick. The McCain campaign has sponsored a new TV advertisement calling into question the Democrats’ motives for attacking Palin, saying that “as Obama drops in the polls, he’ll try to destroy her.”  The ad recalls a recent Wall Street Journal article […]

By Tim Waggoner OTTAWA, September 11, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A recent survey by Wilfrid Laurier University has found that Canada’s homosexual community strongly opposes the Conservative Party of Canada. While the conventional wisdom is that the reason for the strong anti-Conservative sentiments amongst homosexuals is the Conservative Party’s opposition to same-sex “marriage”, social conservatives have long charged that this “opposition” has been tepid, at best. The National Post reported that the Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy (LISPOP) found that 7.3 percent of homosexual men and 10.4 percent of homosexual women voted for the Conservatives in […]

By Thaddeus M. Baklinski WASHINGTON, September 11, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Administrative Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement yesterday which says that the US Bishops will discuss the practical and pastoral implications of political support for abortion at their plenary assembly in Baltimore, November 10-13. The statement, while not naming names, makes reference to the recent high-profile statements by pro-abortion Catholic politicians Sen. Joseph Biden and Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the abortion issue. “In light of recent comments by Catholic politicians misrepresenting Catholic teaching, the Administrative Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops […]

Lawyer contends obstruction charge not applicable and an abuse of process by Crown attorney's office

By Hilary White BELFAST, September 11, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Amnesty International participated this year in the homosexualist movement’s efforts to insult and vilify the Catholic Church during the Belfast gay pride festival in August. Amnesty’s Belfast director has admitted that the group was using the Belfast Pride event to target the Cardinal Archbishop of Riga, Janis Pujats, who has spoken out strongly against the homosexualist movement’s efforts in Latvia. Amnesty International, an ostensibly religiously and politically neutral human rights organisation founded by Catholics, has placed itself squarely in support of the homosexualists in their campaigns against Catholicism, an action that […]

Commentary by Albert Mohler September 11, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The European Parliament evidently has too much time on its hands.  Last week, this glorious and august legislative body voted to warn advertisers and marketers against “sexual stereotyping.”  Seriously. Anyone viewing today’s advertisements is certainly aware of the charged sexual content that is constantly piped into our homes through advertising messages and images.  Much of it is pornographic, at least in the fundamental sense of the word.  The images are intended to fire sexual interest in hopes of attracting sales and brand interest. The New York Times reports that some of […]

By Thaddeus M. Baklinski TORONTO, September 10, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – U.S. vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s loving and highly-publicized acceptance of her Down’s syndrome child Trig has at least one prominent Canadian doctor worried that her example may lead to mothers shunning abortion after diagnosis of Down’s syndrome. According to the Globe and Mail, Dr. Andre Lalonde, executive vice-president of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC), is worried that Palin’s decision to give birth to Trig, despite knowing about his condition, could influence other women in similar situations, but who lack the financial and emotional support that Palin had access to.    […]

By Jenna Murphy KEY WEST, FLA., September 10, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Monroe county circuit-court judge has widened a loophole in Florida’s 31-year-old homosexual adoption ban by sanctioning the permanent adoption of a 13-year-old boy with special needs to a 52-year-old homosexual man, with whom he has resided since 2001. The boy’s guardian and his partner were encouraged and supported by state social workers, who “highly recommended” the arrangement as it was in the boy’s “best interest.” Although court officials claim that the ruling does not mark an attempt at paving the way for unrestricted access to adoption, this is […]

Bill passed 2nd reading in unanimous vote

By Kathleen Gilbert WASHINGTON, D.C., September 10, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden has been accused of “sinking to a new low” by suggesting that critics of embryonic stem-cell (ESC) research have less compassion for developmentally disabled children. During a campaign event in Columbia, Missouri, when asked what the Obama/Biden administration would do for disabled American children, Biden said, “I hear all this talk about how the Republicans are going to work in dealing with parents who have…the joy and the difficulty of raising a child who has a developmental disability, who were born with a birth defect. […]

By Tim Waggoner WILMINGTON, DE, September 10, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Monday’s installation Mass of Bishop W. Francis Malooly as the new bishop of Wilmington, during which the newly installed bishop affirmed the need to protect life from conception to natural death, was missing one well-known, self-labeled “intensely religious” member of the diocese – abortion rights advocate and Democratic vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden. Coincidently, just 24 hours earlier, Biden made an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press, in which he responded to moderator Tom Brokaw’s question on when life begins by saying he is “prepared as a matter of faith to […]

By Thaddeus M. Baklinski FRANCE, September 10, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The French news service Le Monde reported this week that the French Ministry of Finance has recognized a homosexual couple’s Dutch same-sex “marriage” for tax purposes, despite the fact that homosexual “marriage” is not legal in the country. According to the article (https://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2008/09/05/la-france-reconnait-le-mariage-d-un-couple-d-hommes-neerlandais_1091846_3214.html) the two Dutch men were “married” in Leyden in 2002, but then moved to France. While in France they tried to file a joint tax return as a married couple, which has significant tax benefits as compared to filing as a couple in a civil union. At […]

By Kathleen Gilbert WASHINGTON, D.C., September 10, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – As scientists continue to gather evidence that adult stem-cells hold great potential for healing and rebuilding human tissue, The Pentagon has announced it is investing a quarter-billion dollars into the research, reports CitizenLink.com. The Pentagon plans to speed research in a five-year initiative to further unlock the ability of adult stem-cells to stop scarring, rebuild tendons and grow bones, in order to aid injured military personnel.  Adult stem-cell therapy works by harnessing the patient’s own regenerative ability, since the cells are harvested from the patient’s own skin, bones, or wisdom […]

By Tim Waggoner WASHINGTON, September 10, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The barrage of criticism from US bishops aimed at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been deafening. Yesterday the popular American Papist blog compiled all of the statements, either written or verbal, made by bishops to date, revealing that an unprecedented total of 26 bishops have individually rebuked the Speaker of the House for her claims about Catholic teaching and abortion in addition to a general statement by the Conference of Bishops. On the August 24 episode of Meet the Press, self-proclaimed “ardent and practicing Catholic” Speaker Nancy Pelosi claimed that the Church’s […]

FRESNO, CA, September 10, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Heart attack victim Janet Rivera, who, like Terri Schiavo, was denied food and water for 11 days in July, was saved from the specter of death by starvation Sept. 9, when her brother was named her permanent conservator. “Praise God, this woman was snatched from such an excruciating death,” said Judie Brown, president of American Life League in response to the new development. “Janet was spared the fate of Terri Schiavo, but still we hope this case exposes the threat that hangs over us all – government euthanasia for the sick, elderly and […]

The mainstream media is shocked that Palin's evangelical pastor is preaching like an evangelical pastor

By Hilary White LONDON, September 10, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A British homosexual journalist admits that his documentary on the London gay scene is likely to “burn every bridge in the gay world I’ve got.” Simon Fanshawe is a writer and broadcaster who created the documentary “The Trouble With Gay Men” after becoming increasingly alarmed at the shallowness and destructiveness of the “gay lifestyle.” The film, made for BBC 3 television, questions the emotional and psychological immaturity, narcissism, nihilism and self-destructive tendencies of many in the homosexual community. Fanshawe says he wants homosexual men to “grow up” and get beyond their state of […]

Obama’s training program described as ‘Big Brother’ – Critic says plan would herd ‘American youth into government-funded re-education camps’  https://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=74462   Obama slips on TV: ‘My Muslim faith’  https://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=74635   Obama says he was too flip on abortion issue. He says question about when a baby is entitled to human rights is ‘tough’  https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26593948/   ‘Pro-Life’ Democrats Fall Silent – Far from softening their support for abortion or broadening their appeal on the issue, the Democratic convention served only to reinforce the party’s strong abortion uniformity.    https://www.humanevents.com/article.php?print=yes&id=28440   WHY NOT JUST RENAME MTV OBAMA TV?   https://www.nypost.com/php/pfriendly/print.php?url=https://www.nypost.com/seven/09092008/news/columnists/why_not_just_rename_mtv_obama_tv__128201.htm   Candidates’ […]

Dear Readers,    To many it might seem amazing that Joe Biden repeated almost the same errors on Catholic teaching on abortion that were just recently soundly and very publicly refuted by several U.S. bishops. It appears all that praiseworthy verbal correction fell on deaf ears: and likely not just those of Biden, but all other entrenched pro-abort Catholic U.S.  politicians. How come they still don’t get it?   Let me repeat what was written in this space on August 28: “…despite the wonderful statements by prominent US bishops in recent days, pro-abortion Catholic US politicians are not going to […]

Compiled by Steve Jalsevac – September 9, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) OBAMA SMEARS MCCAIN-PALIN AS LIPSTICK ON A PIG – Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPd4yk0x-eg UPCOMING LENGTHY INTERVIEW OF PALIN ON ABC – No topics are off-limits“Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will spend two days with ABC News crews later this week as part of a McCain campaign plan to increase Americans’ comfort with her as a leader. The anchorman will get extensive, repeated access to Palin throughout her first trip home since becoming the nominee. No topics are off-limits – there are no ground rules.”  https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13264.html MCCAIN CAMPAIGN CROWDS GROW EXPONENTIALLY – ABC News“The ‘Palin […]

By Julio Severo and Matthew Cullinan Hoffman BRASILIA, September 9, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Despite the official support of President Luiz Lula da Silva, the homosexual movement in Brazil has suffered serious defeats in recent weeks in two cities in the state of Rio de Janeiro as well as the national Chamber of Deputies, Brazil’s lower legislative house. The first occurred on August 10th, when Dr. Zenobio Fonseca, a candidate for the Niteroi city council, won a suit against a law providing pensions for “partners” of homosexual city employees. Citing articles from the federal and state constitutions, Dr. Fonseca said that […]

By Hilary White MELBOURNE, Australia, September 9, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Today’s debate in the Victoria Parliament over proposals to loosen abortion restrictions in the state was an emotional debate, with one pro-abortion MP breaking down into tears at one point. Pro-abortion state cabinet minister Jacinta Allan broke down while she told parliament of “extreme” and “abusive” phone calls she had received from some constituents opposed to abortion. Sports Minister James Merlino, who is opposed to the bill, expressed his concern that Victoria was attracting abortion-seekers from around the country under the current laws. “There’s nothing in this bill to stop […]

By Tim Waggoner   OTTAWA, September 9, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Bloc Quebecois party leader Gilles Duceppe has issued comments attacking the Conservative Party, calling Prime Minister Stephen Harper a “right -wing ideologue” and saying that the party’s running of an MP candidate who is a member of the Catholic group, Opus Dei, is proof of the Conservative Party’s narrow-mindedness.   Today, referring to Nicole Charbonneau Barron, who is the Conservative candidate in the South Shore Montreal riding of St. Bruno-St. Hubert, and is a member of the Catholic group Opus Dei, Duceppe said, “My problem is that Opus Dei is a […]

By Thaddeus M. Baklinski September 9, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Bishop Robert C. Morlino of Madison, Wisconsin, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput and Auxiliary Bishop James D. Conley of Denver have reacted to Senator Joseph Biden’s remarks on NBC’s Meet The Press, criticizing him for confusing the differences between faith and natural law and for flawed moral reasoning. In a Sunday interview on Meet the Press, Senator Biden said that he is “prepared as a matter of faith to accept that life begins at the moment of conception” but would not impose that faith on anyone through law. He claimed that to […]

By Kathleen Gilbert SACRAMENTO, CA, September 9, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Episcopal Church in California is taking up arms against Proposition 8, an amendment that would change the California constitution to preserve the integrity of marriage as being between one man and one woman. In the process the U.S. branch of the Anglican Communion is clashing with a huge interfaith coalition, including Christians, Jews, Muslims, Mormons, Hindus and Sikhs, which is simultaneously launching a campaign to promote the proposition. Voters will have an opportunity on the 2008 California General Election ballot in November to support Proposition 8, which will reinforce the […]

By Hilary White LONDON, September 9, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On 6 June this summer, the European Union Ministers of Justice reached an agreement that would allow trials in absentia to be recognised across the EU. The EU wants courts to have the ability to pass judgement in criminal cases and when issuing fines or European Arrest Warrants without the defendants being present. Changes to the rules regarding Europe-wide extradition could see citizens “fast-tracked” out of their home countries after a trial has already been conducted and a guilty verdict reached. The UK Government is currently backing the draft Framework Decision, […]

WASHINGTON, September 9, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – This fall, 40 Days for Life vigils will take place at the last remaining abortion centers in North Dakota and Mississippi, states which each have only one remaining abortion facility, as well as the last two abortion facilities in Nebraska and the last two in Kentucky. “Despite the increasingly shrill rhetoric of the abortion industry, the simple truth is that business is off,” said David Bereit, national campaign director of 40 Days for Life. “Abortion numbers have dropped so significantly that several states are now down to only one or two remaining abortion centers. […]

By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman MADRID, September 9, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Following years of pro-abortion and anti-family policies accompanied by a plummeting birth rate, Spanish society has reached a new milestone: for every four marriages contracted, there are now three “ruptures” – most of them divorces. “Family rupture is growing at an alarming rate,” said Eduardo Hertfelder of the Family Policy Institute, which presented the information to the public. “Family rupture has now reached very worrisome levels at the national level with a rate of .69, that is, for every four marriages celebrated, three are broken.” The statistics have emerged in […]

By Hilary White MELBOURNE, Australia, September 8, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The parliament of Victoria is set to debate tomorrow on a bill that proposes to legalise abortion in the Australian state. The bill would make abortion legal for any reason up to 24 weeks pregnancy. The Victorian Abortion Reform Bill, which would remove abortion from the Crimes Act, has the support of Premier John Brumby of the Australian Labor Party. Brumby has not said whether he will support an amendment to lower the gestational age limit to 20 weeks, saying only that the bill as it is now reflects the […]

Dear Readers,    The Canadian election has been called! Sigh. After covering the US presidential race, especially during the past few weeks, it is very difficult to put fingers to keyboard and write with excitement about the Canadian election race, er, crawl, plod, yawn, charade.   What’s the problem you ask? In the US race, no matter how much one may disagree with any of the candidate’s positions or the often obscene excess of election spending and hoopla, the issues are usually ALL talked about and the candidates gladly respond or are eventually forced to respond, whether honestly or not. […]

Commentator says Oct. 14 election "may well be among the least significant events in living memory"

Catholic Archdiocese claims it was helpless to prevent meeting

By Tim Waggoner SACRAMENTO, September 8, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The American Civil Liberties Union, which has a long history of promoting the homosexual movement, has now taken up arms against the family by donating $1.2 to defeat Proposition 8, which, if passed in November, would reverse the California State Supreme Court’s May 15 ruling that gave homosexuals the right to “marry.”    Despite the fact that 61 percent of Californians voted in 2000 to define marriage as being between one man and one woman, this May the California Supreme Court overturned this decision, implementing homosexual “marriage” in the state. Proposition […]

By Kathleen Gilbert WASHINGTON, DC, September 8, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama back-pedaled on Sunday when asked about his statement that it was “above my pay grade” to determine when a baby is eligible for human rights, and admitted that the remark was “too flip.” Obama had made the comment during a nationally-televised presidential forum at Saddleback Church of Orange County, where pastor Rick Warren invited both presidential nominees to answer questions impromptu before a Christian audience.  When Warren asked Obama when a baby gets human rights, Obama answered, “I think that, whether you’re looking at it […]

After saying that Catholicism says that life begins at conception, Biden went on to say that there was "debate" in the Church about when life begins

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 8, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Republicans continue to pull ahead in the presidential race according to the latest polls, after enthusiasm for Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin and a successful Republican National Convention (RNC) swayed the majority support away from the Democratic ticket. Both Gallup and Zogby polls found Sen. John McCain ahead of Sen. Barack Obama by a small, but significant margin. On Saturday a Zogby poll showed 49.7% support for McCain/Palin vs. 45.9% for Obama/Biden, while a USA Today/Gallup poll conducted over the weekend revealed a 4-point lead for McCain at 50%-46%.  McCain’s popularity boost after […]

By Tim Waggoner VICTORIA, AU, September 8, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Homosexuals in Australia are using a Christian camp’s refusal to host a pro-homosexual group as a test case to attempt to overturn legal exemptions that exist for religious groups in the Equal Opportunity Act. The Act, similar to other Western “anti-discrimination” measures, exists to “eliminate sexual and racial harassment in the workplace, educational institutions and accommodation.” Owners of the Christian Phillip Island Adventure Resort located in Victoria, Australia, are facing legal action for their decision to deny use of their facilities to the homosexual youth group, Way Out. Way Out, which […]

Over 1,500 married couples in Mexico have expressed their desire to adopt children in danger of abortion

By Tim Waggoner SAN FRANCISCO, September 8, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has agreed to meet with the Archbishop of San Francisco, George Niederauer, regarding her appearance on an August 24 episode of Meet the Press, during which she misrepresented Church doctrine on when life begins and abortion. Niederauer, the archbishop of Pelosi’s home diocese, released a public statement agreeing with the ten US bishops who have already rebuked Pelosi for her comments. In that statement he also invited Pelosi to a personal meeting with him to discuss the correct Church teaching on human life. According to the […]

* Disclaimer: The linked items below or the websites at which they are located do not necessarily represent the views of LifeSiteNews.com. They are presented only for your information.   Smut-hunting NY Times Limbo Dancing in Alaska  https://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/4833   Biden’s Legacy – Catholic Votes With NARAL, Not Church  https://ncregister.com/site/article/15793   San Francisco’s “Catholic” mayor plans to help launch drive against Save Marriage Initiative  https://www.calcatholic.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?id=46357f4a-012d-4b46-83ce-45edc2a935a0   Archbishop Niederauer “invites” Pelosi “into a conversation” about abortion “One cannot invite someone into a conversation who has made it clear they see no reason to have one.” “His column has a strangely apologetic and […]

Dear Readers,   LifeSiteNews has a major exclusive today on a storm brewing within the Vatican on the topic of brain death and organ donations. A faction of medical professionals, scientists and ethicists has managed to deliberately exclude from an upcoming Vatican conference, Catholic professionals who insist there is a serious ethical problem with the organ transplant industry’s criteria for defining death. It is a very complex topic but with a simple bottom line – organs are being removed from living persons, these critics claim, under the definition of “brain death”. This definition, and its many permutations, is said to […]

Compiled by Steve Jalsevac – September 4, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com)   ‘A SERVANT’S HEART’ By Peggy Noonan“Obama, Palin really damaged him.” “By the end, (of the speech) Democrats knew they had been dinged, and badly.” “They seemed like they were thinking, “I’ve seen this movie before and it doesn’t end well.” The speech, “It was the old-time conservatism.” “A friend IM’d the day after Palin’s speech, and I told him of an inexplicable sense of foreboding. He surprised me by saying he shared it. “Calling all underworlds reporting for duty!,” he wrote. “The bed is about to fly around the room, […]

Claims that the birth defect "anencephaly" can be detected with 100% accuracy

By Hilary White VANCOUVER, September 5, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In December 1998 Gordon Watson and Don Spratt were arrested for having stood inside a “bubble zone” in front of Everywoman’s abortion site in Vancouver. Today, the British Columbia Court of Appeal agreed with a previous court and ruled that the so-called “bubble zones” surrounding abortion facilities in BC do not violate the freedom of speech guarantees enshrined in the Charter of Rights. Although the courts found that prohibitions in the Access to Abortion Services Act on protesting in front of abortion facilities were in violation of the Charter, neither court […]

By Hilary White BRUSSELS, September 5, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The European Union has issued a document recommending that some means be found to regulate and identify bloggers. The report by the Committee on Culture and Education “suggests clarifying the status, legal or otherwise” of weblogs. But bloggers have in response issued a warning that the EU’s desire to “clarify the status” of bloggers is a code for finding a means of government control of expression on the internet and keeping a bureaucratic eye on who is doing the blogging. British political blogger Iain Dale, who writes under the masthead “Iain Dale’s […]

" there is a policy dispute occurring" within the Vatican

Union refused to exempt faithful Catholic from paying dues that go to support homosexual agenda

OTTAWA, September 5, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On September 23, Ottawa will join more than 170 cities hosting 40 Days for Life, a powerful movement that has already helped save countless unborn lives. The kick-off rally on Parliament Hill, scheduled for 7-9 pm, will officially begin the period of prayer and community outreach lasting from September 24 to November 2.  The rally will include Angelina Steenstra from Silent No More Awareness and a silent, prayerful candlelight procession to the Morgentaler abortion clinic.  As a visible sign of the widespread prayer and sacrifice to end abortion, participants will keep vigil outside the […]

By Thaddeus M. Baklinski WASHINGTON, September 5, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has released four new print ads, two addressing stem cell research and two focusing on abortion. The ads were initially published in the Capitol Hill newspaper, Roll Call, and were distributed at the Democratic Convention in Denver and at the Republican Convention in Minneapolis/St. Paul, by pro-life groups. The stem cell research ads highlight scientific advances using adult stem cells that are making embryonic stem cells obsolete. One ad shows a commuter running for a train, and asks: […]

By Hilary White   SAN FRANCISCO, September 5, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Calling it his “particular duty” as a bishop to correct “erroneous, misleading and confusing positions” held by those in public office, San Francisco’s Archbishop George H. Niederauer has become the eleventh US bishop personally to correct House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her remarks on abortion in a television interview on August 24. Archbishop Niederauer praised Pelosi as a “gifted, dedicated and accomplished public servant” who has helped to pass legislation that has been in accord with “some” of the Church’s social teachings. However, the archbishop said, her unique ideas […]

BELFAST, N. Ireland, September 5, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Northern Ireland’s leading pro-life group Precious Life has organised a campaign of ‘40 Days of Prayer and Fasting’ in an effort to stop the serious abortion threat to Northern Ireland. The campaign will be launched with a special Mass in All Saints Church, Ballymena. The 40 Day Campaign begins on Monday 8th September – the birthday of Jesus’ mother Mary – and continues until Friday 17th October, and will culminate in a ‘Rally for Life’ at Stormont in Belfast on Saturday 18th October. The abortion threat to Northern Ireland comes from a […]

Commentary by Dr. Warren Throckmorton   September 5, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Contrary to a widely circulated report in Tuesday’s Washington Post, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, did not slash funding for a program supporting teen mothers. The Washington Post’s Paul Kane reported that “Palin Slashed Funding for Teen Moms.” The far-left Huffington Post repeated the story the next day, and it was off and running. To support this contention, Kane produced the 2008 Alaska budget, along with Governor Palin’s line-item reductions. Kane said, “Palin reduced funding for Covenant House Alaska by more than 20 percent, cutting funds from […]

WASHINGTON, September 5, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The International Catholic Week of Prayer and Fasting is now in its 16th year and is gaining momentum like never before. With the fast approaching presidential elections, the expansion of the group’s mission has become even more vital to building a culture of life say organizers of the effort.     Coalition Chairperson Maureen Flynn says she believes the mission of organizing prayers for world peace, life issues, and the upcoming presidential election has never been needed more.  Flynn states: “Our country is at a crossroads and many Americans sense the critical importance of this election […]

By Kathleen Gilbert OTTAWA, September 5, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, which recently made the news with its enthusiastic endorsement of “home-grown” Canadian porn TV, has rejected two applications for Christian radio stations in the Ottawa area and has left Christians frustrated at a process seemingly stacked against religious programming, according to OttawaCitizen.com. In a recent CRTC hearing, Ottawa’s Christian Hit Radio Inc. (CHRI) petitioned for one of two open slots on the FM dial, with 780 letters of support for a station playing traditional Christian music and classical music aimed at older Christian audiences.  This […]

"Nothing brings greater happiness in life than to serve a cause greater than yourself"

* Disclaimer: The linked items below or the websites at which they are located do not necessarily represent the views of LifeSiteNews.com. They are presented only for your information.   Iranian TV goes ga-ga over Obama – Heaps praise on Democrats while blasting ‘absentminded’ McCain, ‘inexperienced’ Palin  https://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=74340   Kmiec stands by his endorsement of Obama  https://www.calcatholic.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?id=e9dcb7a3-68e0-436e-9751-fd3eb058c9ad   Talk of stripping doctors of their right to make decisions based on moral or religious beliefs could lead the medical profession down a dangerous path.  https://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/editorials/story.html?id=8ca7aedd-d75e-499b-9d06-e1acc9b312fa   Grotesquerie and Grief: Abortion in Horror Media  https://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/?p=1164   Same-sex inmates will be allowed to […]

Dear Readers,   The Sarah Palin phenomenon is leaving all news media reeling. Trying to cover not only Palin, but especially the tidal wave of reaction to her, is nearly impossible. It is an unprecedented development. James Dobson’s sudden decision to now vote for McCain is just one of many substantial outcomes of Sarah Palin’s nomination and evidence of her natural ability to shake things up by just being herself.   The astonishing thing is that, unlike most in politics today, this woman does not at all seem to be in politics for herself or any agenda. She fell into […]

Compiled by Steve Jalsevac – September 4, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) SEE THE PALIN NOMINATION ACCEPTANCE SPEECH  https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/26547270#26535823 THE BEST MAN TURNED OUT TO BE A WOMAN By Ann Coulter“As a right-winger, Palin will appeal to the narrow 59 percent of Americans who voted for another former small-market sportscaster: Ronald Reagan. Our motto: Sarah Palin is only a heartbeat away!” “Unfortunately, for the ordinary TV viewer hearing nonstop hysteria about nonspecific “problems,” it takes a lot of effort to figure out that every attack liberals have launched against Palin turned out to be a lie.”   https://www.anncoulter.com/ PALIN SHOWED HEART AND AMERICANS […]

By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman   September 4, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The socialist government of the Spanish province of Andalucia is considering new legislation that could fine doctors up to one million euros for “unjustified and useless measures for prolonging life”, according to the Spanish newspaper El Pais.   The bill, which is called the “Law of Rights and Guarantees of the Dignity of People in the Process of Death” will dictate that doctors have “the obligation to limit life support measures when it is deemed necessary to avoid therapeutical excess” according to an announcement by the provincial government.   El Pais […]

RE: Vatican Forces Pro-Abortion, Pro-Homosexual “Marriage” Catholic Priest from Canadian Politicshttps://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/sep/08090309.html Dear Editor Thank you from Catholics United to Peter, Moncton Chapter, for any action you may have taken to get the Vatican to move on “Rev.” Raymond Gravel. He was a disgrace to all faithful Catholics. God bless and continue your good work! James Ouellet  Moncton, N.B. ___________________________________________ Wednesday’s News “Fantastic” Dear Everyone, I have donated to you in the past and will again when I am able. The site today was fantastic. It is always excellent, but today was wonderful with the individual headings.  All a lot of […]

By Hilary White MADRID, September 4, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Spanish government has announced the introduction of legislation to remove legal restrictions on abortion. Bibiano Aido, Equality Minister for the Socialist government said she will introduce a new abortion bill in the first half of 2009. Bibiano did not give details but said that the new law would afford “protection” for women who wanted to abort their children and the doctors who carried out abortions. The 1985 Spanish Abortion Law already allows abortion to “save the life of the mother”, and at any point if the pregnancy represents a “threat” […]

By Jenna Murphy September 4, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com)-  A YouTube video that revealed Planned Parenthood’s support for race-selective abortion was first audio-censored and has just recently been removed completely from Youtube for a supposed ‘terms of use violation.’ Lila Rose, president of Live Action, UCLA’s campus pro-life group and editor of The Advocate, a pro-life student magazine, says that the recording is only one of many scenarios where different Planned Parenthood (PP) branch representatives blatantly supported race-selective abortion in phone calls with individuals posing as white racists. Rose reported that Youtube also blocked four previous videos uploaded by members of Live […]

By Hilary White OTTAWA, September 4, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Canadian Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (SOG) has issued a statement that accuses the drafters of the Unborn Victims of Crime bill with conspiring to remove the “right” of a woman to kill her child at will by abortion up to the end of natural gestation, as Canadian law currently allows. The SOG wrote, “This Bill proposes to amend the Criminal Code to allow for a foetus to have legal standing, while in utero, so that a charge can be brought after its miscarriage against a person who deliberately or […]

By Thaddeus M. Baklinski PARIS, France, September 4, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – French Junior Human Rights Minister Rama Yade told the 61st annual conference of non-governmental organisations at UNESCO headquarters in Paris yesterday that she will submit a draft declaration to the UN General Assembly in December aimed at a universal decriminalization of homosexuality. Using the current French rotation at the presidency of the European Union to press the UN to take a stand in favour of decriminalizing homosexuality, Yade claimed to speak for all EU member states, even those that reject the EU’s promotion of homosexuality. The French government’s proposed submission […]

By Kathleen Gilbert SYDNEY, Australia, September 4, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Australian Federal Parliament today introduced a bill that, if passed, would grant legal benefits to homosexual couples; but critics say it would also essentially legalize polygamy, since the bill would grant benefits to homosexual relationships regardless of whether either partner is currently legally married to someone else. The Same-Sex Entitlements Bill follows upon a similar bill passed in May granting retirement benefits to same-sex couples, and would extend benefits to homosexuals in matters of immigration, taxation, employment entitlements, and worker’s compensation, among other issues.  But because the bill stipulates […]

SUNRISE, Florida, September 4, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The 2007 federal court lawsuit filed against City of Sunrise police officer Sergeant Stephen Allen and Broward County for improperly prohibiting marriage amendment petitions from being distributed at a 2006 Promise Keepers conference has been settled for $30,000. The civil rights case was brought in the Southern District of Florida by Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) allied Attorney Frederick “Rick” Nelson of the American Liberties Institute on behalf of the Florida Family Policy Council for violation of First Amendment rights under the United States Constitution. On Saturday June 3, 2006, thousands of men gathered […]

Teleprompter broke halfway through speech

BALTIMORE, September 4, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Alliance Defense Fund and allied attorneys filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Harford County, the town of Bel Air, and seven police officials on behalf of three young, pro-life women. At least a dozen police officers arrived in more than seven marked vehicles and then arrested, jailed, shackled, and/or strip searched 18 pro-life advocates, including the three women, after they held signs and shared their message along a public street. “The state shouldn’t persecute Christians for expressing their beliefs on important social issues, nor deny them their constitutional rights,” said ADF Senior Counsel Kevin Theriot. […]

By Kathleen Gilbert COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, September 4, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family told his radio listeners on Friday that he now supports Sen. John McCain for President. Dr. Dobson said on a special Focus Action radio broadcast that McCain’s pick of Gov. Sarah Palin as his future vice-president helped secure his vote on the Republican ballot.  He spoke of Palin in glowing terms, calling her “a genuine reformer” and “a deeply committed Christian.” He applauded the Republicans’ stronger wording against embryonic stem-cell research in the new party platform, which many consider the most […]

Revelation casts further doubt on campaign resembling previous sterilization programs

By Tim Waggoner OTTAWA, September 3, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Controversial Catholic priest and MP, Raymond Gravel, an adamant supporter of abortion and same-sex “marriage”, has announced that he will be stepping down as Bloc MP of Repentigny in Quebec after being issued an ultimatum by the Vatican. “My bishop received instructions from Rome and in effect I had to choose between the priesthood and my role as an MP. There was a threat of laicization and I could have been defrocked,” Gravel told Cyberpresse. He then explained that the Vatican’s actions were influenced by several English-Canadians who complained to his […]

By Jenna Murphy WESTMINSTER, September 3rd, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Scotland’s bishops have released a joint statement outlining their vehement opposition to the Equality Bill – a bill which would specifically recognize discrimination based upon “sexual orientation.” The bishops state that the bill betrays a lack of “proper understanding of equality”, according to the Scottish Catholic Observer. The bishops also emphasize that bills such as the Equality Bill, “impose ideological views on society with regard to sexual relationships.” The statement also says that the bill constitutes a direct attack on families and the well-being of the nation’s children. “We highlight the importance of […]

By Hilary White TORONTO, September 3, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Canada’s Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) has expressed “serious concerns” that a proposal by a government “human rights” agency will force physicians to “check their personal views at the door in providing medical care.” The CCRL warned that draft guidelines for physicians concerning Ontario’s human rights legislation would result in Human Rights Commission complaints against a physician who refused on religious grounds to refer women for abortions or same-sex couples for artificial reproduction. The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has responded to a set of draft guidelines for doctors by Ontario’s […]

By Kathleen Gilbert WASHINGTON, D.C., September 3, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) released another statement yesterday condemning House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s defense of her avowedly “Catholic” pro-abortion views, this time outlining Church history in detail to prove that abortion has always been considered a grave evil, at any stage of human development. Pelosi first drew ire from Catholic officials when, after Tom Brokaw of NBC’s Meet the Press asked her when life begins in the womb, she claimed that as an “ardent, practicing Catholic” she discovered that the Catholic Church “was not able to […]

 By Thaddeus M. Baklinski LOS ANGELES, Sept 3, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, more popularly known as the Orthodox Union, or O.U., and Agudath Israel of California, an ultra-Orthodox group, have joined a coalition of California religious groups supporting Proposition 8, which, if passed in November, would reverse the California State Supreme Court’s May 15 ruling that gave homosexuals the “right” to “marry.” LifeSiteNews.com reported last week on the formation of the faith-based coalition, which includes Jews, Muslims, Evangelicals, Catholics, Mormons, Sikhs and Hindus (https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/aug/08082705.html). The Orthodox Union, founded in 1898, is one of […]

By Tim Waggoner OTTAWA, September 3, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – After serving for 13 years as the Christian Heritage Party’s national leader, Ron Gray has announced his retirement, initiating a leadership race to be decided this fall. Gray was one of the first crop of CHP candidates in the 1988 federal election, before becoming party leader in 1995.  He three times reconfirmed his leadership, in 1998, 2001 and 2005, the last two times in a unanimous vote. After starting his career with the Vancouver Sun, Gray worked most of his life in B.C., where he and his wife Janet raised nine […]

* Disclaimer: The linked items below or the websites at which they are located do not necessarily represent the views of LifeSiteNews.com. They are presented only for your information.   Sneezing Panda (watch twice)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzRH3iTQPrk SARAH PALIN NEWS   McCain’s choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his co-pilot was the biggest gamble in presidential history. As of now, it is paying off, big-time – By Patrick J. Buchanan  https://townhall.com/columnists/PatrickJBuchanan/2008/09/02/johnnys_got_a_new_girl   What the Obama campaign should be concerned about now is not whether Hillary supporters will flock to Palin, but that the foot soldiers of the Republican Party are […]

 By Kathleen Gilbert WASHINGTON, D.C., September 3, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Obama campaign threw their vehemently pro-abortion stance into relief by investing in radio ads attacking pro-life Sen. McCain for threatening to take away women’s “right to choose.” The ads feature the voice of a “nurse-practitioner with Planned Parenthood” warning her listeners that McCain will seek to have Roe v. Wade overturned and ban abortion.  “I know abortion is one of most difficult decisions a woman will ever make,” says the woman’s voice.  “Let me tell you – if Roe v Wade is overturned, the lives and health of women […]

By Hilary White September 2, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com ) – Fear and hatred of Christians and Christianity is taking hold around the world, a high level Vatican prelate said this weekend, following a series of attacks in India against Christians. Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, the Secretary for Relations with States for the Holy See, said that “Christianophobia” must be countered as strongly as anti-Semitism. Mamberti told a conference, titled “Protection and the Right to Religious Freedom,” in northern Italy, “In order to promote this dignity in an integral way, so-called ‘Christianophobia’ should be combated as decisively as ‘Islamophobia’ and anti-Semitism.” Christianophobia consists, […]

Dear Readers,    John Jalsevac’s review of the film “Miss HVI” is a must read. We would strongly recommend purchase of the movie after having reviewed an advance copy which was most impressive. It included gorgeous, professional photography, production and music. A very unique movie. Martin Ssempa, whom we have quoted several times in the past, is so refreshing with his joy, his outrageous honesty, and obvious, great love for the African people, especially those with AIDS. This is a story of inspiring courage, real life experiences, deadly negligence and misguided policies.   From south of the border two more […]

Re: Two More Bishops and 19 Congressmen Slam Pelosi Arguments on Abortionhttps://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/aug/08082909.html    Wouldn’t it be great if all  363 bishops, 51 archbishops and 15 cardinals in the United States would make public statements about what Pelosi and Biden have said?  What an impact that would have!     I can’t thank you enough for the tremendous job you and your staff are doing.     Diane M. Beargie  Lakewood, Ohio  ________________________________________________   Re: Commentary on August 29 News Reports  https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/aug/08082913.html   I simply wish to say that Steve Jalsevac’s unequivocal comments about abortion being “murder” and the Harper Conservatives being “cowards” on this […]

Slapping Down Pro-Lifers as a Conservative Political Strategy

By Thaddeus M. Baklinski SAN DIEGO, Sept 2, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The petition in support of the University of San Diego’s decision not to appoint radical feminist Rosemary Radford Ruether to an honorary chair in Theology has gathered more signatures than the opposing petition. LifeSiteNews.com reported in mid-July that the University of San Diego had reconsidered their intention to award an honorary chair in its Catholic theology department to the radical eco-feminist theologian. (Catholic University of San Diego Changes Mind – Rejects Radical Non-Christian Feminist For Theology Chair: https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/jul/08071814.html) Subsequently, Thomas Peters of American Papist, and fellow blogger Brian McDaniel […]

Christian, pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, mother of 5

 By Hilary White TULSA, Oklahoma, September 2, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Bishop Edward J. Slattery of the Diocese of Tulsa has joined his brother bishops in telling Nancy Pelosi that she cannot be Catholic and support abortion. Slattery, spiritual leader of Tulsa’s 56,094 Catholics, called Pelosi’s statements confusing and scandalous. “Beginning in the first century and in every epoch since, the church has taught the sanctity of life in a consistent and unambiguous manner,” Bishop Slattery said in a statement. On NBC’s Meet the Press, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, told Tom Brokaw that the Catholic Church […]

By John-Henry Westen DENVER, August 28, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The always colorful Archbishop of Denver, one of the most outspoken churchmen in the nation, has authored a new book which is set to make waves in Washington.  Archbishop Charles Chaput has answered the sticky topic of not only asking pro-abortion politicians to abstain from Communion, but denying them the Sacrament as well. In the final chapter of his 272 page book Render Unto Caesar: Serving the Nation by Living our Catholic Beliefs in Political Life, the Archbishop gets to the heart of the debate over pro-abortion politicians and reception of […]

By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL, August 29, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In a surprise victory against government officials who sought to prosecute a homeschooling family for refusing to participate in the public school system, David and Jonatas Nunes have passed tests proving a high level of knowledge in a variety of subjects, including history, the natural sciences, the arts, sports, computing, and mathematics. The tests given to the Nunes children were so difficult that public school teachers admitted that they could not pass them. The two boys, aged 14 and 15, had only one week to study for several […]

By Hilary White LONDON, September 2, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com ) – Marie Stopes, the notorious early 20th century contraception campaigner, eugenicist and anti-Semite, did for Britain what Margaret Sanger did for the US:  preached the doctrines of eugenics and promoted contraception and sterilisation to achieve “racial hygiene.” So successful was she at altering British society in favour of her eugenics doctrines, the British government has chosen her to be included in a “Women of Distinction” line of stamps. The Royal Mail announced this weekend that the face of Marie Stopes, who advocated the sterilisation of poor women to promote the “welfare […]

By Tim Waggoner OTTAWA, September 2, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On July 10, John Culliton Poston returned his deceased uncle E.M. Culliton’s Order of Canada medal in protest of the growing list of controversial Canadians being granted Canada’s highest civilian honor – most notably the prolific abortionist Dr. Henry Morgentaler. “He (Culliton) would have been appalled to have seen this award given to those who would destroy Canada by forcing upon it a culture of death by coercion and deception at the expense of the common man, the taxpayer,” Poston told LifeSiteNews.com.  “And Morgentaler was just the tip of the iceberg.  […]

By Kathleen Gilbert WASHINGTON, D.C., September 2, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The news that Gov. Sarah Palin’s 17-year-old daughter Bristol Palin is pregnant and has chosen to keep and raise the child with the support of her family became public within days after Palin accepted the Republican vice-presidential nomination – news that pro-family advocates consider further proof that the Alaska governor upholds the pro-life values she preaches. Sarah and Todd Palin released a statement on Monday describing their family’s reaction to the news of their grandchild: “We have been blessed with five wonderful children who we love with all our heart […]