Articles for Month: January 2010

Wednesday January 27, 2010 Life and Family Activists Hold out Little Hope for Cameron-Led Conservative Government Tories have pledged to uphold homosexualist agenda in “marriage” support By Hilary White LONDON, January 27, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The leading life and family groups of Britain and Ireland say they have little hope that a government led by David Cameron’s Tories will significantly reverse the anti-life and homosexualist direction taken by Labour over their decade of rule. The U.K.’s Christian Institute recently said that while Cameron’s promise of recognition for marriage in tax reform is a step in the right direction, including same-sex […]

Wednesday January 27, 2010 72-Page Report Documents Obama’s “Radical” Nominees and Appointments Washington, D.C., January 27, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Liberty Counsel (LC), a pro-life and pro-family legal group, released a 72-page report on Wednesday detailing information on each of the nominations and appointments of President Barack Obama. The document provides information on more than 100 of Obama’s appointments and nominations. It includes more than 850 citations to articles, websites, and cases regarding each of the individuals and, according to LC, took weeks to compile. “President Obama has nominated and appointed the most radical group of ideologues ever assembled by an […]

Tuesday January 26, 2010 Liberal Columnist Rejects Suicide after Discovering She Has Huntington’s Disease Gene By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman LONDON, January 26, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A columnist for the liberal Guardian newspaper says she has decided to reject suicide after learning that she will suffer from an incurable neurological disease, calling self-euthanasia “a fantasy.” “The case for carrying on can’t be argued,” writes Charlotte Raven in her most recent column. “Suicide is rhetoric. Life is life.” Raven wrote the column following her discovery that she has the genes for Huntington’s disease, which causes a progressive breakdown of brain function, usually […]

Wednesday January 27, 2010 Emotional Prop 8 Trial Draws to an End By Kathleen Gilbert SAN FRANCISCO, California, January 27, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Lawyers defending the California constitution’s definition of marriage in federal court are wrapping up testimony today after weeks of wrangling over theories surrounding marriage, sexuality, procreation, and the law’s involvement in all three. Trial testimony is expected to end today with the witness of David Blankenhorn, founder of the Institute for American Values, who argued today and yesterday that extending the definition of marriage to include same-sex couples would undermine the procreative understanding of legal marriage and […]

Wednesday January 27, 2010 “Gay Rights” Resolution Postponed in Council of Europe Assembly By Hilary White January 27, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has decided to postpone its planned vote on a report that purported to protect homosexuals from discrimination. Due to the large number of opposing amendments, the PACE is expected to reschedule the vote for its next session in April 2010 after examination by a Parliamentary Committee. Entitled “Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity,” Document 12087 faced strong opposition from critics who said it threatens fundamental democratic […]

Tuesday January 26, 2010 British Survey Shows Increasing Openness to Homosexuality By Patrick B. Craine LONDON, England, January 26, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – According to the findings of the newly-released, government-backed British Social Attitudes Report, British society has become more accepting of homosexuality. One pro-family researcher reacted to the report’s findings, observing that the trend towards greater support for homosexuality will continue as long as media, schools, and government continue promoting homosexualism through what she called “massive propaganda.” The report maintains that “society as a whole is becoming more liberal about homosexuality.” “The only barrier to this trend continuing,” it says, […]

Tuesday January 26, 2010 Personhood Kansas Launches Campaign to Amend Constitution January 26, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A new Kansas pro-life organization, Personhood Kansas, is seeking to partner with Christian and pro-life leaders, activists, and volunteers to work to amend the Kansas Constitution to protect all human beings, including the unborn. Similar groups have sprung up in several states after a ballot measure to amend Colorado’s constitution made it onto the ballot in 2008. The measure was subsequently defeated. “The effectiveness of the personhood coalition in Colorado has really been the inspiration,” said Keith Ashley, Personhood Kansas Petition Drive Coordinator. “They […]

Wednesday November 4, 2009 ‘Is the Quebec College of Physicians Deliberately Confusing Canadians on Euthanasia?’ Asks Anti-Euthanasia Leader “We are saying death can be an appropriate type of care in certain circumstances,” explained a College spokesman in announcing their new document on euthanasia. By Patrick B. Craine MONTREAL, Quebec, November 4, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A prominent Canadian anti-euthanasia activist is demanding an explanation from the Quebec College of Physicians (CMQ) following their release yesterday of a highly controversial document in which they call for the legalization of euthanasia. Alex Schadenberg, executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, says that the […]

By Hilary White CANBERRA, January 28, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Tony Abbott, the leader of Australia’s federal opposition, has been blasted in the mainstream press after he called on young women to “stick to the rules” about refraining from sex before marriage. Abbott, a Catholic and father of three teenage daughters, went on, however, to tell the interviewer with the Australian Women's Weekly that if young women cannot abstain, they should use contraception. The Federal Member for Warringah and shadow Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, told the magazine that he would say to his daughters that sex “is the […]

By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman RUTLAND, VERMONT, January 28, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Ex-Lesbian Lisa Miller has been given 30 days to transfer custody of her daughter to her former lesbian partner, or possibly face criminal penalties. Although Vermont Judge Richard Cohen has so far refused to issue an arrest warrant for Miller, he has set a deadline of February 23rd for the transfer to take place. If Miller does not appear during that time, Cohen said on January 22, “I will consider all possible sanctions under the law,” according to the local Rutland Herald. Such sanctions could include arrest and imprisonment […]