Articles for Month: September 2010

Virtually all El Salvadorans Oppose Legalization of Abortion: Poll

Wednesday September 1, 2010 Virtually all El Salvadorans Oppose Legalization of Abortion: Poll By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman, Latin America Correspondent SAN SALVADOR, September 1, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Ninety-three percent of El Salvadorans are opposed to the legalization of abortion in their country, according to a new poll. To the question: “Do you agree with modifying the Constitution of the Republic, and that abortion be permitted?”, 93% answered that they were not in agreement, and seven percent said they were, according to the El Salvador newspaper. Among the reasons given for their rejection of the idea were: “All of us have […]
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Editorial: Is the Catholic Church in that Time of Purification that Ratzinger Predicted?

Wednesday April 7, 2010 Editorial: Is the Catholic Church in that Time of Purification that Ratzinger Predicted? Editorial By John-Henry Westen April 7, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The near-constant battering of the Catholic Church during the past month over the sexual abuse scandal has most Catholics reeling and much of the media in a feeding frenzy, seeing the scandals as an opportunity to bring down the archenemy of the sexual revolution. This latest cycle of the sexual abuse scandal is different from that which took place in Canada and Boston years ago. It involves new and disastrous revelations daily and from […]
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Pro-Life Hopes for Illinois Parental Notice Law Dashed by Court

Thursday September 2, 2010 Pro-Life Hopes for Illinois Parental Notice Law Dashed by Court By Peter J. Smith CHICAGO, August 20, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Pro-life attorneys hoping anxiously for a speedy conclusion to the legal battle over the state’s long-delayed Parental Notice of Abortion Act, saw their hopes dashed when the state Supreme Court refused to transfer the case to their immediate jurisdiction. The high court denied a motion by the pro-life legal advocacy group Thomas More Society to bypass the appellate court and hear the case brought against the Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995. The act […]
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Video: Pro-Life Group Recalls Eerie Run-In with Discovery Channel Gunman

Thursday September 2, 2010 Video: Pro-Life Group Recalls Eerie Run-In with Discovery Channel Gunman By Kathleen Gilbert WASHINGTON, D.C., September 2, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The crazed eco-extremist who flung himself into the national spotlight yesterday after taking three hostages at the Discovery Channel headquarters is no stranger to the pro-life community in the nation’s capital. Newly unearthed footage shows an unsettling 2009 confrontation between pro-lifers and a man who they say they have identified as James J. Lee, 43, who was destined to be gunned down by police a year later, after acting on his extreme dedication to “stopping the […]
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Hospital Acquired by Boston Catholic Network to Offer Sterilization, Abortion Referral

Wednesday September 1, 2010 Hospital Acquired by Boston Catholic Network to Offer Sterilization, Abortion Referral By Kathleen Gilbert BOSTON, Massachusetts, September 1, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Catholics in New England are raising questions after it was announced that Caritas Christi, a network of Catholic hospitals, would allow a newly-acquired secular hospital in Rhode Island to ignore core Catholic medical practices. The move appears to contradict previous statements by Boston’s cardinal that Caritas Christi would remain Catholic despite being sold by the diocese. Officials from both sides of the agreement confirmed that Landmark Medical Center of Woonsocket, RI, which provides abortion referrals, […]
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Missouri Diocese: Axe All Community Organizing Groups from CCHD

Tuesday August 31, 2010 Missouri Diocese: Axe All Community Organizing Groups from CCHD By Kathleen Gilbert KANSAS CITY, Missouri, August 31, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – As the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) prepares to receive a report on the controversial funding practices of their anti-poverty arm, one diocese has proposed a plan to cut off the group’s shadier associations. The diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph also suggested in a Monday post on its Catholic Key blog that its plan to reform the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), which it has implemented on a local level, could be used as […]
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Italy Refuses Tax Revenue to Fund Mosques

Wednesday September 1, 2010 Italy Refuses Tax Revenue to Fund Mosques By Hilary White ROME, September 1, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Italian government has refused to grant official recognition to Islam in the tax code, citing polygamy that is sanctioned by Muslims and the religion’s failure to uphold women’s rights. The decision has to do with a bill that would allocate and distribute 8 percent of tax revenue to organized religions in the country. COREIS, one of Italy’s largest Muslim groups, responded to the decision saying, “Work should be begun on legally recognising those moderate Muslims who have for years […]
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ACLU Targets 2nd Mississippi School over Lesbian’s Yearbook Photo

Thursday August 19, 2010 ACLU Targets 2nd Mississippi School over Lesbian’s Yearbook Photo By Patrick B. Craine WESSON, Mississippi, August 19, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – After pressuring a Mississippi school to give into homosexualist demands last month, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has launched a lawsuit against another school in the state over their commitment to natural gender norms. The ACLU is supporting Ceara Sturgis, 18, a homosexual student who is suing Copiah County School District after, she claims, her school excluded her from the yearbook due to her decision to pose in a tuxedo for the photo. The school, […]
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Canadian Parents More Lenient than French and Italians: Study

Tuesday August 31, 2010 Canadian Parents More Lenient than French and Italians: Study By Patrick B. Craine MONTREAL, Quebec, August 31, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Canadian parents are more lenient than Italians and the French, suggests a new study of parental behaviours in the three countries. According to Gwen Landolt of REAL Women, the study is “worrisome” for Canadians. Without adequate boundaries children easily fall into illicit activities such as drugs and promiscuity, said Landolt. The researchers surveyed 1,256 teens from Montreal, Rennes, and Milan, asking them to describe their parents in terms of emotional bonding, communication, frequency of conflict, rules, […]
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