The court ruled that, while societies have opposed marriages of immediate family "since time immemorial,” there “is no comparably strong objection to uncle-niece marriages.”
Will other corporate leaders and public figures be forced to declare their stance on gay rights, and find their career in tatters if it turns out to be the wrong one?
Speakers at 'Gay in Christ' Conference are too positive about homosexuality—describing it as something greater than physical, same-sex attraction—and may cause harm by arguing for the inherent good of a 'gay identity.'
By the very nature of its existence, Virginia Women’s Wellness has no regard for the lives of unborn children or for the lives of the women whose money they take.
USAID is implementing Obama's order which outlines funding for LGBT issues and special attention for LGBT persons throughout all federal international programs.
We must exercise our right to vote, otherwise we become part of the complacent majority that allow the sin of legalized abortion to continue robbing the most basic of human rights from our nation’s most innocent and vulnerable of citizens.
Our culture of abortion, and the bondage it has created, is crying out for heroes like Uncle Tom. We need more that will bravely stand up to an unjust system that denies the humanity of God’s creation.
The Army discriminated against a 'trans' man by using male pronouns, and asking him to stop discussing the details of his upcoming surgical castration, says the Obama administration.
'Money and support to help families raise children should not go into more bureaucracy, it should go to the real experts on childcare, that’s mom and dad.'
“Planned Parenthood’s announcement that it is closing its Rapid City, South Dakota, facility was met with great joy in our office,” said American Life League President Judie Brown.
'While some malign Archbishop Burke for his fidelity to God, Church and all souls, I say that he is a true shepherd of the faithful and a present day Athanasius.'
'This change in policy only furthers the buying and selling of children, to the buying and selling of U.S. citizenship,' said Jennifer Lahl of the Center for Bioethics and Culture.
While making no mention of Catholic teaching on human sexuality, Georgetown's 'LGBTQ History Month' campaign description claims its theme of 'OUTober' echoes Georgetown's Jesuit values.
It is one thing to argue in the first person for ‘my choice’ but something entirely different when that choice involves others and compromises the choices of others.
The pope emeritus said he was pleased that the traditional Latin Mass is celebrated by "great Cardinals" in declining an invitation to a Mass with Cardinal Burke.
'I didn't do this to satisfy' Christians who oppose having their religious freedoms violated, she said. 'I did it because [the subpoena] was not serving Houston.'
Maynard put herself into the international spotlight to push assisted suicide–and then uses her own tragedy as a bludgeon to shame anyone who gainsays the agenda into silence.
Perhaps diversification is just another smokescreen to hide the fact that abortionists generally work alone because no one really wants to work with them.
An Irish theater company has created a pro-LGBT play specifically geared towards youngsters ages 7-13 with the goal of remolding a child’s conception of the human person as either male or female. Titled “Aunty Ben,” the play tells the story of a nine-year-old primary student named Tracey who one day brings her school friends home to meet her exciting and fun-loving “Aunty Ben,” only to have the friends react negatively as they encounter a biological male decked-out in women’s clothing. As the story progresses, Tracey’s friends learn to overcome their negativity toward “Aunty Ben.” “Tracey loves her Aunty Ben. It […]
Humans have dignity by the very fact that they are human and violence against any innocent human life, no matter what age or level of development, is a grave injustice.
All of you that are praying and fasting at home please know your prayers are what is keeping the campaign going. If you are able and have not taken time to pray at Planned Parenthood, please consider helping by being a visible sign to the community.
Every dollar spent on birth control programs in impoverished nations is a dollar that cannot be spent on maternal health, HIV prevention, sanitation, or nutrition.
Reporting on the defective interim report of the Family Synod, the secular media was delighted to broadcast worldwide that there is a pro-gay seismic shift in the Catholic Church.
As radical as the bill already is, it would only be a launching pad for eventual active euthanasia as people got used to killing as an acceptable answer to human suffering.
The One-Child Policy is the most egregious, vicious attack on women ever. For the vice president of the United States to publicly state his support for the One-Child Policy is unconscionable.
'If we had wanted to perform an abortion at Alamo Plaza they would have protected our right to do so. But since we were going to show an abortion, they did all they could to stop us.'
You don’t always hear about it, but be assured that when 40 Days for Life comes to your community, it creates an impact that often goes far beyond the sidewalk in front of the abortion center.
Abortion groups want sexual and reproductive health to be a priority in order to receive more money to expand their operations and lobby for greater access to abortion.
Women considering abortion often ask God for a sign that they shouldn't go through with it. In one instance, though, the mother saw the sign in her dreams!
After a controversial CBC interview, Archbishop Martin Currie says he supports Church teaching but wants to 'find a way to avoid alienating same sex couples.'
Opponents of the Christian conference have added over 600 one-star reviews to the Facebook page of the Hyatt hotel where the conference is taking place.
In an address during the 1976 Eucharistic Congress in Philadelphia for the bicentennial celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Cardinal Karol Wojtyla said: We are now standing in the face of the greatest historical confrontation humanity has ever experienced. I do not think that the wide circle of the American Society, or the whole wide circle of the Christian Community realize this fully. We are now facing the final confrontation between the Church and the anti-church, between the gospel and the anti-gospel, between Christ and the antichrist. The confrontation lies within the plans of Divine Providence. It […]
'Recent affirmances of same-gender marriage seem to suffer from a peculiar inability to recall the principles embodied in existing marriage law,' wrote Perez-Gimenez
The pro-life movement is not now, has never been, and will never be, opposed to pregnancy terminations. We are fully aware that all pregnancies terminate.
What’s a pro-abortion activist to do when her husband’s grandparents are “very Catholic” and pro-life? That’s the question one woman asked when she wrote to The Jewish Daily Forward's Seesaw advice column seeking guidance on how to convince her husband's grandparents to support abortion-on-demand. “I am Jewish and a longtime pro-choice activist who is married to a half-Jewish, half-Catholic man,” wrote the anonymous activist. “He was raised more Jewish than Catholic, because his Catholic dad wasn’t really into the faith. His grandparents, on the other hand, are still very Catholic and therefore very anti-abortion. I have long desired to have […]
'It was disturbing for me to see recognizable body parts in the removed tissue, usually an arm or a leg,' said one medical student, who went on to become an abortionist.
New 6.5 million dollar Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Texas, a sickening project, with plans to do more abortions than before, and to include late-term abortions
“Planned Parenthood is proud to provide abortion services for women who make the deeply personal decision to end a pregnancy,” said Martha Stahl, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Montana.
In his closing address to the Synod Fathers, Pope Francis offered a perplexing vision. the Pope’s own vehement praise, support and promotion of Cardinal Kasper makes one doubt Pope Francis would be including Kasper in the overly progressive camp.
Remember Natural Family Planning (NFP)? It's the old-timey thing the Catholic Church tells people to do if they want to space out their children, which has largely been abandoned in today's culture of debauchery and contraceptives. In a new video, however, the Population Research Institute points to how NFP provides more benefits than contraceptives, with none of the health effects and none of the financial costs. Best of all, of course, it encourages a couple to come closer — not have artificial separation between themselves during the unitive sexual act. Population Research Institute president Steven Mosher told LifeSiteNews that “our […]
This is the kind of intimidation that would be expected somewhere in secular Europe or perhaps in the former Soviet Bloc. But we are talking here about Houston, Texas.
“If Measure 90 is passed, that pro-life voters will be forced to choose between two pro-abortion candidates every election,” Colm Willis, deputy political director of Oregon Right to Life PAC, said.
'Our clients should not be compelled by law to violate their faith when people in Idaho desiring a same-sex marriage ceremony have a plethora of options,' ADF Senior Legal Counsel Jeremy Tedesco told LifeSiteNews.com.
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer said it is "deeply troubling, that unelected federal judges can dictate the laws of individual states, create rights based on their personal policy preferences, and supplant the will of the people in an area traditionally left to the states for more than 200 years.”
Kasper's apology follows initial outright denials that he made the comments, and then remarks attacking Pentin, the journalist who recorded the interview.
Dean Bailey, 50, is not afraid to tell anyone he is living proof that ‘sexual orientation’ can in fact be changed. But he prefers to use the word ‘restored’ rather than ‘changed.’
'Abortion access is a life-or-death issue for women,' wrote Julie Burkhart,a former Tiller associate and current CEO of South Wind Women’s Center in Wichita.
Richards joins the chorus of pro-abortion voices who are straying from calling abortion a difficult but needed choice to boldly praising the act of killing.
Our unflinching hope is that all the synod Fathers will listen to us and consider the devastating effects that will be unleashed upon millions of faithful families in Africa if our world is redefined and reshaped.
Unfortunately, the Synod has seen many bishops, Cardinals, and gay rights groups advocate for Church to change its teachings on homosexual relationships. This is the spiritual equivalent of parents telling a child to put their hand on a hot stove or run into traffic.
Nevertheless, although contentious among the Fathers, it calls for easing of the process of annulment, and consideration for communion for Catholics remarried after divorce in restricted circumstances.
Finally, many bishops are seeing the deceitful manipulations within the Church towards evil agendas and are heroically, fiercely and very publicly acting to defend the Church from the wolves within.
The Holy Father has been very good in lecturing priests and telling us what to do. However, I can only do this if the timeless truths of the Catholic faith are firmly defined and defended.
Pierre Trudeau is held by the country’s life and family leaders as most responsible for ramming through the infamous 1969 omnibus Bill C-150 that decriminalized homosexuality and allowed for abortion and contraception.
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe said nations had no 'consensus' on what should happen to babies born alive during botched abortions.
A right to privacy is radicalized by physician-assisted suicide — it does not strengthen the common good, but only alienates, separates and dismantles us as a people who truly care for one another.
“In America, we are supposed to have equal protection under the law — except apparently when you happen to be a black woman at an abortion clinic. Then, killing you is not a problem.”
“The time has come for Christians to join efforts and come out as a united front for the noble goal of protecting the famiy,” Metropolitan Hilarion said.
While the NDP unveiled a massive daycare plan that would create one million daycare spots the Conservatives are proposing to extend their existing child care benefit.
“The Lord orchestrated circumstances that enabled Agora to secure the winning big for that property,” said Ed Sitter, executive director of Foundation for Life and Greater Toledo Right to Life.
“Even though this person surely wouldn’t be elected to office, a vote in that direction would send a clear signal that at least some voters won’t settle for anything less than a pro-life candidate.”
Free Speech Coalition Executive Director Diane Duke said people should "refrain from speculation until more news is forthcoming, and respect performer privacy"
The abortion business’s previous facility had failed a surprise inspection by health investigators who said employees did not clean exam tables between abortions, dispensed expired medication, and failed to comply with state informed consent laws.
Same-sex “marriages” will begin taking place in Alaska by tomorrow, unless the Supreme Court intervenes. On Wednesday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals “stayed” a decision that overturned the state law, which was approved by voters in 1998. The Circuit Court's decision temporarily halts a decision by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Burgess that the state's law is unconstitutional. The stay will end Friday at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, unless the Supreme Court extends it. Last week, the Court stayed a decision in Idaho that overturned that state's marriage law. However, the Court has also decided to not hear same-sex […]
'Blood on the floor and walls, patient records strewn about, uncovered buckets containing unknown fluids, unsecured medications throughout the premises, multiple biohazard bags containing used hypodermic needles.'
Republican Butch Otter "is missing an opportunity to stand strong with the state’s voters," National Organization for Marriage President Brian Brown told LifeSiteNews.com.
Cardinal Tagle of Manila was a huge disappointment. Bishops were not even aware of the relatio or its contents before it was released to the world’s press.
"We must end this threat to America's pre-born children and their mothers and certainly stop funding it through state and federal tax dollars,” Jill Stanek told LifeSiteNews.com.
“If Brigham is unfit to operate abortion facilities in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and Maryland, he certainly isn’t fit to operate in Virginia or any other state,” said Troy Newman, president of Operation Rescue.
'The children who come to life by means of the cooperation of their parents with God are given to their parents for their education and upbringing,' said Cardinal Burke.
'A change in language will bring a change in pastoral practice which will bring about a change in teaching,' said Francis DeBernardo of New Ways Ministry.
Evidently the irony of trying to spin a woman whose only claim to fame is trying to preserve late-term abortions as a champion of children was lost upon the campaign.
Dr. Anthony Levatino, a former abortionist, says known risks include 'infection, hemorrhage, damage to the uterus (including perforation and laceration of major blood vessels), bladder, vagina, intestine and other structures.'
Seven California churches have filed a civil rights complaint with the federal Department of Health & Human Services, saying that a new interpretation of California law would violate both federal and state law by requiring insurance coverage for all abortions. In a letter dated August 22 to president of Anthem Blue Cross in California, Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) Director Shelley Rouillard wrote that some of the insurance companies' “contracts contain language that may discriminate against women by limiting or excluding coverage for termination of pregnancies.” According to Rouillard, California law “requires the provision of basic health care services,” […]
Complications include gasping, muscle spasms, nausea, vomiting, panic, confusion, failure to produce unconsciousness, waking from unconsciousness and a failure to cause death.
Despite the fact that most sex-selective abortions are performed on baby girls, pro-choice feminists still support them, or choose to deny they really happen
The pro-life cause garnered some assistance from an unlikely source over the weekend with a broadcast of the cult hit sci-fi show Doctor Who. Catholic Vote (CV) reviewed of the October 4, “Kill the Moon,” episode of the longtime BBC series, calling it the most pro-life Doctor Who ever. “'Kill the Moon' was a thoroughly pro-life story,” CV says, “yet it was effective. It did not preach or caricature. The dialogue sizzled. It was riveting, morally serious, and often fun.” Doctor Who and his companions for this episode, Clara and Courtney, land on the moon in the year 2049 to investigate changes in its physics […]
Nearly 800,000 followed Baby Shane as his parents took him on a bucket list. 'He is home now with the Lord and will forever be our little miracle!' they wrote.
Mainsteam "porn influences and changes the viewer’s sexual template, normalizing and sexualizing things like violence, degradation, and child abuse," an expert told LifeSiteNews.
Police Superintendent Tony de Ridder gave LifeSiteNews “a strong acknowledgement that we got it wrong, coupled with a determination to get it right this year.”
"Now you come to tell us about reproductive rights, and you give us condoms and artificial contraceptives. Those are not the things we want. We want food, we want education...."
One of the most informative and useful of all items related to the Synod on the Family could be seen to be Fr. Daniel McCaffery’s comments during LSN's recorded telephone interview with him.
Bishop Johan Bonny called on the Synod to establish the primacy of 'conscience' over natural law and a 'proportional' approach to moral decision making.
Jesus addressed same-sex 'marriage' when he declared that so-called marriages involving 'porneia' (some form of illicit sexual union) were not marriages at all.
After including multiple comments from pro-life politicians about rape, the ad ends by showing an antique picture of a man placing his hands up a woman's skirt.
Far from proposing dubious changes to the Church’s laws and disciplines relating to marriage, the Cardinal identified a desperate need for solid catechesis of the faithful.
'Non-physicians ... will not be trained in the surgical management of the complications which injure or kill women after abortions,' noted a pro-life doctor.
'Language such as ‘living in sin’, ‘intrinsically disordered’, or ‘contraceptive mentality’ are not necessarily words that invite people to draw closer to Christ and the Church,' summarized Fr. Rosica.
One of the six couples chosen to participate in the Vatican’s Synod on the Family had some rather controversial advice for the gathered leaders of the Catholic Church.
A new report, The Export of Hate, from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), shows the frightening glimpse of the increasingly dangerous bullyboys of the hard left.
Numerous groups and activists are expected to participate in a series of conference, forums and press gatherings sponsored by a wide array of well-funded international organisations, including the European Union.
Billionaire donor Paul Singer held a secret, closed doors meeting with other megadonors to promote same-sex “marriage” within the Republican Party. The Washington Blade reported that Singer and a number of wealthy donors, politicians, and the head of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) met on Thursday to discuss how to swing the GOP in favor of redefining marriage. Relying on four anonymous sources, the Blade found that HRC president Chad Griffin, a Democratic operative, was expected to speak at the event. Prominent Republicans are expected to be in attendance, including former Bush administration Solicitor General Ted Olson, who has led […]
A proclamation in Williams Lake, British Columbia, is ‘a cloaked attempt … to get this city to approve an anti-choice viewpoint,’ says a local activist.
Pro-life activists planted 100,000 tiny wire-stocked flags, half of them pink for girls, and half blue for boys, in the grass for 400 metres along Wellington Street in front of Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday.
The NHS's lawyer said that removing “life-sustaining intensive care,” including mechanical ventilation and feeding tubes, is “in the child's best interests.”
A group of 48 theologians, psychologists, social workers, counselors, lawyers, and other experts have written an open letter urging the pope and bishops about to attend the Vatican’s Extraordinary Synod on the Family to defend the family and the sanctity of life against secularist attacks. Rampant divorce, contraception, unmarried cohabitation, and pornography, with an ever-shrinking knowledge of the moral law among ordinary people, are the issues most pressing against the institution of marriage, the scholars argue. They have asked the pope to encourage parishes to work to “restore legal provisions that protect marriage as a conjugal union of one man […]
One crucial reason for having this annual gathering is to build community among the LifeSite staff, since most work from their homes and rarely get the opportunity to actually personally meet with each other
In June this year, police in a small town in Somerset advised local shop keepers and the general public to use their mobile phones to record evidence against a local Christian street preacher “if they think he is making offensive remarks,” including remarks against homosexual activity. According to the preacher, Michael Overd, the result has been not only charges being pressed against him by the Crown Prosecution Service for his preaching, but an increase of violent assaults and verbal abuse against him and his friends. “I’d advise people that if they’re offended to record any incident on their mobile phone […]
99.9 percent of all cases of such cases in the nation – 4,501 cases of euthanasia, 286 assisted suicides and 42 combinations of the two – met the conditions of the Dutch law.
I'm not afraid of being on the “wrong side of history” on gay “marriage”; I've been there before. I spent the first part of my life being told that the global triumph of Communism was “inevitable.”
“For the Obama administration … to force its conclusion about sexuality and morality on the nation is beyond reprehensible,” says Mario Diaz of Concerned Women for America.