Pro-life advocates score a major victory at the Organization of American States
The main target of social radicals in Washington, D.C., was a declaration that could be interpreted as supporting assisted suicide.
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Articles for Month: June 2015
Pope tells Girl Scouts to oppose ‘ideologies’ against God’s design for marriage
In the face of anti-family ideologies, the formation of girls through Guiding 'is absolutely determinant for the future,' said the pope.
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St. Peter Damian (1049): what Church MUST do in response to rampant homosexuality among clergy
In 1049, when St. Peter Damian wrote his treatise to Pope Leo IX, homosexuality and sexual perversion in general were far more openly rampant within the clergy than today.
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Victory in Ireland: Pro-life leader’s ‘harassment’ conviction overturned
'I thank God for my vindication and for helping my family and me through this horrible ordeal,' she said.
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Bishops conduct exorcism over the entire nation of Mexico to cast out demon of abortion
'Mexico is living a demonic infestation similar to the one these territories lived before the evangelization and before Our Lady of Guadalupe’s apparition.'
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Chris Christie throws his hat in the ring, but his record gives conservatives pause
Social conservatives once described Christie's record as 'a disqualifying failure.'
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So now is it ‘hate speech’ to deplore the Obergefell decision?
The ink was barely dry on last week’s Supreme Court ruling when Father James Martin, SJ, began scolding Catholics who were, from his decorous perspective, too strident in denouncing the decision.
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Ransom: Woman demands $1 million, or she will abort her 7-week baby
The woman claims that pro-lifers don’t actually care about the life of a child, and won't pony up. It's a classic hostage situation.
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Nurses reveal how babies born alive after abortions are killed or left to die
'This baby was viable, he was breathing on his own and cried vigorously. I honestly think it was just left to die of cold!'
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Ohio health dept. acts to shutter Haskell’s late-term abortion mill amid legislative pressure
'We are encouraged that the Ohio Department is taking steps to rein in these unsafe abortion facilities, but it is a shame that this wasn’t done months ago,' said Newman
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Belgium’s euthanasia establishment hisses back
That one courageous man can stand up to this vicious behaviour and nepotistic cohort in a country where euthanasia has become a 'fundamental human right' and expose its raw underbelly is testament to the ‘power of the one’.
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Protect your kids online this summer
The most important thing is to know what your kids are doing online, and to have open conversations with them about their online behavior.
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The Economist pushes death on demand
The Economist claims their call for what amounts to death on demand is required by 'secular society.' Who knew that secularism = nihilism?
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Mexican activists target Catholic cardinal with criminal complaints for opposing gay ‘marriage’
The cardinal sharply criticized the Mexican Supreme Court's decision to impose gay 'marriage' nationwide.
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Mexican cardinal: Supreme Court is puppet of ‘new order’ seeking to destroy marriage and Church
Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iniguez continues to charge that Mexican officials are in the pocket of international groups aiming to impose a 'new order.'
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Zombie charities push population control
Groups like CARE, Population Services International (PSI), and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) are still thought of as charities, but have less and less in common with America’s vibrant voluntary tradition.
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Parents, don’t be fooled: The sex-ed agenda is more sinister than you know
Tens of thousands of parents are rising up in revolt against a new sex-ed curriculum in Ontario. Was it the straw that broke the camel's back?
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Gay ‘marriage’ isn’t the beginning of our culture’s revolution, and it won’t be the end
The weakness of Christian witness from bishops down to the last man in the pew is the reason why we are facing this moral dissolution.
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Facebook’s conformity campaign
The rainbow flag profile is a demonstration of the power of social conformity in action, and it does not bode well for a true democracy.
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Opposing gay ‘marriage’ may demand civil disobedience: Louisiana bishop
'No human court has the authority to change what God has written into the law of creation,' says Bishop Michael Jarrell.
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Sydney archdiocese sends letters to businesses expressing concern over support of gay ‘marriage’
'I wonder whether you have questioned whether it is the role of a corporation such as yours to be participating in such an important matter that impacts all of Australian society now and into the future,' the letter said.
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Global contraceptives market to reach nearly $20 billion by 2020
Only women are subjected to the dangerous chemicals used in both contraceptive pills and drug-laden contraceptive devices.
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Catholic News Service gives platform to head of union that gave hundreds of millions to pro-abort politicians
AFL-CIO leader Richard Trumka praised Pope Francis' view of capitalism in the CNS story.
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Supreme Court suspends Texas law that would have closed half of its abortion facilities
'Unfortunately, women who do not have abortions at any of the nine operating ambulatory surgical centers that perform abortions will continue to be subjected to substandard medical care,' said Joe Pojman, Ph.D., executive director of Texas Alliance for Life.
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Catholic vice principal hid her homosexuality for 28 years to promote LGBTQ issues
Joan Grundy is speaking out to 'pave the way for other educators' in her position.
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Post-Obergefell, states withdraw marriage licenses, ensure conscience protection
Friday's Supreme Court ruling redefining marriage in the United States has caused a tumult in county clerks' offices.
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SCOTUS marriage ruling is ‘a blatant rejection of God’s plan’: Bishop Tobin
Gay marriage comes from the ‘father of lies,’ he says, quoting Pope Francis.
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EU chastises Britain for having too many stay-at-home moms
The European Council's recommendations prompted indignant responses from Brits who say the EU has no business criticizing mothers who choose to stay at home.
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Aborting ‘defective’ Downs babies is the ‘human’ thing to do: pro-abort blogger
The disabled should not be encountered as ‘problems’ to solve or ‘difficulties’ to eliminate but as people who bring a very special gift into the world.
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St. John Paul II, Pope Benedict respond to U.S. Supreme Court’s marriage decision
Thank you to uCatholic for the original concept of this graphic to which we have made some changes. The text was written by Cardinal Ratzinger, later Pope Benedict, and was approved by St. John Paul II. For a high resolution version of this image click here.
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A milestone in the sexual revolution
The US Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges is to the sexual revolution what the execution of Louis XVI was to the French Revolution. It has destroyed the mystique of marriage.
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The Supreme Court’s chronological snobbery
Five justices of the Supreme Court cannot redefine marriage itself, not any more than Roe v. Wade could redefine the sanctity of human life.
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It is time for another American Revolution to overthrow oppressors
Quite frankly, the United States may have now entered a new kind of civil war. Not a violent one, but a brutal, destructive one nevertheless.
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Patrick Brown plans to be first Ontario Tory leader to march in Toronto Pride
‘This is definitely not a good development, and we’re upset by it,’ says Campaign Life Coalition, which campaigned for Brown in his leadership bid.
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Newspaper bans op-eds against gay ‘marriage’
Even on day one the Supreme Court ruling is having a chilling effect on free speech.
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Wynne and lesbian spouse planned ‘homophobia’ smear on McNaughton
'I think it’s unprecedented for something like that to happen, but it doesn’t surprise me,' McNaughton tells LifeSiteNews.
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Mexican priests and laity enter capitol building to prevent approval of gay ‘marriage’
Seeing the protestors and priests, the president of the state congress said the topic would not be addressed at the session.
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Cardinal Kasper continues push for Communion proposal in new op-ed
One commentator called this latest article 'a dangerous new move' by the Cardinal.
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Toronto councilor tells young kids to become gay activists at Pride flag raising
'Because we know the work [is] never finished, we’re going to rely on you little guys and gals to make sure the work is carried forward,' she said.
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Supreme Court betrays us with illegitimate marriage ruling
Today's decision of the Supreme Court lacks both constitutional and moral authority. There is no eternal or natural law that allows for marriage to be redefined.
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Supreme Court coddles congress on Obamacare
While the Affordable Care Act has multiple problematic implications for religious freedom, the Court got this decision wrong based on an improper understanding of its role and erroneous view of the separation of powers.
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Ontario’s education minister needs to answer to parents on sex-ed: Tory MPP
Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Michael Harris says Liz Sandals needs to heed the Waterloo school board's request to show up for a session with parents.
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Catholic dioceses nationwide hold teachers to faith and moral standards
There appears to be a national consensus among Catholic bishops that faith and morals clauses are needed in teacher agreements.
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Professor Schellnhuber: climate science and the ‘population problem’
Many Catholics are understandably seriously concerned by this appointment to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and his role in the pope's encyclical.
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LGBT group backed by Cardinal to march in London’s huge ‘gay pride’ parade
Westminster Cardinal Vincent Nichols says LGBT Catholics Westminster says the group is hoping it will serve as an ‘opportunity for evangelization.’
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Gay ‘marriage’ ruling opens door to polygamy and religious persecution: Dissenting justices
Chief Justice John Roberts likened the ruling to the infamous Dred Scott decision, which upheld slavery on the eve of the Civil War.
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The war on India’s population is still an emergency
The specter of runaway population growth still terrifies India’s elites, and the legacy of the emergency period—population reduction by any means necessary—lives on in modern India.
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Abortion clinic death: Women are just collateral damage to an increasingly exploitative abortion industry
Be part of ending exploitation – and of the movement to provide women with better answers than abortion.
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The Supreme Court’s marriage ruling is outright judicial activism. Here’s how to respond.
Today is a significant setback for all Americans who believe in the Constitution.
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John-Henry Westen: U.S. Supreme Court rules against God and human nature
LifeSiteNews Editor-in-Chief John-Henry Westen, who also co-founded the international organization Voice of the Family, released the following statement today in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to require states to uphold same-sex “marriage”. Today, the Supreme Court undermined marriage, effectively making it open season on religious liberty in America — and providing the Court's blessing to a redefinition of marriage that is opposed to the Will of God, basic human nature, and the U.S. Constitution. With its decision, the Court has found a “civil right” where none exists. Thanks to the Supreme Court's majority, LGBT activists and their allies […]
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Supreme Court rules that states must allow gay ‘marriage’
In a 5-4 ruling handed down this morning in Obergefell v. Hodges, the justices ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment requires states to offer marriage licenses to homosexual couples.
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This boy was supposed to be ‘incompatible with life,’ but now he’s 14
No doctor or person has the right to make a 'medical decision' to snuff out the life of a child simply because of a disability.
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Millennials, do you have the courage to stand on the ‘wrong side of history’?
The movement for marital restoration is beginning, and the chance for moral courage and a life daring to be countercultural is at hand.
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Is teaching Christian morals child abuse?
Once upon a time Catholic teachers would have been censured for preaching homosexuality. Now activists want to see them sacked for preaching Catholicism.
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Teacher ‘morality clauses’ are consistent with decades of Catholic teaching on education: review
'The Vatican has consistently recognized that teachers ... must serve as witnesses to the faith, in both word and deed,' writes Dr. Jamie Arthur.
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Christian couple loses business for refusing to participate in gay ‘wedding’
'We didn't have a choice. We would be targets.'
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UK study shows massive surge in deadly STDs among gay men
Rates were up overall, but especially for men who have sex with men.
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World’s smallest country, with no gay couples, legalizes same-sex ‘marriage’
'It’s not Pitcairn Islanders that were pushing for it,' said seventh generation resident Meralda Warren.
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Call it ‘SCOTUScare’: Scalia’s scathing dissent skewers Obamacare ruling
'Words no longer have meaning if an Exchange that is not established by a State is ‘established by the State.''
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The ‘pro-choice’ lobby should be supporting ultrasound bills, not mocking governors who do
To those who oppose something as innocuous as a pro-life candidate calling ultrasounds 'cool,' I say: please stand down.
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Pro-family judge promoted to Ontario Court of Appeals
Already, Toronto’s Globe and Mail is warning about “a critic of gay marriage” being named to Ontario’s highest court.
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Mexican bishop and his clergy: We will go to jail rather than bless gay ‘marriages’
'They can’t require an institution like this Church to go against its principles.'
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Bigots and haters? Using conformity to normalize same-sex ‘marriage’
The gender identity movement has launched our society into a giant psychological experiment. The results of this experiment remain to be seen.
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Guttmacher: Only those who approve of abortion should monitor it
Guttmacher's argument that government entities should collect less data on abortion for fear that it might be used to make abortion look bad is simply disingenuous and smacks of desperation.
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Leading U.S. hospital fires doctor for raising concerns about health risks of gay sex
'People who hear my story are flabbergasted, quite frankly, that this could happen. It's insane,' Dr. Paul Church told LifeSiteNews.
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Two years later, family remembers baby Walter, miscarried at 19 weeks
Photos of Walter have been viewed by millions, changing countless minds on abortion, and saving lives.
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Kasper’s flawed path to mercy for divorced and remarried
Kasper’s path to a sacrament that speaks and makes present the nuptial union of Christ and his Church may be a mercy—but, for the divorced and remarried it may be mercy wrapped in a lie.
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The super-secret procedures we used at Planned Parenthood to hide the identity of our abortionist
As unbelievable as it sounds, this is how we picked up our abortionist on ‘abortion day.' It breaks my heart, because he must have been ashamed of what he was doing.
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Supreme Court upholds Obamacare subsidies in 6-3 decision
The ruling, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, says, 'Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to improve health insurance markets, not to destroy them.'
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Bishop who helped in first draft of Laudato Si’: Pope didn’t intend to pronounce on the science
The pope's emphatic tone does convey that he holds a rather clear stance on climate change though.
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I ‘will fight to protect the unborn’: Bobby Jindal enters 2016 presidential race
The Louisiana governor also pledged to uphold religious liberty, saying that 'Christianity is under assault today in America.'
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The almost unbelievable account of how the Synod on the family was almost hijacked by an anti-family agenda
Since the end of the synod the confusion in the Church has only deepened and threats facing the family have expanded.
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Why government must promote marriage — not its redefinition
It is incumbent upon governments to sustain economic growth, tax revenue, and military strength through the encouragement of strong natural families.
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Dozens of parents hold second protest over Wynne’s sex-ed outside Peterborough MPP’s office
'We are determined to get this sex-ed agenda out of our schools regardless of how long it may take.'
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Humanae Vitae: A stone rejected that has become the corner stone in the fight for marriage, family, and culture
Marriage and the family and therefore the Church and civilisation now depend upon the clearest possible proclamation of Humanae Vitae and of Familiaris Consortio if we are to survive and replace a developing one world Culture of Death.
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If Ontario’s French schools can delay Wynne’s sex-ed, so can the English schools
French boards have an opportunity to show Catholic leadership on the issue that will help push back the sexualization of children not just in the English Catholic schools but the public schools as well.
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Fire marshal ignores danger of broken elevator at abortion clinic where patient died
Ohio authorities have chosen to ignore the evidence of unsafe conditions at Preterm even though they have contributed to the death of at least one patient.
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We didn’t seek this war, but if it comes, we must not shirk from it
Right-thinking people should not -- must not – fail in their duty to teach Biblical sexual morality to their children despite state-sponsored interference.
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Scottish mom fired for refusing abortion, wins compensation
22-year-old Teri Cumlin says she never considered abortion.
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Judge strikes down Ohio law that could have closed Toledo’s last abortion facility
The move came after lawmakers removed a pro-life provision under consideration from the state budget.
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‘Not the time to retreat’: Southern Baptist Convention stands tall on marriage
'God in His divine wisdom created marriage as the covenanted, conjugal union of one man and one woman,' the resolution states.
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Last Call! Help us reach our goal today.
This is the LAST CALL that we will make for our spring fundraising campaign, and we have just $73,000 left to raise!
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ISIS and Boko Haram have victimized women through rape. Abortion is not the solution.
Innocent lives have been violated, in the most dehumanizing way. Their voices need to be heard.
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Irish woman’s death after abortion leads to manslaughter trial, but where’s the media?
'Three years after Aisha Chithira’s death we are only now finding out her name.'
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For the first time in 7 years, U.S. birth rate rises
'A lower percentage of women facing unintended pregnancies are choosing abortion,' Dr. Michael New explained.
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UN committee tells Irish gvmt to hold referendum to overturn abortion ban
'Why have you not had a referendum? Why have you not answered this?'
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Louisiana rescinds regulation, Planned Parenthood facility moves forward
BATON ROUGE, LA, June 23, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) – Pro-life efforts in Louisiana are facing difficulties after a state agency dropped a pro-life regulation, easing the way for another abortion facility to open in the state. The Department of Health & Hospitals (DHH) rescinded a 2012 regulation that required new abortion clinics to have state approval through a facility need review (FNR). The move, which took place last week, comes after a Planned Parenthood facility was rejected by DHH in January. The decision was subsequently challenged, which led to the rescission. The DHH decision clears a significant roadblock for Planned Parenthood's […]
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Vatican’s preparatory document suggests October’s Synod will be just as explosive as the last
The language in the document seems schizophrenic with some solid Church teaching and then vaguely-worded statements skirting open confrontation with Church teaching.
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Reagan appointee: Religious groups have to sign HHS mandate paperwork
The judge warned that allowing religious employers to opt out of signing any such form would open up a vista of new lawsuits.
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Watch: A sneak preview of Ricki Lake’s new documentary on the dangers of contraception
'Our goal with this film is to wake women up to the unexposed side effects of these powerful medications and the unforeseen consequences of repressing women’s natural cycles,' said the former talk show maven.
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Obama should read the pope’s words on abortion, not just ‘climate change’: Mike Huckabee
'The science on the origin of human life is pretty well settled,' Huckabee said.
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Canadian MPs vote 273-1 to support free votes on conscience issues
The near-unanimous vote raised two questions: Why was it even necessary, and who voted against it?
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The Guardian: ‘Elated’ abortionist describes ripping out baby ‘part by part’ at 23 weeks
To this abortionist, the only life that matters is the woman’s. But even then, she ignores the fact that women who regret their abortions matter too.
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Activists plan ‘abortion drone’ to bring illegal abortion drugs to Poland
Women on Waves claims its latest effort to violate pro-life laws is aimed to improve a 'lack of safe access to abortion.'
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First Texas abortion clinic closes, more to follow barring Supreme Court involvement
'What will happen when the six or seven additional abortion clinics close? Lives will be saved and women will be protected from exploitation by substandard abortion mills,' said Troy Newman, President of Operation Rescue.
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Notorious abortion clinic chain invades Illinois
Abortions are currently performed there only one day a week, but if the past is prologue, we should fully expect that Amy Miller will aggressively work to increase its 'business.'
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The day I was threatened with arrest for not wanting to watch ‘Modern Family’ on an airplane
I knew something had definitely changed the day my dad and I were threatened to be arrested...
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Astonishing New York Times video: population/ climate panics exposed
Watch this video and think it is about, “Climate Change”, instead of overpopulation. You should catch on that the same scenario is playing out today.
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Mayor calls annual Pride parade the ‘essence of what makes Toronto a great city’
Pride is ‘the best time you can have in Toronto with your clothes on,’ according to John Tory.
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Senate will vote on pain-capable abortion ban: Majority leader
'A bill that in the past couldn’t even get a hearing, I’ll promise you will be a getting a vote,' says Mitch McConnell.
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Hundreds of thousands rally in Rome to defend natural family and protect kids from gender theory
Participants in what organizers called a 'family day' packed to overflowing the Piazza San Giovanni in front of the St. John Lateran Basilica.
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JONAH and the wail: SPLC’s case against reparative therapy comes under fire under cross-examination
'One of the SPLC's own expert witnesses...acknowledges there is no systematic scientific evidence any of these forms of therapy cause concrete harm.'
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Healthy 24-year-old woman to be euthanized in Belgium
The Belgian euthanasia insanity continues!
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German bishops promote diverse family types to help Church ‘question herself’ ahead of Synod
The bishops' June 18 event included testimonies by a cohabitating couple and an open homosexual.
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‘Dad, will you go to jail?’ – The cost of reporting truth
Whoever would have thought we would have arrived at a place in our society when factually reporting what someone said at a public conference could be deemed “hate”?
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Dutch pediatricians: Allow euthanasia for children under 12
Twelve is 'an arbitrary age limit' that 'should be changed,' says the Dutch Pediatric Association.
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Only 3 Days Left! Will you stand for life and family today?
There is always so much more work to be done. We can’t apply the brakes now!
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UK bishop warns of ‘a slide towards ever greater State control’ as pressure mounts on Christians
'What makes Britain great is fidelity to our Christian patrimony,' writes Portsmouth's Catholic bishop, Philip Egan.
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Belgian death doctor wins humanist award
One would think that even euthanasia supporters would oppose death doctors killing patients with conditions outside their medical specialties.
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Montrealers barred from counseling outside abortion facilities for six months as they await ruling
In that time, thousands of women will have abortions at the Femina and Morgentaler facilities, says the pro-life group.
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Irish deputy’s bill aims to stop labeling the unborn as ‘incompatible with life’
'We are calling on all TDs and Senators to support the discontinuation of a label which can lead to lethal discrimination and a lack of best care for devastated families.'
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The Council of Europe to address late abortion and neonatal infanticide
Leaving babies to die without treatment, or actively killing them, simply because they are not wanted is inhumane and contrary to fundamental rights.
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Dear Slate, if you want to make pregnancy help centers illegal, let’s at least start with the truth
This type of reporting is a microcosm of big abortion’s attack on pregnancy help centers.
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Pope Francis to youth: ‘Be chaste, be chaste!’
The virtue of chastity is 'very difficult' but it is a genuine and life-giving love 'that does not try to use the other person for one’s own pleasure,' he said.
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Fatherhood lost: how abortion affects men
For some fathers out there, Father’s Day is a day of pain—a reminder of an ugly event in their lives: The day their unborn children were aborted.
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The dubious education of Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan
Kagan graduated from Princeton, class of 1981; my class. Now, one of my own classmates can rule 'unconstitutional' millennia of human history and culture.
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D&C abortion procedure raises risk of very premature birth by 69 percent: New study
Complications arising from premature birth kill 1 million children a year worldwide.
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Details of Peel Region Board legal threat against LifeSite
LifeSite rejects all of the claims and has responded with demands that the Peel board immediately either withdraw in writing the allegations or immediately provide adequate particulars supporting them.
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‘I love my son!’: 13-year-old who rejected abortion after rape has no regrets 3 years later
'I swear if it wasn’t for Aiden, I wouldn’t be here today!' says Ashley.
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We’re defending 10-year-old mother and her baby: Govt of Paraguay
Amnesty International claims it is 'torture' not to allow the child to have an abortion.
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Catholic bishops denounce horrific desecration of Christian images in ‘gay pride’ marches in Brazil
The bishops are asking the federal government to 'defend the rights that have been injured.'
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Home school numbers skyrocket in Canada: parents ‘dissatisfied’ with public education, says expert
Official enrollment of kids being home schooled grew by 29 percent across the country between 2007 and 2012
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The ‘most decorated’ male porn star ever just revealed why he left porn.
Greg abruptly retired from porn in 2011. Now he has revealed the reason why.
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Porn: sexual cannibalism
Think about it.
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Abortion is Justin Trudeau’s ‘real priority’ for the election: commentator
'For [Trudeau] this is an issue he loves, it's an issue he wants to campaign on, it is his real priority come the October election.'
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WHO: ‘Sexual health’ means governments must provide abortion and sex change
The World Health Organization is jumping into the culture wars yet again.
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Pro-life groups flood UN committee with pleas to block right to abortion
The UN Human Rights Committee will weigh in on abortion and euthanasia in a forthcoming note about the 'right to life.'
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Launch of new encyclical by Catholic agency accused of funding contraception shows urgent need to reaffirm Humanae Vitae
A clear restatement of the unchangeable teaching of the Church on contraception and the nature of the sexual act has never been more necessary.
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Pro-family group laments encyclical’s omission of Church teaching on contraception
'Given that contraception and environmentalism so often go hand-in-hand it is deeply troubling that Church teaching on the primacy of procreation is not reaffirmed.'
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Archbishop: US may suffer the ‘lie’ of gay ‘marriage’ but we won’t take part in it or keep silent
'Nothing the court says can change what marriage truly is and we will continue to promote and defend it,' says Archbishop Cordileone.
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Who’s that one-world climate guru who helped present the pope’s encyclical at the Vatican?
Some background on Professor John Schellnhuber, the latest appointee to the Pontifical Academy for Sciences.
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Red Alert! The great importance of the work we do compels me to share this with you…
The great importance of the work we do compels me to share this with you...
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Australian city council votes to fly gay flag permanently
'Council should fly the municipal, state and national flags to promote civic unity, but not use the flagpoles to promote sectarian causes.'
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Northern Ireland’s attorney general defends anti-abortion law in court
Human rights groups are claiming in court that laws 'forcing' women to fly to England for abortions are a form of torture.
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Pro-life leaders praise, express concerns about papal environment encyclical
Pro-life and pro-family leaders are weighing in on what might prove to be the most controversial encyclical released since Pope Paul VI’s landmark 1968 teaching on human sexuality.
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Waterloo public school board dismisses parents’ concerns over Wynne sex-ed
Instead the board to invite Education Minister Liz Sandals for a Q&A to assuage parents' concerns.
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Hawaiian public schools must teach contraception, sodomy in sex-ed classes
A Planned Parenthood spokesperson said she was 'elated' with the changes.
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The UK makes the morning after pill available to teens too young to legally have sex
'The availability of the morning-after pill is encouraging some adolescents to engage in casual sex,' a pro-family leader revealed.
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Abortion supporters in uproar over House effort to eliminate federal contraceptive and abortifacient funding
An expert told LifeSiteNews that funding 'would include drugs we would consider abortifacient drugs, such as Plan B and Ella.'
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Maine votes down parental consent law, allows abortion facilities to remain unregulated
'Should we wait until there is a preventative fatality before we decide to act?'
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I’m Astonished!
This is your story, a story that must continue to be told
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Calls to Obama to allow abortion funding overseas are not about rape victims
Abortion advocates reject the idea that victims of sexual violence who become pregnant want to keep their unborn children.
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Don’t use my pain as a weapon: Infertility and same-sex ‘marriage’
It should be clear that the casual comparison between homosexual couples and infertile heterosexual marriages is not only facile and foolish—it is hurtful, callously disregarding the lived experience of infertile couples.
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‘Safe sex’ means risky sex for teenagers
In the light of the latest findings on safe sex belief and risk taking among teenagers, the 'Keep it safe, keep it sexy' approach is scientifically and morally indefensible.
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Women’s advocates slam latest ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ novel for ‘rationaliz[ing] domestic abuse’
'The whole series is offensive to any woman who has to deal with the reality of abuse.'
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Princeton should treat Peter Singer like a racist
Racism is now forbidden territory. But oppressing the most weak and vulnerable humans is deemed respectable.
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Strong marriage prep is essential to promote the Gospel of Life
If we are going to reclaim a proper understanding of natural marriage, then we must challenge and confront the ideology and environment in which our youth are being raised.
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Pope’s encyclical: Pro-climate-change, but anti-population control, pro-life, and anti-gender ideology
The 180-page encyclical is an often fascinating read on Christian care for creation, subsumed under emphatic passages on the dire risks of climate change.
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Transgenderism: A pathogenic meme
The central issue with all transgender subjects is one of assumption—the assumption that one’s sexual nature is misaligned with one’s biological sex.
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Breaking down America’s declining abortion numbers
Increased technology, medical knowledge, and social support allows traditionally marginalized women—teenagers, minorities, and those with unintended pregnancies—the choice to give birth.
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Catholic parents can challenge Wynne’s sex-ed on their own, argue lawyers
Catholics’ denominational rights are not just 'the bishops’ rights, ... the Catholic institutions’ rights, it is all of the Catholic electors,’ says Mississauga lawyer Geoff Cauchi.
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Two Republican governors, two very different decisions about religious freedom for Christian adoption agencies
Rick Scott and Rick Snyder took different paths
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The incredible moment when the abortionist called a pregnancy center for help
The staff at the center initially thought it was a prank call.
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Abortions declined in New Zealand in 2014 for the seventh straight year
Pro-life leaders nationwide rejoiced at the news.
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What the U.S. pro-life movement can learn from the gang rape victim who refused abortion
Her story is among the worst I've ever heard -- but her perseverance should give hope to all.
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UK Catholic educator equips parents to teach sexuality according to mind of the Church
Louise Kirk will speak June 18 at the University of Notre Dame’s London campus.
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Knives out in New Jersey for Jewish non-profit helping people with unwanted gay attractions
The Southern Poverty Law Center is arguing that to claim sexual orientation is changeable and that counseling can help effect such change is inherently fraudulent.
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African bishops to ‘speak with one voice’ against progressive agenda at Synod
'We must start from faith, affirm it and live it in order to evangelize the cultures in depth.'
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Maine Senate defeats assisted suicide bill
With the defeat of Bill LD 1270, Maine can not reconsider legalizing assisted suicide for the rest of this two year legislative session.
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Belgian bishop who called on Church to endorse gay unions approved to attend Synod
Antwerp Bishop Johan Bonny urged last year's Synod to emphasize the primacy of conscience rather than natural law.
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LifeSite threatened with a lawsuit over sex-ed exposé
I’m not surprised they’re resorting to bully tactics to silence us from revealing the truth.
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Planned Parenthood in Washington, D.C. to close
'This closure is a huge victory for pro-life activists who have worked to save babies from abortion and even suffered wrongful arrests there,' said Troy Newman, President of Operation Rescue.
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BREAKING: LifeSite has just been threatened with a lawsuit after publishing sex-ed exposé
Apparently they don't want parents to find out how teachers are "hiding" pro-gay lessons in math class, so parents won't find out.
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LGBTQ group confident it’s making inroads for gay agenda on Notre Dame campus
Although the LGBTQ group is not sponsored, it freely opposes Catholic teaching on campus without apparent restriction or response from Notre Dame.
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German bishops have prepared the way for a de facto schism
A Christianity that pretends it can do without marriage while claiming to be acting out of compassion, has taken on the trappings of Christianity while leaving us with an empty shell.
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Pope Francis’ leaked encyclical: the good and the bad
The leaked draft may only be a matter of historical interest if it's substantially altered, but this document is truly unprecedented in content.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs Pastor Protection Act
Constitutional freedoms in the bill called both 'extremist,' 'discriminatory,' and 'unnecessary' by opponents.
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Check out this video: How to answer the 7 most common pro-abortion lies
Want to know how to respond to the top 'pro-choice' arguments? This video may be just what you need.
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Vatican taps Catholic Relief Services’ president to help present encyclical
The high-profile platform comes despite ongoing concern over Catholic Relief Services’ funding practices.
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Texas governor signs law closing ‘judicial bypass’ loopholes for minor girls
'This bill puts a young girl's interests ahead of an abortionist's convenience.'
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‘Every child bears the face of Jesus’: Bishop buries unborn baby discarded in sewer
He named the baby Francis after the Pope, who opposed the 'throwaway culture.'
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TV host to GOP candidate: ‘Why do you think choice is not a good thing?’ (video)
Whoopi Goldberg asked Carly Fiorina, 'Are you going to run as a person who is going to govern for everyone, or are you running on your Christian beliefs?'
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Viral video shows young boy ‘twerking’ at Gay Pride as drag queens cheer
'The sexual anarchist agenda steamrolls ahead and children are in the cross-hairs.'
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Belgian doctors killing patients ‘without their explicit request’: study
In 2013, more than 1,700 deaths were the result of euthanasia without the patient's request.
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PEI’s bishop decries eased abortion regulations
Bishop Richard Grecco lamented the growing culture of death in his province and country.
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Jewish academic horrified at UK’s persecution of Christians against gay ‘marriage’
The Ashers bakery court case has 'all the hallmarks of religious persecution.'
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The value of children: economics, faith, and the problem of underpopulation
God’s mandate to 'fill the earth' starts with those willing to believe that, just as the Lord is faithful to those who develop innovations to feed millions, he is faithful to families trying to feed their children.
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Campaign Life’s analysis of Wynne sex-ed now in Portuguese and French
It's also available in Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, and Spanish.
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Devastated mom: I was pro-choice. Then I saw my dismembered baby in a bucket after late abortion
'And I saw this red bucket on the floor and – uh – what I saw was just…' At this point, Jessica is unable to continue.
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Newest NARAL hit piece targets Connecticut pregnancy centers
The document released by NARAL laments the fact that pregnancy help organizations out-number abortion providers, while accusing the locally funded non-profits of lying to women.
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Retired Vatican cardinal: Adopting Kasper’s plan would weaken pope’s credibility
The proposal would also create a 'separation between mercy and conversion, which does not seem consistent with the Gospel,' says Cardinal Ennion Antonelli.
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FREE life-saving training!
If you'd like to achieve life-saving results like this in your community, 40 Days for Life's new online training is for you.
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Vatican names representatives for 2015 Synod on the Family
Here is the list of representatives from numerous countries who will attend the Ordinary Synod on the Family in October.
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Toronto hosting orgy for the disabled this summer, courtesy of Canadian taxpayers
The organizer, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, has received over $1 million in government funds since 2011.
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Egypt announces plan to cut fertility rate from 3.5 to 2.4 by 2030
Egypt's Minister of State for Population says the government is hoping to avoid 'negative incentives.'
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Mom horrified to see photo of daughter with Down syndrome on ad for prenatal testing
'How dare they,' the mom wrote Friday.
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Don’t Be Silent!
We can no longer afford to deny the hard truth: the threats to the freedoms of Canadians like you and me who believe in the sanctity of life and the traditional family are growing every day.
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The Hard Truth
We can no longer afford to deny the hard truth...
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Priests for Life wins injunction, believes its case could overturn the HHS mandate
'Without the stay granted today, we would have been in the position of being fined for failing to comply with the mandate,' Fr. Frank Pavone told LifeSiteNews.
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Birth control may keep you from sleeping and increase stress hormones in your body: Study
'These factors impact welfare and quality of life,' the study's lead author said.
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Judge who performed gay ‘marriages’ rules that Arkansas must accept them as legally binding
He wrote that the state acted 'with shameless disrespect for fundamental fairness and equality' by not recognizing the gay 'marriages' he and others performed.
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Jeb Bush pledges strong support for religious liberty as he launches bid for president
'It comes down to a choice between the Little Sisters and Big Brother, and I’m going with the Sisters,' he said.
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Gosnell movie producers also planning biography of ‘House of Horrors’ abortionist
'There’s such a web of protection for the abortion industry,' the producer said.
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Mexican Supreme Court legalizes gay ‘marriage’ nationwide
Marriage between one man and one woman is ‘unconstitutional,’ the court declared Friday.
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Pope Francis: Parents must fight ‘ideological’ attacks that ‘poison’ children’s souls
'The Lord has chosen you to love and transmit life. These two things are the vocation of the parents,' he said Monday.
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I wished I had been born a boy
What if I had been raised that the choices for me sexually were vast and practically limitless?
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Why we celebrate the Magna Carta
The very words of the Magna Carta are a stumbling block for a culture that is eager to cast off its Christian heritage.
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Public school LGBT programs don’t just trample parental rights. They also put kids at risk.
Control of schools should belong to parents, not to the federal government and activist organizations such as GLSEN.
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Pro-lifers honor 47 victims of Gosnell buried in unmarked plot in Philadelphia
'Today, we can say that the City of Philadelphia has heard us. They gave these babies a place to be buried,' said Catherine Foster, an attorney for Alliance Defending Freedom.
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‘Free Mary Wagner!’: Pro-lifers confront Stephen Harper on Polish visit
'Harper likes to talk about democracy and freedoms, and in his country, people are persecuted for their views,' said activist Jacek Kotula.
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‘Jane Roe’ of Roe v. Wade was so horrified by what she saw in abortion clinics, she became pro-life.
Norma McCorvey admits she resorted to drugs and alcohol to dull the pain of what she saw while working in the clinics.
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Pregnant at 17, I knew something was wrong with the baby on my wedding day
Doctors recommend abortion. We refused. I won’t lie and say that raising my daughter was easy. It wasn’t.
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UN’s attempts to push abortion on Boko Haram victims is ‘geared toward depopulation’
The UNFPA denies it is promoting abortion among the hundreds of girls raped and impregnated by Islamic terrorists.
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Abortion is not the solution for Boko Haram’s rape victims: Pro-life spokesmen worldwide
'The thought of high pressure groups like UNFPA swooping into Nigeria to finish what the terrorists started is very troubling,' Fr. Shenan Boquet told LifeSiteNews.
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15-year-old girl sues to force Virginia school district to let her use boys’ bathroom
An Alliance Defending Freedom attorney says the school district is under no legal obligation to provide her such accommodations.
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Franklin Graham: Boycott businesses that promote the gay agenda
The evangelical leader encouraged Christians to 'fight the tide of moral decay that is being crammed down our throats by Big Business, the media, and the gay and lesbian community.'
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North Carolina gives religious liberty to magistrates over Republican governor’s veto
Governor Pat McCrory called it 'a disappointing day for the rule of law and the process of passing legislation in North Carolina.'
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Life in the Playboy Mansion made me want to commit suicide: Hef’s ex
Hugh Hefner's former 'number one' girlfriend says the Playboy lifestyle left her with a 'hollow emptiness.'
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Quebec pro-life group fights for right to be ‘at the foot of cross’ – outside abortion clinics
Street counsellors need to be near the clinic 'because it is precisely by being where abortion is that we can best prevent it.'
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The radical alternative to watching celebrities self-destruct for entertainment
As crazy as it sounds, there are better things to do than watch Miley Cyrus self-destruct. Here's a few of them.
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Tulsa’s bishop pulls out of justice group over gay march: ‘I have to be the bishop’
‘You have to stand for something and then say that's what it is,’ says Bishop Edward Slattery.
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Catholic trustee on sex-ed: The gvmt ‘tells us what to do, and we need to do it’
Catholic education is about teaching the Catholic faith, not kowtowing to the government.
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France’s Terri Schiavo shocks the nation with video showing he’s alive
For the first time, hundreds of thousands of people have seen that Vincent Lambert is not hooked up and reacts to stimuli.
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UK Catholic hermit charged with harassment for trying to convert lesbian witches
Brother Damon Kelly has been arrested at least ten times since he began distributing pamphlets on abortion and homosexuality, without ever being charged.
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Belfast bakers appeal fine for refusing to do gay ‘marriage’ cake
'We cannot provide a cake that goes against what the Bible says about marriage,' say the McArthurs, who own Ashers Bakery.
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Toronto Catholic trustees claim bishops’ support as they vote down motion to delay Wynne’s sex-ed
'When are we going to stop sitting back and allowing our religious freedoms to be violated without consequence?' asks Angela Kennedy, the trustee behind the motion.
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This assisted suicide picture is worth a 1,000 words
Every one of the categories in this picture have been euthanized or assisted in suicide where legal, perhaps with the exception of the 'slightly ill'.
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Still waiting to hear what’s in it, U.S. Bishops gear up to promote eco-encyclical’s message
Some Catholics are concerned about the encyclical because the Vatican’s preparations have seemed to compromise the Church’s pro-life witness.
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Liberal columnist agrees: ‘Family values’ debate is about ‘what words actually mean’
Whatever satisfaction some may gain from a same-sex relationship, it can never be a 'marriage' -- because marriage, by definition, is the union of a man and a woman.
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New Zealand’s shifting euthanasia debate
While the issue in New Zealand is not going away in the short term we can at least hold out hope that a well considered inquiry will conclude that euthanasia and assisted suicide are never safe and should not be made law.
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Cardinal Kasper hints at new ‘Vatican II’ strategy to gain approval of Communion proposal
The cardinal appears to be changing tactics as he realizes large numbers aren't buying into his plan.
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Serving leaders on the front lines
If you are reading this letter, you already know that truthful news reporting in Canada is a scarce commodity. And when it comes to issues pertaining to life and family - it’s practically non-existent.
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After blasphemous gay pride parade, Brazil seeks to ban ‘Christophobia’
'This country is Christian, and now, here, I speak in the name of millions of Brazilian Christians.'
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European Parliament asks WHO to remove transgender from its manual of disorders
The MEPs asked the World Health Organization to assure the world will stop 'pathologizing' gender and support abortion-on-demand.
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Abortion industry sues Florida after governor signs 24-hour waiting period
'Florida mandates waits of three days before getting a marriage license, 20 days before divorce, and three days before buying a handgun...So, why not a short wait before an abortion?'
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Lindsey Graham on abortion after rape: ‘I’m going to leave that to the family’
'I've always had exceptions for rape, incest, and life of the mother,' Graham tells LifeSiteNews.
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Expose Amnesty’s support for the human rights abuse that is abortion
It is a travesty that Amnesty has turned its back on finding progressive and compassionate solutions to a women in difficulties.
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Special video message from Rick Santorum
Where can pro-life and pro-family leaders, politicians, and pastors on the front lines go to find the accurate and critical news and information that they need to effectively fight abortion and attacks on the family?
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Graham introduces pain-capable abortion ban in U.S. Senate
‘Over time we will win,’ he says of the pro-life battle.
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Boston tells religious believers: You’re not welcome here
This is the same old story of corrupt, amoral people being in power and the churches and similar institutions caving in, compromising their principles, and abandoning the battle.
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UK House of Commons to debate assisted suicide for first time in 20 years
Many groups oppose the assisted suicide bill because it gives physicians, the right in law to cause the death of their patients when their patients are at the most vulnerable time of their lives.
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UN report calls for LGBT rights, leaves out same-sex ‘marriage’
The latest report mostly parrots the non-binding suggestions of UN experts, which have been widely discredited and ignored.
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Former NASA scientists warn Pope off climate change bandwagon
Climate change is not only flawed, they write, but is used to promote an anti-life agenda.
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Powerful forces seek to end counseling for reluctant gays
At issue is medical choice. Do adults have the right to seek treatment for sexual desires and behavior they find objectionable for whatever reason?
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12-year-old shares how he got addicted to porn at 9, and how he got over it
'We had done everything we could to try to protect Joe - we had passwords and safety codes and filters,' says his mother.
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Are hormonal contraceptives really safer than aspirin?
The notion that hormonal contraceptives are safer than aspirin is an outdated statistic that relies on apples-to-oranges comparisons, and is not a good rationale for dispensing the pill via vending machines.
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Christian charity ordered to pay London $155,000 after city bans its ‘ex-gay’ ads
The British Court of Appeal has effectively ruled that homosexual advocacy trumps the free speech of Christians not only in government but in jurisprudence.
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Kasper’s Communion proposal ‘insults Christ’: Pope Francis’ liturgy prefect
Gender ideology 'is a dreamlike totalitarianism,’ says Pope Francis' liturgy prefect in a sweeping addresses on challenges facing the Church.
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Pope criticizes the ‘insidious dangers’ of ‘secularism and relativism’
As is becoming very common, even routine, Pope Francis again today addressed the crisis facing the family.
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Same sex attractions, the priesthood, and the Church
Priests with homosexual conflicts present a risk to Catholic youth.
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Obama tells Catholic Health Association: We couldn’t have passed ObamaCare without you
'Without your moral force, we would not have succeeded,' the president said.
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Irish woman gives birth to baby pronounced ‘dead’ for weeks
The doctors were about to schedule an abortion to remove the 'deceased' fetus.
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Why sex ed can’t help but increase kids’ exposure to risky behaviours
The more education, the fewer mishaps – but the more education, the more exploration.
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Liberalism can’t fix ‘rape culture’ because it can’t understand sex
By rescuing sex from liberalism, we can restore sex to its rightful place—not as bargained recreation between Lockean rights-bearers, but as the complete gift of mind, body, and soul to another person, and the reception of the complete gift of the other.
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Why the 14th Amendment is no mandate for same-sex ‘marriage’
A constitution that is always evolving provides no fixed guarantees for the rights of the people.
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‘Don’t count on me’ to do abortions, say Latin American doctors in new video campaign
'To care, respect and protect life is the essence of our profession.'
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Dear Duggar critics: You can stop pretending to care about the victims now
In their interview on Friday, the victims firmly took that fig leaf away from us.
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Report sheds light on California’s anti-pregnancy center strategy
'This report is further demonstration that billion dollar Big Abortion’s tentacles reach through some California lawmakers into taxpayer monies to benefit their abortion business.'
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Decision time: Are you going to stand with Scripture or the Sexual Revolution?
True compassion will never lead to an abandonment of biblical authority or a redefinition of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Vietnam to remove two-child policy as population ages
'Let's hope that other countries in Asia like China ... will follow suit,' says the Population Research Institute's Steven Mosher.
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10 things you did not expect to see outside abortion centres
The reality of abortion is perhaps at its clearest when a medical waste van arrives to collect the body parts of children whose lives are lost to abortion.
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How Catholic charity is becoming an industry, and losing its mission
There is no love in mere philanthropy, and certainly not in an industry masquerading as a charity.
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Exclusive: Life is ‘absolutely’ a winning issue, says Mike Huckabee
'I will never apologize for being pro-life. ... Life is central to my campaign, but more importantly–to who I am.'
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Saskatchewan medical regulator backs down on forced abortion referrals
Conscience rights advocate Sean Murphy says the proposed policy is greatly improved but still has serious problems.
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Black pro-life leaders head to Selma, Alabama to expose illegal abortion clinic
'We are rallying because the right to life is the greatest civil right of all.'
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Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act to be introduced in U.S. Senate tomorrow
'We are one of only seven nations in the world, including China and North Korea, to allow such brutality,' Marjorie Dannenfelser of SBA List said.
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Why Planned Parenthood is wrong to take credit for dropping abortion numbers
What the birth-control/abortion numbers reveal is that abortion is the backup for failed birth-control and Planned Parenthood is the leading provider of both.
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Ryerson pro-lifers hope to sue student union for denying club status, but need $20,000
The student union accused them of 'promot[ing] misogynist views.'
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What effect does abortion have on abortionists?
Abortion can harm more harm to those who practice it than to those who suffer from the injury.
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Three charged with manslaughter for African woman’s death during botched abortion in Ireland
Pro-lifers say the media coverage exposes 'colossal double standards' in the abortion debate in Ireland.
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New study suggests doctors push new mothers to get an IUD immediately after birth
'Medically speaking, this push to implant IUDs immediately after delivery is a travesty,' Rita Diller, the national director of the American Life League’s Stop Planned Parenthood Project, told LifeSiteNews.
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Priest defends attack on Cardinal Burke, says Church should ‘welcome’ gay clergy
The priest accuses Cardinal Burke of 'hate' speech and says his remarks could easily have seen him taken to a Canadian human rights tribunal.
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Planned Parenthood claims credit for massive national decrease in abortion
But pro-life scholar who has examined the data tells LifeSiteNews the new AP study is proof that 'pro-life efforts have succeeded.'
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They were about to pull the plug on me, when the Archangel Michael saved my life
Just hours away from being disconnected from life support, Joan Wensel says she received an angelic visitation that made all the difference.
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‘Roe v. Wade is almost entirely dead’: Half of Texas’ abortion clinics could close after big ruling
Texas will likely have only seven or eight abortion facilities left following a federal appeals court ruling today.
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Kasper admits he ‘exaggerated’ by claiming Pope Francis approved his Communion proposal
Last year he claimed, 'Clearly this is what he (the pope) wants.'
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Our little George was crying when he died
I was honored to spend 24 hours with my precious little George, and then I had to kiss his little head goodbye.
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Amnesty International launches campaign against Ireland’s unborn
Pro-life groups are sharply criticizing Amnesty International's 'obsession' with abolishing Ireland’s abortion laws.
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Colombia imposes euthanasia medical martyrdom
Should the USA widely legalize assisted suicide, the current comity will be euthanized, and then medical martyrdom will commence.
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Duggar sisters: Tabloids exploiting our story ‘a thousand times worse’ than what Josh did
Jill and Jessa say the media portrayal of the abuse allegations has been distorted, and the release of their identities was exploitive and malicious.
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San Fran archbishop’s new teacher handbook aims for more ‘pastoral’ tone
Archbishop Cordileone said he's trying a new approach to his goal of promoting Catholic identity in the schools.
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Adoption may not always be perfect, but it saves a life
Adoption is a love story, but not always an easy one.
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We’re doing it wrong when our own people say: ‘I’m having an abortion, but God will forgive’
Can grace really be used this way, seemingly to magnify God, but actually to defend abortion?
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Ontario New Democrat invokes Pope Francis at protest pushing sex-ed – but aide can’t explain why
TORONTO, June 9, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) — Dressed in clerics and holding a rainbow-colored flag, NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo showed up at the June 7 sex-ed rally claiming she was there to show support for LGBTQ children, and that there are “six-year-old gays, lesbians and trans” children. The United Church minister who self-identifies as a “queer woman” and is MPP for Parkdale-High Park sponsored Bill 77, banning reparative therapy for minors and declassifying it as an insurable medical service under OHIP. Bill 77 passed on June 4. DiNovo, who said the majority of United Church members supported the Liberal government’s sex-ed […]
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Canadian MP accuses Catholic cardinal of ‘spreading homophobia’
NDP MP Pierre Dionne Labelle is upset that Parliament gave Cardinal Raymond Burke a standing ovation last week.
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Pope Francis appoints new archbishop of Berlin who defends gay unions
'To present homosexuality as sin is wounding,' says Bishop Heiner Koch.
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Bishop Schneider on the crisis in the Church: It’s no time for sloth. We need soldiers for Christ.
Amid the crisis in the Church there is 'now a chance for all who have remained loyal to their Baptismal promises ... to confess and defend the Faith!'
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Interview: Bishop Schneider urges ‘flaming prayers’ to protect bishops from worldliness
Kazakhstan Bishop Athanasius Schneider speaks with LifeSiteNews about the upcoming Synod on the Family.
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Administration denies change in LGBT hiring policy for faith-based groups
Faith-based groups were unaware of the policy change for hiring homosexuals, but were incredulous to find out that such a change was in the offing.
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‘No to Euro gay values’: Russian police and citizens stop homosexual ‘pride’ parade for tenth year in a row
'We don't want the Dead Sea to wipe away our beautiful city as it did to the ancient town of Sodom.'
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Christian school asks tribunal to reverse ruling against law school grads
Trinity Western University finished its appeal of the Law Society of Upper Canada’s decision.
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North Carolina institutes 72-hour waiting period for abortions
North Carolina Right to Life's Natalie Votipka credited the 72-hour waiting bill's victory to 'the ordinary North Carolinians who are willing to stand for life in the legislative and political realms.'
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New Zealand judge: Parliament must decide on euthanasia
Lecretia Seales had asked the judge to allow her doctor to assist in her death.
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Pope Francis: Keep computers out of kids’ rooms to protect them from ‘filth’ of porn
'Computers must be in the common rooms of the home,' the pope told reporters.
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‘Gay’ priest calls Cardinal Burke a clown, accuses him of violence against homosexuals
The Ottawa-area priest was upset that NET Canada invited the cardinal to speak in his city.
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Woman: I aborted 18 baby girls to give my husband the son he wanted
Eighteen preborn baby girls aborted to get one son - and groups like Planned Parenthood support this.
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Irish archbishop: Cardinal Burke’s criticism of gay ‘marriage’ vote was ‘offensive’
'I wouldn’t use that language,' says Archbishop Eamon Martin, Primate of All Ireland.
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Pope: Marriage between man and woman is threatened by gender ideology
'The differences between men and women are not of the order of opposition or subordination, but rather communion and generation,' he told Puerto Rico's bishops Monday.
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Thousands of parents protest Wynne’s sex-ed at Queen’s Park
Meanwhile, New Democrat MPP Cheri DiNovo led a counter-protest to support 'six-year-old gays, lesbians and trans' kids.
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European court approves starvation of handicapped man – but he’s spared for now
Dissenting justices called the decision ‘frightening’ and a ‘retrograde step’ in protecting the vulnerable.
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Pro-life groups urge faith leaders to defend families as California prepares to force vaccines
The controversial bill targets both public and private schools, forcing parents to homeschool if they object to vaccinations.
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Exclusive interview: Meet the HIV-positive sidewalk counselor whose lawsuit beat ObamaCare
He was never afraid about the possibility of losing all insurance coverage, because 'I never was afraid of the risk to my health, because I know Who creates and sustains life,' the Rhode Island man told LifeSiteNews.
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NARAL admits unborn babies feel pain—and are babies
What’s the deal, NARAL? Are fetuses babies after all—or only when their parents decide to confer value upon them?
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Professor from secret Rome meeting on Synod urges Church to accept gay unions
The Church needs a 'clear and unconditional acceptance of these people and their forms of living.'
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Western culture can’t be renewed until it gets sexual act right: Cardinal Burke in Ottawa
'The defense and promotion of human life and of marriage and the family is at the foundation of a Christian culture, and indeed, of any viable human culture,' he told the NET Canada gala.
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Seminary presidents ask Congress: Protect our religious freedom if the Supreme Court redefines marriage
There are more than 1,700 religiously affiliated colleges and universities in the U.S. There are also 29,000 Christian preschools, elementary and high schools, all of which will be affected by the Supreme Court decision
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Churches embracing homosexuality prepare members to accept the Anti-Christ: Russian Orthodox leader
His statement came as the Russian Orthodox Church announced that it is ending 'formal contacts' with two Protestant churches in Europe for rejecting Christian sexual morality.
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Natalie Portman: Contraception caused depression that gave me ‘dark moments’
'I had some difficult times,' the Oscar-winner admitted.
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The homeless teen who gave birth at 14 just became high school valedictorian
Trameka Pope said she knew God doesn't 'make mistakes, and He wouldn't give anyone a child who wasn't ready for one.'
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Air Force makes it harder to discharge transgender fighting ‘men’
The decision whether a soldier is fit to serve will be removed from doctors and unit commanders and transferred to the Air Force's national headquarters.
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Finding comfort in the sacred heart: Dealing with same-sex attraction
The Heart of Jesus is especially moved by those who suffer in any way — be it mentally, physically or spiritually.
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Federal judge orders Guam to issue gay ‘marriage’ licenses starting Tuesday
Gov. Eddie Calvo criticized the ruling, but said he will 'uphold the law.'
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Eight GOP senators back failed bid to extend marriage benefits to LGBT veterans
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson says he supports man-woman marriage, but believes the law requires granting the benefits.
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Pregnant and homeless in eighth grade, teen defies odds and becomes high school valedictorian
'I was told that God don’t make mistakes and he wouldn’t give anyone a child who wasn’t ready for one,' says Pope.
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Transgender? That’s so yesterday. Now, meet the ‘transabled.’
They want to cut their limbs off for fun. But...you guessed it...they're oppressed.
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Pope Francis tells Peru’s pro-lifers to ‘keep making noise’
The March for Life in Lima earlier this year drew more than 500,000 people.
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Patrick Stewart defends Christian baker’s right to refuse gay cake
'I would support their rights to say no, this is personally offensive to my beliefs, I will not do it.'
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She was in the abortion clinic waiting her turn: then her baby’s dad did something remarkable
He thought it wasn’t his choice.
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‘What have we come to?’ Pro-life leader compares Francis and John Paul II on moms with C-sections
Pope Francis' 'rabbit gate' has hit Catholic families right at the very core of their being, says New Zealand papal dame Colleen Bayer.
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Born cocaine-exposed, alcohol level four times the legal limit: his adoptive parents didn’t hesitate
'Of course we said yes,' says his dad. 'Everyone deserves a chance. Everyone!'
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Wynne Liberals spend $1.8 million on ‘deceptive’ ads whitewashing sex-ed
'What’s so deeply offensive is the deceit of it, to pretend that it’s not controversial,' says REAL Women's Gwen Landolt.
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The reason for euthanasia word engineering
The euthanasia movement is about killing–which simply means to intentionally end life–as a response to human suffering.
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‘Tyrannical’: Ontario bans therapy for teens with unwanted gay attractions
Ontario’s three political parties quietly collaborated to pass the bill Thursday.
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Bella’s doing ‘exceptionally well,’ but ‘don’t forget about her’: Santorum tells LifeSiteNews
'Please pass on to your readers how appreciative Karen and I – and the whole family – are for the prayers for Bella,' Santorum told LifeSiteNews. 'But....'
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Exclusive: Rick Santorum says being pro-life ‘is a part of who I am’
Living a pro-life ethic 'on a daily basis with our daughter, Isabella, witnesses to the dignity of all human life,' Santorum told LifeSiteNews.
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Pro-life Chileans to protest pro-abort president at Vatican during Pope Francis meeting
The pro-life women are specifically protesting a measure presented by the government and supported by the president to decriminalize abortion in the country.
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One of Pope’s closest advisors: How Pope Francis is changing the Church
The pope 'knows there are those hoping that the next pope will turn everything back around," said Archbishop Fernandez. 'If you go slowly it's more difficult to turn things back.'
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Don’t apologize for Western values: Rick Perry enters the 2016 presidential race
Perry's greatest pro-life achievement was signing H.B. 2, which has closed the vast majority of the state's abortion facilities.
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The gay rights flag is dripping with the blood of the unborn
You can’t demand 'equality' while proudly stripping it away from millions of others, such as the unborn.
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Lindsey Graham runs for president: I’m a social conservative, but without the ‘animosity’
The ninth presidential hopeful entered a crowded field while making virtually no reference to abortion, marriage, or religious freedom.
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Duggar sisters: Josh is not a pedophile, system ‘failed’ by releasing his records
'I do want to speak up in his defense,' said Jessa, who admitted she was one of Josh's victims.
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Why the gay ‘marriage’ debate isn’t about science
As the debate over same-sex marriage proceeds, let’s drop the pretense of scientific disinterest and focus on the competing values that are really at stake.
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Let 22-week preemies die: Canadian Pediatrics Society
The Canadian Pediatrics Society is under fire for its official policy that babies at 22 weeks and younger should receive only palliative care to die painlessly.
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Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar open up about abuse allegations in emotional interview
The '19 Kids and Counting' stars detail how they handled 'one of most darkest times our family has ever gone through.'
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Ontario MPP files 185,000-strong petition opposing Wynne’s sex-ed curriculum
'We don’t want the government to co-parent with us,' said one of the organizers.
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Halton Catholic school board votes down bid to delay Wynne’s sex-ed
A curriculum so inimical to Catholic teaching needs more than the few months to rewrite it for Catholic children, argued trustee Anthony Danko.
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Disgraced Ottawa abortionist resigns amid grisly misconduct findings
Asked if he ever considered the fate of the unborn child, the abortionist replied: ‘I’m a doctor, not a priest.’
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The body God gave us doesn’t lie: a meditation on the sexual confusion of our day
The body reflects the soul. The fruitfulness is more than merely physical; it is spiritual and soulful as well.
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Christian florist appeals her case to Washington’s state Supreme Court
'Government is supposed to protect freedom, not intimidate citizens into acting contrary to their faith and conscience,' said ADF Senior Legal Counsel Jeremy Tedesco.
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Teacher takes pre-teens to sex toy store: parents outraged
'I feel bad, because the kids had so much fun,' said school Director Starri Hedges,
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Catholic Relief Services slams critics of gay ‘married’ VP as he resigns
The U.S. bishops' relief agency said it 'detest[s] hurtful campaigns' like the one that called for Estridge's dismissal.
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World Health Organization promotes abortifacients for new mothers around the globe
Many African and Asian nations may change their laws to allow the usage, according to medical experts.
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The family is Christianity’s strongest defence, and the devil knows it: Bishop Schneider
The faithful need not fear the 'Goliath' of anti-Christian ideology, but can bring him down with 'the five stones of David,' says the bishop.
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Pope Francis on abortion: ‘Never, never does killing a person resolve a problem’
Last week, the pope both condemned the 'scourge of abortion' and praised the heroism of parents of disabled children who chose life.
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Making Bruce Jenner the transgender poster boy is harming youth and demeaning women
Lauding Bruce Jenner's gender dysphoria makes a mockery of God's design.
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Family beat 14-year-old to force abortion, grilled baby’s body: Police
Police say the girl's cousins first forced her to take 'multiple doses of birth control pills' and Plan B.
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Anti-life global agenda threatens Namibian families
Regrettably, it is considered a human right in many nations to kill the weakest of us– the unborn children, the sick, the handicapped, and the elderly.
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Getting born just got harder in PEI
'Effectively, abortion-on-demand has been introduced into PEI,' says the province's right to life group.
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How we hijacked one of the abortion lobby’s defining moments in Canada
The New Abortion Caravan has been successful in impacting not just the present discussion, but the discussion of past historical events regarding abortion rights as well.
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Help stop Ontario’s discriminatory ban on gay therapy
Young people's lives are not playthings to be used in a cruel and tyrannical game of political correctness such as this.
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Protest on Friday will urge federal gvmt to intervene on Ontario sex-ed
'The federal government has a responsibility ... to ensure that agenda-driven, anti-family provincial governments don’t have the ability to weak havoc.'
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The New York Times throws in the towel on ‘overpopulation’
The grim game of controlling human numbers continues, but now under the name 'reproductive health' programs.
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Canada’s first conference on men and abortion next week in Niagara Falls
Men who have experienced abortion are a cohort that we have unwittingly ignored, but now is the time to stand in solidarity with these fathers.
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Vatican official to pro-life leader: ‘You and your cohort [are] out in the cold’
A Vatican academy president is accusing a pro-life leader of ignoring trafficking victims after he criticized the Vatican for hosting major population control advocates.
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Clemson University coach refuses philanthropy award from group that opposes same-sex ‘marriage’
When the LGBT lobby objected, Dabo Swinney dropped his plans to speak at pro-family event.
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Online dating services increasingly being used for one-night stands: Poll
A French survey had some eye-opening details.
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Obama to speak at Catholic Health Association’s annual meeting
'The Catholic Health Association and other so-called Catholic groups provided cover for those on the fence to support Obama and the administration,' Cardinal Francis George said at the time ObamaCare passed.
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Nancy Pelosi: Gay ‘marriage’ is ‘consistent’ with Catholic teaching
Pelosi brought her grandchildren to see her receive an award from the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, so they would appreciate LGBT 'dignity.'
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Call him Caitlyn? Bruce Jenner makes a record-setting debut as a ‘woman’ in Vanity Fair
'What we need to do is help people from the inside out, not turn society on its head because of the very real struggles of perhaps seven out of 1,000 people,' Dr. Michael Brown told LifeSiteNews.
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Understanding the kerfuffle in the German Catholic Church – interview with Mathias von Gersdorff
The German Catholic journalist and pro-life activist explains the significance of the recent stir caused by prominent Catholics in Germany calling for change on Church moral teaching.
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Bruce Jenner wanted to abort his oldest daughter
'I had all the tests and had even paid for the operation,' his first wife revealed.
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High schoolers’ powerful new pro-life film compares abortion to Boston bombing
'Where are the responders? Who is coming to the rescue?'
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Catholic paper drops Michael Coren after pro-abortion piece – but he wasn’t the real problem
Dropping Coren was good, but it's time to clean ship at the Prairie Messenger.
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Poland’s new president lifts pro-life, pro-family hopes
Andrzej Duda opposes same-sex 'marriage' and supports full protections for the unborn.
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5 emerging issues that threaten women’s health and safety
Globally, the health and safety of women is being threatened by a corrupt industry that exploits them and devalues human life.
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Gay atheist rips into Irish bishops’ weak response on gay ‘marriage’
'Can’t these Christians see that the moral basis of their faith cannot be sought in the pollsters’ arithmetic?'
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Mad Men and Christian chivalry
he male chivalry toward women portrayed in shows like “Mad Men” doesn’t even get close to the heart of Christian chivalry.
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Ninth Circuit: Idaho’s 20-week abortion ban is unconstitutional
Pro-life advocates say the ruling not only endangers the unborn, but puts women's live at risk.
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Rubio is right: Christianity is increasingly designated ‘hate speech’
It is always encouraging when politicians speak truth boldly like this.
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Abortion worker: I saw ‘tiny arms and legs,’ but I’m ‘more pro-choice than ever’
'It was all so heavy. The loneliness of those little arms and legs. That girl, so clearly suffering during the procedure.'
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‘We could start our own town’: Couple welcomes 100th grandchild
Leo and Ruth Zanger of Quincy, Illinois, have been married for 59 years
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If up to half of scientific papers are bogus, why order society around their latest claims?
Those who think science is the measure of all truth might want to check the data first.
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The joyful death of Catholic Ireland
The reason the Irish are celebrating is that they have with this referendum delivered a decisive and final blow to their venerable image as a Catholic nation.
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Taxpayer-funded PBS pushes teaching sex ed to 4-year-olds
Watching PBS? Might want to ask the kindergartners to leave the room.
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Wise up, Bill! O’Reilly insists preborn are ‘potential’ humans
Every word of that is complete nonsense, including 'and' and 'the.'
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Record number of Americans support assisted suicide: Gallup poll
In all, 68 percent of Americans support assisted suicide, and a majority of Americans believe it is "morally acceptable."
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Science magazine retracts pro-gay study over phony data
The author maintains his conclusions are valid.
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Planned Parenthood office allegedly dedicated to treating ‘colds and the flu’ closes in Iowa
The facility, which claimed it existed for 'treatment of colds and the flu,' has shut down.
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Two ambulances within 60 days at Michigan Planned Parenthood
The abortion cartel will go to any lengths to hide the truth about what really goes on behind the closed doors of abortion clinics.
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‘Cowardice or treason’: Republican governor vetoes religious freedom bill in North Carolina
Gov. Pat McCrory announced he would veto the bill the same day a business leader threatened to pull $20 million in business out of the state if it became law.
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Planned Parenthood advertises itself as a ‘safe haven’ for babies
'Rather than abandoning your newborn, you can bring your baby to a safe place where he or she will be carried for,' the Planned Parenthood ad says.
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Paramedic became pro-life after seeing 17-week miscarried baby
'All I remember is looking at that poor little thing, and seeing fingers, and toes, and a face.'
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