Ed Sheeran upset his song about ‘unborn’ baby being used to promote pro-life message

LONDON, May 21, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – British musician Ed Sheeran has disavowed any association with the campaign to preserve Ireland’s constitutional ban on abortion, after pro-life activists have allegedly taken to playing his 2012 song about miscarriage at events. Sheeran’s song “Small Bump” is sung from the perspective of a father expressing his love for a child still months away from birth. “I’ll hold your body in my hands, be as gentle as I can,” the lyrics say. “But for now you’re a scan of my unmade plans, a small bump in four months you brought to life.” The song […]
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Pulse nightclub survivor to attend ‘Freedom March’ led by ex-gay, ex-transgenders

WASHINGTON DC, May 3, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – Ex-gays and and ex-transgenders will prayerfully rally and march in Washington, D.C. this weekend to proclaim the freedom they have found through Jesus Christ. What is perhaps most striking about the lineup of speakers for the rally, which will be Saturday at the outdoor Sylvan Theatre on the Washington Monument grounds, is their youth and racial diversity.   Luis Ruiz, who survived Orlando, Florida’s horrific Pulse Nightclub massacre two years ago where 49 were killed, said, “I should have been number 50!” “Going through old pictures of the night of Pulse, I remember […]
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Half of charges against Cardinal Pell dropped, but he still faces two sex abuse trials

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 3, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) — Australian Cardinal George Pell faces two trials within months on charges of alleged past sexual abuse after a magistrate ruled earlier this week there was sufficient evidence against him, the Irish Times has reported. Melbourne Magistrate Belinda Wallington threw out half the charges against Pell, including the most serious, but concluded after a month-long preliminary hearing the 76-year-old cardinal should be tried by jury on “multiple” charges. The most senior Catholic cleric to face trial on such allegations, Pell has been on leave from his post as Vatican treasurer since being charged last […]
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Trump admin investigating Hawaii for forcing pregnancy centers to advertise abortion

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 2, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has opened an investigation into the state of Hawaii for forcing pro-life pregnancy centers to give women information on how to obtain abortions and contraception. Hawaii’s Democratic Gov. David Ige signed SB 501 into law on July 11, 2017. It requires all pregnancy centers in the state to post signs or offer fliers that say the “state of Hawaii provides free or low-cost access to comprehensive family-planning services,” as well as provide a web address and phone number for abortion and contraception referrals. Centers that […]
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