Recent US News

Friday April 16, 2010 Kansas Governor Torpedoes Reform of Late-term Abortion Ban By Peter J. Smith WICHITA, Kansas, April 16, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Democratic Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson has followed in the footsteps of his predecessor, US Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius, by vetoing a bill that would have discouraged late-term abortionists from taking up the role left vacant by murdered late-term abortionist George Tiller. The measure, S Sub HB 2115, would have allowed patients or family members (such as a husband, domestic partner, or a minor girl’s parents) to file civil actions against abortionists if they have […]

Friday April 16, 2010 Survey: Concerned Parents Want Media, Gov’t to Fight TV Smut By Peter J. Smith WASHINGTON, D.C., April 16, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) — Parents have deep concerns about the impact depictions of violence, sex, drugs, and profanity have on their children, and want the media industry and government to help them do something about it, according to a new national survey. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) commissioned the survey, saying they had special concern as more than 68 million people in the U.S. belong to the Church, with many families needing help “navigating the digital […]

Thursday April 15, 2010 Virginia Governor Seeks to Ban State Abortion Funding By John Jalsevac April 15, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has put forward an amendment to the state budget that would ban abortion funding by the state, reportedly along the lines of the federal Hyde amendment. The Hyde amendment bans federal funding of abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, or risk to the life of the mother. Olivia Gans, the President of the Virginia Society for Human Life (VSHL), told LifeSiteNews.com (LSN) that she was unable to comment specifically on the amendment, as she has […]

By Kathleen Gilbert and John Jalsevac VATICAN CITY, April 20, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Bishop Thomas Wenski of Orlando, Florida, to become the next metropolitan archbishop of Miami, which has gained a reputation as a “gay-friendly” diocese for hosting homosexualist events. Wenski will replace Archbishop John Favalora, whose resignation was accepted by the Vatican on Tuesday. Although Favalora will not turn 75, the usual age for requesting retirement, until this December, the Vatican did not give a reason for allowing the early resignation. He led the archdiocese for 16 years. Archbishop-elect Wenski, who speaks English, Spanish […]

By Peter J. Smith WASHINGTON, D.C., April 20, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Oral arguments concluded Monday before the U.S. Supreme Court over whether a public university could deny recognition to a Christian legal society that would not allow non-Christians to be full voting members. The court heard arguments from attorneys representing both a chapter of the Christian Legal Society and University of California's Hastings College of the Law, based in San Francisco. Hastings has fought since 2004 to deny CLS the status of an official campus organization deserving of school financing and benefits, because they say the Christian law student group […]

By Kathleen Gilbert VENTURA, California, April 19, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Imagine getting kicked out of your church community simply for protesting the murder of the unborn through abortion. According to Todd Bullis of Ventura, California, that’s exactly what happened to him. Now Bullis spends his Sundays protesting abortion, not outside the local Planned Parenthood, but at the doorsteps of the Christian churches in his town. Bullis says he is on a two-year-long mission to picket outside each Ventura Christian church, in an effort to encourage them to speak out against abortion – a topic that he says local Christians have […]

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Monday April 12, 2010 Support for Repealing Health Care Law Rises to 58%: Rasmussen By Kathleen Gilbert Updated 1:06 pm 4.13.2010 WASHINGTON, D.C., April 12, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Nearly three weeks after President Obama signed the federal health care bill into law, more U.S. voters hope to see it repealed than not, according to a Rasmussen poll. 58% of respondents in the telephone survey said they favored repeal for the measure, including a solid half of U.S. voters who “strongly favor” repeal, reported the pollster Monday morning. Thirty-eight percent of voters oppose repeal, with 32% strongly opposing it. In surveys […]

By Kathleen Gilbert WASHINGTON, D.C., April 16, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The House ethics committee has drafted rules that for the first time would define gay married couples as “spouses” for the purposes of filling out their annual Congressional financial disclosure forms, Roll Call (RC) reported Thursday. While the changes would not directly affect any openly gay congressmen, as none have been legally “married” to a homosexual partner, the regulations could affect any number of senior Congressional staff, who are also required to complete the form, notes the news service. RC reports that the new rules were briefly posted on both […]