“The situation is so chaotic in New York right now that all bets are off,” Brian Brown, executive director of the National Organization for Marriage, told LifeSiteNews.com. “It is critical that people contact their Senators and urge them to oppose same-sex marriage because the bill could come up as early as Monday.” Full Story
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More Briefs Surface Showing Sotomayor’s Abortion Ties
One brief, authored under Sotomayor, said “All Amici share an urgent concern that the Court clearly and unequivocally reaffirm Roe v. Wade. … They fear that any tampering with the right to abortion recognized in Roe will have a powerful, adverse impact on the liberty, equality and health of poor women and women of color.” Full Story
Holocaust Museum Shooter a Socialist who Hated Christianity, Conservatives, Jews
Left-leaning news media in the US have pounced on the shooting, blaming it on the proliferation of “hate” and “divisiveness” brought about by the political and religious conservatism of the Bush administration. Pundits were quick to link the Holocaust Museum shooting with the killing of late-term abortionist George Tiller. Full Story
Indian Government: Sex Education “Has Absolutely No Place” in Our Schools – It “Promotes Promiscuity”
The Indian government has rejected western-style sex education programs, saying they do nothing to solve the problem of teenage pregnancy but only exacerbate the problem by promoting sexual promiscuity. Full Story
Pope’s Promo for UN Child Rights Convention Must be Read in Context of Vatican Reservations: Vatican Official
Last week, Pope Benedict XVI issued a telegram, signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone, saying there was an “urgent need” for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) “to be implemented to the full.” The telegram raised eyebrows among family activists, especially in the United States, since they have battled against the ratification of the document in their country. Full Story
U.S. Catholic Scholars Oppose Removal of Feeding Tubes for PVS Patients
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