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Original post: I hate Black Friday by Elizabeth Scalia I confess, I despise “Black Friday.” I hate the way consumers are urged to haul their Thanksgiving-exhausted selves out to stores — away from family members who have often traveled some distance to come together — so they can surrender their human dignity or assault the dignity of others in order… … Original post: I hate Black Friday Read the full text: Regions Hospital in St. Paul Minnesota Stops Doing Abortions Thanksgiving came a day late in Minnesota, but better late than never for women and unborn children looking for positive solutions. Regions Hospital announced today that it would stop doing abortions. In a news release this afternoon, Regions Hospital announced that GYN Special Services Clinic would be closing next month and, with it, the hospital … Read the full text: Regions Hospital in St. Paul Minnesota Stops Doing Abortions Here is the original post: Thanksgiving and the First Amendment Modern American liberals contend, and have contended for the last several decades, that the “Establishment Clause” of the First Amendment — “Congress shall make no law . . . respecting an establishment of religion” — not only forbids the creation of an official government church, but also forbids any governmental support for religion in any form. According to this view, government must be strictly neutral as regards religion and irreligion. Moreover, the argument holds that this “strict separation” of church and state is the original meaning of the Establishment Clause. In some contexts, the American left will argue for “living constitutionalism” as a mode of interpreting the Constitution, so as to bring it in line with contemporary values. In this case, however, they are content to rely on what they think is the original understanding of the First Amendment. In making these arguments they are simply defending what the Supreme Court has held since 1947 when, in Everson v. Board of Education , it announced that the Establishment Clause is to be understood as erecting the “wall of separation between church and state” that Thomas Jefferson praised in a famous letter as President. But is this really the original meaning of the Establishment Clause? There is good reason to doubt it, and to hold instead that some government support for religion is consistent with the Constitution. The history of Thanksgiving provides one such reason. In 1789, President George Washington, acting at the request of the Congress of the United States, issued a Thanksgiving Proclamation that was thoroughly religious, calling on citizens to give thanks to God for his many benefits to America, and to ask his forgiveness for “our national and other transgressions.” Yet the Congress that requested this religious exercise by the President was exactly the same one that drafted and proposed the Establishment Clause. This and other historical evidence against the “strict separation” view was reviewed by then-Associate Justice William Rehnquist in his dissenting opinion in the 1985 case, Wallace v. Jaffree . The effort to drive Christianity from America’s public life is an ongoing project for some of our fellow citizens, and it will no doubt intensify this Christmas season, as it does every year. Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation is a useful reminder that these efforts are not, whatever their proponents may say, required by the Constitution. … Here is the original post: Thanksgiving and the First Amendment Read more: How my unplanned, out-of-wedlock pregnancy turned into ‘Happily Ever After’ by Jeanne Condon November 24, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – To tell my story it is important to share the reactions of my parents when I told them of my pregnancy. I was 24 years old and working full time at a job that I really liked. Go here to see the original: Homosexual activists ‘increasingly aggressive’: Family Research Council by Thaddeus Baklinski WASHINGTON, DC, November 25, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Homosexual activists have becoming “increasingly aggressive” in attacking their opponents and in shutting down any debate, but despite their efforts “there are legitimate grounds for debate on the origin, nature, and consequences of homosexuality,”… … Go here to see the original: Homosexual activists ‘increasingly aggressive’: Family Research Council See more here: Complete Catholic Mass 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time Complete Catholic Mass 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time celebrated by Rev James Korda
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Here is the original post: Homily, How Little we Know Read the original: New President of HLI thought first call from HLI board was practical joke by Steve Jalsevac SAO PAULO, November 25, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Matthew Hoffman, LifeSiteNews’ Latin America correspondent, had the opportunity to interview Human Life International’s new president, Fr. Shenan Boquet, on November 6 at the conclusion of the Second International Congress for Truth and Life… … Read the original: New President of HLI thought first call from HLI board was practical joke Read the original post: Campus pamphleteer exposing ‘homofascism’ acquitted of trespassing charge by Peter Baklinski CALGARY, Alberta, November 25, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A judge has acquitted a controversial pro-family activist from a July 2008 charge of trespassing at a Canadian university. William (Bill) Whatcott was arrested by campus security at the University of Calgary and put into a holding cell for distributing… … Read the original post: Campus pamphleteer exposing ‘homofascism’ acquitted of trespassing charge Read more: U.S. Evangelicals to blame for Ugandan murder? (Manhattan Declaration) – That’s the claim by some pro-gay groups in Uganda. The New York Times reported last week about David Kato, a gay activist that was murdered during an attempted robbery in Uganda. The New York Times chose not to mention that the murder was a part of robbery until late in the article. Prior to explaining the real reason for Kato’s death, they reported on gay activists… Read more: U.S. Evangelicals to blame for Ugandan murder? More here: Man and His Highest Passion By FRANKLIN FREEMAN | In his book about Abraham, Fear and Trembling, Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard wrote, “It is abhorrent to my soul to talk inhumanly about greatness, to let it loom darkly at a distance in an indefinite form, to make out that it is great without making the human character of it evident — wherewith it ceases to be … … More here: Man and His Highest Passion Read the full text here: 2 ways to ensure ‘House of Horrors’ abortions never happen again (Manhattan Declaration) – The introduction to the grand jury report regarding the Philadelphia abortion clinic run by quack doctor Kermit Gosnell, M.D. reads the following: “This case is about a doctor who killed babies and endangered women. What we mean is that he regularly and illegally delivered live, viable babies in the third trimester of pregnancy — and then murdered these newborns by… Read the full text here: 2 ways to ensure ‘House of Horrors’ abortions never happen again Read the rest here: Sri Lanka to consider law allowing abortion of ‘defective fetuses’ by Thaddeus Baklinski KOTTE, Sri Lanka, November 25, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Sri Lankan Times reports that the Ministry of Child Development and Women Affairs is considering a move to expand the island nation’s abortion law to allow the killing of unborn children diagnosed as “defective.” Existing… … Read the rest here: Sri Lanka to consider law allowing abortion of ‘defective fetuses’ Read the original here: Breaking: Minor Miracle(s) at Casa del Weathers So there I was, just reading the morning paper after breakfast while sipping a cup of coffee when my daughter and my youngest son came tumbling down the stairs to share with me some miraculous news. My daughter’s report went something like this: “Dad, the most amazing thing happened! I was reading the Bible in my room (extends her right hand clutching the Bible above ), and Mom popped into my room with a messenger bag(?) from a trip we took like 3 years ago and guess what we found inside?” What Sweet Pea? “My Pokemon Sapphire game!” Bubbling over with excitement and extends her left hand showing me the precious game chip. So you think that reading the Bible this morning and this find were related? “Well, yeah!” she says in the manner that I usually hear the expression “duh” in instead of “yeah.” Does that make sense, dear reader? Anyway, Well hey darlin’, that’s neat! What book and chapter were you reading? “Well, I started in Sirach reading about what happens to liars and stuff ( see Sirach 28:13-15 ). … Read the original here: Breaking: Minor Miracle(s) at Casa del Weathers The rest is here: Ziggy Stardust + SRV = An Awesome Near Miss (Music for Mondays) I’ve always liked David Bowie, even when I couldn’t stand to look at him at times. The Ziggy Stardust look was interesting, no? But man, Space Oddity is great, and so is Suffragette City , We Could Be Heroes , Jean Genie and lots, lots more. Bowie was looking for a new sound in the early 1980′s and he stumbled upon a blues guitarist who caught his ear at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1982. Stevie, needing to eat, signed on with Bowie and cut the album, though later he opted out of touring to promote it. My second SRV album The album that resulted was released in 1983 and was called Let’s Dance . When it hit the airwaves, I remember hearing Modern Love on the radio and liking it. I didn’t really get to listen to the whole album, you know, with head phones the size of Mission Control headset, until I was in Cairo in late 1984… The rest is here: Ziggy Stardust + SRV = An Awesome Near Miss (Music for Mondays) See more here: House to Hold Hearing on Anti-Catholic HHS Discrimination Next Thursday Big news that I saw on the wire : Next week the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing on the administration’s decision not to renew funding for United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) program to assist human trafficking victims. According to news reports, the decision was made due to USCCB’s pro-life stance and funds were withheld despite objections by career staff. The hearing [is] titled “HHS and the Catholic Church: Examining the Politicization of Grants”. Some background for those of you who haven’t been following this story: AmP: 27 Senators Demand HHS Explain Denial of Grant to US Bishops Michael Gerson: Obama turns his back on Catholics WaPo: Abortion, birth control access at issue in dispute over denial of grant to Catholic group WaPo: Health, abortion issues split Obama administration and Catholic groups Props to the Washington Post , by the way, for reporting this important story. … See more here: House to Hold Hearing on Anti-Catholic HHS Discrimination Next Thursday Read more here: iWitness: The long and winding road In the days leading up to World Youth Day in Madrid, 3000 young people from all over the world gathered in Loyola to take part in MAGiS, a programme run by the Jesuits and other Ignatian orders. These days of preparation, reflection and celebration included a week-long ‘experience’, allowing each pilgrim to be ‘With Christ at the Heart of the World’. Frances Murphy describes the challenges and joys of her pilgrimage: walking the Camino de Santiago…. Read more here: iWitness: The long and winding road |
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