Culture of Life vs. Death

A Model Child for the Culture of Life

2011-11-30T10:32:00.001-08:00

November 29, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – When Gemma Andre submitted photos of her young daughter, Taya, to a UK modeling agency at the urging of a family member, she didn’t say anything about the fact that Taya was born with Down syndrome.
“No one asked the question, ‘Is your child disabled?’ So I didn’t mention it,” Gemma told the Daily Mailrecently.
Even after the ad agency, Urban Angels, phoned Andre and told her that Taya had made the first cut, and they would like to meet her personally, Gemma stayed mum on her daughter’s condition.
“I didn’t want her to be chosen as the token disabled child. If she was going to be picked, then it had to be on her own merit,” she says.
It turns out that Gemma didn’t have to be worried: after going in for a photo shoot with Urban Angels, Taya was chosen as one of the few lucky child models for the agency.

Read the rest here.

To Love And Be Loved

2011-10-30T08:52:00.001-07:00

HT Jen's Pen

Cultural 180

2011-10-02T20:45:00.001-07:00

HT to Little Catholic Bubble

Turning The Tide Where It Counts Most

2011-03-29T15:14:00.000-07:00

HT: Jen

Be Not Afraid- Lead A Prayer Driven Life

2011-02-12T07:36:00.000-08:00

Pope Benedict's General Intention

February 2011:

That the family may be respected by all in its identity and that its irreplaceable contribution to all of society be recognized.

Missionary Intention:

That in the mission territories where the struggle against disease is most urgent, Christian communities may witness to the presence of Christ to those who suffer.

With that in mind.....

"There's a little light inside us all.....let it shine! Sharing a bit of my heart from Africa, hope you will join us in April. "Ashley Gautier

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Reality TV?

2011-01-24T12:31:00.000-08:00

Seems like the marchers are getting younger each year. Is it that I am getting older and the crowd just looks younger? Or could it be that this generation realizes they are the true Survivors. They have survived a 38 year spiral into the Culture of Death, and are fighting back in the name of their brothers, sisters, and peers who are unable to fight for themselves. And which networks are going to cover this Reality? You can bet the mainstream media will downplay the March, as they do every year. But we will be watching EWTN and FOX with the hope that one day, very soon, it will not be necessary to protest this American Holocaust.

Two of my children were present at this Walk for Life in Louisiana on Saturday.

And two more are marching in DC today. At least one is attending the National Pro-Life Youth Rally.

They Stand for Truth and The Culture of Life. Rock on, kids! I am proud of you all. Now go give our legislators a Reality Check!

Thanks, Jen, for the pictures.

Take Time To Stand For Life

2011-01-24T12:16:00.001-08:00

Shout Out to Keller TX!

2010-10-11T18:34:00.000-07:00

40 Days for Life at its finest!

40 Days for Life

2010-10-10T21:16:00.000-07:00

Stand up for the Culture of Life in your community.

Remember that silence perpetuates the holocaust.

40 Days for Life!

A Saint for Generation X

2010-10-07T11:32:00.000-07:00

HT: Saliesianity
Read transcript of the post here.

The Dusty Little Box

2010-06-03T19:57:00.001-07:00

This post is compliments of Beyond These Walls. Thanks, Jenna! So many young women will figure this out a little too late, unless women like you continue to bare their hearts and speak the truth that is engraved on our bodies and souls:

WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2010

The Dusty Little Box

When I began using the Pill, my fertility was little more than a nuisance in my life. Like a gnat at a barbeque it always seemed to pop up and ruin the moment, and just wouldn’t be shooed away. The constant worry (particularly as that time of the month approached), month after month after month, was driving us both insane. Well, I just wasn’t going to stand for that kind of oppression at the hands of my own biology – I found a way to stick it to those pesky ovaries. I’d shut them up. The Pill freed me from the chains of fertility, and for me, that made the Pill just about the greatest thing since sliced bread. It allowed me to drop my fertility into a tiny box, seal it up and pack it away. I knew I’d use it again someday, but for now I didn’t care where it ended up. I just pitched it under the bed, left it to collect dust bunnies and went about my business.

Fast forward seven years. I find myself a married, twentysomething woman with a deep, agonizing ache in the pit of my soul. Some call it “the baby itch”, which makes me laugh. Some man must have coined that phrase, because “itch” just doesn’t even begin to cover it. An itch, I could scratch. An itch would go away. An itch is a minor irritation that might distract one for a brief moment. This ache of which I speak is utterly unmanageable, unremitting, and all-consuming. Day and night, regardless of other distractions, it is perched on my shoulder whispering sweet baby sighs and projecting images of tiny wrinkly toes and adoring toothless grins. Yes friends, I’ve got it bad.

But even despite all that, the light bulb still hadn’t flicked on in my mind. I still hadn’t reached the realization that my chemicalized body was completely incapable of giving me what I so desperately desired. Well, I knew it intuitively, but I failed to recognize what it truly meant to me. I had taken it all so lightly for so long. “When we’re ready, I’ll just go off the Pill and we’ll get pregnant” …I hope. “I’m young, so my cycles will bounce right back” …I hope. Those lingering fears, coupled to my concurrent discovery of the myriad health risks associated with oral contraceptive use, set off an entirely novel train of thought, and triggered an unexpected uprising of emotion that I’ll never forget.

Tears welled up in my eyes as I figuratively reached under the bed and fumbled around for that dusty little box. It was different than I remembered it – it was nearly bursting with its contents and the seal was barely holding it closed. What I had stuffed into that box so many years ago had been growing and multiplying, but had gone unnoticed for all this time – it was out of sight and out of mind. That tiny little box could barely contain the significance that my fertility had taken on, though it fit so nicely when I packed it away. I held that little box in my quivering hands as I contemplated our future, my longing for children, the past transgressions that the Pill had allowed me to perpetrate without a second thought. The tears were flowing down my cheeks by now. How could this weighty box ever have felt so light? How could the matter of my own fertility ever have meant so little to me?

And then, it really hit me. There I sat, in the prime of my biological child-bearing years, a virtual desert of infertility. I felt like a stripped down version of myself. On the outside I was all woman, complete with eclectic accessories, expensive handbags and a closet full of shoes. I wore feminine clothes and feminine scents, embraced my role as a wife, loved to cook… all the pieces were there. There was just that one minor detail that was missing – an internal detail that sustained my biological role as “woman” – and I had given it away. That precious gift that so many women would almost kill for… I had it, and had run from it like a house on fire, thanking my lucky stars that I had escaped unharmed.

Of all the things that I fear in this world, the inability to have children just might be #1 – yet I had willingly rendered myself infertile. It suddenly seemed so unnatural that my body had not been allowed to cycle in years, and that I knew nothing of my reproductive health. I suppose I was planning on waiting until we were ready to conceive to find out where we stood as far as my fertility was concerned. Great plan. This giant question mark was far more worrisome than the prospect of leaving the Pill behind, particularly in light of the highly effective natural methods of birth control that I was learning so much about. I wanted to know myself. I wanted to reclaim control over this pivotal aspect of my world – a subject that meant so much to me yet had been so casually and carelessly ignored.

Knowledge is power, and the female body is a wealth of it – harvesting that information just requires a little extra attention and a thermometer. That vital information can be used to postpone pregnancy, to achieve pregnancy, to troubleshoot fertility difficulties… all without ever stepping foot in a pharmacy or a doctor’s office, and most importantly, without harming a woman’s health or future reproductive capacity. No chemicals, no regret. Just your body doing what it was made to do, naturally and effortlessly.That, my friends, sounds like a great plan for me.

A few months ago, I was more empty inside than I realized. The growing weight of my fertility was blindingly apparent in some ways, yet I had failed to notice that the dusty little box that contained it was ready to burst. I understood all too well the significance of the gift of child-bearing, and how exceedingly important that was to me, yet I had stripped myself of it and taken my body for granted. I can forgive myself for the decision that I made all those years ago – young girls simply cannot understand the profound magnitude of their fertility – but I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around what took me so long to put two and two together.

But today, I stand before you a new woman. It is as though a sizable chunk of my soul has found its way home. I suppose it was in that dusty little box all along, alongside a little slice of my heart. These missing pieces were so small in the beginning, I thought I’d barely notice them. Oh how they grew, but it was such a long, gradual process that it fooled me for a very long time. Now that they’re back where they belong, I feel full again in a way that I never anticipated. I never knew what it all meant to me until I had it back. One thing is for sure – I’ll never let it go again. I know that there is little I could say to convince most young women that they’d feel the same way if they allowed themselves to unpack that dusty little box, but I hope that my story will at the very least give you a moment of pause to contemplate what your fertility means to you.

For the full story of my journey from the Pill to Natural Family Planning, catch my Guest Post on Planted & Blooming.

Pray to End Human Trafficking

2010-05-15T14:40:00.000-07:00

The Stations of the Cross, when used as a meditation, remind me of who I am before God. Archbishop Angelo Comastri really spoke to my heart through the meditations he wrote for Pope Benedict XVI on the occasion of Good Friday 2006. The Tenth Station was right in line with Pope Benedict XVI's general intention for May: "That the shameful and monstrous commerce of human beings, which sadly involves millions of women and children, may be ended."

Human Trafficking is an evil that we would like to believe doesn't exist. Please join me in praying for this intention.

Meditation: Station X
"The soldiers take Jesus’ tunic from him
with the brutality of thieves;
they also try to rob him
of his modesty and his dignity.
But Jesus is the modesty, Jesus is the dignity
that belongs to man and the human body.

And the scorned body of Christ
becomes the indictment of all the scorn
ever shown to the human body,
which God created as the mirror of the soul
and the language to speak of love.

Today bodies are constantly bought and sold
on the streets of our cities,
on the streets of our televisions,
in homes that have become like streets.

When will we realize that we are killing love?
When will we realize that, without purity,
the body can neither be alive nor life-giving?"

You Must Be Catholic

2010-05-08T22:37:00.000-07:00

You must be Catholic or madly in love,” said the gas station attendant as I escorted 7 sleepy children past the candy isle to the restroom. It was 2:00 am and we were only halfway to our destination.

“Both,” I replied with a wink and a grin. It was a pleasant change from the stale comments I usually get from strangers in public places:
“Don’t you know what causes that?”
Duh- yeah, I think we’ve perfected it.
“Haven’t you got a TV?”
Yes, we have a TV. But we have an even better marriage.

But this nameless gentleman at the Quick Stop was right on the money. I am very much enamored with my husband and my Catholic faith, because both are teaching me how to live richly in the fullness of love.

How I wish those lessons had been well received earlier in life! You see, even at the ~~rebellious know it all age~~ tender young age of 16, I was well versed in the pop culture version of counterfeit love and feminism. I knew how to define my own standards of right and wrong and be fiercely independent. I was totally free from those guilt trips and social constraints that shackled generations before me. Funny how, after a while, all that freedom began to weigh on my heart, like an anchor dragging me ever deeper into the Culture of Death. Somewhere at the bottom of all that muck, I found my soul and decided that I wanted to live- REALLY LIVE! A wisp of a voice within was urging me to break out of the cycle of using and being used- of manipulating and being manipulated, of narcissism and daring to be my own god. All I really wanted was what everyone desires; to be understood, accepted, and loved just for my own sake. From then on, I chose life- -
the Culture of Life.

Like the prodigal son I took the long way home, and found that love was waiting for me the whole time. I met my husband along the way and we learned from the Master Lover together. After all, the essence of God is Love. I don’t mean the Hollywood version you hear about on the Top 10 song charts, but the “lay down my life and sacrifice everything for you” type of love. That is the beauty of our Catholic faith. We are not called to obey an arbitrary set of do’s and don’t’s to please an oppressive ruler. We are called to be united; body, mind and soul, to love. United to the lover who sacrificed everything for us. It is in the marital embrace that male and female become the image of God. All of creation is ordered to that end. Every relationship I have brings me closer to the realization of that ultimate communion. We were meant to live for another; this truth is engraved on our very bodies. Even the unity I share with my husband in our marital embrace reflects an attribute of God, Himself, and foreshadows that union which He has planned for His bride, the church. That is why our marriage must be loving and life giving, not selfish and sterile. Nothing artificial can come between us if our love is to be authentic. No manipulative games, no pretense, no latex or chemicals. Just the 2 of us, giving ourselves as a gift for the other. We give everything--all of our love, our fidelity, our trust, our hopes, our dreams, and yes- even our fertility ….au naturel.

Is it always sweetness and nice? Hardly. We’ve carried a lot of baggage into our marriage from those earlier years of living in the muck. There is also that pesky original sin business that keeps getting in the way of perfect harmony. Weeding out the selfishness in our hearts is difficult and often painful. But growth and maturity come with those growing pains. How many couples never experience the real deal because at the first difficult struggle they bail out of the relationship? Sure we all enjoy the Joyful Mysteries of life, but if we refuse to work through the Sorrowful Mysteries, we can never reach the Glorious.

Dear Husband and I have learned so much over the years:

· He has learned to respect and appreciate the natural rhythm of my body and psyche. Our union is both procreative and unitive by God’s design. It is a beautiful thing. What God has joined together, let no man put asunder. Mark 10:9

· I have learned that a man who has mastered his passions has a strength about him that it is extremely attractive and desirable.

· We’ve learned patience during times of continence.

· We’ve learned that NFP is very effective for postponing pregnancy, when practiced; though it is a joint effort which requires delicate charity and frequent communication about the most intimate things. *Not to be confused with MGDNFP, which is much less effective for spacing children. Large quantities of MGD (Miller Genuine Draft) has a significant impact on NFP decision making skills.

· We’ve learned that children are a gift from God and not the scourge of society that many would have us think. There is no need for us to protect ourselves from sugar and spice or snakes and snails. They are all made of love. And what better way to understand what it means to be created in His image, than to behold our own features and mannerisms in our children? Each one is a unique, unrepeatable creation, yet so much like us at the same time. And in case there is any doubt, know that love in a big family is never divided. It multiplies.

· We’ve learned that taking God (Who is Love) out of the bedroom, has undeniable consequences: Male + Female - God= No love. Do the math. If you don’t believe me, just Google the stats.

I have no doubt the man at the gas station had been well schooled in these love lessons. He knew that I needed a word of encouragement especially at 2:00 am, in this world which can be oddly hostile to the Culture of Life. I remember him every time I see a young mother balancing an infant carrier, a diaper bag, a purse, and her purchases, while trying to hold onto a toddler or two. That is my opportunity to pay it forward.

Classically Catholic

Under Cover of Health Care

2010-04-29T14:37:00.000-07:00

Informed Consent?

2010-04-16T14:57:00.000-07:00

HT Mommylife

Love Life

2010-04-09T19:45:00.001-07:00

HT Creative Minority Report

The Baby Gianna Story

2010-02-16T10:12:00.000-08:00

Posted at the request of Creative Minority Report:Jessica Chominski fights for the lives of others. Little lives. The ones many don’t think are worth fighting for. She is the sole full time employee of the Bucks County Community Women’s Center, a crisis pregnancy center in Pennsylvania.

About once a week a woman calls or walks into the center asking about abortion and Jessica asks them why they feel the need to abort their child, she tells them about other options, explains what abortion is, and tells them about the dignity of every human life. “Hopefully they leave thinking twice,” she says.

It’s nerve-wracking work. At 24 years old, Jessica works daily under the weight that lives depend on her. Every phone call. Every conversation. And she knows that she can’t control what a woman does when she walks out of the center so she just does all she can. And when there's no more she can do she prays. But to her it’s all worth it because in the end Jessica knows, “there are babies crawling around right now because of the work we do. And that is miraculous.”

Last June Jessica's phone rang. It was the call that would change her life. Jessica had no idea how her struggle for one baby would change her forever. And in the end, that one little baby may change many more lives than hers. All Jessica knew was that every time the phone rang a life might depend on her. She simply answered the call.

“Do you guys help out with abortion?” a woman nervously asked.

Jessica informed the woman that they didn’t perform abortions at the center. She offered to discuss options. “We can provide information,” she said. “Would you like to come by?”

Silence.

Sometimes Jessica fills the silence. Sometimes she just gives space. Jessica waited for a response. She heard breathing. But she knew that as long as the woman stayed on the phone there was hope. She knew what a sudden dial tone would likely mean. She listened to the breathing on the other end of the line until she heard a barely breathed “OK.”

When meeting with a pregnant woman Jessica says the first thing she tries to understand is why the woman feels an abortion is her only option. When Rebecca (not her real name) came in she explained she was already a mother of three and her boyfriend, the father of her unborn child, was adamant she have an abortion.

Jessica told Rebecca about fetal development. She talked about adoption. She told her there were other options. But Jessica couldn't tell if she was getting through. And when Rebecca left that day, Jessica’s hopes were not high. “I know she was a little unsure," she said.

And then she didn’t hear from Rebecca for weeks. Standard policy for the center is they follow up with two phone calls but Rebecca didn’t answer or return the calls. Jessica thought she’d never hear from Rebecca again.

But weeks later, a cousin of Rebecca’s, a former client of the center who’d considered abortion but eventually chose life, brought Rebecca back to the center because she was trying to talk her out of aborting her child.

Rebecca and Jessica spoke for hours. Rebecca told her about her boyfriend’s abuse and her estranged relationship with her religious mother. And how she felt she had nowhere to turn. And that started a period of two months where Rebecca vacillated back and forth on whether to abort. At one point, Rebecca actually scheduled an abortion for the following Friday at a local abortion clinic in nearby Warminster. That week, Jessica was on pins and needles.

The two women spoke often. Jessica could just be there for her, a voice urging life. Volunteers at the clinic babysat her children while they spoke. Jessica said, "When she had scheduled the appointment...I initiated my prayer-chain of family and friends. I emailed about 40 people at first, but the story ended up spreading literally across the country. These people were amazing- they did novenas, they fasted, they prayed, a bunch of priest friends offered Masses, I contacted a few deeply prayerful orders of religious sisters and we stormed the Heavens for 4 days. Local parishioners offered to be at the clinic. The prayer support was astronomical. That is why she didn't have the abortion on Friday."

Just to make sure though Jessica gaves Rebecca and her cousin grocery cards to keep her away from the clinic all day while she babysat both their kids. But she insists it was the prayers are what did it.

Rebecca didn’t keep the appointment at the Planned Parenthood clinic that Friday. And finally Rebecca told Jessica that she chose to keep the baby. “We all breathed a sigh of relief,” she said. “It had been such a long process but she made a decision for life.”

But the relief would be short lived. When Rebecca's boyfriend learned of her decision he repeatedly and savagely kicked her in the stomach. While examining her, hospital doctors said they saw something alarming in the baby. There was no amniotic fluid which would likely cause the baby's lungs to not develop properly.

Jessica and Rebecca decided to have the baby checked out together at St. Mary’s Medical Center, a Catholic hospital in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Jessica was worried about the baby but she was also worried about how Rebecca would take any news. Would she consider aborting the baby again, she wondered.

Jessica explained that often when a woman makes a decision for life, it's not a one-time decision. It's a decision made dozens of time. Maybe more. Any difficulty can make the woman make and remake her decision. Jessica simply tries to be there to guide.

The appointment they headed to that day would surely be a difficult one. “But I was excited she was going to a Catholic hospital,” said Jessica. “I thought this will be difficult but at least they’ll have compassion for life of the baby.”
Rebecca, at 18 weeks pregnant, had an ultrasound done. The two women held hands while waiting together. Unfortunately, after the ultrasound, Doctor Stephen Smith had some terrible news. The baby was sick. Very sick. The baby was also diagnosed with polycystic kidneys –a fatal disease that assured the baby likely wouldn’t make it to term and would most assuredly die shortly after birth from its underdeveloped lungs.

And then it happened.

While the women wept together the doctor coolly added that he could schedule a “termination” because there was no reason Rebecca should go through a pregnancy and deliver a child since it would die almost immediately after.

Jessica couldn’t believe what she was hearing.

“The worst part is he just told her that her baby was going to die and we’re both crying. And the next thing out of his mouth was termination. I know I kind of gave him a look and I said ‘We are in a Catholic hospital.’ I probably looked pretty angry,” said Jessica. “And he just said ‘I know but she can come over to my office in Abington.’”

Abortion was back on the table...

Part II available here.

Expand Your Heart

2010-02-08T12:28:00.000-08:00

Celebrate Life in all it's mystery, simplicity and beauty. Be Not Afraid to Really Love and Enjoy the Small Things (Click Here).

HT Jennifer

Need More Real Men- And Women to Stand Up For Them!

2010-02-02T11:38:00.000-08:00

Yeah for Sally Jenkins! Stand up to "The National Organization for Women Who Only Think Like Us:"

Here's what we do need a lot more of: Tebows. Collegians who are selfless enough to choose not to spend summers poolside, but travel to impoverished countries to dispense medical care to children, as Tebow has every summer of his career. Athletes who believe in something other than themselves, and are willing to put their backbone where their mouth is. Celebrities who are self-possessed and self-controlled enough to use their wattage to advertise commitment over decadence.

You know what we really need more of? Famous guys who aren't embarrassed to practice sexual restraint, and to say it out loud. If we had more of those, women might have fewer abortions. See, the best way to deal with unwanted pregnancy is to not get the sperm in the egg and the egg implanted to begin with, and that is an issue for men, too -- and they should step up to that.

HT Creative Minority Report

Media Bias? You Think?

2010-01-31T20:45:00.003-08:00

HT CatholicVote.com

Finally Admitting the Truth- Just Quietly

2010-01-10T15:53:00.000-08:00

Finally, a federal study has established the undeniable link between breast cancer, abortion and contraceptive use. That is why it is all over the news, right? NOT!

“Although the study was published nine months ago, the NCI, the American Cancer Society, Susan G. Komen for the Cure and other cancer-fundraising businesses have made no efforts to reduce breast-cancer rates by issuing nationwide warnings to women,” said Karen Malec, president of the Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer. “Obviously, more women will die of breast cancer if the NCI fails in its duty to warn about the risks of oral contraceptives and abortion and if government funds are used to pay for both as a part of any health-care bill.”

Read the rest here, including some amazing hush-hush statistics.

A Word From Charlton Heston

2010-01-04T20:57:00.001-08:00

HT Creative Minority Report

Gutsy Move - Be Not Afraid to Speak Up

2010-01-03T15:48:00.000-08:00

You gotta love this guy!

Fr. Bannon Addresses Choice Arguements

2009-12-19T18:09:00.000-08:00

HT to Creative Minority Report

If It Is So Great, Then Why Don't You Sign On, Senators?

2009-12-18T19:37:00.001-08:00

"The Great Patriotic War"

2009-12-14T20:46:00.000-08:00

"This video shows the winner of " Ukraine’s Got Talent", Kseniya Simonova, 24, drawing a series of pictures on an illuminated sand table showing how ordinary people were affected by the German invasion during World War II. Her talent, which admittedly is a strange one, is mesmeric to watch."

"The Great Patriotic War, as it is called in Ukraine , resulted in one in four of the population being killed with eight to 11 million deaths out of a population of 42 million."

Kseniya Simonova says:
"I find it difficult enough to create art using paper and pencils or paintbrushes, but using sand and fingers is beyond me..... The art, especially when the war is used as the subject matter, even brings some audience members to tears. And there’s surely no bigger compliment."

Hat tip to fellow homeschooler, Anne.

Tea Party On A Rainy Day

2009-12-12T19:56:00.000-08:00

Standing room only on a cold, rainy day. But worth the time to learn more about the issues and what we can do to protect life and our liberties.

Today's Speakers:

Buddy Roemer, Former Governor of Louisiana

He has been out of the limelight for sometime- his choice. Came out today to lead with the message that this spending has got to stop. ENOUGH already!

Always a pleasure to hear him speak.

John Kennedy, Louisiana State Treasurer

Dorinda Bordlee,Esq.-Executive Director and Senior Counsel of the Bioethics Defense Fund

Reminding us that Abortion is not healthcare, nor is it a woman's right. It is a wrong against women. Support the Biodefense Fund.

Dr. Rich Roth - Million Med March

The kids were amazingly well behaved and seemed to gain much from their first Tea Party experience. They are never too young to learn that life isn't a spectator sport. They too, can engage the culture and stand up for life.

Wolf in the Sheepfold

2009-12-06T16:32:00.000-08:00

"in a 1995 speech, Jennings admitted that the rhetoric about “safety” was a political device, saying that it “threw our opponents on the defensive, and stole their best line of attack. This framing short-circuited their arguments and left them back-pedaling.” In a 1997 speech he embraced the idea of actively “promoting” homosexuality, looking forward to a day when “people, when they would hear that someone was promoting homosexuality, would say, ‘Yeah, who cares?’” And an unsigned article on the GLSEN website in 2000 declared, “The pursuit of safety and affirmation are one and the same goal.”

But to add fuel to the fire, check out the booklist recommended for your school aged children. Move over Newberry, we have a new standard in America:
Queer 13

Being Different

The Full Spectrum

Revolutionary Voices

Reflections of a Rock Lobster

Passages of Pride

Growing Up Gay/Growing Up Lesbian

The Order of the Poison Oak

In Your Face

Mama’s Boy, Preacher’s Son

Love & Sex: Ten Stories of Truth
HT Gateway Pundit.

Palin Aversion Could Be Post-Abortion Stress

2009-12-06T16:00:00.000-08:00

"Some, when faced with an unplanned pregnancy they believed would interfere with their careers, chose the abortion route. They sacrificed the life of their unborn child for their own personal career advancement.

Now enter Sarah Palin, a woman with a husband, children and a high-profile career. Yes, this hockey Mom went from school board, to mayor, to governor to a vice presidential candidate! And her own unplanned pregnancy ended not in the hands of an abortionist, but in the loving embrace of the Palin family.

Now when the women who sacrificed motherhood either by abortion or birth control look at Sarah, they can't stand her, even if they can't explain why. Because she was able to have a family and a career, they see her as having the best of both worlds. They see, in this confident, self-possessed, accomplished woman, surrounded by a loving family, everything they gave up

Janet Morana's point makes sense to me.
Any rebuttal?
Read the entire article at Life News

From the Horse's Mouth...

2009-10-27T13:42:00.000-07:00

"Dr. Diane Harper, lead researcher in the development of two human papilloma virus vaccines, Gardasil and Cervarix, said the controversial drugs will do little to reduce cervical cancer rates and, even though they’re being recommended for girls as young as nine, there have been no efficacy trials in children under the age of 15."

"....At the time, which was at the height of Merck’s controversial drive to have the vaccine mandated in schools, Dr. Harper remained steadfastly opposed to the idea and said she had been trying for months to convince major television and print media about her concerns, “but no one will print it.”

“It is silly to mandate vaccination of 11 to 12 year old girls,” she said at the time. “There also is not enough evidence gathered on side effects to know that safety is not an issue.”

When asked why she was speaking out, she said: “I want to be able to sleep with myself when I go to bed at night.”

Read the article here.
HT Parenting Freedom

Hey, Obama, Would You?

2009-10-27T11:27:00.000-07:00

Because this is what a REAL SAVIOR is like. The ONE!

That They May Be One

2009-10-25T15:21:00.000-07:00

Be still my heart!
the Russian Orthodox Church is very close to achieving unity with Rome. It is the largest of the Orthodox churches of the East. We also know that the Orthodox are watching the Anglican process very closely to try to assess the extent to which Rome is serious about tolerating many different traditions of Christianity within the scope of the Catholic Church

HT Creative Minority Report

I will anxiously, and cautiously, watch this unfold.

Victim Mentality Exposed

2009-10-25T12:33:00.000-07:00

HT to Conservative Black Woman

World Peace or Peace Prize- Mother Theresa Knows How to Achieve Both

2009-10-12T20:57:00.001-07:00

HT Creative Minority Report

Children Need Protection From "Safe" Schools

2009-10-09T17:42:00.000-07:00

HT American Papist

Safety in Schools = Eliminating Parental Influence on Children

2009-10-09T17:26:00.000-07:00

So, Would You Let Your Child Spend An Afternoon Alone With Jennings? Then why would you send him to spend every weekday at his indoctrination center?

Refreshing - Affirming - Made My Day!

2009-10-07T09:18:00.000-07:00

HT- Dear Daughter, thanks for making me smile this morning! ;)

Why Think For Yourself?

2009-10-02T18:10:00.001-07:00

H1N1- Precautions

2009-09-26T17:50:00.000-07:00

HT ParentingFreedom.com

And This Is Not A Hate Crime?

2009-09-20T14:57:00.001-07:00

HT Creative Minority Report and Spirit Daily

By the Time We Got To DC We Were Half a Million Strong

2009-09-19T17:45:00.000-07:00

Or was it a million? Or 2?

9/12 Pics

Creative Minority Report- On My Top 10

2009-09-18T16:20:00.000-07:00

Here is the link.

July 4 2009- 11 Year Old Wisdom

2009-09-13T09:03:00.001-07:00

A Little Perspective

2009-09-05T16:35:00.000-07:00

Beautiful testimony to love and life:

HT ParentingFreedom

The Pill: Group I carcinogen?

2009-09-02T12:58:00.001-07:00

Did you know the World Health Organization ranks The Pill as a Group I carcinogen? Read More from Jill Stanek here.

HT Creative Minority Report

Catholic Bishops on Health Care Reform

2009-08-23T14:10:00.000-07:00

Obama Cares Not

2009-08-19T13:01:00.000-07:00

American Thinker:

I have been sitting quietly on the sidelines watching all of this national debate on healthcare. It is time for me to bring some clarity to the table by explaining many of the problems from the perspective of a doctor.

First off, the government has involved very few of us physicians in the healthcare debate. While the American Medical Association has come out in favor of the plan, it is vital to remember that the AMA only represents 17% of the American physician workforce.

I have taken care of Medicaid patients for 35 years while representing the only pediatric ophthalmology group left in Atlanta, Georgia that accepts Medicaid. For example, in the past 6 months I have cared for three young children on Medicaid who had corneal ulcers. This is a potentially blinding situation because if the cornea perforates from the infection, almost surely blindness will occur. In all three cases the antibiotic needed for the eradication of the infection was not on the approved Medicaid list.

Read the rest here at American Thinker.

HT April Ishak

Who Is Keeping The Books?

2009-08-14T13:31:00.000-07:00

Is she really this ignorant of the facts, or is it a poor excuse for a cover up?

Guard Yourself, Guard Your Children

2009-08-10T08:21:00.000-07:00

From Government mandated Gardisil:
Take control of your health by educating yourself. Informed consent! Begin with the help of Mercola. Follow up with the National Vaccine Information Center. We need all the watchdogs we can access in this political climate.

Wonderful Witness to Fruits of Homeschooling

2009-08-06T10:12:00.000-07:00

Read the article about Tim on Lifesite News.
HT HSLDA

Blatant Intrusion-Counting On Our Ignorance

2009-08-06T10:07:00.000-07:00

The Voice of Reason

2009-08-03T08:01:00.000-07:00

Anthony is a 12 year old boy with a message for all of us.

Something to Consider

2009-07-15T12:42:00.000-07:00

WHEN A SOLDIER COMES HOME
This email is being circulated around the world - please keep it going.

When a soldier comes home, he finds it hard....

....to listen to his son whine about being bored.

....to keep a straight face when people complain about potholes.

....to be tolerant of people who complain about the hassle of getting ready for work.

....to be understanding when a co-worker complains about a bad night's sleep.

....to be silent when people pray to God for a new car.

....to control his panic when his wife tells him he needs to drive more slowly.

....to be compassionate when a businessman expresses a fear of flying.

....to keep from laughing when anxious parents say they're afraid to send their kids off to summer camp.

....to keep from ridiculing someone who complains about hot weather.

....to control his frustration when a colleague gripes about his coffee being cold.

....to remain calm when his daughter complains about having to walk the dog.

....to be civil to people who complain about their jobs.

....to just walk away when someone says they only get two weeks of vacation a year.

....to be forgiving when someone says how hard it is to have a new baby in the house.

The only thing harder than being a Soldier....

Is loving one.

I was asked to pass this on and I will gladly do so.

Will you???

Constitution 101

2009-07-14T16:01:00.000-07:00

No One's Laughing

2009-07-03T20:31:00.000-07:00

HT to Mommylife

My Chance

2009-06-23T12:42:00.001-07:00

HT to ParentingFreedom.com via JillStanek.com

A Must Read

2009-06-12T11:44:00.000-07:00

Take a journey to Conversion Diary and read a beautiful testimony to life.

Dear College Grads....

2009-06-03T13:57:00.000-07:00

Klavan_on_culture: Why are Conservatives so Mean?

Next on our reading list:Democracy in America.

Doesn't Surprise Me At All

2009-05-24T17:41:00.000-07:00

After my baby had a horrendous reaction to her vaccination,I began researching the negative effects on the Internet. I was stunned by innumerable reports of shocking side effects and court cases involving immunizations-- but nothing was as troubling as the reports of the World Health Organization using our tax dollars to fund tetanus vaccines laced with a sterilizing hormone to unknowing females of child bearing age in the Philippines. Turns out the campaign to eliminate poverty meant eliminating the impoverished. And not just in the Philippines. Read more here.

Then there is Merck's use of aborted fetal tissue to produce vaccines such as the MMR. Hence my decision to stop the indiscriminate vaccination of my children. Use the link to see what is being pumped into your child's body, because heaven knows they aren't going to tell you. Simple informed consent. That's all I ask.

So I suppose this information should come as no surprise....

HT to Parenting Freedom

Call Your Mother

2009-05-21T10:20:00.000-07:00

She hasn't heard from you in decades....

H/T Jenshenspen

Land of the Free?

2009-05-17T15:55:00.000-07:00

What were those freedoms that all Americans are guaranteed again?

And this dangerous 80 year old priest...... A threat to whom? As dangerous as light can be to darkness.

Population Concerns

2009-05-12T13:50:00.000-07:00

When we visited Italy at the end of the Jubilee Year, we were surprised that our large family was drawing so much attention. We had a misguided notion that we would fit right in as a big Italian Catholic family. A wonderful priest from Malta spoke to us about the need for Catholics to witness to the Culture of Life by following church teachings on openness to life. He was enamored with the children and encouraged them to pray for us (their parents) often.

This mysterious priest also warned that Italy was in danger of losing it's cultural identity since the Muslim population had been replacing Italians at an alarming rate. Interesting what would happen if Europe hadn't abandoned it's Catholic identity and if we all lived in a manner in keeping with our dignity as Christians. But God does not impose His will on us if we persist in sin. He simply gives us over to our sinfulness to reap the fruits of what we have sown.

Famous Hand of Hope

2009-05-07T13:30:00.000-07:00

Remember this little guy?

H ere is his story....
HT Jennifer!

Ch-ch-ch- Changes

2009-04-29T20:28:00.000-07:00

Wow!

2009-04-05T09:49:00.000-07:00

HT to the Anchoress

Policing Salaries and Paranoid Delusion

2009-04-05T09:31:00.000-07:00

Our New Declaration of Dependence

2009-03-30T14:03:00.001-07:00

From Photobucket

Hat tip to Change Barack Top 20 Tea Party Signs.

Happy Birthday

2009-03-30T13:41:00.000-07:00

Putting First Things First

2009-03-24T10:19:00.001-07:00

Conscience Clause and Other BioDefense Issues- From My Inbox

2009-03-17T13:27:00.000-07:00

Inside this issue from Biodefense Fund:

• Obama's Stem Cell-Out
• Coercing Conscience? YOU have a voice.
• BDF Elite Education

	Obama's Stem Cell-Out
	"Science and ethics finally fell in love, in other words, and Obama seems to have fallen asleep during the kiss." These are the words of an insightful, yet witty column in the Washington Post by syndicated columnist Kathleen Parker. The column questions the wisdom of the President's missed opportunity to unite the nation around research that is both groundbreaking and ethical, and gives the nation a heads up that the executive order is not limited to stem cells lines from so-called "left-over embryos." * Read the column, and leave a comment for Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker: Behind the Cell Curve Why Is the President Ignoring a Scientific Gift? * The New York Times recognizes that NIH can (and likely will) include stem cell lines obtained from human embryos created solely for the purpose of destroying them for research via human embryo cloning (which they carefully refer to as "somatic cell nuclear transfer"): NYT Editorial: The Rules on Stem Cells * The NY Times has exposed the clone and kill strategy (above) -- Learn the code words: BDF Fact Sheet: Is SCNT really Human Cloning? * Educate yourself about the facts that the President ignored: BDF Fact Sheet on Embryo Exploitive Executive Order Stay tuned for information on upcoming efforts by Congress to codify the Obama executive order into federal law, and to repeal the Dickey-Wicker amendment's ban on using tax dollars to directly destroy human embryos for experimentation. . . Unlike the executive order, citizens will have the opportunity to engage in the democratic process regarding these extreme efforts.
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Coercing Conscience? YOU have a voice.

Last week, the Obama administration officially declared plans to rescind--get rid of--a healthcare conscience-protecting regulation.

The administration has, as required by law, called for public comment on the proposed plan to get rid of the conscience-protecting regulation, with a deadline of April 9, 2009.

Bioethics Defense Fund is one of the organizations in the Freedom2Care Coalition formed to defend the conscience rights of health care professionals and students. Professionals dedicated to serving the well-being of patients should never be discriminated against for their respect for every human life.

HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS and PRO-LIFE CITIZENS: You have a vitally important opportunity to immediately send a public comment to prevent a critical loss of access to healthcare professionals who are being systematically pressured to violate their consciences.

Go to www.Freedom2Care.com to learn more and to send your comment to the administration. Your voice makes a difference.
Read BDF's 2008 letter that supported the Bush administration's adoption of the conscience-protecting regulation that the Obama administration may rescind after the 30 day public comment period.

Watch a video message from USCCB President Cardinal George who explains that "respect for personal conscience. . . ensures our basic freedom from government oppression."

And Don't Forget to SEND YOUR MESSAGE TO THE GOVERNMENT.

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	BDF Elite Education
	From live interactive presentations at venues such as Stanford Law School (on human cloning and embryo research) to the Mayo Clinic (on healthcare rights of conscience), BDF President and General Counsel Nikolas T. Nikas is furthering the educational mission of Bioethics Defense Fund. BDF's public education mission is also furthered by providing life-affirming positions in the media, including the cover story of the DC Bar Journal entitled "Stem Cells: The Changing Legal Environment," featuring quotes and background information by BDF senior counsel Dorinda Bordlee and BDF's science advisor, Dr. Maureen Condic. Thank you for helping BDF use the power of the law to advocate for the protection of every member of the human family. Bioethics Defense Fund: Human Rights from Beginning to End www.BDFund.org Bioethics Defense Fund is a 501(c)(3) public interest legal organization dedicated to advocating against the human rights violations of abortion, human cloning/destructive human embryo experimentation, and euthanasia through litigation, legislation and public education. Media Contact: Dorinda C. Bordlee Vice President, Senior Counsel dbordlee@bdfund.org 504-231-7234

My God, My God,Why Have You Forsaken Me?!

2009-03-15T19:20:00.001-07:00

Why We Educate At Home

2009-03-15T18:56:00.000-07:00

Even our youngest knows that embryo means "fertilized egg." So the reporter doesn't even catch on. We never expected Clinton to have a clue.

Hat tip to Creativeminorityreport.

From the Vatican...

2009-03-12T08:11:00.000-07:00

Clear, direct and to the heart of what we should be about. Read the following excerpts From Benedict XVI straight from the Vatican, 10 March 2009(emphasis mine)-
Full text available here

In our days, when in vast areas of the world the faith is in danger of dying out like a flame which no longer has fuel, the overriding priority is to make God present in this world and to show men and women the way to God. Not just any god, but the God who spoke on Sinai; to that God whose face we recognize in a love which presses "to the end" (cf. Jn 13:1) – in Jesus Christ, crucified and risen. The real problem at this moment of our history is that God is disappearing from the human horizon, and, with the dimming of the light which comes from God, humanity is losing its bearings, with increasingly evident destructive effects.

Leading men and women to God, to the God who speaks in the Bible: this is the supreme and fundamental priority of the Church and of the Successor of Peter at the present time. A logical consequence of this is that we must have at heart the unity of all believers. Their disunity, their disagreement among themselves, calls into question the credibility of their talk of God. Hence the effort to promote a common witness by Christians to their faith – ecumenism – is part of the supreme priority. Added to this is the need for all those who believe in God to join in seeking peace, to attempt to draw closer to one another, and to journey together, even with their differing images of God, towards the source of Light – this is interreligious dialogue. Whoever proclaims that God is Love "to the end" has to bear witness to love: in loving devotion to the suffering, in the rejection of hatred and enmity – this is the social dimension of the Christian faith, of which I spoke in the Encyclical Deus Caritas Es.

At times one gets the impression that our society needs to have at least one group to which no tolerance may be shown; which one can easily attack and hate. And should someone dare to approach them – in this case the Pope – he too loses any right to tolerance; he too can be treated hatefully, without misgiving or restraint.

Dear Brothers, during the days when I first had the idea of writing this letter, by chance, during a visit to the Roman Seminary, I had to interpret and comment on Galatians 5:13-15. I was surprised at the directness with which that passage speaks to us about the present moment: "Do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants of one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself’. But if you bite and devour one another, take heed that you are not consumed by one another." I am always tempted to see these words as another of the rhetorical excesses which we occasionally find in Saint Paul. To some extent that may also be the case. But sad to say, this "biting and devouring" also exists in the Church today, as expression of a poorly understood freedom. ......

Should we be surprised that we too are no better than the Galatians? That at the very least we are threatened by the same temptations? That we must always learn anew the proper use of freedom? And that we must always learn anew the supreme priority, which is love?

Endowed By the Creator OR the Government with Basic Rights?

2009-03-11T20:14:00.000-07:00

The Church Passing Through the Sorrowful Mysteries

2009-03-11T20:10:00.000-07:00

Economic Apocalypse?

2009-03-11T19:50:00.001-07:00

Apocalypse is an interesting choice of words, isn't it?

A Little Scripture for Today

2009-03-09T19:45:00.000-07:00

Everyone was quoting 1 Samuel in January.......

"But when they said, "Give us a king to lead us," ......And the LORD told him: "Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king. ^........Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will do.".....
..... When that day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, and the LORD will not answer you in that day."......... But the people refused to listen to Samuel. "No!" they said. "We want a king over us. Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles."

And 2 Timothy has been on our minds for a while ......

There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them.

But today I am reading Daniel....

Dn 9:4b-10

"Lord, great and awesome God,
you who keep your merciful covenant toward those who love you
and observe your commandments!
We have sinned, been wicked and done evil;
we have rebelled and departed from your commandments and your laws.
We have not obeyed your servants the prophets,
who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes,
our fathers, and all the people of the land.
Justice, O Lord, is on your side;
we are shamefaced even to this day:
we, the men of Judah, the residents of Jerusalem,
and all Israel, near and far,
in all the countries to which you have scattered them
because of their treachery toward you.
O LORD, we are shamefaced, like our kings, our princes, and our fathers,
for having sinned against you.
But yours, O Lord, our God, are compassion and forgiveness!
Yet we rebelled against you
and paid no heed to your command, O LORD, our God,
to live by the law you gave us through your servants the prophets."

And I am praying with the psalmist......

Ps 79:8, 9, 11 and 13

R. Lord, do not deal with us according to our sins.
Remember not against us the iniquities of the past;
may your compassion quickly come to us,
for we are brought very low.
.....
Deliver us and pardon our sins
for your name's sake.
.........
through all generations we will declare your praise.

And meditating upon mercy......

Lk 6:36-38

Jesus said to his disciples:
"Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
"Stop judging and you will not be judged.
Stop condemning and you will not be condemned.
Forgive and you will be forgiven.
Give and gifts will be given to you;
a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing,
will be poured into your lap.
For the measure with which you measure
will in return be measured out to you."

God is just and merciful. We all need this sort of balance in our lives. Not useless anxiety but the "peace that surpasses all understanding" (Philipians 4:7).

Prayer: God's Love Language

2009-03-09T17:58:00.000-07:00

The rosary is an integral part of our lives, and 3 times each month we have the special devotion to Our Lady under the title Pilgrim Queen of the Family. Yes, prayer is God's Love Language.

Salve Regina sung by Eduardo; Awesome!
Hat tip to Under Her Starry Mantle.
Gratias

Embryonic Stem Cell Research Unnecessary

2009-03-09T17:31:00.000-07:00

Bioethics Defense Fund Condemns Obama’s “Obsolete Science Bailout Plan”

March 9, 2009. As part of its educational mission, Bioethics Defense Fund (BDF) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s executive order regarding federal tax-payer funding of new human embryonic stem cell lines:

“The effect of President Obama's Executive Order is to direct scarce federal tax dollars to research that is immoral, ineffective and, given recent scientific advances, unnecessary," said BDF President and General Counsel Nikolas T. Nikas.

In highlighting the missed opportunity that President Obama had to unite our nation around recent breakthrough research methods, Nikas pointed to a March 4, 2009 article by former NIH head Dr. Bernadine Healy entitled “Why Embryonic Stem Cells are Obsolete.”

Bioethics Defense Fund has compiled an educational resource that highlights the facts that President Obama should have relied on to bring the nation together behind the breakthrough alternative method of induced pluripotent stem cell research which provides cells virtually identical to embryonic stem cells, but without the need for embryos, cloning or egg harvesting.

BDF Senior Counsel Dorinda Bordlee condemned the order as an irresponsible and immoral “Obsolete Science Bailout Plan.” Bordlee pointed out that scientists won't be required to help one patient or develop one treatment in order to keep our federal tax-dollars coming in to fund research on destroyed human embryos.

She also expressed concern that the new federal funding will increase the exploitive market of egg harvesting to create embryos, which typically involves injecting cash-strapped college women with high doses of hormones that endangers their lives and their ovarian health.

The executive order will increase funding for the study of privately created embryonic stem cell lines, but not the direct destruction of human embryos. Efforts in Congress are now underway to repeal the Dickey-Wicker amendment, which currently prohibits the use of federal tax dollars for the actual creation and destruction of human embryos. If Dickey-Wicker is repealed, federal tax dollars could be used to fund human embryo cloning and the creation of IVF human embryos for the sole purpose of their destruction.

Bioethics Defense Fund will keep you informed as these efforts in Congress unfold.

BDF Fact Sheet:

OBAMA's MISSED OPPORTUNITY: OBSOLETE SCIENCE BAILOUT FACTS

*This information is provided for the purpose of public education, and not for the support or opposition of any particular legislation.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Dorinda C. Bordlee, Esq.
dbordlee@bdfund.org
(504) 231-7234

WWW.BDFund.org

Bioethics Defense Fund (BDF) is a public interest law firm supported by private donations. BDF lawyers advocate in courts, legislatures, universities and in the media for the legal protection of the human right to life in the fields of abortion, human cloning and embryonic stem cell research and end-of-life.

Where Are We Headed?

2009-03-09T09:00:00.000-07:00

A nation that can condone murdering a child in its mother's womb is not far from this practice. Listen to Vatican Radio and add extra prayers / sacrifices to your Lenten offerings to end this atrocity.

Star Parker on Socilaism

2009-03-08T20:09:00.000-07:00

Back on Uncle Sam's plantation
Star Parker - Syndicated Columnist - 2/9/2009 8:00:00 AM Six years ago I wrote a book called Uncle Sam's Plantation . I wrote the book to tell my own story of what I saw living inside the welfare state and my own transformation out of it.

I said in that book that indeed there are two Americas -- a poor America on socialism and a wealthy America on capitalism.

I talked about government programs like Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS), Emergency Assistance to Needy Families with Children (EANF), Section 8 Housing, and Food Stamps.

A vast sea of perhaps well-intentioned government programs, all initially set into motion in the 1960s, that were going to lift the nation's poor out of poverty.

A benevolent Uncle Sam welcomed mostly poor black Americans onto the government plantation. Those who accepted the invitation switched mindsets from "How do I take care of myself?" to "What do I have to do to stay on the plantation?"

Instead of solving economic problems, government welfare socialism created monstrous moral and spiritual problems -- the kind of problems that are inevitable when individuals turn responsibility for their lives over to others.

The legacy of American socialism is our blighted inner cities, dysfunctional inner city schools, and broken black families.

Through God's grace, I found my way out. It was then that I understood what freedom meant and how great this country is.

I had the privilege of working on welfare reform in 1996, passed by a Republican Congress and signed 50 percent.

I thought we were on the road to moving socialism out of our poor black communities and replacing it with wealth-producing American capitalism.

But, incredibly, we are going in the opposite direction.

Instead of poor America on socialism becoming more like rich American on capitalism, rich America on capitalism is becoming like poor America on socialism.

Uncle Sam has welcomed our banks onto the plantation and they have said, "Thank you, Suh."

Now, instead of thinking about what creative things need to be done to serve customers . .. . they are thinking about what they have to tell Massah in order to get their cash.

There is some kind of irony that this is all happening under our first black president on the 200th anniversary of the birthday of Abraham Lincoln.

Worse, socialism seems to be the element of our new young president. And maybe even more troubling, our corporate executives seem happy to move onto the plantation.

In an op-ed on the opinion page of the Washington Post, Mr. Obama is clear that the goal of his trillion dollar spending plan is much more than short term economic stimulus.

"This plan is more than a prescription for short-term spending -- it's a strategy for America 's long-term growth and opportunity in areas such as renewable energy, healthcare, and education."

Perhaps more incredibly, Obama seems to think that government taking over an economy is a new idea. Or that massive growth in government can take place "with unprecedented transparency and accountability."

Yes, sir, we heard it from Jimmy Carter when he created the Department of Energy, the Synfuels Corporation, and the Department of Education.

Or how about the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 -- The War on Poverty -- which President Johnson said "...does not merely expand old programs or improve what is already being done. It charts a new course. It strikes at the causes, not just the consequences of poverty."

Trillions of dollars later, black poverty is the same. But black families are not, with triple the incidence of single-parent homes and out-of-wedlock births.

It's not complicated. Americans can accept Barack Obama's invitation to move onto the plantation. Or they can choose personal responsibility and freedom.

Does anyone really need to think about what the choice should be?

Lia's Speech a Real Winner!

2009-02-19T14:53:00.000-08:00

TORONTO, February 18, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Though 12-year-old Lia's popular pro-life presentation did not win a regional speech competition last night, she and her family are celebrating what they call the "best trophy ever" - the saving of an unborn life, after Lia's words convinced a stranger not to abort her child.
Read the rest here.

Why We Teach History

2009-02-19T11:32:00.000-08:00

As a homeschooling family we have chosen to use a classical rather than traditional approach to education. For instance, we teach history instead of social studies. Our references are primary sources rather than slanted History textbooks. And our goal is to understand the past as not to repeat the same mistakes. For the sake of critical thinking, the children are encouraged to research events from different angles and look for signs of propaganda. I expect them to do their investigative homework before expressing an opinion about all things political and cultural. The results are interesting, especially as they enter college. My two oldest daughters have cornered professors after the first day of class to challenge statements made to set the tone for the semester. On both occasions they were encouraged to agree to disagree. Hmmmmmm. No desire to pursue the truth? No room for it in English, History, or Psychology. No, lesson #1 at the college level is that truth does not exist and all things are relative to one's life experiences. I suppose they will have to take Philosophy if interested in abstracts like truth and reality. And if your news comes from the mainstream media, just remember that "All pigs are created equal," but "Some pigs are more equal than others." Visit Mommylife for a bit of current history that never made the mainstream media. But it did make some ears perk up- at least for those who were paying attention.

Words of Wisdom from a 12 Year Old

2009-02-11T14:55:00.001-08:00

According to One Nation Under God

2009-01-30T09:30:00.000-08:00

Catholic politicians receiving campaign donations from pro-abortion organizations like NARAL, Planned Parenthood, Emily's List, and NOW.:

"$9,000,000 has been received by sitting Catholic members of the present Congress!

"Here is a list of the total contributions made to the senators who voted against the bill to restore the Mexico City Policy.

"Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), who assumed office only in January 2007, has accepted $986,619 from the pro-abortion lobby.

Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) has received $205,768

"Pro-life" Sen. Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA), $327,914.

Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), $1,043,301

Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), $17,400

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), $303,014

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), $44,585

Sen. Christopher Dodd (CT), $31,235

Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), $326,996

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), $191,057

Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), $367,491

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), $77,216

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), $24,435

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), $244,360

Make it Your Business

2009-01-21T12:46:00.000-08:00

Imagine the Potential!

2009-01-20T01:30:00.000-08:00

CatholicVote.com gets my Vote for Commercial of the Year!!!

Make Your Voice Heard

2009-01-20T00:01:00.000-08:00

YOU are invited to sign this letter to President Obama:
_____________

Dear President Obama,

Congratulations on your historic inauguration.

We'd like to introduce ourselves. We are pro-life Americans.

You will be hearing from us so we'd like to share our motivations.

Like you, we are motivated by faith; we have faith in God in whose image we are created.

Like you, we are motivated by hope; we encourage the kind of hope that is personified by one person reaching out to another in difficult situations like crisis pregnancies, and the experience of suffering from disease.

Like you, we are motivated most of all by love.

We have a deep love for the unique and unrepeatable beauty of every unborn child targeted for abortion, and for that child's mother and father who will be deprived of their child's transforming love.

We have a deep love for the young women of our nation who live in a culture that exploits them as sex objects due to the easy availability of abortion.

We have a deep love for our friends and family who suffer from disease and who deserve medical research and treatment that does not burden their conscience with knowing that human lives were destroyed in the name of science.

On this historic occasion that vindicates the rights of human beings who were once considered to be property in American law, we invite you, Mr. President, to lead our nation with policies that respect the dignity and equality of each and every human life.

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Why MLK Jr. was a Republican

2009-01-19T09:58:00.000-08:00

Check out this interesting site that supports the Culture of Life and the dignity of every person. The mainstream media ignores publications such as these, because they don't spin to the left.

Population Concerns

2009-01-18T23:00:00.000-08:00

Thoughts to consider ...

"According to the United Nations Population Division discussing the 2007 population changes in Eastern and Central Europe: “The expected global upheaval is without parallel in human history.” Germany’s population is down 10.3 %, Poland’s is down 20.5%, the Russian Federation’s is down 24.3%, and Bulgaria dropped 35.2%. The only population increase in Western Europe will be due to the large migration from Africa and Asia. There are pockets of growth here and there, but this is due to Muslim populations. For instance, among the districts in Russia there are exceptions to the dying trends — the high abortion, high HIV infection, low birthrate, high alcoholism and other social ills. Twelve of the eighty-nine Russian federal regions showing substantial population growth are Islamic regions. Islam is growing rapidly in a country where the native population is in the death throes. This is a country awash in natural resources except the most important one — people. It possesses a resource — rich eastern hinterland that it cannot get to without people. It is also the land of nuclear weapons and know-how. The future possibilities are frightening."

The Hour is Late...read more here.

Catholic Media House Presents.....

2009-01-18T17:57:00.000-08:00

Government 101

2009-01-15T13:03:00.001-08:00

HT to Jennifer at Conversion Diary

Come What May (Trailer)

2008-12-29T15:31:00.000-08:00

No Exceptions, No Compromise

2008-12-20T15:19:00.000-08:00

ROCK FOR LIFE!

Kitchen Table Lobbyists are Effective! Get Busy.

2008-12-20T15:12:00.000-08:00

Pro-Life Louisiana Update
Stop FOCA!Save the Hyde Amendment!
Stop FOCA

Save HYDE

Campaign

To prevent the largest expansion of abortion since 1973 in the upcoming 111th Congress, pro-lifers will need to defeat the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) and save the Hyde Amendment. Visit our two websites to learn how you can be involved.

www.StopFocaLA.com www.SaveYourHyde.com

EDUCATE YOURSELF AND OTHERS:
What is the Hyde Amendment? What is FOCA?

There are many threats to human life in the upcoming 111th Congress, but two stand as the most grave: the defeat of the Hyde Amendment and the passage of FOCA.

Hyde Amendment

What is the Hyde Amendment?
Originally enacted in 1976, the Hyde Amendment is a pro-life amendment that restricts the direct federal funding of abortion through Medicaid.

If the Hyde Amendment is not passed in 2009, women eligible for Medicaid would have their abortion paid for by the Federal Government, and in turn, your tax dollars. If abortions are free to the individual, you can bet on abortion rates increasing.

What are the chances the Hyde Amendment will not be passed?
Because it is an amendment in the federal budget, the Hyde Amendment must be passed every year to protect our tax dollars. Unlike FOCA (which could or could not come to the surface), the Hyde Amendment will have to be dealt with in 2009.

In fact, in the abortion industry's marching orders to President-elect Obama just released this past week, the number one priority in regards to abortion is the reversal of the Hyde Amendment (see top left of page 7).

There is a very real and pertinent chance that the Hyde Amendment will not survive the first 100 days of the Obama Administration. If that is the case, our "hides" will be paying for abortion with our taxes!

Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA)

What is FOCA?
FOCA is a pro-abortion bill in both the U.S. House and Senate that President Obama claimed he was committed to signing into law.

What would FOCA do?
The passage of the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) would lead to the greatest expansion of abortion since 1973. Specifically, FOCA would:

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Make Partial-Birth abortion legal again.
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Force tax-dollar funding of abortion.
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Invalidate all state pro-life laws restricting abortion, meaning:
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Minors could have abortions without parental consent or notification.
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No waiting periods or information on positive alternatives to abortions.
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Doctors and hospitals would be forced to perform abortions.

What are the chances that FOCA will pass?
Because President-elect Obama and others claimed they will move on FOCA as their "first-priority", there is a realistic chance of FOCA passing. Since many pro-life groups and individuals have been causing a stink about FOCA, the Democratic leadership and pro-abortion groups have lowered it among their priorities for 2009. However, this does not mean that FOCA should be taken lightly.

We must act against FOCA and Hyde simultaneously if we wish to stop the greatest expansion of abortion since 1973.

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Infants Born Alive

2008-12-20T15:09:00.000-08:00

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Evangelizing the Hiltonized

2008-12-10T13:38:00.001-08:00

Evangelizing the Hiltonized

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40 Hours for Life Stronger in 09

2008-12-04T17:41:00.000-08:00

Let's make it bigger, stronger, more prayerful than ever. Join the 40 Days for Life Initiative. Engage the culture for the sake of life. Here is a clip from our 08 experience.

Population Research Institute and the UN

2008-12-04T17:09:00.000-08:00

Volition

2008-11-29T11:55:00.000-08:00

Doorpost Films engaging the culture with a message of hope. Watch Volition. Then spend a few minutes checking our the other entries in the 2008 competition.