Monthly Archives: December 2011

PRAY FOR YOUR FELLOW CHRISTIANS IN THE MIDEAST / VOTE RESPONSIBLY

Posted on December 7, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! For Arab Christians, a wintry ‘spring’ by Jeff Jacoby The Boston Globe December 7, 2011 http://www.jeffjacoby.com/10830/for-arab-christians-a-wintry-spring Send RSS Share: Be the first of your friends to like this. In Egypt’s parliamentary elections, Islamist hardliners are winning in a … Continue reading →

Posted in ANTI-CATHOLICISM, DEMOCRACY IN ISLAM, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, INTOLERANCE, MUSLIMS, RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION, SHARIA LAW | Comments Off

ANOTHER TRY FOR THE ‘HOLY GRAIL’ OF DEFINING WHEN HUMAN LIFE BEGINS

Posted on December 6, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! The biological beginning (life) of a new human being/organism occurs in human sexual reproduction both in vivo, i.e. inside the body and in vitro, i.e. outside the body when a human sperm makes contact with the protective covering of and fuses with a … Continue reading →

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A DISTINGUISHED EMBRYOLOGIST REPLIES TO MY REQUEST FOR HELP

Posted on December 6, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! December 5, 2011 Dear Bishop Gracida: At your request, through the gracious interceding of Mrs. Barbara Kralis, I am responding to your definition of a “human being” as posted on your blog. I appreciate the opportunity, and you can … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion | 2 Comments

ON THE QUESTION OF HOLY COMMUNION FOR THOSE WHO ARE DIVORCED AND REMARRIED

Posted on December 5, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! No Communion for Outlaws. But the Pope Is Studying Two Exceptions The ban on Eucharistic communion for divorced and remarried Catholics is increasingly contested and disobeyed. Benedict XVI is standing firm. But he is republishing an essay from … Continue reading →

Posted in CANON LAW, LITURGY, MARRIAGE v COHABITATION, POPE BENEDICT XVI | Comments Off

A DEFINITION OF WHEN HUMAN LIFE BEGINS

Posted on December 5, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! There is a great deal of confusion in the public discussion of abortion. A lot of the confusion centers on a definition of when human life begins. Some pro-lifers argue that life begins at conception, which they define as … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion | 10 Comments

HOW DO YOU TAKE THE MEASURE OF A MAN ?

Posted on December 4, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! There are many ways to take the measure of a man besides weighing him on a scale and measuring his height in feet and inches. Here are a few other ways: Is he a man of his word? Does … Continue reading →

Posted in JESUS CHRIST, MAN, MORAL RELATIVISM, SANCTITY | Tagged FATHER GEORGE W. RUTLER | 1 Comment

WHEN DOES A HUMAN LIFE BEGIN TO BE A HUMAN LIFE AND END?

Posted on December 4, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! HUMAN LIFE IS A CONTINUUM FROM THE MOMENT THAT A SINGLE-CELL EMBRYONIC ZYGOTE, AN ORGANISM WITH 46 CHROMOSOMES, THE NUMBER REQUIRED OF A MEMBER OF THE HUMAN SPECIES COMES INTO EXISTENCE EITHER NATURALLY THROUGH THE PENETRATION OF A SPERM … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, ROE V WADE | 2 Comments

THE CHINESE SOLUTION: HUMAN ORGAN HARVESTING OF POLITICAL PRISONERS

Posted on December 3, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! The Xinjiang Procedure Beijing’s ‘New Frontier’ is ground zero for the organ harvesting of political prisoners. Dec 5, 2011, Vol. 17, No. 12 • By ETHAN GUTMANN THE WEEKLY STANDARD To figure out what is taking place today in … Continue reading →

Posted in BRAIN DEATH, LIFE ISSUES, MORAL RELATIVISM | 2 Comments

ABORTION, SAME-SEX-MARRIAGE, AND NOW – SODOMY AND BESTIALITY – WHAT NEXT?

Posted on December 3, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Senate Approves Bill that Legalizes Sodomy and Bestiality in U.S. Military By Pete Winn December 1, 2011 Subscribe to Pete Winn’s posts Family Research Council President Tony Perkins. (AP photo) (CNSNews.com) – (Updated) The Senate on Thursday evening voted … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, GAY 'MARRIAGE', HUMAN SEXUALITY, LIBERALISM, MORAL RELATIVISM, SAME-SEX 'MARRIAGE', SEXUALITY | 2 Comments