Monthly Archives: January 2014

ARGUMENTS FROM AUTHORITY HAVE LITTLE VALUE COMPARED TO MAGISTERIAL TEACHING

Posted on January 14, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! January 14, 2014 Catholicism, Islam, and the Perils of Arguing from Authority by William Kilpatrick http://www.crisismagazine.com/2014/catholicism-islam-and-the-perils-of-arguing-from-authority?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CrisisMagazine+%28Crisis+Magazine%29 Like many Americans, I didn’t know much about Islam before the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center. And, to tell the truth, … Continue reading →

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BRAIN DEATH AND THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC CENTER FOR BIOETHICS

Posted on January 11, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Christiaan Barnard Born Christiaan Neethling Barnard 8 November 1922 Beaufort West, Cape Province, Union of South Africa Died 2 September 2001 (aged 78) Paphos, Cyprus Education University of Cape Town University of Minnesota Years active 1950–2001 Known for first successful human-to-human heart … Continue reading →

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MARXISM: DECAPITALIZATION! MUSLIMS: DECAPITATION! THE FUTURE LOOKS BLEAK

Posted on January 10, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! January 10, 2014 Does Francis Really Have a Marxism Problem? by David Byrne Last November Pope Francis issued his apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium  (The Joy of the Gospel) and it immediately met resistance from some conservatives who charged Francis … Continue reading →

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FRANCIS AND BARTHOLOMEW vs KIRILL; ONLY CHRIST CAN OVERCOME RUSSIAN NARCISSIST SELF-SATISFACTION

Posted on January 8, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! The Russian Veto Against Francis and Bartholomew The embrace between Rome and Constantinople is renewed. But a document from the patriarchate of Moscow freezes the discussion between Catholics and Orthodox on the powers of the pope over the universal … Continue reading →

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JOURNALISTS REVEAL THEIR INCOMPETENCE (EVEN WORSE, THEIR BIAS) WHEN WRITING ABOUT WHEN LIFE BEGINS

Posted on January 8, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! January 8, 2014 When Is An Abortion Not An Abortion? When the Media Says So. by Drew Belsky and Dustin Siggins http://www.crisismagazine.com/2014/when-is-an-abortion-not-an-abortion-when-the-media-says-so?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CrisisMagazine+%28Crisis+Magazine%29 Shortly before the new year, a number of religious organizations were given protection from the HHS abortion … Continue reading →

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THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION DOES NOT KNOW ITS RIGHT FOOT FROM ITS LEFT FOOT; IT IS SOMETIMES RIGHT BUT MORE USUALLY SINISTER

Posted on January 7, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Opinion Abortion Rights as a Free-Speech Flashpoint The Supreme Court has a chance to fix its mistake in this First Amendment case. By Floyd Abrams THE WALL STREET JOURNAl Updated Jan. 5, 2014 6:39 p.m. ET When Chief Justice … Continue reading →

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TOTALIARIAN REGIMES WILL ALWAYS CLAIM EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO CONTROL THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN

Posted on January 6, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! January 6, 2014 Common Core: Twenty-First Century Peonage by Anthony Esolen http://www.crisismagazine.com/2014/common-core-twenty-first-century-peonage?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CrisisMagazine+%28Crisis+Magazine%29 A young man and woman arrive at the office of the town clerk to procure a marriage license. They’re all smiles, until the secretary hands them a … Continue reading →

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AMERICA MUST NOT DUPLICATE EUROPE’S ERROR IN IMMIGRATION REFORM

Posted on January 6, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! January 6, 2014 Evangelii Gaudium on Islam: Outreach or Overreach? by William Kilpatrick http://www.crisismagazine.com/2014/evangelii-gaudium-on-islam-outreach-or-overreach?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CrisisMagazine+%28Crisis+Magazine%29 Much attention has been paid to Pope Francis’ observations about economic life in Evangelii Gaudium. Relatively little attention, however, has been paid to the pope’s … Continue reading →

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SCANDAL: THE TEXAS BISHOPS, THROUGH THEIR TEXAS CATHOLIC CONFERENCE, HAVE ATTACKED THE LEADING PROLIFE ORGANIZATION IN TEXAS, THE TEXAS RIGHT TO LIFE

Posted on January 5, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Elizabeth Graham of Texas Right to Life at an event honoring the pro-life student college scholarship recipients. Elizabeth Graham (right) Executive Director of Texas Right to Life Last November the Texas Right to Life organization sent out to everyone … Continue reading →

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DON’T TRY TO COUNSEL A WOMAN OUT OF HAVING AN ABORTION IN MASSACHUSETTS

Posted on January 5, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Thank God that in most places, most states, it is still possible, as in Corpus Christi, for prolifers to stand at the entrance to the abortion clinic and offer loving counsel to women contemplating aborting their baby.  But in … Continue reading →

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