Category Archives: POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA

FDR’S PRAYER ON D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944 WAS A PRAYER OF AN AMERICA THAT NO LONGER EXISTS

Posted on January 15, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Religion in America, Past and Present Posted on January 8, 2014 http://rabbipruzansky.com/ (This was first published as an op-ed in the Jewish Press of January 3, 2014, and then featured at the Jewish World Review) To understand the profound … Continue reading →

Posted in 'SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE', ATHEISM, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, HATE SPEECH LAWS, JEWS, LIBERALISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, PRAYER | Tagged American Culture, Atheism, President John F. Kennedy, PresidentiaL Prayer, Public Prayer | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in BRAIN DEATH, EUTHANASIA, HEALTH CARE, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, NUTRITION AND HYDRATION, ORGAN DONATION, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, RELATIVISM, SAVING CHILDREN, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged Ave Maria Radio, BRAIN DEATH, Dr. John Haas, DR. PAUL BYRNE, Kresta in the Afternoon, National Catholic Center for Bioethics | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Abortion, EUTHANASIA, INFANTICIDE, INTOLERANCE, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MEDIA BIAS, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, PLANNED PARENTHOOD, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, RELATIVISM, SCIENCE AND ETHICS, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged Abortifacient, Abortion, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), Dustin Siggins, ella, IUD, Media Matters, NBC, Obama, Pew Research, Plan B, PLANNED PARENTHOOD, Politico, Shawna Thomas, THE NEW YORK TIMES | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Abortion, ANTI-CATHOLICISM, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, HATE SPEECH LAWS, INTOLERANCE, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, RELATIVISM, RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION, SAVING CHILDREN, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged American Civil Liberties Union, Floyd Abrams, Hill v. Colorado, justice anthony kennedy, justice antonin scalia, Massachusetts, McCullen v. Coakley, Professor Laurence Tribe, The First Amendment, THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, The Wall Street Journal | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in 'SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE', ATHEISM, CATHOLIC HIGHER EDUCATION, CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, FAMILY LIFE, Freedom of Conscience, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, HOME SCHOOLING, INTOLERANCE, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, RELATIVISM, SAVING CHILDREN, SECULARISM, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION | Tagged Anthony Esolen, COMMON CORE PROJECT, John Koerner, William Chauncy Langdon | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in ANTI-CATHOLICISM, INTOLERANCE, LIFE ISSUES, MEDIA BIAS, MEDIA BIGOTRY, MORAL RELATIVISM, MOSQUES, MUSLIMS, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, POPE BENEDICT XVI, POPE FRANCIS, RELATIVISM, RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION, SEX SLAVES, SHARIA LAW, THE RIGHT TO LIFE, UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS | Tagged Cardinal Bergolio, Central African, Central African Republic, Evangelii Gaudium, FATHER SAMIR KHALIL SAMIR, islam, Islamic Jihadists, Koran, Mecca, Medina, Muhammad, National Catholic Register, Persecution of Christians, Pew Survey, Regensburg Lecture, SJ, Syria, University of Saint Joseph in Beirut, William Kilpatrick, WORLD TRADE CENTER | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Abortion, BISHOPS, EUTHANASIA, HEALTH CARE, INFANTICIDE, INTOLERANCE, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MEDIA BIAS, MEDIA BIGOTRY, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, NUTRITION AND HYDRATION, PLANNED PARENTHOOD, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, PRO-ABORTION POLITICIANS, RELATIVISM, ROE V WADE, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged ELIZABETH GRAHAM, HB 1444, JEFFERY PATTERSON, passive euthanasia, SB 303, SB 675, THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF TEXAS, THE NEW YOR TIMES, THE TEXAS CATHOLIC CONFERENCE, THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE, THE TEXAS RIGHT TO LIFE | 1 Comment

LIBERALS/PROGRESSIVES WISH NOT JUST TO BAN CHRISTMAS BUT TO BAN CHRISTIANS

Posted on December 27, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! This Jew says, “Step Away From My Christmas Tree!” December 10, 2013 at 5:00 am / by Anita Gunn About Anita Gunn California PolitiChick “Anita Gunn” is a closeted conservative working the entertainment business. Anita has been in the … Continue reading →

Posted in FAITH, JEWS, MEDIA BIAS, MEDIA BIGOTRY, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, RELATIVISM, RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION | Tagged A KOSHER CHRISTMAS: TIS THE SEASON TO BE JEWISH, ANITA GUNN, ATHEISTS, CHRISTMAS, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, IRVING BERLIN, JEWS, JONATHAN SARNA | Comments Off

A FEW CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS FROM A CATHOLIC PRIEST OF THE DIOCESE OF CORPUS CHRISTI

Posted on December 24, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! During my year as a hospital chaplain at a “Christian” hospital, I was reminded of something every day and every night. My fellow Protestant Chaplain Coworkers, and I, were not encouraged to talk about Jesus or God in our … Continue reading →

Posted in 'SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE', ANTI-CATHOLICISM, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, HEALTH CARE, JESUS CHRIST, JEWS, LGBT, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, MUSLIMS, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, SAME-SEX 'MARRIAGE' | Tagged Abortion, CATHOLIC CHAPLAINS, CATHOLICS, CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL, HARI KRISHNAS, HOSPICE, JEWS, MILEY CYRUS, MUSLIMS, NUTRITION AND HYDRATION, palliative care, PROTESTANT CHAPLAINS, PROTESTANTS, SAME-SEX 'MARRIAGE' | 2 Comments

WONDERS NEVER CEASE! PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS OPPOSES THE COMMON CORE PROJECT

Posted on December 14, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! AFT’s Weingarten: Common Core Implementation Will Be Worse Than Obamacare Brittany Corona December 10, 2013 at 10:52 am http://blog.heritage.org/2013/12/10/afts-weingarten-common-core-implementation-will-worse-obamacare/?utm_source=heritagefoundation&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=&utm_content=&utm_source=heritagefoundation&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline&utm_campaign=saturday131213 “You think the Obamacare implementation is bad? The implementation of the Common Core is far worse,” said American Federation for … Continue reading →

Posted in CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, HOME SCHOOLING, LIBERALISM, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, RELATIVISM, SAVING CHILDREN | Tagged American Federation of Teachers, COMMON CORE PROJECT, Governor Dan Forest of North Carolina, National Education Writers Association, NC Department of Public Instruction, Randi Weingarten, The Pioneer Institute | Comments Off