Thursday, June 26, 2008

LifeSiteNews.com - NewsBytes June 26, 2008


LifeSiteNews.com NewBytes - Catch Up For Last Week


Today's smile; Short video 14 months in the making, 42 countries, and a cast of thousands
http://www.vimeo.com/1211060


US POLITICS - OBAMA, MCCAIN, GILL ACTION FUND

Daily Slaughter of Children Means Very Little to Our Major Presidential Candidates
http://christiannewswire.com/news/128846997.html

Dobson accuses Obama of `distorting' Bible and pushing "fruitcake interpretation" of Constitution - "... He is dragging biblical understanding through the gutter."
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080624/D91G8E200.html

Barack Obama said Tuesday evangelical leader James Dobson was "making stuff up"
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/06/24/obama-dobson-is-making-stuff-up-with-bible-criticism/

Obama, New Web Site Disparage Dr. Dobson
http://www.citizenlink.org/CLtopstories/A000007695.cfm

Obama: America is 'no longer Christian' - Democrat says nation also for Muslims, nonbelievers
http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=67735

The Case Against Barack Obama by Deal W. Hudson   
http://insidecatholic.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3953&Itemid=48

NARAL Catholics Line Up for Obama - what do you do when the majority of the elected officials on your National Catholic Advisory Council have the seal of approval from NARAL Pro-Choice America?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121426513087798463.html?mod=todays_columnists

How the Democrats Lost the Catholics and How the Catholics Can Save the Democrats
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/25/AR2008062503063.html

Mark Steyn: Obama the humble savior
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/obama-speech-remake-2061941-sen-great

Young People Plan to Join Major Protest to Expose the Extremist Abortion Policies of Senator Obama as He Speaks at a California Fundraiser
http://christiannewswire.com/news/750056994.html

McCain bucks Bush on climate change
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080624221057.0ww93x2w&show_article=1

Planned Parenthood - A Dark Past - Contraception, abortion, and the eugenics movement. The Greening of Planned Parenthood,  An opportunity for John McCain.
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZWU1YmMzNWVhMTFhYTQxNjliZGIxMTcxYWU2NTMyNTQ=

McCain, Obama or 'none of the above'? 2008 could be historic election of non participation; Whoever wins among the two major-party candidates will lead America in the wrong direction
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=67393

Inside the Gill Action Fund, the most effective pro-gay political weapon you never heard of; they don't want Gill Action to be a centerpiece of the article, nor do they want any of its internal or external machinations to be revealed. Targeted approach to developing what they call "fair-minded majorities" in state legislatures across the country - planting one school board member or city council person at a time until Congress is eventually overrun by politicians who support LGBT rights
http://www.advocate.com/print_article_ektid56393.asp


LIFE ISSUES

Planned Parenthood provision in War Supplemental funding bill defeated
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=150314

Flush with cash, Planned Parenthood affiliates nationwide aggressively expanding their reach, seeking to woo more affluent patients with network of suburban clinics and huge new health centers that projectdecidedly upscale image.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121417762585295459.html?mod=hps_us_pageone

The shameful history of population control
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/the_shameful_history_of_population_control/

Black Pro-Lifers to Protest NAACP Convention
http://www.citizenlink.org/CLNews/A000007678.cfm

Pro-Lifers Encouraged to Picket NEA Convention & State HQs
http://christiannewswire.com/news/783466995.html

Down Syndrome Babies Have Rights, Too, By Father Jonathan Morris, FOX News Religion Contributor
http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/06/23/down-syndrome-babies-no-more/

When the leading advocates of reproductive choice cannot agree, things begin to look interesting.
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/cracks_in_the_population_consensus/

Selective abortion causes severe imbalance of sexes in Indian regions
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=13029

Ira Byock: "How to Die"; a pioneer in treating patients with terminal illnesses. His book Dying Well is a must read for people facing the end of life - Wesley Smith
http://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog/2008/06/ira-byock-how-to-die.html

Cancer Patient Commits Suicide When Told NHS Will Not Cover Chemo
http://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog/2008/06/cancer-patient-commits-suicide-when.html


STEM CELLS

Another Stem Cell Disinformation Alert
http://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog/2008/06/another-stem-cell-disinformation-alert.html

Pfizer betting that a radical new adult stem-cell treatment may be able to stave off diabetes-induced retina damage
http://www.forbes.com/business/2008/06/21/pfizer-blindness-research-biz-health-cx_rl_0623stemcell.html


CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS

Who died and made Rob Wells pope? Ezra Levant on the Human Rights Commission charges against Catholic Insight
http://ezralevant.com/2008/06/who-died-and-made-rob-wells-po.html

Human rights complaint languishing - Commission has yet to rule whether Catholic Insight mag promotes hatred against gays - Toronto Sun
http://www.torontosun.com/News/Canada/2008/06/23/5959926-sun.html

Freedom of expression and Canada's "Conservative" government By Stephen J. Gray
http://catholicinsight.com/online/political/article_823.shtml


RELIGION

How Much Time Does the U.S. Have? Without the foundation of Religion and Morality that George Washington and the other founding fathers provided for us, there is simply no real hope for the future of this country.
http://www.catholicexchange.com/2008/06/19/112901/

Poll: More than nine in 10 Americans say they believe in God or a universal spirit, and 58 percent say they pray every day
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/06/23/Most_in_US_believe_in_God_or_spirit/UPI-87671214268275/

More than half of Britons think Christianity is likely to have disappeared from the country within a century, according to a survey.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2160495/christianity-%27could-die-out-within-a-century%27.html

Survey shows Californians less religious than rest of nation
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/la-me-faith24-2008jun24,0,4300244.story

Court order stops Grand Rapids ordinance from prohibiting spontaneous Christian speech
http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/06/20/court-order-stops-grand-rapids-ordinance-from-prohibiting-spontaneous-christian-speech/

Only 19% of Catholics asserted that there is only one way to interpret the teachings of their faith, compared to 41% of Evangelical Christians.
http://www.calcatholic.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?id=b904d27b-9dae-4ad2-9d51-35ab393c560b

Russian Orthodox leader says Vatican is a 'key ally' in defense of morality
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=13052

Pope denies divorced Berlusconi communion
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7468860.stm

Spiritual frenzy marks Pfleger's roof-raising return to pulpit
http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/religion/1019140,CST-NWS-sabina23.article

Christians and Muslims: religious freedom to avoid clash of civilisations
http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=12583&theme=5&size=A

To meet the challenge of radical Islam and jihadism, the Christian West must return to its roots.
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/faith_reason_and_the_war_against_jihadism/

Europe must proclaim Christ's lordship to survive, Austin Ruse says
http://europenews.dk/en/node/11467


ATTEMPTS TO SUPRESS US TALK RADIO

Laura Ingraham Calls for an End to the Fairness Doctrine
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/seton-motley/2008/06/23/laura-ingraham-calls-end-fairness-doctrine-factor-contact-congress-do-

Conservatives Criticize Pelosi's Support of 'Fairness Doctrine'
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200806/POL20080626e.html

Dr. Dobson Calls on Family Advocates to Protect the Airwaves
http://www.citizenlink.org/CLtopstories/A000007679.cfm


MISCELLANEOUS

'Homeschoolers are Only Good for Cleaning Toilets'
http://christiannewswire.com/news/489796986.html

Legal victory predicted for home California schoolers
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=150744

A third of uk secondary schools have a sex clinic
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1028554/A-secondary-schools-sex-clinic.html

Nearly 1,000 secondary schools in UK are providing 'sexual health services', including morning-after pills, for pupils as young as 11, whether their parents like it or not.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1028907/As-mother-12-year-old-girl-I-feel-helpless-rage-morally-bankrupt-sex-education-just-encourages-age-flings.html

New iPhone Provides Easy Access to Porn
http://www.citizenlink.org/CLBriefs/A000007691.cfm

Here comes the sun - Nanosolar's breakthrough technology is 10 times more powerful than a nuclear reactor and cheaper, too - Lawrence Solomon, Financial Post 
http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=608680

Copyright lobby hunkering down, studying Canadian Bill C-61, and building alliances
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/html/index.php?display=story&full_path=2008/june/23/lobbying/&c=2


HOMOSEXUALITY

Major U.S. newspapers express misgivings about California Supreme Court's same-sex marriage decision
http://calcatholic.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?id=a464c67a-00b8-48bc-a405-c4ab021e38ec

Homosexual Activists Seek to Block Vote on California Marriage Amendment
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200806/CUL20080624b.html

At least 14 employees in the San Diego County Clerk's Office raised religious objections to performing gay wedding ceremonies; told they would have to perform the ceremonies without discrimination or seek a reassignment within the department or the county.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20080619-9999-1m19clerk.html

Gay Marriage and the Slippery Slope to Polygamy
http://insidecatholic.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3918&Itemid=48

New international pact seen promoting homosexuality
http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=59219

Heinz sells mayo with homosexual kiss
http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=67927

Lisa Miller, former lesbian partner, has filed a motion for full custody of Isabella in an effort to terminate the parental rights of the child's only parent and natural mother who left their lesbian relationship and is the natural mother of the child.
http://www.cwfa.org/articles/15416/CFI/family/index.htm

Cross-State Custody Battle Tests Two Definitions of Marriage - Social experiments like the Vermont "civil union" law have painful consequences. Caught between contradictory state mandates, anxiously awaiting a March ruling of the Virginia Supreme Court, Lisa Miller asks for your prayers.
http://www.cwfa.org/articles/14681/FIELD/family/index.htm

Lisa Miller, former lesbian partner, has filed a motion for full custody of Isabella in an effort to terminate the parental rights of the child's only parent and natural mother who left their lesbian relationship and is the natural mother of the child.
http://www.cwfa.org/articles/15416/CFI/family/index.htm

Cross-State Custody Battle Tests Two Definitions of Marriage - Social experiments like the Vermont "civil union" law have painful consequences. Caught between contradictory state mandates, anxiously awaiting a March ruling of the Virginia Supreme Court, Lisa Miller asks for your prayers.
http://www.cwfa.org/articles/14681/FIELD/family/index.htm

Blaming the Victim -- Again; Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests accused of having a deep ideological and financial investment in painting the Catholic Church as a villain."
http://www.newoxfordreview.org/note.jsp?did=0608-notes-victim

After turning in names of homosexual priests, Father James Haley was suspended by Arlington VA Bishop Paul Loverde
http://catholiccitizens.org/press/contentview.asp?c=46855


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