Tuesday, January 20, 2009

NEWSBYTES


LifeSiteNews.com NewsBytes for January 20, 2009

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OBAMA, US POLITICS

Video Re: Obama - Life, Imagine the Potential
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=V2CaBR3z85c

Obama Not to Rescind Bush ESCR Funding Policy?
http://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog/2009/01/obama-not-to-rescind-bush-escr-funding.html

Obama Cannot Fulfill Vow to Put Homosexuals in Military Unless Congress Changes the Law
http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=42078

Jackie Mason: People Are Worshipping Obama More Than God
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/01/19/jackie-mason-people-are-worshipping-obama-more-god

Bush Had Best Pro-Life Record of Any President, Say Pro-Life Groups
http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=42072

Sen. Bob Casey, Jr., Opposes Freedom of Choice Act, But Won't Say If He'd Support Filibuster
http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=42080

Bush honours Howard as 'man of steel'
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1004992/Howard-receives-Freedom-medal

Glenn Beck Chokes Up Introducing Sarah Palin To His New Show - they have a common bond being parents of special needs children
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/01/19/glenn-beck-chokes-introducing-sarah-palin-his-new-show

William Ayers turned back at Canadian border
http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/573462

The New York Times and The Washington Post noticed a long-simmering trend: Time and Newsweek have increasingly abandoned news reporting in favor of being more opinionated "thought leaders."
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2009/01/19/newspapers-notice-news-mags-are-turning-opinion-mags-editors-still-deny-


LIFE ISSUES

Assisted Suicide Laws Will Never be Liberal Enough
http://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog/2009/01/assisted-suicide-laws-will-never-be.html

The Bioethics Drive to Kill for Organs Grows - people like Terri Schiavo could be called dead instead of unconscious and harvested to death.
http://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog/2009/01/bioethics-drive-to-kill-for-organs.html

Obama wants Congress to act on lifting stem cells ban
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jEk_hrJQ_RZfQqkbTJ7GD9YEwLxQ

British scientists given permission to treat stroke victims with stem cells from aborted babies
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1121302/British-scientists-given-permission-treat-stroke-victims-stem-cells-aborted-babies.html#

Voting list on European Parliament pro-abortion resolution
http://www.citizenlink.org/CLtopstories/A000009108.cfm

Pro-Life Hero Sydna Masse
http://www.citizenlink.org/CLtopstories/A000009108.cfm


RELIGION

Text of the address given by Carl Anderson, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, at the 6th World Meeting of Families
http://www.ewtn.com/vnews/getstory.asp?number=93156

For Catholic Schools, Crisis and Catharsis
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/education/18catholic.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion

Christians are becoming social pariahs in Britain, claims Jeremy Vine
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/4277439/Christians-are-becoming-social-pariahs-in-Britain-claims-Jeremy-Vine.html

Lifetime Movie Casts Christians in Ugly Role
http://www.citizenlink.org/content/A000009119.cfm

Jeremy Vine, the BBC presenter, has claimed that it is becoming "socially unacceptable" to be a Christian in Britain.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/4277439/Christians-are-becoming-social-pariahs-in-Britain-claims-Jeremy-Vine.html

Top Cleric, Judge in Saudi Approve "Marriage" of Ten Year Old Girl to 47 Year Old Man
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/17/saudi.child.marriage/index.html?iref=mpstoryview


MISCELLANEOUS

Gore Losing the War: 59% Don't Believe Man Is Warming the Planet
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/01/19/gore-losing-war-59-dont-believe-man-warming-planet

Are We Entering Era of Global Cooling Alarmism?
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/p-j-gladnick/2009/01/19/are-we-entering-era-global-cooling-alarmism

Mamma mia, here they go again - Why does Hollywood think that smoking is awful, but promiscuity and open sexuality are harmless pastimes?
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/mamma_mia_here_they_go_again/

Cleaning Up The Internet - Concern Over Harmful Effects of Pornography
http://www.zenit.org/rssenglish-24829

Google has filed an amicus brief in several legal challenges to Proposition 8, which make gay marriage illegal in California.
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2234185/google-takes-stand-gay-marriage