Thursday, March 26, 2009

LifeSiteNews.com - NewsBytes March 26, 2009


LifeSiteNews.com NewsBytes for March 26
Life Issues, Religion, Notre Dame And Obama, Obama, Financial Crisis And Obama, Climate Change, Marriage, Homosexuality, Miscellaneous

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Compiled by Steve Jalsevac

LIFE ISSUES

Planned Parenthood 'changing focus' to medical abortions
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=463438

Scientifically, biologically, there is no such thing as a pre-embryo. Terri Schiavo Was Not a Carrot - Wesley Smith
http://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog/2009/03/terri-schiavo-was-not-carrot.html

Article "The 'Hijacking' of Moral Conscience from Pharmacy Practice: A Canadian Perspective'
http://www.theannals.com/cgi/reprint/aph.1L595v1

Brazilian abortion advocates using attacks on archbishop as a 'smokescreen'
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=15420

Faith, Media, and the Myths of the Recife Case By Joshua S. Trevino on First Things
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/?p=1348

The ethics of allowing babies to die - The baby phebe case could help clarify the ethical and legal rights of disabled babies and disabled people in general
http://www.montrealgazette.com/Health/ethics+allowing+babies/1425048/story.html

Allow assisted suicide, expert on law, health urges Canada
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Allow+assisted+suicide+expert+health+urges+Canada/1423971/story.html

Biological Colonialism Alert: Cash for Organs Plan in Singapore - Wesley Smith
http://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog/2009/03/biological-colonialism-alert-cash-for.html

It's About the $: Libertarians Discover Futile Care Theory - Wesley Smith
http://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog/2009/03/its-about-libertarians-discover-futile.html

Bishops to intervene in human reproduction case
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/ 2009/03/21/article-1163805-
040108B2000005DC-126_233x396.jpg

Boston's Catholic Hospital System May Be Forced to Kill or Close
http://www.ncregister.com/daily/bostons_forced_aborting/

Biologically, A New Human Life Begins When Fertilization is Complete - Wesley Smith
http://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog/2009/03/biologically-new-human-life-begins-when.html

Morning-After Pill for Girls of All Ages?
http://health.usnews.com/blogs/on-women/2009/03/24/morning-after-pill-for-girls-of-all-ages.html

Ignorant Independent Science Reporter Accuses Others of Ignorance
http://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog/2009/03/ignorant-independent-science-reporter.html


RELIGION

More Vatican alterations of Pope's press conference comments
http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=2363

The Pope's worst enemies are Catholics - All of which makes it even more urgent that the Vatican press office is completely reconstructed.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/damian_thompson/blog/2009/03/20/the_popes_worst_enemies_are_catholics

The Catholic church in Italy lashed out on Monday at what it called a "mockery" of Pope Benedict XVI for rejecting condoms
http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_2490397,00.html

Denver archbishop tells seminary audience "40 years of American Catholic complacency and poor formation are bearing exactly the fruit we should have expected"
http://www.calcatholic.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?id=13088a87-fadc-43c2-bee7-a06dc4128e33

Pope may impose his man as English Catholic leader
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article5947510.ece

Deadlock over Westminster as Cardinal 'pushes for Roche', says Times
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/damian_thompson/blog/2009/03/21/deadlock_over_westminster_as_cardinal_pushes_for_roche_says_times

Pope: only the light of God can overcome the great "darkness" cast by war and greed
http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=14793&size=A

The Anti-Catholic Backlash—Do We Deserve It? The men leading our Church let the trappings of worldly success distract them from the vital source that fueled the Church's growth in the first place: the stark demands and glorious promises of a supernatural Faith.
http://www.takimag.com/site/article/the_anti-catholic_backlashdo_we_deserve_it/

Report: No Communion Order to Follow Sebelius to Washington
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/god-and-country/2009/03/24/report-no-communion-order-to-follow-sebelius-to-washington.html

Drifting Mines. In Africa the Condom, in Brazil Abortion
http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1337637?eng=y

Politicians Fret as Muslim Population Swells in Europe Amid Little Integration
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510364,00.html


NOTRE DAME AND OBAMA

What's the Argument for Obama at Notre Dame?
http://blog.beliefnet.com/viamedia/

Three Cheers for Notre Dame, says Jesuit Magazine applauding Obama speaking choice - "Alas, like the poor, the Pharisees will be with us always. You will be able to find them on Graduation Day protesting outside the gates at Notre Dame."
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&id=72067309-3048-741E-6908664484816186

The Destruction of Notre Dame - Notre Dame's surrender and suicide By James M. Thunder
http://spectator.org/archives/2009/03/23/the-destruction-of-notre-dame

'Fox And Friends' Exclusive: Notre Dame In Uproar Over Obama Speech - the entire mainstream media's blind eye – pointed squarely at the University of Notre Dame.
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/mike-sargent/2009/03/24/fox-friends-exclusive-notre-dame-uproar-over-obama-speech

Notre Dame's Faustian Bargain - First Things
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/?p=1349

What Will Glendon Say?
http://www.ncregister.com/daily/what_will_glendon_say/

Notre Dame's decision to award this year's Laetare medal to Mary Ann Glendon appears less a firm stand for life than a cynical PR move aimed at blunting the criticism they no doubt expected if Mr. Obama accepted their invitation to speak.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123785146238319263.html


OBAMA

House Passes Volunteerism Bill (HR 1388) - Some opponents are strongly criticizing the legislation, calling it expensive indoctrination and forced advocacy.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/18/house-readies-passage-volunteerism-critics-pricey-forced-service/

Looking at many of President Obama's nominations, you would think he was staffing Planned Parenthood's legal staff instead of the DOJ.
http://www.cwfa.org/articles/16664/LEGAL/freedom/index.htm

Obama's Narrow View of Women's Concerns is Exposed 
http://www.eppc.org/publications/pubID.3761/pub_detail.asp

Obama's Corps Values
http://www.cwalac.org/article_843.shtml

U.S. bill seeks to rescue faltering newspapers - newspapers would still be free to report on all issues, including political campaigns. But they would be prohibited from making political endorsements.
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE52N67F20090324

Justice, Supremes confirm getting eligibility challenge - Taitz documents demanding proof of Obama's birthplace to be reviewed
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=92810

Specter delivers death blow to union power expanding 'card check'
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/specter-to-oppose-cloture-on-card-check-2009-03-24.html


FINANCIAL CRISIS AND OBAMA

US backing for world currency stuns markets
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/5050407/US-backing-for-world-currency-stuns-markets.html

Obama Used 'Invest' or 'Investment' 18 Times in Press Conference to Describe Government Deficit Spending
http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=45590

White House Gone Wild By George F. Will - Obama administration Monday invited private-sector investors to become business partners with the capricious and increasingly anti-constitutional government.
http://www.nypost.com/php/pfriendly/print.php?url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/03242009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/congress_gone_wild_161008.htm

Speaking of doom, what if Obama only makes it worse?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090324.wcoibbi25/BNStory/National/columnists

U.S. Seeks Expanded Power to Seize Firms
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/23/AR2009032302830_pf.html

With a budget proposal, Obama's governing philosophy comes fully into view - Despite the rhetoric, the vast majority of the Administration's requested spending will have no bearing whatsoever on the prospects for reversing the current downturn.
http://www.eppc.org/publications/pubID.3756/pub_detail.asp

Gordon Brown today tried to play down a rift between the Government and the Bank of England over the possibility of another spending spree in next month's Budget.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1164440/Brown-plays-rift-Bank-England-tries-sell-economic-recovery-plan-U-S.html

Czech premier, currently European Union president, calls US economic measures 'a road to hell'
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/EU-presidency-US-economic-apf-14737788.html

British EU rep rips Gordon Brown's reckless and dangerous spending: The devalued Prime Minister of a devalued Government - fascinating video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94lW6Y4tBXs

IMF says clean up banks to tackle dire world crisis - Economic crisis dire, risk of unrest and war
http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSLN31921620090323

China's central bank on Monday proposed replacing the US dollar as the international reserve currency with a new global system controlled by the International Monetary Fund.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7851925a-17a2-11de-8c9d-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1


CLIMATE CHANGE

Poverty is the Answer: Radical Environmentalism Leading Us to a New Form of Human Sacrifice - Wesley Smith
http://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog/2009/03/poverty-is-answer-radical.html

The "Philosophy" of Climate Change? - Wesley Smith
http://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog/2009/03/philosophy-of-climate-change.html

Barack Obama reviewing suggestion that global warming is threat to public health – bringing possible end to George Bush's 'era of denial'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/24/global-warming-public-health-america


MARRIAGE

Marriage benefits us all - Rebecca Walberg and Andrea Mrozek, National Post - All children deserve to grow up in a household with their own married parents.
http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/story.html?id=1424308

Feminism's deadly fallout Lorne Gunter, National Post - Feminism's attempts to release women from the strictures of the old sexual morality, and the movement's encouragement for women to act like men, have produced violent girls
http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/story.html?id=1424309

First decriminalization of polygamy, then plural marriages
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090320.wcopoly23/BNStory/specialComment/home


HOMOSEXUALITY

Another Former Lesbian Partner Petitions Court for Parental Rights Over Unrelated Child
http://www.cwfa.org/articles/16656/CFI/family/index.htm

Backers of two initiatives that would nullify Proposition 8 given go-ahead to begin circulating petitions
http://www.calcatholic.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?id=28f88629-f6bb-41a9-8320-2a31c008349b

'O' Magazine Goes to Bat for Lesbian Love
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/erin-brown/2009/03/24/o-magazine-goes-bat-lesbian-love


MISCELLANEOUS

Bozell Column: 'South Park' vs. Purity
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-bozell/2009/03/20/bozell-column-south-park-vs-purity

Contraception: The Bitter Pill  - What we have to do is persuade them that getting rid of their pills and diaphragms will actually make them happier by George Sim Johnston
http://insidecatholic.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5646&Itemid=48

Governor Palin's Address To The 2009 Special Olympics Shows the Beauty of Unconditional Love
http://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog/2009/03/governor-palin-address-to-2009-special.html

African AIDS: the facts that demolish the myths. The mystery of why AIDS has been so devastating in Africa has been solved. And it's not lack of condoms.
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/african_aids_the_facts_that_demolish_the_myths/

The Frankfurt School: The quiet, on-going revolution - more far-sighted that our classical liberals and secularists. At least they see the moral deviations they promote will in the end make social life impossible or intolerable.
http://catholicinsight.com/online/features/article_882.shtml

Some predict a coming 'schism' in Canada's governing Conservative Party
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/html/index.php?display=story&full_path=2009/march/23/schism_conserv/&c=2

The Conservatives are down and out in Quebec – and know it
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090324.wcosimp25/BNStory/National/columnists

CHINA'S INFLUENCE SPREADS - For the next 16 months, the Dalai Lama will be banned from travelling to South Africa in the wake of heavy pressure from the Chinese government.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090325.LAMA25//TPStory/Front



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