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Jerry Novotny, OMI
Lifeissues.net Newsletter #506
December 26, 2010
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(TABLE OF CONTENTS):1. Prime-time TV trend of sexualizing underage girls
2. PP: abortions up, adoptions down, business good
3. On Janet Smith and Fr. Rhonheimer - Use of Codoms
4. 'Selective reduction' of twins on the rise
5. Worthless women, a 'Mary' Christmas
6. The First To Recognize Jesus -- An Unborn Child!
7. Good will toward (bad) men
8. Christmas fund aims to pay prisoners' fines
9. Pope never legitimized condoms in any circumstances
10. Pain in the Unborn and Newborn Child
11. Let's be clear: What is killed in an abortion?
12. Nazi war crimes provide lessons in medical ethics
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(Christmas in Asia): "Churches in Tasikmalaya secured ahead to Christmas Eve" - Indonesia: As part of the security procedures, the police swept all parts of the churches to make sure that they were bomb-free when the Christians celebrated Christmas eve to night, he said.
"Hindu fundamentalist attacks on India's Christians mount as Christmas approaches" - On December 18, Hindu fundamentalists beat two dozen carolers, including young women, and took them to the police station in a Mumbai suburb, charging that by singing Christmas carols they had insulted Hindus.
"Pakistani Church leaders fear reprisals after Christmas-eve protests against blasphemy law" - Church leaders in Pakistan are calling for the postponement of demonstrations against the country's blasphemy laws, scheduled for December 24 and 31, for fear of a violent backlash by Islamic militants.
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ITEM #1: New report shows prime-time TV trend of sexualizing underage girls
A new study showing that teen girls are depicted sexually on prime-time TV more than adults has critics condemning the trend as a sinister fixation on underage young women.
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ITEM #2: Planned Parenthood reports: abortions up, adoptions down, business is good The United State's largest single abortion provider, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), has released their 2008-2009 Annual Report, but have omitted to say how many abortions were performed, adoptions referred, or prenatal clients seen by its affiliates for that period. However, a factsheet released by PPFA in September indicates that in 2008 the number of abortions increased from the previous year to 324,008. In contrast, the number of prenatal clients was 9,433, while the number of adoption referrals to other agencies was 2,405.
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ITEM #3: On Janet Smith and Fr. Rhonheimer - Use of Codoms
As I read the interesting piece by Fr. Rhonheimer, I could not help but sense behind his explanations the confusing "moral theory" of "proportionalism" espoused many years ago by Fr. Richard McCormick (of "pre-embryo" fame), Charles Curran et al, and taught for so long in Catholic seminaries and Catholic universities. Note that "proportionalism" was finally formally rejected in the 1993 encyclical Veritatis splendor. "Proportionalism" uses only the intentions and the circumstances to determine the morality of a human action. It does not acknowledge any human actions that are by their very nature, per se, good or evil.****************************************
ITEM #4: 'Selective reduction' of twins on the rise The "selective reduction" of twins by abortion is on the rise in Canada, according to anecdotal evidence in a recent National Post article. In "selective reduction," parents who believe that they are unable to raise twins choose to abort one of them.
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ITEM #5: Worthless women, a 'Mary' Christmas
It doesn't matter if you're drop dead gorgeous or not, these situations happen to all women that throw away purity. So many of us don't realize we are daughters of the King. We have value, we are cherished, we were created to love and be loved, but so few of us are. There are no worthless women, there are only women that don't realize their own worth.
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ITEM #6: The First To Recognize Jesus -- An Unborn Child!
My daughter Chloe who has Down syndrome belongs to a group of unborn children who are indentified, targeted and eliminated prenatally at a rate of 90+%.
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ITEM #7: Good will toward (bad) men
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men...Therefore being justified [legally cleared of guilt] by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace [good will] wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God...This gift is for you - if you'll receive it.
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ITEM #8: Christmas fund aims to pay prisoners' fines
Colombo's Catholic Prison Ministry has launched a fundraising campaign to assist poor prisoners who are in jail because they cannot pay small fines. Up to 7,000 prisoners are held in Sri Lankan prisons because they are unable to pay small fines of 1,000 to 3000 rupees (US$10-13), usually for minor offenses such as street fighting or selling illicit alcohol.
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ITEM #9: Vatican reaffirms, Pope never legitimized condoms in any circumstances
Pope Benedict XVI did not approve the use of condoms for any reason, whether to prevent the spread of AIDS or for contraception in any circumstances, a new note from the Vatican's doctrinal office has said. In a statement issued today, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, an office the pope himself headed for 24 years, has said that following the release of certain sections of the new interview book "Light of the World" "a number of erroneous interpretations have emerged."
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ITEM #10: Pain in the Unborn and Newborn Child
When I had my first baby forty years ago, I was told that he could not feel or "register" pain like adults.
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ITEM #11: Let's be clear: What is killed in an abortion? Learn how to clarify the issue
Choice, privacy, reproductive freedom. Bodily autonomy. Rape, incest. Teen pregnancy, economic hardship. Back-alley abortions. Overpopulation. Crime and child abuse. These are some of the things people talk about when they discuss the ethics of abortion. But none of them is relevant to deciding whether abortion is morally right or wrong. Author and speaker Greg Koukl uses a helpful illustration.****************************************
ITEM #12: Nazi war crimes provide lessons in medical ethics
German physicians and scientists helped carry out the regime's policies. What can today's doctors learn from this tragic history?
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