Friday, November 4, 2011

Heroic News: “Baltimore video incident exposes lax attitudes towards porn” plus 12 more

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Baltimore video incident exposes lax attitudes towards porn

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Lax law enforcement and a society desensitized to pornography may be partly to blame for the widespread “viral” distribution of a pornographic video of two Baltimore 14-year-olds filmed on school property, one expert says.

"I've never heard a woman say 'I'm so glad I had an abortion.'"

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Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:17 PM PDT

"I've spoken at pro-life and pro-choice forums and I've never heard a woman say 'I'm so glad I had an abortion.' I've never heard anybody say they regret having their baby, ever."

Contraceptive mandate designed specifically to target Catholics

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:03 PM PDT

The federal government’s new contraceptive and sterilization insurance coverage mandate includes a religious exemption whose language was designed specifically to counter Catholic institutions’ conscience protections, one Catholic health care leader told a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee Nov. 2.

Pregnant victim had abortion after cinema shooting

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 05:05 AM PDT

A woman who was shot along with her gang-affiliated boyfriend had discovered she was pregnant just days beforehand. A tearful Renee Kuchler told a jury she had an abortion on doctors' advice after being shot three times and suffering serious injuries.

Fox's 'Glee' to show gay teen sex on prime time TV

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 04:44 AM PDT

The popular homosexually-themed 'teen' television show 'Glee' is boasting of the coming week's episode which features two 'couples' losing their virginity, of which one is a pair of homosexual teen boys.

Miracle baby returns after 34 years to thank savior nurse

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 04:43 AM PDT

Wied was a miracle baby born in Bellin Memorial Hospital 34 years ago. With his umbilical cord tied around his neck in a rare true knot, he spent his first four minutes of life without air. His parents thought he had died.

Health care law continues to instill fears of conscience violation

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 04:23 AM PDT

Faith-based health providers got a chance to vent about new federal rules that require them to offer prescription contraceptives as part of their health insurance plans at a House subcommittee hearing today.

Conan O'Brien officiates same-sex 'marriage' ceremony

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 02:53 AM PDT

Conan O’Brien officiated a same-sex 'marriage' ceremony on his show last night, which also the final show taped during the late-night host’s trip to New York.

One day, two surrogacy horror stories

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Posted: 04 Nov 2011 01:00 AM PDT

Two surrogacy nightmares were reported in London’s Daily Mail on the same day last week, highlighting the fact that many risks are associated with the procedure.

Former 'transsexual' man tells his story

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Posted: 03 Nov 2011 05:13 PM PDT

Walt Heyer was a little boy growing up in California in the mid 1940s, interested in cowboys, cars and steel guitars when one day, his grandmother fancied that he wanted to be a girl. She naively made for him a purple chiffon evening dress that he would wear when he visited her.

Whistleblower: Texas Planned Parenthood commited massive Medicare fraud

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Posted: 03 Nov 2011 05:09 PM PDT

A former employee of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast has filed a whistleblower’s complaint with both the Texas and United States Attorneys General alleging her management engaged in massive Medicaid fraud.

Pelosi leads attack on marriage

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PDT

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi led 130 fellow Democrats in filing a friend-of-the-court brief Thursday challenging the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, arguing that Republicans defending the law, which denies all federal benefits to 'married' same-sex couples, do not represent the full House.

Bachmann, Akin ask Senate to bar gay 'marriages' in military facilities

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Posted: 03 Nov 2011 03:45 PM PDT

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) joined 86 members of the House of Representatives in signing a letter urging the Senate to pass an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act prohibiting same-sex 'marriages' in military facilities.