Thursday, February 9, 2012

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The significant reference to LSN stories from Rush Limbaugh yesterday and today, and then the banner size top Drudge link to a story at around noon temporarily sunk our website, as you may know.

These developments tested LSN resources beyond the limit, but intense emergency efforts by our tech team managed to get the website running again, although still very slow, within 1 1/2 hours. Things got back to normal by around 4 p.m. Much was learned and now we know additional resources are definitely needed to handle our rapidly growing traffic. It was stressful today for sure, but also most enjoyable.

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Today’s blog post:

Dancing with the swine: The HHS mandate and Obama’s real agenda - Dr. Gerard M. Nadal
The real bloodbath that is Obamacare: Aggressive eugenics feeding the population control agenda.

Rick Warren tweets: ‘I’d go to jail rather than cave in’ on Obamacare mandate

Ben Johnson Thu Feb 09 15:19 EST Abortion

The megachurch pastor who gave the invocation at Barack Obama's inauguration writes, "I'd go to jail rather than cave in to a government mandate that violates what God commands us to do."

Stanley Cup winning goaltender: ‘I stand with Catholics’ against birth control mandate

Thaddeus Baklinski Thu Feb 09 14:33 EST Abortion

The celebrity's comments come as leaders from numerous Christian denominations and religions have pledged to disobey Obama's order, even pledging to go to jail if needed.

BREAKING: EWTN files lawsuit against Obama mandate

Kathleen Gilbert Thu Feb 09 11:24 EST Abortion

“If we are willing to compromise our Catholic faith, we are selling the soul of the network,” said Michael P. Warsaw, EWTN’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “

Lutherans join chorus of voices slamming HHS contraceptive mandate

Christine Dhanagom Thu Feb 09 19:02 EST Abortion

"We believe this is a violation of our First Amendment rights,” said the President of the Missouri Lutheran Synod.

Priests for Life sues Obama administration over contraception mandate

Ben Johnson Thu Feb 09 18:48 EST Abortion

“The rule is unjust. You don't adapt to injustice; you oppose it,” said Fr. Frank Pavone.

Students challenge Yale’s infamously raunchy ‘Sex Week’ with ‘True Love Week’

Peter Baklinski Thu Feb 09 18:09 EST Family

As Sex Week gets into full steam at Yale University a group of countercultural students have decided to do something about what they call a “degrading and trivializing vision of sexuality.”

Michigan attorney general joins religious liberty case against Obama administration

Ben Johnson Thu Feb 09 17:50 EST Freedom

“This is a radical attack on the First Amendment that cannot stand,” Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said.

Boehner pledges to end Obama mandate as Catholic Dems splinter, Obama digs in heels

Kathleen Gilbert Thu Feb 09 16:53 EST Contraception

Meanwhile, the administration on Wednesday made it clear that it was sticking by the principle of birth control as a civil right, a view shared by the family planning lobby.

Komen: embryonic stem cell research ‘has not shown promise’ for breast cancer cure

Christine Dhanagom Thu Feb 09 15:54 EST Bioethics

“To this point, embryonic stem cell research has not shown promise for application in breast cancer," said Komen in a statement released this week.

Catholic Health Association: we might have to sue over Obama mandate

Kathleen Gilbert Thu Feb 09 11:55 EST Abortion

Sr. Carol Keehan was perhaps the health care bill's most symbolically important supporter, but she is now threatening to sue over the mandate.

Pennsylvania university sells Plan B pill in vending machines

Ben Johnson Thu Feb 09 08:13 EST Contraception

Shippensburg University sells 350-400 pills a year to its 8,300 students.

French president says ‘no’ to homosexual ‘marriage’ and adoption, euthanasia

Matthew Cullinan Hoffman Thu Feb 09 19:33 EST Family

Although Sarkozy said that he supports strengthening certain legal rights for homosexuals he opposes the creation of "civil unions."

Brazilian president stokes fire of abortion issue with new pro-abortion appointment

Matthew Cullinan Hoffman Thu Feb 09 16:43 EST Abortion

President Dilma Rousseff's selection of Menicucci as a women's minister was met with indignation but little surprise on the part of Brazilian conservatives and pro-lifers.


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