Monday, January 14, 2013

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Monday, January 14, 2013

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An obscure technical glitch took down our website from early morning until about 7:30 p.m. today. Thanks to the work of an outside consultant things are good again, although there are still some glitches to be fixed.

The Paris march against homosexual "marriage"  was an incredible success. You will read many different estimates of the crowd size, with most of them being quite wrong.

There were indeed 1.2 to 1.4 million who marched today. 

The euthanization of the 45-year-old deaf Belgian twins is a warning to all: legalizing euthanasia unleashes a monster that cannot be controlled.

Also, see a number of other good news stories today, especially the one about the 12 nurses who refused to participate in abortion.

Steve Jalsevac
LifeSiteNews.com

Today's blog post:

Bella’ producers aim to raise $1 million for crisis pregnancy centers in one night - Jill Stanek

Estimated 1 million+ march in Paris against gay ‘marriage’ plans

Jeanne Smits, Paris correspondent Mon Jan 14 18:05 EST Homosexuality

Estimates for the march ranged from half a million to 1.4 million. But whatever the exact number, the crowd was indisputably massive and boisterous.

They Said ‘No!’:  What happened when 12 nurses refused to participate in abortions

Alliance Defending Freedom Mon Jan 14 16:55 EST Culture of Life

"It was scary," one of the nurses says. "We prayed a lot. We came into work and stepped off the elevator and said, 'God just let the day go by well, without incident.'"

Judge confirms: Texas can defund Planned Parenthood

Ben Johnson Mon Jan 14 15:05 EST Abortion

The abortion giant “is really only fighting for public funds, while trampling women’s health,” said a member of Texas Right to Life.

Teen children of unmarried parents 380% more likely to be victims of violent crime: study

Kirsten Andersen Mon Jan 14 19:10 EST Family

Despite the research showing the benefits of marriage for children, the number of children being raised by single parents is on the rise.

Belgian doctors euthanize deaf twins who were afraid of going blind

John Jalsevac Mon Jan 14 20:21 EST Euthanasia

Anti-euthanasia advocates have long argued that legalizing euthanasia, even with seemingly strict safeguards, leads inevitably to abuses.

UK gov’t agrees to repeal wording in law banning ‘insulting’ speech

Hilary White Mon Jan 14 19:40 EST Faith

The statute has been used as a bludgeon to silence politically incorrect speech, mainly against Christians and conservatives.

Vatican paper objects to court ruling stating homosexual parenting harmless for children

Hilary White, Rome Correspondent Mon Jan 14 18:38 EST Homosexuality

L'Osservatore Romano has criticized an Italian court ruling suggesting that concern for harms caused by homosexual parenting is based on 'mere prejudice'.

What makes you you? A matter of life and death

The Editors Mon Jan 14 17:31 EST Opinion

What make us who we are? These days, how we answer may be a matter of life and death.

Male and female He created them: gender is not a choice

Denise J. Hunnell, MD Mon Jan 14 17:14 EST Opinion

The belief that gender is a personal choice has made it fashionable to go to great lengths to avoid “imposing” a gender identity on children.

Infertility and abortion: proof the world isn’t fair

Kristen Walker Hatten Mon Jan 14 11:35 EST Opinion

Hi, my name is Kristen, and I’m infertile.

2013 U.S. March for Life - schedule of events: Updated Jan 14

The Editors Mon Jan 14 16:25 EST Culture of Life

Begin making your plans to attend the 2013 March for Life today!


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