Friday, March 1, 2013

Heroic News: “US Bishops call for fasting as Supreme Court mulls marriage cases” plus 6 more



US Bishops call for fasting as Supreme Court mulls marriage cases

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 10:47 AM PST

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has asked Catholics to offer their fasting and abstinence from meat on March 1 “for the justices of the Supreme Court, that when they consider two marriage-related cases later this month, they would uphold the authentic meaning of marriage as the union of one man and one woman, a good in itself and for all of society.”

DePaul Punishes Pro-Life Student for Releasing Names of Vandals

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Posted: 01 Mar 2013 10:39 AM PST

The head of a conservative student organization at DePaul University has been sanctioned by the university and could be expelled after he released the names of vandals who destroyed a pro-life flag display.

Abortion: the ultimate form of child abuse

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Posted: 01 Mar 2013 04:18 AM PST

"If you want to give birth in a tub in front of your fireplace with your vegan boyfriend cradling you and your priestess waving burning sage around and your doula reciting Sylvia Plath poems, get after it, girl."

Northern Ireland assembly members seek to outlaw private abortion clinics

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 03:58 AM PST

"Abortion is an issue that has great public health implications and should be subject to the highest level of scrutiny and transparency. This is best facilitated within the National Health Service."

Obama pushes court to overturn California same-sex 'marriage' ban

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 05:29 PM PST

The Obama administration formally expressed its support for same-sex 'marriage' in California, setting up a high stakes political and constitutional showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Protestant Pill predicament

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Posted: 28 Feb 2013 05:28 PM PST

Growing up Protestant, I never knew there was anything wrong with birth control, of any kind. As long as it was used within the confines of marriage, it was ok. And not even just that, it was considered "responsible" since it allowed us to space out and control the number of children we had. (We're big fans of the WASPy 2.5 kids thing. They just fit in our sports utility vehicles better that way.)

Women ‘Must Be Prepared to Kill’ Unborn Children to Protect Autonomy

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 05:22 PM PST

After contemplating the immense mysteries of human life and sacrificial love in comparison to a woman's "right to fertility control," a writer for the Times of London concludes that attempts by pro-aborts to dismiss the life of an unborn child are a "convenient lie" hiding the fact that, "Yes, abortion is killing.”