DEACON FOR LIFE

Were there to be no support in the whole history of ethical and moral thought, were there no acknowledged confirmation from medical science, were the history of legal opinion to the contrary, we would still have to conclude on the basis of God's Holy Word that the unborn child is a person in the sight of God. He is protected by the sanctity of life graciously given to each individual by the Creator, Who alone places His image upon man and grants them any right to life which they have.

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Heroic News: “Porn dropped from military stores” plus 9 more

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Porn dropped from military stores Posted: 01 Aug 2013 12:12 PM PDT Playboy, Penthouse and other sex-themed magazines will no longer be sold at Army and Air Force exchanges _ a move described by the stores' operators as a business decision based on falling sales, and not a result of recent pressure from anti-pornography activists.
When Planned Parenthood Isn't News Posted: 01 Aug 2013 09:52 AM PDT But what about the larger issue of the ongoing problems that the mainstream news media have had covering abortion and other social issues related to religion? Is it worth noting here, for instance, the very odd lack of coverage of Planned Parenthood’s recent settlement over fraud allegations?
http://youtu.be/AS0O8wAUhUs	Save The Storks - Pro-Life is changing! Posted: 01 Aug 2013 09:50 AM PDT 'Save The Storks' is changing the face of the abortion industry, one mother at a time.
Pro-Abortion Group: ‘Abortion Providers Are Heroes’ Posted: 01 Aug 2013 09:48 AM PDT About a dozen abortion rights supporters gathered in front of the Cass County Courthouse before the hearing, holding signs that read “Abortion Providers Are Heroes” and “Abortion on Demand & Without Apology.” The group identified itself as part of the “Abortion Rights Freedom Right” that was scheduled to include stops in 15 states.
Wheelchair-bound man moves three million hearts in Copacabana Posted: 01 Aug 2013 03:41 AM PDT The young Brazilian Felipe Passos moved the hearts of three million World Youth Day participants, including Pope Francis himself, when he told the story of how he became bound to a wheelchair and discovered “the Cross.”
New N.C. pro-life law praised Posted: 01 Aug 2013 03:16 AM PDT Pro-life advocates are praising North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory for signing into law a multi-part pro-life bill that rasies abortion safety regulations in the state.
Natural Family Planning, Minus the Planning Posted: 01 Aug 2013 12:18 AM PDT I hate to be the mom with the three little kids to write a post about Natural Family Planning because I'm sure to get the "What do you call people that practice NFP? Parents!" joke which is stale and not funny. But I also don't want you to think I'm some bizarro baby machine that resents her life deep down. We're just practicing Catholics that realize that we've been blessed with three healthy children and hope to have more.
My so-called spontaneous abortion Posted: 31 Jul 2013 11:58 PM PDT My husband and I tried to conceive for eight months, including one operation on my ovaries and three months of medicated cycles. This baby was a dream come true. I am a worrier anyway, and it was a constant effort to think positively through the anxiety-inducing first trimester.
While Celebs Beautify, Babies Die Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:26 PM PDT It sounds like a Third World problem: Hospitals are rationing, bartering and hoarding critical nutrients that premature infants need to survive. But it's a problem that's happening in the Washington area and in other major cities across the country.
'Choice Providers' or Baby Killers? Take Your Pick Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:21 PM PDT For years, MSNBC has made it clear where it stands on the issue of abortion in America: on the side of promoting abortion rights advocates against any restriction or regulation on the taking of unborn life.