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Recently I watched a show on the Discovery channel – called “Whale Wars”. The show documents the fight of the Sea Sheppard’s aboard the S.S. Steve Irwin (Glorious) against the Chinese Whale Hunters. The Sea Sheppard’s will stop at nothing to stop the senseless killing of the whales. Some of the heroic actions include ramming the S.S. Steve Irwin into the side of the Chinese vessels, throwing chemicals onto the deck, helicopter fly-bys, etc… As I watched the show that depicted the Sea Sheppard’s as heroes for fighting against the whale murdering Chinese – I wondered why the individuals that...

" The Fruit of Provision " That bears ~ Eternal Sustainment ~ ( Father~Son~Spirit ) Tender to touch because he loves us so much, ( The Father ) It's revealing to see, For it consists of eternity, There is no depth or mind, For you are already mine, ( Jesus ) Your existance is within, I've captured your heart and released you from sin, So freedom is your eyes, (Holy Spirit- 7 eyes ) And my throne your disguise, For untouchable you have become, For you exist now in my kingdom, Do not be eager to leave, Just trust and...

Shift in House Leadership Key to Victories The state's oldest and largest pro-life organization closed the legislative session with an impressive win on a long sought priority: removal of preferential treatment for Planned Parenthood, the state's largest promoter and provider of abortion services. By strong bi-partisan majorities of 25-7 in the state senate and 69-22 in the state House, legislators took action to remove language first placed into law during the early 1970's which specifically named abortion provider Planned Parenthood in coordinating family planning services in the state. In addition to removing the clause, legislators enacted language which mandates the...

Do the names Norma McCorvey or Sarah Weddington mean anything to you? I confess I have known who Norma McCorvey is for several years, but Sarah Weddington was unknown to me. That is no longer true. If you do not know these women and abortion is an important issue for you, you should get acquainted. Last year Planned Parenthood of Montana hosted Sarah Weddington as the keynote speaker at their 5th annual fundraiser. They could have chosen no one more representative of its pro-abortion philosophy than she. Weddington is not just a hero to pro-abortionists she is the hero. It...

The Archdiocese of Boston is on track to provide abortion “services” and American Life League is rolling out an aggressive campaign to expose the scandal. Celticare, the joint venture of archdiocesan Caritas Christi Health Care network and Centene Corp., will join Massachusetts’ subsidized health program effective July 1. Celticare lists abortion, family planning and “reproductive services” on their web site. Centene and Caritas Christi both said they would ensure access to all services required by the Massachusetts Connector Authority, including “confidential family planning services.” “We will not allow this scandal to go unnoticed,” said Judie Brown, president of American Life...

Are pro-life advocates complicit in the murder of George Tiller? Ellen Goodman wants you to believe so. Her column in the Billings Gazette insinuates that though the suspected killer physically acted alone, his actions are the result of a pro-life community that, instead of adamantly (or sincerely) denouncing those with extreme anti-abortion passions, inflames those passions by “casually refer[ring] to abortion as murder”, calling Obama the “most pro-abortion president ever” , “ratchet[ing] up the rhetoric on a Supreme Court nominee”, or “cull[ing] doctors from their honored profession by labeling them ‘abortionists’. Would Goodman prefer to call abortion a blessing as...

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Winning one for the Gipper.MUST SEE VIDEO.

May 17, 2009 Please post all information about today's protests here. My phone is already ringing steadily. Our AIP folks on the ground at the Notre Dame gates report that the CBR plane is in the air.

The Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG: 14.73, n.a., n.a.%) announced Thursday that it has been given preliminary approval to receive $3.4 billion from TARP’s Capital Purchase Program, while Lincoln National (LNC: 16.27, n.a., n.a.%) announced it is set to receive $2.5 billion. The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that Prudential Financial Group (PRU: 39.34, n.a., n.a.%) and Principal Financial Group (PFG: 18.85, n.a., n.a.%) had also been given clearance to receive TARP funds, citing a Treasury spokesman. The Journal said that Allstate (ALL: 25.18, n.a., n.a.%) and Ameriprise Financial (AMP: 25.02, n.a., n.a.%), two other insurance companies, would also...

WASHINGTON, May 13, 2009 – Afghan and U.S. forces killed eight insurgents and repelled a complex suicide attack May 11 by multiple groups on government buildings in Khost, the capital of the eastern Afghanistan province of the same name. During the engagement, the forces foiled an attempt on the provincial governor’s life. Shortly before noon, a suicide bomber dressed as an Afghan security forces member attacked the governor’s compound, while two others wearing suicide vests were killed by Afghan and U.S. forces. An additional suicide vest was found at the scene. Moments later, a group of suicide bombers stormed the...

March/April 2009 The Sickness Unto Health by  P.J. O'Rourke A malignant hemorrhoid has a lot to teach about cancer, U.S. health care, and the need to slow down.Last year I wrote an essay about being told I had cancer and the deep metaphysical questions this raised, such as, “Is God a nice guy?” and “Will my bird dog go to heaven, or do I flush the quail of paradise with seraphim, cherubim, and putti?” But after a while diagnosis wears off. It’s time for an intermission in the self-dramatization of “I Have a Life-Threatening Disease.” I wasn’t able to...

Appearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was confronted in a way she probably wasn't expecting. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., asked the secretary to account for her comments the previous month, when she accepted the Margaret Sanger Award from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. "I admire Margaret Sanger enormously," Clinton had said in March, "her courage, her tenacity, her vision ... And when I think about what she did all those years ago in Brooklyn, taking on archetypes, taking on attitudes and accusations flowing from all directions, I am really in awe of...

A personel reflection from a Freeper and insignificant blogger straight from the heart. What more appropriate time to visit about abortion than the day that our savior rose from the dead in the confirmation of sacrifice and the affirmation of rebirth and salvation. I, as many have been challenged with the temptation of an easy way out of the earthly obligations that accompany the behaviors that we have freely chosen. I admit my beautiful wife was stronger than I when it came to walking the walk in this respect. When I was still reeling at the prospect of becoming a...

« Kepler’s dust cover has now been jettisoned, meaning the search for extrasolar ‘Earths’ is not long from commencing. The cover stayed in place for so long because the spacecraft’s photometer had to make measurements of electronic noise that will later have to be removed from the science data. Mission engineers will now continue with the calibration process for several weeks using images of actual stars. Our debates over the ‘rare Earth’ hypothesis will be getting firm data in short order because of Kepler. Three years from now, having had time to detect terrestrial-class planets in the habitable zone...

By Matt Zaleski Tuesday, April 07, 2009 at 5:50 p.m. YORK TOWNSHIP -- The Sandusky County Sheriff's Department is investigating an apparent murder-suicide that happened Tuesday in York Township, just west of Bellevue, authorities said. The Bellevue Police Department tells NBC24 that the incident happened around 2 p.m. in the 2500 block of Township Road 302. The first call for help came in from a family friend Investigators say the husband and wife both died of gunshot wounds. The Bellevue Police and the Ohio Highway Patrol both were called in to stop traffic in the area so investigators could process...

Here is a report on photos taken in the immediate aftermath of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., that are just now being published. A Life Magazine photographer rushed to the scene on April 4, 1968 after King was shot and killed at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. The report shows several of the photos he took at the motel after King was killed. . . . . . . (Watch Video Report)

<p>TODAY, in the Course of human Events, it has become necessary for the American People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's GOD entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the Causes which impel them to the Separation.</p>

The pregnant woman showed up at the medical center in flip-flops and tears after walking there to save bus fare.

When I took our dog Hershee to the vet today for her yearly checkup and shots, there was a gentleman who brought his old dog in to be put to sleep. As I watched him carry his old dog to the room where the veterinarian would do his job I looked down at Hershee and wondered how I would handle the task of taking her on that one way journey. I realized then how hard it is for some of us to let go of life.

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property...

A seriously ill baby, whose parents lost a court battle to keep him alive on a ventilator, has died. The nine-month-old had a rare metabolic disorder and had brain damage and respiratory failure. His parents had appealed against a ruling at London's High Court that it was in the boy's best interests to withdraw "life-sustaining treatment". Baby OT was unable to breathe by himself and died after doctors withdrew his treatment. His parents said they were "deeply distressed" by the decision of the High Court in London and said the life of their "beautiful boy" was worth preserving. The couple...

This description is from Fr. John Malloy, SDB Thursday, February 19, 2009 The Extraordinary Sentencing of Walter Hoye "He (Pastor Walter Hoye) was arrested May 13 at the Oakland clinic, carrying a sign that read, "Jesus loves you and your baby. Let us help you!" As women approached the door, he asked them, "May I talk to you about alternatives to the clinic?" --San Francisco Chronicle, February 19, 2009 "Pastor Sentenced for Oakland Abortion Protest" Today I joined a number of people from the Bay Area pro-life community, as well as people from as far away as Minnesota and Texas...

Pastor jailed for Oakland anti-abortion acts Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer Friday, March 20, 2009 A pastor at a Berkeley church was jailed Friday for 30 days after unsuccessfully arguing that an order requiring him to stay 100 yards away from an Oakland abortion clinic violates his right to free speech. Walter Hoye, 52, of Union City was the first person convicted under an Oakland ordinance barring protesters from coming within 8 feet of anyone entering an abortion clinic. In February, Judge Stuart Hing of Alameda County Superior Court sentenced Hoye to three years' probation, 30 days in jail...

Abortion is a tough, tough topic. That's why I've never written a single column, in all my years as a journalist, directly about abortion. Oh, sure, I've touched on it in passing -- quick lamentations about the pathetic legal reasoning of Roe v. Wade and its embarrassing progeny such as the Casey case; reminders that the public strongly supports social-conservative positions on satellite issues such as partial-birth abortion, parental notice laws, and informed consent; utter opposition to making taxpayers finance abortions even if it violates their deepest beliefs -- but I've always avoided the central issue itself. Until now. The...

He garnered the majority of Catholic votes in the 2008 election, but a number of Catholic groups now say President Obama is showing a complete lack of regard for their beliefs. They count his decisions to lift restrictions on abortion and stem cell research among the most offensive. "As far as the Catholic church goes, there's no bigger priority for Catholics than human dignity and human life," said Cathy Ruse, senior fellow at the Family Research Council said. "And the Obama administration has just been an assault on those values again and again in just two months."

Supporters of Kathleen Sebelius’ nomination for director of the Health and Human Services (HHS) department claim she is responsible for reducing abortions in Kansas. This is simply untrue. First of all, as Professor Michael New of the University of Alabama has pointed out, abortion statistics from Kansas are some of the most unreliable in the country. There are fluctuations in the numbers that are partly due to changes in reporting and not the actual incidence of abortion (Michael New, Assistant Professor, University of Alabama, personal correspondence, March 5, 2009). And if the Kansas abortion statistics are taken at face value,...

Governor Sarah Palin Will Make Special Guest Appearance at Vanderburgh County Right to Life Event Vanderburgh County Right to Life announces that an additional 2,500 people will have the opportunity to purchase tickets for the Vanderburgh County Right to Life event on April 16 where Governor Sarah Palin will make a special guest appearance. These tickets will be for a live feed that will broadcast on a large imag screen in the Auditorium at The Centre in Evansville, IN. Governor Sarah Palin will appear on stage in the Bill Brooks Exhibition Hall at The Centre before another crowd of over...

ProTip: Embryos are *already* fertilized, Mr. President. SRSLY. Google it. Imagine the mainstream media reaction if Sarah Palin or George W. Bush (or any Republican, for that matter) had said something this completely clueless.

Loyal to Liberty Once again we are supposed to believe that Michael Steele had a slip of the tongue. This time in an Interview with Gentleman's Quarterly magazine which included the following exchange: "The choice issue cuts two ways. You can choose life, or you can choose abortion," he said. "My mother chose life. So I think the power of the argument of choice boils down to stating a case for one or the other." Interviewer Lisa DePaulo asked: "Are you saying you think women have the right to choose abortion?" Steele replied: "Yeah. I mean, again, I think that's...

I have always been a strong willed person, certain of my convictions, not led by peer pressure or other’s opinions. I’ve known instinctively since childhood that life begins at conception and it’s a fact and opinion held firmly by both sides of our families, mine ( Jewish and Christian) and my husband’s is Scot and protestant. Sex is a choice, and pregnancy can be a result of that choice. Should you not wish that option, prevention is an alternative. But not abortion, this is simply termination of a life and in (Ex.21:22-23) it states… “If men strive, and hurt a...

A newly made synthetic ribosome is an important step in the quest to create artificial life forms. By Emily Singer Researchers at Harvard University have built a functional ribosome--the cell's protein-making machine--from scratch, molecule by molecule. The creation represents a significant step toward making artificial life, and it could ultimately fill a major gap in our understanding of the origins of life. But the scientists who made the ribosome are most interested in its industrial applications. They plan to genetically tinker with the molecular machinery so that it can make proteins more efficiently, as well as proteins that are the...

Isn't it ironic? 150 years ago, B. Hussein Obama would have been defined as "less than human" by the Democrat party. Today, with the stroke of a pen and to the cheers of most of the Democrat party, he chose to define human embryos as LESS than human, worthy of destruction for the pleasure and profit of men who would use them to get money. Anyone else find that sad?

President Obama to Sign Executive Order on Stem Cell Research Monday March 06, 2009 3:44 PM ABC News has learned that on Monday morning President Obama will hold an event at the White House in which he signs an executive order overturning the ban on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. The announcement will be about "restoring scientific integrity to health care policy," an administration official tells ABC News. In August 2001, President George W. Bush signed an executive order banning federal funding on embryonic stem cell research except for a few dozen lines that were grandfathered in. The...

A morning, scruffy Dennis Millier, in his inimitably humorous way, comments on politics, his career, celebrities, our troops and life in general. Dennis Miller is asked about the American flag lapel pin that President Obama wears. Dennis Miller Bathrobe Sessions #59 . Dennis is asked if he has seen the film, "Michael Moore hates America? and what was his take on it? .Dennis Miller Bathrobe Sessions #43 . Dennis Miller is asked his thoughts on the UFC and if he finds any humor in 2 guys mixing it up. Dennis Miller Bathrobe Sessions #58 . Dennis is asked about his...

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2009 – Fred Baker III, an American Forces Press Service reporter, is traveling in eastern Afghanistan, an area of rugged beauty beset by insurgent violence and poverty. In his latest videos, Baker features one of Paktia province's few hospitals, where workers struggle to meet even basic needs, towns where local men grapple for work and handouts from the provincial reconstruction team, and U.S. troops as they strike a delicate balance between ridding the area of insurgency and winning the trust of residents. Baker's videos, along with his stories and journal entries, are posted on the DefenseLINK...

40 Days for Life consists of 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion, 40 days of constant, peaceful vigil outside abortion centers and Planned Parenthood offices and 40 days of active pro-life community outreach. Your community may be participating in this prayerful vigil. If so, please join others in your area or unite with thousands across America during the 40 days of Lent in praying for an end to abortion in this nation.

40 Days for Life consists of 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion, 40 days of constant, peaceful vigil outside abortion centers and Planned Parenthood offices and 40 days of active pro-life community outreach. Your community may be participating in this prayerful vigil. If so, please join others in your area or unite with thousands across America during the 40 days of Lent in praying for an end to abortion in this nation.

40 Days for Life consists of 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion, 40 days of constant, peaceful vigil outside abortion centers and Planned Parenthood offices and 40 days of active pro-life community outreach.Your community may be participating in this prayerful vigil. If so, please join others in your area or unite with thousands across America during the 40 days of Lent in praying for an end to abortion in this nation.

“Oops, it’s showing again.” CNN’s bias, that is. The network recently rejected an advertising spot from the group CatholicVote.org. Using President Obama’s life story to make its point, the ad illustrates the intrinsic value and potentiality encompassed within each human being despite any humble beginnings or tragic misfortunes. The ad reads: “This child's future is a broken home. He will be abandoned by his father. His single mother will struggle to raise him. Despite the hardships he will endure . . . this child . . . will become . . . the first African-American President.” It concludes with the...

George Soros finally gets it February 21, 2009 – 1:56 pm Three weeks ago, the positively schizophrenic Op-Ed page for the WSJ published yet another piece by a big financial brain proposing a “solution” to the financial crisis. While the editorial page itself is so rigidly ideological as to be useless, the op-ed page publishes stuff all over the map. The only common attribute seems to be a big-name byline. Once in a while you’ll get a thoughtful, nuanced and hard-hitting piece by Shelby Steele or Judy Shelton, for instance; occasionally, one of the big names will actually say something...

The 38-year-old woman who ignited a fierce right-to-die debate that convulsed Italy and dragged in the Vatican died Monday just as lawmakers in Parliament rushed to pass a bill designed to keep her alive. Eluana Englaro had been in a vegetative state since she was in a car accident 17 years ago. She died Monday night at the Udine clinic where she had been for the past week, said family attorney Vittorio Angiolini. "Yes, she has left us," the ANSA news agency quoted her father, Beppino Englaro, as saying. "But I don't want to say anything, I just want to...

Rome, Italy (LifeNews.com) -- Bob Schindler understands the pain of a father who saw his daughter change from a woman full of life to a seemingly lifeless person plagued by the effects of a severe medical condition. Although it may seem hopeless, Schindler urged the father of Eluana Englaro not to give up on his daughter's recovery.

The tragic story of Terri Schiavo has, for most Americans, become a faded memory. But now, thanks to Ken Carpenter and Franklin Springs Family Media, the account of her heart-wrenching ordeal will forever be available to those who believe in the sanctity and value of human life. Narrated by well known Christian author and advocate for the disabled, Joni Eareckson Tada . . .

In addition to the 335 million dollars for more indoctrination into sexual practices, called sex education, and the promotion of condoms...we also have this: What the Mexico City Policy Does With Your Money BY Paul Kengor February 8-14, 2009 Issue As is well known by those who take the time to follow such things, one of the first major actions of President Barack Obama — as he promised — was to sign an executive order officially reversing the Mexico City Policy begun by Ronald Reagan and preserved by George W. Bush. That policy ensured that U.S. taxpayer funding could not...

The ad that NBC refused to run for the Super Bowl: http://www.catholicvote.com/ In the little I watch of TV, I am more and more concerned with the quality of the commercials. I use the term 'quality' loosely. Many are pornographic. Some of the new ones for "male enhancement" with the lady talking about having more 'fun' are so incredibly immoral. To even watch a sporting event means a person will be subjected to these impure images and words. The commercials for viagra and cialis and all those for 'ED' have the children asking what is that, mom? This is only...

Women’s Rights Rehabbed by: Heather Latham, January 29, 2009 A women’s rights activist wants addict mothers to follow the example of Amy Winehouse and avoid rehab. Malika Saada Saar, founder and executive director of the Rebecca Project for Human Rights, argued for “mothering with dignity”: “We see the reproductive rights discourse in the courtrooms where mothers lose their children because of maternal incarceration for non-violent, drug-related felonies,” she told an audience at the Center for American Progress (CAP). Like Saada Saar herself, CAP strongly supports abortion. “We see the reproductive rights language, vision, and discourse expanded into the slow corners...

www.hli.org Spirit & Life® "The words I spoke to you are spirit and life." (Jn 6:63) Human Life International e-Newsletter Volume 04, Number 04 | Friday, January 23, 2009 .................................................................................. Pro-Life Dos and Don'ts for 2009 Dear Friends of Life, The pro-life movement is going through a great deal of self-examination at this time. I am not a pessimist, but my sense of realism tells me that the election of extreme abortion advocate, Barack Obama, and the nearly 7,000 political appointments of his administration will usher in a new decade of war on decency and the sanctity of life. Despite...

Washington — Hundreds of thousands turned out to march for the pro-life cause Thursday, gathering on the National Mall to pray, sing, mingle and remember the millions of children lost since abortion was legalized in 1973. A massive number of people gathered for the 36th annual protest of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion under the banner of the right to privacy. “There is no moderate position on abortion,” said March for Life founder Nellie Gray at the protest. “[That’s] because there is no moderate position between the decision to kill or not to kill.” Former...