Posted on 10/01/2008 3:56:17 PM PDT by wagglebee
You might want to read about the results of my decision to NOT abort -—
http://radiopatriot.blogspot.com/2008/10/blessing.html
God bless you, patriotgalll767. I am so glad you and your son have a story with a happy ending.
Thank you for the post. The story is compelling and powerful.
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Just days before the Aug. 26 primaries, her husband of 30 years, Harvey Waite, died after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
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"I am not a rabid Republican who never deviates from party philosophy, and that is why I get independents voting for me ... because I am voting for what has to be done," she said in August.
She broke with the Bush administration on the Terri Schiavo case, saying the removal of feeding tubes was a decision to be made by the family not the federal government.
She broke ranks with her party to support a minimum wage increase and other issues. She still has an 88 percent voting record by the American Conservative Union....
Campaign Season Busy, Difficult for Brown-Waite
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The Canadian federal election on October 14th provides an opportunity to prepare for the next attempt to legalize euthanasia and/or assisted suicide. We are asking you to find out where your candidate stands on the issue of euthanasia and assisted suicide in order to implement an effective strategy in the next parliamentary session.
We will send you, on request, a package that includes a simple questionnaire, sample letters, and resource information.........
Euthanasia Prevention Coalition
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Thread by wagglebee.
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Such is the case with the issue of Barack Obama's position on legal protections for infants while an Illinois state senator. In a nutshell, the controversy comes down to a claim from Senator Obama that he would have favored the bill in the U.S. Senate that he opposed while he was an Illinois state senator. More specifically, at issue is the Born Alive Infant Protection Act (BAIPA), which gave "human" legal status to infants born alive accidentally following an abortion. The federal version of the bill passed the U.S. Congress easily, with abortion-rights supporters like Hillary Clinton in the Senate and Jerald Nadler in the House voting in favor. After Obama left the Illinois Senate to run for the U.S. Senate, the Illinois version of the bill flew through that body 52-0. The bill, both the federal and state version, passed unanimously in the U.S. Senate and Illinois Senate, both in Obama's absence........
Freedom of Choice vs. Born Alive: Critical Questions for an Obama Administration
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George Felos saw beauty in such horror as Terri Schiavo suffered the prolonged and painful "death with dignity". Thread by wagglebee.
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The "death with dignity" measure, Initiative 1000, sets up a way for a terminally ill person to order a lethal dose of drugs. Make no mistake: This is assisted suicide. It is a grim decision, and many may think it a wrong one, but we believe it should be the right of the terminally ill to decide for themselves....
Death with dignity: approve I-1000 (Seattle Times favors assisted suicide)
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If we really think we could keep this incipient dictator in check, we would lose at the first instance in the appointments to the Supremes. Thanks, narses, for the ping.
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WASHINGTON -- Every four years, defenders of abortion rights proclaim that the fate of Roe vs. Wade hangs on the outcome of the presidential election.
This year, they may be right.....
This time, Roe vs. Wade really could hang in the balance
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WASHINGTON The next president will tip the courts, one way or another. Supreme Court openings are all but guaranteed, and that's just the start: 44 trial and appellate federal judicial vacancies already await filling. There will be more.
Consider this: President Bush has placed 316 judges on the bench during his two terms. One out of three federal judges now owes a lifetime-tenured job to the current president. Whoever replaces Bush will be likewise recasting courthouses, top to bottom.
"The proper role of the judiciary has become one of the defining issues of this presidential election," Republican presidential candidate John McCain said in May. "It will fall to the next president to nominate hundreds hundreds of qualified men and women to the federal courts, and the choices we make will reach far, far into the future."
In truth, many polls suggest, relatively few voters consider the federal judiciary a defining issue. But those who do care, care a lot.......
Next president will reshape U.S. courts from top to bottom
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Another example of CINO's look like...
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PITTSBURGH, October 6, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Franciscan University has emphatically disowned the views of Dr. Nicholas Cafardi, a prominent, avowedly pro-life Catholic legal scholar and Franciscan University of Steubenville trustee who recently justified supporting Obama saying, "We have lost the abortion battle." According to Cafardi, the next president of the United States would "not be able to affect abortion very much."
Cafardi, a law professor and the former dean of the Duquesne University Law School, is considered an expert on canon law, has spent thirteen years as the general counsel for the Diocese of Pittsburgh, and three years on the board of the Canon Law Society of America. According to the InsideCatholic.com blog, Cafardi is the second high-profile Catholic jurist to endorse Obama - the first being Prof. Doug Kmiec, the former Dean and St. Thomas More Professor of The Catholic University of America's law school.
Last week, Dr. Cafardi published an editorial in the National Catholic Reporter (NCR) saying that although he is "staunchly anti-abortion," he supports pro-abortion presidential candidate Barack Obama. "I do not support him because he is pro-choice, but in spite of it. Is that a proper moral choice for a committed Catholic?" asked Cafardi rhetorically.
"I answer with a resounding yes."
The editorial argues that Cafardi's choice is justified because the "list of what the church calls 'intrinsically evil acts' does not begin and end with abortion," and Catholics have room to consider the candidates' respective policies on such issues as torture and racism.
Cafardi said he firmly believes that "we have lost the abortion battle permanently," and since electing Sen. McCain to office could not completely eradicate abortion, voting pro-life is a lost cause. Cafardi also stated that overturning Roe v. Wade would make no difference in the number of abortions that take place.
Further, Dr. Cafardi claimed that "there is a difference between being pro-choice and pro-abortion," and that Obama is simply the former. Obama "supports government action that would reduce the number of abortions," he said.
Cafardi does not mention Obama's avowed support of the "Freedom of Choice Act," which would eliminate all legal restrictions on abortion. Instead, Cafardi cites Obama's dedication to "avoid unwanted pregnancies" as proof that he is not pro-abortion. Obama's support for contraception, however, is also considered intrinsically evil by the Catholic Church.
"I have used my prudential judgment," wrote Cafardi, "And I conclude that it is a proper moral choice for this Catholic to support Barack Obama's candidacy."
Franciscan University of Steubenville's office of public relations released a statement soon after the publication of Cafardi's article, rejecting any affiliation with the personal views of Dr. Cafardi, who is a member of the University's Board of Trustees.
"Franciscan University stands with the Catholic Church in its opposition to abortion as an intrinsic evil and violation of the sanctity of human life. The University does not believe the abortion battle is lost, but that the tide is decidedly turning in favor of life," wrote the University.
"In keeping with the Church's guidelines, Franciscan University does not endorse any particular political party or candidate. It does, however, strongly encourage its students, faculty, staff, alumni, and other constituents to view the life issues - such as abortion, euthanasia, and the protection of marriage and the family - as foundational, and as issues that do not lend themselves to the prudential judgment of the voter." (To see Franciscan's full statement: http://insidecatholic.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_myblog...)
Last Wednesday, Franciscan students criticized Cafardi's views when they attended a "Catholics for Obama" event at Carlow University in Pittsburgh, where the Sisters of Mercy read a paper defending Obama that Dr. Cafardi had intended to deliver.
About fifteen sisters and three priests were at the event, and one witness told InsideCatholic.com blogger Deal Hudson that at one point a priest "urged everyone in the crowd to report any priest to the IRS and to the diocese of Pittsburgh who preaches from the pulpit that you must vote based on one issue."
After one Sister of Mercy finished reading Cafardi's paper and opened the floor to questions, several audience members openly challenged the message. As it turned out, at least half the attendees were pro-life McCain supporters, including the thirteen Franciscan University students.
The Inside Catholic blog related the story of one student who insisted on speaking, despite being ignored by the nun taking questions. "He insisted on asking her what she thought about Obama saying his biggest political regret was trying to save Terri Schiavo's life," reports the blog.
"The sister dismissed the question saying she didn't know what he was talking about. He responded by saying, 'Well ,sister, it certainly surprised me because I would have thought he could have used the opportunity to say that supporting infanticide in Illinois was his biggest regret.' That clearly infuriated her, and she said that not only did Obama not support infanticide, but also that he was being brainwashed by propaganda.
"This same nun also grabbed him by the arm immediately after the talk and said very sarcastically, 'Have a nice drive back to Steubenville!'"
To contact Franciscan University of Steubenville:
Fr. Terence Henry, TOR, President
1235 University Blvd.
Steubenville, OH 43952
Main: (740) 283-3771
eloizzo@franciscan.edu
Franciscan University Board Member Backs Obama, School Distances Itself
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Thread by wagglebee.
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Wright indicated she has heard rumblings about the possibility of Senator McCain criticizing Obama for his votes against the bills for medical care for babies who survive abortions -- which have earned him the ire of pro-life voters.
"The most obvious example that we expect to come up in Tuesdays debate is the Born Alive Infant Protection Act," she said. "John McCain should explain in clear terms why he voted for this federal law, and Barack Obama should explain why he voted against a state law that was identical to the federal law.".........
McCain, Obama Must Address Differences on Abortion-Infanticide in Debate
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ARLINGTON, VA, October 6, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Students for Life of America (SFLA) has released a video exposing two Planned Parenthood clinics in Winston-Salem and Charlotte, North Carolina covering up statutory rape of young girls. To view the video, go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkakpcWSyWY
Video Catches Planned Parenthood Covering Up Statutory Rape
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Thread by wagglebee.
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SPRINGFIELD Catholic Communications interviewed Springfield Bishop Timothy A. McDonnell recently about why Catholics are called to be pro-life. Bishop McDonnell has made the respect life issue a priority in the diocese. He said he hopes to inspire people to get involved to help save the lives of the unborn, and to reach out to mothers, fathers and families affected by the tragedy of abortion. He also emphasized there are other components to the pro-life debate...........
"Abortion IS a social justice issue" Bishop Timothy A. McDonnell (Springfield, MA)
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My apologies, Salvation! The thread above on the Bishop is from Salvation and not wagglebee! Now I need to get another cup of coffee....
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Threads by Silly.
Remember C-SPAN steams live on the Internet -- 4 channels.
Debate-Watching Parties: Find one now at JohnMcCain.com!
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Salvation finds what Catholics say about Nancy Legosi and the chia pet sidekick with BO.
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In recent weeks Catholic politicians have wrongly asserted the nature and history of Catholic teaching on abortion, confusing it with philosophical theories based on pre-modern biology. In various statements Catholic bishops and theologians have refuted these claims that Catholic teaching regarding the evil of abortion has evolved (it has been the same since the first century), AND, that life's beginning depends on when ensoulment takes place (modern embryology and genetics knows exactly when every human life begins, at conception). Below are statements and resources on this controversy, so that Catholics are not deceived about Catholic teaching on abortion, or, when human life begins....
Responses to Catholic Politicians on Abortion
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Go the wrong way and welcome in communist revolutionaries as our new rulers and concomitant wholesale obamacide.
Thread by newbie2008 with thanks to narses for the ping.
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Obama has too many Communist ties.
Who? Obamunist??? He has more ties than the old Soviet Politburo on May Day parade day.
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