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Cardinal Gerhard Müller recently criticized Martin’s approach to the issue of homosexuality as a 'justification of the sin.'(LifeSiteNews) – Jesuit Father James Martin tweeted in defense of homosexuality as a lifestyle on Wednesday in response to a recent Texas Republican platform approval that called homosexuality an “abnormal lifestyle choice.” The Texas GOP platform also called for a ban of all procedures to prevent puberty or mutilate the body of a minor under 21 years old to affirm a “gender identity” and affirmed “God’s biblical design for marriage and sexual behavior between one biological man and one biological woman.” Martin has...

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Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in West Virginia vs. EPA, ruling that the Clean Air Act did not specifically authorize the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Now, any greenhouse gas regulations would need specific authorization from Congress. At issue was the Clean Power Plan (CPP), an EPA regulation promulgated by the Obama administration which mandated that existing coal and natural gas power plants reduce their carbon dioxide emissions. There were many problems with this regulation, some of them were legal, and some of them were practical. Legally Speaking.. The...

One of Tinseltown's biggest and most iconic stars was tossed out of a car, beaten and bloodied after a horrifying night when he was threatened with castration and death. He told a friend he was "p***ing blood" and was so traumatised "I sh** my pants." Hollywood, especially in the glorious Golden Age, has been filled with famous feuds and affairs – often connected and often ending very badly. Brando, who died on July 1, and Sinatra were probably fairly typical of leading men in their era, both with voracious sexual appetites (the former notoriously for women and men). However, one...

Extreme acts of violence, vandalism, and arson by militant, pro-abortion groups involving Molotov cocktails and other “incendiary devices” have caused extensive damage to dozens of pregnancy crisis clinics across the nation after the May 2 leaked Supreme Court draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.Wednesday’s latest attack on the Jackson Right to Life clinic in Jackson, Mich., marks the most recent in a string of assaults on pregnancy clinics and pro-life organizations claimed by a group billed “Jane’s Revenge.” In May were fire bombings of the Gresham Pregnancy Resource Center in Portland, Ore., and the CompassCare clinic in...

In this interview with The New American, Dr. Tess Lawrie discussed the Covid-19 Vaccine Pharmacovigilance Report prepared by the World Council for Health. The report concluded that sufficient pharmacovigilance data exists on WHO VigiAccess, CDC VAERS, EudraVigilance, and the U.K. Yellow Card Scheme to suspend the use of experimental Covid gene therapeutics. The sheer number of adverse reactions and deaths linked to the shots and the governments’ continuous inaction on the matter suggest that the decision-makers are utterly corrupt and have no interest in protecting public health. People should reject the vaccination push and take more responsibility for their own...

BIDEN: "The reason why gas prices are up, is because of Russia—Russia, Russia, Russia. The reason why the food crisis exists, is because of Russia, Russia..." pic.twitter.com/8F0y0rKbPn— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 30, 2022

The Navy is canceling early separation programs and encouraging delayed separation as it aims to retain more sailors, especially in sea billets. The Navy announced the cancellation of enlisted early out programs, as well as waivers for new time-in-grade requirement, in NAVADMIN 142/22, released on June 22. Under the policy, service commitments, which include enlistment contracts and permanent changes of station, will be fulfilled. Anyone who has trouble completing their service requirements should work with their chain of command and/or detailers to figure out alternatives. Those seeking commissions are still encouraged to do so, with those requests considered on a...

The explosive testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to then-Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, that President Donald Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of his presidential limousine on January 6, 2021 and assaulted a Secret Service agent when agents refused to take him to the Capitol building during the riot is being disputed by some of those very agents. First of all, Hutchinson was not in the vehicle when the alleged incident took place, and she testified to the hand-picked (by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi) committee only as to what she claims she was told. In...

The United States federal bodies responsible for the nation’s healthcare policies keep turning a blind eye to the devastating number of deaths and injuries associated with experimental gene therapeutics against Covid, aka Covid vaccines. All severe reactions to the shots are proclaimed “rare.” Steve Kirsch, California tech entrepreneur and founder of the Vaccine Safety Research Foundation (VSRF), has estimated that the shots have left as many as five million Americans unable to work, 30 million injured, and more than 750,000 dead, as of June 24, 2022.According to the latest survey conducted by Pollfish on behalf of the VSRF, vaccines are...

AnaMarie Avila Farias, a member of Contra Costa County Board of Education, shared a fading image of the US flag along with the caption: 'BOYCOTT 4TH OF JULY' 'I haven't celebrated 4th of July since 2016 and I don't think it's a holiday to celebrate' she wrote on a Facebook post. 'What do you think?' The local school board member later confessed to not 'feeling particularly patriotic' thanks to abortion rights being overturned last week In response to a comment on her post suggesting she 'maybe have a funeral and bury the Constitution and the Flag,' Farias wrote: 'Please invite...

According to a common saying, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” When it comes to the coronavirus vaccines, it has become clear that they have not put a dent in the pandemic numbers. On the contrary, as of October 2021, the number of people who died with or because of Covid after the vaccines were rolled out for the general population in late March 2021 had surpassed the 2020 number of Covid-related fatalities sans shots. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the agency ultimately...

Michigan Republican and former state senator Patrick Colbeck has published his latest book, The 2020 Coup: What Happened. What We Can Do. He describes it as a compilation of all the election fraud evidence amassed since November 2020 and recorded in documentaries like Mike Lindell’s Absolute series, Dinesh D’Souza’s 2000 Mules, Mollie Hemingway’s Rigged and Patrick Byrne’s The Deep Rig. What he adds to the mix is a list of practical solutions in order to secure future elections. As a certified Poll Challenger in Detroit, he personally witnessed fraud taking place. As former vice chair of Elections and Government...

Dick’s Sporting Goods will pay up to $4,000 toward the “travel expenses” of any employee who “needs” to go out of state to get an abortion. This company isn’t alone, either. More than 25 big businesses crafted such policies in the run-up to the June 24 Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile, corporate America is encouraging wide-scale immigration and using work visas to replace Americans with foreigners. And some say this is no coincidence. Dick’s $4,000 “death benefit” (or killing benefit) will also cover the travel of one “support person,” for “employees who live in states with abortion restrictions,...

Help Build Support for Reproductive Freedom! Reproductive rights are under attack. The anti-choice supermajority on the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade and unleash a wave of anti-choice laws across the country. Every person should have the freedom to make their own decisions about their life, body, and family; Abortion care gives people that freedom. This summer, we’re building the support and resources needed for groups like The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), NARAL Pro-Choice America, and Planned Parenthood to pass laws and help elect leaders who will protect the right to abortion nationwide. Get paid...

Kevin McCarthy went on Fox News’ hit show, Jesse Watters Primetime, and issued a warning to Dems Reps Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell. Kevin told them when he is Speaker, after the red wave in 2022, he will send them packing from their prized positions on the Intel Committee. It was reported that McCarthy told Jesse that a crew from the Late Show with Stephen Colbert that had been arrested for unlawful entry at the Capitol complex had been let in by a former Schiff aide. Home Political Kevin McCarthy Just Made A Bold Warning To Members Of The Jan...

The market's view of these travel and leisure companies is growing more pessimistic. What happened The terrible week for cruise line stocks continued on Thursday. Not only is the broader market's decline dragging down their share prices, but there are also fears that the companies are seeing pricing pressure for tickets. So what On Wednesday, Morgan Stanley analyst Jamie Rollo said in a report that he was worried that cruise line companies could ultimately face insolvency if their business conditions don't improve soon. And on Thursday, Citi leisure and travel sector analyst James Hardiman said during an interview on Yahoo!...

USC and UCLA, two of the Pac-12's flagship programs, are planning to leave the conference for the Big Ten as early as 2024, and a move is considered imminent, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. There is still a formal notification process, as the two schools have to let the Pac-12 know their intentions to leave. USC and UCLA also have to formally apply to the Big Ten. According to a source, that process is underway.

*** Two Bay Area cities ranked poorly in a recent study by WalletHub that examined the operating efficiency of 150 U.S. cities and identified which are run well and which are not. The personal finance website looked at metrics related to a city's operating budget and the quality of the services it provides — everything from public school to transit — to quantify who's at the top of the list and who's at the bottom. San Francisco came in at No. 149, making it the second-worst-run city in the country, according to WalletHub's metrics. Only our nation's capital, Washington, D.C.,...

My review of 2000 MulesBy Daniel Alman (aka Dan from Squirrel Hill)June 30, 2022In 1993, I graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor’s degree in math, and a minor in computer science. Sometime during my four years at the school, I attended a speech by Dinesh D’Souza. The thing that I remember most about his speech was that he said he immigrated to the United States because he “wanted to live in a country where the poor people are fat.”On the one hand, I did not vote for Trump. I voted for Libertarian Gary Johnson in 2016, and...