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Source URL: http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2004/nov/04111607.html LifeSiteNews.com Tuesday November 16, 2004 Pro-Abortion Legislator Outraged over Priest's Direction to Quit Church Choir ANDOVER, Massachusetts, November 16, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) -St. Augustine's Catholic church in Andover has a choir and state Rep. Barbara L'Italien likes to sing. The pro-abortion politician is a cantor and head of the parish youth choir and has refused to quit when asked by Fr. William Cleary, the new priest. She says she will only leave the volunteer post if she receives the request in writing. While L'Italien has complained to local papers that she is being targeted for being a Democrat,...

Update at 4:30 pm nov 3 results for all presidental candidates ALL CANDIDATES CANDIDATE VOTE TOTAL VOTE % John Kerry, Democrat 55,104,702 48% George W. Bush, Republican (incumbent) 58,640,799 51% Ralph Nader, independent 392,219 0% Michael Badnarik, Libertarian 374,741 0% Michael Peroutka, constitution party 129,162 0% David Cobb, green party 104,591 0% Leonard Peltier, peace and freedom party 21,616 0% Gene Amondson, Prohibition Party 1,895 0% Andy Andress, Unaffiliated (no websites for candidate or party )716 0% Walter Brown, Socialist Party USA 10,258 0% Roger Calero, socialist workers party 5,263 0% Earl F. Dodge, Prohibition party 122 0% Thomas Harens,...

Pro-Life Agenda for DNC    It’s John Kerry’s home town, and it’s where the Democrat Convention will be held—the Abortion Candidate of the Abortion Party. So, it is imperative that there be a prophetic witness for Life in Boston during this time, all the more so as Kerry contends that he is a “believing and practicing Catholic”!    We have scheduled most of our activities on July 24 and 25, before the convention starts, since the media will mostly fixate inside the Fleet Center during the Convention. We especially want good numbers at the July 24 rally and the July...

Rock for Life Report 6-23-04  1. C-stone NC 2. Summer Tour 04 3. Volunteers needed 4. In the news 5. New addition 1. C-stone NC Cornerstone NC was a blast.  We got to hang out with some cool bands, see some old friends and make new ones.  The O.C. Supertones, Cool Hand Luke, the Rock n Roll Worship Circus and Headnoise were our favorites. More importantly C-stone NC was a time to spread the pro-life message.  Even though this festival wasn’t heavily attended, we had opportunities to minister to people.  We spoke to a couple of kids who weren’t pro-life.  I...

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Bishop-elect knocks politiciansBy Matt O'Brien  mobrien@sentinelandenterprise.comPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The bishop-elect of the Worcester Diocese wants to make certain every priest, parishioner, and Catholic politician in the county understands precisely what it means to be a Catholic. "Rejecting that teaching can have certain spiritual consequences," said Bishop Robert J. McManus, who views his new role as a way to help solidify authentic Catholic identity.McManus said he also wants local Catholic politicians to know when they stray from church teaching, especially on issues that have the highest "moral valence.""The most fundamental human right is the right to life, and it is most...

LET THE PEOPLE VOTE! LET THE PEOPLE VOTE! On February 8th on a blustery, cold afternoon on historic Boston Common, the above cry rang out over and over again from the thousands of people in attendance at the Rally sponsored by Your Catholic Voice in collaboration with Massachusetts Catholic Conference and the Coalition for Marriage. Since that epic event which saw Archbishop Sean P. O'Malley, Honorable Joseph R. Nolan, Honorable Robert Quinn, Ambassador Raymond L. Flynn and a host of other luminaries speak to the enthusiastic gathering, the Legislature convened in a Constitutional Convention to vote on an amendment...

A majority of Massachusetts residents oppose legalizing gay marriage. That's according to a new poll in The Boston Sunday Globe that shows a significant change since the state's highest court ruled three months ago that gay couples have a constitutional right to marry. The poll indicated opposition to gay marriage has jumped 10 percentage points since a poll taken just days after the Supreme Judicial Court's Nov. 18 ruling legalizing gay marriages. In the new poll, 35 percent supported legalizing gay marriage and 53 percent were opposed. In the earlier poll, 48 percent supported legalizing gay marriages, while 43 percent...

United States Senate Republican Policy CommitteeJon Kyl, Chairman347 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510http://rpc.senate.govFebruary 11, 2004Same-Sex Marriages Legal in Massachusetts on May 17Judicial Activism Forces Same-Sex Marriage on the NationA 4-3 majority of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruled last November in Goodridge v. Massachusetts Dep’t of Health, 798 N.E. 2d 941 (Mass. 2003), that the state’s refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples violated the state constitution. The court concluded that to insist on traditional marriage was to engage in “invidious” discrimination that the court would not tolerate. The majority, therefore, ruled that marriage must be open...

<p>US Senator John F. Kerry is facing a serious challenge from Democratic rival Howard Dean in Massachusetts, according to a Boston Globe/WBZ-TV survey of likely voters in the state's presidential primary.</p> <p>The poll shows Dean getting 27 percent of the 400 likely Democratic primary voters, with Kerry receiving 24 percent. The two are far ahead of seven other candidates, with retired Army General Wesley K. Clark running a distant third with 6 percent.</p>

Queering the SchoolsBy Marjorie KingCity Journal | May 29, 2003 t a high school in prosperous Newton, Massachusetts, it’s “To B GLAD Day”—or, less delicately, Transgender, Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian Awareness Day. An advocacy session for students and teachers features three self-styled transgendered individuals—a member of the senior class and two recent graduates. One of the transgenders, born female, announces that “he” had been taking hormones for 16 months. “Right now I am a 14-year-old boy going through puberty and a 55-year-old woman going through menopause,” she complains. “I am probably the moodiest person in the world.” A second panelist declares...

I had to repost due to ugly spelling errors: Another week, another Freep! Please join us one and all for our Support the Troops Rally in Medford Sq Massachusetts. We continue to grow and had a great rally despite weather this past Saturday. Most likely there will be opposition there (UJP), the Sq has become our turf. I am posting flyers at local businesses and the word of mouth is working as well, lets flood the square!

<p>LYNN, Mass. (AP) The principal of Lynn English High School stopped a teacher from showing the Oscar-winning documentary ''Bowling for Columbine,'' saying it was inappropriate because it contains anti-war messages.</p> <p>English teacher Jeremy McKeen showed 17- and 18-year-old students the movie, which was directed and produced by Michael Moore and released well before the war in Iraq began. The movie has a strong anti-gun and anti-violence theme. While accepting this year's Oscar for Best Documentary, Moore expressed his disdain for President Bush and the war with Iraq.</p>

Bank robber's thirst for beer did him in By The Associated Press (11/15/02 - Taunton, Massachusetts) — Lots of guys like to stop for a beer after finishing a job. But getting brew after a bank job isn't such a good idea. Police in Taunton, Massachusetts, say a bank robbery suspect had a brewski just two blocks away from the scene of the crime. Detective Dennis Smith says the beer "did him in." The bar manager at an American Legion post told police that suspect Joaquim Grace was a regular customer. Witnesses said Grace ran into the American Legion had...

BOSTON -- Voters said "adios" to the state's bilingual education law Tuesday, replacing it with a controversial initiative that mandates a one-year English immersion program. Question 2 gives nonnative English speakers one year to learn English before they are moved into regular classes. Current law allows for up to three years. "I would hope that a big victory in a state like Massachusetts would help galvanize this as a national issue," said California businessman Ron Unz, who funded the initiative and a similar question on Colorado's ballot. The initiative requires students to be taught all classes in English. A teacher...

A serial killer is lose in Lousiana and has, so far, killed three women. A serial rapist is lose in Boston and has, so far, raped and beaten seven women. Officials in Louisiana are on TV, encouraging women to purchase, learn to use, and carry firearms for self-defense. Boston officials continue to prohibit women from carrying firearms for self-defense. Mace (tm) requires a rifle permit and has a 3-6 month wait.

Here is the latest pack of vicious lies from the Brady Bunch. I am sending Vantage Travel a Thank You! for supporting the NRA. ================================================ ACTION ALERT Protest Vantage Travel's Support of the NRA! Please join Gun Industry Watch and Million Mom March for a protest on May 30, 2002 in front of Vantage Deluxe World Travel in Boston to decry Vantage's marketing contribution to the National Rifle Association (NRA). The Vantage ad on the NRA website reads, "Support the NRA by planning a trip with Vantage Deluxe World Travel." A Vantage booking agent informed Gun Industry Watch that Vantage...

This week I need everyone’s help on two matters. NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE YOUR SUPPORT IS CRITICAL. Our first order of business:3,000 demonstrators, demanding an INCREASE in state taxes, are set to descend on the Massachusetts State House tomorrow (Tuesday April 30th). Rest assured that our local media, including NECN, Boston Herald, WBZ, and the forerunning Boston Globe will use this protest to leverage their own support for takes hikes. To date, legislators have received very few calls, faxes and emails urging them to cut spending rather than raise taxes. I am urging everyone, whether you live in Massachusetts...

Sen. John Kerry's big push to wrap up the women's vote - by getting New England Patriots heartthrob Tom Brady to host a June fund-raiser - looks like it won't make it over the line of scrimmage. Because the QB/QT is taking a pass, citing a scheduling conflict on the day of the event. ``This time there was an incomplete pass but there are always other games,'' Kerry's spokesgal Kelley Benander told the Track. ``We are certainly grateful for Tom's good intentions. Even when events don't work out, you can see why Tom Brady led the Pats to a Super...

Ok folks here are the shots I took on my Washington DC sojourn on 4-20-2001. I had to compress them to make downloads easier. Anyone who wants the uncompressed shots freepmail me. 1. Got picked up in New York City and now we're stuck in traffic on the Lincoln Tunnel. Little Bill contemplates life while we wait for the traffic to move. 2. Now we're moving and barreling down the Lincoln Tunnel. 3. Having arrived at sauropod's lavish pad, electric Strawberry makes himself comfortable on the spot where he will crash for the night. I got the green beanbag...