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The ordinances passed in Texas also prohibit abortions from being performed on residents of these cities, regardless of the state they might seek them in. (LifeSiteNews) — A total of nine municipalities in the states of Texas and Nebraska have passed measures outlawing abortion within their jurisdictions, making them “Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn.”During the November 8 elections, citizens in five Nebraska villages and four Texas cities voted on a local ballot for abortion restrictions in their cities, according to a report by Live Action. The four cities in Texas that voted for the local pro-life legislation are Athens (population:...

(LifeSiteNews) — The following essay is by Swiss Bishop Marian Eleganti, who served as an auxiliary bishop of Chur from 2010 to 2021. In this presentation, Bishop Eleganti takes aim at the Synod on Synodality, asserting that it is not about establishing a “new modus operandi for the Church” but presenting “for the umpteenth time” the doctrinal innovations long desired by “inner-Church” politicians. After condemning the scandal of predatory homosexuality amongst the clergy, he likens the ongoing synodal processes to the COVID inoculations, writing that they “act as carriers that transport the harmful substances or heresies and are toxic themselves.”...

Public coming-outs, that is, statements publicly celebrating one's homosexuality or transgenderism, are now being recognized as propaganda actions, and the bill to ban homosexual propaganda will partly return the idea of ​​private life in society, which includes sexual behavior, said Vladimir Legoyda, Chairman of the Synodal Department of the Moscow Patriarchate for the Relations of the Church with Society. In October, the State Duma adopted in the first reading bills banning LGBT propaganda, as well as fines for it. The Russian Orthodox Church supported this legislative initiative. Later, the speaker of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin , allowed the appearance...

The chief of the Anglesey Druid Order, Kristoffer Hughes, is giving the sermon at a service of thanksgiving in St Asaph’s Cathedral on 13 November, for those who have donated their organ and body tissues to help others survive. He told a Religion Media Centre briefing that the Anglican clergy wanted the service to be multifaith and to include the indigenous spiritual tradition of Wales. He had seen a resurgence of interest in the spirituality connected with the ancient order of Druids, which accompanied increased observances of folk festivals and a rise in the number of people learning Welsh. He...

The Russian Orthodox Church supports the initiative to ban LGBT propaganda across the board, but not the idea of making homosexuality itself into a crime, says one of the Church’s top representatives. In 2013, Russia passed an amendment to the country's Child Protection Law against “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations to minors.” Fines range from $155 for an individual to up to $31,000 for a media outlet. But now Russia’s Parliament is moving towards a total ban on LGBT propaganda, for any audience. “We supported the bill in the current version during the public hearings in the State Duma, which...

At least 71 residents of Gbjeji — virtually all of whom were worshippers at a parish branch of St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church — were killed in the attack.Details are still emerging after a violent raid by Fulani herdsmen Oct. 19 in Benue State, Central Nigeria, reportedly left dozens of Catholic villagers killed. Police and clergy agree that the raid was in reprisal for the killing of four Fulani herdsmen earlier in the week in a clash between herdsmen and farmers defending their crops. Accounts differ as to the exact number killed in the Oct. 19 raid. A county chairman,...

This week, the White House touted the anticipated January boost in Social Security payments--the biggest in the past ten years--as being due to President Biden's leadership. CNN's fact-checker Daniel Dale pointed out that "the size of Social Security checks is linked, by law, to inflation. This year's increase is unusually big because the inflation rate is unusually big." Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted that "contentions that legislation granting automatic benefit adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index that was signed into by former President Richard Nixon in 1972 should not get all the credit. It was the Inflation Reduction Act...

Archaeologists and volunteers have discovered a stone bearing a mysterious inscription and carved birds that the Picts of Scotland crafted more than a millennium ago. The cross slab, found in a small cemetery last month, dates to between A.D. 500 and 700, and sheds new light on the historic interaction between heritage and faith in the northern U.K. The Picts, or “Painted People,” were so-named by Roman historians because of their supposed war paint and tattoos (“picti,” is the Latin word for “paint”). They lived in northern and eastern Scotland in the early medieval period. Likely descended from Celtic tribes,...

President Biden made his closing argument to voters in a largely unwatched TV broadcast. He warned that “failure to vote Democrat means siding with the enemies of our democracy. It’s right there on your ballot. Candidates with a ‘D’ after their names are friends of democracy. Candidates with an ‘R’ after their names are rebelling against our democracy.” As proof of the veracity of his contention, Biden cited the 2 am attack on Paul Pelosi by MAGA extremist David DePape, calling it “emblematic of the type of political violence instigated against democracy by Donald Trump. The brazen nature of this...

The recent success of Ukraine's counterattack against the Russian troops that invaded has sent them into a disorderly retreat. Putin has sent press gangs around Russia to draft 300,000 more men into his army. A bogus referendum held in parts of the Russian-occupied portions of Ukraine is being used to justify their annexation to Russia. Belarus is offering to send 100,000 troops to help defend the annexed territory from Ukrainian aggression. Last, but not least, Putin is threatening to use nuclear weapons—citing the precedent established by the atomic bombs the US dropped on Japan to end World War II. President...

Below is a chronological list (with videos & transcripts) of Donald Trump disavowing white supremacists, neo-Nazis, the KKK, David Duke, hate groups, etc.CHRONOLOGY OF TRUMP DISAVOWING RACISTS2/14/2000:Q: “When you say the Party is self-destructing, what do you see as the biggest problem with the Reform Party right now?” TRUMP: “Well, you’ve got David Duke just joined — a bigot, a racist, a problem. I mean, this is not exactly the people you want in your party.”Source: Interview with NBC’s “Today Show” host Matt Lauer, Feb. 14, 2000 Video | Transcript | Archive2/14/2000:TRUMP: “So the Reform Party now includes a Klansman,...

Despite his February remark that "voters deserve several debates," Democrat nominee for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania John Fetterman is refusing to debate his Republican opponent Dr. Mehmet Oz because "Oz is too disagreeable. All he does is ridicule my politics and my record. He makes no effort to consider how difficult it is to be me." "For example, Oz is unfairly critical of my role in recommending more murderers serving life sentences be released than any previous chairman of the Board of Pardons," Fetterman complained. "Each of the men I recommended has suffered enough and is fully deserving of...

CNN analyst Van Jones opined that "coming into Labor Day weekend, you are starting to see the beginnings of what could be a blue wave. The disastrous Afghanistan exit, runaway inflation, the growing ineffectiveness of the covid vaccines, and murder rates not seen since the 1990s are just fading memories. Democrat voters will rally to vote for the Party's traditional values—more abortions, more income redistribution, higher taxes, LGBTQ rights, and clean energy. Don't be surprised when you see a bigger Democrat majority in the House and Senate after the votes are counted in November." He went on to dismiss complaints...

Radio host Larry Elder exposed President Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan as a scam that hoodwinks the working class into subsidizing the wealthy elite.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk called for more oil and gas production in order to maintain stability around the world as Europe and the United States suffer through the worst energy crisis in years.

Former President Donald Trump has insisted that he immediately be re-installed as president or that a new election be called. His reasoning? A Mark Zuckerberg interview in which the Facebook founder reiterated his previous claim that the FBI warned him of a potential dump of Russian misinformation weeks before the 2020 general election that Trump lost to President Joe Biden. Yes, the former president really did demand he be reinstated as president 664 days after losing the election. By any objective measure, it’s nuts. Batshit crazy. Trump first made the bizarre demand on his fledgling social media platform Monday at...

Organizers have confirmed that participants in Germany’s “synodal way” will vote next month on a controversial proposal that would create a powerful permanent “synodal council” to oversee the local Church. The organizers announced on Aug. 22 that a total of 14 papers will be put to a vote at the initiative’s fourth plenary assembly in Frankfurt on Sept. 8-10. They include a text entitled “Sustainable strengthening of Synodality: A Synodal Council for the Catholic Church in Germany,” which will have its second reading on Sept. 9. If the document passes its second reading, it will be formally adopted as a...

Top political adviser Wang Yang met the newly elected leaders of two state-sponsored church bodies in ChinaHe urged them to deepen ‘Sinicisation’ by fostering politically reliable clergy so control remains in the hands of patriotsTop political adviser Wang Yang has urged new Catholic leaders in China to resist foreign influence and ensure that control of the church remains in the hands of patriots. He made the remarks after the two state-sponsored Catholic Church bodies in China elected new leaders at a twice-a-decade conference that wrapped up in Wuhan, Hubei province on Saturday. During the three-day meeting, Archbishop Joseph Li Shan...

A federal judge in Idaho has barred the state from enforcing a strict abortion ban in medical emergencies over concerns that it violates a federal law on emergency care. The ruling Wednesday evening came after a federal judge this week in Texas made the opposite call, barring the federal government from enforcing a legal interpretation of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act that would require Texas hospitals to provide abortion services if the health or life of the mother is at risk. In Idaho, the ban makes performing an abortion in any “clinically diagnosable pregnancy” a felony punishable by...

On August 18, the Main Russian Armed Forces’ Cathedral hosted a round table themed "Spiritual foundations of Russian statehood and military service to the Motherland: history of development and cooperation between the Church and the Army". The event was held as part of the International military and technical forum "Army-2022".In his opening address Deputy Defense Minister, Colonel General Victor Goremykin noted that the military victory is always preceded by a spiritual victory. Military chaplains stay with the military units and hold Divine services right in the field conditions. Given the high demand for worship and religious rites among servicemen, who...