Lies, damn lies and spin

In the name of science, modern zealots have spent the last decade attacking abstinence-only education. The story of abstinence only education was spun as another example of President Bush’s “War on Science”. Despite the modest funds spent on abstinence education compared to comprehensive sex education, the contraceptive lobby has been wailing over its existence for [...]

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Culture of Life movie awards

The Alpha and Omega awards highlighted five pro-life films released in 2008, four related to abortion and one to euthanasia: “Juno”; “Bella”; “4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days”; “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”; “The Princess of Nebraska.”
The magazine director, Miguel Angel Velasco, said: “Given the tendency to reward movies that represent the ‘culture [...]

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Russian authorities back pro-life centre plan

Plans are under way to open three pro-life centers for women contemplating abortion in Russia.
Aid to the Church in Need reported that the Russian authorities, traditionally pro-abortion since the Soviet years, have changed their stance. State doctors are backing these advice centers due to concerns about the country’s low birthrate and changing demographics.
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Rebuilding the family, rebuilding Christendom

Laura Berquist is a wife and mother of six children.  She’s also the founder and director of Mother of Divine Grace School, which supports families in educating their children according to the classical tradition.   In a magazine article she had some solid insights into the role of women and the importance of mothers in [...]

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Animal/human hybrids found to be an unreliable source of stem cells

“We would get these beautiful little embryos but it wouldn’t work: instead of turning on the right genes the animal eggs would turn them off,”

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Adult Stem Cell Treatment Leaves College Student Free of Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms

Edwin McClure, a Virginia Commonwealth University graduate student, and one of the participants in clinical trials involving adult stem cells, says that he is completely cured of the multiple sclerosis symptoms that began to afflict him in high school.
“It’s a blessing,” the young student told Bloomburg News. “My disease has been halted.”
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Human rights need to take a back seat to economic considerations – Hillary Clinton

Leading pro-life members of Congress are heavily criticizing pro-abortion Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for selling out human rights. Clinton raised eyebrows recently when she said on her Asia tour that human rights would take a back seat to economic considerations.
While she said the administration of President Barack Obama would continue to lobby for human [...]

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That’s right parents – you shouldn’t be giving your kids moral advice about sex

From the UK Daily Mail…
“Parents should not tell their young teenage children that it is wrong to have sex, ministers said yesterday.
They should curb their tongues for fear of discouraging youngsters from ‘being open’, according to a campaign to involve mothers and fathers in sex education.
But, while parents are warned against giving moral guidance, they [...]

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Bishops of India strongly reject euthanasia

The 120 Latin-rite members of the Bishops’ Conference of India concluded their plenary assembly on February 18 with a categorical rejection of a case taken up by the Supreme Court of Delhi that would allow for euthanasia of the terminally ill.
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Top US university chooses male cross-dresser as Homecoming Queen

George Mason University students Friday elected a man as this year’s Ms. Mason 2009, after he competed as a female alter-ego.
Senior Ryan Allen, a homosexual who regularly cross-dresses and performs at nightclubs under the name “Reann Ballslee,” said he entered the contest as a joke and was happily surprised to find that he had won.
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