St. Mary’s University Pro-Life Students Demand Public Apology from School

The acting president of the St. Mary’s Students for Life, Joseph Westin, has asked that the university apologize for allowing a group of pro-abortion protesters to disrupt and finally stop a university-approved pro-life presentation last month. The presentation was given by Jose Ruba, a founding member of the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform.
Campus security did [...]

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Personhood Amendment Passes Montana Senate

Montana’s Senate passed a constitutional personhood amendment (SB 406) which would recognize all human beings, including the unborn, as persons, in a 26-24 vote last week. The amendment, introduced by Senator Dan McGee, passed on its third reading on the Senate floor Thursday morning. SB406 is the first Personhood Amendment in U.S. history to pass [...]

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Michigan Catholic Conference praises new stem cell method

The Michigan Catholic Conference on Monday welcomed reports that stem cell researchers have discovered another method to advance science without intentionally destroying human embryos. Praising research that avoids “ethical and moral landmines,” the Conference called on state legislators to support legislation promoting it.
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Cherie Blair Says Catholic Church Sexist, Credits Personal Success to Contraception

The Church “marginalizes” women and keeps them “virtually invisible” in its public face, says Cherie Blair. Speaking on a BBC television program, the wife of former Prime Minister Tony Blair said that “ambivalence” towards women is a “fundamental weakness” of Christianity and of Catholicism in particular.
The controversial remarks were made during the final installment of [...]

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Jesuit universities criticized for ‘obscene’ events promoting sexual ideologies

Three Jesuit universities are facing criticism for hosting events promoting sexual license, cross-dressing and homosexual ideologies just as Lent begins, with Georgetown University being accused of promoting only the orthodoxy of “sexual liberation.”
Georgetown University is hosting “Sex Positive Week” from Feb. 23 to 28, an event sponsored by feminist and homosexual student clubs such as [...]

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Pro-abortion Kansas governor accepts position as HHS secretary

While the governor is lauded for reaching across the aisle, her extreme pro-choice support has landed her in hot water with the Catholic Church, particularly the Archbishop of Kansas City Joseph Naumann.
In the Spring of 2008, Archbishop Naumann met with Sebelius to ensure that she understood the gravity of her pro-choice support as a Catholic. [...]

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