The Culture War
Report: Amniotic Fluid Yields Stem Cells
Scientists reported Sunday they had found a plentiful source of stem cells in the fluid that cushions babies in the womb and produced a variety of tissue types from these cells - sidestepping the controversy over destroying embryos for research.
--NewsMax.com (AP)--
[an error occurred while processing this directive]New Study: Morning After Pill Doesn't Reduce Abortion, Pregnancy Rates
WASHINGTON, DC - A new study reported in a prestigious medical journal confirms that the morning after pill does not reduce either abortion or pregnancy rates. The survey, published this month in the Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, covers the use of the Plan B drug in 10 countries.
--LifeNews.com--
[an error occurred while processing this directive]TV programme reveals the REAL Frankensteins
Hidden deep in a Russian forest, and guarded by soldiers with orders to shoot intruders on sight, the medical research laboratories on the outskirts of Moscow were one of the Soviet Union's best-kept secrets.
--London Daily Mail--
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Florida NOW selects license plate design
Florida NOW selected Friday the design it hopes will become the state's first specialty license plate to take a pro-choice stance.
--South Florida Sun-Sentinel--
This is odd considering the stance they've taken vis-á-vis license plates with a pro-life message. They say such a message is “religious” because it's morality-based. \nSo ask the next pro-abort you see if it's “immoral” to deny women the “right” to an abortion.
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Spitzer: Legalize 'Gay Marriage’
Newly installed New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer intends to follow through with campaign pledges to propose legislation legalizing gay marriage in his state, the New York Sun is reporting.
--NewsMax.com--
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Pelosi Plays the “Hope Card”
Promising “hope to families with devastating diseases,” the new House Democratic leadership is reintroducing legislation to expand federal funding for experimentation on human embryos, placing itself on a potential collision course with President Bush, who vetoed an earlier attempt.
--CNSNews.com--
[an error occurred while processing this directive]'Gay’ partners get health program in Ulster County
KINGSTON — Gay and lesbian Ulster County employees can now use the county health insurance plan for their same-sex domestic partners. The Legislature voted 19-13 to extend the benefits during Wednesday's organizational session.
--Poughkeepsie Journal--
I wonder if people applying for this program have to prove that they're homosexual. And if so, what kind of test would they have to take? \nAnd we were supposed to believe the left wants government out of people's bedrooms!
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Ann Coulter: THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY: A VAST SLEEPER CELL
Fortunately for liberals, the Iraqis executed Saddam Hussein the exact same week that former President Ford died, so it didn't seem strange that Nancy Pelosi's flag was at half-staff. Also, Saddam's death made it less of a snub when Harry Reid skipped Ford's funeral.
--AnnCoulter.com--
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Jack Cashill: 'Progress’ triumphs in Kansas
The chief editorial honcho at the Kansas City Star had been in the mood to gloat. Along with her colleagues at the Star and her corporate kin at the Wichita Eagle, she had helped Republican turned Democrat Paul Morrison upset conservative Phil Kline in Kline's bid to be re-elected Kansas . Yippee!
--WorldNetDaily.com--
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Court rules boy has dad and 2 moms
Ontario's highest court has given legal parental status to the lesbian partner of a biological mother, essentially giving a young boy three parents.
--Toronto Star--
Stop and think about this for a moment. The court has, in effect, created a new definition of a family - a boy with a dad and two moms. Since marriage is about families (isn't it?), what should stand in the way of the man (dad) being “married” to both moms, given this new definition?
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Atheists challenge the religious right
For some time, the religious right has decried “secular humanism,” a philosophy that rejects the supernatural or spiritual as a basis for moral decisionmaking. But now, nonbelievers are vigorously fighting back.
--Christian Science Monitor--
I take issue with this article's use of the word “nonbelievers”. A nonbeliever does not hold a belief, but the people the article is about do hold a belief - that “God” does not exist. It's a crucial difference.
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Special prosecutor evaluating case against Tiller
A special prosecutor appointed by Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline is spending the last few days of Kline's term in that office determining whether there's a way to reinstate a criminal prosecution against a prominent Wichita man who performs late-term abortions.
--WorldNetDaily.com--
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Weigh Romney on His Consistency, Not Mormonism, Christian Scholar Says
Politically active Christians who see Republican Mitt Romney as a potential champion for social conservatism in the 2008 presidential race should worry more about his consistency on key issues than about his Mormon religion, a Christian legal scholar said.
--CNSNews.com--
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Germany pays cash to have babies
Pregnant women may be prone to eccentricities, but in Germany in recent weeks it has not been for the usual reasons.
--London Times--
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Report: 51 priests in same-sex civil partnerships
A report claiming at least 51 priests are in same-sex civil partnerships will confront the Church of England at two major upcoming meetings.
--WorldNetDaily.com--
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Mass. Lawmakers Propel [Same-sex] Marriage Ban
BOSTON - Lawmakers in Massachusetts, the only state where [same-sex] marriage is legal, on Tuesday voted to advance a proposed constitutional amendment to ban [same-sex] marriage, a critical step toward putting the measure the 2008 ballot.
--Breitbart.com (AP)--
The story says the amendment would ban “gay marriage”, and that's a lie. The second paragraph says, “The proposed amendment … would define marriage as between one man and one woman …”. Since homosexuals are still men and women, they would not be banned from marriage.
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Retired General Changes Mind on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell’
A former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says Congress should seriously reconsider the “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” policy that forbids homosexuals and lesbians from serving in the military if they openly admit their sexual preferences.
--CNSNews.com--
Being an officer, the General can't understand what it's like for enlisted men who do not always have the luxury of privacy in their living quarters. \nI have personal experience (which I won't get into) that makes me vehemently opposed to integrating openly homosexual men into the military.
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Group Recommends Down Syndrome Testing
WASHINGTON - There's a big change coming for pregnant women: Down syndrome testing no longer hinges on whether they're older or younger than 35. This week, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists begins recommending that every pregnant woman, regardless of age, be offered a choice of tests for this common birth defect.
--Las Vegas Sun (AP)--
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Family group: Mitt Romney chose 'gay’ marriage
A leader of the Parents’ Rights Coalition in Massachusetts says he believed all along that Gov. Mitt Romney chose to implement “gay” marriages in that state, and now a court has confirmed that it did not have the power to order that change.
--WorldNetDaily.com--
Everything I hear about this guy makes me not trust him. What do you think?
Author: BK
Date: Tuesday January 2, 2007 10:19
Romney is a Mormon.
Mormons have a history of polygamy.
legalizing same-sex "marriage" will open the door to legal polygamy.
So you have to wonder.
Report calls for 'homophobia’ spies in UK classroom
Schools that fail to show enthusiasm in rooting out prejudice against homosexuals should be reported to the police by pupils and parents, a Home Office report recommended yesterday.
--London Evening Standard--
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Mass. Legislature Urged to Use Final Day to Vote on Marriage Ballot Issue
Urging the Massachusetts legislature to act on a provision to allow the general public to decide the definition of marriage, a pro-family group said Thursday that the body was “constitutionally obligated” to vote on the matter before its legislative year ends on January 2.
--CNSNews.com--
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