lifesitenews--2020-05-12--Planned Parenthood slammed for Mother’s Day post thanking ‘moms on the front line’

May 11 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — The nation ’ s largest abortion chain is under fire for posting @ @ @ @ @ greeting on social media purporting to honor motherhood , despite Planned Parenthood ’ s primary @ @ @ @ @ avoid motherhood in violent fashion .
“ From moms at home , to moms on @ @ @ @ @ you , ” reads the graphic : Many pro-life observers called attention to the post @ @ @ @ @ disgust for Planned Parenthood ’ s dishonesty to puzzlement at its apparent tone-deafness : Nationwide @ @ @ @ @ latest annual report says it aborted 345,672 and distributed more than 2 million contraceptives during @ @ @ @ @ By contrast , it reported just 9,798 prenatal services and 4,279 adoption referrals .
Planned @ @ @ @ @ ’ s right to know about , let alone have a say in , her @ @ @ @ @ abort a child .
Even the mothers it “ serves ” in abortion should not @ @ @ @ @ their child on ultrasound , according to the abortion giant .

One reaction on Twitter: 'Praying for all the mothers you’ve made childless, likely feeling deep sorrow today.'
May 11, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — The nation’s largest abortion chain is under fire for posting a Mother’s Day greeting on social media purporting to honor motherhood, despite Planned Parenthood’s primary business being to help women avoid motherhood in violent fashion.
“From moms at home, to moms on the front line — thank you,” reads the graphic:
Many pro-life observers called attention to the post, with reactions ranging from disgust for Planned Parenthood’s dishonesty to puzzlement at its apparent tone-deafness:
I'm pretty sure if your mom went the @PPFA route you are not reading this or able to thank you mother… just sayin'… https://t.co/j5IZq4mwZ4 — Tony Shaffer (@T_S_P_O_O_K_Y) May 10, 2020
Praying for all the mothers you’ve made childless, likely feeling deep sorrow today. — Amanda (@AmandaPresto) May 10, 2020
Mengele became an abortionist after fleeing Germany. You are just like him. — Dan Gainor (@dangainor) May 10, 2020
Nationwide, Planned Parenthood’s latest annual report says it aborted 345,672 and distributed more than 2 million contraceptives during the 2018–2019 fiscal year. By contrast, it reported just 9,798 prenatal services and 4,279 adoption referrals.
Planned Parenthood also opposes a mother’s right to know about, let alone have a say in, her daughter’s decision to abort a child. Even the mothers it “serves” in abortion should not have the option of viewing their child on ultrasound, according to the abortion giant.
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lifesitenews--2020-05-12--‘Right to support prostitution’ case could allow US tax funding of foreign abortions

NEW YORK , May 12 , 2020 ( C-Fam ) — The U.S. Supreme Court could pave the way for the judicial repeal of the Mexico City Policy if it recognizes a global right to free speech for foreign non-governmental organizations affiliated with U.S.-based organizations .
The Mexico City Policy , like other U.S. conditions on foreign assistance tied to fighting terrorism supporting women ’ s rights and opposing racism , could all be on the chopping block if the U.S. Supreme Court extends First Amendment free speech rights to foreign entities affiliated to U.S. based organizations , U.S .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ oral arguments in the case of United States Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International , Inc .
The case involves a pledge against prostitution that U.S. funded foreign entities who work on HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention abroad are required to make .
Congress ’ purpose in enacting the condition almost twenty years ago was to fight “ coercive practices that spread HIV/AIDS and degrade women and girls , ” Michel said during the hearing .
In 2013 , the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the anti-prostitution pledge was unconstitutional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sought to compel speech , but it did not rule on its application to foreign organizations .
The same organizations who were involved in the 2013 decision are now asking the Court to extend their First Amendment free speech rights to foreign affiliates who share their name , logo , and mission .
Among the leading organizations suing the government are Pathfinder International and CARE USA , both of which openly oppose the Mexico City Policy .
Michel characterized the case in terms of globalist versus U.S. government prerogatives in foreign affairs .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and their foreign entities that they ’ ve chosen to keep separate should somehow be treated as some kind of single global unified entity , ” he emphasized .
The U.S .
Solicitor General described this as a “ right to optimal message management , ” which he argued “ is simply not what the First Amendment protects.
” The organizations ’ lawyer , David Bowker , complained that taking a position against prostitution was a form of “ hypocrisy ” for his clients .
He argued that it harms their “ integrity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they ’ re forced to speak out of two sides of their mouths.
” For Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor the case may seem like a déjà vu .
She ruled that foreign non-governmental organizations did not possess any right to free speech under the U.S. Constitution in a 2002 case , Center for Reproductive Rights v. Bush , when she was an appellate judge on the Second Circuit .
That case involved the Mexico City Policy , disparagingly called a “ global gag rule ” by abortion activists .
The policy prohibits U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Like the current case , the 2002 case involved a network of domestic organizations with foreign affiliates who argued their free speech rights extended to their affiliates abroad .
Although , the Mexico City Policy does not require compelled speech .
Sotomayor ’ s 2002 decision was based on appellate precedent .
As a Supreme Court Justice , she is not bound to her prior ruling .
Indeed , during oral arguments she seemed eager to strike down the Mexico City Policy .
“ The long and the short of this is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to adopt a policy of being opposed to abortion but who is willing to not support it in a program , they can ’ t receive funds ... ” she said at one point , letting the word “ abortion ” slip in instead of “ prostitution .
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The case involves a pledge against prostitution that U.S.-funded foreign entities are required to make. It has obvious implications for abortion funding abroad.
NEW YORK, May 12, 2020 (C-Fam) — The U.S. Supreme Court could pave the way for the judicial repeal of the Mexico City Policy if it recognizes a global right to free speech for foreign non-governmental organizations affiliated with U.S.-based organizations.
The Mexico City Policy, like other U.S. conditions on foreign assistance tied to fighting terrorism supporting women’s rights and opposing racism, could all be on the chopping block if the U.S. Supreme Court extends First Amendment free speech rights to foreign entities affiliated to U.S. based organizations, U.S. Solicitor General Christopher Michel said Tuesday during oral arguments in the case of United States Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc.
The case involves a pledge against prostitution that U.S. funded foreign entities who work on HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention abroad are required to make. Congress’ purpose in enacting the condition almost twenty years ago was to fight “coercive practices that spread HIV/AIDS and degrade women and girls,” Michel said during the hearing.
In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the anti-prostitution pledge was unconstitutional as applied to U.S.-based groups because it sought to compel speech, but it did not rule on its application to foreign organizations.
The same organizations who were involved in the 2013 decision are now asking the Court to extend their First Amendment free speech rights to foreign affiliates who share their name, logo, and mission. Among the leading organizations suing the government are Pathfinder International and CARE USA, both of which openly oppose the Mexico City Policy.
Michel characterized the case in terms of globalist versus U.S. government prerogatives in foreign affairs.
“Respondents’ position is that they and their foreign entities that they’ve chosen to keep separate should somehow be treated as some kind of single global unified entity,” he emphasized.
The U.S. Solicitor General described this as a “right to optimal message management,” which he argued “is simply not what the First Amendment protects.”
The organizations’ lawyer, David Bowker, complained that taking a position against prostitution was a form of “hypocrisy” for his clients. He argued that it harms their “integrity and their reputation and their brand when they’re forced to speak out of two sides of their mouths.”
For Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor the case may seem like a déjà vu. She ruled that foreign non-governmental organizations did not possess any right to free speech under the U.S. Constitution in a 2002 case, Center for Reproductive Rights v. Bush, when she was an appellate judge on the Second Circuit.
That case involved the Mexico City Policy, disparagingly called a “global gag rule” by abortion activists. The policy prohibits U.S. funding for foreign organizations that promote abortion. Like the current case, the 2002 case involved a network of domestic organizations with foreign affiliates who argued their free speech rights extended to their affiliates abroad. Although, the Mexico City Policy does not require compelled speech.
Sotomayor’s 2002 decision was based on appellate precedent. As a Supreme Court Justice, she is not bound to her prior ruling. Indeed, during oral arguments she seemed eager to strike down the Mexico City Policy.
“The long and the short of this is that a domestic agency that does not want to adopt a policy of being opposed to abortion but who is willing to not support it in a program, they can’t receive funds…” she said at one point, letting the word “abortion” slip in instead of “prostitution.”
Published with permission from C-Fam.
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lifesitenews--2020-05-12--UK, France increase do-it-yourself abortion access amid coronavirus restrictions

WASHINGTON , D.C. , May 12 , 2020 ( C-Fam ) — For years , abortion advocates have been working to increase access to do-it-yourself abortion drugs and information where the procedure is illegal and there are few trained abortionists .
What has changed during the novel coronavirus pandemic is that governments are pushing the dangerous procedure in countries where the safeguards of medical professionals in clinics and hospitals has ordinarily been available to women .
In the U.K. , the government revised its health policy last month to allow women to purchase abortion pills by mail up to ten @ @ @ @ @ @ @ removes the need for a woman to be referred for an abortion by a doctor — she needs only a phone consultation with a nurse or midwife to be sent the pills .
She is then left to self-induce the abortion in her own home or other living situation .
Abortion advocates cite the reported increase in domestic violence as an argument for abortion to be regarded as “ essential.
” Yet pro-life organizations like the U.K.-based Society for the Protection of Unborn Children ( SPUC ) see a dangerous downside to making @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ My fear is that many women will be pressured into phoning for an abortion by abusive partners , ” says SPUC ’ s Antonia Tully .
“ We know that domestic violence is a huge indicator for abortion.
” France ’ s health ministry also loosened its restrictions on abortion pills , allowing them to be used at home up to nine weeks .
Again , the justification for the policy change was to limit the need for trips to health facilities during the pandemic and resulting lockdown .
France and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nations that have effectively offered legal abortion on demand for decades , and have been among those most aggressively lobbying for an international right to abortion .
However , many of the countries that were first to legalize abortion were also careful to ensure that it was “ safe ” for women by embedding it within the medical establishment .
In addition to gestational limits , abortions had to be provided by licensed physicians , performed in a clinical setting , and sometimes required prior approval by one or more doctors .
Since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abortion by pills — the abortion lobby has been pushing for the “ demedicalization ” of abortion .
This includes ensuring that not only doctors , but nurses , midwives , and even pregnant women themselves , can legally perform abortions .
Where abortion is illegal or restricted , it means ensuring they have access to the pills and instructions regardless of the law .
Abortion advocates are quick to point out that all of these things are in line with recommendations by the World Health Organization .
For organizations pushing to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases where it is against the law , the COVID-19 pandemic provides a rare opportunity .
While abortion advocates and providers of black-market abortion pills are quick to insist that demedicalization “ should have happened a long time ago , ” they are hopeful that measures such as those taken by France and the U.K. will not be temporary .
Meanwhile , regardless of changes to laws and policies regarding self-induced abortion by pills , the companies that manufacture them have also been affected by the pandemic .
Global distributors of abortion pills @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seeking to “ ring the alarm bells to the reproductive health community ” about the potential stockouts and increased shipping costs for abortion pills , contraceptives , and other similar commodities .

Governments are pushing the dangerous procedure in countries where the safeguards of medical professionals in clinics and hospitals has ordinarily been available to women.
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 12, 2020 (C-Fam) — For years, abortion advocates have been working to increase access to do-it-yourself abortion drugs and information where the procedure is illegal and there are few trained abortionists. What has changed during the novel coronavirus pandemic is that governments are pushing the dangerous procedure in countries where the safeguards of medical professionals in clinics and hospitals has ordinarily been available to women.
In the U.K., the government revised its health policy last month to allow women to purchase abortion pills by mail up to ten weeks of pregnancy. The revision also removes the need for a woman to be referred for an abortion by a doctor — she needs only a phone consultation with a nurse or midwife to be sent the pills. She is then left to self-induce the abortion in her own home or other living situation.
Abortion advocates cite the reported increase in domestic violence as an argument for abortion to be regarded as “essential.” Yet pro-life organizations like the U.K.-based Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) see a dangerous downside to making mail-order abortion pills available in their country. “My fear is that many women will be pressured into phoning for an abortion by abusive partners,” says SPUC’s Antonia Tully. “We know that domestic violence is a huge indicator for abortion.”
France’s health ministry also loosened its restrictions on abortion pills, allowing them to be used at home up to nine weeks. Again, the justification for the policy change was to limit the need for trips to health facilities during the pandemic and resulting lockdown.
France and the U.K. are among the Western European nations that have effectively offered legal abortion on demand for decades, and have been among those most aggressively lobbying for an international right to abortion.
However, many of the countries that were first to legalize abortion were also careful to ensure that it was “safe” for women by embedding it within the medical establishment. In addition to gestational limits, abortions had to be provided by licensed physicians, performed in a clinical setting, and sometimes required prior approval by one or more doctors.
Since the rise of medical abortion — or abortion by pills — the abortion lobby has been pushing for the “demedicalization” of abortion. This includes ensuring that not only doctors, but nurses, midwives, and even pregnant women themselves, can legally perform abortions. Where abortion is illegal or restricted, it means ensuring they have access to the pills and instructions regardless of the law. Abortion advocates are quick to point out that all of these things are in line with recommendations by the World Health Organization.
For organizations pushing to make abortion pills widely available, especially in cases where it is against the law, the COVID-19 pandemic provides a rare opportunity. While abortion advocates and providers of black-market abortion pills are quick to insist that demedicalization “should have happened a long time ago,” they are hopeful that measures such as those taken by France and the U.K. will not be temporary.
Meanwhile, regardless of changes to laws and policies regarding self-induced abortion by pills, the companies that manufacture them have also been affected by the pandemic. Global distributors of abortion pills, such as DKT International, are seeking to “ring the alarm bells to the reproductive health community” about the potential stockouts and increased shipping costs for abortion pills, contraceptives, and other similar commodities.
Published with permission from C-Fam.
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lifesitenews--2020-05-12--Too many pro-LGBT activists, politicians are Catholic school graduates

May 12 , 2020 ( Sons of St. Joseph ) — The Human Rights Campaign ( HRC ) is the largest LGBT advocacy group in the US .
Founded in 1980 by Steve Endean , a self-described “ Midwestern Catholic boy ” who once considered the priesthood , Endean found some initial support in the Catholic Church when he held LGBT advocacy meetings ( a group later organized into the Gay Rights Legislative Committee ) at the Newman Center when he was a student at the University of Minnesota during the early 1970s .
Endean ’ s early concerns were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the burgeoning gay rights movement .
Another pioneering LGBT rights group ( active in the 1970s ) was the National Gay Task Force that included Jesuit priest Robert Carter as one of its original founders .
Endean died of AIDS in 1993 .
HRC is incredibly active on the local , state , and federal levels to support and influence policy and legislation that might concern the LGBT community ; HRC has advocated for same-sex marriage , LGBT-inclusive educational programs at schools , and state and federal laws that prohibit so called “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ boldly states : Therefore , it ’ s not surprising that HRC gained popular national recognition during the lead-up to the Supreme Court decision ( Obergefell v. Hodges ) in 2015 that legalized same-sex marriage in the US .
The HRC logo ( the equal sign ) became an unofficial symbol for the same-sex marriage cause .
During this period of time ( 2012–2019 ) , the Executive Director of HRC was Chad Griffin .
A graduate of Jesuit Georgetown University , in 2013 Griffin spoke about his Catholic education and how he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ marriage : The objectives of the HRC are not limited to simply influencing secular governments ; the group also maintains a keen interest in assisting those who want to change the teachings of the Catholic Church that pertain to homosexuality and gender issues .
On their website , the HRC makes available a downloadable guide entitled : “ Coming Home to Catholicism and to Self.
” There are separate guides that target other religions , such as : Islam , Judaism , and Mormonism .
The Catholic “ guide ” relies heavily on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ways Ministry and representatives from the pro-LGBT dissident groups Dignity and Call to Action .
In HRC ’ s Catholic guide , Gramick stated : Gramick was officially silenced by the Vatican in 1999 , an order which she ignored , and in 2010 the USCCB declared that New Ways Ministry “ has no approval or recognition from the Catholic Church ” to speak on the LGBT issue .
Regardless , in 2016 Jesuit priest James Martin accepted the “ Bridge Building Award ” from Gramick and News Ways Ministry — and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a basis for his book “ Building a Bridge : How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect , Compassion , and Sensitivity.
” Since then , Martin has repeatedly recommended New Ways Ministry and participated in their various conferences and events .
Via his official social media accounts , Martin regularly criticizes reparative therapy and has encouraged bishops to do the same .
In 2020 , Martin was interviewed by HRC for a feature article : “ Bridging the Gap : Welcoming LGBTQ People @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a promotional video for the HRC website .
Regarding his recent meeting with Francis at the Vatican , Martin said : On May 6 , 2020 , presidential candidate and Catholic-born Joe Biden received the official endorsement of HRC .
According to HRC : On Biden ’ s official campaign website is a special page dedicated to LGBT issues : “ THE BIDEN PLAN TO ADVANCE LGBTQ+ EQUALITY IN AMERICA AND AROUND THE WORLD.
” Including restoration of federal funding for Planned Parenthood and the banning of reparative therapy ( this would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 ” which would prohibit reparative therapy for any individual , including adults ) , the centerpiece of Biden ’ s plan is the enactment of the “ Equality Act ” during his first 100 days as President .
The Equality Act would amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity .
Among other problematic features , the Equality Act would prohibit all religious exemptions — for example , if churches or religious institutions prohibited employees from engaging in homosexual behavior , they would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In 2016 Biden obtained an officiating certification in order to “ marry ” a male same-sex couple .
As Vice-President , Biden attended Mass at the Jesuit parish of Holy Trinity in Washington DC .
The parish is home to an “ LGBTQIA+ Ministry.
” Also in 2016 , Vice-Presidential nominee and Catholic-born Tim Kaine ( an original co-sponsor of the Equality Act ) stated , during a speech at an HRC event , that one day the Catholic Church would accept same-sex marriage .
Kaine graduated from an all-boys Jesuit high-school @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The current Chaplain for the US House of Representatives is Jesuit priest Patrick Conroy .
He is also a supporter of the pro-LGBT Catholic ministry “ Out at St. Paul ” which is located at the Paulist parish of St. Paul the Apostle in New York City .
Conroy appeared in a series of testimonial videos created by the ministry ; it included a same-sex couple who are also members of “ Out at St. Paul.
” One of the men stated : Published with permission from the Sons of St. Joseph @

From the founder of the Human Rights Campaign to Joe Biden, baptized Catholics are well represented among those in favor of destroying the traditional family.
May 12, 2020 (Sons of St. Joseph) — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is the largest LGBT advocacy group in the US. Founded in 1980 by Steve Endean, a self-described “Midwestern Catholic boy” who once considered the priesthood, Endean found some initial support in the Catholic Church when he held LGBT advocacy meetings (a group later organized into the Gay Rights Legislative Committee) at the Newman Center when he was a student at the University of Minnesota during the early 1970s. Endean’s early concerns were focused on influencing local elections to further the burgeoning gay rights movement. Another pioneering LGBT rights group (active in the 1970s) was the National Gay Task Force that included Jesuit priest Robert Carter as one of its original founders. Endean died of AIDS in 1993.
According to HRC’s “Mission Statement”:
The Human Rights Campaign envisions a world where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people are ensured equality and embraced as full members of society at home, at work and in every community.
HRC is incredibly active on the local, state, and federal levels to support and influence policy and legislation that might concern the LGBT community; HRC has advocated for same-sex marriage, LGBT-inclusive educational programs at schools, and state and federal laws that prohibit so called “conversion” or reparative therapy. HRC boldly states:
The Human Rights Campaign, along with tens of thousands of advocates, works around the clock to lobby members of Congress on critical legislation that would greatly affect the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Americans.
Therefore, it’s not surprising that HRC gained popular national recognition during the lead-up to the Supreme Court decision (Obergefell v. Hodges) in 2015 that legalized same-sex marriage in the US. The HRC logo (the equal sign) became an unofficial symbol for the same-sex marriage cause. During this period of time (2012–2019), the Executive Director of HRC was Chad Griffin. A graduate of Jesuit Georgetown University, in 2013 Griffin spoke about his Catholic education and how he believed that it does not prohibit same-sex marriage:
Nowhere, ever, did it tell me to oppose a right that I might have. Or to support discrimination against my brothers and sisters.
The objectives of the HRC are not limited to simply influencing secular governments; the group also maintains a keen interest in assisting those who want to change the teachings of the Catholic Church that pertain to homosexuality and gender issues. On their website, the HRC makes available a downloadable guide entitled: “Coming Home to Catholicism and to Self.” There are separate guides that target other religions, such as: Islam, Judaism, and Mormonism. The Catholic “guide” relies heavily on the opinions of Jeannine Gramick of New Ways Ministry and representatives from the pro-LGBT dissident groups Dignity and Call to Action. In HRC’s Catholic guide, Gramick stated:
Historically, the Christian church has changed how it views sexuality but only officially after the change first occurred at the bottom, among the people. As a community, when we listen to each other’s stories, and feel for each other, we’ll experience a change of attitude.
She continued:
[Pope] Francis says don’t obsess on cultural issues. He asks us to be obsessed with loving people, with supporting people, with having compassion. That’s the first step.
Gramick was officially silenced by the Vatican in 1999, an order which she ignored, and in 2010 the USCCB declared that New Ways Ministry “has no approval or recognition from the Catholic Church” to speak on the LGBT issue. Regardless, in 2016 Jesuit priest James Martin accepted the “Bridge Building Award” from Gramick and News Ways Ministry — and the address he delivered at the ceremony served as a basis for his book “Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity.” Since then, Martin has repeatedly recommended New Ways Ministry and participated in their various conferences and events. Via his official social media accounts, Martin regularly criticizes reparative therapy and has encouraged bishops to do the same.
In 2020, Martin was interviewed by HRC for a feature article: “Bridging the Gap: Welcoming LGBTQ People into the Church This Easter” and in a promotional video for the HRC website. Regarding his recent meeting with Francis at the Vatican, Martin said:
I was just advocating. I was just bringing the voices of LGBT people into that room with me and that’s what I felt like my mission was — to be their voice. And [Pope Francis] was very inspiring and encouraging and positive.
On May 6, 2020, presidential candidate and Catholic-born Joe Biden received the official endorsement of HRC. According to HRC:
[Biden’s] LGBTQ platform is the most comprehensive LGBTQ equality plan by a presumptive presidential nominee in our nation’s history.
On Biden’s official campaign website is a special page dedicated to LGBT issues: “THE BIDEN PLAN TO ADVANCE LGBTQ+ EQUALITY IN AMERICA AND AROUND THE WORLD.” Including restoration of federal funding for Planned Parenthood and the banning of reparative therapy (this would include the passage of the “Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2019” which would prohibit reparative therapy for any individual, including adults), the centerpiece of Biden’s plan is the enactment of the “Equality Act” during his first 100 days as President. The Equality Act would amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity. Among other problematic features, the Equality Act would prohibit all religious exemptions — for example, if churches or religious institutions prohibited employees from engaging in homosexual behavior, they would be in violation of the Equality Act.
In 2016 Biden obtained an officiating certification in order to “marry” a male same-sex couple. As Vice-President, Biden attended Mass at the Jesuit parish of Holy Trinity in Washington DC. The parish is home to an “LGBTQIA+ Ministry.” Also in 2016, Vice-Presidential nominee and Catholic-born Tim Kaine (an original co-sponsor of the Equality Act) stated, during a speech at an HRC event, that one day the Catholic Church would accept same-sex marriage. Kaine graduated from an all-boys Jesuit high-school and later served as a Jesuit missionary.
The current Chaplain for the US House of Representatives is Jesuit priest Patrick Conroy. He is also a supporter of the pro-LGBT Catholic ministry “Out at St. Paul” which is located at the Paulist parish of St. Paul the Apostle in New York City. Conroy appeared in a series of testimonial videos created by the ministry; it included a same-sex couple who are also members of “Out at St. Paul.” One of the men stated:
If we leave it, if we abandon the Church then it’s never going to change. So we have to continue living here, being an example and encouraging other people to be that example because that’s what’s going to change the Church.
Published with permission from the Sons of St. Joseph.
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lifesitenews--2020-05-11--Continually striving to know God

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lifesitenews--2020-05-13--Jewish rabbi, Catholic priest sue NJ governor and top cop for violating religious rights

May 12 , 2020 ( Thomas More Society ) — A 45-year-old Orthodox Jew emerges from a boiler room , quivering and shaking .
A fellow worshipper examines pants that were ripped while jumping a fence .
A dozen young children cower upstairs after a police officer opens the front door of their home , uninvited .
This occurred shortly after law enforcement officers interrupted a morning prayer service , frightening members .
The prayer service had been held outdoors in order to accommodate social distancing requirements .
Eventually , the adults return to the backyard of the synagogue Premishlan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they will worship outdoors in order that they may flee when they see the police coming .
It may sound like the opening moves of Kristallnacht , the 1938 Nazi pogrom against the Jewish people , but it is only COVID-19 under New Jersey ’ s Order 107 banning “ Gatherings of Individuals , ” as exercised by the police of Lakewood on April 13 , 2020 .
On May 4 , 2020 , the Thomas More Society filed a lawsuit in federal court against New Jersey ’ s governor and chief law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Knopfler and Reverend Kevin Robinson .
A little over three weeks before Rabbi Knopfler ’ s congregants fled in fear , on March 20 , 2020 — the day prior to Order 107 going in effect — parishioners at Saint Anthony of Padua Church in North Caldwell , New Jersey — 70 miles north of Lakewood on the Garden State Parkway — were preparing for Mass .
A local police officer arrived and demanded that the Mass be cancelled .
As Reverend Kevin Robinson was threatened with arrest , his congregation cowered anxiously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their Orthodox counterparts in Lakewood would soon do .
After the North Caldwell police chief warned him that charges would be filed for violating Order 107 , Pastor Robinson refrained from offering Mass .
A related administrative order ( Order 2020-4 ) issued by the Superintendent of the State Police , in his capacity as State Director of Emergency Management , “ clarifies ” that gatherings of 10 or fewer people are allowed but only under the vague proviso that such gatherings are “ presumed ” lawful unless there is “ clear evidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reduces the allowable Catholic congregation to 7 people or fewer , depending on the type of Mass and number of church personnel needed to execute it .
For the rabbi and his congregation , the problem is even more acute : Jewish synagogue prayers require a minimum quorum of ten men .
That means that there would be no additional people allowed .
Under these constraints , a bride could not even attend her own wedding .
“ This is an alarming case of extreme governmental overreach , ” stated Thomas More Society @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 107 is beset by vagaries , ambiguous ‘ clarifications , ’ and double standards .
The alleged enforcement of this troublesome order has violated Reverend Robinson ’ s and Rabbi Knopfler ’ s constitutional rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments .
These religious leaders were persecuted .
Their rights to the free exercise of religion , their freedom of speech , assembly , and expressive association were trampled upon.
” “ Under Order 107 , people can sit in business offices without numerical limitation , but not in churches or synagogues , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accountant or lawyer who can sit in an office with a hundred people is subject to criminal prosecution for ‘ disorderly conduct ’ if he sits in a church or synagogue with more than 9 others .
This is absurd .
Father Robinson and Rabbi Knopfler are entitled to First Amendment liberty , equal protection , and substantive due process , which they did not receive .
This is an intolerable breach of the rights due every American and can not be allowed to stand.
” Read the Thomas More Society ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Injunctive Relief and a Declaratory Judgement on behalf of Reverend Kevin Robinson and Rabbi Yisrael A. Knopfler , filed with the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey — Newark Division in Rev .
Kevin Robinson and Rabbi Yisrael A. Knopfler v. Philip D. Murphy , Governor of the State of New Jersey , in his official capacity , and Colonel Patrick J. Callahan , Superintendent of State Police and State Director of Emergency Management , in his official capacities , on May 4 , 2020 , here .

'These religious leaders were persecuted,' said the Thomas More Society. 'Their rights to the free exercise of religion, their freedom of speech, assembly, and expressive association were trampled upon.'
May 12, 2020 (Thomas More Society) — A 45-year-old Orthodox Jew emerges from a boiler room, quivering and shaking. A fellow worshipper examines pants that were ripped while jumping a fence. A dozen young children cower upstairs after a police officer opens the front door of their home, uninvited. This occurred shortly after law enforcement officers interrupted a morning prayer service, frightening members. The prayer service had been held outdoors in order to accommodate social distancing requirements.
Eventually, the adults return to the backyard of the synagogue Premishlan in Lakewood, New Jersey, where they will worship outdoors in order that they may flee when they see the police coming. It may sound like the opening moves of Kristallnacht, the 1938 Nazi pogrom against the Jewish people, but it is only COVID-19 under New Jersey’s Order 107 banning “Gatherings of Individuals,” as exercised by the police of Lakewood on April 13, 2020. On May 4, 2020, the Thomas More Society filed a lawsuit in federal court against New Jersey’s governor and chief law enforcement officer on behalf of Rabbi Yisrael Knopfler and Reverend Kevin Robinson.
A little over three weeks before Rabbi Knopfler’s congregants fled in fear, on March 20, 2020 — the day prior to Order 107 going in effect — parishioners at Saint Anthony of Padua Church in North Caldwell, New Jersey — 70 miles north of Lakewood on the Garden State Parkway — were preparing for Mass. A local police officer arrived and demanded that the Mass be cancelled. As Reverend Kevin Robinson was threatened with arrest, his congregation cowered anxiously in the basement, not unlike what their Orthodox counterparts in Lakewood would soon do.
After the North Caldwell police chief warned him that charges would be filed for violating Order 107, Pastor Robinson refrained from offering Mass. A related administrative order (Order 2020-4) issued by the Superintendent of the State Police, in his capacity as State Director of Emergency Management, “clarifies” that gatherings of 10 or fewer people are allowed but only under the vague proviso that such gatherings are “presumed” lawful unless there is “clear evidence to the contrary.”
This ten-person limit reduces the allowable Catholic congregation to 7 people or fewer, depending on the type of Mass and number of church personnel needed to execute it. For the rabbi and his congregation, the problem is even more acute: Jewish synagogue prayers require a minimum quorum of ten men. That means that there would be no additional people allowed. Under these constraints, a bride could not even attend her own wedding.
“This is an alarming case of extreme governmental overreach,” stated Thomas More Society Special Counsel Christopher Ferrara. “Order 107 is beset by vagaries, ambiguous ‘clarifications,’ and double standards. The alleged enforcement of this troublesome order has violated Reverend Robinson’s and Rabbi Knopfler’s constitutional rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments. These religious leaders were persecuted. Their rights to the free exercise of religion, their freedom of speech, assembly, and expressive association were trampled upon.”
“Under Order 107, people can sit in business offices without numerical limitation, but not in churches or synagogues,” added Ferrara. “The same accountant or lawyer who can sit in an office with a hundred people is subject to criminal prosecution for ‘disorderly conduct’ if he sits in a church or synagogue with more than 9 others. This is absurd. Father Robinson and Rabbi Knopfler are entitled to First Amendment liberty, equal protection, and substantive due process, which they did not receive. This is an intolerable breach of the rights due every American and cannot be allowed to stand.”
Read the Thomas More Society’s First Amended Complaint for Civil Rights Violations, Injunctive Relief and a Declaratory Judgement on behalf of Reverend Kevin Robinson and Rabbi Yisrael A. Knopfler, filed with the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey — Newark Division in Rev. Kevin Robinson and Rabbi Yisrael A. Knopfler v. Philip D. Murphy, Governor of the State of New Jersey, in his official capacity, and Colonel Patrick J. Callahan, Superintendent of State Police and State Director of Emergency Management, in his official capacities, on May 4, 2020, here.
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lifesitenews--2020-05-13--Flying may soon involve ‘on-the-spot blood tests,’ ‘thermal scanning’: Live coronavirus updates

LifeSite ’ s previous ( and future ) live updates on the coronavirus crisis and how it relates to issues our readers care about can be viewed HERE .
A May 10 Forbes article describes future air travel as possibly consisting of “ no cabin bags , no lounges , no automatic upgrades , face masks , surgical gloves , self-check-in , self-bag-drop-off , ” ( emphasis added ) .
“ Digital technologies and automation will play a critical role in the future of air travel , ” Forbes predicted .
“ The need to reduce ‘ touchpoints ’ at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that allows passengers to board planes with only their face as a passport.
” “ A number of airlines including British Airways , Qantas and EasyJet already are using the technology.
” Airports may use “ thermal scanning to check crowds for fever-grade body temperatures.
” May 13 , 2020 , 7:45 p.m. EST : The Milwaukee Sentinel Journal reports : “ The Wisconsin Supreme Court has struck down Gov .
Tony Evers ' order shutting down daily life to limit the spread of coronavirus — marking the first time a statewide order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a court of last resort.
” Maj. Gen. Kenneth Hara of Hawaii ’ s coronavirus response team said : “ If we let the economy go the way it ’ s going , I feel there will be significant civil unrest that could lead to civil disobedience and , worst case , civil disturbance and rioting.
” Pro-life activist and filmmaker Jason Jones has been warning about this since the beginning of the coronavirus .
Tesla ’ s Elon Musk again expressed his displeasure with the lockdowns , saying they are unconstitutional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ somebody wants to stay home , they should stay home , and if somebody does not want to stay home , they should not be compelled to stay home , ” he said .
“ That ’ s my opinion .
And if somebody doesn ’ t like that , well , that ’ s my opinion.
” May 13 , 2020 , 1:49 p.m. EST : District attorneys in “ a growing number of Pennsylvania counties say they won ’ t prosecute those who defy stay-at-home measures ” ordered by Gov .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
May 13 , 2020 , 1:47 p.m. EST : Michigan Gov .
Gretchen Whitmet has now stripped the 77-year-old barber mentioned below of his operating license without a hearing .
May 12 , 2020 , 5:09 p.m. EST : As more people finally begin to acknowledge the “ deaths of despair ” that are accompanying draconian lockdowns , Wesley J. Smith explained “ New Jersey ’ s Suicide Confusion ” at National Review : May 12 , 2020 , 3:22 p.m. EST : The Los Angeles Times reports , “ Los Angeles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with all certainty ’ be extended for the next three months , county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer acknowledged during a Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday.
” May 12 , 2020 , 3:06 p.m. EST : In France , four Catholic priestly and religious associations , along with a lay Catholic group , will separately argue to the highest administrative court in France about overturning the continued ban against all public religious services .
In the United States , the federal government is spending $ 100 million on needles and syringes for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And in Canada , Alberta ’ s health minister is allowing police access to confidential patient medical records .
Alberta Health Services will be allowed to “ provide information to police , confirming whether or not an individual has tested positive for COVID-19.
” Some jurisdictions in the U.S. – Florida , Massachusetts , Alabama , parts of North Carolina – have adopted similar measures .
May 12 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – USA Today reports , “ The federal mental health czar is calling for more money to expand services to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ imposed by the coronavirus pandemic , as a new study estimates related deaths from alcohol , drug overdose and suicide could reach 150,000 ” ( emphasis added ) .
Elon Musk has reopened a California Tesla factory in defiance of the state ’ s lockdown .
“ If anyone is arrested , I ask that it only be me , ” he tweeted .
In San Jose , California , people have been advised not to continue the practice of “ drive-by ” parades – typically done to greet a friend or celebrate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the person physically or entering his house – because it ’ s not considered “ essential ” and is technically a “ violation of the shelter-in-place order issued by the county health officers.
” More than one million healthcare workers have lost their jobs as hospital revenues have plummeted , NPR reported last week .
The World Health Organization ( WHO ) , the pro-abortion United Nations entity whose close relationship with communist China and poor handling of the pandemic are under international criticism and scrutiny , has complained that governments are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re-open .
The WHO ’ s Dr. Michael Ryan “ said that robust contact tracing measures adopted by Germany and South Korea provide hope that those countries can detect and stop virus clusters before they get out of control.
” He said “ other nations exiting lockdowns have not effectively employed contact tracing investigators who contact people who test positive , track down their contacts and get them into quarantine before they can spread the virus.
” Ryan previously suggested to authorities that they find those who may have the coronavirus in family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread of the coronavirus has been “ taken off the streets and pushed back into family units , ” Ryan said on March 22 .
“ Now we need to go and look in families to find those people who may be sick and remove them and isolate them in a safe and dignified manner.
” “ Just so you know , we ’ re coming to your house , seizing your children and ‘ isolating them in a safe and dignified manner , ’ whatever that means , ” he translated .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ health ” official to call for the state to remove people from their homes .
Discussing massive “ contact tracing ” efforts , Ventura County , California Director of Public Health Dr. Robert Levin said people with the coronavirus would be taken from their homes if they didn ’ t have what the government considered enough bathrooms .
“ We also realize that as we find more contacts some of the people we find are going to have trouble being isolated for instance if they live in a home where there 's only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four other people living there and those people don ’ t have COVID infection we 're not going to be able to keep the person in that home , ” he said .
“ Every person who we 're isolating for instance needs to have their own bathroom and so we ’ ll be moving people like this into other kinds of housing.
” Levin ’ s comments , which he later walked back after public outcry , come as U.S. House Democrats push for the passage of H.R .
6666 to fund @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been in contact with anyone who has tested positive for coronavirus and require them to quarantine .
A South Florida barber who reopened his business in violation of lockdown orders explained why he did so : “ I didn ’ t get no stimulus , I didn ’ t get no unemployment .
Basically , we are just starving .
I got a family , I have got kids – we are just starving.
” In Michigan , PJ Media reports that a “ militia ” has mobilized to prevent the arrest of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Mayor of Providence , Rhode Island told constituents that if they come across someone not wearing a face mask , “ You should socially shame them , so they fall in line.
” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been criticized for suggesting children be microchipped so authorities can make sure they are not getting too close to each other when the lockdown ends .
Russian President Vladimir Putin ’ s spokesman has tested positive for the coronavirus and is in the hospital .
• US bishop says he ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make scene ’ to receive Communion on tongue • Police scrutinizing Spanish cardinal for blessing city , showing image of Mary outside basilica • Now ’ s the time to make sure we ’ re ready to receive communion once public Masses resume • Hundreds of California pastors plan to defy ban on religious gatherings starting May 31

Live updates on the coronavirus crisis and how it relates to pro-life issues, faith, and freedom.
LifeSite’s previous (and future) live updates on the coronavirus crisis and how it relates to issues our readers care about can be viewed HERE.
A May 10 Forbes article describes future air travel as possibly consisting of “no cabin bags, no lounges, no automatic upgrades, face masks, surgical gloves, self-check-in, self-bag-drop-off, immunity passports, on-the-spot blood tests and sanitation disinfection tunnels ” (emphasis added).
“Digital technologies and automation will play a critical role in the future of air travel,” Forbes predicted. “The need to reduce ‘touchpoints’ at airports implies mandatory use of biometric boarding that allows passengers to board planes with only their face as a passport.”
“A number of airlines including British Airways, Qantas and EasyJet already are using the technology.”
Airports may use “thermal scanning to check crowds for fever-grade body temperatures.”
May 13, 2020, 7:45 p.m. EST: The Milwaukee Sentinel Journal reports: “The Wisconsin Supreme Court has struck down Gov. Tony Evers' order shutting down daily life to limit the spread of coronavirus — marking the first time a statewide order of its kind has been knocked down by a court of last resort.”
Maj. Gen. Kenneth Hara of Hawaii’s coronavirus response team said: “If we let the economy go the way it’s going, I feel there will be significant civil unrest that could lead to civil disobedience and, worst case, civil disturbance and rioting.”
Yesterday, the New Yorker reported:
Every year, nearly a billion people suffer from some form of hunger, brought about by war or climate change or simply a lack of means. But now, according to the United Nations, the number of people who are classified as having acute food insecurity—a level of hunger at which a person’s inability to consume adequate food endangers their life or livelihood—could rise from more than a hundred and thirty million to nearly three hundred million, owing to the coronavirus pandemic, which has brought world economies and supply chains to a standstill. And this estimate does not even begin to address the millions of people whose means of achieving a decent living have evaporated.
Pro-life activist and filmmaker Jason Jones has been warning about this since the beginning of the coronavirus.
Tesla’s Elon Musk again expressed his displeasure with the lockdowns, saying they are unconstitutional.
“My opinion is, if somebody wants to stay home, they should stay home, and if somebody does not want to stay home, they should not be compelled to stay home,” he said. “That’s my opinion. And if somebody doesn’t like that, well, that’s my opinion.”
May 13, 2020, 1:49 p.m. EST: District attorneys in “a growing number of Pennsylvania counties say they won’t prosecute those who defy stay-at-home measures” ordered by Gov. Tom Wolf, The Epoch Times reports.
May 13, 2020, 1:47 p.m. EST: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmet has now stripped the 77-year-old barber mentioned below of his operating license without a hearing.
May 12, 2020, 5:09 p.m. EST: As more people finally begin to acknowledge the “deaths of despair” that are accompanying draconian lockdowns, Wesley J. Smith explained “New Jersey’s Suicide Confusion” at National Review:
New Jersey recently became one of the seven states (plus the District of Columbia) to legalize assisted suicide by statute. In effect, New Jersey sanctions suicide for some residents through its public policy. Now, with COVID-19, New Jersey officials are worried about a spike in suicide caused by the shutdown, so for them, suicide is bad.
May 12, 2020, 3:22 p.m. EST: The Los Angeles Times reports, “Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home orders will ‘with all certainty’ be extended for the next three months, county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer acknowledged during a Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday.”
May 12, 2020, 3:06 p.m. EST: In France, four Catholic priestly and religious associations, along with a lay Catholic group, will separately argue to the highest administrative court in France about overturning the continued ban against all public religious services.
In the United States, the federal government is spending $100 million on needles and syringes for a “COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Campaign.”
And in Canada, Alberta’s health minister is allowing police access to confidential patient medical records. Alberta Health Services will be allowed to “provide information to police, confirming whether or not an individual has tested positive for COVID-19.”
Some jurisdictions in the U.S. – Florida, Massachusetts, Alabama, parts of North Carolina – have adopted similar measures.
May 12, 2020, 2:52 p.m. EST:
Sen. Rand Paul: “The history of this when we look back will be wrong prediction after wrong prediction after wrong prediction… As much as I respect you, Dr. Fauci, I don't think you're the end all, I don't think you're the one person that gets to make a decision.” pic.twitter.com/SP9T638y2B — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) May 12, 2020
May 12, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – USA Today reports, “The federal mental health czar is calling for more money to expand services to help people suffering amid the social isolation imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, as a new study estimates related deaths from alcohol, drug overdose and suicide could reach 150,000” (emphasis added).
Elon Musk has reopened a California Tesla factory in defiance of the state’s lockdown.
“If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me,” he tweeted.
Tesla is restarting production today against Alameda County rules. I will be on the line with everyone else. If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 11, 2020
In San Jose, California, people have been advised not to continue the practice of “drive-by” parades – typically done to greet a friend or celebrate a birthday or milestone without getting close to the person physically or entering his house – because it’s not considered “essential” and is technically a “violation of the shelter-in-place order issued by the county health officers.”
More than one million healthcare workers have lost their jobs as hospital revenues have plummeted, NPR reported last week.
The World Health Organization (WHO), the pro-abortion United Nations entity whose close relationship with communist China and poor handling of the pandemic are under international criticism and scrutiny, has complained that governments are not implementing enough surveillance techniques as countries re-open.
The WHO’s Dr. Michael Ryan “said that robust contact tracing measures adopted by Germany and South Korea provide hope that those countries can detect and stop virus clusters before they get out of control.”
He said “other nations exiting lockdowns have not effectively employed contact tracing investigators who contact people who test positive, track down their contacts and get them into quarantine before they can spread the virus.”
Ryan previously suggested to authorities that they find those who may have the coronavirus in family homes and “remove them.”
The spread of the coronavirus has been “taken off the streets and pushed back into family units,” Ryan said on March 22. “Now we need to go and look in families to find those people who may be sick and remove them and isolate them in a safe and dignified manner.”
FOX News’s Tucker Carlson found this “threat” ominous.
“Just so you know, we’re coming to your house, seizing your children and ‘isolating them in a safe and dignified manner,’ whatever that means,” he translated.
Ryan is not the only “public health” official to call for the state to remove people from their homes. Discussing massive “contact tracing” efforts, Ventura County, California Director of Public Health Dr. Robert Levin said people with the coronavirus would be taken from their homes if they didn’t have what the government considered enough bathrooms.
“We also realize that as we find more contacts some of the people we find are going to have trouble being isolated for instance if they live in a home where there's only one bathroom and there are three or four other people living there and those people don’t have COVID infection we're not going to be able to keep the person in that home,” he said. “Every person who we're isolating for instance needs to have their own bathroom and so we’ll be moving people like this into other kinds of housing.”
Levin’s comments, which he later walked back after public outcry, come as U.S. House Democrats push for the passage of H.R. 6666 to fund the tracing of individuals believed to have been in contact with anyone who has tested positive for coronavirus and require them to quarantine.
A South Florida barber who reopened his business in violation of lockdown orders explained why he did so: “I didn’t get no stimulus, I didn’t get no unemployment. Basically, we are just starving. I got a family, I have got kids – we are just starving.”
In Michigan, PJ Media reports that a “militia” has mobilized to prevent the arrest of a 77-year-old barber who reopened his shop.
The Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island told constituents that if they come across someone not wearing a face mask, “You should socially shame them, so they fall in line.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been criticized for suggesting children be microchipped so authorities can make sure they are not getting too close to each other when the lockdown ends.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman has tested positive for the coronavirus and is in the hospital.
Recent LifeSiteNews articles on the coronavirus crisis include:
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lifesitenews--2020-05-13--18 states ask Congress to investigate China’s role in coronavirus pandemic

WASHINGTON , D.C. , May 13 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – On May 9 , 18 Republican attorneys general asked Congress to investigate “ the communist Chinese Government and its role in the COVID-19 pandemic.
” “ Congressional hearings are critical to our Nation ’ s understanding of the origins of COVID-19 and efforts by the communist Chinese government to deceive the international community , ” they wrote .
The short letter was drafted by South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson , and subsequently signed by the attorneys general of 17 further states , including Texas and Missouri .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee , as well as to the Republican and Democratic leaders in both chambers of Congress .
Wilson explained why only Republican attorneys general signed the letter .
“ We wanted to get this letter out as quickly as possible .
Obviously it was circulated as quickly as possible within our caucus , but it is not exclusive of Democrats .
I know that many Democratic AGs have questions much like we do , ” he said .
“ We would certainly ask our Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ m sure that many of them have the same questions that we do , ” Wilson added .
“ I don ’ t want the letter to be viewed as a partisan letter because in the letter we ’ re not out there attacking anybody on a partisan level .
We ’ re Americans , and we want to know what China did that led to this pandemic.
” The attorneys general wrote , “ Recent reports suggest that the communist Chinese government willfully and knowingly concealed information about the severity of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” They explicitly referred to comments made by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo .
According to Pompeo , there is “ enormous evidence ” that the coronavirus first came from a laboratory in Wuhan , China .
“ I can tell you that there is a significant amount of evidence that this came from that laboratory in Wuhan , ” Pompeo told ABC ’ s “ This Week ” on May 3 .
At the time , Pompeo did not comment on whether the virus was intentionally released by the Chinese institution , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I can ’ t answer your question about that , because the Chinese Communist Party has refused to cooperate with world health experts.
” Throughout the interview , Pompeo went after the Chinese Communist Party for the way it handled information about the coronavirus outbreak .
“ We can confirm that the Chinese Communist Party did all that it could to make sure that the world didn ’ t learn in a timely fashion about what was taking place , ” the Secretary of State emphasized .
“ China has a history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have a history of running substandard laboratories , ” he said .
“ These are not the first times that we ’ ve had a world exposed to viruses as a result of failures in a Chinese lab .
And so , while the intelligence community continues to do its work , they should continue to do that , and verify , so that we are certain.
” An intelligence report prepared by the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) claimed that China “ intentionally concealed the severity ” of the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but marked ‘ for official use only , ’ the DHS analysis states that , while downplaying the severity of the coronavirus , China increased imports and decreased exports of medical supplies , ” the Associated Press reported .
“ It attempted to cover up doing so by ‘ denying there were export restrictions and obfuscating and delaying provision of its trade data , ’ the analysis states.
” The attorneys general also briefly referred to the World Health Organization ( WHO ) and its relationship to China .
As a consequence of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already halted funding to the WHO , which is part of the United Nations .
While China was deceiving the world on the virus , the letter to congressional leaders continued , “ COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on our states and the Nation .
We must all hold China accountable for the devastation and destruction caused by COVID-19.
” Speaking of the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States , the attorneys general said , “ Tens of thousands have died from the virus and millions have lost their jobs .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , will perish and our states will grapple with tough economic decisions for years to come.
” One of the 18 signatories , Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt , has already filed a lawsuit against China on April 21 .
“ COVID-19 has done irreparable damage to countries across the globe , causing sickness , death , economic disruption , and human suffering , ” Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt said in a statement at the time .
“ In Missouri , the impact of the virus is very real – thousands have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ families have been separated from dying loved ones , small businesses are shuttering their doors , and those living paycheck to paycheck are struggling to put food on their table , ” he continued .
“ The Chinese government lied to the world about the danger and contagious nature of COVID-19 , silenced whistleblowers , and did little to stop the spread of the disease , ” Schmitt said .
For that reason , he argued , China must be “ held accountable.
” According to the state of Missouri , “ the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ critical weeks between December 2019 and January 23 , 2020 , the Chinese Government engaged in misrepresentations , concealment , and retaliation to conceal the gravity and seriousness of the COVID-19 outbreak from the rest of the world .
”

'Congressional hearings are critical to our Nation’s understanding of the origins of COVID-19 and efforts by the communist Chinese government to deceive the international community.'
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 13, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – On May 9, 18 Republican attorneys general asked Congress to investigate “the communist Chinese Government and its role in the COVID-19 pandemic.”
“Congressional hearings are critical to our Nation’s understanding of the origins of COVID-19 and efforts by the communist Chinese government to deceive the international community,” they wrote.
The short letter was drafted by South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, and subsequently signed by the attorneys general of 17 further states, including Texas and Missouri. It was addressed to the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as well as to the Republican and Democratic leaders in both chambers of Congress.
Wilson explained why only Republican attorneys general signed the letter.
“We wanted to get this letter out as quickly as possible. Obviously it was circulated as quickly as possible within our caucus, but it is not exclusive of Democrats. I know that many Democratic AGs have questions much like we do,” he said.
“We would certainly ask our Democratic colleagues to join us and I’m sure that many of them have the same questions that we do,” Wilson added. “I don’t want the letter to be viewed as a partisan letter because in the letter we’re not out there attacking anybody on a partisan level. We’re Americans, and we want to know what China did that led to this pandemic.”
The attorneys general wrote, “Recent reports suggest that the communist Chinese government willfully and knowingly concealed information about the severity of the virus while simultaneously stockpiling personal protective equipment.” They explicitly referred to comments made by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
According to Pompeo, there is “enormous evidence” that the coronavirus first came from a laboratory in Wuhan, China. “I can tell you that there is a significant amount of evidence that this came from that laboratory in Wuhan,” Pompeo told ABC’s “This Week” on May 3.
At the time, Pompeo did not comment on whether the virus was intentionally released by the Chinese institution, or whether it was an accident. “I can’t answer your question about that, because the Chinese Communist Party has refused to cooperate with world health experts.”
Throughout the interview, Pompeo went after the Chinese Communist Party for the way it handled information about the coronavirus outbreak.
“We can confirm that the Chinese Communist Party did all that it could to make sure that the world didn’t learn in a timely fashion about what was taking place,” the Secretary of State emphasized.
“China has a history of infecting the world, and they have a history of running substandard laboratories,” he said. “These are not the first times that we’ve had a world exposed to viruses as a result of failures in a Chinese lab. And so, while the intelligence community continues to do its work, they should continue to do that, and verify, so that we are certain.”
An intelligence report prepared by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claimed that China “intentionally concealed the severity” of the coronavirus in early January.
“Not classified but marked ‘for official use only,’ the DHS analysis states that, while downplaying the severity of the coronavirus, China increased imports and decreased exports of medical supplies,” the Associated Press reported. “It attempted to cover up doing so by ‘denying there were export restrictions and obfuscating and delaying provision of its trade data,’ the analysis states.”
The attorneys general also briefly referred to the World Health Organization (WHO) and its relationship to China. As a consequence of this relationship, President Donald Trump has already halted funding to the WHO, which is part of the United Nations.
While China was deceiving the world on the virus, the letter to congressional leaders continued, “COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on our states and the Nation. We must all hold China accountable for the devastation and destruction caused by COVID-19.”
Speaking of the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, the attorneys general said, “Tens of thousands have died from the virus and millions have lost their jobs. Countless businesses, both big and small, will perish and our states will grapple with tough economic decisions for years to come.”
One of the 18 signatories, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, has already filed a lawsuit against China on April 21.
“COVID-19 has done irreparable damage to countries across the globe, causing sickness, death, economic disruption, and human suffering,” Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt said in a statement at the time.
“In Missouri, the impact of the virus is very real – thousands have been infected and many have died, families have been separated from dying loved ones, small businesses are shuttering their doors, and those living paycheck to paycheck are struggling to put food on their table,” he continued.
“The Chinese government lied to the world about the danger and contagious nature of COVID-19, silenced whistleblowers, and did little to stop the spread of the disease,” Schmitt said. For that reason, he argued, China must be “held accountable.”
According to the state of Missouri, “the key factual allegations are that in the critical weeks between December 2019 and January 23, 2020, the Chinese Government engaged in misrepresentations, concealment, and retaliation to conceal the gravity and seriousness of the COVID-19 outbreak from the rest of the world.”
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lifesitenews--2020-05-13--French kids return to post-COVID-19 schools that are run more like indoctrination camps

PETITION : No to mandatory contact tracing and government surveillance for the coronavirus !
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May 13 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – With the reopening of kindergartens and primary schools in France this week ( secondary schools are to follow later ) as “ deconfinement ” measures are progressively implemented , schoolteachers are facing extremely detailed list of dos and don'ts that include preventing children from approaching each other at less than 1 meter , even during recess , and banning any form of ball games because – government booklets say – teachers can not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time a pupil has touched it .
But beyond the Kafkaesque rules and regulations aimed even at 3- to 5-year-olds , a system of surveillance and denunciation is already in place that openly encourage school personnel to trace “ sectarian deviance ” or talk of “ conspiracy theories ” regarding the COVID-19 crisis and its management by public authorities .
Two official documents were published ahead of the reopening of schools .
One , titled “ Listening to what returning students have to say after the COVID-19 confinement , ” aims at rebuilding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a return to a “ secure ” environment – as if being at home , together with their parents , could be considered as a trauma .
The document is available here on the official site for teachers , Eduscol .
The second document , on the same website , bears the title “ COVID-19 and risks of sectarian deviance.
” It speaks even more clearly about a possible change in students ’ attitudes because of “ exterior or family influence.
” Taken together , the two sets of guidelines will establish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public schools and in state-funded private schools are clearly being encouraged to identify deviant opinions , thoughts and attitudes and even report families they suspect are questioning official propaganda on the coronavirus pandemic .
In other words : thought police .
The first document , which is all about “ listening , ” presents the monitoring of pupils as a way of helping them get over a difficult period that they perhaps did not understand , in which they were confronted with illness and death .
It presents itself as aiming to offer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The document insists that schoolchildren must understand that the end of confinement is not a “ return to normal.
” This revolutionary vocabulary can be found in the idea that we are in a “ moment of personal and collective transition , ” a new “ construction ” or “ reconstruction ” that will require “ adjustments and transformation.
” A whole plan of action will be installed in schools , including identification of pupils who find themselves in a fragile or traumatic situation , and interventions on the part of school nurses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ listening ” to the students .
It is suggested that when “ necessary , ” students can be directed to have an appointment with a nurse , a social worker , psychologist or public school doctor , nothing being said about the right of parents to know about such a direction .
Group activities are also encouraged , “ in full respect of the sanitary doctrine , ” to allow students to express themselves .
Reading between the lines , this sounds a lot like group therapy in which predefined answers are prompted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The second document about “ sectarian deviance ” speaks more specifically of what youngsters may have heard at home during the nine weeks in which they were free from the influence of state education .
According to the documents ’ introduction , dozens of reports related to the COVID-19 crisis have already been received by the official agency ( MIVILUDES ) in charge of supervising “ sectarian deviance.
” These guidelines complement the “ listening ” guidelines that are in fact emphatic about repeating the official line on the coronavirus pandemic , lockdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crisis .
The present message is that there could soon be a “ second wave ” of infections and that an emergency lockdown will then take place .
Infectologist Didier Raoult of Marseille has repeatedly said the current curves of infection , illness and fatalities are more or less the same the world over , with or without lockdown , and that in that respect , COVID-19 is reacting like most viral attacks and is in fact rapidly fading away .
In schools , pupils are instead expected to learn to identify “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” which means anything that contradicts the official public discourse on the Chinese coronavirus .
Among ideas that are presented as being linked to dangerous cults preached by “ gurus or ideologists ” are those that suggest that the pandemic is “ a revealer of divine will and power , ” “ a warning from ‘ Nature , ’ obscure forces or divine spirits ” ( so much for Pope Francis ’ repeated statements about Nature responding to man ’ s neglect of the Earth ’ s needs ) , “ a ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sign of the imminence of the apocalypse , ” “ a return to believing as the only saving response.
” It will be up to the teachers to identify children whose legal responders have certain ideologies or beliefs that lead them to neglect or oppose public health advice or who “ circumvent confinement measures in order to join meetings , refuse treatment , medical tests or blood tests , etc.
” Teachers must also watch children back from several weeks at home for signs of a change of behavior , which in certain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the document explains .
Ironically , the guidelines encourage teachers to watch out for those who “ manipulate fear ” and use social media to spread videos and advice regarding the crisis , as well as “ conspiracy theories that are added to nearly erroneous information in order to participate in the loss of control of public opinion.
” That last phrase is most interesting because it suggests that public opinion needs to be controlled … While the document encourages teachers to explain to their students that cults often recommend inefficient practices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to build immunity from COVID-19 , it adds that it is important to tell them that there is no “ miracle treatment ” that can prevent or heal COVID-19 .
The French government has systematically ridiculed or minimized possible treatments that can reduce the viral load of the Chinese virus and the gravity of disease linked to the infection , such as hydroxychloroquine associated with antibiotics , or an antibiotic together with anti-asthma and anticoagulant medication that doctors in France and Belgium say have allowed them not to send a single COVID-19 positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them .
Instead , government guidelines tell patients to stay at home if they have symptoms without any other treatment than Paracetamol and only go to hospital when they are in acute respiratory distress .
Apparently , raising doubts about this policy is already a sign of “ sectarian deviance.
” The government is also telling teachers to listen to a state-controlled radio program together with their students about “ Rumours and misleading information at the time of the coronavirus.
” Other activities that are purported to develop a “ rational , autonomous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

Students not only will be faced with extreme restrictions, but they'll be questioned about 'exterior or family' influence at home.
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May 13, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – With the reopening of kindergartens and primary schools in France this week (secondary schools are to follow later) as “deconfinement” measures are progressively implemented, schoolteachers are facing extremely detailed list of dos and don'ts that include preventing children from approaching each other at less than 1 meter, even during recess, and banning any form of ball games because – government booklets say – teachers cannot be expected to clean the ball each time a pupil has touched it.
But beyond the Kafkaesque rules and regulations aimed even at 3- to 5-year-olds, a system of surveillance and denunciation is already in place that openly encourage school personnel to trace “sectarian deviance” or talk of “conspiracy theories” regarding the COVID-19 crisis and its management by public authorities.
Two official documents were published ahead of the reopening of schools. One, titled “Listening to what returning students have to say after the COVID-19 confinement,” aims at rebuilding “resilience” in what is presented as a return to a “secure” environment – as if being at home, together with their parents, could be considered as a trauma. The document is available here on the official site for teachers, Eduscol.
The second document, on the same website, bears the title “COVID-19 and risks of sectarian deviance.” It speaks even more clearly about a possible change in students’ attitudes because of “exterior or family influence.”
Taken together, the two sets of guidelines will establish a clear framework in which teachers in public schools and in state-funded private schools are clearly being encouraged to identify deviant opinions, thoughts and attitudes and even report families they suspect are questioning official propaganda on the coronavirus pandemic. In other words: thought police.
The first document, which is all about “listening,” presents the monitoring of pupils as a way of helping them get over a difficult period that they perhaps did not understand, in which they were confronted with illness and death. It presents itself as aiming to offer psychological help after a traumatic experience. The document insists that schoolchildren must understand that the end of confinement is not a “return to normal.”
This revolutionary vocabulary can be found in the idea that we are in a “moment of personal and collective transition,” a new “construction” or “reconstruction” that will require “adjustments and transformation.”
A whole plan of action will be installed in schools, including identification of pupils who find themselves in a fragile or traumatic situation, and interventions on the part of school nurses or outside speakers in charge of “listening” to the students. It is suggested that when “necessary,” students can be directed to have an appointment with a nurse, a social worker, psychologist or public school doctor, nothing being said about the right of parents to know about such a direction.
Group activities are also encouraged, “in full respect of the sanitary doctrine,” to allow students to express themselves. Reading between the lines, this sounds a lot like group therapy in which predefined answers are prompted by the person leading the group.
The second document about “sectarian deviance” speaks more specifically of what youngsters may have heard at home during the nine weeks in which they were free from the influence of state education. According to the documents’ introduction, dozens of reports related to the COVID-19 crisis have already been received by the official agency (MIVILUDES) in charge of supervising “sectarian deviance.”
These guidelines complement the “listening” guidelines that are in fact emphatic about repeating the official line on the coronavirus pandemic, lockdown and further regulations linked to the sanitary crisis. The present message is that there could soon be a “second wave” of infections and that an emergency lockdown will then take place.
Infectologist Didier Raoult of Marseille has repeatedly said the current curves of infection, illness and fatalities are more or less the same the world over, with or without lockdown, and that in that respect, COVID-19 is reacting like most viral attacks and is in fact rapidly fading away.
In schools, pupils are instead expected to learn to identify “fake news” and “disinformation,” which means anything that contradicts the official public discourse on the Chinese coronavirus.
Among ideas that are presented as being linked to dangerous cults preached by “gurus or ideologists” are those that suggest that the pandemic is “a revealer of divine will and power,” “a warning from ‘Nature,’ obscure forces or divine spirits” (so much for Pope Francis’ repeated statements about Nature responding to man’s neglect of the Earth’s needs), “a ‘chastisement sent by God’ and a sign of the imminence of the apocalypse,” “a return to believing as the only saving response.”
It will be up to the teachers to identify children whose legal responders have certain ideologies or beliefs that lead them to neglect or oppose public health advice or who “circumvent confinement measures in order to join meetings, refuse treatment, medical tests or blood tests, etc.”
Teachers must also watch children back from several weeks at home for signs of a change of behavior, which in certain circumstances should be signaled to competent authorities, the document explains.
Ironically, the guidelines encourage teachers to watch out for those who “manipulate fear” and use social media to spread videos and advice regarding the crisis, as well as “conspiracy theories that are added to nearly erroneous information in order to participate in the loss of control of public opinion.”
That last phrase is most interesting because it suggests that public opinion needs to be controlled …
While the document encourages teachers to explain to their students that cults often recommend inefficient practices, foods or regimens that are purported to build immunity from COVID-19, it adds that it is important to tell them that there is no “miracle treatment” that can prevent or heal COVID-19.
The French government has systematically ridiculed or minimized possible treatments that can reduce the viral load of the Chinese virus and the gravity of disease linked to the infection, such as hydroxychloroquine associated with antibiotics, or an antibiotic together with anti-asthma and anticoagulant medication that doctors in France and Belgium say have allowed them not to send a single COVID-19 positive patient to hospital since they started using them.
Instead, government guidelines tell patients to stay at home if they have symptoms without any other treatment than Paracetamol and only go to hospital when they are in acute respiratory distress.
Apparently, raising doubts about this policy is already a sign of “sectarian deviance.”
The government is also telling teachers to listen to a state-controlled radio program together with their students about “Rumours and misleading information at the time of the coronavirus.” Other activities that are purported to develop a “rational, autonomous and enlightened” mind are also encouraged.
Follow Jeanne Jeanne Smits has worked as a journalist in France since 1987 after obtaining a Master of Arts in Law. She formerly directed the French daily Présent and was editor-in-chief of an all-internet French-speaking news site called reinformation.tv. She writes regularly for a number of Catholic journals (Monde & vie, L’Homme nouveau, Reconquête…) and runs a personal pro-life blog. In addition, she is often invited to radio and TV shows on alternative media. She is vice-president of the Christian and French defense association “AGRIF.” She is the French translator of The Dictator Pope by Henry Sire and Christus Vincit by Bishop Schneider, and recently contributed to the Bref examen critique de la communion dans la main about Communion in the hand. She is married and has three children, and lives near Paris.
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lifesitenews--2020-05-13--Freedom of information request uncovers deviant sex-ed 5th graders receive

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WARNING : This article contains graphic material of a sexual nature .
May 13 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Amazing what one can discover about American public schools through a public records request .
In California , Karen England , head of Capitol Resource Institute , sought the documents of 900 school districts through a FOIA request and found a number of smoking guns where students are subjected to lessons and activities conveying dangerous , obscene and medically inaccurate information .
Among the shocking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a heads up from a concerned parent , Capitol Resource confirmed her suspicions through retrieved documents .
It ’ s bad enough that schools throughout the state are allowing “ sex ed squads ” and have student-privacy-invading contracts with Planned Parenthood ( more on that later ) .
If Gov .
Gavin Newsome is looking to trim the strapped state budget , cancelling school contracts with abortion providers might be a good place to start .
But England was shocked at what she discovered about the PTA .
Yes , that same PTA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bake sales and playground fundraisers .
At one Sacramento-area grade school , the PTA contracts with Planned Parenthood to present assemblies to fifth graders , which are actually sex education discussions called “ Puberty Talks.
” These have taken place over the past two years and are planned for next year as well .
Isn ’ t it a blessing that children are home right now and can escape being subjected to pro-abortion , pro-promiscuity lessons ?
In fifth grade ?
Unless all this outrage is conducted online instead .
But youngsters in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such lessons next year if the PTA ’ s “ assemblies ” budget line item is fulfilled as planned with a speaker from the abortion giant .
Programs like this are fallout from the 2016 agenda-laden California Healthy Youth Act , which is anything but healthy , pushing proudly pro-abortion propaganda .
There ’ s no “ opt-out ” for lessons promoting “ LGBT ” behavior , which are required .
And teaching abstinence-only is prohibited in this law that normalizes high-risk , early sexual activity even for middle schoolers .
During the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Planned Parenthood representative addresses boys and girls together with details about erections and ejaculation .
Children are told they should talk to a “ trusted adult ” about these matters .
And , of course , they are hearing this from the largest abortion provider in America , seeking to gain trust from 10- and 11-year-old future clients .
This curriculum funded by PTA also teaches these children about gender identity by claiming that sex at birth is simply “ assigned.
” A PowerPoint slide shows children a version of the infamous “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ differ from “ sexual orientation ” and “ gender expression.
” During the anatomy lesson , the process of puberty is described for “ bodies with a penis ” or “ bodies with a vulva , ” instead of “ boys ” or “ girls.
” And this , they claim , is “ medically accurate.
” The life-destroying ideology of Planned Parenthood leaves room for infinite levels of destructive fantasy .
Parents have not been fully advised about the PTA ’ s actions .
Let ’ s recall that PTA stands for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rights of parents to direct the sexual instruction of their children were disrespected by the PTA when a representative testified recently against a California bill , SB 673 , which proposed an “ opt-in ” provision for elementary sex ed .
The bill did not pass out of its committee in January 2020 .
This instruction is ongoing at several Sacramento-area grade schools .
Meanwhile , what ’ s happening in California middle and high schools is enough to make a parent ’ s head explode , and Capitol Resource recently uncovered that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” are operating at a number of schools in the Golden State as an activity for students .
These are essentially sex-ed clubs , and some even operate “ sex-ed bootcamps.
” They teach kids detailed condom use with penis models , lots about “ lubrication ” and how to use dental dams for anal and oral sex .
One dialogue has the instructor explaining to kids that they are about to have a lesson about flavored condoms .
The dialogue goes like this : “ What are flavored condoms for ?
Oral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ed squads are an approved after-school activity , apparently , in Bay area California high schools like Westmoor , Terra Nova , Jefferson , Oceana and also high schools in the Los Angeles area .
The goal is to train participants to become “ peer educators , ” with stated goals to “ talk about sex and sexuality every week after school , ” “ teach about condoms and STIs in freshman health classes , ” “ participate in fun stuff like sex-ed bootcamps , ” and “ learn more about their bodies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to being safer.
” Safer ?
Not so much .
Being guided away from underage sexual activity would be truly safe .
The sex ed squads also teach students about “ pleasure ” through vaginal , oral and anal sex , in pornographic detail .
Click here to see what the Daly City high schoolers are offered .
High school sex-ed squads ( sometimes simply called “ sex squads ” ) are a project of UCLA .
Concern for “ human rights and social justice ” is the motivation , we are told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involving “ at-risk youth.
” Teens are propagandized with this contemptuous dismissal of responsible behavior : “ When faced with another boring , abstinence-only sex-ed class the students decide to take matters into their own hands by summoning the Sex Squad … ” These “ squads ” with their “ go have sex ” message now operate in numerous Los Angeles area high schools .
Capitol Resource ’ s document request unearthed even more child corruption activities in California schools .
Planned Parenthood has contracts ( “ a memorandum of understanding ” ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teach sessions that line up with the California Healthy Youth Act .
These agreements allow PP to both administer “ assessments ” to students ( i.e.
, tests and questionnaires ) and also to retain the student responses and demographic information about age , gender , and ethnicity ( Lipman Middle School ; Orick School District ; Stellar Charter School ) .
Although parental opt-in is permitted for elementary grades , passive opt-out for parents can be the procedure for grades 7 through 12 , the agreement states .
Yet few parents seem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place .
No photos or videos are permitted during the sessions taught by a representative of Planned Parenthood of Northern California , according to the agreement .
Has the California Healthy Youth Act resulted in positive “ health ” for the state ’ s students ?
Or is it just a tool for child corruption backed by adult , sex-oriented special interests ?
Parents need to kick these deviants out of schools , now .

In California, the PTA partners with Planned Parenthood for sex ed, and schools also encourage kids to participate in 'sex ed squads.'
PETITION: No to mandatory vaccination for the coronavirus! Sign the petition here.
WARNING: This article contains graphic material of a sexual nature.
May 13, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Amazing what one can discover about American public schools through a public records request.
In California, Karen England, head of Capitol Resource Institute, sought the documents of 900 school districts through a FOIA request and found a number of smoking guns where students are subjected to lessons and activities conveying dangerous, obscene and medically inaccurate information.
Among the shocking revelations involved CA elementary schools. With a heads up from a concerned parent, Capitol Resource confirmed her suspicions through retrieved documents.
It’s bad enough that schools throughout the state are allowing “sex ed squads” and have student-privacy-invading contracts with Planned Parenthood (more on that later). If Gov. Gavin Newsome is looking to trim the strapped state budget, cancelling school contracts with abortion providers might be a good place to start.
But England was shocked at what she discovered about the PTA. Yes, that same PTA, the one we thought focused on bake sales and playground fundraisers.
At one Sacramento-area grade school, the PTA contracts with Planned Parenthood to present assemblies to fifth graders, which are actually sex education discussions called “Puberty Talks.” These have taken place over the past two years and are planned for next year as well.
Isn’t it a blessing that children are home right now and can escape being subjected to pro-abortion, pro-promiscuity lessons? In fifth grade? Unless all this outrage is conducted online instead.
But youngsters in California will be forced to sit through such lessons next year if the PTA’s “assemblies” budget line item is fulfilled as planned with a speaker from the abortion giant.
Programs like this are fallout from the 2016 agenda-laden California Healthy Youth Act, which is anything but healthy, pushing proudly pro-abortion propaganda. There’s no “opt-out” for lessons promoting “LGBT” behavior, which are required. And teaching abstinence-only is prohibited in this law that normalizes high-risk, early sexual activity even for middle schoolers.
During the fifth grade PTA puberty presentation, the Planned Parenthood representative addresses boys and girls together with details about erections and ejaculation. Children are told they should talk to a “trusted adult” about these matters. And, of course, they are hearing this from the largest abortion provider in America, seeking to gain trust from 10- and 11-year-old future clients.
This curriculum funded by PTA also teaches these children about gender identity by claiming that sex at birth is simply “assigned.” A PowerPoint slide shows children a version of the infamous “Genderbread Person” graphic, where genitals differ from “sexual orientation” and “gender expression.” During the anatomy lesson, the process of puberty is described for “bodies with a penis” or “bodies with a vulva,” instead of “boys” or “girls.”
And this, they claim, is “medically accurate.” The life-destroying ideology of Planned Parenthood leaves room for infinite levels of destructive fantasy.
Parents have not been fully advised about the PTA’s actions. Let’s recall that PTA stands for “Parent-Teacher Association,” although the rights of parents to direct the sexual instruction of their children were disrespected by the PTA when a representative testified recently against a California bill, SB 673, which proposed an “opt-in” provision for elementary sex ed. The bill did not pass out of its committee in January 2020.
This instruction is ongoing at several Sacramento-area grade schools. Meanwhile, what’s happening in California middle and high schools is enough to make a parent’s head explode, and Capitol Resource recently uncovered that as well.
“Sex ed squads” are operating at a number of schools in the Golden State as an activity for students. These are essentially sex-ed clubs, and some even operate “sex-ed bootcamps.” They teach kids detailed condom use with penis models, lots about “lubrication” and how to use dental dams for anal and oral sex. One dialogue has the instructor explaining to kids that they are about to have a lesson about flavored condoms. The dialogue goes like this: “What are flavored condoms for? Oral sex on a penis!”
Sex ed squads are an approved after-school activity, apparently, in Bay area California high schools like Westmoor, Terra Nova, Jefferson, Oceana and also high schools in the Los Angeles area. The goal is to train participants to become “peer educators,” with stated goals to “talk about sex and sexuality every week after school,” “teach about condoms and STIs in freshman health classes,” “participate in fun stuff like sex-ed bootcamps,” and “learn more about their bodies and become more responsible when it comes to being safer.”
Safer? Not so much. Being guided away from underage sexual activity would be truly safe.
The sex ed squads also teach students about “pleasure” through vaginal, oral and anal sex, in pornographic detail. Click here to see what the Daly City high schoolers are offered. High school sex-ed squads (sometimes simply called “sex squads”) are a project of UCLA.
Concern for “human rights and social justice” is the motivation, we are told, for these “arts” projects involving “at-risk youth.” Teens are propagandized with this contemptuous dismissal of responsible behavior:
“When faced with another boring, abstinence-only sex-ed class the students decide to take matters into their own hands by summoning the Sex Squad … ”
These “squads” with their “go have sex” message now operate in numerous Los Angeles area high schools.
Capitol Resource’s document request unearthed even more child corruption activities in California schools. Planned Parenthood has contracts (“a memorandum of understanding”) with numerous middle and high schools to teach sessions that line up with the California Healthy Youth Act. These agreements allow PP to both administer “assessments” to students (i.e., tests and questionnaires) and also to retain the student responses and demographic information about age, gender, and ethnicity (Lipman Middle School; Orick School District; Stellar Charter School).
Although parental opt-in is permitted for elementary grades, passive opt-out for parents can be the procedure for grades 7 through 12, the agreement states. Yet few parents seem to know any of this is taking place.
No photos or videos are permitted during the sessions taught by a representative of Planned Parenthood of Northern California, according to the agreement.
Has the California Healthy Youth Act resulted in positive “health” for the state’s students? Or is it just a tool for child corruption backed by adult, sex-oriented special interests?
Parents need to kick these deviants out of schools, now.
Linda Harvey is president of Mission America.
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