lifesitenews--2020-12-05--Govt leaders can no longer justify coronavirus hysteria. Why is it still going on?

December 5 , 2020 ( American Thinker ) — The ignorance and the lies concerning the Wuhan virus ca n't continue much longer , because time is simply revealing the truth about it .
As we continue to suffer under foolish Wuhan virus restrictions , and as many parts of the U.S. — especially those under the rule of Democrats — are again ramping up the shutdowns and the lockdowns , more and more Americans are beginning to see what many of us have long known : the Wuhan virus data simply do n't match the Wuhan virus hysteria .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ up .
As they near the end of the first semester , U.S. schools provide some of the best evidence for those sick of shutdown politics and propaganda .
In spite of millions of U.S. students attending in-person classes , nowhere in America are school-aged students suffering in any significant way from the Wuhan virus .
And do n't tell me about `` cases . ''
As I 've long noted when it comes to the Wuhan virus , cases without context are meaningless .
Andrew Bostom again provides us with some important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of early October , in spite of nearly seventy thousand reported Wuhan virus `` cases '' across 50 U.S. colleges and universities , there were only three hospitalizations and zero deaths !
Almost certainly , numbers across all of America 's K–12 schools are similar .
We can be nearly certain that if this were not the case , a media establishment desperate to further the shutdown narrative would tell us so .
( The media have already been caught multiple times publishing fake news on this matter . )
Months-old data out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in little to no danger from the Wuhan virus .
As City Journal recently reported : For young students , the risk of dying from Covid is lower than the risk of dying from the flu , and researchers have repeatedly found that children do not easily transmit the virus to adults .
The clearest evidence comes from Sweden , which did not close elementary schools or junior high schools during the spring Covid wave , and which did not reduce class sizes or encourage students and teachers to wear face masks .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ there was little effect beyond the schools , as a team of Swedish economists reports after analyzing records of Covid infections and medical treatment for the entire Swedish population .
Even Dr. `` follow the science '' Fauci finally agrees that schoolchildren are not significant spreaders of the Wuhan virus !
Yet , in U.S. schools , sporting events continue to get postponed or canceled , and many schools remain in remote learning mode or are threatening to move back in that direction .
Again , every instance of this is driven by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ majority of students and student-athletes are not getting sick , and if they are , they are certainly not sick to the point of death or even hospitalization .
The longer this pandemic propaganda continues , the longer it becomes clear that shutting down schools and athletic events is nothing more than a political stunt perpetuated by leftist authoritarians , or at least an ignorant reaction to the left 's Wuhan virus fear mongering .
The same is true for the lockdowns imposed on businesses and churches .
As is the case with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that churches and businesses are in any way significantly complicit in the spread of the Wuhan virus .
As RedState reported recently : [ T ] here was never a shred of scientific evidence that putting healthy people in quarantine would do anything to ameliorate the spread of COVD-19 .
Moreover , everything we knew about viruses made the idea of quarantining people who are n't sick completely absurd .
Even the CDC 's most recent pandemic planning guide from 2017 admitted that `` direct evidence for the effectiveness of these measures is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' they meant non-existent .
There was n't a single study that supports the idea that quarantining healthy people was going to do a damn thing to stop a virus from spreading .
The European Centre for Disease Control 's summary of the research was more honest .
They noted that `` there are few , if any , empirical data underpinning '' the assumptions that workplace closures do anything to stop viruses from spreading .
Indeed , they found no evidence for the effectiveness of any social distancing measures .
In spite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real-time data that proved it unnecessary , the left has persisted with shutting down businesses and churches .
As a result of these state-enforced lockdowns , hundreds of thousands of small businesses in the U.S. have shut down — many of them permanently .
Data from late September show that between March 1 and August 31 , a total of 163,735 businesses on Yelp — which is especially representative of small businesses — closed .
According to Yelp , about 60 percent of these businesses ( nearly 98,000 ) will never reopen .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and retail stores have been hit particularly hard .
It has made zero sense that Walmart , Target , Home Depot — none of whom were requiring masks as late as middle July — and the like have been allowed to remain open , while your local diner , gun store , or gym was forced to close .
Some small business–owners have had enough and are defying their states ' lockdown orders .
As noted at Powerline recently : Robby Dinero , the owner of Athletes Unleashed gym located in Orchard Park @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 15,000 fine from the Erie County Health Department during a live Fox News interview [ . ]
...
The veteran , having pointed out Cuomo 's and Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz [ 's ] six-figure taxpayer-funded salaries , challenged them to look their constituents ' children in the eyes and tell them their parents ' work is not `` essential . ''
The lockdown rules , he believes , deny citizens their Constitutional right to earn a living .
Dinero then ripped up the fine on camera while supporters behind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We will not comply . ''
U.S. News reports that in California , fed up small business–owners `` struggling to remain afloat are increasingly defying new shutdown orders . ''
Miguel Aguilar , founder and owner of Self Made Training Facility , rightly concludes , `` We are definitely not complying .
We have enough information to make an educated decision : The data do not back another shutdown . ''
Nor do the data back the mask mandates .
Comparing maps of mask-wearers in U.S. states versus average daily Wuhan virus cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is `` no evident correlation between mask wearing and new Wuhan infections . ''
A recent Danish study on masks — the largest of its kind — agrees .
Kevin Roche at Healthy Skeptic recently reported on the Danish mask study and reveals the study 's conclusions : `` wearing a mask makes no difference in cases or in level of transmission in the community . ''
Data on mask mandates versus Wuhan virus infection cases across the U.S. and Europe reveal the same .
What 's more , anyone paying attention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at large are useless for stopping or even slowing the spread of a virus .
Among other things , this is because , outside a surgery room , virtually no one is wearing masks according to CDC standards .
People constantly have their hands on them , they wear them below their noses , they fail to clean them properly , and so on .
After nine months of near meaningless measures by leftist authoritarians and those duped by their fear-mongering , time has made it clear that the Wuhan virus is simply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : run its course , have exposure to the vast majority of us , and have little to no impact on the vast majority of us .
It is past time for the decision-makers in our society to heed this mountain of information and end the cancelations , mandates , shutdowns , and lockdowns .
Trevor Grant Thomas : At the Intersection of Politics , Science , Faith and Reason .
www.TrevorGrantThomas.com Trevor is the author of The Miracle and Magnificence of America .
[ email protected ] Published with permission from the @ @ @

The ignorance and the lies concerning the Wuhan virus can't continue much longer, because time is simply revealing the truth about it.
December 5, 2020 (American Thinker) — The ignorance and the lies concerning the Wuhan virus can't continue much longer, because time is simply revealing the truth about it. As we continue to suffer under foolish Wuhan virus restrictions, and as many parts of the U.S. — especially those under the rule of Democrats — are again ramping up the shutdowns and the lockdowns, more and more Americans are beginning to see what many of us have long known: the Wuhan virus data simply don't match the Wuhan virus hysteria. The evidence of this continues to pile up.
As they near the end of the first semester, U.S. schools provide some of the best evidence for those sick of shutdown politics and propaganda. In spite of millions of U.S. students attending in-person classes, nowhere in America are school-aged students suffering in any significant way from the Wuhan virus. And don't tell me about “cases.” As I've long noted when it comes to the Wuhan virus, cases without context are meaningless.
Andrew Bostom again provides us with some important context on Wuhan virus cases. As of early October, in spite of nearly seventy thousand reported Wuhan virus “cases” across 50 U.S. colleges and universities, there were only three hospitalizations and zero deaths! Almost certainly, numbers across all of America's K–12 schools are similar. We can be nearly certain that if this were not the case, a media establishment desperate to further the shutdown narrative would tell us so. (The media have already been caught multiple times publishing fake news on this matter.)
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: No to mask mandates Show Petition Text 116233 have signed the petition. Let's get to 125000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition PETITION UPDATE (8/27/2020) Thank you for continuing to SIGN and SHARE this petition, which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse mandatory mask orders within their borders. Facebook has restored the share link for this petition, saying that the decision to block it was a 'mistake...' Please share with your Facebook friends, but we should all take heed of this warning: when an organization or individuals have to beg, plead and cajole just to express objective truths, it may be time to start looking for other social networking platforms. Facebook needs to treat its users with respect, no matter their political persuasion. Moreover, Facebook needs to treat objective reality and facts with more respect. One-size-fits-all oppressive government mask mandates must stop! Healthy adults and children should not be forced - by the state - to wear masks when the risk of infection is low and the benefit of wearing a mask is highly questionable. ________________________________________________________________________________________ PETITION UPDATE (8/25/2020) Facebook is actively censoring this petition, saying that some people find it 'abusive.' How anyone could find alternate facts about oppressive mask mandates 'abusive' is incredible...that is, impossible to believe. This is exactly the kind of censorship which Big Tech is getting a bad reputation for. The fact that Facebook calls differing opinion and objective reality "abusive" says a lot about Facebook and their agenda to silence reason and logic, not just conservatives and Christians. But, people are more intelligent than Facebook give them credit for. And, the more this continues, the more reasonable people will look alternate platforms to share their thoughts and connect with their friends and family. The more that happens, the less revenue Facebook will generate. All of us have a decision to make, and the time is coming where we might have to tell our Facebook friends that we are moving to another platform. We are encouraging people to continue SIGNING this petition and SHARING it via other platforms such as Parler and Gab, and to share the link below with your family and friends on Whatsapp, Telegram, Threema and Signal. Thank you! ________________________________________________________________________________________ One-size-fits-all oppressive government mask mandates must stop! Healthy adults and children should not be forced - by the state - to wear masks when the risk of infection is low and the benefit of wearing a mask is highly questionable. Please SIGN this petition which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse mandatory mask mandates within their borders. Public health policies should be based on science and logic, not on the type of political posturing and virtue-signaling which led Joe Biden to recently call for a national mask mandate. And, public health policies certainly shouldn't lead to a situation where more people could become sick. But, that is exactly what these mandatory mask mandates are doing. Here are four inconvenient facts about masks: 1) Masks** are largely ineffective at stopping the transmission of viruses. The vast majority of masks worn by the public are made from material which cannot filter-out viruses because virus particles are too small to catch or obstruct. Wearing cloth masks to stop a virus is like putting a bee in a bird cage to keep it from flying away. Wearing a mask for long periods of time ensures that the wearer has a warm and moist receptacle around his or her mouth, on which viruses and bacteria can land and accumulate. Thus, masks are actually likely to have little effect in stopping the spread of COVID-19 acting as a barrier, but could actually make things worse acting as a receptacle. 2) Mandates which call for masks to be worn outdoors are both absurd and oppressive. 3) There are clearly documented hazards of wearing masks for long periods of time. 4) And, since school is on everyone's mind... Notwithstanding the above information on the ineffectiveness of most masks against viruses, we don't know if asymptomatic children can even transmit the virus. But, it was a reported in an article in the July 21, 2020 Uk Times that: "There has been no recorded case of a teacher catching the coronavirus from a pupil anywhere in the world, according to one of the UK government's leading scientific advisers." And, we also know that children are extremely unlikely to get seriously ill or die from COVID infections. In any case, children cannot possibly be expected to wear a mask properly in a way that would cut transmission. There are still a lot of unknowns about COVID-19, but we have grown in our understanding of this disease since the beginning of the crisis. The knowledge we have gained should allow government and health authorities to make more nuanced policies than the current one-size-fits-all mask mandates. Where are the legislative hearings in county commissions, and state, provincial or federal legislatures before these drastic actions are mandated? Where are the open and transparent debates among experts that provide our representatives with the necessary information to make good policy decisions? The real pandemic is the panic and the resulting tyranny that is being caused by dictatorial governors, corporate media and the monopolistic Big Tech. The truth is that COVID-19 is like a bad cold for most people; this is not ebola or the plague. Of course, the very elderly and those with serious health conditions should take precautions or be quarantined, but the rest of society should begin the long process of returning to normality. The frenzy to force everyone to wear a mask, at all times, has gone beyond all comprehension, and goes against science and logic. Please SIGN this petition which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse any mandatory mask order within the borders of their county, state, province, or country. Thank you! FOR MORE INFORMATION: 'Explosion in mandatory masking isn’t driven by science, but fear', PART I - https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/explosion-in-mandatory-masking-isnt-driven-by-science-but-fear 'Explosion in mandatory masking isn’t driven by science, but fear', PART II - https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/explosion-in-mandatory-masking-isnt-driven-by-science-but-fear-part-ii OSHA Document on Surgical Masks and Respirators stating that surgical masks do NOT prevent airborne particles (e.g. viruses) from being inhaled - https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3219.pdf 'PETER HITCHENS: Face masks turn us into voiceless submissives - and it’s not science forcing us to wear them, it’s politics' - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8537489/PETER-HITCHENS-Face-masks-turn-voiceless-submissives.html **Here, we are referring to the masks worn by the vast majority of the public, not to specialist masks or respirator-type masks. ***Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
Months-old data out of Europe told us that schoolchildren were in little to no danger from the Wuhan virus. As City Journal recently reported:
For young students, the risk of dying from Covid is lower than the risk of dying from the flu, and researchers have repeatedly found that children do not easily transmit the virus to adults. The clearest evidence comes from Sweden, which did not close elementary schools or junior high schools during the spring Covid wave, and which did not reduce class sizes or encourage students and teachers to wear face masks. Not a single child died, and there was little effect beyond the schools, as a team of Swedish economists reports after analyzing records of Covid infections and medical treatment for the entire Swedish population.
Even Dr. “follow the science” Fauci finally agrees that schoolchildren are not significant spreaders of the Wuhan virus! Yet, in U.S. schools, sporting events continue to get postponed or canceled, and many schools remain in remote learning mode or are threatening to move back in that direction. Again, every instance of this is driven by “cases.” Yet the vast majority of students and student-athletes are not getting sick, and if they are, they are certainly not sick to the point of death or even hospitalization. The longer this pandemic propaganda continues, the longer it becomes clear that shutting down schools and athletic events is nothing more than a political stunt perpetuated by leftist authoritarians, or at least an ignorant reaction to the left's Wuhan virus fear mongering.
The same is true for the lockdowns imposed on businesses and churches. As is the case with schools, there is still zero evidence that churches and businesses are in any way significantly complicit in the spread of the Wuhan virus. As RedState reported recently:
[T]here was never a shred of scientific evidence that putting healthy people in quarantine would do anything to ameliorate the spread of COVD-19. Moreover, everything we knew about viruses made the idea of quarantining people who aren't sick completely absurd. Even the CDC's most recent pandemic planning guide from 2017 admitted that “direct evidence for the effectiveness of these measures is limited.” And by “limited” they meant non-existent. There wasn't a single study that supports the idea that quarantining healthy people was going to do a damn thing to stop a virus from spreading. The European Centre for Disease Control's summary of the research was more honest. They noted that “there are few, if any, empirical data underpinning” the assumptions that workplace closures do anything to stop viruses from spreading. Indeed, they found no evidence for the effectiveness of any social distancing measures.
In spite of the science and the months of real-time data that proved it unnecessary, the left has persisted with shutting down businesses and churches. As a result of these state-enforced lockdowns, hundreds of thousands of small businesses in the U.S. have shut down — many of them permanently.
Data from late September show that between March 1 and August 31, a total of 163,735 businesses on Yelp — which is especially representative of small businesses — closed. According to Yelp, about 60 percent of these businesses (nearly 98,000) will never reopen. The Yelp data reveal that small restaurants and retail stores have been hit particularly hard. It has made zero sense that Walmart, Target, Home Depot — none of whom were requiring masks as late as middle July — and the like have been allowed to remain open, while your local diner, gun store, or gym was forced to close.
Some small business–owners have had enough and are defying their states' lockdown orders. As noted at Powerline recently:
Larvita McFarquhar, a single mother who owns a bar and restaurant called Havens Garden in Lynd, Minnesota … announced on Facebook that her establishment would be open for business with music and food service from 9 to 11 last night, despite last week's order from Minnesota's governor purporting to close all bars and restaurants and despite the threats she received from government agencies.
Likewise:
Robby Dinero, the owner of Athletes Unleashed gym located in Orchard Park, New York, tore up a $15,000 fine from the Erie County Health Department during a live Fox News interview[.] … The veteran, having pointed out Cuomo's and Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz['s] six-figure taxpayer-funded salaries, challenged them to look their constituents' children in the eyes and tell them their parents' work is not “essential.” The lockdown rules, he believes, deny citizens their Constitutional right to earn a living. Dinero then ripped up the fine on camera while supporters behind waved American flags and shouted, “We will not comply.”
U.S. News reports that in California, fed up small business–owners “struggling to remain afloat are increasingly defying new shutdown orders.” Miguel Aguilar, founder and owner of Self Made Training Facility, rightly concludes, “We are definitely not complying. We have enough information to make an educated decision: The data do not back another shutdown.”
Nor do the data back the mask mandates. Comparing maps of mask-wearers in U.S. states versus average daily Wuhan virus cases, John Hinderaker at Powerline reveals that there is “no evident correlation between mask wearing and new Wuhan infections.” A recent Danish study on masks — the largest of its kind — agrees.
Kevin Roche at Healthy Skeptic recently reported on the Danish mask study and reveals the study's conclusions: “wearing a mask makes no difference in cases or in level of transmission in the community.” Data on mask mandates versus Wuhan virus infection cases across the U.S. and Europe reveal the same.
What's more, anyone paying attention well knows that masks on the public at large are useless for stopping or even slowing the spread of a virus. Among other things, this is because, outside a surgery room, virtually no one is wearing masks according to CDC standards. People constantly have their hands on them, they wear them below their noses, they fail to clean them properly, and so on.
After nine months of near meaningless measures by leftist authoritarians and those duped by their fear-mongering, time has made it clear that the Wuhan virus is simply going to do what most viruses do: run its course, have exposure to the vast majority of us, and have little to no impact on the vast majority of us. It is past time for the decision-makers in our society to heed this mountain of information and end the cancelations, mandates, shutdowns, and lockdowns.
Trevor Grant Thomas: At the Intersection of Politics, Science, Faith and Reason.
www.TrevorGrantThomas.com
Trevor is the author of The Miracle and Magnificence of America.
[email protected]
Published with permission from the American Thinker.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-05--Revolution in molecular biology promises disastrous, deadly consequences

December 5 , 2020 ( Ordo Dei ) — “ Akin to , and largely responsible for the sweeping changes in our industrial-military posture , has been the technological revolution during recent decades….Yet , in holding scientific research and discovery in respect , as we should , we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite.
” ( President Dwight David Eisenhower ’ s Farewell Address ( 17 January 1961 ) , Section IV — my emphasis added . )
“ We face a hostile ideology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ character , ruthless in purpose , and insidious in method .
Unhappily [ as of 1961 ] the danger it poses promises to be of indefinite duration.
” ( President Eisenhower ’ s January 1961 Farewell Address , Section III — my emphasis added . )
In 1996 a good professional acquaintance , with his deep knowledge of foreign biological-warfare research ( to include some newly discovered bio-agents and their long-range applications ) , said to me : The common target seems to be the human immune system , both as to its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thus we have also come to know of the actually and the potentially weaponized micro-organisms and toxins that are both stress-activated agents and self-sabotaging , autoimmune agents of latent diseases ( such as MS — multiple sclerosis — produced now even in little children ) .
Moreover , certain subtle toxins — such as all marine toxins — are themselves very complex , yet they are also thereby covertly useful in camouflaged assassinations .
These words shook me very much , and fostered our further-searching discussions ; and they gradually opened me up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of some of the cultural and military consequences of the revolution of molecular biology .
That is to say , for example , the potential consequences of resorting to psycho-tropic and neuro-tropic , or digital , weapons .
And even genetic weapons !
These matters have personally shaken me more than any other revolution I have ever earnestly studied , to include the cybernetic realm and some deceitful manipulations in cyberculture .
However , this brief reflective introduction — ultimately about the immune system — does not propose to consider the deeper technical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very sensitive ( and often still classified ) and , besides that , they are so discouraging to discuss .
For , these matters are indeed often shocking and all too conducive to futility and moral paralysis .
By mentioning our earlier 1996 conversation , we wanted to arouse an attentive moral awareness .
We never intended thereby to help bring about what we have always tried to insure against : namely a succumbing to final despair , or to spiritual sloth , or to a fatalistic and timid resultant disposition willing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up in a cowardly acquiescence .
Let us also contemplate , and not forget , what President Eisenhower had more famously warned us about back in January of 1961 and in his eloquent Farewell Address : Let us now further contemplate , if we may , the “ misplaced power ” of “ a scientific-technological elite ” currently ( as of 2020 ) — given the often esoteric , at least highly specialized , developments transpiring in the fields of nanotechnologies and robotics and neurology , for example .
Especially the convergences and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sciences , as with the “ cyborgs.
” Were there to be discovered now a well-formed and competent man , such a man could also learn much and teach us much by way of contrasts .
He could , for example , go regularly to various scientific conferences at home and abroad on the lookout for “ scientific and strategic breakthroughs.
” Then he could , if fitting , warn us of some of the coming dangers — to include the moral and spiritual dangers .
For instance , he might tell us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human immune system coming from anti-materiel “ radio-frequency weapons ” at certain frequencies .
What if , for example , he were to discover evidence of a potential or actual capacity and intention for the targeting of agricultural targets — a form of economic warfare — such as against seeds and against the bees ( those indispensable pollinators ! )
?
What if that elaborated capability were found in a foreign country ?
More positively , what if some country — even our own — had biological agents and covert methods of withering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crops ” ?
Would that be a form of economic warfare to some countries or some financial elites and “ narcotraficantes ” ?
Some biological agents are reportedly good for dissolving the world ’ s trash ; but they can also be turned to destroy material targets , such as bridges , if they are not strictly limited and regulated .
What if you were credibly told that a certain country has a selective bio-agent that can specifically destroy the human eyeball ( including that of a child nearby ) ?
We may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ?
A fortiori , the intentional weakenings and manipulations of the human immune system — to include the larger revolutionary subversions of the cultural immune system ( as in the case of the Catholic Church currently ) — are quite intimately consequential .
That is , they are often corrosively destructive and weakly resisted , with but few enforceable limits able to be set in the first place .
It is a slippery slope , as is the case with the manifold risks of experimental vaccines .
It has been said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ main purposes is “ to increase the fertility of the soil.
” Analogously , a truly wise man will sustain his attempts “ to enhance the human immune system ” thereby protecting it from being vulnerably and dangerously weakened ; and also guarding it against its being rashly and detrimentally manipulated .
The various misuses — the unjust abuses — of the revolution in molecular biology are the most difficult and tormenting things that I have ever had to face .
Be careful , as you enter this realm , this very slippery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fertility of the little ones .
And encourage the full fruitfulness of the little ones , too .

The cultural and military consequences of the revolution of molecular biology are dire and require extreme vigilance to prevent societal catastrophe.
December 5, 2020 (Ordo Dei) — “Akin to, and largely responsible for the sweeping changes in our industrial-military posture, has been the technological revolution during recent decades….Yet, in holding scientific research and discovery in respect, as we should, we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite.” (President Dwight David Eisenhower’s Farewell Address (17 January 1961), Section IV — my emphasis added.)
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“We face a hostile ideology — global in scope, atheistic in character, ruthless in purpose, and insidious in method. Unhappily [as of 1961] the danger it poses promises to be of indefinite duration.” (President Eisenhower’s January 1961 Farewell Address, Section III — my emphasis added.)
***
In 1996 a good professional acquaintance, with his deep knowledge of foreign biological-warfare research (to include some newly discovered bio-agents and their long-range applications), said to me:
The common target seems to be the human immune system, both as to its weakening and its risk-filled manipulations. And thus we have also come to know of the actually and the potentially weaponized micro-organisms and toxins that are both stress-activated agents and self-sabotaging, autoimmune agents of latent diseases (such as MS — multiple sclerosis — produced now even in little children). Moreover, certain subtle toxins — such as all marine toxins — are themselves very complex, yet they are also thereby covertly useful in camouflaged assassinations.
These words shook me very much, and fostered our further-searching discussions; and they gradually opened me up to a much better and differentiated understanding of some of the cultural and military consequences of the revolution of molecular biology. That is to say, for example, the potential consequences of resorting to psycho-tropic and neuro-tropic, or digital, weapons. And even genetic weapons! These matters have personally shaken me more than any other revolution I have ever earnestly studied, to include the cybernetic realm and some deceitful manipulations in cyberculture.
However, this brief reflective introduction — ultimately about the immune system — does not propose to consider the deeper technical matters involved, many of which are very sensitive (and often still classified) and, besides that, they are so discouraging to discuss.
— Article continues below Petition — SIGN: Join petition calling for a stop to COVID vaccine testing in Europe Show Petition Text 16601 have signed the petition. Let's get to 17500 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition Concerns over the health and safety of the human test subjects in Pfizer's European COVID vaccine study have caused two eminent doctors to launch a petition calling for an immediate halt to those studies. On December 1, 2020, Dr. Michael Yeadon, an ex chief of research at Pfizer and Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg, a lung specialist and former department head of public health lodged an appeal to the EMA, the European Medicine Agency responsible for approving drugs across the EU, asking them to suspend the ongoing Pfizer/BioNtech COVID vaccine study on BNT162b (EudraCT number 2020-002641-42). LifeSite is joining Drs. Yeadon and Wodarg in their call for an immediate suspension of this study and we are encouraging people to co-sign their petition to the EMA which is to be found in the petition section on this page. Please SIGN and SHARE this important petition, and then please contact the EMA at the address listed below, in the 'For More Information' section. In their application to the EMA, Drs. Yeadon and Wodarg give the following reasons why the Pfizer study could pose dangers to the health and safety of the study participants: First, the doctors say that the study design must be improved as the highly inaccurate PCR test is currently being used to detect the presence of COVID in the study participants. This means that the efficacy of the vaccine is in doubt. The doctors recommend changing from the PCR test to Sanger sequencing.
Second, and more important, the doctors advocate animal testing of the vaccine to exclude the possibility of the risks to the life and health of human participants from known side-effects of other similar studies on corona viruses. These side-effects can include: an exaggerated immune response when the subject comes into contact with the "real world" virus; possible infertility of an "indefinite duration" for women; severe allergic responses to polyethylene glycol which is contained in the mRNA vaccine being tested by Pfizer; and, other latent, serious side effects which, because of the short duration of the study, may only become known well after the conclusion of the study. Because of these unacceptable risks to the life and health of the Pfizer/BioNtech COVID vaccine study participants, we are joining with Drs. Yeadon and Wodarg as co-signers of their petition to the European Medicine Agency, asking for an immediate halt to these studies. Thank you for SIGNING and SHARING, today! And, after you have signed this petition, please send the sample email in the section below to the official European Medicine Agency email: [email protected] FOR MORE INFORMATION: Actual Petition Text (pdf): https://2020news.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Wodarg_Yeadon_EMA_Petition_Pfizer_Trial_FINAL_01DEC2020_EN_unsigned_with_Exhibits.pdf Sample Email: Subject: Please act on the petition of Dr. Wodarg and Dr. Yeadon and stay the Phase III clinical trial(s) of BNT162b Dear Sir or Madam, I am hereby co-signing the petition of Dr. Wodarg and Dr. Yeadon to support their urgent request to stay the Phase III clinical trial(s) of BNT162b (EudraCT Number 2020-002641-42) and other clinical trials. The full text of the petition of Dr. Wodarg and Dr. Yeadon can be found here: https://2020news.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Wodarg_Yeadon_EMA_Petition_Pfizer_Trial_FINAL_01DEC2020_EN_unsigned_with_Exhibits.pdf I hereby respectfully request that EMA act on the petition of Dr. Wodarg and Dr. Yeadon immediately. Regards, [Your name] **Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
For, these matters are indeed often shocking and all too conducive to futility and moral paralysis. By mentioning our earlier 1996 conversation, we wanted to arouse an attentive moral awareness. We never intended thereby to help bring about what we have always tried to insure against: namely a succumbing to final despair, or to spiritual sloth, or to a fatalistic and timid resultant disposition willing to submit and, effectively, to give up in a cowardly acquiescence.
Let us also contemplate, and not forget, what President Eisenhower had more famously warned us about back in January of 1961 and in his eloquent Farewell Address:
We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. (President Eisenhower, Farewell Address, January 1961 — Section IV — my emphasis added.)
Let us now further contemplate, if we may, the “misplaced power” of “a scientific-technological elite” currently (as of 2020) — given the often esoteric, at least highly specialized, developments transpiring in the fields of nanotechnologies and robotics and neurology, for example. Especially the convergences and overlaps between information sciences and the life sciences, as with the “cyborgs.”
Were there to be discovered now a well-formed and competent man, such a man could also learn much and teach us much by way of contrasts. He could, for example, go regularly to various scientific conferences at home and abroad on the lookout for “scientific and strategic breakthroughs.” Then he could, if fitting, warn us of some of the coming dangers — to include the moral and spiritual dangers. For instance, he might tell us more about the human effects on the human immune system coming from anti-materiel “radio-frequency weapons” at certain frequencies.
What if, for example, he were to discover evidence of a potential or actual capacity and intention for the targeting of agricultural targets — a form of economic warfare — such as against seeds and against the bees (those indispensable pollinators!)? What if that elaborated capability were found in a foreign country? More positively, what if some country — even our own — had biological agents and covert methods of withering all three of the major “drug crops”? Would that be a form of economic warfare to some countries or some financial elites and “narcotraficantes”? Some biological agents are reportedly good for dissolving the world’s trash; but they can also be turned to destroy material targets, such as bridges, if they are not strictly limited and regulated.
What if you were credibly told that a certain country has a selective bio-agent that can specifically destroy the human eyeball (including that of a child nearby)? We may not long remain unengaged here, can we?
A fortiori, the intentional weakenings and manipulations of the human immune system — to include the larger revolutionary subversions of the cultural immune system (as in the case of the Catholic Church currently) — are quite intimately consequential. That is, they are often corrosively destructive and weakly resisted, with but few enforceable limits able to be set in the first place. It is a slippery slope, as is the case with the manifold risks of experimental vaccines.
It has been said that one of a good farmer’s main purposes is “to increase the fertility of the soil.” Analogously, a truly wise man will sustain his attempts “to enhance the human immune system” thereby protecting it from being vulnerably and dangerously weakened; and also guarding it against its being rashly and detrimentally manipulated.
The various misuses — the unjust abuses — of the revolution in molecular biology are the most difficult and tormenting things that I have ever had to face.
Be careful, as you enter this realm, this very slippery realm, Deo Volente.
Protect the fertility of the little ones. And encourage the full fruitfulness of the little ones, too.
Published with permission from Ordo Dei.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-05--EU Parliament blasts Poland for protecting disabled babies from abortion

NEW YORK , December 5 , 2020 ( C-Fam ) — The European Parliament has adopted a resolution directly attacking Poland ’ s pro-life laws and asserting that abortion is an international right .
The resolution , “ On the de facto ban on the right to abortion in Poland , ” criticized the Polish Constitutional Court for ruling that eugenic abortion violates the Polish constitution .
The resolution also criticized the Polish ruling party , Law and Justice , for the ruling .
The resolution cites UN experts and says that universal access to “ sexual and reproductive health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right .
Legal experts in Europe are outraged by the resolution .
Anna Kubacka , a legal analyst for the Ordo Iuris legal think tank in Poland , told the Friday Fax that “ any form of pressure ” from European Union institutions on abortion was unlawful under the European Union treaty .
Kubacka emphasized that there was no international right to abortion , and that international consensus is against such a right .
“ The judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal is fully compliant with the Polish Constitution and international law , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life from the moment of conception and Polish criminal law punishes abortion in all but one circumstance : eugenic abortion .
The ruling of the Constitutional Tribunal earlier this year struck down that only exception .
The resolution violates the “ rule of law , ” according to an analysis of recent resolutions of the European Parliament by the Centro Studi Livatino , an Italian think tank .
“ They are evidence of the ideological shipwreck and an ever more aggressive tendency to attack the sovereignty of member states [ of the European @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concluded .
The resolution of the European Parliament cites the non-binding opinions of UN committees and UN Agency reports as evidence of an international right to abortion .
It also repeats the talking points of the global abortion industry that Poland is a dangerous place for women .
In fact , Poland is a regional leader in maternal health , and its health system is favorably rated compared with neighboring countries .
Moreover , women in Poland perform better on several social and economic indicators than most European countries , including Sweden and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Magdalena Korzekwa-Kaliszuk told the Friday Fax the resolution was “ absurd ” and a “ scandal.
” She said the resolution ’ s description of a government crackdown on “ peaceful protests ” against the ruling was “ completely untrue.
” “ Protesters are not peaceful but use physical and verbal violence , disrupt holy Masses and devastate churches , ” Korzekwa-Kaliszuk said .
The resolution represents a watershed moment in European politics .
Only 33 out of 187 members of the European People ’ s Party voted against the resolution .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ previously opposed such extreme social policies and an international right to abortion .
“ This is a dog chasing its tail , as the fake news and the confusion about abortion in Poland have literally invaded the European Parliament in the last years , ” according to Nicola Speranza , Secretary-General of the pro-life and pro-family Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe .
His organization has a long history of pro-life and pro-family advocacy at the European Parliament .
Members of the European Parliament who would have previously opposed such a radical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Even parties considered far right , who often talk of the limited competence of EU institutions , abstained .
“ This resolution shows how far the European Parliament can be from reality , ” he emphasized .
Speranza said that even though it is not binding , the resolution will help the abortion industry “ force national debates on issues which are completely outside the limited competences of the EU .
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Young Poles defending their church against pro-abortion aggression stemming from the decision of the country's Constitutional Court to protect the lives of sick unborn babies. Photo Credit: Polonia Christiana
Since the Constitutional Court of Poland's decision on October 22nd to protect and vindicate the right to life of sick preborn children, leftist pro-abort feminists have been attacking churches, government officials and pro-lifers across Poland in a foul display of bloody-minded vulgarity.
But, we STAND with Poland. And, we PRAY for Poland.
Please WATCH this video which congratulates faithful Catholics in Poland for their pro-life example and for standing up to rioters trying to vandalize statues, churches.
We now call on all pro-lifers, faithful Christians (especially in the Polish diaspora) and pro-life organizations to SIGN this petition to encourage pro-lifers in Poland, the Polish Constitutional Court, and especially the Polish Government to remain steadfastly pro-life right now.
And we call on all faithful Polish Catholics to defend their churches and patriotic monuments!
This is the time to keep faith with generations of Polish heroes and "Be not afraid!"
This is not the time for the Government to give-in to demands from the opposition.
Stand up against the people who are attacking your churches while baying for the blood of innocent preborn children!
And, explain to your people how the Court was RIGHT to have challenged the abortion law allowing the barbaric practice of eugenic abortion.
Poland is a republican democracy, and in such a democracy, the Constitutional Court has the last say on matters of national importance.
The Polish Court has spoken, and its ruling should be respected and implemented. And, under no circumstances should the Polish Government promise to reverse this decision in law or by granting a referendum on the same.
Poland, be courageous and stand fast for Life. Don't give in to the Culture of Death!
Thank you for your example, Poland. Now, remain strong!
And, thank you for SIGNING and SHARING this petition of support and solidarity with the Constitutional Court of Poland's decision to disallow eugenic abortion.
Thank you also for standing with and praying for Polish pro-lifers and government officials to remain steadfastly pro-life during time of leftist, pro-abortion aggression.
After you sign and share, could you also take the time to congratulate the Polish pro-life movement for their historic victory in defense of human life, and to offer emotional and spiritual support? Please contact:
The Ordo Iuris Institute for Legal Culture
Jerzy Kwaśniewski, Esq., President
Zielna 39
00-108 Warszawa
Poland
Tel: +48 22 404 38 50
Fax +48 22 127 91 25
[email protected]
AND
Fundacja Pro-Prawo do Życia
ul. J. I. Kraszewskiego 27/22 05-800 Pruszków
Poland
Tel: +48 608 594 158
[email protected]
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
'Poland bans eugenic abortion, possibly saving over 1K babies per year' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/poland-bans-eugenic-abortion-possibly-saving-over-1k-babies-per-year


lifesitenews--2020-12-05--5 questions about the coronavirus vaccine that should scare everyone

December 5 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — The United Kingdom has announced its approval of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine .
The U.S. is expected to approve a vaccine within weeks , as well .
The U.K. ’ s government-produced safety instructions indicate that the vaccine should not be used by pregnant or breastfeeding mothers , that it is unknown what effect the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine will have on fertility , and “ women of childbearing age should be advised to avoid pregnancy for at least 2 months after their second dose.
” In light of the fact that despots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ using stronger language than others , that their citizenries will be forcibly vaccinated , or that there should or will be penalties for not receiving the vaccine , one wonders : • What happens if a woman receives the vaccine and does become pregnant within two months of receiving it ?
Will she be pressured to abort her child ?
What impact would such a vaccine have on the baby ?
• Will “ women of childbearing age ” be pressured — or even forced — to go on birth control or forgo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which has been touted as the all-important key to “ going back to normal ” ?
In what world would it be considered just or fair to tell women they mustn ’ t become pregnant so they can receive an optional medical intervention — which has no shortage of side effects and risks — for a disease the vast majority of people survive ?
• Will new mothers be pressured to forgo breastfeeding so they can be vaccinated ?
• Will Catholic bishops tell women they ought to forgo pregnancy so they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of California say they are committed “ to promoting and encouraging COVID-19 vaccinations in the communities we serve.
” If they will tell women to forgo childbearing , at least temporarily , so they can receive the shot , how will that be squared with Church teaching that children are the primary end of marriage and contraception is intrinsically evil ?
• According to the U.K. government ’ s guidelines , which will presumably be similar to Pfizer vaccine guidances in other countries , pregnant women shouldn ’ t receive the shot .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ because of this , and denied access to airlines and other spaces ?
The fact that these questions even need to be asked is chilling ( not as chilling as the vaccine itself , which bizarrely has to be stored at -70°C — colder than Antarctia ) .
The future of the human race , civil society , and very basic freedoms are at stake here .
The time to ask these questions is now .
It ’ s not too late — but it will be soon .

People of goodwill can disagree about the safety, efficacy and religious implications of a new vaccine for the coronavirus.
But, everyone should agree on this point:
No government can force anyone who has reached legal adulthood to be vaccinated for the coronavirus. Equally, no government can vaccinate minors for the coronavirus against the will of their parents or guardians.
Please SIGN this urgent petition which urges policymakers at every level of government to reject calls for mandatory coronavirus vaccination.
Fear of a disease - which we know very little about, relative to other similar diseases - must not lead to knee-jerk reactions regarding public health, nor can it justify supporting the hidden agenda of governmental as well as non-governmental bodies that have apparent conflicts of interest in plans to restrict personal freedoms.
The so-called "public health experts" have gotten it wrong many times during the current crisis. We should not, therefore, allow their opinions to rush decision-makers into policies regarding vaccination.
And, while some people, like Bill Gates, may have a lot of money, his opinion and that of his NGO (the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) - namely, that life will not return to normal till people are widely vaccinated - should not be permitted to influence policy decisions on a coronavirus vaccination program.
Finally, we must also not allow the rush by pharmaceutical companies to produce a new coronavirus vaccine to, itself, become an imperative for vaccination.
Unwitting citizens must not be used as guinea pigs for New World Order ideologues, or Big Pharma, in pursuit of a vaccine (and, profits) which may not even protect against future mutated strains of the coronavirus.
And it goes without saying that the production of vaccines using aborted babies for cell replication is a total non-starter, as the technique is gravely immoral.
However, if after sufficient study of the issue, a person who has reached the age of majority wishes to be vaccinated with a morally produced vaccine, along with his children, that is his business.
But we cannot and will not permit the government to make that decision for us.
Thank you for SIGNING and SHARING this petition, urging policymakers at all levels of government to reject mandatory coronavirus vaccination.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Bill Gates: Life won’t go back to ‘normal’ until population 'widely vaccinated' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/bill-gates-life-wont-go-back-to-normal-until-population-widely-vaccinated
COVID-19 scare leads to more digital surveillance, talk of mandatory vaccine 'tattoos' for kids' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/covid-19-scare-leads-to-more-digital-surveillance-talk-of-mandatory-vaccine-tattoos-for-kids
Trudeau says no return to ‘normal’ without vaccine: 'Could take 12 to 18 months' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trudeau-says-no-return-to-normal-without-vaccine-could-take-12-to-18-months
Trudeau mulls making coronavirus vaccine mandatory for Canadians - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trudeau-mulls-making-coronavirus-vaccine-mandatory-for-canadians
US bishop vows to ‘refuse’ COVID-19 vaccine if made from ‘aborted fetal tissue' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-bishop-vows-to-refuse-covid-19-vaccine-if-made-from-aborted-fetal-tissue
** While LifeSite opposes immorally-produced vaccines using aborted fetal cell lines, we do not have a position on any particular coronavirus vaccines produced without such moral problems. We realize many have general concerns about vaccines, but also recognize that millions of lives have been saved due to vaccines.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-05--Bishops across North America see no problem with abortion-tainted COVID-19 vaccines

December 5 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Bishops across North America are increasingly indicating that they see no problem with Catholics receiving coronavirus vaccines that used cell lines of aborted babies at some point in the development .
The bishops of California , including the current head of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ( USCCB ) , unequivocally affirmed on Thursday “ that the imminent Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are morally acceptable.
” In Texas , Bishop Michael F. Olson of Fort Worth wrote on Wednesday , “ Some have asserted on social media that if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with tainted cell lines then it is immoral to be vaccinated with them .
This is an inaccurate and rigorist portrayal of authentic Catholic moral teaching.
” “ I wish to assure Catholics and men and women of good will that it is morally permissible to receive the vaccines for COVID-19 that are to arrive in Texas beginning December 14 , 2020 , ” he added .
Similarly , the bishops of Alberta and the Northwest Territories in Canada argued , “ With respect to someone simply receiving the vaccine , the degree @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is so remote that , when there also exists a proportionately grave reason for vaccination , such as the current , urgent need to halt the COVID-19 pandemic , then the Church assures us that it is morally permissible for Catholics to receive it for the good of personal and public health.
” According to Children of God for Life , a pro-life organization focusing on the relationship between abortions and the development of vaccines , both the Moderna and the Pfizer vaccines are ethically problematic .
Moderna , the organization reported , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ … in numerous patents in the fundamental design of mRNA technology , their Spike protein and in the research , development , production and testing.
” Pfizer , in turn , used the same fetal cell line HEK-293 , which goes back to an abortion performed in the early 1970s , for testing the vaccine .
The California bishops not only said it was “ morally acceptable ” to use those two vaccines .
They also committed “ to promoting and encouraging COVID-19 vaccinations in the communities we serve.
” “ The Pfizer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a devastating pandemic that no one expected , ” the bishops claimed .
“ We want to reemphasize that the origins of the vaccines are morally acceptable from a Catholic perspective and their advancement fosters the common good.
” The bishops referred to a November 20 USCCB memorandum , stating , “ Some are asserting that if a vaccine is connected in any way with tainted cell lines then it is immoral to be vaccinated with them .
This is an inaccurate portrayal of Catholic moral teaching.
” This memorandum , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which “ all point to the immorality of using tissue taken from an aborted child for creating cell lines .
They also make distinctions in terms of the moral responsibility of the various actors involved , from those involved in designing and producing a vaccine to those receiving the vaccine.
” “ Most importantly , they all make it clear that , at the level of the recipient , it is morally permissible to accept vaccination when there are no alternatives and there is a serious risk to health.
” The memorandum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ praised hydroxychloroquine ( HCQ ) as an effective therapeutic for people who contracted COVID-19 .
Additionally , the characterization of COVID-19 as “ a serious risk to health , ” which merely echoes the predominant media narrative , has been called into question by many observers .
According to The New York Times , more than 14.4 million positive tests have been reported in this country since the beginning of the year .
Just under 280,000 people have died — just under 2 percent of cases .
In relation to 328 million people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 0.09 percent have died with a positive COVID-19 test .
Still , the bishops seem to characterize this as a grave enough reason to use abortion-tainted vaccines .
Bishop Olson even said that the AstraZeneca vaccine “ is also acceptable to receive … for the sake of our own health and the health of others if it is the only vaccine available to us in this area , ” while admitting that “ this particular vaccine is morally concerning because of its origins.
” On Thursday , the Catholic Bishops ’ Conference of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on documents by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Pontifical Academy of Life , that “ one may in good conscience and for a grave reason receive a vaccine sourced in this [ abortion-tainted ] way , provided that there is a sufficient moral distance between the present administration of the vaccine and the original wrongful action .
In the COVID-19 pandemic , we judge that this grave reason exists and that one does not sin by receiving the vaccine.
” A small number of bishops have spoken out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to abortion .
Most prominently in the United States , Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of Tyler , Texas , pointed out that the Moderna vaccine “ is not morally produced .
Unborn children died in abortions and then their bodies were used as ‘ laboratory specimens.
’ ” “ I urge all who believe in the sanctity of life to reject a vaccine which has been produced immorally , ” tweeted Strickland , who has spoken out against abortion-tainted vaccines on numerous occasions .
The United Kingdom announced its approval of the Pfizer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safety instructions indicate that the vaccine should not be used by pregnant or breast-feeding mothers , that it is unknown what effect the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine will have on fertility , and “ women of childbearing age should be advised to avoid pregnancy for at least 2 months after their second dose.
” LifeSiteNews has yet to find any statements from Catholic bishops on whether they think women should delay pregnancy in order to receive the vaccine , particularly in light of the fact that the California bishops say they are committed “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the communities we serve .
”

Numerous bishops said ‘that the imminent Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are morally acceptable,’ in spite of cell lines from aborted babies being used in their development.
December 5, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Bishops across North America are increasingly indicating that they see no problem with Catholics receiving coronavirus vaccines that used cell lines of aborted babies at some point in the development.
The bishops of California, including the current head of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), unequivocally affirmed on Thursday “that the imminent Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are morally acceptable.”
In Texas, Bishop Michael F. Olson of Fort Worth wrote on Wednesday, “Some have asserted on social media that if a vaccine is connected in any way with tainted cell lines then it is immoral to be vaccinated with them. This is an inaccurate and rigorist portrayal of authentic Catholic moral teaching.”
“I wish to assure Catholics and men and women of good will that it is morally permissible to receive the vaccines for COVID-19 that are to arrive in Texas beginning December 14, 2020,” he added.
Similarly, the bishops of Alberta and the Northwest Territories in Canada argued, “With respect to someone simply receiving the vaccine, the degree of connection with the original evil act is so remote that, when there also exists a proportionately grave reason for vaccination, such as the current, urgent need to halt the COVID-19 pandemic, then the Church assures us that it is morally permissible for Catholics to receive it for the good of personal and public health.”
According to Children of God for Life, a pro-life organization focusing on the relationship between abortions and the development of vaccines, both the Moderna and the Pfizer vaccines are ethically problematic.
Moderna, the organization reported, extensively used “fetal cell line HEK-293 … in numerous patents in the fundamental design of mRNA technology, their Spike protein and in the research, development, production and testing.”
Pfizer, in turn, used the same fetal cell line HEK-293, which goes back to an abortion performed in the early 1970s, for testing the vaccine.
The California bishops not only said it was “morally acceptable” to use those two vaccines. They also committed “to promoting and encouraging COVID-19 vaccinations in the communities we serve.”
“The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines promote health in face of a devastating pandemic that no one expected,” the bishops claimed. “We want to reemphasize that the origins of the vaccines are morally acceptable from a Catholic perspective and their advancement fosters the common good.”
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: Pres. Trump don't give federal funds to COVID-19 vaccines made from aborted baby cells Show Petition Text 25401 have signed the petition. Let's get to 30000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition We are urgently appealing to President Trump to direct that any new COVID-19 vaccine, receiving federal taxpayer funding, uses NO aborted human fetal cells in its development. Please SIGN this petition which asks President Trump to prioritize only ethical COVID-19 vaccine development with federal funds, and keep his pro-life promise. The Trump Administration's Health and Human Services guidelines were only redrawn last summer to prohibit the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Government's main medical research center, from using human tissue obtained from abortion in their research. But, scientists in the West have long relied on using aborted baby tissue to unethically produce many of the most common vaccines used today, including the MMR vaccine, the polio vaccine, and the Hepatitis A vaccine, among others. However, scientists in Japan have, for many years, ethically produced reliable vaccines from animal cell lines. And now, some pharmaceutical companies with facilities in the U.S. are also employing similar, ethical techniques to produce the influenza vaccine. Thus, we know that a vaccine for COVID-19 can also be ethically sourced and manufactured. And, that's exactly what this petition asks. Unfortunately, some vaccines based upon cell lines from aborted human beings are already receiving hundreds of millions of dollars from the COVID-19 research grants. With the urgent push to produce a vaccine for COVID-19, we must not allow aborted human beings to be used as petri dishes, when ethical vaccines can be made from animal cell lines. Thank you for SIGNING and SHARING this urgent petition which asks President Trump to stop federal funds from being used in unethical research on a COVID-19 vaccine. FOR MORE INFORMATION: '130+ congressmen urge Trump to keep ban on aborted fetal tissue research in race for COVID-19 cure' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/130-congressmen-urge-trump-to-keep-ban-on-aborted-fetal-tissue-research-in-race-for-covid-19-cure 'Trump admin ends another ‘humanized mice’ contract' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-trump-hhs-ends-another-humanized-mice-contract-pledges-new-fetal-tissue-safeguards ** While LifeSite opposes immorally-produced vaccines using aborted fetal cell lines, we do not have a position on any particular coronavirus vaccines produced without such moral problems. We realize many have general concerns about vaccines, but also recognize that millions of lives have been saved due to vaccines. Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
The bishops referred to a November 20 USCCB memorandum, stating, “Some are asserting that if a vaccine is connected in any way with tainted cell lines then it is immoral to be vaccinated with them. This is an inaccurate portrayal of Catholic moral teaching.”
This memorandum, in turn, referred to several Vatican documents, which “all point to the immorality of using tissue taken from an aborted child for creating cell lines. They also make distinctions in terms of the moral responsibility of the various actors involved, from those involved in designing and producing a vaccine to those receiving the vaccine.”
“Most importantly, they all make it clear that, at the level of the recipient, it is morally permissible to accept vaccination when there are no alternatives and there is a serious risk to health.”
The memorandum failed to mention that numerous doctors have praised hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as an effective therapeutic for people who contracted COVID-19.
Additionally, the characterization of COVID-19 as “a serious risk to health,” which merely echoes the predominant media narrative, has been called into question by many observers.
According to The New York Times, more than 14.4 million positive tests have been reported in this country since the beginning of the year. Just under 280,000 people have died — just under 2 percent of cases. In relation to 328 million people living in this country, less than 0.09 percent have died with a positive COVID-19 test.
Still, the bishops seem to characterize this as a grave enough reason to use abortion-tainted vaccines.
Bishop Olson even said that the AstraZeneca vaccine “is also acceptable to receive … for the sake of our own health and the health of others if it is the only vaccine available to us in this area,” while admitting that “this particular vaccine is morally concerning because of its origins.”
On Thursday, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales also affirmed, based on documents by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Pontifical Academy of Life, that “one may in good conscience and for a grave reason receive a vaccine sourced in this [abortion-tainted] way, provided that there is a sufficient moral distance between the present administration of the vaccine and the original wrongful action. In the COVID-19 pandemic, we judge that this grave reason exists and that one does not sin by receiving the vaccine.”
A small number of bishops have spoken out against the use of any vaccines connected to abortion.
Most prominently in the United States, Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of Tyler, Texas, pointed out that the Moderna vaccine “is not morally produced. Unborn children died in abortions and then their bodies were used as ‘laboratory specimens.’”
“I urge all who believe in the sanctity of life to reject a vaccine which has been produced immorally,” tweeted Strickland, who has spoken out against abortion-tainted vaccines on numerous occasions.
The United Kingdom announced its approval of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine this week. Its government-produced safety instructions indicate that the vaccine should not be used by pregnant or breast-feeding mothers, that it is unknown what effect the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine will have on fertility, and “women of childbearing age should be advised to avoid pregnancy for at least 2 months after their second dose.”
LifeSiteNews has yet to find any statements from Catholic bishops on whether they think women should delay pregnancy in order to receive the vaccine, particularly in light of the fact that the California bishops say they are committed “to promoting and encouraging COVID-19 vaccinations in the communities we serve.”
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lifesitenews--2020-12-05--Californians to protest at home of LA mayor who banned ‘non-essential’ walking

LOS ANGELES , California , December 5 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Californians will gather at Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti ’ s house tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. for a “ Flash [ light ] Mob signal demonstration ” against his draconian lockdown .
“ Join us on the Anniversary of Pearl Harbor — This is what you can do to honor the men and women who battled against tyranny , ” says LDPglobal.org .
“ LDP ” stands for lockdown protest .
“ LDP is a global movement of local ‘ Flash [ light ] Mob ’ protests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Join your neighbors as we gather at a central point in each city to shine flashlights directly into the sky — why ?
To send a worldwide signal that lockdowns are not acceptable to the people.
” LDP is a global community of “ people uniting to fight against tyranny in the form of unethical and unscientific lockdowns , ” it says .
“ We know that politicians are using COVID-19 and fear to increase power and assert control over the people , and we will not accept it .
We know that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many people died as a direct result of restrictions and controls issued by ‘ leaders ’ and ‘ experts ’ , it is obvious that the lockdowns are intended to destroy middle class life and small business while large multinational corporations grow larger .
The only thing the ‘ experts ’ are protecting is their own power.
” Dr. Simone Gold , founder of America ’ s Frontline Doctors , promoted the site via her Twitter account .
Garcetti , whose residence at 605 S Irving Blvd will be the site of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is supposedly unnecessary .
People in Los Angeles may not “ travel by foot ” unless they are doing so for what Garcetti has deemed an “ essential ” reason , according to his December 2 , 2020 order .
In addition to walking , travel by “ bicycle , scooter , motorcycle , automobile , or public transit ” is banned .
There are “ limited exceptions ” to this , The Daily Caller noted .
“ Garcetti also ordered all residents living in the city ‘ to remain in their homes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attendance to shut down .
Gatherings that include individuals from more than one household are prohibited , ” the Daily Caller reported .
“ However , the order has exceptions for a host of activities including ‘ outdoor faith-based services ’ and for those ‘ participating in an in-person outdoor protest while wearing a face covering , maintaining social distancing , and observing the Los Angeles County Protocol for Public Demonstrations.
’ ” Garcetti ’ s order counts cannabis dispensaries as healthcare operations and thus they may remain open ; “ fitness and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not count as such and must be closed .
“ We are apolitical , we are universal , we welcome all people from left to right , and urge you all to join this fight , ” LDP Global ’ s website says .
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LOS ANGELES, California, December 5, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Californians will gather at Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s house tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. for a “Flash[light] Mob signal demonstration” against his draconian lockdown.
“Join us on the Anniversary of Pearl Harbor — This is what you can do to honor the men and women who battled against tyranny,” says LDPglobal.org. “LDP” stands for lockdown protest.
“LDP is a global movement of local ‘Flash[light] Mob’ protests,” the site says. “Join your neighbors as we gather at a central point in each city to shine flashlights directly into the sky — why? To send a worldwide signal that lockdowns are not acceptable to the people.”
LDP is a global community of “people uniting to fight against tyranny in the form of unethical and unscientific lockdowns,” it says.
“We know that politicians are using COVID-19 and fear to increase power and assert control over the people, and we will not accept it. We know that lockdowns are LETHAL. Not only have many people died as a direct result of restrictions and controls issued by ‘leaders’ and ‘experts’, it is obvious that the lockdowns are intended to destroy middle class life and small business while large multinational corporations grow larger. The only thing the ‘experts’ are protecting is their own power.”
Dr. Simone Gold, founder of America’s Frontline Doctors, promoted the site via her Twitter account.
Garcetti, whose residence at 605 S Irving Blvd will be the site of the Sunday protest, recently banned walking that is supposedly unnecessary. People in Los Angeles may not “travel by foot” unless they are doing so for what Garcetti has deemed an “essential” reason, according to his December 2, 2020 order. In addition to walking, travel by “bicycle, scooter, motorcycle, automobile, or public transit” is banned. There are “limited exceptions” to this, The Daily Caller noted.
“Garcetti also ordered all residents living in the city ‘to remain in their homes,’ forcing businesses that require in-person attendance to shut down. Gatherings that include individuals from more than one household are prohibited,” the Daily Caller reported. “However, the order has exceptions for a host of activities including ‘outdoor faith-based services’ and for those ‘participating in an in-person outdoor protest while wearing a face covering, maintaining social distancing, and observing the Los Angeles County Protocol for Public Demonstrations.’”
Garcetti’s order counts cannabis dispensaries as healthcare operations and thus they may remain open; “fitness and exercise gyms and similar facilities” do not count as such and must be closed.
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: No to mandatory contact tracing and government surveillance for the coronavirus Show Petition Text 72798 have signed the petition. Let's get to 80000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition UPDATED (5-12-20) As government agencies prepare to "re-open" society, serious concerns have been raised about federal and state plans to track people - using smartphones and other technologies - who have been infected with the coronavirus. In an almost unbelieveable move, Democrats in the House of Representatives have filed a bill called 'H.R. 6666 - COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone,' or the TRACE Act. If passed, the measure would give the federal government $100 BILLION for "diagnostic testing for COVID–19, to trace and monitor the contacts of infected individuals, and to support the quarantine of such contacts..." And, most chillingly, the bill would also provide for "services" related to the "quarantine [of people] at their residences." What does that mean? Would government agents be charged with keeping citizens under "house arrest?" This is outrageous, and it's happening right now. If Congress passes a federal law mandating contact tracing, the possibility for abuse - at federal, state, and local levels - boggles the mind. Please sign this urgent petition which urges Congress and state governors to reject mandatory government contact tracing and surveillance, especially using smartphone technology. In related news, regulations issued in Kansas City only two weeks ago would have required that businesses ask all customers, who visited their premises for more than 10 minutes, to provide their names and contact details. Otherwise, the businesses were required (by the city) to refuse service. Fortunately, that invasion of privacy in Kansas City has now been quietly changed from a mandate to a recommendation. But, if we do not continue to react, this could be a sign of things to come in other parts of the country. We simply must resist imposing Big Brother on ourselves for "safety's sake." The basic idea of using new technologies for contact tracing and surveillance is that a smartphone app will record each instance when an infected person comes into contact with an uninfected person, and, theoretically, notify the uninfected person of possible exposure to COVID-19. Essentially, your phone could be equipped to spy on you for the government. And, with government overreach like what we saw in Kansas City, and, potentially in the US Congress, that's exactly what we're facing if we don't demand that the federal and state governments prohibit mandatory contact tracing. There are massive concerns with privacy, security and efficacy. Here is a list of the biggest threats to freedom: Government Surveillance and Privacy - Such apps might not only allow the government to trace your movements (which it can already do), but know who your associates are. Is it really the government's business who you associate with?
- Such apps might not only allow the government to trace your movements (which it can already do), but know who your associates are. Is it really the government's business who you associate with? Security - These apps are ripe for attacks by hackers. Do you really want some unknown people, company or govenment to know who your friends and family are?
- These apps are ripe for attacks by hackers. Do you really want some unknown people, company or govenment to know who your friends and family are? The Data - Who will really have access to this data and how long will it be stored? Do you trust 'Big Tech' and the state to do "the right thing" with your data?
- Who will really have access to this data and how long will it be stored? Do you trust 'Big Tech' and the state to do "the right thing" with your data? State vs Fed - Any kind of investigative and quarantine powers should remain with state and local authorities, only. Involvement by the federal government is something to be avoided. Please sign this petition which calls on the U.S. Congress and every state governor to reject mandatory contact tracing and surveillance, especially using smartphone technology. The threat to personal freedom and to privacy is not to be minimized. It is already happening in other countries. In South Korea, for example, where contact tracing is mandatory, people's private details, like credit card information, GPS location data, CCTV footage, travel documents, and medical records, have been used by the government to discourage free movement. Using targeted cell phone texts, they have gone so far as to blast out particular personal information about individuals who have tested positive for a contagious disease. Anyone can see that such a system could be open to abuse... Today, government authorities focus on health concerns, but who says that they won't focus on political considerations in the future? And, there are other serious concerns about contact tracing with smartphone surveillance, chief among them being: will this technology work at all? Experts, like Dr. Farzad Mostashari, the former national coordinator for health information technology at the Department of Health and Human Services, who was interviewed by The Verge, suggest that false positives will be a major problem. So, for all of these reasons, we encourage you to sign and share this urgent and important petition, today. It will be sent to U.S. Congressional Leaders and to all 50 governors, and urge them to soundly reject mandatory contact tracing and surveillance, especially using smartphone technology. Thank you! FOR MORE INFORMATION: 'U.S. Democrats propose ominous ‘6666’ bill for coronavirus tracing' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/house-dems-propose-ominous-6666-bill-for-coronavirus-tracing 'Huge long-term sacrifices of freedom predicted as coronavirus panic continues' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/huge-long-term-sacrifices-of-freedom-predicted-as-coronavirus-panic-continues 'Chinese govt uses smartphones to track citizens, deny service to those deemed threat to society' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/chinese-govt-uses-smartphones-to-track-citizens-deny-service-to-those-deemed-threat-to-society 'Contact tracing has a UX problem' - https://www.fastcompany.com/90496839/contact-tracing-has-a-ux-problem 'Why Bluetooth apps are bad at discovering new cases of COVID-19' - https://www.theverge.com/interface/2020/4/10/21215267/covid-19-contact-tracing-apps-bluetooth-coronavirus-flaws-public-health **Photo Credit: Getty Images / Kevin Winter Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
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lifesitenews--2020-12-05--Trump campaign files lawsuit demanding ‘a new statewide election for president’ in Georgia

ATLANTA , Georgia , December 5 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — President Donald J. Trump and the Trump campaign filed a lawsuit yesterday seeking both to “ [ prevent ] the certification of the results of the Contested Election ” in the state of Georgia , and “ [ order ] a new Presidential Election to occur at the earliest opportune time.
” Ray S. Smith III , lead counsel for the Trump campaign , said , “ We are asking the Court to vacate the certification of the presidential election and to order a new statewide election for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clearly documents that there are literally tens of thousands of illegal votes that were cast , counted , and included in the tabulations the Secretary of State is preparing to certify , ” he explained .
“ The massive irregularities , mistakes , and potential fraud violate the Georgia Election Code , making it impossible to know with certainty the actual outcome of the presidential race in Georgia , ” he added .
According to the lawsuit , “ To allow Georgia ’ s presidential election results to stand uncontested , and its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that are erroneous , unknowable , not in accordance with the Election Code and unable to be replicated with certainty , constitutes a fraud upon Petitioners and the Citizens of Georgia , an outcome that is unlawful and must not be permitted.
” A press release by the Trump campaign stated , “ Attached to the complaint are sworn affidavits from dozens of Georgia residents swearing under penalty of perjury to what they witnessed during the election : failure to process and secure the ballots , failure to verify the signatures on absentee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pristine ’ absentee ballots not received in official absentee ballot envelopes that were voted almost solely for Joe Biden , failure to allow poll watchers meaningful access to observe the election , among other violations of law.
” The campaign also pointed out that data experts “ provided sworn testimony … identifying thousands of illegal votes : 2,560 felons ; 66,247 underage voters , 2,423 votes from people not registered ; 1,043 individuals registered at post office boxes ; 4,926 individuals who voted in Georgia after registering in another state ; 395 individuals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ votes from people who moved out of state before the election ; 40,279 votes of people who moved without re-registering in their new county ; and another 30,000 to 40,000 absentee ballots lacking proper signature matching and verification.
” The Trump campaign filed its most recent lawsuit in Georgia after two affidavits were filed by Mitchell Harrison and Michelle Branton , who both say that one woman , who appeared to be a supervisor , told everybody to leave some time after 10:00 p.m. on election night .
However , a video shows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ woman , continued counting ballots at Atlanta ’ s State Farm Arena for another two hours .
Accordingly , the complaint pointed out , “ After Fulton County Elections Officials lied and defrauded the Republican poll watchers and members of the press , whereby in reasonable reliance the Republican poll watchers and members of the press left the State Farm Arena ( where they had been observing the ballots being processed ) , without public transparency Fulton County Elections Officials continued to process , handle , and transfer many thousands of ballots.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brad Raffensperger ’ s office told Fox News earlier Friday that video of the alleged incident does not show election fraud and ballots were kept in the appropriate bins , ” Fox News reported .
“ Republican Gabriel Sterling , the voting system implementation manager for Georgia , tweeted Friday that the secretary of state ’ s election investigators watched all of the video and concluded it ‘ shows normal ballot processing.
’ ” The president will be in Georgia at 7:00 p.m. tonight for a campaign rally ahead of the runoff elections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seats , which are currently held by Republican Sens .
Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue .
It is expected that Trump will comment on allegations of election fraud in Georgia , as well as other states in which his campaign has filed lawsuits .

‘We are asking the Court to vacate the certification of the presidential election and to order a new statewide election for president,’ said lead counsel Ray S. Smith III.
ATLANTA, Georgia, December 5, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — President Donald J. Trump and the Trump campaign filed a lawsuit yesterday seeking both to “[prevent] the certification of the results of the Contested Election” in the state of Georgia, and “[order] a new Presidential Election to occur at the earliest opportune time.”
Ray S. Smith III, lead counsel for the Trump campaign, said, “We are asking the Court to vacate the certification of the presidential election and to order a new statewide election for president.”
“What was filed today clearly documents that there are literally tens of thousands of illegal votes that were cast, counted, and included in the tabulations the Secretary of State is preparing to certify,” he explained. “The massive irregularities, mistakes, and potential fraud violate the Georgia Election Code, making it impossible to know with certainty the actual outcome of the presidential race in Georgia,” he added.
According to the lawsuit, “To allow Georgia’s presidential election results to stand uncontested, and its presidential electors chosen based upon election results that are erroneous, unknowable, not in accordance with the Election Code and unable to be replicated with certainty, constitutes a fraud upon Petitioners and the Citizens of Georgia, an outcome that is unlawful and must not be permitted.”
A press release by the Trump campaign stated, “Attached to the complaint are sworn affidavits from dozens of Georgia residents swearing under penalty of perjury to what they witnessed during the election: failure to process and secure the ballots, failure to verify the signatures on absentee ballots, the appearance of mysterious ‘pristine’ absentee ballots not received in official absentee ballot envelopes that were voted almost solely for Joe Biden, failure to allow poll watchers meaningful access to observe the election, among other violations of law.”
The campaign also pointed out that data experts “provided sworn testimony … identifying thousands of illegal votes: 2,560 felons; 66,247 underage voters, 2,423 votes from people not registered; 1,043 individuals registered at post office boxes; 4,926 individuals who voted in Georgia after registering in another state; 395 individuals who voted in two states; 15,700 votes from people who moved out of state before the election; 40,279 votes of people who moved without re-registering in their new county; and another 30,000 to 40,000 absentee ballots lacking proper signature matching and verification.”
The Trump campaign filed its most recent lawsuit in Georgia after two affidavits were filed by Mitchell Harrison and Michelle Branton, who both say that one woman, who appeared to be a supervisor, told everybody to leave some time after 10:00 p.m. on election night.
However, a video shows that four election workers, including the woman, continued counting ballots at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena for another two hours.
Accordingly, the complaint pointed out, “After Fulton County Elections Officials lied and defrauded the Republican poll watchers and members of the press, whereby in reasonable reliance the Republican poll watchers and members of the press left the State Farm Arena (where they had been observing the ballots being processed), without public transparency Fulton County Elections Officials continued to process, handle, and transfer many thousands of ballots.”
“[Georgia] Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office told Fox News earlier Friday that video of the alleged incident does not show election fraud and ballots were kept in the appropriate bins,” Fox News reported. “Republican Gabriel Sterling, the voting system implementation manager for Georgia, tweeted Friday that the secretary of state’s election investigators watched all of the video and concluded it ‘shows normal ballot processing.’”
The president will be in Georgia at 7:00 p.m. tonight for a campaign rally ahead of the runoff elections for both of Georgia’s Senate seats, which are currently held by Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue.
See you tomorrow night at 7PM, Valdosta, Georgia! https://t.co/Or9WioLiVk — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 4, 2020
It is expected that Trump will comment on allegations of election fraud in Georgia, as well as other states in which his campaign has filed lawsuits.
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