lifesitenews--2020-10-14--Democrats announce outside witnesses to attack Barrett on abortion, Obamacare

WASHINGTON , D.C. , October 14 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Democrats will continue to attack Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett over Obamacare and abortion during tomorrow ’ s questioning of outside witnesses , including a young woman who as a teenager “ fought for her right ” to have an abortion .
With their choice of four outside witnesses , Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee seem to follow the line of questioning employed during yesterday ’ s and today ’ s confirmation hearings , which involved only Barrett .
Tomorrow , the committee will hear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which were named by the Democrats .
Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein ( D-CA ) announced earlier today that senators may question Crystal Good , who “ fought for her right to obtain an abortion at age 16 .
Crystal will speak about the importance of reproductive rights and justice.
” The phrase “ reproductive rights and justice ” is a euphemism for abortion and contraception .
Two witnesses will be speaking about the Affordable Care Act , commonly known as Obamacare .
One of them is Stacy Staggs , “ a mother of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ twins have multiple pre-existing conditions due to their premature birth and rely on the Affordable Care Act ’ s protections.
” “ Stacy works with Little Lobbyists , a nonprofit started by families with children who have complex medical needs , ” Feinstein ’ s press release stated .
“ Stacy will discuss the devastating effects on her family if the Supreme Court overturns the Affordable Care Act.
” The other , Dr. Farhan Bhatti , is “ a family physician and CEO of Care Free Medical , a nonprofit clinic .
Dr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients if the Supreme Court overturns the Affordable Care Act.
” Finally , Kristen Clarke , president and executive director of the Lawyers ’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law , “ will speak about the importance of voting rights and other civil rights protected by the Constitution and federal law.
” Like abortion and Obamacare , the issue of voting has come up frequently during the hearings .
Republicans also announced a number of outside witnesses .
One of them is former federal judge Thomas B. Griffith , who on Monday wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Catholic faith would not influence her decisions as a Supreme Court justice .
Griffith said in his article for Bloomberg that he sees “ no reason to think ” Barrett would impose her faith on others via her rulings .
“ It takes no guesswork to determine whether Barrett will approach her work in this way , ” Griffith , himself a Mormon , argued .
“ She has already said that she will .
In her 2017 confirmation hearings , she said ( under oath ! )
that a judge should ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , whether they derive from faith or anywhere else , on the law.
’ She said so again in a 2019 speech to Hillsdale College : ‘ A judge is obligated to apply the law as it is , and not as she wishes it would be.
’ ” “ And she said so again in a 2019 speech at Princeton University : ‘ A judge ’ s view about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act should not turn on whether he or she thinks the act is good or bad policy.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ professor at the University of Virginia , will testify , as well .
On the day after Barrett ’ s nomination to the Supreme Court , Prakash explained the nominee “ approaches stare decisis from a practical perspective ” in her academic writing .
The legal term stare decisis refers to judges granting weight to past rulings ’ status as precedent , regardless of whether they were rightly decided .
Some judges put more weight on it than others , with Justice Clarence Thomas being most critical of the concept .
The question @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regard to potentially overturning the legalization of abortion in the 1973 landmark case Roe v. Wade .
Barrett “ doesn ’ t ever say that the courts should be overturning a bunch of precedents , ” Prakash told Bloomberg .
“ She disagrees with those who want to revolutionize case law.
” As a professor , and then a judge , Barrett was instrumental in forming young minds .
Two of her students and clerks will be testifying at tomorrow ’ s hearing .
Amanda Rauh-Bieri clerked for Barrett on the Seventh Circuit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first blind woman to clerk at the Supreme Court , is one of Barrett ’ s former students at the University of Notre Dame .
While all these witnesses will be part of the same panel , a separate panel will feature comments from two representatives of the American Bar Association ( ABA ) , the most prominent and influential association of lawyers in this country .
In a letter dated October 11 , the ABA wrote that a “ substantial majority of the Standing Committee determined that Judge Barrett is ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is of the opinion that she is ‘ Qualified ’ to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States .
The majority rating represents the Standing Committee ’ s official rating .
”

The fourth day of confirmation hearings will feature several outside witnesses, including a woman who 'fought for her right' to have an abortion at age 16.
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 14, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Democrats will continue to attack Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett over Obamacare and abortion during tomorrow’s questioning of outside witnesses, including a young woman who as a teenager “fought for her right” to have an abortion.
With their choice of four outside witnesses, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee seem to follow the line of questioning employed during yesterday’s and today’s confirmation hearings, which involved only Barrett. Tomorrow, the committee will hear from several outside witnesses, four of which were named by the Democrats.
Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced earlier today that senators may question Crystal Good, who “fought for her right to obtain an abortion at age 16. Crystal will speak about the importance of reproductive rights and justice.”
The phrase “reproductive rights and justice” is a euphemism for abortion and contraception.
Two witnesses will be speaking about the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare.
One of them is Stacy Staggs, “a mother of 7-year old twins. Stacy’s twins have multiple pre-existing conditions due to their premature birth and rely on the Affordable Care Act’s protections.”
“Stacy works with Little Lobbyists, a nonprofit started by families with children who have complex medical needs,” Feinstein’s press release stated. “Stacy will discuss the devastating effects on her family if the Supreme Court overturns the Affordable Care Act.”
The other, Dr. Farhan Bhatti, is “a family physician and CEO of Care Free Medical, a nonprofit clinic. Dr. Bhatti will discuss the harm to his patients if the Supreme Court overturns the Affordable Care Act.”
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: Urge the U.S. Senate to Confirm Amy Coney Barrett Show Petition Text 24868 have signed the petition. Let's get to 25000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition Judge Amy Coney Barrett Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty Images PETITION UPDATE (10/26//2020) In a resounding victory for supporters of life, family and freedom, the U.S. Senate has just confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States! Justice Barrett was sworn-in by Justice Clarence Thomas and will swiftly fill the vacant seat and immediately begin participating in Supreme Court hearings. The petitions signed by many of you - there are now over 40,000 signatures - supporting Judge Amy Coney Barrett were sent to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, as well as to the Officers of the USCCB. Thank you for signing these petitions. 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After SIGNING this petition, please scroll down the page, where you will find the list of all U.S. senators' contact details. Let's keep working and praying so that we can see a pro-life judge sit on the Supreme Court. ____________________________________________________ PETITION UPDATE (10/15/20) The fourth day of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Senate confirmation hearing for the open seat on the U.S. Supreme Court is going on now. Please CLICK HERE to go to the livestream of the hearings. Please watch and read EXCLUSIVE LifeSite videos and articles about Judge Amy Coney Barrett's hearings: YouTube Videos: 'We are people of faith, the true body of Christ': Christians pray for SCOTUS confirmation hearings' '"That's your job": Judge Barrett responds to relevance of Obamacare to SCOTUS confirmation' Articles: 'Senator who badgered Barrett about Catholicism in 2017 presses her on abortion at confirmation hearing' 'Hawley, Barrett dismantle religious tests for office at Supreme Court hearing' 'Ted Cruz at Barrett hearing warns Democrats want to ‘erase’ religious liberty' ______________________________________________________________ Conservatives and Christians asked President Trump to deliver a proven constitutional originalist with a solid pro-life background, and he did. Now, let's not be outdone by Leftist organizations which will be mobilizing their forces to write, call and visit their senators' constituency offices. Please SIGN this urgent petition - to Senate Leadership - asking them to quickly confirm Barrett as the next Supreme Court justice. Then, please take a couple of minutes to CALL YOUR U.S. SENATORS using their numbers below, and politely urge them to confirm Barrett. When Amy Coney Barrett's senate confirmation hearing begins on Monday, October 12th, the mother of seven and devout Catholic is expected to face fierce opposition. Of course, the anticipated attacks have nothing to do with Barrett's legal credentials, which are uniformly top-notch. Instead, they have to do with her faith in Jesus and with her belief that life begins at conception. This is nothing short of anti-Christian bigotry which cannot be tolerated. The fact is, Amy Coney Barrett is the best candidate for the job, and she urgently needs our support. By signing the petition, we can unite to powerfully speak with one voice. But, by calling your senators, you can ensure that they know their local constituents are concerned and interested enough to telephone their offices. This is our time to get active! We must voice our support for Amy Coney Barrett at this crucial moment in our nation's history. Please SIGN this petition, and then please use the contact details below to CALL YOUR U.S. SENATORS right-away! Thank you! U.S. SENATORS' CONTACT DETAILS: SENATORS AND PHONE NUMBERS - https://www.senate.gov/senators/contact ALABAMA SENATORS Doug Jones – (202) 224-4124 Richard C. Shelby – (202) 224-5744 ALASKA SENATORS Lisa Murkowski – (202) 224-6665 Dan Sullivan – (202) 224-3004 ARIZONA SENATORS Martha McSally – (202) 224-2235 Kyrsten Sinema – (202) 224-4521 ARKANSAS SENATORS John Boozman – (202) 224-4843 Tom Cotton – (202) 224-2353 CALIFORNIA SENATORS Dianne Feinstein – (202) 224-3841 Kamala D. Harris – (202) 224-3553 COLORADO SENATORS Michael F. 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Finally, Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, “will speak about the importance of voting rights and other civil rights protected by the Constitution and federal law.”
Like abortion and Obamacare, the issue of voting has come up frequently during the hearings.
Republicans also announced a number of outside witnesses.
One of them is former federal judge Thomas B. Griffith, who on Monday wrote about his conviction that Barrett’s Catholic faith would not influence her decisions as a Supreme Court justice. Griffith said in his article for Bloomberg that he sees “no reason to think” Barrett would impose her faith on others via her rulings.
“It takes no guesswork to determine whether Barrett will approach her work in this way,” Griffith, himself a Mormon, argued. “She has already said that she will. In her 2017 confirmation hearings, she said (under oath!) that a judge should ‘never’ impose her ‘personal convictions, whether they derive from faith or anywhere else, on the law.’ She said so again in a 2019 speech to Hillsdale College: ‘A judge is obligated to apply the law as it is, and not as she wishes it would be.’”
“And she said so again in a 2019 speech at Princeton University: ‘A judge’s view about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act should not turn on whether he or she thinks the act is good or bad policy.’”
Saikrishna Prakash, a law professor at the University of Virginia, will testify, as well. On the day after Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court, Prakash explained the nominee “approaches stare decisis from a practical perspective” in her academic writing.
The legal term stare decisis refers to judges granting weight to past rulings’ status as precedent, regardless of whether they were rightly decided. Some judges put more weight on it than others, with Justice Clarence Thomas being most critical of the concept.
The question of stare decisis is especially relevant with regard to potentially overturning the legalization of abortion in the 1973 landmark case Roe v. Wade.
Barrett “doesn’t ever say that the courts should be overturning a bunch of precedents,” Prakash told Bloomberg. “She disagrees with those who want to revolutionize case law.”
As a professor, and then a judge, Barrett was instrumental in forming young minds. Two of her students and clerks will be testifying at tomorrow’s hearing.
Amanda Rauh-Bieri clerked for Barrett on the Seventh Circuit, and Laura Wolk, who was the first blind woman to clerk at the Supreme Court, is one of Barrett’s former students at the University of Notre Dame.
While all these witnesses will be part of the same panel, a separate panel will feature comments from two representatives of the American Bar Association (ABA), the most prominent and influential association of lawyers in this country.
In a letter dated October 11, the ABA wrote that a “substantial majority of the Standing Committee determined that Judge Barrett is ‘Well Qualified,’ and a minority is of the opinion that she is ‘Qualified’ to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. The majority rating represents the Standing Committee’s official rating.”
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lifesitenews--2020-10-14--Police arrest four pro-lifers after they enter Planned Parenthood facility, counsel mothers to choos

Police arrest four pro-lifers after they enter Planned Parenthood facility, counsel mothers to choose life

SHREWSBURY , NJ , October 14 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Peaceful pro-lifers have performed another Red Rose Rescue this morning by entering a Planned Parenthood abortion facility and offering help to the mothers inside .
At 9:10 am EST this morning , two veteran pro-lifers , Fr .
Fidelis Moscinski , CFR and Joan Andrews Bell , entered the Planned Parenthood in Shrewsbury , NJ .
Once inside , they gently approached mothers seated in the waiting room and offered them red roses as a symbol of life .
Attached to each rose was a card that stated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to love and to be loved ... your goodness is greater than the difficulties of your situation .
Circumstances in life change .
A new life , however tiny , brings the promise of unrepeatable job.
” On the other side of the card were the phone numbers of local pregnancy help centers .
When police officers swiftly arrived on the scene , the pro-lifers attempted to continue conversation with women or sat on the floor praying quietly or singing hymns .
The pro-lifers were arrested at 9:35 am EST and driven off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entered the Planned Parenthood facility .
Will Goodman and Matthew Connolly walked in at 9:55 am EST , in order to pray and counsel mothers .
They were arrested only ten minutes later .
At one point there were twelve police officers on the scene .
However , as a result of the Red Rose Rescue , all appointments at the facility were rescheduled ; today is the day on which the abortion pills are normally given out to mothers .
Dr. Monica Migliorino Miller , director of the Citizens for a Pro-Life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rescue : “ The Red Rose Rescue in Shrewsbury is a true defense of the unborn about to be put to death - but the goal is to also reach out to the mothers who are inside the abortion center , to talk to them , offer them words of encouragement to give life to their unborn children and offer them real practical material help .
This is why the rescuers go into the abortion center .
We go where the women are !
They have passed by the sidewalk counsellors but the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extra step before it is too late.
” Miller continued : “ But should the women still not choose to give life - the rescuers will stay in the clinic , sit there peacefully praying and singing hymns and continuing to reach out to the mothers .
We know from experience that as long as there is a pro-life presence inside the abortion centers the killing is halted .
The unborn deserve at least this much defense.
” This marks the second Red Rose Rescue to take place at a Planned Parenthood abortion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the United States since September 2017 .
Whilst rescuers have been arrested in the past , to date , none of the Red Rose Rescue volunteers have been charged under the Federal Access to Clinic Entrances Act ( FACE ) , which prohibits pro-lifers from physically obstructing entrances to abortion mills .

PETITION UPDATE (9/26/2020):
With President Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court left by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we are closer than we have been in decades to seeing Roe vs. Wade overturned.
We now encourage the Senate to confirm Barrett as the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
Judge Barrett has a fantastic track recond on sanctity of life issues, has seven children, and is a devout believer. She is the perfect remedy for Ruth Bader Ginsburg's radical pro-abortionism.
Please READ the full story here: 'BREAKING: Trump nominates Catholic mom of 7 Judge Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court'
And then, please SIGN this petition telling the High Court that it's now time to end the activist Roe vs. Wade judgment. Thank you!
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PETITION UPDATE (6/29/2020):
In a decision which has imperiled more abortion-minded women, sentenced more preborn to death, and upset pro-lifers across the nation,the United States Supreme Court decided 5-4 to strike down a Louisiana law requiring basic medical precautions in the event of abortion complications, with Chief Justice John Roberts reversing his own past decision to uphold a similar Texas law.
Liberal Justice Stephen Breyer wrote the majority opinion, which held that the Louisiana law was unconstitutional for the simple fact that it was “almost word-for-word identical” to the Texas one the court already struck down in 2016.
In his concurring opinion, Chief Justice Roberts acknowledged that he had “joined the dissent in Whole Woman’s Health and continue to believe that the case was wrongly decided. The question today however is not whether Whole Woman’s Health was right or wrong, but whether to adhere to it in deciding the present case.”
We call on the Supreme Court to stop supporting the culture of death and overturn Roe vs Wade, now.
PETITION UPDATE (1/20/2020):
Hundreds of thousands of people will gather in Washington, D.C., this coming Friday, January 24th, for the March for Life. They will be praying for an end to Roe vs Wade, as the Supreme Court will hear a crucial, abortion-related case later this year in March. United our voices can change the course of history. Sign this petition TODAY! (LEARN MORE BELOW)
PETITION UPDATE (1/3/2020):
In advance of the Supreme Court's hearing arguments in an important abortion case later this year in March, 207 U.S. Senators and Representatives have signed amicus briefs supporting a Louisiana law requiring abortionists to have admitting privileges at a hospital nearby an abortion center.
Some of these supporting briefs also suggest that now is the time to reconsider Roe vs Wade as sound law.
Please SIGN this petition, calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Roe vs Wade.
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More than 60 million Americans have been slaughtered in their mother's wombs as a result of Roe v. Wade. This activist, unconstitutional ruling in 1973 has left countless women emotionally and psychologically scarred.
It was believed by many that Roe would be overturned in 1992 with Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Despite having eight Republican-appointed judges at the time, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to uphold it.
Since then, major gains have been made in the fight for life, and many lives have been saved.
However, Roe v. Wade remains the law of the land, leaving millions of defenseless pre-born children vulnerable to murder.
According to a 2016 study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 35% of aborted babies are African American, despite black women only making up six percent of the U.S. population. 19% of aborted babies are Hispanic.
We thus again call on the court to do everything they can to end Roe vs Wade.
Now is the time for pro-lifers to join together and ensure that all of God's children have a right to life.
Roe v. Wade must come to an end!
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/supreme-court-strikes-down-louisiana-abortion-regulations
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/over-200-congressmen-as-us-supreme-court-to-reconsider-roe-v-wade
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/congress-members-file-competing-legal-briefs-in-key-scotus-abortion-case


lifesitenews--2020-10-14--Courts unleashed Big Tech bias by misinterpreting law, Clarence Thomas suggests

WASHINGTON , D.C. , October 14 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – As lawmakers and activists advocate for various changes to federal law to address social media giants ’ manipulation of information , U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas weighed in by suggesting the heart of the problem is not the law itself , but how courts have interpreted it .
On Tuesday , the Supreme Court released a list of orders for numerous cases , among them Malwarebytes Inc. v. Enigma Software Group USA , LLC .
The dispute concerns the limits of computer-service providers ’ immunity from civil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Communications Decency Act , in this case as it pertains to filtering decisions allegedly motivated by “ anticompetitive animus.
” The Supreme Court rejected a petition to take up the case , but Thomas issued his own statement which , while not legally binding , offers insight into the nature and limits of the hotly-contested law .
“ Courts have also departed from the most natural reading of the text by giving Internet companies immunity for their own content , ” Thomas writes .
“ Section 230 ( c ) ( 1 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when content is ‘ provided by another information content provider.
’ Nowhere does this provision protect a company that is itself the information content provider ... And an information content provider is not just the primary author or creator ; it is anyone ‘ responsible , in whole or in part , for the creation or development ’ of the content.
” “ But from the beginning , courts have held that §230 ( c ) ( 1 ) protects the ‘ exercise of a publisher ’ s traditional editorial functions—such as deciding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or alter content , ’ ” Thomas continues .
“ Under this interpretation , a company can solicit thousands of potentially defamatory statements , ‘ selec [ t ] and edi [ t ] .
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for publication ’ several of those statements , add commentary , and then feature the final product prominently over other submissions—all while enjoying immunity.
” Thomas argues that “ by construing §230 ( c ) ( 1 ) to protect any decision to edit or remove content ... courts have curtailed the limits Congress placed on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ context of social media , Section 230 immunizes websites from being held liable for the third-party content they host , such as posts , tweets , or videos uploaded by their users .
This provision has been credited with helping the internet thrive , but has grown controversial in recent years as social media companies have grown bolder in exercising editorial judgment over which content to restrict and what to flag as “ hateful , ” “ harmful , ” or “ misinformation.
” That trend has led to growing calls on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or repeal Section 230 .
The conservative Media Research Center ’ s ( MRC ’ s ) Free Speech Alliance ( of which LifeSiteNews is a member ) is currently working on gathering as many public comments to the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) as possible urging the commission to review how Section 230 is currently interpreted and applied .
The effort is meant to help support an executive order President Donald Trump signed in May , aimed at tweaking how federal agencies interpret and enforce Section 230 .
The order essentially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rule that would “ spell out what it means for the tech giants to carry out their takedown policies ‘ in good faith , ’ ” national security attorney Stewart Baker explained .

PETITION UPDATE (12/11/2020)
Right before Thanksgiving, YouTube deleted a LifeSite video of a distinguished Canadian physician protesting the "unfounded public hysteria" over COVID-19 and accused us of spreading "medical misinformation."
Our account was suspended, and we were prohibited from posting videos on our YouTube channel for one week. And, while that may not seem like a big deal, it's a huge deal for a news organization like LifeSite.
Then, earlier this week, YouTube again suspended our account – this time for two weeks – over an episode of The Bishop Strickland Show wherein Bishop Strickland said he would not take an unethical COVID-19 vaccine.
We were able to appeal the suspension, and our request was granted.
This means that in YouTube's three-strikes-and-you're-out content-policing, idea-cleansing scheme, we are back down to one strike. But, we still face the threat of losing our account permanently.
And, we're not the only ones.
In a recent turn of events, YouTube just announced that it will remove videos alleging widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
But, what is YouTube afraid of? The truth???
Thankfully, however, there is a one, big bright spot on the horizon: 48 states filed suit against Facebook just this week.
And, although this seems like a step in the right direction, the draconian measures which YouTube just rolled out, which are already wielded by Twitter, are an assault against free speech.
So, the fight for freedom of speech against Big Tech goes on. And, we must do everything we can to protect it!
Please SIGN and SHARE this petition today!
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-youtube-reverses-ban-on-lifesitenews?
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/youtube-bans-lifesite-over-video-of-bp-strickland-refusing-to-take-corona-vaccine
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/lifesites-channel-was-suspended-by-youtube-heres-how-you-can-still-watch-our-videos
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/youtube-starts-removing-videos-that-contain-allegations-of-mass-voter-fraud
https://tennesseestar.com/2020/12/10/facebook-sued-by-48-states-federal-trade-commission-over-allegations-of-monopolistic-practices/
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PETITION UPDATE (11/18/2020)
Everyone thought the censorship by Big Tech corporations would decrease after the 2020 election, but the truth is that censorship is being felt just as much as it was before the election.
And, given the election outcome, perhaps Big Tech censorship now is even more consequential than it was before the election!
The two biggest social media platforms, Facebook and Twitter, and other Big Tech companies, are still censoring and suppressing stories and posts favorable to conservatives, and especially anything that has to do with election fraud.
Here are a few recent examples:
Women for America First organized the March for Trump on November 14, which was shut down by Facebook, MailChimp and Eventbrite. Despite Big Tech’s best efforts to cancel the event, the march went on and gathered a huge crowd.
Twitter has been suppressing a large number of President Trump’s Tweets. Most of his Tweets have been flagged arbitrarily with a warning stating: “This claim about election fraud is disputed."
Please READ this recent article about Big Tech's attempt to choke information conerning the recent Million MAGA March in Washington, DC: '5 things mainstream media won’t tell you about massive DC ‘Stop the Steal’ rally'
Then, please SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition, which calls on the Congress, the president, and governors to defend freedom of speech as Big Tech continues their rampant censorship.
PETITION UPDATE (10/15/2020)
In a remarkable development, Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham have announced that the Senate Judiciary Committee will be issuing subpoenas to Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Facebook's Mark Zuckerburg for their company's suppression of two critical expose news stories about how Hunter Biden and the Biden Family allegedly profited from business deals made because of Joe Biden's position as Vice President.
Please WATCH LifeSite's exclusive video of the announcement by Senator Ted Cruz below.
According to the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Lindsey Graham, the subpoenas will be issued next Tuesday, for hearings to be held on Friday of next week.
This is a MASSIVE development, and should be welcomed by those who champion freedom of speech.
Again, this is all happening because Twitter and Facebook refuse to allow their members to share stories which would be favorable to conservatives.
Here's the timeline:
Yesterday, Twitter and Facebook suppressed a NY Post story about how Hunter Biden allegedly profited from introducing a Ukrainian businessman to his then-Vice President father, Joe Biden. The story also alleges that Vice President Biden then subsequently pressured Ukrainian authorities to fire a prosecutor who was investigating the businessman's company.
And, just this morning, Twitter suppressed another expose by the NY Post alleging that the Biden Family improperly profitted from deals made with one of the largest Chinese energy companies because of Vice President Biden's position in government.
But, right after the story broke, Senator Cruz tried to share the latest story on Twitter and was blocked. Twitter says that they are blocking the stories because they claim that the information was obtained illegally. However, Twitter showed no problem allowing illegally obtained information about President Trump's tax returns to be shared.
Please SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition, which calls on the Congress, the president, and governors to defend freedom of speech as Big Tech continues their rampant censorship.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
'GOP senators decry Big Tech censorship of NY Post story exposing Biden corruption' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/gop-senators-decry-big-tech-censorship-of-ny-post-story-exposing-biden-corruption
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PETITION UPDATE (9/17/2020)
Big Tech is out to kill free speech. LifeSite is out to protect it!
LifeSite has been digging deep into the many claims of liberal bias and selective censorship of pro-life, pro-family, and conservative voices on social media.
And, we are now launching our new series 'Uncensored: Big Tech vs. Free Speech', which will unpack how the actions of Big Tech censors actually affect conservative and Christian organization and individuals.
Please WATCH the first video in our series featuring Brigitte Gabriel, the Founder of ACT For America, one of the nation's premier national security grassroots organizations.
Ms. Gabriel's organization, ACT For America, has been targeted by Big Tech especially in the manipulation of search results.
Big Tech “think[s] they are God and they are exercising their godly power over everybody else,” Gabriel explained. "Because in today's world, anytime you want to find out any information about somebody, what do you do? Google. You go to the internet to find out some information about them. When you research anything about somebody, the first thing that comes up [in the search results] is the Southern Poverty Law Center’s labeling of ‘hate groups.’”
“And who are the ‘hate groups’? Family Research Council is a hate group because they are pro-family. American Family Radio is a hate group…LifeSiteNews is a hate group. My organization is a hate group because we sound the alarm about terrorism and protecting our constitutional freedom. And so they try to character assassinate you. And they control the language.”
LifeSite's research shows that Facebook, Google, YouTube, Twitter, and others have become far too dangerous for democracy.
They can and do sway elections and public opinion in whatever direction they want, primarily by manipulating search results, tracking our online behavior, and by blocking truthful content from their platforms.
Today, LifeSite is starting to fight back, with facts and with stories of conservatives and Christians who are being negatively impacted by Big Tech's liberal bias.
Please continue to follow our 'Big Tech vs. Free Speech' series which aims to launch a new video each week for the next eight weeks.
And, please sign our petition demanding that Big Tech monopolies are broken up. Thank you!
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ORIGINAL PETITION BACKGROUND TEXT:
The outrageous erasing of the White Coat Summit from the internet is only the latest in a long series of brazen acts of censorship against conservatives and all those who support legitimate free speech.
You may agree or disagree with the efficacy of Hydroxychloroquine against the coronavirus, but everyone should agree on this point:
No Big Tech company should have the power to erase from the internet the medical opinions of licensed practicing doctors simply because they do not like what they have to say about the coronavirus or their experience treating it. Americans and other free peoples do not need leftist computer programmers deciding what the best course of medical treatment is for them.
Google/Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Apple and their Big Tech friends want to control what you see, what you read, what you think, and ultimately, how you vote. Not only do they spend hundreds of millions of dollars on lobbying congress and buttering up big Washington DC think tanks, but now they brazenly and directly censor any content they don't want you to see.
Big Tech, like other interest groups, aggressively lobby to help their businesses thrive, but increasingly, Big Tech is using blatant internet censorship to impose its radical world view over those they consider to be "deplorables."
This must stop, but it won't unless we demand it as forcefully as legally possible. We believe that we have reached the point were Big Tech must be broken up if legitimate free speech is going to survive and continue to thrive on the internet.
Please sign our petition to demand real consequences for Big Tech's suppression of legitimate free speech.
In 2016, emails revealed by Fox News' Tucker Carlson proved that Google tried to influence the election by affecting voter turnout. Thankfully they failed. But they didn't give up. Instead, they have been preparing and testing how to manipulate information to continue to abuse their monopolistic power.
In 2018, Google/Youtube et. al. succeeded in manipulating the Irish abortion referendum by blacklisting pro-life videos, manipulating pro-life search terms and results and intentionally withholding pro-life information. Again, this is not an opinion or a conspiracy theory, Project Veritas obtained first hand information proving the intentional censorship by Big Tech.
And the Coronavirus has just made things worse. You see, scared people are more easily manipulated into giving up their freedom of speech. Children are being kept from going to school, tens of millions of Americans are out of work, and rioting has broken out in most major American cities.
Now, more than ever, freedom of speech is necessary to secure all of our freedoms. Freedom of speech is crucial to truly exercise the freedom to vote for the person that best represents one's own views, or the freedom to decide what course of medical treatment to accept - especially the decision to control what vaccines are administered to our children.
Some experts, like Dr. Robert Epstein, a behavioral psychologist who has testified before congress against Big Tech believes that we may already be too late to control Big Tech's tyrannical control over information.
President Trump took a step in the right direction with his Executive Order calling for increased regulation of Big Tech. But much more can be done and needs to be done right now.
In an era where almost everything is polarized, there is an overwhelming support for breaking up the Big Tech monopolies. A recent Pew poll found that 75% of Americans believe that Big Tech companies have too much influence.
It is time to bring serious accountability to Big Tech for their attempts to use their monopolies to kill free speech.
It is time to break up Big Tech.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Google, Facebook, Twitter shut down ‘frontline’ US doctors who promote ‘cure for COVID’ - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/google-facebook-twitter-shut-down-frontline-us-doctors-who-promote-cure-for-covid?utm_source=featured&utm_campaign=standard
Americans overwhelmingly agree Big Tech has too much power: Pew poll - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/americans-overwhelmingly-agree-big-tech-has-too-much-power-pew-poll
Leaked Google employee's email reveals effort to boost Latino vote, surprise that some voted for Trump - https://www.foxnews.com/tech/leaked-google-employees-email-reveals-effort-to-boost-latino-vote-surprise-that-some-voted-for-trump
Undercover video proves Google interfered in Irish abortion referendum - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/americans-overwhelmingly-agree-big-tech-has-too-much-power-pew-poll


lifesitenews--2020-10-14--Woman arrested amid Vatican financial scandal claims she worked in ‘parallel diplomacy’

MILAN , Italy , October 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) ― A woman associated with the Vatican ’ s latest financial scandal was arrested yesterday in Milan .
Cecilia Marogna , 39 , described as Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciù ’ s “ security advisor ” , has been accused of embezzlement .
Vatican investigators allege that Marogna , who received €500,000 ( $ 588,000 US ) from the Holy See for “ secret ” humanitarian works in Africa and Asia , used almost half the money to buy handbags and other luxury goods .
Marogna was arrested by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an international arrest warrant through Interpol .
Marogna , like Becciù , is from the Italian island of Sardinia .
According to the Sardinian Post , it is “ the first time Milanese judges must decide on an extradition to the Vatican.
” Milan ’ s Court of Appeal will have to decide within 48 hours of the arrest if it was warranted but the actual extradition to the Vatican city-state could take weeks .
The Post noted that Marogna might appeal to the Italian Supreme Court .
Il Messaggero reported last night @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ different slices ” between December 2018 and July 2019 .
The money was deposited into the bank account of her company Logsic , which has its headquarters in Ljubljana , Slovenia .
“ Of that approximate 500,000 euros , however , almost 200,000 was spent on clothes , restaurants and luxury accessories , ” Il Messaggero stated and detailed that , among other expenditures , €2,000 went to Prada and €8,000 to Chanel .
Logsic itself is alleged to be a shell company , with a closed office “ without even a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a post office box “ shared with five other companies.
” “ The credit transfers in question would have been approved when Becciù had already been followed as Substitute of General Affairs by [ Archbishop ] Edgar Pena Parra , but it would have been the [ Cardinal ] who asked Monsignor Alberto Perlasca , at that time the head of the administrative office of the Secretariat of State , to honor the deal made with the managing director of Logsic , ” Il Messaggero reported .
The story of “ Cardinal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the attention of the Italian press last week after a television news show claimed to have evidence that Marogna had spent thousands of the Vatican ’ s euros , thanks to the cardinal , on luxury items .
In interviews afterwards , Marogna denied that she had a familial or any kind of improper relationship with Becciù .
She said that she had met the cardinal in 2016 and had offered to work for him in resolving tricky problems abroad in her capacity as a diplomatic expert .
“ I received money from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ geopolitics and parallel diplomacy , ” Marogna told Italian newspaper “ Domani ” .
The businesswoman said that she had used the money she had been paid to do the work she had been asked to do : “ create relationships and contacts in difficult countries .
I did reports and analysis , so it is fair that I was paid , ” Marogna declared .
The luxury goods she bought were used to further these ends , she maintained , and claimed that the money covered work done over four years .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ admitted , she took as her fee .
“ It ’ s not like I ’ m a missionary , ” she observed .
This is the latest of a series of shocks involving Cardinal Becciù ’ s financial dealings as the second most senior official of the Secretariat of State from 2011 to 2018 .
On September 24 , the Vatican released a terse note stating that Becciù had resigned as Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints and from the rights connected with the cardinalate .
Shortly after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cardinal had been involved in questionable financial transactions , including the transfer of large sum of Vatican money to a charity administered by one brother , the patronage of the carpentry firm of another brother , and the patronage of a food-and-drink company owned by a third brother .
At a press conference the next day , Becciù stated that he had had an uncomfortable meeting with Pope Francis , who told him that the financial police had accused the cardinal of embezzlement .
Becciù is also alleged to have interfered with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pope Francis .
In April 2016 , the then-Substitute for General Affairs cancelled an external audit planned by Cardinal Pell , the then-Prefect for the Economy .
“ Unilaterally , and without permission of Pope Francis , Becciu cancelled the audit and announced in a letter to all Vatican departments that it would not take place .
When Pell challenged internally the audit ’ s cancellation , Becciu persuaded Pope Francis to give his decision ex post facto approval , sources inside the prefecture told CNA .
The audit never took place , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

PETITION UPDATE (7/9/2021) -
Father James Altman was informed late last week that he has been removed as pastor of St. James the Less parish, and that his priestly faculties have been suspended indefinitely.
Please Click Here to WATCH LifeSite's exclusive interview with Fr. Altman, and Click Here to READ more about this turn of events.
As Bishop William J. Callahan’s decree explains, this means he is forbidden from celebrating “The Holy Eucharist” with any members of the faithful present, except for his elderly parents. He is also “no longer allowed to preach,” administer baptism, or assist at marriages.
Altman said that he wasn’t issued restrictions from hearing Confessions or Anointing of the Sick.
The decree also states that he is to continue to live within the Diocese of LaCrosse, where he has been instructed to meet with the Vicar for Clergy at least once a month, and has been “invited to begin” a month-long “spiritual retreat” to help him to “spiritually heal” and “address the issues that caused the issuance of this decree.”
The order states it is in effect as long as “cause” is present, but it does not specify what the cause is. Callahan said he asked Altman to resign on May 23 for being “divisive and ineffective.”
Altman first triggered backlash from his bishop when his video “You cannot be a Catholic and a Democrat. Period” went viral last year. Altman shared that in response to this, his office “got the most vile, despicable phone calls, letters” and “some terrible, really foul messages.”
Callahan criticized Altman at the time for his “manner and tone,” to which Altman countered, “what about the manner and tone of the 10,000 babies that are chopped up last Saturday?”
“What I would hope would always come through no matter what people think about my manner and tone, is that they would recognize that what’s coming through there is God’s love,” Altman told LifeSiteNews. “A love that I recognize because He’s loved me, and I didn’t deserve that.”
“If I seem angry at times, it has nothing to do with me, it has to do with the people. And I asked the question recently, how can they love? If you love, how can you not feed your children?”
In late April, Altman chided the U.S. bishops for needlessly shutting churches and denying the faithful sacraments during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the hierarchy showed “an abundance of cowardice.”
In his interview with LifeSite, Altman alluded to the fact that some don’t like seeing him “upset.”
“I’m thinking well, if you’re denying my child food, the Bread of Life – [Bishop Fulton J. Sheen] said, if you can’t get angry about stuff like that then you can’t love either. Because greater love has greater anger towards those things that are contrary to the salvation of eternal souls, which is the only thing that matters in the end,” said Altman.
"I don’t care what they do to me, honestly, in the end… what troubles me is the interference with the feeding of God’s children, which is through word and through the sacrament. Both of which were denied to people over the past 15 months."
Please continue to SIGN and SHARE this petition, and to continue to contact the Diocese of LaCrosse's Chancery Office, to politely voice your opposition to the removal of Fr. Altman from his parish. The Chancery's phone number is: 608-788-7700.
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PETITION UPDATE (5/24/2021) -
Father James Altman, the Wisconsin priest whose video message last fall "You can’t be a Catholic and a Democrat" went viral and who has fearlessly admonished the U.S. bishops for shutting churches and denying the faithful Sacraments during the COVID-19 crisis, announced on Pentecost Sunday that his bishop has asked him to resign for being "divisive and ineffective."
Please CLICK HERE to READ LifeSiteNews' latest article related to Fr. Altman's ongoing persecution, just to continue shepherding his flock.
Bishop William P. Callahan began threatening the outspoken priest with "canonical penalties" in September, even as public support for the priest surged among rank-and-file Catholics around the country and the world.
And now, a group called 'Faithful America' is proudly boasting responsibility for taking down Fr. Altman, but Faithful America are not even a Catholic organization!
Thankfully, Fr. Altman says he is working with a canon lawyer to resolve this matter.
WATCH Fr. Altman's Sunday sermon in which he announces the bishop's decision to ask for his resignation.
"In response my canon lawyer asked for clarification – asked for the justification and a chance to review what was in my file that suggested I was so divisive and ineffective,” explained Altman. “And I say all this only because, I'm no expert on canon law, but understand only that while we are contesting bishop's request — and we are — he could in theory appoint a parish administrator whilst I remain a pastor without duties until the appeal goes through Rome, which could take up to a year or more."
Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, offered his support for Altman via Twitter.
Please continue to SIGN and SHARE this petition with your like-minded family and friends.
And, after signing and sharing, please take a minute to contact the LaCrosse Diocese to politely voice your support for Fr. Altman, and against leftist pressure groups like 'Faithful America.' Please ask Bishop Callahan to prayerfully reconsider his decision and allow Fr. Altman to remain as pastor of St. James the Less parish.
The phone number for the diocese office is: 608.788.7700
Thank you!
PETITION UPDATE (9/15/2020) -
Just this past weekend a prayer vigil was held outside the Cathedral in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, on behalf of Fr. James Altman, the priest facing Church penalties for saying that you cannot be a Catholic and a Democrat in 2020.
Hundreds of faithful Catholics turn out to pray for Fr. Altman. Though Fr. Altman did use strong language to warn his flock against spiritual perils, what he said about the Democratic Party's platform is true!
Motivated by a deep sense of justice, supporters gathered at the Cathedral to pray for the priest, and for Bishop Callahan to stand by his priest rather than punish him.
"Fr. Altman is a rare breed. He’s a modern-day St. John the Baptist," declared one woman who attended the prayer vigil. "He’s really changed my life and so many others he’s had that impact on. We need more priests who are true shepherds."
Fr. Richard Heilman, who is the founder of the U.S. Grace Force and who was also present to help lead people in prayer during the vigil, had this to say about Fr. Altman: "Bottom line: he loves, loves, loves his flock. And so, like a good shepherd, if he sees the wolves invading, he sounds the warning alarm."
Please consider SIGNING this petition if you have not already signed. And, please SHARE this petition and video with your family, friends and colleagues. Thank you!
If after signing and sharing you wish to make an even greater impact, we encourage you to contact the Diocese of LaCrosse's Chancery Offices to politely let them know that you support Fr. Altman and want to see him continue in his essential ministry.
Diocese of LaCrosse's Chancery Office phone number: 608-788-7700.
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ORIGINAL PETITION TEXT:
Father James Altman, pastor of St. James the Less parish in the Wisconsin Diocese of LaCrosse, has been threatened with canonical punishment by his Bishop, Most Rev. William Patrick Callahan.
Fr. Altman's alleged "offense"?
Stating what every faithful Catholic knows to be true in 2020: "You cannot be a Catholic and a Democrat."
Please SIGN this petition which will go to Bishop Callahan and ask him to stop any canonical proceedings against Fr. Altman.
In a strongly-worded YouTube video, designed to shepherd the faithful out of harm's way (supporting the Democratic Party's evil platform), Fr. Altman states the following:
"Here's a memo to clueless, baptized Catholics out there: You cannot be Catholic and be a Democrat. Period. Their party platform absolutely is against everything the Catholic Church teaches. So, just quit pretending that you're Catholic and vote Democrat. Repent of your support of that party and its platform, or face the fires of Hell..."
Strong stuff to be sure, but Fr. Altman was taking his cue from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (whom he quotes) – the Church has a "duty and obligation" to speak up when politicians act in an immoral way.
In other words, a pastor must give strong warnings, at times, to guide souls away from grave danger, even when the dangers come from politicians or a political party.
When your house is burning down...or, more appropriately, when someone is attempting to burn your house down, it's time to dispense with the niceties of politically correct language.
And, as Fr. Altman suggests, the Democratic Party's evil platform which promotes the desecration of God's plan for humanity is, in effect, trying to burn down our house (i.e., the Church).
Not only do the Democrats openly advocate for abortion (i.e., killing innocent human beings), but they also promote the destruction of the natural family and the desecration of human nature in support of the homosexual and transgender agendas.
Remember the following:
The Obama-Biden Administration attempted to force the Little Sisters of the Poor to participate in the provision of abortion-inducing drugs and contraception and threatened schools with the loss of federal funding if they wouldn’t let boys in girls’ bathrooms and vice versa.
Democratic Senators Kamala Harris and Mazie Hirono grilled a judge, who is a Knight of Columbus, on his membership in the Knights, absurdly suggesting that membership in the Catholic mens' fraternal organization should disqualify someone from sitting on the bench.
And, in 2017, the DNC Chairman said that pro-lifers were not welcome in the party.
No faithful Catholic should even think about voting for such a platform. And, the bishops should be on the frontlines, speaking this truth to power.
Thankfully, the Bishop of Tyler, Texas, Most Rev. Joseph Strickland, has come out in support of Fr. Altman's statement, tweeting:
"As the Bishop of Tyler I endorse Fr. Altman’s statement in this video. My shame is that it has taken me so long. Thank you Fr Altman for your COURAGE. If you love Jesus & His Church & this nation...please HEED THIS MESSAGE.”
With this petition, we now ask that Fr. Altman's own bishop, Most. Rev. Callahan, likewise support his priest and stop any canonical proceedings against him.
Devoid of united leadership from the Hierarchy, individual priests must do their best to inform the laity of the mortal dangers on full view in the Democrats' platform.
And, threatening to silence priests for strongly speaking the truth only plays into the hand of those who actually hate what the Church stands for...and who will, if elected, most likely seek to injure, or even eradicate, the Church.
The bishops should know that the legacy of the Democratic Party being the party of the small man and of the Catholic immigrant is now over.
The Democratic Party of today is the party of radical individualism, not the common good. And, rabid support for abortion and the homosexual agenda are practically obligatory.
As such, the Democratic Party is not a friend of the Church and any priest or bishop who thinks otherwise is being deceived, or allowing himself to be deceived or bullied.
This is not just an abstraction! This is a serious threat to Christianity and their party's platform needs to be met with strong opposition.
Thank you for SIGNING this petition to the bishop of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Bishop Callahan, asking him to support Fr. Altman rather than bringing any canonical proceedings against him.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
'Bishop threatens ‘canonical penalties’ for priest whose viral video warned Catholics can’t be Democrats': https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/bishop-threatens-canonical-penalties-for-fr-altman
YouTube Video - 'Fr. James Altman: You cannot be Catholic & a Democrat. Period.': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-7eoTN2vNM
Statement regarding Fr. James Altman from Bishop Callahan: https://diolc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Statement-Father-James-Altman-090920.pdf
'Bishop Strickland echoes priest: ‘You cannot be Catholic and be a Democrat’': https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/bishop-strickland-echoes-priest-you-cannot-be-catholic-and-be-a-democrat
**Photo Credit: Screen capture from Fr. James Altman's YouTube video on Alpha News MN


lifesitenews--2020-10-14--President Trump ‘is sounding like a bishop’ should when he speaks about unborn children

October 14 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler , Texas offered high praise for President Donald J. Trump this week on The Bishop Strickland Show , which is being streamed live every Tuesday night on LifeSite ’ s YouTube channel here at 9:00 pm EST .
Strickland is one of the most outspoken bishops on pro-life issues in the entire country .
During his conversation with co-host Terry Barber , His Excellency said that we should “ put politics aside ” and simply recognize that the sitting President of the United States is speaking about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him sound like he ’ s a Catholic bishop .
“ He ’ s basically quoting the Catholic Catechism , ” Strickland remarked .
“ He is sounding like a Bishop or any faithful Catholic.
” Strickland and Barber had just watched a clip of Trump ’ s address to this year ’ s virtual Al Smith dinner , the annual fundraising event usually hosted in New York City that Democratic and Republican presidential candidates normally address in person .
Barber agreed wholeheartedly with Bishop Strickland , saying , “ I appreciate President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I heard this.
” Strickland and Barber also touched on the sexual revolution launched in the 1960s and the Netflix movie Cuties .
Both agreed that the film was pornographic and that anyone who has a subscription to Netflix should cancel it immediately .
During the tail end of the broadcast , Bishop Strickland expressed strong resistance to a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine .
He echoed the remarks of Bishop Athanasius Schneider in saying that such a vaccine is not from God and that people of faith need to resist all efforts to require @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the whole pharmaceutical industry .
There ’ s a lot of money in these vaccines — not just for COVID but vaccines , period .
And it ’ s all woven into the abortion industry…they want to make money .
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October 14, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas offered high praise for President Donald J. Trump this week on The Bishop Strickland Show, which is being streamed live every Tuesday night on LifeSite’s YouTube channel here at 9:00 pm EST. Strickland is one of the most outspoken bishops on pro-life issues in the entire country.
During his conversation with co-host Terry Barber, His Excellency said that we should “put politics aside” and simply recognize that the sitting President of the United States is speaking about unborn children in a way that makes him sound like he’s a Catholic bishop.
“He’s basically quoting the Catholic Catechism,” Strickland remarked. “He is sounding like a Bishop or any faithful Catholic.”
Strickland and Barber had just watched a clip of Trump’s address to this year’s virtual Al Smith dinner, the annual fundraising event usually hosted in New York City that Democratic and Republican presidential candidates normally address in person.
Barber agreed wholeheartedly with Bishop Strickland, saying, “I appreciate President Trump speaking like this…I was shocked when I heard this.”
Strickland and Barber also touched on the sexual revolution launched in the 1960s and the Netflix movie Cuties. Both agreed that the film was pornographic and that anyone who has a subscription to Netflix should cancel it immediately.
During the tail end of the broadcast, Bishop Strickland expressed strong resistance to a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine. He echoed the remarks of Bishop Athanasius Schneider in saying that such a vaccine is not from God and that people of faith need to resist all efforts to require a vaccine.
“It’s the whole pharmaceutical industry. There’s a lot of money in these vaccines — not just for COVID but vaccines, period. And it’s all woven into the abortion industry…they want to make money.”
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lifesitenews--2020-10-14--Canadian police perform midnight COVID quarantine check on terrified woman home alone

FLINTON , Ontario , October 13 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Ontario police showed up after midnight with flashlights and banged on the door of a 32-year-old woman living alone to perform a COVID quarantine check last week .
The terrified woman , who was self-isolating due to travel , locked herself in the bathroom , believing intruders were breaking in to abduct her and worse .
The woman 's father says he is filing an official complaint with the police and is considering legal action for “ significant suffering damages ” that he says his daughter experienced as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The father , who declined to be interviewed by LifeSiteNews and asked that his personal details not be published , sent an account of the incident to Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament ( MPP ) Randy Hillier , who posted it on his website , Facebook and Twitter .
In his October 6 email , the father says that his daughter had returned from abroad and was quarantining alone in a family property in the hamlet of Flinton .
In March , Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ’ s Liberal government brought in emergency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entering Canada from other countries to isolate for 14 days .
Those found guilty of breaking the orders face a maximum fine of $ 750,000 or six months in jail .
“ Last night ( early today ) at 1:24 AM , [ redacted ] OPP attended the property with no notice and no announcement or introduction and no police car lights on , ” the father stated .
“ My daughter only heard loud banging on the door and saw flashlight ( s ) and car headlights , but no flashing police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bathroom and called me in Oshawa , ” he said .
“ I am two hours from a terrified daughter asking me what to do , Daddy , if the intruders enter the house and abduct her or whatever .
We called 911 from Oshawa and were informed within about another 10 minutes that it was the police doing a quarantine checkup ( at 1:24 AM ? )
, ” he stated .
“ Meanwhile my daughter can hardly breathe and I ’ m helplessly left to wonder what is to become of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contacted the Sergeant [ redacted ] who callously stated that this is a pandemic and police can do what they want.
” The father is filing an official complaint with the OPP detachment and “ considering media contact and legal action for significant suffering damages , ” he said .
“ What are OPP doing terrorizing a single female law-abiding citizen following quarantine guidelines as set out by your government in the middle of the night ?
” Independent MPP Hillier told LifeSiteNews that “ the family and myself are seeking to resolve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not speak on their behalf as to what the resolution might be .
There “ could be other legal actions , ” he suggested .
“ I think we can all see that the actions that happened were intolerable.
” The officer in question serves at OPP Central Hastings detachment , but the force does “ not release the names of officers involved in specific incidents , ” OPP spokesman Bill Dickson told LifeSiteNews .
He said the OPP has apologized for the timing of the quarantine check .
“ A member of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conduct a required compliance visit , under the Federal Quarantine Act , in the early hours of the morning , ” Dickson said in an email .
“ We are aware that this matter caused distress and was subsequently shared on social media.
” The OPP “ has reached out the individuals involved in the incident to apologize for the timing of the compliance visit and moving forward , will ensure Quarantine Act visits are not conducted at unreasonable times , ” added Dickson .
He did not comment on whether or not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a timely manner , stating that the OPP “ will not engage in a discussion in the media about an incident.
” Nor did he confirm if the father has gone forward with filing a formal complaint .
Hillier told LifeSiteNews that as a result of his social media post , “ OPP brass ” has reviewed protocols around quarantine checks and “ verbally ” assured him such incidents won ’ t happen again .
He ’ s also written OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique for an assurance that there will be protocols for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what ’ s particularly disturbing about the Flinton incident is the officer allegedly stating he could do what he wanted because this is a pandemic .
The incident comes after Premier Doug Ford , in response to media criticism he was being too lax in enforcing coronavirus restrictions , told police during a press conference in September to “ bring the hammer down.
” “ No , no , he can ’ t .
I don ’ t care what the premier says , ” said Hillier .
“ We must adhere to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have regard and respect for people.
” However , such incidents are not unusual in a Canada that is “ descending down a scary path towards medical authoritarianism , ” says Jay Cameron , lawyer with the Calgary-based Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedom ( JCCF ) .
“ That ’ s taking place across the country , ” he told LifeSiteNews .
“ Police are showing up and doing randomized checks .
I 've heard stories about people being compelled to present ID at the door to verify their identity .
And it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provisions , ” Cameron added .
The “ rigorous checks and balances ” in Canada ’ s Criminal Code are “ sorely missing and entirely absent in most cases ” in the country ’ s new “ health regime , ” he said .
“ The Charter says it protects against authoritarian state action , but governments are ignoring the Charter .
That ’ s the practical reality.
” He pointed to an incident in Quebec City where police arrested and forcibly quarantined two people suspected of being infected with Covid-19 at a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last month that Quebec City health authority Dr. Jacques Girard explained during a press conference that patrons were told to wait for their test results at the bar , but some refused to do so .
As a result , he ordered two people “ taken and forcibly placed into isolation by the state … and police cooperation was exceptional , ” said Girard .
The individuals were not being held at home , he added .
“ It is a location ; we at the CIUSS [ Government agency ] have the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is happening.
” LifeSiteNews contacted Girard for a comment on the incident , but did not hear back .
Cameron underscored the disturbing aspects of the case .
“ The police did the bidding of that one public health official .
No judge was involved , no lawyers were involved , there was no bail hearing , there was no show cause hearing .
It was all based on suspicion of infection of a disease that we know is nowhere as near as scary as we were told.
” Some provinces have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he said .
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney ’ s UCP government has implemented a 14-day mandatory isolation period for individuals arriving from other countries that is a “ house arrest provision ” and does not even allow the quarantined individual to go outside for “ mental health ” and exercise .
“ Locking down everything and harassing citizens for a virus that statistically is nowhere near as dangerous as what ’ s projected is draconian.
” The Trudeau government ’ s plans to expand federal “ quarantine/isolation sites ” across Canada is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cameron .
Public Health Agency of Canada ( PHAC ) media relations told LifeSiteNews in a statement that it and the RCMP rely on “ regional law enforcement agencies to verify the compliance of travelers entering Canada , ” and that “ law enforcement is expected to use its discretion ” in enforcing the emergency orders .
“ The frequency of compliance visits by law enforcement is based on operational requirements and priorities of each law enforcement unit.
” PHAC assigns “ a priority level , either high , medium or low priority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the verification call ( s ) or from other sources , such as information referenced at time of border crossing , ” it stated .
“ PHAC is not able to provide the numbers of referrals that were sent to police as a result of Canada Border Services Agency flag.
” According to the PHAC statement , from the Mandatory Isolation Order ’ s implementation on March 25 , 2020 until September 29 , 2020 , “ a total of 180,438 referrals ( high and medium ) were made by PHAC to law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” During that time , “ a total of 52 contravention tickets and four summonses , have been reported to PHAC as being issued for offences under the Quarantine Act .
”

The 32-year-old woman, who was self-isolating due to travel, locked herself in the bathroom, believing intruders were breaking in to abduct her and worse.
FLINTON, Ontario, October 13, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Ontario police showed up after midnight with flashlights and banged on the door of a 32-year-old woman living alone to perform a COVID quarantine check last week. The terrified woman, who was self-isolating due to travel, locked herself in the bathroom, believing intruders were breaking in to abduct her and worse.
The woman's father says he is filing an official complaint with the police and is considering legal action for “significant suffering damages” that he says his daughter experienced as a result of the police action.
The father, who declined to be interviewed by LifeSiteNews and asked that his personal details not be published, sent an account of the incident to Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Randy Hillier, who posted it on his website, Facebook and Twitter.
Police Terror in Ontario Not long ago @fordnation encouraged police to take an aggressive approach & throw the book at people Here are the results, now police can do what they want.
Are we to become like Australia? You tell me We must stop this Gov overreach #onpoli #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/RIVNLgMvLa — Randy Hillier (@randyhillier) October 7, 2020
In his October 6 email, the father says that his daughter had returned from abroad and was quarantining alone in a family property in the hamlet of Flinton.
In March, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government brought in emergency orders under federal Quarantine Act requiring individuals entering Canada from other countries to isolate for 14 days. Those found guilty of breaking the orders face a maximum fine of $750,000 or six months in jail.
“Last night (early today) at 1:24 AM, [redacted] OPP attended the property with no notice and no announcement or introduction and no police car lights on,” the father stated.
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: No to government and corporate penalties for refusing COVID-19 vaccine Show Petition Text 103183 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 **Photo credit: Shutterstock.com Mainstream media sources are promoting offensive suggestions by some doctors that people who refuse a vaccine for COVID-19 should be "punished" by the government and by business - effectively coercing them into taking the vaccine. One group of doctors writing in 'USA Today' suggested that the government impose special taxes (i.e., fines) on people who refuse the vaccination and that business simply refuse to serve them. [see story below]
Another doctor writing in an online publication called 'The Conversation' shamelessly suggested that people who refuse a vaccine should be given a psychoactive drug to induce compliance. [see story below] But, these suggestions are plain political posturing, and have nothing to do with science or with the recent trends of the disease. And, in case they haven't noticed, we live in a democracy not a medical dictatorship! Please SIGN this urgent petition which asks policy-makers and business people, at all levels, to pledge to respect the rights of those who, in good conscience, decide not to vaccinate themselves or their children. People should not have to live in fear of governmental or corporate retribution for refusing a vaccine which is being rushed to market by Big Pharma and their fellow-travelers in NGOs, like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It would be intolerable and immoral for the government or business to coerce someone, and their family, to take a COVID vaccine against their will to avoid a fine, or just so they can do their weekly grocery shopping. Medical freedom must be respected in principle and also in practice. So, it is now time that our policy-makers listen to all voices involved in this vital conversation, and start to represent those who will not tolerate being punished for refusing a vaccine. Simply put, legislatures must begin to act as legislatures again. Questions must be asked. Hearings and investigations must be held. And, the legislatures of each state and country must return to the business of representing the people who voted for them, assuming their rightful place as the originator of legislation. We can no longer accept the dictates of executive branches without question, especially now that, statistically speaking, the initial brunt of the COVID crisis has passed. Neither can we accept the dictates of doctors who seem detached from reality and from science, and who only seem to be attached to the idea of promoting ideas which contribute to the agrandizement of power and control of political interests, and wealth of those who stand to make a lot of money from the sale of a COVID vaccine. Please SIGN this urgent petition which asks government and business leaders to pledge to respect the rights of those who refuse a COVID vaccine, and not seek to punish them for doing so. FOR MORE INFORMATION: 'Doctors lay out plan to ‘punish’ people who refuse coronavirus vaccine: ‘There is no alternative’' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/doctors-lay-out-plan-to-punish-people-who-refuse-coronavirus-vaccine-there-is-no-alternative 'US professor: ‘Psychoactive pill’ should be covertly administered to ensure lockdown compliance' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-professor-ensure-lockdown-compliance-by-drugging-dissenters-with-psychoactive-pill Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
“My daughter only heard loud banging on the door and saw flashlight(s) and car headlights, but no flashing police lights and frantically locked herself in the bathroom and called me in Oshawa,” he said.
“I am two hours from a terrified daughter asking me what to do, Daddy, if the intruders enter the house and abduct her or whatever. We called 911 from Oshawa and were informed within about another 10 minutes that it was the police doing a quarantine checkup (at 1:24 AM?),” he stated.
“Meanwhile my daughter can hardly breathe and I’m helplessly left to wonder what is to become of my daughter. My other son was contacted the Sergeant [redacted] who callously stated that this is a pandemic and police can do what they want.”
The father is filing an official complaint with the OPP detachment and “considering media contact and legal action for significant suffering damages,” he said.
“What are OPP doing terrorizing a single female law-abiding citizen following quarantine guidelines as set out by your government in the middle of the night?”
Independent MPP Hillier told LifeSiteNews that “the family and myself are seeking to resolve this,” but that he could not speak on their behalf as to what the resolution might be.
There “could be other legal actions,” he suggested. “I think we can all see that the actions that happened were intolerable.”
OPP reached out and apologized: spokesman
The officer in question serves at OPP Central Hastings detachment, but the force does “not release the names of officers involved in specific incidents,” OPP spokesman Bill Dickson told LifeSiteNews.
He said the OPP has apologized for the timing of the quarantine check.
“A member of the Central Hastings OPP recently attempted to conduct a required compliance visit, under the Federal Quarantine Act, in the early hours of the morning,” Dickson said in an email.
“We are aware that this matter caused distress and was subsequently shared on social media.”
The OPP “has reached out the individuals involved in the incident to apologize for the timing of the compliance visit and moving forward, will ensure Quarantine Act visits are not conducted at unreasonable times,” added Dickson.
He did not comment on whether or not the officer identified himself as police in a timely manner, stating that the OPP “will not engage in a discussion in the media about an incident.”
Nor did he confirm if the father has gone forward with filing a formal complaint.
Hillier told LifeSiteNews that as a result of his social media post, “OPP brass” has reviewed protocols around quarantine checks and “verbally” assured him such incidents won’t happen again.
He’s also written OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique for an assurance that there will be protocols for such compliance checks.
Hillier said that what’s particularly disturbing about the Flinton incident is the officer allegedly stating he could do what he wanted because this is a pandemic.
The incident comes after Premier Doug Ford, in response to media criticism he was being too lax in enforcing coronavirus restrictions, told police during a press conference in September to “bring the hammer down.”
“No, no, he can’t. I don’t care what the premier says,” said Hillier. “We must adhere to the rule of law. We must have regard and respect for people.”
Canada on path to “medical authoritarianism”
However, such incidents are not unusual in a Canada that is “descending down a scary path towards medical authoritarianism,” says Jay Cameron, lawyer with the Calgary-based Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedom (JCCF).
“That’s taking place across the country,” he told LifeSiteNews.
“Police are showing up and doing randomized checks. I've heard stories about people being compelled to present ID at the door to verify their identity. And it’s all to enforce the quarantine provisions,” Cameron added.
The “rigorous checks and balances” in Canada’s Criminal Code are “sorely missing and entirely absent in most cases” in the country’s new “health regime,” he said.
“The Charter says it protects against authoritarian state action, but governments are ignoring the Charter. That’s the practical reality.”
He pointed to an incident in Quebec City where police arrested and forcibly quarantined two people suspected of being infected with Covid-19 at a karaoke bar.
The Post Millennial reported last month that Quebec City health authority Dr. Jacques Girard explained during a press conference that patrons were told to wait for their test results at the bar, but some refused to do so.
As a result, he ordered two people “taken and forcibly placed into isolation by the state … and police cooperation was exceptional,” said Girard.
The individuals were not being held at home, he added.
“It is a location; we at the CIUSS [Government agency] have the power to provide for preventative isolations. It is happening.”
LifeSiteNews contacted Girard for a comment on the incident, but did not hear back.
Cameron underscored the disturbing aspects of the case.
“The police did the bidding of that one public health official. No judge was involved, no lawyers were involved, there was no bail hearing, there was no show cause hearing. It was all based on suspicion of infection of a disease that we know is nowhere as near as scary as we were told.”
Some provinces have put their own quarantine restrictions in place, he said.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s UCP government has implemented a 14-day mandatory isolation period for individuals arriving from other countries that is a “house arrest provision” and does not even allow the quarantined individual to go outside for “mental health” and exercise.
“Locking down everything and harassing citizens for a virus that statistically is nowhere near as dangerous as what’s projected is draconian.”
The Trudeau government’s plans to expand federal “quarantine/isolation sites” across Canada is also a cause for alarm, added Cameron.
PHAC made 180,438 referrals to police since March
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) media relations told LifeSiteNews in a statement that it and the RCMP rely on “regional law enforcement agencies to verify the compliance of travelers entering Canada,” and that “law enforcement is expected to use its discretion” in enforcing the emergency orders.
“The frequency of compliance visits by law enforcement is based on operational requirements and priorities of each law enforcement unit.”
PHAC assigns “a priority level, either high, medium or low priority to travelers based on indicators gathered from the verification call(s) or from other sources, such as information referenced at time of border crossing,” it stated.
“PHAC is not able to provide the numbers of referrals that were sent to police as a result of Canada Border Services Agency flag.”
According to the PHAC statement, from the Mandatory Isolation Order’s implementation on March 25, 2020 until September 29, 2020, “a total of 180,438 referrals (high and medium) were made by PHAC to law enforcement for the physical verification of travelers.”
During that time, “a total of 52 contravention tickets and four summonses, have been reported to PHAC as being issued for offences under the Quarantine Act.”
Contact information to respectfully express your view:
Office of Ontario Premier Doug Ford
Room 281
Legislative Building, Queen’s Park
Toronto, ON M7A 1A1
Tel. 416-325-1941
Email: [email protected]
Website contact form: https://correspondence.premier.gov.on.ca/EN/feedback/default.aspx
Ontario MPP Contact information page:
https://www.ola.org/en/members/current/contact-information
OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique
777 Memorial Avenue
Orillia, ON L3V 7V3
Tel. 705-329-6111
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lifesitenews--2020-10-14--Another COVID vaccine using aborted baby cell line pauses trials after participant’s ‘unexplained il

Another COVID vaccine using aborted baby cell line pauses trials after participant’s ‘unexplained illness’

NEW BRUNSWICK , NJ , October 14 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Clinical trials for one of the leading potential coronavirus vaccines , which uses cell lines from an aborted baby , have been temporarily paused due to a serious medical complication in one of its participants .
Johnson & Johnson ( J & J ) released a statement on behalf of their pharmaceutical division Janssen Monday announcing they “ have temporarily paused further dosing in all our COVID-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials ” due to the development of an “ unexplained illness ” in one individual .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ & J vaccine including Janssen 's large-scale Phase 3 clinical trial which began on September 22 and anticipates the enrollment of 60,000 volunteers and 215 research sites .
Though the specific participant ’ s illness has not been released , it is being evaluated by an “ independent Data Safety Monitoring Board ” as well as the corporation ’ s “ internal clinical and safety physicians.
” The J & J statement insists that such adverse events “ are an expected part of any clinical study , especially large studies ” and they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protocols for pausing such trials when they face a “ serious adverse event.
” However , the halting of these clinical trials occurs with a background of concerns raised among experts regarding the potential risks of rushing coronavirus vaccines to the end user in a matter of months , a process which would normally require years to achieve .
Due to the tight timelines required by the Trump Administration ’ s Operation Warp Speed , the Food and Drug Administration has permitted these potential vaccines to be directly tested on humans without first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safety and efficacy .
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Further , this particular vaccine from J & J utilizes the human fetal cell line PER.C6 for its development .
The PER.C6 fetal cell line was derived from retinal tissue taken from an 18-week-old baby boy who was aborted in the Netherlands in 1985 and was later converted into a fetal cell line in 1995 .
Dr. Alex van der Eb , who developed the PER .
C6 cell line , told FDA hearings in 2001 that the cell line was developed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ old preborn baby .
“ I isolated retina from a fetus , from a healthy fetus as far as could be seen , of 18 weeks old .
There was nothing special with a family history or the pregnancy was completely normal up to the 18 weeks , and it turned out to be a socially indicated abortus – abortus provocatus , and that was simply because the woman wanted to get rid of the fetus ... what was written down was unknown father , and that was , in fact , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is the second time that trials for a coronavirus vaccine using a cell line developed from tissue from an aborted baby have been halted due to a serious medical concern .
Last month AstraZeneca , which is using the HEK 293 cell line , announced a “ voluntary pause of vaccination across all trials ” due to what the New York Times reported from their sources to be “ a diagnosis of transverse myelitis , an inflammatory syndrome that affects the spinal cord and is often sparked by viral infections.
” Though @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resumed , according to The Wall Street Journal , they remain “ on hold ” in the U.S .
Between March and August of this year , the Trump Administration ’ s Department of Health and Human Services announced the granting of almost $ 1.5 billion to Johnson & Johnson for the development , testing , manufacturing , and delivery of 100 million doses of this vaccine with the option to purchase more .

**Photo credit: Shutterstock.com
Mainstream media sources are promoting offensive suggestions by some doctors that people who refuse a vaccine for COVID-19 should be "punished" by the government and by business - effectively coercing them into taking the vaccine.
One group of doctors writing in 'USA Today' suggested that the government impose special taxes (i.e., fines) on people who refuse the vaccination and that business simply refuse to serve them. [see story below]
Another doctor writing in an online publication called 'The Conversation' shamelessly suggested that people who refuse a vaccine should be given a psychoactive drug to induce compliance. [see story below]
But, these suggestions are plain political posturing, and have nothing to do with science or with the recent trends of the disease.
And, in case they haven't noticed, we live in a democracy not a medical dictatorship!
Please SIGN this urgent petition which asks policy-makers and business people, at all levels, to pledge to respect the rights of those who, in good conscience, decide not to vaccinate themselves or their children.
People should not have to live in fear of governmental or corporate retribution for refusing a vaccine which is being rushed to market by Big Pharma and their fellow-travelers in NGOs, like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
It would be intolerable and immoral for the government or business to coerce someone, and their family, to take a COVID vaccine against their will to avoid a fine, or just so they can do their weekly grocery shopping.
Medical freedom must be respected in principle and also in practice.
So, it is now time that our policy-makers listen to all voices involved in this vital conversation, and start to represent those who will not tolerate being punished for refusing a vaccine.
Simply put, legislatures must begin to act as legislatures again.
Questions must be asked. Hearings and investigations must be held. And, the legislatures of each state and country must return to the business of representing the people who voted for them, assuming their rightful place as the originator of legislation.
We can no longer accept the dictates of executive branches without question, especially now that, statistically speaking, the initial brunt of the COVID crisis has passed.
Neither can we accept the dictates of doctors who seem detached from reality and from science, and who only seem to be attached to the idea of promoting ideas which contribute to the agrandizement of power and control of political interests, and wealth of those who stand to make a lot of money from the sale of a COVID vaccine.
Please SIGN this urgent petition which asks government and business leaders to pledge to respect the rights of those who refuse a COVID vaccine, and not seek to punish them for doing so.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
'Doctors lay out plan to ‘punish’ people who refuse coronavirus vaccine: ‘There is no alternative’' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/doctors-lay-out-plan-to-punish-people-who-refuse-coronavirus-vaccine-there-is-no-alternative
'US professor: ‘Psychoactive pill’ should be covertly administered to ensure lockdown compliance' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-professor-ensure-lockdown-compliance-by-drugging-dissenters-with-psychoactive-pill


lifesitenews--2020-10-14--Join our daily worldwide rosary HERE

Join our daily worldwide rosary HERE

October 14 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – In response to the crisis unfolding in our world and in the Church , LifeSite is offering Catholics throughout the world a chance to be united daily in prayer , in the Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Crusade .
Catholics from all over the world—from Israel , Uganda , Italy , France , Germany , Ireland , Pakistan , Singapore , the Philippines , India , Indonesia , Australia , New Zealand , Thailand , the United Kingdom , the U.S. , Canada , Brazil , and other countries—are gathering daily to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Anthony Pillari , J.C.L.
, an American priest currently studying in Italy .
Our goal is , by means of this daily rosary and by embracing and living out the message given by the Virgin Mary at Fatima , the triumph of Our Lady ’ s Immaculate Heart .
To help obtain that goal , Bishop Athanasius Schneider graciously composed the following prayer for this worldwide rosary crusade : O Immaculate Heart of Mary , you are the holy Mother of God and our tender Mother .
Look upon the distress in which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are living because of the spread of materialism and the persecution of the Church .
In Fatima you warned against these errors , as you spoke about the errors of Russia .
You are the Mediatrix of all graces .
Implore your Divine Son to grant this special grace for the Pope : that he might consecrate Russia to your Immaculate Heart , so that Russia will be converted , a period of peace will be granted to the world , and your Immaculate Heart will triumph , through an authentic renewal of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ purity of the Catholic Faith , of the sacredness of Divine worship and of the holiness of the Christian life .
O Queen of the holy Rosary and our sweet Mother , turn your merciful eyes to us and graciously hear this our trusting prayer .
Amen .
+ Athanasius Schneider , Auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese of Saint Mary in Astana To learn more about the urgency of responding to Our Lady ’ s message at Fatima , and about what you can do , please read Cardinal Burke ’ s 2017 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ https : //voiceofthefamily.com/full-text-cardinal-burkes-historic-call-for-consecration-of-russia/ ) .
As St. Padre Pio once said , “ The rosary is the weapon for these times.
” Through prayer , God can shape history , change the world , and bring about a great time of renewal and peace for the Church and for the world , through the triumph of Our Lady ’ s Immaculate Heart .
Join us today !
If you would like to follow along with the prayers said during this rosary , you can access them via this PDF .
This document also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the daily rosary on LifeSite led by Fr .
Pillari .

(LifeSiteNews) — In response to the crisis unfolding in our world and in the Church, LifeSite is happy to promote Regina Angelorum Press’s Daily Rosary, which is offering Catholics throughout the world the chance to be united daily in prayer, in the Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Crusade.
Catholics from all over the world — from Israel, Uganda, Italy, France, Germany, Ireland, Pakistan, Singapore, the Philippines, India, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the U.S., Canada, Brazil, and other countries — are gathering daily to pray the Rosary, led by Father Pillari, JCL, MCL, STL, an American priest currently studying in Italy.
The Daily Rosary is being offered each day at 12noon EST through Regina Angelorum Press’ YouTube Channel to which you can subscribe HERE.
The goal is, by means of this Daily Rosary and by embracing and living out the message given by the Virgin Mary at Fatima, the triumph of Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart.
To help obtain that goal, Bishop Athanasius Schneider graciously composed the following prayer for this worldwide Rosary crusade:
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, you are the holy Mother of God and our tender Mother. Look upon the distress in which the Church and the whole of humanity are living because of the spread of materialism and the persecution of the Church. In Fatima you warned against these errors, as you spoke about the errors of Russia. You are the Mediatrix of all graces. Implore your Divine Son to grant this special grace for the Pope: that he might consecrate Russia to your Immaculate Heart, so that Russia will be converted, a period of peace will be granted to the world, and your Immaculate Heart will triumph, through an authentic renewal of the Church in the splendor of the purity of the Catholic Faith, of the sacredness of Divine worship and of the holiness of the Christian life. O Queen of the holy Rosary and our sweet Mother, turn your merciful eyes to us and graciously hear this our trusting prayer. Amen. + Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese of Saint Mary in Astana
To learn more about the urgency of responding to Our Lady’s message at Fatima, and about what you can do, please read Cardinal Burke’s 2017 address at the Rome Life Forum.
As St. Padre Pio once said, “The Rosary is the weapon for these times.” Through prayer, God can shape history, change the world, and bring about a great time of renewal and peace for the Church and for the world, through the triumph of Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart. Join us today!
If you would like to follow along with the prayers said during this Rosary, you can access them HERE. The document also includes a brief F.A.Q. pertaining to the daily Rosary.
You can send your prayer requests to https://reginangelorumpress.com/prayer-intentions/
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