lifesitenews--2020-10-07--Second county in North Carolina becomes ‘Safe County’ for unborn children

MOCKSVILLE , North Carolina , October 7 , 2020 ( Personhood Alliance ) – On Monday , October 5 , 2020 , the Davie County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to become the second Safe County for pre-born children in the nation , as part of the Personhood Alliance ’ s Safe Cities and Counties initiative .
Major growth in this initiative is expected , not only in North Carolina , but across the country , as pro-life Christians decide not to wait for judges and politicians to fix our moral crises .
After unanimously passing the Safe County Resolution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , NC , in moving into the next phase of the Personhood Alliance ’ s Safe Cities and Counties initiative ( formerly known as Sanctuaries for Life ) .
So far , this project has planted Safe Cities in eight towns in Mississippi , two counties in North Carolina , and several locations in seven additional states , which are currently pursuing Safe City resolutions .
Pastor Keith Pavalansky , president of Personhood NC , who is leading the Safe County efforts in North Carolina , recalls the long road to the Davie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ marks the end of Phase 1 of the Personhood Alliance ’ s three-phased Safe Cities and Counties initiative and the entrance into the educational and community-building work of Phase 2 .
The three phases of the Safe City strategy The Safe Cities and Counties initiative was designed to replicate the approach of early Christians in shifting the culture and shaping the law .
In Phase 1 , churches , leaders , and community members come together to encourage the county board or city council to pass a bold , but legally benign , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foundation for becoming a safe city or county .
For example , the resolution just passed in Davie County firmly and boldly declares the personhood of all human beings and local leaders ’ duty to protect them equally under the law .
The city or county acts upon the resolution in Phase 2 , when church leaders , council members and commissioners , and community and ministry leaders work together to build networks and support systems to serve local needs .
During this phase , the Personhood Alliance helps to educate the Church @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on personhood principles and how to apply them to all sanctity of life issues that affect the community , including abortion , fostering and adoption , human trafficking , the exploitation of children , unethical biotechnologies , disability discrimination , the crises in nursing homes , and many other threats specific to that local jurisdiction .
At the heart of Phase 2 is the desire and necessity for the Church to reclaim charity from the government .
It is a time for Christians to make individual commitments to serve the needs of their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who are lost and broken .
Ultimately , the goal is to make abortion and other direct attacks on human life and dignity both illegal and unthinkable .
Only the Gospel can change hearts and minds on a relational level .
In Phase 3 , the community takes peaceful , non-violent measures to exercise their constitutional authority and ignore the unjust ruling of Roe v. Wade and all its precedents .
It is in Phase 3 that local authorities pass legally binding ordinances and interpose on behalf of the pre-born and all other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The wisdom of the phased Safe City strategy Pastor Pavlansky discusses the importance of the phased approach in protecting and preparing the community : Pastor Pavlasky notes there are sometimes objections from pro-life activists : The Personhood Alliance ’ s Safe Cities and Counties initiative is different than other sanctuary city models that pass legally binding ordinances to criminalize abortion as the first , and often only , step .
The efforts in Texas led by Sanctuaries for the Unborn and East Texas Right to Life , who recently announced the 15th city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ City for Unborn Children , ” is an example .
Similar sanctuary city efforts have occurred in Utah and New Mexico .
The Personhood Alliance ’ s phased strategy protects communities from legal challenges that burden and often stymie defiance-first or defiance-only approaches , like the ACLU ’ s lawsuit against the sanctuary cities in Texas .
The three-step Safe Cities and Counties strategy does not defy federal or state law in the beginning , which can bring unnecessary and potentially damaging attention upon the community and its leaders before adequate support systems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strategy also does not wait for Roe to be overturned , nor does it include exceptions , compromises , or other measures of delayed or inconsistent enforcement .
Though the eventual outcome of a Safe City or County Resolution is equal protection through defiance of unjust laws , the path to get there focuses on the Church ’ s responsibility to end the legal killing of pre-born children and to defend against all other direct assaults on human life and dignity , at all stages .
Pastor Pavlansky expects many more counties and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country to join the Safe Cities and Counties initiative : For more information on the Safe Cities and Counties initiative , which is led by Personhood Alliance state affiliate organizations , visit the Safe Cities page .
To find a Personhood Alliance affiliate in your state or to start one , view the affiliate map .

The Personhood Alliance is working on making the country safer for unborn babies, one city and county at a time.
MOCKSVILLE, North Carolina, October 7, 2020 (Personhood Alliance) – On Monday, October 5, 2020, the Davie County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to become the second Safe County for pre-born children in the nation, as part of the Personhood Alliance’s Safe Cities and Counties initiative. Major growth in this initiative is expected, not only in North Carolina, but across the country, as pro-life Christians decide not to wait for judges and politicians to fix our moral crises.
After unanimously passing the Safe County Resolution, Davie County joins neighboring Yadkin County, NC, in moving into the next phase of the Personhood Alliance’s Safe Cities and Counties initiative (formerly known as Sanctuaries for Life). So far, this project has planted Safe Cities in eight towns in Mississippi, two counties in North Carolina, and several locations in seven additional states, which are currently pursuing Safe City resolutions.
Pastor Keith Pavalansky, president of Personhood NC, who is leading the Safe County efforts in North Carolina, recalls the long road to the Davie County resolution:
The Davie County track to become a Safe County was strange, like all of 2020. Personhood NC began a two-pronged approach in January, gathering pastors to explain the effort and directly engaging the county commissioners at the same time. We delivered a resolution to the board of commissioners the first week of February, but the COVID-19 panic shut down the monthly commissioners’ meeting in March, and our resolution languished until this past Monday night. In the end, the board voted to become the second county in U.S. history to become a Safe County! This is truly an historic time.
The Safe City resolution marks the end of Phase 1 of the Personhood Alliance’s three-phased Safe Cities and Counties initiative and the entrance into the educational and community-building work of Phase 2.
The three phases of the Safe City strategy
The Safe Cities and Counties initiative was designed to replicate the approach of early Christians in shifting the culture and shaping the law.
In Phase 1, churches, leaders, and community members come together to encourage the county board or city council to pass a bold, but legally benign, resolution to establish the moral and legal foundation for becoming a safe city or county. For example, the resolution just passed in Davie County firmly and boldly declares the personhood of all human beings and local leaders’ duty to protect them equally under the law.
The city or county acts upon the resolution in Phase 2, when church leaders, council members and commissioners, and community and ministry leaders work together to build networks and support systems to serve local needs. During this phase, the Personhood Alliance helps to educate the Church, community members, and local authorities on personhood principles and how to apply them to all sanctity of life issues that affect the community, including abortion, fostering and adoption, human trafficking, the exploitation of children, unethical biotechnologies, disability discrimination, the crises in nursing homes, and many other threats specific to that local jurisdiction.
— Article continues below Petition — URGENT PETITION: Tell the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade Show Petition Text 61375 have signed the petition. Let's get to 70000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition 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! __________________________________________________________________ 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. _____________________________________________________________________________ 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 Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
At the heart of Phase 2 is the desire and necessity for the Church to reclaim charity from the government. It is a time for Christians to make individual commitments to serve the needs of their own communities and share Jesus with those who are lost and broken. Ultimately, the goal is to make abortion and other direct attacks on human life and dignity both illegal and unthinkable. Only the Gospel can change hearts and minds on a relational level.
In Phase 3, the community takes peaceful, non-violent measures to exercise their constitutional authority and ignore the unjust ruling of Roe v. Wade and all its precedents. It is in Phase 3 that local authorities pass legally binding ordinances and interpose on behalf of the pre-born and all other victims of the culture of death.
The wisdom of the phased Safe City strategy
Pastor Pavlansky discusses the importance of the phased approach in protecting and preparing the community:
The wisdom of the Safe City strategy is that it eliminates early objections and legal concerns, as the first step is to simply pass a common sense, moral resolution. Passing a resolution will not incur any legal costs, unless the opponents suddenly think they can throw out the 1st Amendment. The opposition can scream all they want about the resolution — a powerful public statement — but they cannot sue … We now have a tool to pile up pro-life wins at relatively low costs. It just takes energy and the will to get it done in conservative areas.
Pastor Pavlasky notes there are sometimes objections from pro-life activists:
There are some criticisms to “only passing resolutions” from our own pro-life communities who want to immediately jump into legal jeopardy. I have noted to them that this is only our first step and that our resolutions carry as much legal weight as the Declaration of Independence did 244 years ago. Plus, the three-phased approach builds local awareness and understanding and prepares churches and civil leaders for the fight ahead.
The Personhood Alliance’s Safe Cities and Counties initiative is different than other sanctuary city models that pass legally binding ordinances to criminalize abortion as the first, and often only, step.
The efforts in Texas led by Sanctuaries for the Unborn and East Texas Right to Life, who recently announced the 15th city in Texas to become a “Sanctuary City for Unborn Children,” is an example. Similar sanctuary city efforts have occurred in Utah and New Mexico.
The Personhood Alliance’s phased strategy protects communities from legal challenges that burden and often stymie defiance-first or defiance-only approaches, like the ACLU’s lawsuit against the sanctuary cities in Texas. The three-step Safe Cities and Counties strategy does not defy federal or state law in the beginning, which can bring unnecessary and potentially damaging attention upon the community and its leaders before adequate support systems are in place.
The Safe City strategy also does not wait for Roe to be overturned, nor does it include exceptions, compromises, or other measures of delayed or inconsistent enforcement. Though the eventual outcome of a Safe City or County Resolution is equal protection through defiance of unjust laws, the path to get there focuses on the Church’s responsibility to end the legal killing of pre-born children and to defend against all other direct assaults on human life and dignity, at all stages.
Personhood Alliance president Les Riley explains:
The most effective pro-life ministry is local and relational. We’re seeing several sanctuary efforts being pursued by different groups now, but too often, they’re plagued with the same compromises and exceptions that have hurt the core mission of the pro-life movement for the last 50 years. These efforts intend to defy Roe — a goal we share. But at the same time, they wait for the unjust decision to be overturned.
We must engage in these local efforts to take back our towns and counties, and eventually our states, by applying consistent moral principles and rejecting judicial tyranny. And we must involve Christians in protecting children and families in their own backyards, while also making sure principled local leaders have a strong community support system for the battle ahead.
Major growth is expected
Pastor Pavlansky expects many more counties and towns in North Carolina and across the country to join the Safe Cities and Counties initiative:
The Personhood Alliance has all the support and data needed for any pastor or group to locally upend the injustice associated with Roe vs. Wade. The three-phased process is simple, and it results in extreme excitement and enthusiasm inside the churches and communities that participate. Both Yadkin and Davie counties have now begun creating a culture of life that will continue to spread across our state.
For more information on the Safe Cities and Counties initiative, which is led by Personhood Alliance state affiliate organizations, visit the Safe Cities page. To find a Personhood Alliance affiliate in your state or to start one, view the affiliate map.
Published with permission from Personhood Alliance.
Share


lifesitenews--2020-10-07--Pope Francis’ encyclical is a shot at President Trump right before the election

October 7 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Even before Donald Trump became President , Pope Francis showed his willingness to engage in political interference in the US electoral process by commenting during the Presidential primaries that Trump was “ not a Christian ” because he was for building the border wall .
Unbelievably , during that same in-flight press conference in 2016 , the Pope was asked to comment on same-sex legislation going on in Italy , to which he replied , “ The Pope doesn ’ t get mixed up in Italian politics… the pope is for everybody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the specific internal politics of a country.
” This of course makes no sense .
Good Catholics can come to different conclusions on immigration and the need to have adequate border security – including a wall – very much like the huge wall that surrounds the Pope ’ s own nation-state Vatican City .
Good Catholics can not however accept homosexual civil unions – as Church teaching has clearly stated , in reference to homosexual acts , “ under no circumstances can they be approved.
” So , the Pope could very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the murderous policies of the Democrat Party that stand proudly behind the murder of one million innocent American children each year via abortion , but has no business in taking on issues where Catholics are free to differ and sovereign states are free to decide within the realm of natural law .
The antagonism toward Trump from the Pope has continued ever since .
The Pope has compared Trump to Herod , the border wall to the Berlin wall , and even publicly questioned Trump ’ s pro-life values .
The release @ @ @ @ @ @ @ timed perfectly to affect the US Presidential election , is no exception .
Read with a political lens , it is painfully obvious that the Pope is pushing for Trump ’ s defeat , even going so far as to downplay the importance of abortion to Catholics in a manner threatening the Catholic faith itself .
I found it very interesting that the main paragraph that could be read as bashing President Trump , not by name -- but there is no way to miss the reference -- is the paragraph with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump is the 45th President of the USA and Fratelli Tutti paragraph 45 read this way : Things that until a few years ago could not be said by anyone without risking the loss of universal respect can now be said with impunity , and in the crudest of terms , even by some political figures .
Nor should we forget that there are huge economic interests operating in the digital world , capable of exercising forms of control as subtle as they are invasive , creating mechanisms for the manipulation of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The way many platforms work often ends up favouring encounter between persons who think alike , shielding them from debate .
These closed circuits facilitate the spread of fake news and false information , fomenting prejudice and hate .
And reading the encyclical one finds a steady drumbeat of socialist talking points coming from the Pope which seem more like catchphrases from the Democrat playbook than statements worthy of the Vicar of Christ .
Thank you for signing this petition !
There are many other anti-Trump statements in the encyclical which is why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all over twitter in a vain attempt to cajole pro-life Catholics into voting for pro-abortion socialist Joe Biden .
Francis hits out at “ myopic , extremist , resentful and aggressive nationalism ” which he sees in some countries where “ a concept of popular and national unity influenced by various ideologies is creating new forms of selfishness and a loss of the social sense under the guise of defending national interests.
” He criticizes “ populist political regimes , as well as certain liberal economic approaches , maintain that an influx of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ costs.
” But any truly pro-life Catholic who reads the nearly 200-page encyclical will be convinced of the need to pray for the conversion of the Pope , rather than convinced to vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris – the most pro-abortion US ticket in American history .
Pro-life didn ’ t even make the cut in the paragraph where the Pope laid out what he says should be the “ biggest concerns ” for politicians !
“ Human trafficking , the marketing of human organs and tissues , the sexual exploitation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including prostitution , the drug and weapons trade , terrorism and international organized crime , ” were on that list .
When the Pope talks about “ the principal threats to peace and security ” abortion doesn ’ t make the cut either .
The list there is “ terrorism , asymmetrical conflicts , cybersecurity , environmental problems , poverty.
” Anyone who has worked for the right to life of the unborn would think first and foremost of abortion when Pope Francis speaks of “ extreme situations that may come to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ circumstances , without realizing that they are false answers that do not resolve the problems they are meant to solve and ultimately do no more than introduce new elements of destruction in the fabric of national and global society.
” But no .
Pope Francis says they are… “ war and the death penalty.
” I kid you not .
Please do your own research and look it up .

In reading Fratelli Tutti, one finds a steady drumbeat of socialist talking points which seem more like catchphrases from the Democrat playbook than statements worthy of the Vicar of Christ.
October 7, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Even before Donald Trump became President, Pope Francis showed his willingness to engage in political interference in the US electoral process by commenting during the Presidential primaries that Trump was “not a Christian” because he was for building the border wall. Unbelievably, during that same in-flight press conference in 2016, the Pope was asked to comment on same-sex legislation going on in Italy, to which he replied, “The Pope doesn’t get mixed up in Italian politics… the pope is for everybody and he can’t insert himself in the specific internal politics of a country.”
This of course makes no sense. Good Catholics can come to different conclusions on immigration and the need to have adequate border security – including a wall – very much like the huge wall that surrounds the Pope’s own nation-state Vatican City. Good Catholics cannot however accept homosexual civil unions – as Church teaching has clearly stated, in reference to homosexual acts, “under no circumstances can they be approved.”
So, the Pope could very well, and should, come down on the murderous policies of the Democrat Party that stand proudly behind the murder of one million innocent American children each year via abortion, but has no business in taking on issues where Catholics are free to differ and sovereign states are free to decide within the realm of natural law.
The antagonism toward Trump from the Pope has continued ever since. The Pope has compared Trump to Herod, the border wall to the Berlin wall, and even publicly questioned Trump’s pro-life values.
The release of the Pope’s latest encyclical timed perfectly to affect the US Presidential election, is no exception.
Read with a political lens, it is painfully obvious that the Pope is pushing for Trump’s defeat, even going so far as to downplay the importance of abortion to Catholics in a manner threatening the Catholic faith itself.
I found it very interesting that the main paragraph that could be read as bashing President Trump, not by name — but there is no way to miss the reference — is the paragraph with the same number as Trump’s presidency. Trump is the 45th President of the USA and Fratelli Tutti paragraph 45 read this way:
Things that until a few years ago could not be said by anyone without risking the loss of universal respect can now be said with impunity, and in the crudest of terms, even by some political figures. Nor should we forget that there are huge economic interests operating in the digital world, capable of exercising forms of control as subtle as they are invasive, creating mechanisms for the manipulation of consciences and of the democratic process. The way many platforms work often ends up favouring encounter between persons who think alike, shielding them from debate. These closed circuits facilitate the spread of fake news and false information, fomenting prejudice and hate.
And reading the encyclical one finds a steady drumbeat of socialist talking points coming from the Pope which seem more like catchphrases from the Democrat playbook than statements worthy of the Vicar of Christ. There are many other anti-Trump statements in the encyclical which is why all the leftists are gleefully using clips all over twitter in a vain attempt to cajole pro-life Catholics into voting for pro-abortion socialist Joe Biden. — Article continues below Petition — URGENT PETITION: Tell the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade Show Petition Text 61375 have signed the petition. Let's get to 70000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition 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! __________________________________________________________________ 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. _____________________________________________________________________________ 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 Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition Francis hits out at “myopic, extremist, resentful and aggressive nationalism” which he sees in some countries where “a concept of popular and national unity influenced by various ideologies is creating new forms of selfishness and a loss of the social sense under the guise of defending national interests.” He criticizes “populist political regimes, as well as certain liberal economic approaches, maintain that an influx of migrants is to be prevented at all costs.” But any truly pro-life Catholic who reads the nearly 200-page encyclical will be convinced of the need to pray for the conversion of the Pope, rather than convinced to vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris – the most pro-abortion US ticket in American history. Pro-life didn’t even make the cut in the paragraph where the Pope laid out what he says should be the “biggest concerns” for politicians! “Human trafficking, the marketing of human organs and tissues, the sexual exploitation of boys and girls, slave labour, including prostitution, the drug and weapons trade, terrorism and international organized crime,” were on that list. When the Pope talks about “the principal threats to peace and security” abortion doesn’t make the cut either. The list there is “terrorism, asymmetrical conflicts, cybersecurity, environmental problems, poverty.” Anyone who has worked for the right to life of the unborn would think first and foremost of abortion when Pope Francis speaks of “extreme situations that may come to be seen as solutions in especially dramatic circumstances, without realizing that they are false answers that do not resolve the problems they are meant to solve and ultimately do no more than introduce new elements of destruction in the fabric of national and global society.” But no. Pope Francis says they are… “war and the death penalty.” I kid you not. Please do your own research and look it up.
Follow John-Henry John-Henry is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of LifeSiteNews.com. He and his wife Dianne and their eight children live in the Ottawa Valley in Ontario, Canada. He has spoken at conferences and retreats, and appeared on radio and television throughout North America, Europe and Asia. John-Henry founded the Rome Life Forum an annual strategy meeting for pro-life leaders worldwide. He co-founded Voice of the Family and serves on the executive of the Canadian National March for Life Committee, and the annual National Pro-Life Youth Conference. He is a consultant to Canada’s largest pro-life organization Campaign Life Coalition, and serves on the executive of the Ontario branch of the organization. He has run three times for political office in the province of Ontario representing the Family Coalition Party. John-Henry earned an MA from the University of Toronto in School and Child Clinical Psychology and an Honours BA from York University in Psychology.
Share


lifesitenews--2020-10-07--Join our daily worldwide rosary HERE

Join our daily worldwide rosary HERE

October 7 , 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/
Share


lifesitenews--2020-10-07--Priest’s viral video against Catholics voting Democrat viewed over 1 million times

PETITION : Urge Catholic bishops to refuse Holy Communion to pro-abortion Biden !
Sign the petition here .
October 7 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Fr .
James Altman ’ s video , “ You can not be Catholic & a Democrat .
Period , ” has now been watched over one million times .
In his viral video , Fr .
Altman warned Catholics who vote Democrat to “ repent of your support of that party and its platform or face the fires of hell.
” The video is a powerful rebuke to the Democratic Party , highlighting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clergy , and laity who support its “ platform.
” LifeSiteNews reached out to the courageous priest for comment and received the following : Thank you , and thanks to John-Henry Westen , for the privilege of appearing on LifeSiteNews .
By what miracle , only God knows .
All glory be to God .
The same goes for this video .
I remember recording it , but never thought it would bring much attention , at most , a mere fraction of those who had started to watch the regular daily meditations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vileness of the response from the bullies and fascists on the left .
Not that I did not already know how vile they can be - they do , after all , promote the butchering of Holy Innocents in the womb and boldly sold butchered body parts for greater profit .
Yet they did surprise me with their vile attack on someone simply speaking a proposition contrary to their narrative .
They picked on the wrong guy this time because I will not be bullied by vile people outside the church nor - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ church .
It is ironic that some of those bullies actually are inside the church and dare to say that I shall not say something they deem too political .
Yet they are among the most vocal in support of the Democrats and their Marxist agenda .
The last ten Vicars of Christ on earth have expressly condemned even moderate socialism .
There is no excuse for their contrary public position .
Jesus the Lord had words for the likes of those , such as `` hypocrites '' and `` brood of vipers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thanks to LifeSite and a few others for being `` Rocks of Gibraltar '' in having my back and supporting me publicly .
Along with Bishop Strickland and some others in the Laity , you affirm the other few out there who truly are faithful and hold fast to the Sacred Tradition .
You let them know they are not alone .
We are in this together , and our voices shall be heard .
We are entitled to demand Truth and call out those who speak lies , period .
We are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and call out those who are not , period .
Enough is enough .
Let us all continue to vote with our feet and vote with our pocketbooks , and support only those who yearn to preach the unchanged and unchangeable Truth - to serve and not be served .
God bless you , LifeSiteNews , and all the few who are faithful .
Let us keep the Faith and run the race to the end .

PETITION: Urge Catholic bishops to refuse Holy Communion to pro-abortion Biden! Sign the petition here.
October 7, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Fr. James Altman’s video, “You cannot be Catholic & a Democrat. Period,” has now been watched over one million times.
In his viral video, Fr. Altman warned Catholics who vote Democrat to “repent of your support of that party and its platform or face the fires of hell.”
The video is a powerful rebuke to the Democratic Party, highlighting the hypocrisy of the Catholic hierarchy, clergy, and laity who support its “platform.”
LifeSiteNews reached out to the courageous priest for comment and received the following:
Thank you, and thanks to John-Henry Westen, for the privilege of appearing on LifeSiteNews. By what miracle, only God knows. All glory be to God. The same goes for this video.
I remember recording it, but never thought it would bring much attention, at most, a mere fraction of those who had started to watch the regular daily meditations.
Certainly I did not expect the vileness of the response from the bullies and fascists on the left. Not that I did not already know how vile they can be – they do, after all, promote the butchering of Holy Innocents in the womb and boldly sold butchered body parts for greater profit. Yet they did surprise me with their vile attack on someone simply speaking a proposition contrary to their narrative. They picked on the wrong guy this time because I will not be bullied by vile people outside the church nor – more importantly – vile people inside the church.
It is ironic that some of those bullies actually are inside the church and dare to say that I shall not say something they deem too political. Yet they are among the most vocal in support of the Democrats and their Marxist agenda. The last ten Vicars of Christ on earth have expressly condemned even moderate socialism. There is no excuse for their contrary public position. Jesus the Lord had words for the likes of those, such as “hypocrites” and “brood of vipers.”
Thanks be to God and thanks to LifeSite and a few others for being “Rocks of Gibraltar” in having my back and supporting me publicly. Along with Bishop Strickland and some others in the Laity, you affirm the other few out there who truly are faithful and hold fast to the Sacred Tradition. You let them know they are not alone. We are in this together, and our voices shall be heard. We are entitled to demand Truth and call out those who speak lies, period. We are entitled to demand orthodoxy from the clergy and call out those who are not, period.
Enough is enough. Let us all continue to vote with our feet and vote with our pocketbooks, and support only those who yearn to preach the unchanged and unchangeable Truth – to serve and not be served.
God bless you, LifeSiteNews, and all the few who are faithful. Let us keep the Faith and run the race to the end.
Fr. James Altman
+ + +


lifesitenews--2020-10-07--Lawyers insist abortion for disabilities ‘absolutely incompatible’ with Polish constitution

WARSAW , Poland , October 7 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) ―Pro-lifers believe that Poland ’ s constitutional court is poised to find eugenic abortion incompatible with the Polish constitution .
On October 22 this year , the Constitutional Tribunal will consider whether or not the provision of the Polish abortion law allowing the destruction of unborn babies because they are disabled or ill is unconstitutional .
Krystian Kratiuk of Polonia Christiana , a Polish Catholic magazine , told LifeSiteNews today that the outcome is not yet certain but that there is a strong legal case for the judges to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really hard to predict what they will do , but according to lawyers , the letter of the law is that eugenic abortion is absolutely incompatible with the Polish constitution , ” Kratiuk said via email .
In an amicus brief sent to LifeSiteNews by Poland ’ s Ordo Iuris International Law Center , lawyers explained how “ the admissibility of depriving of life an unborn child who is highly likely to suffer from diseases is inconsistent with Article 2 , Article 30 , Article 38 in conjunction with Article 31 , paragraph @ @ @ @ @ @ @ acts of international law.
” Article 2 of the Polish Constitution states that the “ Republic of Poland shall be a democratic state ruled by law and implementing the principles of social justice.
” Article 30 states that the “ inherent and inalienable dignity of the person shall constitute a source of freedoms and rights of persons and citizens .
It shall be inviolable .
The respect and protection thereof shall be the obligation of public authorities.
” Article 38 maintains that the “ Republic of Poland shall ensure the legal protection of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Article 31 , paragraph 3 , holds that any “ limitation upon the exercise of constitutional freedoms and rights may be imposed only by statute , and only when necessary in a democratic state for the protection of its security or public order , or to protect the natural environment , health or public morals , or the freedoms and rights of other persons .
Such limitations shall not violate the essence of freedoms and rights .
LifeSiteNews is sponsoring a petition to the Polish Constitutional Tribunal to “ affirm life ” by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Journalist Grzegorz Górny told LifeSiteNews today via email that there is “ a big chance , a very big chance ” that the court will rule in favour of the rights of the disabled unborn .
The reason is political : the vast majority of judges are appointees of the ruling , populist Prawo i Sprawiedliwość ( Law and Justice , i.e .
PiS ) party .
“ At this moment of the 15 members of the Constitutional Tribunal , as many as 14 members were nominated by PiS , ” Górny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the abortion of unborn children with illnesses and disabilities previously cumulated in a 2018 citizens ’ bill or “ project ” called “ Stop Abortion ” that was signed by more than 830,00 Polish citizens and supported by the Catholic Church in Poland .
Citizens ’ projects can become law in Poland if passed by parliament and signed by the president .
Poland ’ s President Andrzej Duda has stated his willingness to sign the project , which followed a failed attempt to ban all abortion in the country .
Nevertheless , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been stalled on more than one occasion .
There is more than one way to save babies , however .
According to Karolina Pawłowska of Ordo Iuris , a group of members of the Polish Sejm ( parliament ) moved on November 19 , 2019 that the Constitutional Tribunal should declare eugenic abortion unconstitutional .
“ Formally it is not connected [ to the citizens ’ project ] at all , ” Pawłowska told LifeSiteNews today , “ but the fact is that representatives of civil society have acted in a very systematic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violation of human rights.
” “ Polish members of parliament have issued an application to our tribunal because they are aware that civil society is always raising this issue.
” Krystian Kratiuk suggested to LifeSiteNews that the delay in asking the Constitutional Tribunal to step in may have been tactical .
“ The Tribunal is said to have waited so long for the judges to change to more conservatives ones , ” he said .
But the journalist also suggested that the suddenly swift movement on the issue may have something to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PiS members — one that seeks to broaden the rights of animals .
“ The Law and Justice government is now voting on an extremely left-wing bill on banning fur animals , ritual slaughter , keeping a dog on a chain in the countryside , and on ‘ animal rights ’ in general , ” Kratiuk said .
“ There is a huge scandal because the vast majority of farmers voted for PiS , ” he continued .
“ They feel cheated , and many people from the village will lose their jobs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appease ] the conservative audience somehow , the Law and Justice party may have therefore started the process in the tribunal.
” “ It is difficult to think that it is an accident .
”

Lawyers explained how 'the admissibility of depriving of life an unborn child who is highly likely to suffer from diseases is inconsistent' with Polish supreme law.
WARSAW, Poland, October 7, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ―Pro-lifers believe that Poland’s constitutional court is poised to find eugenic abortion incompatible with the Polish constitution.
On October 22 this year, the Constitutional Tribunal will consider whether or not the provision of the Polish abortion law allowing the destruction of unborn babies because they are disabled or ill is unconstitutional.
Krystian Kratiuk of Polonia Christiana, a Polish Catholic magazine, told LifeSiteNews today that the outcome is not yet certain but that there is a strong legal case for the judges to ban the practice.
“It is really hard to predict what they will do, but according to lawyers, the letter of the law is that eugenic abortion is absolutely incompatible with the Polish constitution,” Kratiuk said via email.
In an amicus brief sent to LifeSiteNews by Poland’s Ordo Iuris International Law Center, lawyers explained how “the admissibility of depriving of life an unborn child who is highly likely to suffer from diseases is inconsistent with Article 2, Article 30, Article 38 in conjunction with Article 31, paragraph 3 of the Polish Constitution and numerous acts of international law.”
Article 2 of the Polish Constitution states that the “Republic of Poland shall be a democratic state ruled by law and implementing the principles of social justice.” Article 30 states that the “inherent and inalienable dignity of the person shall constitute a source of freedoms and rights of persons and citizens. It shall be inviolable. The respect and protection thereof shall be the obligation of public authorities.”
— Article continues below Petition — VICTORY: Poland says 'No' to eugenic abortion! Show Petition Text 6238 have signed the petition. Let's get to 7500 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition PETITION UPDATE (10/22/2020) Today, the Polish Constitutional Tribunal issued a ruling that the provision in the act allowing "abortion in the case of a high probability of severe and irreversible impairment of the fetus or an incurable disease that threatens the fetus" is inconsistent with the Polish Constitution, which was permitted since 1993 until the time when the conceived child reaches the age when it is able to survive outside the mother's body, in practice up to the 24th week of pregnancy. This ruling makes abortion for eugenic reasons illegal in Poland! Thank God and sincere gratitude to the Polish Constitutional Court for doing the right and reasonable thing. And, thank you for continuing to sign this petition. We will send all signatures to the Polish Constitutional Court as way to show our thanks! _____________________________________________________________________ On October 22nd, the Polish Constitutional Tribunal will decide whether eugenic abortion - on the grounds of a positive Down Syndrome test, for example - currently allowed by the Abortion Act of 1993 is in keeping with the country's constitution. Eugenic abortion is not the mark of an advanced society. It is, rather, the mark of a savage society which deems some human lives as disposable. And, the reason the court will issue a ruling is because Members of the Sejm (the Lower House of the Polish Parliament) have requested clarification of the law. We, therefore, ask you to join us in urging the Polish Constitutional Tribunal to reject eugenic abortion and affirm the dignity and life of every preborn baby. Let's encourage the Polish Court to a give good example to the rest of the world, and affirm life! By SIGNING this petition, we demonstrate our agreement with the amicus brief brought to the Polish court by Ordo Iuris International Law Center, which you can READ by clicking here. The problem mainly lies in two Articles of the Abortion Act (1993), which legalizes eugenic abortion, and which are, therefore, non-compliant with Article 30 of the Polish Constitution. That is because of the key fact, that they legalize eugenic practices towards an unborn child, denying him the respect and protection of his dignity. Indeed, according to the Polish Constitution, the source of all freedoms and rights is dignity and it not only belongs to each human, but it cannot be relinquished. Fortunately, there is a close connection between the protection of human dignity and legal guarantees of the protection of human life in Polish law, and that is why in its judgment of January 2004, the Constitutional Tribunal stated: "There can be no protection of human dignity if there are no sufficient grounds to protect life." Please SIGN this petition which urges the Polish Constitutional Tribunal to vindicate and protect the lives of the sick preborn babies. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Ordo Iuris amicus brief urging the Polish Constitutional Court to declare two articles of the Abortion Act to be in non-conformity with the Polish Constitution: https://ordoiuris.pl/pliki/dokumenty/Miedzynarodowy_Amicus_Curiae_ws_obrony_zycia.pdf *Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com **LifeSiteNews and LifePetitions are against abortion under every circumstance. By supporting this petition, we are not somehow suggesting that we are only against eugenic abortion. Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
Article 38 maintains that the “Republic of Poland shall ensure the legal protection of the life of every human being.” Article 31, paragraph 3, holds that any “limitation upon the exercise of constitutional freedoms and rights may be imposed only by statute, and only when necessary in a democratic state for the protection of its security or public order, or to protect the natural environment, health or public morals, or the freedoms and rights of other persons. Such limitations shall not violate the essence of freedoms and rights.
LifeSiteNews is sponsoring a petition to the Polish Constitutional Tribunal to “affirm life” by protecting the constitutional rights of the unborn.
Journalist Grzegorz Górny told LifeSiteNews today via email that there is “a big chance, a very big chance” that the court will rule in favour of the rights of the disabled unborn. The reason is political: the vast majority of judges are appointees of the ruling, populist Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (Law and Justice, i.e. PiS) party.
“At this moment of the 15 members of the Constitutional Tribunal, as many as 14 members were nominated by PiS,” Górny stated.
A popular movement to ban the abortion of unborn children with illnesses and disabilities previously cumulated in a 2018 citizens’ bill or “project” called “Stop Abortion” that was signed by more than 830,00 Polish citizens and supported by the Catholic Church in Poland. Citizens’ projects can become law in Poland if passed by parliament and signed by the president. Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has stated his willingness to sign the project, which followed a failed attempt to ban all abortion in the country. Nevertheless, the passage of the bill into law has been stalled on more than one occasion.
There is more than one way to save babies, however. According to Karolina Pawłowska of Ordo Iuris, a group of members of the Polish Sejm (parliament) moved on November 19, 2019 that the Constitutional Tribunal should declare eugenic abortion unconstitutional.
“Formally it is not connected [to the citizens’ project] at all,” Pawłowska told LifeSiteNews today, “but the fact is that representatives of civil society have acted in a very systematic way to express that abortion is a violation of human rights.”
“Polish members of parliament have issued an application to our tribunal because they are aware that civil society is always raising this issue.”
Krystian Kratiuk suggested to LifeSiteNews that the delay in asking the Constitutional Tribunal to step in may have been tactical.
“The Tribunal is said to have waited so long for the judges to change to more conservatives ones,” he said.
But the journalist also suggested that the suddenly swift movement on the issue may have something to do with a bill very unpopular with some PiS members — one that seeks to broaden the rights of animals.
“The Law and Justice government is now voting on an extremely left-wing bill on banning fur animals, ritual slaughter, keeping a dog on a chain in the countryside, and on ‘animal rights’ in general,” Kratiuk said.
“There is a huge scandal because the vast majority of farmers voted for PiS,” he continued.
“They feel cheated, and many people from the village will lose their jobs. And therefore in order to [appease] the conservative audience somehow, the Law and Justice party may have therefore started the process in the tribunal.”
“It is difficult to think that it is an accident.”
Share


lifesitenews--2020-10-07--Citizens across USA hold 3,000 ‘Rosary Rallies’ to combat violent riots

PETITION : Investigate George Soros 's role in funding domestic terrorism !
Sign the petition here .
October 7 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Against the violent protests that threatened to destroy police stations across the country this summer , nearly 3,000 rosary rallies have been held at many of those same locations since August .
A special project of Tradition , Family , and Property ’ s Return to Order campaign , these rosary rallies aim to support U.S. law enforcement with prayer .
According to the Return to Order ’ s John Horvat II , “ we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sic ] to hold Rosary Rallies of support in front of police stations everywhere.
” Late last month , many of those rallies occurred in tandem at 12 noon all over the country .
Horvat told LifeSiteNews that September 26 was chosen “ because it ’ s closest to St. Michael ’ s feast day , ” which falls on September 29 .
St. Michael is the patron of law enforcement .
Each Rosary Rally is spearheaded by a rally captain , who volunteers to lead the prayers of the rosary .
Return @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ St .
Michael , protect our police , so that they can protect us !
” Horvat noted that Return to Order was surprised at how quickly the rallies caught on .
Rallies have been held in locations across the United States , with numbers ranging from a dozen to fifty people .
Some rallies attract priests and religious who speak and give their blessing .
Others include just the prayers of the rosary or the Chaplet of St. Michael .
The inspiration behind these rallies originated because “ we saw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down , they ’ re under a lot of stress , they ’ re under a lot of pressure ... and wherever we have held these rallies the police have always been extremely appreciative , ” Horvat told LifeSiteNews .
LifeSiteNews was present at the Rosary Rally held at the Fredericksburg Police Station on September 26 in Fredericksburg , Virginia .
Eleven adults and two children prayed the Glorious Mysteries in front of the station .
Admiral Michael Kasey of the Rappahannock Assembly of the Knights of Columbus , the Rosary Rally captain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I believe participating in a public Rosary is important to any member of the Knights of Columbus to show our Patriotism .
It is important to any Catholic to help build our treasure in Heaven.
” Return to Order extended the rosary campaign with a goal of holding 10,000 Rosary Rallies around the country by October 31 .
For more information about the rallies , please call ( 844 ) 830-3570 .
To register to lead a rosary rally , please visit https : //www.returntoorder.org/policerally .

Return to Order, the organization spearheading the initiative, was surprised at how quickly the rallies caught on.
PETITION: Investigate George Soros's role in funding domestic terrorism! Sign the petition here.
October 7, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Against the violent protests that threatened to destroy police stations across the country this summer, nearly 3,000 rosary rallies have been held at many of those same locations since August. A special project of Tradition, Family, and Property’s Return to Order campaign, these rosary rallies aim to support U.S. law enforcement with prayer. According to the Return to Order’s John Horvat II, “we are asking our friends and activist [sic] to hold Rosary Rallies of support in front of police stations everywhere.”
Late last month, many of those rallies occurred in tandem at 12 noon all over the country. Horvat told LifeSiteNews that September 26 was chosen “because it’s closest to St. Michael’s feast day,” which falls on September 29. St. Michael is the patron of law enforcement.
Each Rosary Rally is spearheaded by a rally captain, who volunteers to lead the prayers of the rosary. Return to Order provides a free banner saying: “St. Michael, protect our police, so that they can protect us!”
Horvat noted that Return to Order was surprised at how quickly the rallies caught on. Rallies have been held in locations across the United States, with numbers ranging from a dozen to fifty people. Some rallies attract priests and religious who speak and give their blessing. Others include just the prayers of the rosary or the Chaplet of St. Michael.
The inspiration behind these rallies originated because “we saw they [the police] were getting down, they’re under a lot of stress, they’re under a lot of pressure … and wherever we have held these rallies the police have always been extremely appreciative,” Horvat told LifeSiteNews.
LifeSiteNews was present at the Rosary Rally held at the Fredericksburg Police Station on September 26 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Eleven adults and two children prayed the Glorious Mysteries in front of the station.
Admiral Michael Kasey of the Rappahannock Assembly of the Knights of Columbus, the Rosary Rally captain for Fredericksburg, told LifeSiteNews, “I believe participating in a public Rosary is important to any member of the Knights of Columbus to show our Patriotism. It is important to any Catholic to help build our treasure in Heaven.”
Return to Order extended the rosary campaign with a goal of holding 10,000 Rosary Rallies around the country by October 31. For more information about the rallies, please call (844) 830-3570. To register to lead a rosary rally, please visit https://www.returntoorder.org/policerally.
Share


lifesitenews--2020-10-07--Actively gay ‘practicing Catholic’ nominated to California Supreme Court

URGENT PETITION : Tell the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade !
Sign the petition here .
SACRAMENTO , California , October 7 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday nominated the openly homosexual Martin Jenkins , a self-professed “ practicing Catholic , ” to California ’ s Supreme Court .
A Democrat , Jenkins had previously served as the Judicial Appointments Secretary to the governor since 2019 .
The press release by the governor ’ s office explicitly pointed out that Jenkins would be the “ first openly gay ” man to serve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Jenkins was praised strongly by supporters of homosexuality and gender ideology , who welcomed the news as a key step in advancing their agenda .
State Sen. Scott Wiener and Assemblyman Todd Gloria of the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus issued a statement of support , saying , “ The LGBTQ community is dramatically under-represented in the judiciary , and particularly so at the appellate level … This appointment is a major step toward a judiciary that represents the entire community.
” Their thoughts were echoed by Rick Zbur , executive director for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He stated that “ Governor Newsom ’ s appointment of California ’ s first openly gay supreme court justice is a monumental step forward for the LGBTQ+ community and for our entire state.
” Jenkins “ embodies the values of our great state , ” he added .
Jenkins said he views his new position as an opportunity to “ shine a light on the possibilities for people who look like me or have the same orientation as I do.
” An active homosexual , Jenkins maintains that he is a life-long “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Francisco , he attended the Jesuit-run Santa Clara university .
In an interview with pro-LGBTQ magazine The Advocate , he said , “ I ’ ve been a practicing Catholic all my life , and I truly believe in the God of love and that God loves me as I am now.
” The state of California is widely recognized as one of the most liberal states in the U.S. , particularly with regard to issues like homosexuality and transgenderism .
It made history as the first state to legalize same-sex domestic partnerships @ @ @ @ @ @ @ couples to adopt children since 2003 .
Same-sex “ marriage ” was also legalized in 2008 , until a public vote banned it five months later .
The ban was overturned in June of 2013 .
The U.S. Supreme Court forced same-sex “ marriage ” on all 50 states in June 2015 .

URGENT PETITION: Tell the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade! Sign the petition here.
SACRAMENTO, California, October 7, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday nominated the openly homosexual Martin Jenkins, a self-professed “practicing Catholic,” to California’s Supreme Court.
A Democrat, Jenkins had previously served as the Judicial Appointments Secretary to the governor since 2019. The press release by the governor’s office explicitly pointed out that Jenkins would be the “first openly gay” man to serve on the state’s highest court.
Jenkins was praised strongly by supporters of homosexuality and gender ideology, who welcomed the news as a key step in advancing their agenda.
State Sen. Scott Wiener and Assemblyman Todd Gloria of the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus issued a statement of support, saying, “The LGBTQ community is dramatically under-represented in the judiciary, and particularly so at the appellate level … This appointment is a major step toward a judiciary that represents the entire community.”
Their thoughts were echoed by Rick Zbur, executive director for the homosexual lobby group Equality California. He stated that “Governor Newsom’s appointment of California’s first openly gay supreme court justice is a monumental step forward for the LGBTQ+ community and for our entire state.” Jenkins “embodies the values of our great state,” he added.
Jenkins said he views his new position as an opportunity to “shine a light on the possibilities for people who look like me or have the same orientation as I do.”
An active homosexual, Jenkins maintains that he is a life-long “practicing Catholic.” A native of San Francisco, he attended the Jesuit-run Santa Clara university. In an interview with pro-LGBTQ magazine The Advocate, he said, “I’ve been a practicing Catholic all my life, and I truly believe in the God of love and that God loves me as I am now.”
The state of California is widely recognized as one of the most liberal states in the U.S., particularly with regard to issues like homosexuality and transgenderism. It made history as the first state to legalize same-sex domestic partnerships in 1999, and has permitted same-sex couples to adopt children since 2003. Same-sex “marriage” was also legalized in 2008, until a public vote banned it five months later. The ban was overturned in June of 2013.
The U.S. Supreme Court forced same-sex “marriage” on all 50 states in June 2015.
Share


lifesitenews--2020-10-07--Pope Francis used misleading account of Saint Francis in ‘Fratelli Tutti’: experts

PETITION : Urge Catholic bishops to refuse Holy Communion to pro-abortion Biden !
Sign the petition here .
VATICAN CITY , October 7 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — The portrait of Saint Francis of Assisi as a precursor to modern interreligious dialogue painted by Pope Francis in his new encyclical Fratelli Tutti does not do justice to the original , experts say .
In the preamble to Fratelli Tutti , Pope Francis says about St. Francis ’ mission to Sultan Malik-el-Kamil in Damietta , Egypt : Francis ’ fidelity to his Lord was commensurate with his love for his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hardships and dangers involved , Francis went to meet the Sultan with the same attitude that he instilled in his disciples : if they found themselves “ among the Saracens and other nonbelievers ” , without renouncing their own identity they were not to “ engage in arguments or disputes , but to be subject to every human creature for God ’ s sake ” .
In the context of the times , this was an extraordinary recommendation .
We are impressed that some eight hundred years ago Saint Francis urged that all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that a humble and fraternal “ subjection ” be shown to those who did not share his faith .
However , this retelling of the story of St. Francis and the Sultan has been contradicted by journalists and scholars who argue that it jars with historical accounts .
Dr. Samuel Gregg , the Research Director of the Action Institute , pointed out in Catholic World Report that Saint Francis was not the “ meek and mild ” personage Francis seems to suggest .
“ When the Sultan asked Francis and his companion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saint ‘ got immediately to the point .
He was the ambassador of the Lord Jesus Christ and had come for the salvation of the sultan ’ s soul .
Francis expressed his willingness to explain and defend Christianity ’ , ” Gregg related , quoting from scholar Augustine Thompson O.P.
’ s Francis of Assisi : A New Biography ( 2012 ) .
“ What followed was an exchange of statements by Francis and the Sultan ’ s religious advisors ( who told the Sultan to execute Francis for “ preaching against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the two parties outlined the respective truth claims of Christianity and Islam .
Francis then engaged in a ‘ long conversation ’ with the Sultan in which he ‘ continued to express his Christian faith in the Crucified Lord and his promise of salvation , ’ ” Gregg continued .
“ At no point did the saint , Thompson stresses , speak ill of the Prophet Muhammad .
But Francis wasn ’ t there for an exchange of diplomatic pleasantries .
He wanted to convert the Sultan to Christianity through word and action.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ facts because , unlike the portrayal of the encounter found in Fratelli tutti , the “ saint was concerned with addressing the question of religious truth.
” Thus , the encyclical was “ wanting ” in its portrayal .
Professor Roberto de Mattei was less forgiving of Pope Francis ’ misrepresentation of Saint Francis .
“ Pope Francis presents [ the visit to the Sultan ] as a search for dialogue , when all the sources of the time say that St. Francis wanted to convert the Sultan and supported the crusaders who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” he said in a recorded statement for RadioRomaLibera.org .
“ But the encounter between St. Francis and the Sultan failed , and Pope Bergoglio seems to want to demonstrate that he is more capable than St. Francis at carrying out the project , starting with the Abu Dhabi document.
” The 2019 Abu Dhabi Declaration argued that God willed the “ pluralism and diversity of religions ” in the same way he willed a diversity of sex and skin color .
The document was signed by Pope Francis and the Muslim Grand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ However , it is unlikely that Pope Francis himself was the first to present St. Francis as a precursor to modern interreligious dialogue .
According to Church Militant , a revisionist account of the saint ’ s missionary efforts among the Muslims during the Fifth Crusade was published by the Franciscans themselves in 2019 .
St. Francis and the Sultan , 1219–2019 : A Commemorative Booklet , produced by the Franciscan Friars Minor ( O.F.M . )
, “ downgrades the primary sources that record St. Francis ’ meeting with the Sultan as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Islam , frustrating our attempts to gather a clear picture of what might actually have happened in this momentous encounter , ’ ” Church Militant reported .
The image of Francis as someone who entered interreligious dialogue with Islam and went home edified was promoted by the leader of the Friars Minor , Brother Michael A. Perry .
“ Perhaps it was [ Saint ] Francis , not al-Kamil , that needed to be ‘ converted ’ after all , ” wrote Alison Kenny of Canada ’ s Salt and Light Media shortly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There are several medieval sources for stories about St. Francis , one written by his near-contemporary St. Bonaventure in 1260 , 34 years after the saint ’ s death .
According to St. Bonaventure ’ s Life of St. Francis , the founder of the Franciscan order longed to be martyred and had this in view during his various missions to convert Muslims to Christianity .
According to St. Bonaventure ’ s story of St. Francis and the Sultan , the saint and his companion were beaten up by the Sultan ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
When the Sultan asked Francis who had sent him and why , the saint said God had sent him to preach the Gospel .
The Sultan was impressed enough to ask Francis to stay with him , but Francis replied that he would stay only if the Sultan and his people converted “ unto Christ.
” He also suggested that he and the Sultan ’ s current religious advisors suffer a trial by fire together .
This did not happen , for , as the Sultan pointed out , his chaplains were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then offered to go it alone but the Sultan , apparently fearing a rebellion if he accepted Christ , tried to pacify Francis with “ many costly gifts.
” When Francis rejected them , the Sultan was even more impressed .
Sadly , according to St. Bonaventure ’ s story , Francis was not impressed with the Sultan , seeing no “ root of true piety ” within him , gave up his mission and went home .

PETITION: Urge Catholic bishops to refuse Holy Communion to pro-abortion Biden! Sign the petition here.
VATICAN CITY, October 7, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — The portrait of Saint Francis of Assisi as a precursor to modern interreligious dialogue painted by Pope Francis in his new encyclical Fratelli Tutti does not do justice to the original, experts say.
In the preamble to Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis says about St. Francis’ mission to Sultan Malik-el-Kamil in Damietta, Egypt:
Francis’ fidelity to his Lord was commensurate with his love for his brothers and sisters. Unconcerned for the hardships and dangers involved, Francis went to meet the Sultan with the same attitude that he instilled in his disciples: if they found themselves “among the Saracens and other nonbelievers”, without renouncing their own identity they were not to “engage in arguments or disputes, but to be subject to every human creature for God’s sake”. In the context of the times, this was an extraordinary recommendation. We are impressed that some eight hundred years ago Saint Francis urged that all forms of hostility or conflict be avoided and that a humble and fraternal “subjection” be shown to those who did not share his faith.
However, this retelling of the story of St. Francis and the Sultan has been contradicted by journalists and scholars who argue that it jars with historical accounts.
Dr. Samuel Gregg, the Research Director of the Action Institute, pointed out in Catholic World Report that Saint Francis was not the “meek and mild” personage Francis seems to suggest.
“When the Sultan asked Francis and his companion the purpose of his visit, the saint ‘got immediately to the point. He was the ambassador of the Lord Jesus Christ and had come for the salvation of the sultan’s soul. Francis expressed his willingness to explain and defend Christianity’,” Gregg related, quoting from scholar Augustine Thompson O.P.’s Francis of Assisi: A New Biography (2012).
“What followed was an exchange of statements by Francis and the Sultan’s religious advisors (who told the Sultan to execute Francis for “preaching against Muhammad and Islam”) in which the two parties outlined the respective truth claims of Christianity and Islam. Francis then engaged in a ‘long conversation’ with the Sultan in which he ‘continued to express his Christian faith in the Crucified Lord and his promise of salvation,’” Gregg continued.
“At no point did the saint, Thompson stresses, speak ill of the Prophet Muhammad. But Francis wasn’t there for an exchange of diplomatic pleasantries. He wanted to convert the Sultan to Christianity through word and action.”
Gregg said he was raising these facts because, unlike the portrayal of the encounter found in Fratelli tutti, the “saint was concerned with addressing the question of religious truth.” Thus, the encyclical was “wanting” in its portrayal.
Professor Roberto de Mattei was less forgiving of Pope Francis’ misrepresentation of Saint Francis.
“Pope Francis presents [the visit to the Sultan] as a search for dialogue, when all the sources of the time say that St. Francis wanted to convert the Sultan and supported the crusaders who were fighting in the Holy Land,” he said in a recorded statement for RadioRomaLibera.org.
“But the encounter between St. Francis and the Sultan failed, and Pope Bergoglio seems to want to demonstrate that he is more capable than St. Francis at carrying out the project, starting with the Abu Dhabi document.”
The 2019 Abu Dhabi Declaration argued that God willed the “pluralism and diversity of religions” in the same way he willed a diversity of sex and skin color. The document was signed by Pope Francis and the Muslim Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Ahmed el-Tayeb.
However, it is unlikely that Pope Francis himself was the first to present St. Francis as a precursor to modern interreligious dialogue.
According to Church Militant, a revisionist account of the saint’s missionary efforts among the Muslims during the Fifth Crusade was published by the Franciscans themselves in 2019. St. Francis and the Sultan, 1219–2019: A Commemorative Booklet, produced by the Franciscan Friars Minor (O.F.M.), “downgrades the primary sources that record St. Francis’ meeting with the Sultan as ‘heavily hagiographical or stereotypically hostile towards Islam, frustrating our attempts to gather a clear picture of what might actually have happened in this momentous encounter,’” Church Militant reported.
The image of Francis as someone who entered interreligious dialogue with Islam and went home edified was promoted by the leader of the Friars Minor, Brother Michael A. Perry.
“Perhaps it was [Saint] Francis, not al-Kamil, that needed to be ‘converted’ after all,” wrote Alison Kenny of Canada’s Salt and Light Media shortly after the booklet’s publication.
There are several medieval sources for stories about St. Francis, one written by his near-contemporary St. Bonaventure in 1260, 34 years after the saint’s death. According to St. Bonaventure’s Life of St. Francis, the founder of the Franciscan order longed to be martyred and had this in view during his various missions to convert Muslims to Christianity.
According to St. Bonaventure’s story of St. Francis and the Sultan, the saint and his companion were beaten up by the Sultan’s soldiers before they were dragged before him. When the Sultan asked Francis who had sent him and why, the saint said God had sent him to preach the Gospel.
The Sultan was impressed enough to ask Francis to stay with him, but Francis replied that he would stay only if the Sultan and his people converted “unto Christ.” He also suggested that he and the Sultan’s current religious advisors suffer a trial by fire together. This did not happen, for, as the Sultan pointed out, his chaplains were not willing to do this.
Francis then offered to go it alone but the Sultan, apparently fearing a rebellion if he accepted Christ, tried to pacify Francis with “many costly gifts.” When Francis rejected them, the Sultan was even more impressed. Sadly, according to St. Bonaventure’s story, Francis was not impressed with the Sultan, seeing no “root of true piety” within him, gave up his mission and went home.
Share


lifesitenews--2020-10-06--Netflix indicted in Texas over ‘Cuties’ film sexualizing children

PETITION : Authorities must shut down Pornhub after showing videos of 15-year-old trafficking victim !
Sign the petition here .
TYLER COUNTY , Texas , October 6 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Video streaming giant Netflix has been indicted in a Texas court over its hosting of the controversial French film Cuties , and now faces charges of distributing material that amounts to child pornography .
Cuties , which is about the controversial world of child dance competitions and has been characterized by its defenders as a critique of that world , has come under fire for including footage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ acts and displaying partial underage nudity .
On Monday , Texas Republican state Rep. Matt Schaefer revealed that a grand jury has formally indicted Netflix for “ promotion of lewd visual material depicting [ a ] child ” : By releasing Cuties on its platform , the indictment says , Netflix “ did then and there knowingly promote visual material which depicts the lewd exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of a clothed or partially clothed child who was younger than 18 years of age at the time the visual material was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interest in sex , and has no serious literary , artistic , political , or scientific value.
” “ It ’ s clear that the Cuties have learned their sexualized moves from watching older girls and women dance both in real life and , mostly , on social media , ” according to Focus on the Family ’ s Plugged In review of the film .
“ The Cuties show Amy a video of teenage girls dancing in crop tops and short shorts , where one girl ’ s bare breast is momentarily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high school , which obviously means she ’ s being depicted as a teen.
” “ The more that Amy posts sexualized pictures on social media , the more she receives likes and affirmation and wants to post more , ” the review continues .
“ This goes to an extreme level when Amy uses the phone to take a picture of her genitals and posts them on social media .
We don ’ t see the picture , but we do see her pull down her pants and underwear to take the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moment of desperation to try to gain more attention and more likes for her group.
” “ The Cuties final , truly hypersexualized dance routine in a competition finds them once again mimicking just about every sexual pose and movement you can imagine that they ’ ve seen in videos , ” the review goes on .
“ The crowd roars approvingly at first , and the judges seem to encourage them .
As they pout and writhe about , however , the crowd and judges get increasingly uncomfortable with their routine , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ critiques the overly sexualized moves that the girls have adopted.
” Netflix has yet to publicly address the indictment , which was filed on September 23 , but Cuties has been a focal point of controversy for the company for some time now .
Several Republican U.S. senators , including Ted Cruz of Texas and Tom Cotton of Arkansas , have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to examine what federal laws on child pornography Netflix may have violated , while Josh Hawley of Missouri and Mike Lee of Utah have written @ @ @ @ @ @ @ One prominent Democrat , Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii , has also condemned the film .
More than 650,000 people have signed a Change.org petition calling on people to cancel their Netflix subscriptions over the film .
LifeSiteNews has similar ongoing petitions over the company ’ s previous attacks on Christianity and the right to life .

PETITION: Authorities must shut down Pornhub after showing videos of 15-year-old trafficking victim! Sign the petition here.
TYLER COUNTY, Texas, October 6, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Video streaming giant Netflix has been indicted in a Texas court over its hosting of the controversial French film Cuties, and now faces charges of distributing material that amounts to child pornography.
Cuties, which is about the controversial world of child dance competitions and has been characterized by its defenders as a critique of that world, has come under fire for including footage of actual minors engaging in sexually suggestive acts and displaying partial underage nudity.
On Monday, Texas Republican state Rep. Matt Schaefer revealed that a grand jury has formally indicted Netflix for “promotion of lewd visual material depicting [a] child”:
Netflix, Inc. indicted by grand jury in Tyler Co., Tx for promoting material in Cuties film which depicts lewd exhibition of pubic area of a clothed or partially clothed child who was younger than 18 yrs of age which appeals to the prurient interest in sex #Cuties #txlege pic.twitter.com/UJ1hY8XJ2l — Matt Schaefer (@RepMattSchaefer) October 6, 2020
By releasing Cuties on its platform, the indictment says, Netflix “did then and there knowingly promote visual material which depicts the lewd exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of a clothed or partially clothed child who was younger than 18 years of age at the time the visual material was created, which appeals to the prurient interest in sex, and has no serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.”
“It’s clear that the Cuties have learned their sexualized moves from watching older girls and women dance both in real life and, mostly, on social media,” according to Focus on the Family’s Plugged In review of the film. “The Cuties show Amy a video of teenage girls dancing in crop tops and short shorts, where one girl’s bare breast is momentarily exposed. That girl goes to their high school, which obviously means she’s being depicted as a teen.”
“The more that Amy posts sexualized pictures on social media, the more she receives likes and affirmation and wants to post more,” the review continues. “This goes to an extreme level when Amy uses the phone to take a picture of her genitals and posts them on social media. We don’t see the picture, but we do see her pull down her pants and underwear to take the pic. Amy does this in a moment of desperation to try to gain more attention and more likes for her group.”
“The Cuties final, truly hypersexualized dance routine in a competition finds them once again mimicking just about every sexual pose and movement you can imagine that they’ve seen in videos,” the review goes on. “The crowd roars approvingly at first, and the judges seem to encourage them. As they pout and writhe about, however, the crowd and judges get increasingly uncomfortable with their routine, one of the ways the film itself critiques the overly sexualized moves that the girls have adopted.”
Netflix has yet to publicly address the indictment, which was filed on September 23, but Cuties has been a focal point of controversy for the company for some time now.
Several Republican U.S. senators, including Ted Cruz of Texas and Tom Cotton of Arkansas, have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to examine what federal laws on child pornography Netflix may have violated, while Josh Hawley of Missouri and Mike Lee of Utah have written to Netflix itself about the matter. One prominent Democrat, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, has also condemned the film.
More than 650,000 people have signed a Change.org petition calling on people to cancel their Netflix subscriptions over the film. LifeSiteNews has similar ongoing petitions over the company’s previous attacks on Christianity and the right to life.
Share


lifesitenews--2020-10-06--What Christians from from Communist countries say about the US today

October 7 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The year 2020 has brought an unprecedented attack on freedoms all across the world .
In this week ’ s episode of The Van Maren Show , Rod Dreher outlines the similarities the United States shares with Nazi Germany and Bolshevik Russia , calling the US a “ pre-totalitarian state.
” Dreher also warns Christians , “ there is persecution coming.
” Listen to the full episode to discover the similarities between the US today and Nazi Germany : A few years ago , Rod Dreher wrote The Benedict Option , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ withdraw from society in order to preserve their Christian beliefs and values .
Now , Dreher has published a new book , Live not by Lies , outlining the urgent situation Christians face in society today .
“ There is persecution coming , ” Dreher tells Van Maren , “ Christians need to right now prepare for it.
” Dreher warns the situation is becoming more urgent for Christians , already it is difficult to be a physician or lawyer as these professions demand a compromise of Christian morals .
It will soon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certain schools , hold certain jobs , or perhaps even shop at the grocery store .
He tells people to “ pay attention to what is happening in your church , your work place , your local schools , it is becoming distinctly more hostile to any kind of social conservatism and religious conservatism.
” We are already in a state of ‘ soft totalitarianism ’ in America .
In fact , we have many of the conditions that led the Germans to accept Nazism and the Russians to accept Bolshevikism .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accept Nazism was loneliness , “ mass loneliness and alienation ” made them “ sitting ducks for people who came in with sweeping new ideologies that could replace the thing that they thought they were missing ” Loneliness has been on the rise in America and has been magnified by the prolonged coronavirus shutdowns .
The shutdowns have showed our low trust in society and others , another magnifier of loneliness that makes people ripe to accept totalitarianism .
Another factor present in Nazi Germany , Bolshevik Russia , and here in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over the truth .
We see this especially on the left with the LGBT agenda , the denial of the life of a child in the womb , and many other ideologies that deny the truth .
You “ see people even being willing to falsify history for the sake of coming up with narratives to suit their ideological preferences , ” Dreher tells Van Maren .
Dreher also warns against the surveillance state .
Technology can surveil us in a way that is pretty much ‘ invisible ’ to Americans .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Google and other companies for convenience and they ’ re using this data to manipulate our behaviors .
The next step is the implementation of a social credit system like the one seen in communist China , or a coronavirus tracking system that quickly evolves into a social credit system .
In addition , new school curriculum is being proposed that includes scandalous sex-ed , new Black Lives Matter propaganda , and pushes leftist ideologies .
Curriculum changes in Virginia , are “ going to turn these schools into indoctrination factories , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also discuss how situations across America are happening that would make people who lived under communist rule cringe .
A big problem is that we ’ ve lost the ability to discuss and debate different ideologies because we don ’ t speak the same language .
The way ‘ gender ’ is defined by the left is completely different from the way it is defined by the right .
The terms love , hate , violence , oppression , all mean different things depending on ones social views .
This divergence of language @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liberal ideology and makes it impossible for liberals and conservatives to understand each other .
Without the ability to discuss and debate , society will continue to rapidly move away from socially conservative ideals .
You don ’ t want to miss this packed episode of The Van Maren Show .

In this week’s episode of The Van Maren Show, Rod Dreher outlines the similarities the United States shares with Nazi Germany and Bolshevik Russia, calling the US a “pre-totalitarian state.” Dreher also warns Christians, “there is persecution coming.”
October 7, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The year 2020 has brought an unprecedented attack on freedoms all across the world.
In this week’s episode of The Van Maren Show, Rod Dreher outlines the similarities the United States shares with Nazi Germany and Bolshevik Russia, calling the US a “pre-totalitarian state.” Dreher also warns Christians, “there is persecution coming.”
Listen to the full episode to discover the similarities between the US today and Nazi Germany:
A few years ago, Rod Dreher wrote The Benedict Option, a book outlining the need for Christians to withdraw from society in order to preserve their Christian beliefs and values. Now, Dreher has published a new book, Live not by Lies, outlining the urgent situation Christians face in society today.
“There is persecution coming,” Dreher tells Van Maren, “Christians need to right now prepare for it.”
Dreher warns the situation is becoming more urgent for Christians, already it is difficult to be a physician or lawyer as these professions demand a compromise of Christian morals. It will soon be that Christians can’t attend certain schools, hold certain jobs, or perhaps even shop at the grocery store.
He tells people to “pay attention to what is happening in your church, your work place, your local schools, it is becoming distinctly more hostile to any kind of social conservatism and religious conservatism.”
We are already in a state of ‘soft totalitarianism’ in America. In fact, we have many of the conditions that led the Germans to accept Nazism and the Russians to accept Bolshevikism.
A large factor that made Germans ripe to accept Nazism was loneliness, “mass loneliness and alienation” made them “sitting ducks for people who came in with sweeping new ideologies that could replace the thing that they thought they were missing”
Loneliness has been on the rise in America and has been magnified by the prolonged coronavirus shutdowns. The shutdowns have showed our low trust in society and others, another magnifier of loneliness that makes people ripe to accept totalitarianism.
Another factor present in Nazi Germany, Bolshevik Russia, and here in the United States is a mania for ideology over the truth. We see this especially on the left with the LGBT agenda, the denial of the life of a child in the womb, and many other ideologies that deny the truth.
You “see people even being willing to falsify history for the sake of coming up with narratives to suit their ideological preferences,” Dreher tells Van Maren.
Dreher also warns against the surveillance state. Technology can surveil us in a way that is pretty much ‘invisible’ to Americans. We are currently voluntarily giving our information to Google and other companies for convenience and they’re using this data to manipulate our behaviors.
The next step is the implementation of a social credit system like the one seen in communist China, or a coronavirus tracking system that quickly evolves into a social credit system.
In addition, new school curriculum is being proposed that includes scandalous sex-ed, new Black Lives Matter propaganda, and pushes leftist ideologies. Curriculum changes in Virginia, are “ going to turn these schools into indoctrination factories,” Dreher warns.
Dreher and Van Maren also discuss how situations across America are happening that would make people who lived under communist rule cringe.
A big problem is that we’ve lost the ability to discuss and debate different ideologies because we don’t speak the same language. The way ‘gender’ is defined by the left is completely different from the way it is defined by the right. The terms love, hate, violence, oppression, all mean different things depending on ones social views.
This divergence of language is slowly forcing people to accept socially liberal ideology and makes it impossible for liberals and conservatives to understand each other. Without the ability to discuss and debate, society will continue to rapidly move away from socially conservative ideals.
You don’t want to miss this packed episode of The Van Maren Show.
Share