lifesitenews--2020-07-29--Google, Facebook, Twitter shut down ‘frontline’ US doctors who promote ‘cure for COVID’

July 28 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — A video viewed millions of times , which showed doctors championing hydroxychloroquine as an effective treatment for the coronavirus and blasting the “ spider web of fear ” the virus has caused Americans , was swiftly removed from YouTube , Twitter , and Facebook for violating the sites ’ respective COVID-19 “ misinformation ” policies .
The banned video , originally posted by Breitbart News , was removed despite going viral .
It shows a press conference held this Monday in front of the U.S. Supreme Court by the group America ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The group is in D.C. for its “ White Coat Summit ” event , which was organized and sponsored by the Tea Party Patriots and Rep. Ralph Norman ( R-S.C. ) .
It kicked off yesterday with a full-day agenda and finished up today .
The doctors ’ group website ( which as of press time appears to be taken offline , but parts of it can still be viewed on the internet archive site Wayback ) , claims that “ American life has fallen casualty to a massive disinformation campaign .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ happened , and why it has continued , but the purpose of the inaugural White Coat Summit is to empower Americans to stop living in fear.
” “ If Americans continue to let so-called experts and media personalities make their decisions , the great American experiment of a Constitutional Republic with Representative Democracy , will cease.
” Breitbart reported Monday that a Facebook company spokesman , Andy Stone , told the publication , “ We ’ ve removed this video for sharing false information about cures and treatments for COVID-19.
” The report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not tell Breitbart which part of the video Facebook argued was “ false information ” or where the decision to remove the videos came from .
The event was live-streamed by Breitbart and appears to be available in an embedded form linked to Breitbart ’ s report on its censorship .
The transcript of the press conference is available online as well , which matches the press conference nearly word for word .
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New York Times tech columnist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to bring attention to the video .
“ The # 2 most-engaged post on Facebook today is a Breitbart video of a group of doctors claiming that hydroxychloroquine is ‘ a cure for Covid ’ and ‘ you do n't need a mask.
’ 14 million views in 6 hours .
( For scale , Plandemic got ~8 million in a few days . )
, ” wrote Roose on Twitter on Monday .
This garnered a response from the same Facebook official who replied to Breitbart , Andy Stone , who replied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Yes , we removed it for sharing false information about cures and treatments for COVID-19.
” On Facebook , the Breitbart News live stream of the doctors ’ press conference had over 17 million views “ within 8 hours and had 185,000 concurrent viewers at the time it was streamed , ” according to the news site .
A YouTube clip of the event had 80,000 views before it was removed for “ violating YouTube ’ s Community Guidelines , ” according to Breitbart News .
Breitbart News ’ s live stream @ @ @ @ @ @ @ views on Twitter ’ s live-streaming platform Periscope before it was taken offline , according to the news site .
America ’ s Frontline Doctors was founded by Dr. Simone Gold , who according to her website is a “ board-certified emergency physician Stanford educated attorney.
” The full line-up of speakers for the “ White Coat Summit ” included Dr. Gold and Dr. Dan Erickson , who made headlines in April for questioning the coronavirus lockdown measures and its impact on the economy and people ’ s mental health .
The doctors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who said they had decided to hold the summit because “ the American people have not heard from all the expertise that ’ s out there all across our country .
We do have some experts speaking , but there ’ s lots and lots of experts across the country.
” “ Americans are riveted and captured by fear at the moment .
We are not held down by the virus as much as we ’ re being held down by the spider web of fear .
That spider web is all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us and it ’ s draining the lifeblood of the American people , American society , and American economy , ” added Gold .
Gold said that there “ are many thousands of physicians who have been silenced for telling the American people the good news about the situation , that we can manage the virus carefully and intelligently , but we can not live with this spider web of fear that ’ s constricting our country.
” A part of Monday ’ s “ White Coat Summit ” can be viewed at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Today , Breitbart News reported that Twitter had limited its account over the sharing of the doctors ’ video .
“ Shortly after removing the footage of the livestream , Twitter limited the Breitbart News official account , which means the account can not be used to send tweets .
A Twitter spokesperson told Breitbart News : ‘ Tweets with the video are in violation of our COVID-19 misinformation policy , ’ ” reads the Breitbart News report about the censorship .
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) –approved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is used mainly to treat malaria , has been the source of much debate and speculation when it comes to treating the coronavirus .
It was heavily talked about during the press conference .
Dr. James Todaro claimed that there is an “ orchestrated attack that ’ s going on against hydroxychloroquine .
If it seems like there is an orchestrated attack that ’ s going on against hydroxychloroquine it ’ s because there is.
” “ When have you ever heard of a medication generating this degree of controversy ?
A 65-year-old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Health Organization ’ s safe , essential list of medications for years .
It ’ s over the counter in many countries .
And what we ’ re seeing is a lot of misinformation.
” According to the America ’ s Frontline Doctors website as seen on Wayback , Dr. Torado “ wrote the first widely read paper on chloroquine in treatment of COVID-19 in An Effective Treatment for Coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) , ” and his “ discovery of the fraudulent data investigation led to what is now referred to as # @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the now infamous The Lancet study that had led to the European Union and the WHO halting studies of HCQ.
” In March , the U.S. FDA approved the drug to be used for experimental coronavirus treatments .
Early on in the coronavirus crisis , some studies showed that HCQ could be an effective treatment against COVID-19 .
However , a study published by the medical journal The Lancet said researchers had found “ no benefit ” to using the drug , adding that it “ decreased in-hospital survival and an increased frequency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many world governments to decide to ban or restrict HCQ for treating COVID-19 patients .
The Lancet was forced to retract its study , however , after revelations from the newspaper The Guardian raised significant doubts about the credibility of the source material .
During Monday ’ s doctors ’ press conference , Dr. Stella Immanuel , who says she is a primary care physician in Houston , Texas , claimed that hydroxychloroquine helped her treat her COVID-19 patients .
“ I ’ m here because I have personally treated over 350 patients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put them on hydroxychloroquine , I put them on zinc , I put them on Zithromax , and they ’ re all well , ” claimed Immanuel .
“ And today I ’ m here to say it , that America , there is a cure for COVID .
All this foolishness does not need to happen .
There is a cure for COVID .
There is a cure for COVID is called hydroxychloroquine .
It ’ s called zinc .
It ’ s called Zithromax.
” Dr. Gold followed Immanuel by claiming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years ago ” showed that “ chloroquine … we use hydroxychloroquine , it ’ s the same … little safer … works .
They proved this 15 years ago when we got this novel coronavirus , which is not that novel , it ’ s 78 percent similar to the prior coronavirus , which is not that novel .
It ’ s 78 percent similar to the prior version .
The COV-1 , not surprisingly .
It works.
” The Daily Beast reported that Immanuel was born in Cameroon and is a registered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ medical clinic “ out of a strip mall next to her church , Firepower Ministries.
” Her Firepower Ministries website was offline as of press time .
Despite Immanuel ’ s claims of the effectiveness of HCQ combined with zinc and Zithromax , some have called her credibility into question , with one report from the Daily Beast saying Immanuel “ has a history of making bizarre claims about medical topics and other issues .
She has often claimed that gynecological problems like cysts and endometriosis are in fact caused by people having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ witches.
” The same Daily Beast reports notes sermons Immanuel has posted online , saying , “ Immanuel claims real-life ailments such as fibroid tumors and cysts stem from the demonic sperm after demon dream sex , an activity she claims affects ‘ many women.
’ ” U.S. president Donald Trump shared clips of the doctors ’ group video with his followers , but the links were later removed by Twitter from his account .
Donald Trump , Jr. also shared clips of the doctors ’ group video on Twitter .
Today , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hours .
“ @ Twitter & @ jack have suspended @ DonaldJTrumpJr for posting a viral video of medical doctors talking about Hydroxychloroquine .
Big Tech is the biggest threat to free expression in America today & they 're continuing to engage in open election interference - full stop , ” said Andrew Surabian , Trump Jr. ’ s spokesperson , on Twitter today .
His profile , @ DonaldJTrumpJr , is still visible .
Media Research Center president and founder Brent Bozell took to Twitter today to share his dismay at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being temporarily locked .
“ The Big Tech Gestapo are at it again !
Facebook , Google , and YouTube went insane yesterday and again shut down free speech , removing a viral @ BreitbartNews video of a @ TPPatriots event .
Big Tech can ’ t be allowed to choose whose voice is heard , ” said Bozell on Twitter .
Today , Breitbart live-streamed a second press conference of the doctors ’ group to conclude their “ White Coat Summit , ” which Breitbart reported was to “ to address the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] press conference .
”

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July 28, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — A video viewed millions of times, which showed doctors championing hydroxychloroquine as an effective treatment for the coronavirus and blasting the “spider web of fear” the virus has caused Americans, was swiftly removed from YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook for violating the sites’ respective COVID-19 “misinformation” policies.
The banned video, originally posted by Breitbart News, was removed despite going viral. It shows a press conference held this Monday in front of the U.S. Supreme Court by the group America’s Frontline Doctors in Washington, D.C.
The group is in D.C. for its “White Coat Summit” event, which was organized and sponsored by the Tea Party Patriots and Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.). It kicked off yesterday with a full-day agenda and finished up today.
The doctors’ group website (which as of press time appears to be taken offline, but parts of it can still be viewed on the internet archive site Wayback), claims that “American life has fallen casualty to a massive disinformation campaign. We can speculate on how this has happened, and why it has continued, but the purpose of the inaugural White Coat Summit is to empower Americans to stop living in fear.”
“If Americans continue to let so-called experts and media personalities make their decisions, the great American experiment of a Constitutional Republic with Representative Democracy, will cease.”
Breitbart reported Monday that a Facebook company spokesman, Andy Stone, told the publication, “We’ve removed this video for sharing false information about cures and treatments for COVID-19.”
The report goes on to mention that Stone did not tell Breitbart which part of the video Facebook argued was “false information” or where the decision to remove the videos came from.
The event was live-streamed by Breitbart and appears to be available in an embedded form linked to Breitbart’s report on its censorship. The transcript of the press conference is available online as well, which matches the press conference nearly word for word.
New York Times tech columnist Kevin Roose took to Twitter on Monday to bring attention to the video.
“The #2 most-engaged post on Facebook today is a Breitbart video of a group of doctors claiming that hydroxychloroquine is ‘a cure for Covid’ and ‘you don't need a mask.’ 14 million views in 6 hours. (For scale, Plandemic got ~8 million in a few days.),” wrote Roose on Twitter on Monday.
This garnered a response from the same Facebook official who replied to Breitbart, Andy Stone, who replied in the Twitter thread, saying, “Yes, we removed it for sharing false information about cures and treatments for COVID-19.”
On Facebook, the Breitbart News live stream of the doctors’ press conference had over 17 million views “within 8 hours and had 185,000 concurrent viewers at the time it was streamed,” according to the news site.
A YouTube clip of the event had 80,000 views before it was removed for “violating YouTube’s Community Guidelines,” according to Breitbart News.
Breitbart News’s live stream of the event had around 1 million views on Twitter’s live-streaming platform Periscope before it was taken offline, according to the news site.
READ: Trump: ‘I don’t know why’ Facebook, Twitter shut down ‘frontline’ doctors promoting COVID cure
America’s Frontline Doctors was founded by Dr. Simone Gold, who according to her website is a “board-certified emergency physician Stanford educated attorney.”
The full line-up of speakers for the “White Coat Summit” included Dr. Gold and Dr. Dan Erickson, who made headlines in April for questioning the coronavirus lockdown measures and its impact on the economy and people’s mental health.
The doctors’ Monday press conference began with Gold, who said they had decided to hold the summit because “the American people have not heard from all the expertise that’s out there all across our country. We do have some experts speaking, but there’s lots and lots of experts across the country.”
“Americans are riveted and captured by fear at the moment. We are not held down by the virus as much as we’re being held down by the spider web of fear. That spider web is all around us and it’s constricting us and it’s draining the lifeblood of the American people, American society, and American economy,” added Gold.
Gold said that there “are many thousands of physicians who have been silenced for telling the American people the good news about the situation, that we can manage the virus carefully and intelligently, but we cannot live with this spider web of fear that’s constricting our country.”
A part of Monday’s “White Coat Summit” can be viewed at a link from Breitbart’s website. Today, Breitbart News reported that Twitter had limited its account over the sharing of the doctors’ video.
“Shortly after removing the footage of the livestream, Twitter limited the Breitbart News official account, which means the account cannot be used to send tweets. A Twitter spokesperson told Breitbart News: ‘Tweets with the video are in violation of our COVID-19 misinformation policy,’” reads the Breitbart News report about the censorship.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), which is used mainly to treat malaria, has been the source of much debate and speculation when it comes to treating the coronavirus. It was heavily talked about during the press conference.
Dr. James Todaro claimed that there is an “orchestrated attack that’s going on against hydroxychloroquine. If it seems like there is an orchestrated attack that’s going on against hydroxychloroquine it’s because there is.”
“When have you ever heard of a medication generating this degree of controversy? A 65-year-old medication that has been on the World Health Organization’s safe, essential list of medications for years. It’s over the counter in many countries. And what we’re seeing is a lot of misinformation.”
According to the America’s Frontline Doctors website as seen on Wayback, Dr. Torado “wrote the first widely read paper on chloroquine in treatment of COVID-19 in An Effective Treatment for Coronavirus (COVID-19),” and his “discovery of the fraudulent data investigation led to what is now referred to as #LancetGate — the stunning once-in-a-generation retraction of the now infamous The Lancet study that had led to the European Union and the WHO halting studies of HCQ.”
In March, the U.S. FDA approved the drug to be used for experimental coronavirus treatments.
Early on in the coronavirus crisis, some studies showed that HCQ could be an effective treatment against COVID-19. However, a study published by the medical journal The Lancet said researchers had found “no benefit” to using the drug, adding that it “decreased in-hospital survival and an increased frequency of ventricular arrhythmias.”
This study prompted many world governments to decide to ban or restrict HCQ for treating COVID-19 patients.
The Lancet was forced to retract its study, however, after revelations from the newspaper The Guardian raised significant doubts about the credibility of the source material.
During Monday’s doctors’ press conference, Dr. Stella Immanuel, who says she is a primary care physician in Houston, Texas, claimed that hydroxychloroquine helped her treat her COVID-19 patients.
“I’m here because I have personally treated over 350 patients with COVID[.] … I put them on hydroxychloroquine, I put them on zinc, I put them on Zithromax, and they’re all well,” claimed Immanuel.
“And today I’m here to say it, that America, there is a cure for COVID. All this foolishness does not need to happen. There is a cure for COVID. There is a cure for COVID is called hydroxychloroquine. It’s called zinc. It’s called Zithromax.”
Dr. Gold followed Immanuel by claiming that studies that were done “15 years ago” showed that “chloroquine … we use hydroxychloroquine, it’s the same … little safer … works. They proved this 15 years ago when we got this novel coronavirus, which is not that novel, it’s 78 percent similar to the prior coronavirus, which is not that novel. It’s 78 percent similar to the prior version. The COV-1, not surprisingly. It works.”
The Daily Beast reported that Immanuel was born in Cameroon and is a registered physician in Texas and works in a medical clinic “out of a strip mall next to her church, Firepower Ministries.” Her Firepower Ministries website was offline as of press time.
Despite Immanuel’s claims of the effectiveness of HCQ combined with zinc and Zithromax, some have called her credibility into question, with one report from the Daily Beast saying Immanuel “has a history of making bizarre claims about medical topics and other issues. She has often claimed that gynecological problems like cysts and endometriosis are in fact caused by people having sex in their dreams with demons and witches.”
The same Daily Beast reports notes sermons Immanuel has posted online, saying, “Immanuel claims real-life ailments such as fibroid tumors and cysts stem from the demonic sperm after demon dream sex, an activity she claims affects ‘many women.’”
U.S. president Donald Trump shared clips of the doctors’ group video with his followers, but the links were later removed by Twitter from his account.
Donald Trump, Jr. also shared clips of the doctors’ group video on Twitter. Today, he had his account suspended for 12 hours.
“@Twitter & @jack have suspended @DonaldJTrumpJr for posting a viral video of medical doctors talking about Hydroxychloroquine. Big Tech is the biggest threat to free expression in America today & they're continuing to engage in open election interference – full stop,” said Andrew Surabian, Trump Jr.’s spokesperson, on Twitter today.
His profile, @DonaldJTrumpJr, is still visible.
Media Research Center president and founder Brent Bozell took to Twitter today to share his dismay at the news of Trump Jr.’s account being temporarily locked.
“The Big Tech Gestapo are at it again! Facebook, Google, and YouTube went insane yesterday and again shut down free speech, removing a viral @BreitbartNews video of a @TPPatriots event. Big Tech can’t be allowed to choose whose voice is heard,” said Bozell on Twitter.
Today, Breitbart live-streamed a second press conference of the doctors’ group to conclude their “White Coat Summit,” which Breitbart reported was to “to address the censorship of [the doctors’ group] press conference.”
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lifesitenews--2020-07-29--Bishop Schneider lists problems in Vatican II documents that lead to ‘relativism’

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ASTANA , Kazakhstan , July 28 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) ― The auxiliary bishop of Astana has called for the correction of texts promulgated by the Second Vatican Council that have led to “ relativism.
” “ I think that one day the Church should formally correct ( expressions in ) Lumen Gentium 16 , in Nostra Aetate and also ( one ) in the Ecumenical Decree on Non-Christians that ( says ) the Holy Ghost is using them as instruments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Taylor Marshall in an online interview posted Sunday .
Schneider , 59 , also discussed problematic phrases in Dignitatus Humanae and in Sacramentum Concilium , the Second Vatican Council ’ s document on the liturgy .
Marshall introduced the theme of the Second Vatican Council by saying both priests and laity are becoming aware that the current crisis in the Church relates to “ problem passages ” in the Council ’ s documents .
Marshall listed such issues as syncretism , false ecumenism , and adulatory descriptions of Islam , Buddhism , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the texts of the Second Vatican Council are good , and those that are ambiguous can be interpreted within the tradition of the Church “ in a benevolent way.
” However , the bishop also pinpointed a few expressions in the documents that have had “ very bad consequences.
” “ The greatest problem with these ( problematic ) texts can be reduced to one topic : relativism , ” Schneider said .
The bishop said that these few “ expressions ” relativize the Lord Jesus Christ , the Gospel , the incarnation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Catholic Church .
“ All these expressions that you mentioned ultimately have their roots in relativism , ” he told Marshall .
Schneider pointed first to a phrase in Lumen Gentium that incorrectly erases an important distinction between Christian and Muslim worship of God .
In the sentence , “ In the first place amongst these there are the Muslims , who , professing to hold the faith of Abraham , along with us adore the one and merciful God , who on the last day will judge mankind ” , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ with us , ” “ nobiscum ” in Latin .
He explained that Lumen Gentium 16 errs in suggesting that Christians and Muslims participate together in the same act of adoration .
It errs because Muslims worship on a natural level , at the same level of anyone who adores God with the “ natural light of reason , ” whereas Christians adore God on a supernatural level as His adopted children “ in the truth of Christ and in the Holy Spirit.
” “ This is a substantial difference , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use of the phrase “ with us ” represents a relativization of the act of adoration of God and also of Christians ’ “ sonship.
” The bishop then cited a problem in a statement about religious freedom in Vatican II ’ s Dignitatis Humanae .
Schneider praised the document for observing that nobody can be forced to believe , but then he critiqued its statement that human beings should not be constrained from worshipping according to their conscience .
Schneider said that this was equating the right to worship idols to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
believing or not believing .
“ When something is a right of human nature , it is positively willed by God , ” he explained .
“ If you say it is a right of your nature , you are saying that it is positively willed by God that no one should be hindered to practice and to spread , let us say , idolatry.
” Schneider observed that many people are “ convinced in their conscience ” that they must practise idolatry and that this is opposed to divine revelation .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is “ substantially the same as the phrase of the Abu Dhabi document which says that the plurality or diversity of religions ( ... ) is the wise will of God.
” “ We have to be sincere and intellectually honest : this is not acceptable ” the bishop said .
“ And these two phrases , in Lumen Gentium and in Dignitatis Humanae , too , are the root from which stemmed and developed all the relativism which we experienced in the last five decades in the life of the Church.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prayer convoked by St. John Paul II in Assisi in 1986 and the veneration of the “ Pachamama idol ” in St. Peter ’ s Basilica during last October ’ s Synod on the Amazon .
He pointed out that the logic of not hindering the conscientious worship of idols applies to the worship of Pachamama ― even within Vatican City itself .
“ If it is the positive will of God that a group of Amazonian Indians ― pagans , I mean ― who venerate Pachamama not be hindered in spreading their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say ) ‘ I can not hinder them because it is a right of human nature , and when it is a right of human nature , it is the positive will of God .
And when God positively wills that the Amazonian Indians venerate their idol Pachamama , I can not prohibit them because this is their right that God gave them .
I can admit them even to St. Peter ’ s ’ , ” Schneider explained .
Schneider criticized texts suggesting that Buddhists and Hindus can attain illumination on their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christ , ” as a heresy .
“ It ’ s Pelagianism and relativism ( saying ) that Christ is not the only source , ” he said .
“ So you see these texts can not be accepted as they are.
” Regarding Sacrosanctum Concilium , Schneider praised it for its defense of traditional liturgy , to which the Novus Ordo and the “ ad populum ” celebration of Mass are a “ plain contraction , ” he said .
He believes that it , too , has problematic sections , saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by asking that their rites be reviewed .
However , the bishop also believes that the current “ Ordinary Form ” of the Mass should be reformed according to the principles laid out by Sacrosanctum Concilium .

‘For me the deepest problem of Vatican II is the relativization of Jesus Christ and the Gospel.’
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ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 28, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― The auxiliary bishop of Astana has called for the correction of texts promulgated by the Second Vatican Council that have led to “relativism.”
“I think that one day the Church should formally correct (expressions in) Lumen Gentium 16, in Nostra Aetate and also (one) in the Ecumenical Decree on Non-Christians that (says) the Holy Ghost is using them as instruments,” Bishop Athanasius Schneider told Dr. Taylor Marshall in an online interview posted Sunday.
Schneider, 59, also discussed problematic phrases in Dignitatus Humanae and in Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Second Vatican Council’s document on the liturgy.
Marshall introduced the theme of the Second Vatican Council by saying both priests and laity are becoming aware that the current crisis in the Church relates to “problem passages” in the Council’s documents. Marshall listed such issues as syncretism, false ecumenism, and adulatory descriptions of Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism.
Schneider said the majority of the texts of the Second Vatican Council are good, and those that are ambiguous can be interpreted within the tradition of the Church “in a benevolent way.” However, the bishop also pinpointed a few expressions in the documents that have had “very bad consequences.”
“The greatest problem with these (problematic) texts can be reduced to one topic: relativism,” Schneider said.
The bishop said that these few “expressions” relativize the Lord Jesus Christ, the Gospel, the incarnation, the work of redemption, and the Catholic Church.
“All these expressions that you mentioned ultimately have their roots in relativism,” he told Marshall.
The Problem in Lumen Gentium 16
Schneider pointed first to a phrase in Lumen Gentium that incorrectly erases an important distinction between Christian and Muslim worship of God. In the sentence, “In the first place amongst these there are the Muslims, who, professing to hold the faith of Abraham, along with us adore the one and merciful God, who on the last day will judge mankind”, the bishop took strong issue with the phrase “with us,” “nobiscum” in Latin.
“This is wrong,” Schneider said firmly.
He explained that Lumen Gentium 16 errs in suggesting that Christians and Muslims participate together in the same act of adoration. It errs because Muslims worship on a natural level, at the same level of anyone who adores God with the “natural light of reason,” whereas Christians adore God on a supernatural level as His adopted children “in the truth of Christ and in the Holy Spirit.”
“This is a substantial difference,” Schneider observed. He explained that the use of the phrase “with us” represents a relativization of the act of adoration of God and also of Christians’ “sonship.”
The Problem in Dignitatis Humanae
The bishop then cited a problem in a statement about religious freedom in Vatican II’s Dignitatis Humanae. Schneider praised the document for observing that nobody can be forced to believe, but then he critiqued its statement that human beings should not be constrained from worshipping according to their conscience.
Schneider said that this was equating the right to worship idols to a right stemming from human nature, i.e. believing or not believing.
“When something is a right of human nature, it is positively willed by God,” he explained.
“If you say it is a right of your nature, you are saying that it is positively willed by God that no one should be hindered to practice and to spread, let us say, idolatry.”
Schneider observed that many people are “convinced in their conscience” that they must practise idolatry and that this is opposed to divine revelation. He noted also that the problematic phrase is “substantially the same as the phrase of the Abu Dhabi document which says that the plurality or diversity of religions (…) is the wise will of God.”
“We have to be sincere and intellectually honest: this is not acceptable” the bishop said.
“And these two phrases, in Lumen Gentium and in Dignitatis Humanae, too, are the root from which stemmed and developed all the relativism which we experienced in the last five decades in the life of the Church.”
Schneider recalled the controversial World Day of Prayer convoked by St. John Paul II in Assisi in 1986 and the veneration of the “Pachamama idol” in St. Peter’s Basilica during last October’s Synod on the Amazon. He pointed out that the logic of not hindering the conscientious worship of idols applies to the worship of Pachamama ― even within Vatican City itself.
“If it is the positive will of God that a group of Amazonian Indians ― pagans, I mean ― who venerate Pachamama not be hindered in spreading their cult, then the pope (must say) ‘I cannot hinder them because it is a right of human nature, and when it is a right of human nature, it is the positive will of God. And when God positively wills that the Amazonian Indians venerate their idol Pachamama, I cannot prohibit them because this is their right that God gave them. I can admit them even to St. Peter’s’,” Schneider explained.
Schneider criticized texts suggesting that Buddhists and Hindus can attain illumination on their own, without “the grace of Christ,” as a heresy.
“It’s Pelagianism and relativism (saying) that Christ is not the only source,” he said.
“So you see these texts cannot be accepted as they are.”
Regarding Sacrosanctum Concilium, Schneider praised it for its defense of traditional liturgy, to which the Novus Ordo and the “ad populum” celebration of Mass are a “plain contraction,” he said. He believes that it, too, has problematic sections, saying it weakened the theology of specific sacraments by asking that their rites be reviewed. However, the bishop also believes that the current “Ordinary Form” of the Mass should be reformed according to the principles laid out by Sacrosanctum Concilium.
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lifesitenews--2020-07-29--LifeSite joins media leaders to demand Google answer for censoring conservatives

UNITED STATES , July 28 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — LifeSiteNews has joined with conservative media outlets around the United States in an open letter challenging the CEO of Google ’ s parent company over the removal of conservative websites from online search results before he appears tomorrow at an antitrust hearing at the U.S. House of Representatives .
Sundar Pichai , CEO of Alphabet , Google ’ s parent company , will testify tomorrow before the House Judiciary Committee and the Antitrust Subcommittee along with Apple CEO Tim Cook , Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg , and Amazon CEO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hearing will be the dominance of big tech companies over the internet .
LifeSiteNews co-founder John-Henry Westen has added his signature to an open letter daring Pichai to deny under oath that Google censors conservatives ( full text of letter below ) .
“ This past Wednesday , July 21 , several conservative media platforms , including four of Media Research Center ’ s ( MRC ) major sites , were removed from Google ’ s search results .
Google ’ s official response was that this was the result of a technical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you , ” the letter begins .
“ We believe Google is lying yet again .
It 's the same old game .
Censor conservatives , wait for someone else to call you out on it , then blame the algorithms or another technical problem for the censorship .
Somehow you never manage to discover your own glitch.
” The letter was launched by the Media Research Center ( MRC ) with its president , Brent Bozell , as the lead signatory .
The numerous signatories also include Terry Schilling of the American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Radiance Foundation .
“ Who at Google was responsible for this latest instance of deliberate censorship against conservatives ?
Why did they do it ?
What are you doing about your employees who did this and who are trying to undermine our democratic process ?
What information are you going to provide to both Congress and those impacted to show what actually happened ?
” the letter demands .
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Google , along with other major internet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bias against conservatives .
Numerous leaked private conversations have shown not only that the dominant ideologies at Google are dramatically out of step with the general public , but that the company is willing to enforce those ideologies .
In May , U.S. president Donald J. Trump accused major internet companies , including Google , of being controlled by radical leftists .
“ The Radical Left is in total command & control of Facebook , Instagram , Twitter and Google .
The Administration is working to remedy this illegal situation .
Stay tuned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Trump tweeted on May 16 prior to signing an executive order on laws impacting social media companies later that month .
Last week , a survey published by Pew Research found that nearly 75 percent of respondents think internet companies have excessive influence in politics , with 47 percent saying that government regulation is needed .
“ Your claims that Google is neutral , while your company continues to censor conservatives deliberately and deceptively , are simply not credible , ” the signatories conclude in their letter to Pichai .
“ On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before the The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust .
Google deliberately censors conservatives .
We dare you to deny that under oath.
” Full text of open letter to Alphabet/Google CEO Sundar Pichai from conservative media leaders : This past Wednesday , July 21 , several conservative media platforms , including four of Media Research Center ’ s ( MRC ) major sites , were removed from Google ’ s search results .
Google ’ s official response was that this was the result of a technical glitch .
We don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lying yet again .
It 's the same old game .
Censor conservatives , wait for someone else to call you out on it , then blame the algorithms or another technical problem for the censorship .
Somehow you never manage to discover your own glitch .
It ’ s always your victims who do .
Your approach to this scandal is one of an utter lack of transparency and has become second nature to you and your organization .
It ’ s not merely shameful , it 's a clear and present @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need to answer for this .
Who at Google was responsible for this latest instance of deliberate censorship against conservatives ?
Why did they do it ?
What are you doing about your employees who did this and who are trying to undermine our democratic process ?
What information are you going to provide to both Congress and those impacted to show what actually happened ?
How many more times will Google censor conservatives , and then lie about it before Congress has to take action against your company ?
The time has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won ’ t be honest and fix the problem , then Congress must act decisively to counter the threat to freedom of speech from you and other Big Tech companies .
It ’ s time for the federal government to consider antitrust solutions for companies like Google and the rest of the Big Tech industry that have grown too powerful and too irresponsible .
Your claims that Google is neutral , while your company continues to censor conservatives deliberately and deceptively , are simply not credible .
On Wednesday , July 29 you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Subcommittee on Antitrust .
Google deliberately censors conservatives .
We dare you to deny that under oath .

A new open letter challenges the CEO of Google’s parent company over the removal of conservative websites from online search results before he appears tomorrow at an antitrust hearing at the U.S. House.
UNITED STATES, July 28, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — LifeSiteNews has joined with conservative media outlets around the United States in an open letter challenging the CEO of Google’s parent company over the removal of conservative websites from online search results before he appears tomorrow at an antitrust hearing at the U.S. House of Representatives.
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, will testify tomorrow before the House Judiciary Committee and the Antitrust Subcommittee along with Apple CEO Tim Cook, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. The focus of the hearing will be the dominance of big tech companies over the internet.
LifeSiteNews co-founder John-Henry Westen has added his signature to an open letter daring Pichai to deny under oath that Google censors conservatives (full text of letter below).
“This past Wednesday, July 21, several conservative media platforms, including four of Media Research Center’s (MRC) major sites, were removed from Google’s search results. Google’s official response was that this was the result of a technical glitch. We don’t believe you,” the letter begins.
“We believe Google is lying yet again. It's the same old game. Censor conservatives, wait for someone else to call you out on it, then blame the algorithms or another technical problem for the censorship. Somehow you never manage to discover your own glitch.”
The letter was launched by the Media Research Center (MRC) with its president, Brent Bozell, as the lead signatory. The numerous signatories also include Terry Schilling of the American Principles Project and LifeSiteNews contributor Ryan Bomberger of the Radiance Foundation.
“Who at Google was responsible for this latest instance of deliberate censorship against conservatives? Why did they do it? What are you doing about your employees who did this and who are trying to undermine our democratic process? What information are you going to provide to both Congress and those impacted to show what actually happened?” the letter demands.
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Google, along with other major internet tech companies has long been accused of bias against conservatives.
Numerous leaked private conversations have shown not only that the dominant ideologies at Google are dramatically out of step with the general public, but that the company is willing to enforce those ideologies.
In May, U.S. president Donald J. Trump accused major internet companies, including Google, of being controlled by radical leftists.
“The Radical Left is in total command & control of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Google. The Administration is working to remedy this illegal situation. Stay tuned, and send names & events,” Trump tweeted on May 16 prior to signing an executive order on laws impacting social media companies later that month.
Last week, a survey published by Pew Research found that nearly 75 percent of respondents think internet companies have excessive influence in politics, with 47 percent saying that government regulation is needed.
“Your claims that Google is neutral, while your company continues to censor conservatives deliberately and deceptively, are simply not credible,” the signatories conclude in their letter to Pichai.
“On Wednesday, July 29 you are appearing before the The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust. Google deliberately censors conservatives. We dare you to deny that under oath.”
* * *
Full text of open letter to Alphabet/Google CEO Sundar Pichai from conservative media leaders:
July 27, 2020
Mr. Sundar Pichai
Chief Executive Officer at Alphabet
1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 USA
Dear Mr. Pichai,
This past Wednesday, July 21, several conservative media platforms, including four of Media Research Center’s (MRC) major sites, were removed from Google’s search results. Google’s official response was that this was the result of a technical glitch.
We don’t believe you.
We believe Google is lying yet again. It's the same old game. Censor conservatives, wait for someone else to call you out on it, then blame the algorithms or another technical problem for the censorship. Somehow you never manage to discover your own glitch. It’s always your victims who do. Your approach to this scandal is one of an utter lack of transparency and has become second nature to you and your organization. It’s not merely shameful, it's a clear and present danger to our civil society. You need to answer for this.
Who at Google was responsible for this latest instance of deliberate censorship against conservatives? Why did they do it? What are you doing about your employees who did this and who are trying to undermine our democratic process?
What information are you going to provide to both Congress and those impacted to show what actually happened?
How many more times will Google censor conservatives, and then lie about it before Congress has to take action against your company? The time has passed for lame excuses. If you won’t be honest and fix the problem, then Congress must act decisively to counter the threat to freedom of speech from you and other Big Tech companies. It’s time for the federal government to consider antitrust solutions for companies like Google and the rest of the
Big Tech industry that have grown too powerful and too irresponsible.
Your claims that Google is neutral, while your company continues to censor conservatives deliberately and deceptively, are simply not credible.
On Wednesday, July 29 you are appearing before the The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust. Google deliberately censors conservatives. We dare you to deny that under oath.
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lifesitenews--2020-07-28--Renowned US pro-life priest obeys Vatican request to step away from official role in Trump campaign

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TITUSVILLE , Florida , July 28 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — National Director of Priests for Life Fr .
Frank Pavone quietly stepped down a month ago from his official roles with two coalitions organized as part of President Donald Trump ’ s re-election campaign at the request of the Vatican ’ s Congregation for the Clergy .
However , even though he is no longer on the advisory board of Catholics for Trump or co-chair of Pro-Life Voices for Trump , Pavone is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Trump campaign as a member of both coalitions , and informally advises them , he told LifeSiteNews .
“ I ’ m not an official board member .
I do not have a title .
I ’ m a citizen and I ’ m a priest who ’ s doing what I believe what every Christian needs to do , ” he told LifeSiteNews .
“ Technically , I ’ m following the letter of the law , ” he added .
“ Morally , there ’ s only one thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advocate for the President.
” Pavone also took to Twitter on Monday to blast unspecified media for “ fake news ” two days after Catholic News Agency reported that he had resigned from his advisory roles with the coalitions : Pavone told LifeSiteNews that his official roles in the Trump campaign came up during his discussions with the Congregation for the Clergy about his request to be transferred from the Diocese of Amarillo , Texas , to another diocese where the bishop is more sympathetic to his work .
That transfer was completed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has yet to publicly announce that Pavone , a self-described “ hot potato , ” is under his authority .
The priest ’ s contentious relationship with Amarillo Bishop Patrick Zurek is well known .
In 2005 , Pavone moved from New York to be incardinated in the Amarillo diocese , where he planned to start a community of pro-life priests , plans that did not come to fruition , CNA reported .
In 2008 , Zurek became bishop of Amarillo , and in 2011 he ordered Pavone to return to the diocese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Vatican , which in 2012 declared that he was not suspended .
Discord between the two men erupted anew in November 2016 when Pavone controversially live-streamed two Facebook videos in which he placed the body of an aborted baby on what appeared to be an altar while urging people to vote for Trump .
Zurek condemned Pavone ’ s action as “ against the dignity of human life ” and “ a desecration of the altar , ” and announced he was opening an investigation .
The conclusions of the investigation have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CNA he has been “ cleared of the past complaints/investigations/disciplinary actions by the bishop of Amarillo .
That chapter is closed.
” Although Pavone is under the authority of a new bishop , he remains incardinated in Amarillo , and “ is a priest in good standing , ” he told LifeSiteNews .
He said he was not surprised that the Vatican told him to step down from his formal roles in the Trump campaign .
“ I knew full well the canon law of the Church , ” he told LifeSiteNews .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact that there is an exemption clause.
” Pavone was referring to Canon 287 ( 2 ) , which states that priests “ are not to play an active role in political parties … unless , in the judgment of the competent ecclesiastical authority , this is required for the defense of the rights of the Church or to promote the common good.
” Given that any effort to prevent the Democrats from winning the November election is clearly a case of promoting the common good , Pavone “ specifically ” asked for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” he said , but the Congregation did not grant it .
Dr. Joseph Shaw , philosophy professor at Oxford University and frequent blogger at LifeSiteNews , said the Catholic Church ’ s thinking is that the “ temporal sphere belongs to the laity.
” This “ does not mean that we should ignore Christian principles , but simply that applying them in the temporal sphere is a lay role .
Bishops and priests who do undertake this are not exercising a clerical role when they do so , ” he told LifeSiteNews @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dangers of allowing priests and bishops to take up political roles in modern times is that “ because lay Catholic leadership has been so weakened by the loss of Catholic states and other lay institutions we could end up looking at the clergy as the leaders of the Church .
They are not : their authority is only in the spiritual realm , ” said Shaw .
“ Matters of politics , economics , health , education , and military matters all come under moral principles about which the Church has the authority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t get us very far .
To achieve the goods proper to those disciplines requires the exercise of prudence about temporal goods which is a lay vocation , even if sometimes exercised by clerics , ” he added .
“ In this context it would have been strange for Fr .
Pavone to have been allowed to keep his place on these committees , and it is worth noting that it is clerics sympathetic with the political left who have more often been subject to censure on this matter , ” Shaw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says he is focused on preventing Democrat Joe Biden from becoming president , which he regards as a moral obligation .
“ From when I wake up and when I go to bed in the next 99 days is going to be about this election , ” he told LifeSiteNews .
“ I ’ m going to be advocating for the President and the Republican ticket.
” He is unapologetic about his wholehearted endorsement of Trump in spite of the President ’ s complicated personal life and support for the LGBTQ agenda , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ freedom not to be associated with the LGBTQXYZ nonsense.
” “ There is no such thing where any of your options is a perfect candidate , ” he said .
“ But it would be a moral blindness of the highest degree to somehow think that there ’ s any other choice than to vote for President Trump.
” He noted that the Vatican requested he step down from his official roles a month ago and he complied instantly .
Pavone said he “ has a theory ” about why this has come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but he did not elaborate .

Fr. Frank Pavone said, however, that he is still an ‘advocate for the President’ in an unofficial capacity.
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TITUSVILLE, Florida, July 28, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — National Director of Priests for Life Fr. Frank Pavone quietly stepped down a month ago from his official roles with two coalitions organized as part of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign at the request of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Clergy.
However, even though he is no longer on the advisory board of Catholics for Trump or co-chair of Pro-Life Voices for Trump, Pavone is still wholly, but unofficially, involved in the Trump campaign as a member of both coalitions, and informally advises them, he told LifeSiteNews.
“I’m not an official board member. I do not have a title. I’m a citizen and I’m a priest who’s doing what I believe what every Christian needs to do,” he told LifeSiteNews.
“Technically, I’m following the letter of the law,” he added. “Morally, there’s only one thing I can do, which is to advocate for the President.”
Pavone also took to Twitter on Monday to blast unspecified media for “fake news” two days after Catholic News Agency reported that he had resigned from his advisory roles with the coalitions:
So sick of the #fakenews coverage even within #Catholic Media. I help the Trump Campaign in an unofficial capacity. As an obedient priest, I follow Church law not to have an official title in the campaign. But media report on it as if I’m distancing myself from Trump. Unfair — Fr. Frank Pavone ���� (Text LIFE to 88022) (@frfrankpavone) July 27, 2020
Pavone told LifeSiteNews that his official roles in the Trump campaign came up during his discussions with the Congregation for the Clergy about his request to be transferred from the Diocese of Amarillo, Texas, to another diocese where the bishop is more sympathetic to his work.
That transfer was completed in November, but his new bishop has yet to publicly announce that Pavone, a self-described “hot potato,” is under his authority.
The priest’s contentious relationship with Amarillo Bishop Patrick Zurek is well known.
In 2005, Pavone moved from New York to be incardinated in the Amarillo diocese, where he planned to start a community of pro-life priests, plans that did not come to fruition, CNA reported.
In 2008, Zurek became bishop of Amarillo, and in 2011 he ordered Pavone to return to the diocese and suspended him. Pavone appealed to the Vatican, which in 2012 declared that he was not suspended.
Discord between the two men erupted anew in November 2016 when Pavone controversially live-streamed two Facebook videos in which he placed the body of an aborted baby on what appeared to be an altar while urging people to vote for Trump.
Zurek condemned Pavone’s action as “against the dignity of human life” and “a desecration of the altar,” and announced he was opening an investigation.
The conclusions of the investigation have not been made public and Pavone told CNA he has been “cleared of the past complaints/investigations/disciplinary actions by the bishop of Amarillo. That chapter is closed.”
Although Pavone is under the authority of a new bishop, he remains incardinated in Amarillo, and “is a priest in good standing,” he told LifeSiteNews.
He said he was not surprised that the Vatican told him to step down from his formal roles in the Trump campaign.
“I knew full well the canon law of the Church,” he told LifeSiteNews. “I was taking advantage of the fact that there is an exemption clause.”
Pavone was referring to Canon 287(2), which states that priests “are not to play an active role in political parties … unless, in the judgment of the competent ecclesiastical authority, this is required for the defense of the rights of the Church or to promote the common good.”
Given that any effort to prevent the Democrats from winning the November election is clearly a case of promoting the common good, Pavone “specifically” asked for an “exemption under that clause,” he said, but the Congregation did not grant it.
Dr. Joseph Shaw, philosophy professor at Oxford University and frequent blogger at LifeSiteNews, said the Catholic Church’s thinking is that the “temporal sphere belongs to the laity.”
This “does not mean that we should ignore Christian principles, but simply that applying them in the temporal sphere is a lay role. Bishops and priests who do undertake this are not exercising a clerical role when they do so,” he told LifeSiteNews in an email.
One of the dangers of allowing priests and bishops to take up political roles in modern times is that “because lay Catholic leadership has been so weakened by the loss of Catholic states and other lay institutions we could end up looking at the clergy as the leaders of the Church. They are not: their authority is only in the spiritual realm,” said Shaw.
“Matters of politics, economics, health, education, and military matters all come under moral principles about which the Church has the authority to teach, but these principles don’t get us very far. To achieve the goods proper to those disciplines requires the exercise of prudence about temporal goods which is a lay vocation, even if sometimes exercised by clerics,” he added.
“In this context it would have been strange for Fr. Pavone to have been allowed to keep his place on these committees, and it is worth noting that it is clerics sympathetic with the political left who have more often been subject to censure on this matter,” Shaw said.
For his part, Pavone says he is focused on preventing Democrat Joe Biden from becoming president, which he regards as a moral obligation.
“From when I wake up and when I go to bed in the next 99 days is going to be about this election,” he told LifeSiteNews. “I’m going to be advocating for the President and the Republican ticket.”
He is unapologetic about his wholehearted endorsement of Trump in spite of the President’s complicated personal life and support for the LGBTQ agenda, arguing that Trump has “protected our freedom not to be associated with the LGBTQXYZ nonsense.”
“There is no such thing where any of your options is a perfect candidate,” he said.
“But it would be a moral blindness of the highest degree to somehow think that there’s any other choice than to vote for President Trump.”
He noted that the Vatican requested he step down from his official roles a month ago and he complied instantly.
Pavone said he “has a theory” about why this has come to the media’s attention now, but he did not elaborate.
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lifesitenews--2020-07-28--Arsonist uses gasoline to torch massive pro-life billboard

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LAMBTON , Ontario , July 28 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – A pro-life billboard with a picture of a preborn baby was recently vandalized after being displayed at a Catholic church in Lambton , Ontario .
A security camera showed a darkly dressed figure douse the larger-than-life billboard with gasoline and then burn it .
Lambton Right to Life , a local pro-life organization , created the billboard , which compared Canada to North Korea and China in having no legal protection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for preborn children , ” the sign read .
The other side of the sign promoted abstinence as a “ Wise Choice ” to prevent STIs , abortions , and regrets .
The sign , mounted on a large wagon , had been circulating in Lambton for a couple of years .
On July 24 , the billboard was taken to Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Parish in Grand Bend , Ontario , and placed in the parish parking lot .
The next morning , it was found destroyed by fire .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the vandal .
Video footage from a nearby business showed a darkly dressed individual pouring gasoline on the sign before lighting it .
Lorraine Minten , vice president of Lambton Right to Life , told LifeSiteNews that she was “ quite upset , but not totally surprised that this has happened.
” “ We realize , ” she said , “ Grand Bend is a hotspot for tourists for most of the summer .
No doubt there are people from all over Ontario there.
” She said the billboard was targeted as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abortion and abstinence , as well as the truth about our Canadian political situation and ( the ) lack of any laws to protect the most vulnerable.
” Minten explained that the sign being on Catholic Church property may have “ made it more of a target , especially given current events all over the United States , Canada , and even Europe.
” Vandalizing and burning Catholic churches and statues has recently become rampant .
In the past month , churches and statues were vandalized and burned across the United States , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ murder .
In the early afternoon of May 22 , vandals used power saws to decapitate stations of the cross statues in Canada .
In western France , arson is suspected as the cause of the fire that broke out in a historic cathedral on July 18 .
Minten explained that Lambton Right to Life plans to create another pro-life billboard and a GoFundMe page as “ it definitely is an effective way to speak of the importance of these issues and ( to ) impact the general public.
” “ Now more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ we need to be courageous in standing up and proclaiming the truth of the culture of life , no matter what.
” “ God expects nothing less of the faithful , ” Minten said .
“ We need to pray for courage , prudence and speak the truth in charity .
”

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LAMBTON, Ontario, July 28, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – A pro-life billboard with a picture of a preborn baby was recently vandalized after being displayed at a Catholic church in Lambton, Ontario. A security camera showed a darkly dressed figure douse the larger-than-life billboard with gasoline and then burn it.
Lambton Right to Life, a local pro-life organization, created the billboard, which compared Canada to North Korea and China in having no legal protection for preborn babies.
“No protection for preborn children,” the sign read. The other side of the sign promoted abstinence as a “Wise Choice” to prevent STIs, abortions, and regrets. The sign, mounted on a large wagon, had been circulating in Lambton for a couple of years.
On July 24, the billboard was taken to Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Parish in Grand Bend, Ontario, and placed in the parish parking lot. The next morning, it was found destroyed by fire. The police were contacted and began a search for the vandal. Video footage from a nearby business showed a darkly dressed individual pouring gasoline on the sign before lighting it.
Lorraine Minten, vice president of Lambton Right to Life, told LifeSiteNews that she was “quite upset, but not totally surprised that this has happened.”
“We realize,” she said, “Grand Bend is a hotspot for tourists for most of the summer. No doubt there are people from all over Ontario there.”
She said the billboard was targeted as it “speaks the truth about both abortion and abstinence, as well as the truth about our Canadian political situation and (the) lack of any laws to protect the most vulnerable.”
Minten explained that the sign being on Catholic Church property may have “made it more of a target, especially given current events all over the United States, Canada, and even Europe.” Vandalizing and burning Catholic churches and statues has recently become rampant.
In the past month, churches and statues were vandalized and burned across the United States, with one man being charged with attempted murder. In the early afternoon of May 22, vandals used power saws to decapitate stations of the cross statues in Canada. In western France, arson is suspected as the cause of the fire that broke out in a historic cathedral on July 18.
Minten explained that Lambton Right to Life plans to create another pro-life billboard and a GoFundMe page as “it definitely is an effective way to speak of the importance of these issues and (to) impact the general public.”
“Now more than ever,” she continued, “we need to be courageous in standing up and proclaiming the truth of the culture of life, no matter what.”
“God expects nothing less of the faithful,” Minten said. “We need to pray for courage, prudence and speak the truth in charity.”
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lifesitenews--2020-07-28--FDA appeals ruling forcing gov’t to let abortionists send out pills via webcam

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July 28 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The U.S. Food & Drug Administration ( FDA ) filed an appeal Monday of a federal court ruling blocking its regulation that women consult with a physician in-person to obtain abortion pills while under COVID-19 lockdowns .
Earlier this month , U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang agreed to the left-wing American Civil Liberties Union ’ s ( ACLU ’ s ) request to block the rule on behalf of several groups , including the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( ACOG ) .
Chuang agreed that requiring mifepristone , the first half of the chemical abortion cocktail RU-486 , to be administered in-person posed a “ substantial obstacle ” during a pandemic , and ruled that , “ particularly in light of the limited timeframe during which a medication abortion or any abortion must occur , such infringement on the right to an abortion would constitute irreparable harm.
” The FDA appealed the decision Monday , Bloomberg Law reported , arguing that the groups that brought the suit lacked standing in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the abortion industry claiming a “ close relationship ” with their customers when the “ entire point ” of telemed abortions “ is to reduce plaintiffs ’ relationship with their patients.
” “ The purpose of the in-person dispensing requirement , ” the FDA argued , “ is not to monitor patients for complications , but rather to ensure that : ( 1 ) at the time of dispensing , the patient has the opportunity to receive counseling about the risk of serious complications associated with Mifeprex and what to do should they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is no delay in the patient receiving their Mifeprex prescription , which could increase the risks of serious bleeding or infection.
” “ The FDA was eloquent in breaking down the abortion industry arguments in favor of putting women at risk by getting rid of an in-person visit , ” Students for Life of America president Kristan Hawkins responded .
“ Using a pandemic as justification for expanding a business that endanger lives is the worst kind of predatory profiteering , but it ’ s exactly what we ’ ve come to expect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that these “ safe , home abortions ” run the risk of placing additional , unnecessary strain on the healthcare system .
“ Elective abortion , both surgical and drug induced , also generates more patients to be seen in already overburdened emergency rooms , ” the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists ( AAPLOG ) argued .
“ Most abortion providers instruct women to go to an emergency room if they have any concerning symptoms after the abortion , ” AAPLOG says .
“ Approximately five percent of women who undergo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emergency room , most commonly for hemorrhage .
Surgical abortions can also result in hemorrhage .
Emergency room personnel – who are already struggling to meet the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic – will be further strained to provide care to these women.
” Meanwhile , a coalition of pro-life groups , including Live Action , Samaritan 's Purse , Susan B. Anthony List , Heritage Action , The American College of Pediatricians , AAPLOG , and more have sent an open letter to FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn to ban the abortion pill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the FDA permits for killing innocent preborn children during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy is also highly dangerous for women , ” the letter argued .
“ According to the FDA ’ s adverse event reporting system , the abortion pill has resulted in over 4,000 reported adverse events since 2000 , including 24 maternal deaths .
Adverse events are notoriously underreported to the FDA , and as of 2016 , the FDA only requires abortion pill manufacturers to report maternal deaths.
” “ Manufacturers gather this information from the prescribers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the letter continued .
“ Yet , women who experience side effects like heavy bleeding , abdominal pain , or severe infections are likely to seek care at emergency rooms , not the abortion facilities where they received the pills .
Since emergency rooms are not required to report abortion pill adverse events to the FDA , the true number of adverse events is impossible to assess .
”

The Food & Drug Administration is challenging the argument that abortion drugs are safe without counseling and necessary during the pandemic.
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July 28, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) filed an appeal Monday of a federal court ruling blocking its regulation that women consult with a physician in-person to obtain abortion pills while under COVID-19 lockdowns.
Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang agreed to the left-wing American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU’s) request to block the rule on behalf of several groups, including the pro-abortion American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG).
Chuang agreed that requiring mifepristone, the first half of the chemical abortion cocktail RU-486, to be administered in-person posed a “substantial obstacle” during a pandemic, and ruled that, “particularly in light of the limited timeframe during which a medication abortion or any abortion must occur, such infringement on the right to an abortion would constitute irreparable harm.”
The FDA appealed the decision Monday, Bloomberg Law reported, arguing that the groups that brought the suit lacked standing in the first place – noting the irony of the abortion industry claiming a “close relationship” with their customers when the “entire point” of telemed abortions “is to reduce plaintiffs’ relationship with their patients.”
“The purpose of the in-person dispensing requirement,” the FDA argued, “is not to monitor patients for complications, but rather to ensure that: (1) at the time of dispensing, the patient has the opportunity to receive counseling about the risk of serious complications associated with Mifeprex and what to do should they arise; and (2) there is no delay in the patient receiving their Mifeprex prescription, which could increase the risks of serious bleeding or infection.”
“The FDA was eloquent in breaking down the abortion industry arguments in favor of putting women at risk by getting rid of an in-person visit,” Students for Life of America president Kristan Hawkins responded. “Using a pandemic as justification for expanding a business that endanger lives is the worst kind of predatory profiteering, but it’s exactly what we’ve come to expect from abortion sales teams.”
Pro-lifers contend that these “safe, home abortions” run the risk of placing additional, unnecessary strain on the healthcare system. “Elective abortion, both surgical and drug induced, also generates more patients to be seen in already overburdened emergency rooms,” the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG) argued.
“Most abortion providers instruct women to go to an emergency room if they have any concerning symptoms after the abortion,” AAPLOG says. “Approximately five percent of women who undergo medication abortions will require evaluation in an emergency room, most commonly for hemorrhage. Surgical abortions can also result in hemorrhage. Emergency room personnel – who are already struggling to meet the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic – will be further strained to provide care to these women.”
Meanwhile, a coalition of pro-life groups, including Live Action, Samaritan's Purse, Susan B. Anthony List, Heritage Action, The American College of Pediatricians, AAPLOG, and more have sent an open letter to FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn to ban the abortion pill outright.
“This lethal drug that the FDA permits for killing innocent preborn children during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy is also highly dangerous for women,” the letter argued. “According to the FDA’s adverse event reporting system, the abortion pill has resulted in over 4,000 reported adverse events since 2000, including 24 maternal deaths. Adverse events are notoriously underreported to the FDA, and as of 2016, the FDA only requires abortion pill manufacturers to report maternal deaths.”
“Manufacturers gather this information from the prescribers, such as Planned Parenthood facilities,” the letter continued. “Yet, women who experience side effects like heavy bleeding, abdominal pain, or severe infections are likely to seek care at emergency rooms, not the abortion facilities where they received the pills. Since emergency rooms are not required to report abortion pill adverse events to the FDA, the true number of adverse events is impossible to assess.”
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lifesitenews--2020-07-28--The long list of Donald Trump’s pro-life accomplishments

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lifesitenews--2020-07-28--The ongoing leftist revolution is trying to destroy what’s left of Christian civilization

PETITION : Yes to reform .
No to riots & revolution !
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July 28 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The seditious uprisings in response to George Floyd ’ s death have shaken the nation .
New York Times op-ed writer Amna Akbar calls them “ far different from anything that has come before.
” As proof of this new wave , she points to the size of the protests and their duration .
Clearly , the media ’ s favorable spin on the riots is unprecedented .
All the pieces have come together to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has managed to unite diverse causes like Black Lives Matter , the defund the police movement , the cancel rent effort , and the Green New Deal .
The panic around the coronavirus crisis is a perfect backdrop of instability to institute drastic change .
The left has also created a mood of agitation that tries to project the idea that it is on the cusp of creating a radical new society that will finally overthrow the power structures that cause oppression .
A horrific remaking that offers nothing new Despite all these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing new .
The goal is always the same—to overthrow what remains of Christian civilization in society .
The characters have changed .
The new proletariat is no longer oppressed workers but the oppressed identities that have worked their way into a “ cancel culture.
” The process of this struggle is far more advanced than in prior phases .
The target is not only political power but also the destruction of every social and moral institution that undergirds order .
If the 1960s were alarming , the present crisis threatens to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is a revolution .
Worse yet , this is a dangerous time in which the left hopes to make a transition .
The left wants to remake the world again .
It wants to turn the world upside down and inside out .
During these times of revolutionary change , the left seeks to destabilize everything .
The revolution is one Those who desire a return to order should consider three characteristics of the left ’ s revolution in transition .
The first is that this revolution needs to present itself as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ causes .
In its rush to bring about change , the left no longer hides behind single issues that appeal to different sectors .
This new revolution unites all liberal causes into one and makes them almost interchangeable .
Thus , Black Lives Matter embraces the LGBTQ+ agenda whose militants endorse the Green New Deal .
Every social movement comes together to demand the defunding of the police .
The left sympathizes and never condemns Antifa ’ s violent tactics as it terrorizes and “ Portlandizes ” America .
All groups join feminists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ These movements are cross-pollinating each other and expanding their grassroots bases .
Racial , climate , and economic “ justice ” groups are finding common cause .
“ Leftist movements today see our crises as intersectional , ” writes Akbar .
“ Police violence , global warming and unaffordable housing are not disconnected , discrete problems ; instead , they emerge from colonialism and capitalism.
” Those who defend order must recognize the oneness of the revolution and expose the left for what it is—a single movement that desires the overthrow of what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Revolution is one makes it easier to oppose .
This fight is no longer about the individual issues of civil rights , the environment , or racism .
This revolution wants to remake society , all of it .
The left admits this goal , and its confession signals the end of single-issue politics for both left and right .
It is now worldview vs. worldview .
The second characteristic of this new revolution is that the left is making its radical goals very clear .
Activists are not interested in hiding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They had no shame in proposing a CHAZ/CHOP community as an idealization of their utopian dreams .
They make no apologies for turning Portland into a battlefield for violent revolution .
The BLM/Antifa activists are not interested in reform .
Theirs is a revolution that challenges all premises .
It presupposes a total change of all society in the hellish image of a world without God and order .
The defund the police movement , for example , makes it very clear that it desires the abolition of police .
Any defunding is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ final goal .
Indeed , city councils like that of Minneapolis are already taking steps to dismantle the police and introduce a radical new program of community organizing .
Will their novelty be akin to the old soviets ?
Activists seek to deprive the State of its coercive power , which protects society against disorder and anarchy .
However , a State without police powers can not endure .
Black Lives Matter openly proclaims goals on its website goals that include the promotion of LGBTQ “ equality , ” socialist measures , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effort does not desire the temporary relief of poor tenants but the abolition of private property and the establishment of free housing as a human right .
This is urban reform—an evergreen communist demand .
All these programs are radically contrary to the social structures underlining a Christian civilization .
Those defending order need to expose the revolutionaries ’ radical goals .
Most Americans do not want these goals since they are so contrary to America and its heritage .
A third characteristic of this revolution in times of transition is that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dynamism of its forward motion , it must constantly be moving ever more leftward .
It must exhibit ever more vitriol toward anything resembling Christian civilization .
Even the most insignificant things—bathrooms , football , and pronouns—must be weaponized and used against the liberal establishment .
Its attacks take on an almost ritualistic tone , full of symbolism and theatrics .
The left is radicalizing and demands that its supporters fall in step behind the new revolution .
For this reason , many moderate leftists are being purged from the ranks .
Liberal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can find themselves “ canceled ” by the culture .
The New York Times centrist editor Bari Weiss resigned because she found herself the target of zealot staffers who wanted her out .
Jeff Bezos , who supports every liberal cause , found protesters outside his housing complex with guillotine ( literally ) to protest his excessive wealth .
Indeed , radical leftists are attacking the liberal establishment and calling for its downfall .
The under-zealous liberals respond with the most unbelievable concessions in the hopes of saving their situation .
The revolution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white-hot rage against all things Christian presents a real threat to society as it tears down every statue , law enforcement institution , and historical narrative that stands in its way .
The revolution in times of transition represents dangers , opportunities , and weaknesses .
It is dangerous because of its explosive nature that threatens to destabilize society .
As the revolution opens up its flanks wide to reveal its true yet horrific face that it usually masks , opportunities are created for those who know how to denounce it .
Such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reactions .
Another risk the revolution runs when radicalizing comes from its speed : Doing too much , too fast .
It leaves behind enormous swaths of the public .
The radical attack on all things Christian can also serve to trigger lukewarm Christians to reassess their life priorities .
With the help of God ’ s grace , they can return to the Father ’ s house , join the counter-revolution , organize actions of surprising efficacy , and participate in the triumph of Mary ’ s Immaculate Heart .
John Horvat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ educator , international speaker , and author of the book Return to Order , as well as the author of hundreds of published articles .
He lives in Spring Grove , Pennsylvania , where he is the vice president of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition , Family and Property .

This new revolution unites all liberal causes into one and makes them almost interchangeable.
PETITION: Yes to reform. No to riots & revolution! Sign the petition here.
July 28, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The seditious uprisings in response to George Floyd’s death have shaken the nation. New York Times op-ed writer Amna Akbar calls them “far different from anything that has come before.” As proof of this new wave, she points to the size of the protests and their duration. Clearly, the media’s favorable spin on the riots is unprecedented.
All the pieces have come together to foment this dramatic upheaval. The left has managed to unite diverse causes like Black Lives Matter, the defund the police movement, the cancel rent effort, and the Green New Deal. The panic around the coronavirus crisis is a perfect backdrop of instability to institute drastic change.
The left has also created a mood of agitation that tries to project the idea that it is on the cusp of creating a radical new society that will finally overthrow the power structures that cause oppression.
A horrific remaking that offers nothing new
Despite all these factors coming together, the left offers nothing new. The goal is always the same—to overthrow what remains of Christian civilization in society. The characters have changed. The new proletariat is no longer oppressed workers but the oppressed identities that have worked their way into a “cancel culture.”
The process of this struggle is far more advanced than in prior phases. The target is not only political power but also the destruction of every social and moral institution that undergirds order. If the 1960s were alarming, the present crisis threatens to be catastrophic. This is not reform; it is a revolution.
Worse yet, this is a dangerous time in which the left hopes to make a transition. The left wants to remake the world again. It wants to turn the world upside down and inside out. During these times of revolutionary change, the left seeks to destabilize everything.
The revolution is one
Those who desire a return to order should consider three characteristics of the left’s revolution in transition.
The first is that this revolution needs to present itself as a single revolution uniting a variety of causes. In its rush to bring about change, the left no longer hides behind single issues that appeal to different sectors. This new revolution unites all liberal causes into one and makes them almost interchangeable.
Thus, Black Lives Matter embraces the LGBTQ+ agenda whose militants endorse the Green New Deal. Every social movement comes together to demand the defunding of the police. The left sympathizes and never condemns Antifa’s violent tactics as it terrorizes and “Portlandizes” America. All groups join feminists and rally in support of abortion.
These movements are cross-pollinating each other and expanding their grassroots bases. Racial, climate, and economic “justice” groups are finding common cause.
“Leftist movements today see our crises as intersectional,” writes Akbar. “Police violence, global warming and unaffordable housing are not disconnected, discrete problems; instead, they emerge from colonialism and capitalism.”
Those who defend order must recognize the oneness of the revolution and expose the left for what it is—a single movement that desires the overthrow of what remains of Christian civilization. Knowing that the Revolution is one makes it easier to oppose.
This fight is no longer about the individual issues of civil rights, the environment, or racism. This revolution wants to remake society, all of it. The left admits this goal, and its confession signals the end of single-issue politics for both left and right. It is now worldview vs. worldview.
Making radical goals clear
The second characteristic of this new revolution is that the left is making its radical goals very clear. Activists are not interested in hiding their real agenda to avoid reactions. They had no shame in proposing a CHAZ/CHOP community as an idealization of their utopian dreams. They make no apologies for turning Portland into a battlefield for violent revolution.
The BLM/Antifa activists are not interested in reform. Theirs is a revolution that challenges all premises. It presupposes a total change of all society in the hellish image of a world without God and order.
The defund the police movement, for example, makes it very clear that it desires the abolition of police. Any defunding is merely a rapid intermediary phase to the final goal. Indeed, city councils like that of Minneapolis are already taking steps to dismantle the police and introduce a radical new program of community organizing. Will their novelty be akin to the old soviets? Activists seek to deprive the State of its coercive power, which protects society against disorder and anarchy. However, a State without police powers cannot endure.
Black Lives Matter openly proclaims goals on its website goals that include the promotion of LGBTQ “equality,” socialist measures, and non-Western family structures. The cancel rent effort does not desire the temporary relief of poor tenants but the abolition of private property and the establishment of free housing as a human right. This is urban reform—an evergreen communist demand. All these programs are radically contrary to the social structures underlining a Christian civilization.
Those defending order need to expose the revolutionaries’ radical goals. Most Americans do not want these goals since they are so contrary to America and its heritage.
The left is radicalizing
A third characteristic of this revolution in times of transition is that the left is radicalizing. To maintain the dynamism of its forward motion, it must constantly be moving ever more leftward. It must exhibit ever more vitriol toward anything resembling Christian civilization. Even the most insignificant things—bathrooms, football, and pronouns—must be weaponized and used against the liberal establishment. Its attacks take on an almost ritualistic tone, full of symbolism and theatrics.
The left is radicalizing and demands that its supporters fall in step behind the new revolution. For this reason, many moderate leftists are being purged from the ranks. Liberal educators without sufficient zeal for the cause can find themselves “canceled” by the culture. The New York Times centrist editor Bari Weiss resigned because she found herself the target of zealot staffers who wanted her out. Jeff Bezos, who supports every liberal cause, found protesters outside his housing complex with guillotine (literally) to protest his excessive wealth.
Indeed, radical leftists are attacking the liberal establishment and calling for its downfall. The under-zealous liberals respond with the most unbelievable concessions in the hopes of saving their situation. The revolution devours its own. However, the white-hot rage against all things Christian presents a real threat to society as it tears down every statue, law enforcement institution, and historical narrative that stands in its way.
The revolution in times of transition represents dangers, opportunities, and weaknesses. It is dangerous because of its explosive nature that threatens to destabilize society. As the revolution opens up its flanks wide to reveal its true yet horrific face that it usually masks, opportunities are created for those who know how to denounce it. Such exposure can thus spark significant and victorious reactions. Another risk the revolution runs when radicalizing comes from its speed: Doing too much, too fast. It leaves behind enormous swaths of the public.
The radical attack on all things Christian can also serve to trigger lukewarm Christians to reassess their life priorities. With the help of God’s grace, they can return to the Father’s house, join the counter-revolution, organize actions of surprising efficacy, and participate in the triumph of Mary’s Immaculate Heart.
John Horvat II is a scholar, researcher, educator, international speaker, and author of the book Return to Order, as well as the author of hundreds of published articles. He lives in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, where he is the vice president of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property.
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lifesitenews--2020-07-28--Suicide deaths higher than COVID-19 deaths amid lockdown, CDC chief warns

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July 28 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Deaths from suicides and drug overdoses currently exceed deaths due to the COVID-19 virus , Centers for Disease Control & Prevention ( CDC ) director Dr. Robert Redfield warned during a medical presentation earlier this month .
“ I think that the cost to our nation in continuing to keep these schools closed is substantial , and I ’ m hopeful that resources that are necessary can be made available , ” Redfield said during a July @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ But there has been another cost that we ’ ve seen , particularly in high schools.
” “ We ’ re seeing , sadly , far greater suicides now than we are deaths from COVID , ” he lamented .
“ We ’ re seeing far greater deaths from drug overdose that are above excess that we had as background than we are seeing the deaths from COVID.
” Redfield went on to stress that this is why health must be viewed in light of the “ overall social being of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he argued required working to “ get these schools open in a way that people are comfortable and they ’ re safe.
” While the CDC chief did not explicitly link those deaths to state lockdowns and school closures , many have argued that the mental and emotional health risks of prolonged isolation would be as dangerous or more dangerous than the coronavirus itself in many cases , particularly among the young , for whom COVID-19 is less dangerous than for the elderly or immunocompromised .
In May , a group of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump to raise awareness of the “ short , medium , and long-term harm to people ’ s health with a continued shutdown … The millions of casualties of a continued shutdown will be hiding in plain sight , but they will be called alcoholism , homelessness , suicide , heart attack , stroke , or kidney failure .
In youths it will be called financial instability , unemployment , despair , drug addiction , unplanned pregnancies , poverty , and abuse.
” The Trump administration has forcefully advocated that public schools reopen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concerns , and despite evidence that children and teachers would be at little-to-no risk , recent polls indicate that majorities remain wary of reopening .
The president ’ s supporters are also divided on the question , albeit for different reasons .
While most conservatives and Republicans support reopening the economy and lifting lockdowns , many are also content to leave public schools dormant out of a desire not to send children back to classrooms where they will be fed radical sex-education lessons and biased , Black Lives Matter-fueled lessons on race and @ @ @

'We're seeing far greater suicides' and 'deaths from drug overdose' than deaths from COVID, and prolonged school closures may be more dangerous than coronavirus.
PETITION: Support pastors fighting against oppressive state mandates! Sign the petition here.
July 28, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Deaths from suicides and drug overdoses currently exceed deaths due to the COVID-19 virus, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) director Dr. Robert Redfield warned during a medical presentation earlier this month.
“I think that the cost to our nation in continuing to keep these schools closed is substantial, and I’m hopeful that resources that are necessary can be made available,” Redfield said during a July 14 webinar hosted by the Buck Institute. “But there has been another cost that we’ve seen, particularly in high schools.”
“We’re seeing, sadly, far greater suicides now than we are deaths from COVID,” he lamented. “We’re seeing far greater deaths from drug overdose that are above excess that we had as background than we are seeing the deaths from COVID.”
Redfield went on to stress that this is why health must be viewed in light of the “overall social being of individuals,” which in this instance, he argued required working to “get these schools open in a way that people are comfortable and they’re safe.”
While the CDC chief did not explicitly link those deaths to state lockdowns and school closures, many have argued that the mental and emotional health risks of prolonged isolation would be as dangerous or more dangerous than the coronavirus itself in many cases, particularly among the young, for whom COVID-19 is less dangerous than for the elderly or immunocompromised.
Even a one percent increase in the suicide rate among high school students would cause more deaths than have died with COVID-19 so far in that age group. pic.twitter.com/cBipgCPxdH — Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) July 7, 2020
In May, a group of more than 500 doctors wrote President Donald Trump to raise awareness of the “short, medium, and long-term harm to people’s health with a continued shutdown … The millions of casualties of a continued shutdown will be hiding in plain sight, but they will be called alcoholism, homelessness, suicide, heart attack, stroke, or kidney failure. In youths it will be called financial instability, unemployment, despair, drug addiction, unplanned pregnancies, poverty, and abuse.”
The Trump administration has forcefully advocated that public schools reopen this fall. Yet despite the above concerns, and despite evidence that children and teachers would be at little-to-no risk, recent polls indicate that majorities remain wary of reopening.
The president’s supporters are also divided on the question, albeit for different reasons. While most conservatives and Republicans support reopening the economy and lifting lockdowns, many are also content to leave public schools dormant out of a desire not to send children back to classrooms where they will be fed radical sex-education lessons and biased, Black Lives Matter-fueled lessons on race and American history.
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lifesitenews--2020-07-28--BBC airs teen lesbian kiss in show for kids as young as 6

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UNITED KINGDOM , July 28 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The BBC , the publicly funded British TV and radio institution , has aired a kiss between two teenage girls in a program aimed at young children .
“ The Next Step , ” a Canadian-produced teen drama series following the stories of aspiring young dancers , featured a kiss between teen actresses Dani Verayo and Molly Sanders in a show aired last week .
The show was broadcast via @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says is for children ages six to 15 years old .
Mainstream media reports have praised the scene as a “ hopeful sign of breaking down even more barriers in television.
” A BBC spokesperson told The Metro that “ CBBC is proud to reflect all areas of children ’ s lives , including age appropriate representation of same sex relationships , across our factual and fictional output.
” U.K. newspaper The Mirror said that “ BBC producers have been working to serve the LGBTQ+ community and provide representation in their shows.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it wanted LGBT characters to be seen twice as much on TV as they are in real life within the next two years .
The teenage lesbian kiss scene was also praised by Stonewall , a U.K. LGBT activist group roughly equivalent to the Human Rights Campaign in the United States .
Stonewall encourages British primary schools to embed gay , lesbian , and transgender themes and examples into every subject area and every grade level .
Eloise Stonborough , Head of Policy and Research at Stonewall , described the scene as “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and said that such “ [ r ] epresentation can help young LGBT people understand themselves by relating to lesbian , gay , bi and trans characters , and improves understanding of what it means to be lesbian , gay , bi or trans , which helps everyone to be more accepting.
” The BBC is funded by the British public , with everyone under the age of 75 who either watches live television or views or downloads BBC programs online required to purchase a “ TV license ” for £157.50 per year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for those who fail to pay the license fee .
The fee is set by the U.K. government , and those who watch TV without a license can face imprisonment if they refuse to pay their fines .
In recent years there have been increasing calls from the British public to defund the BBC , with many arguing that the government-imposed license system which financially props up the organization is outdated .
In recent years the BBC has also faced increasing criticism for what many perceive to be a liberal bias in its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the salaries of its top earners .

DROP Disney+: New teen film ‘Out’ features openly homosexual main character! Sign the petition here.
UNITED KINGDOM, July 28, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The BBC, the publicly funded British TV and radio institution, has aired a kiss between two teenage girls in a program aimed at young children.
“The Next Step,” a Canadian-produced teen drama series following the stories of aspiring young dancers, featured a kiss between teen actresses Dani Verayo and Molly Sanders in a show aired last week.
The show was broadcast via the CBBC brand, which the BBC says is for children ages six to 15 years old.
Mainstream media reports have praised the scene as a “hopeful sign of breaking down even more barriers in television.”
A BBC spokesperson told The Metro that “CBBC is proud to reflect all areas of children’s lives, including age appropriate representation of same sex relationships, across our factual and fictional output.”
U.K. newspaper The Mirror said that “BBC producers have been working to serve the LGBTQ+ community and provide representation in their shows.”
In 2018, the BBC said that it wanted LGBT characters to be seen twice as much on TV as they are in real life within the next two years.
The teenage lesbian kiss scene was also praised by Stonewall, a U.K. LGBT activist group roughly equivalent to the Human Rights Campaign in the United States. Stonewall encourages British primary schools to embed gay, lesbian, and transgender themes and examples into every subject area and every grade level.
Eloise Stonborough, Head of Policy and Research at Stonewall, described the scene as “an exciting moment for LGBT representation” and said that such “[r]epresentation can help young LGBT people understand themselves by relating to lesbian, gay, bi and trans characters, and improves understanding of what it means to be lesbian, gay, bi or trans, which helps everyone to be more accepting.”
The BBC is funded by the British public, with everyone under the age of 75 who either watches live television or views or downloads BBC programs online required to purchase a “TV license” for £157.50 per year, with fines of up to £1,000 for those who fail to pay the license fee. The fee is set by the U.K. government, and those who watch TV without a license can face imprisonment if they refuse to pay their fines.
In recent years there have been increasing calls from the British public to defund the BBC, with many arguing that the government-imposed license system which financially props up the organization is outdated. In recent years the BBC has also faced increasing criticism for what many perceive to be a liberal bias in its reporting, and for the size of the salaries of its top earners.
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